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Store Owner Fakes Robbery to 'Go Viral,' But It Comes Back to Bite Him

Jay Hathaway · 02/04/15 01:55PM

A music store owner in Kingsport, Tenn., had what he thought was the perfect plan to drum up business and deter break-ins at the same time: He'd have someone pretend to rob the store, then heroically pull his gun while the fake perp played dead. All he had to was post the security footage online, and the prank would definitely "go viral."