Netizens speak up over video of kidnapping prank in Japan posted by American YouTuber duo

rocketnews24.com -- Jan 15

The Paul Logan fiasco has raised Japanese netizens’ awareness of YouTubers who seem to take joy in causing havoc in Japan. Some of them have begun searching for more of such videos, and have unearthed one taken last September by American YouTuber duo, Dan Rue and Nick Joseph.

In the video, Dan is having a whale of a time grabbing lobsters from a fresh seafood store with his hands while Nick provides commentary making fun of the Japanese language. Dan is then seen walking up to a mother and child before grabbing the infant in his arms. The little girl screams and Dan makes a run for it, with the mother giving chase behind.

The mock abduction video is in no way inspired by the acts of Paul Logan since it predates his incident, and is thus considered separate.

Since the duo isn’t that well-known, however, the video lay dormant for months but resurfaced when Japanese netizens realized how some YouTubers could get away with such atrocious acts.