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>> i'm looking at parents reacting, frantic, their panic turned to outrage when they discovered it was a hoax in order to promote kidnapping awareness. going a little too far? >> it was obviously a hoax because the child wasn't that cute. this is a bad thing. pranks reduce trust in the public when real trouble happens. people think it's probably just a prank. so what that does is it offers a great excuse for real crime. what if you decided you were really going to kidnap somebody or really rob a bank, just have somebody with a camera with you so when you get caught, you say, this is just a pra...

>> i'm looking at parents reacting, frantic, their panic turned to outrage when they discovered it was a hoax in order to promote kidnapping awareness. going a little too far? >> it was obviously a hoax because the child wasn't that cute. this is a bad thing. pranks reduce trust in the public when real trouble happens. people think it's probably just a prank. so what that does is it offers a great excuse for real crime. what if you decided you were really going to kidnap somebody or really rob a bank, just have somebody with a camera with you so when you get caught, you say, this is just a pra...

But the panic quickly turned to outrage and anger as they discovered that that abduction was just an act. >> absolutely moronic. it's appalling they would do that in front of these people with their kids. >> the parents were furious and the kids were scared. >> my daughter is still terrified. she'll tell you now what if they take me? >> the two guys who coordinated the hoax say they were making a video to promote kidnapping awareness. they now can face criminal charges. take a close look at this picture. it is a parrot; right? it is actually a woman. that is actually a woman in incredible ma...