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[C.Mongler]

From what I've read from Reddit, DO5 is planning to sue Phil D.

https://twitter.com/YourselfSuit/status/854987249695375360/photo/1

I hope they do, Phil would drag their asses.

 

[Flying Toaster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sQFx_e_0jc Just wanted to show this cause i think it is an ok example of someone not being a abusive dick.

My parents used to do strange things like this to me. It is not abusive. There is no yelling, no threatening no anything.

I tried watching a few of the videos and I feel really bad for the kids. This is disgusting shit.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

I can't help but think the parents are somehow blaming Cody for this. "It's your fault we're broke now!" I wish he was out of there.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

I hope they do, Phil would drag their asses.

They can do whatever stupid legal plan they have in their heads, I just hope the kids are able to get out before then. I can't help but imagine it's only going to get worse for them after this has blown up, and them being on the losing end of a lawsuit too... I don't even want to imagine.

 

[FTF]

From what I've read from Reddit, DO5 is planning to sue Phil D.

https://twitter.com/YourselfSuit/status/854987249695375360/photo/1

Fuck these assholes. Selling your kids stuff now, they are scum.

 

[Earthbound64]

"(((""Pranksters"")))"

ftfy

 

[Last_colossi]

From what I've read from Reddit, DO5 is planning to sue Phil D.

https://twitter.com/YourselfSuit/status/854987249695375360/photo/1

I've had to make all the videos private so we're losing money now. We're gonna have to start selling off stuff. Including our kids electronics just to be able to have a roof over our heads. As much as I hate to do this it's something we'll have to start doing soon. Unless we get enough support from you guys.

Is that a threat?, wtf is wrong with these people.

 

[Snkfanatic]

Is that a threat?, wtf is wrong with these people.

How about you sell that expensive ass Alienware laptop I see you using Mr Dad of the year. Fuck these people. Ugh...I hope something comes out of this...anything positive for those kids.

 

[Smellycat]

I am not a fan of Philip DeFranco, especially when it comes to social issues, however he has done stellar work on this disgusting scandal.

I would recommend you watch all three videos.
First
Second
Third

Why do youtubers insist on having these jarring cuts every 3 seconds? It makes listening to them a pain

 

[Arkeband]

Why do youtubers insist on having these jarring cuts every 3 seconds? It makes listening to them a pain

Hyperactive editing for an ADHD audience who need the person speaking with them to hover between 95-100% energy at all times.

 

[Frozenprince]

Is that a threat?, wtf is wrong with these people.

Oh so now you care about your kids.

This is textbook act of an abuser btw. Threatening that they'll have to sacrifice their children's things and lives because they may lose their livelihood for being abusive.

 

[Einchy]

Next video, "WE SELL CODYS THINGS CUS WE DONT GET NO SUPPORT".

 

[DarknessTear]

Why do youtubers insist on having these jarring cuts every 3 seconds? It makes listening to them a pain

I've seen what it looks like without editing. See: some of boogie's videos. And I gotta say his shift from looking happy and energetic to looking like someone killed his parents before a transition is less than ideal. I can appreciate cuts for that reason. I'm so used to them by now though.

 

[cartographer]

Good on Phil for bringing this up to a wider audience. Not a fan of him trying to amateur diagnose that poor kid in the second video though, especially based off what his abusive parents said. You can paint a picture of the abuse without that. Sort of irresponsible given the subject matter. Kid has more than enough to deal with already.

 

[Jotaka]

I can't help but think the parents are somehow blaming Cody for this. "It's your fault we're broke now!" I wish he was out of there.

I am pretty sure this is what WILL happen.

 

[ClosingADoor]

Next video, "WE SELL CODYS THINGS CUS WE DONT GET NO SUPPORT".

I expect them to sell Cody if they don't get support at this point. Bunch of scumbags. They obviously don't care at all for the kid.

 

[uncredited male]

So their full-time jobs were terrorizing their children?

 

[Frozenprince]

So their full-time jobs were terrorizing their children?

Terrorizing their children for the world to see. So that their peers will also potentially see their abuse and use it against them as well

Not only are they abused, they are now denied any safe space for themselves.

 

[HawksWinStanley]

Fuck them into oblivion.

Aquisations.

 

[Tagyhag]

I can't help but think the parents are somehow blaming Cody for this. "It's your fault we're broke now!" I wish he was out of there.

That's exactly what's going to happen.

"Why didn't you seem happier!?" "Why the hell did you say all that weird shit on video?!"

 

[wwm0nkey]

For the kids sake, I hope they get taken away soon and are given professional help ASAP. I can only imagine the toll this will take on them in the future.

 

[Shredderi]

Do you want Patrick Bateman? Because that's how you get a Patrick Bateman.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Watched that h3h3 video and what the fuck? The kids clearly aren't faking those reactions.

The worst part is - if these parents pull these "pranks" so often, why do the kids always "play along" like it's real? Gee, I wonder if it's because the parents get legitimately angry at them all the time so they never know whether it's a joke or not...

 

[kaiju]

Read through the thread and didn't see anybody outright defend this. Good job gaffers.

Cody in particular needs to be a way from these abusive parents.

Playing a harmless trick on your kids is one thing, but any normal parent would feel like shit if they brought them to tears. These parents seem to really enjoy watching their kids cry, especially Cody. It's emotional abuse through and through. Poor kids.

Yeah, and the "dad" is getting off on it. What a psychopath.

 

[jack_package_200]

Aquisations.

It is a redneck family after all.

 

[Pizoxuat]

I'm the only one who don't find any of those "prank your children" videos funny at all? Even the mild ones like giving them empty box for christmas instead of what they asked disgust me. Making your child emotional distressed while you laugh and film it to the word to see(who include their peers and teachers) make me wonder who is the real child there.

A good prank to pull on your child:

Get them into the car like it is a normal school day. Start driving for the airport and wait for them to notice that you are going the wrong way. Surprise, you're going to Disney World! Then you actually go to Disney World and have a beautiful family vacation where they make memories about the best prank mom and/or dad ever pulled.

 

[PopcornMegaphone]

Well this ruined my day

 

[jack_package_200]

A good prank to pull on your child:

Get them into the car like it is a normal school day. Start driving for the airport and wait for them to notice that you are going the wrong way. Surprise, you're going to Disney World! Then you actually go to Disney World and have a beautiful family vacation where they make memories about the best prank mom and/or dad ever pulled.

You would be a nice parent.

 

[imBask]

A good prank to pull on your child:

Get them into the car like it is a normal school day. Start driving for the airport and wait for them to notice that you are going the wrong way. Surprise, you're going to Disney World! Then you actually go to Disney World and have a beautiful family vacation where they make memories about the best prank mom and/or dad ever pulled.

at what point do you push them out of the moving vehicule and ask people to SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON?

/DO5ing

 

[undrtakr900]

Gaslighting your own children? This is a new low for humanity.

Hmm...I learned a new word today, which accurately describes this horrible situation perfectly.

Well this ruined my day

Look at this on the "bright side", ever since they got "exposed" they won't be doing these abusive/traumatizing "pranks" anymore.

 

[Secret Character]

A good prank to pull on your child:

Serve them a spaghetti dinner. Surprise! It's spaghetti squash instead of pasta. Don't tell them until they've eaten a bunch already.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

Usually don't like to call people trash but I think it fits here.

 

[HawksWinStanley]

It is a redneck family after all.

lol it was just how well it went with their faces in the thumbnail. They seem like the types that will toss a backhand their kids' way when the kids correct them and make them feel stupid.

 

[Stencil]

I'm really glad they're being put on blast for this. I heard about them through the h3h3 vid and was immediately shocked to hear Ethan say they have a big following, considering that the video he & Steve-o were analyzing was child abuse incarnate on film.

 

[Big Nikus]

A good prank to pull on your child:

Get them into the car like it is a normal school day. Start driving for the airport and wait for them to notice that you are going the wrong way. Surprise, you're going to Disney World! Then you actually go to Disney World and have a beautiful family vacation where they make memories about the best prank mom and/or dad ever pulled.

I will totally do this one day.

 

[NoRéN]

I expect them to sell Cody if they don't get support at this point. Bunch of scumbags. They obviously don't care at all for the kid.

And they'll film it telling him they are going to Disney world instead. Then they reveal they lied and kick him out of the car.

 

[LFMartins86]

A good prank to pull on your child:

Get them into the car like it is a normal school day. Start driving for the airport and wait for them to notice that you are going the wrong way. Surprise, you're going to Disney World! Then you actually go to Disney World and have a beautiful family vacation where they make memories about the best prank mom and/or dad ever pulled.

Someone did a video like that many years ago.

 

[jack_package_200]

lol it was just how well it went with their faces in the thumbnail. They seem like the types that will toss a backhand their kids' way when the kids correct them and make them feel stupid.

I imagine their kids, having been to school, have a better grasp of the english language

 

[Gumbie]

And they'll film it telling him they are going to Disney world instead. Then they reveal they lied and kick him out of the car.

And then run over him a few times.

IT'S JUST A PRANK BRO HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[U2NUMB]

I expect them to sell Cody if they don't get support at this point. Bunch of scumbags. They obviously don't care at all for the kid.

Would be the best thing to happen to that boy. Man do I feel for him

 

[dukeoflegs]

I just read this on another site:

Cody and his sister were originally with their biological mother, who sent them to spend six months with their father to bond, and never got them back. The step-mother (the woman in the videos) then used her legal advantages to take control of their custody.

If that's true that's a whole different level of disturbing behavior.

 

[Big Nikus]

Example of a dad prank well done : https://youtu.be/OoOlFJwUb48

Proof that you can embarrass your kids and laugh with them.

 

[wwm0nkey]

I just read this on another site:



If that's true that's a whole different level of disturbing behavior.

Well I hope she gets them back after this.

 

[CloudyTuba]

From what I've read from Reddit, DO5 is planning to sue Phil D.

https://twitter.com/YourselfSuit/status/854987249695375360/photo/1

Heh. The sooner a court sees the footage of their children, the better. Go ahead.

 

[undrtakr900]

I'm really glad they're being put on blast for this. I heard about them through the h3h3 vid and was immediately shocked to hear Ethan say they have a big following, considering that the video he & Steve-o were analyzing was child abuse incarnate on film.

You should watch the 3 Philip DeFranco videos in the OP too, he goes more in depth.

Example of a dad prank well done : https://youtu.be/OoOlFJwUb48

Proof that you can embarrass your kids and laugh with them.

Okay, that was hilarious 😄
"We have a coupon!"

 

[BocoDragon]

A good prank to pull on your child:

Serve them a spaghetti dinner. Surprise! It's spaghetti squash instead of pasta. Don't tell them until they've eaten a bunch already.

My mom did this and I would consider it abuse of the highest order

 

[Ocarina_117]

I just feel horrible for Cody, he needs to get away from that 'family' ASAP.

That older kid who fucking body slammed and seems to be the main one abusing Cody is horrible too.

GOD DAMN this has all ruined my day.

 

[Bread]

A good prank to pull on your child:

Get them into the car like it is a normal school day. Start driving for the airport and wait for them to notice that you are going the wrong way. Surprise, you're going to Disney World! Then you actually go to Disney World and have a beautiful family vacation where they make memories about the best prank mom and/or dad ever pulled.

"One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh no,' I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' "He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. 'I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late."

 

[Shredderi]

My mom did this and I would consider it abuse of the highest order

One of my friends is notorious about his hate for cheese. No allergy, just the taste. It has always been kind of his thing. Then one day some of our friends served him a burger and he loved it. He opened it up to see what was in it to find cheese. Cheddar. Dude just left the house and went home without saying a word.

 

[spock]

I'm a single father of 2 girls (7 & 9) and I've been a student of the brain and human development for some years now and watching these videos was pretty ruff. So much shit on multiple levels. The actions, words, tonality, intentions, unconscious processes being displayed and conveyed was some ruff ass shit. I have no clue how these people have had a channel this long on youtube.

Some posters above are saying Cody and the girl are step children to the mother. Would explain quite a bit in why they are targeted which makes the whole shit even worse.