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Random consensual kidnapping

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:37 pm
by Katievick24
Was having a conversation that got me thinking, do those kidnapping services actually exist? Like the ones you pay people and randomly they will kidnap you? And if so what are peoples thoughts about them? I’m sure if done right it could be fun but seems like a big potential for something to go wrong or awkwardness

Re: Random consensual kidnapping

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:41 pm
by Monty
I remember seeing a website that had this sort of concept.

I don't think it was anything more than a marketing stunt, but here's a VICE article if you're interested.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvv5bb/ ... -kidnapped

Re: Random consensual kidnapping

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:49 pm
by Katievick24
Monty wrote: 2 months ago I remember seeing a website that had this sort of concept.

I don't think it was anything more than a marketing stunt, but here's a VICE article if you're interested.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvv5bb/ ... -kidnapped
Interesting, it wasn’t quite like that that I’ve seen before, it was like a real service of people you’d hire to kidnap you. I seem to remember it might’ve been based in Paris

Re: Random consensual kidnapping

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:55 am
by gaggedrock29
There was a company based out of Detroit. Extremekidnapping.com

Re: Random consensual kidnapping

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:52 am
by Terry
Monty wrote: 2 months ago I remember seeing a website that had this sort of concept.

I don't think it was anything more than a marketing stunt, but here's a VICE article if you're interested.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvv5bb/ ... -kidnapped
Heard about this but don't think anything came out of this app and don't think it even exists.

Re: Random consensual kidnapping

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:58 pm
by Monty
Terry wrote: 2 months ago
Monty wrote: 2 months ago I remember seeing a website that had this sort of concept.

I don't think it was anything more than a marketing stunt, but here's a VICE article if you're interested.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvv5bb/ ... -kidnapped
Heard about this but don't think anything came out of this app and don't think it even exists.
It was just a marketing stunt for a book so I doubt there was an app. The website did exist though

Re: Random consensual kidnapping

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:01 pm
by Monty
Katievick24 wrote: 2 months ago
Monty wrote: 2 months ago I remember seeing a website that had this sort of concept.

I don't think it was anything more than a marketing stunt, but here's a VICE article if you're interested.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvv5bb/ ... -kidnapped
Interesting, it wasn’t quite like that that I’ve seen before, it was like a real service of people you’d hire to kidnap you. I seem to remember it might’ve been based in Paris
I don't believe kidnApp was ever intented to be a real product, but it was certainly interesting