Is it illegal to fake your own kidnapping?

Subject to the circumstances, your foolish prank might amount to the crime of wasting police time. read more

In the olden days of kidnapping (both fake and real), you used to have to disguise your handwriting by cutting letters out of magazines, newspapers, books, and road signs. One would then have to spend hours carefully pasting the letters onto a piece of paper, spelling out their demands. read more

If you try to fake, say, using a toy gun to rob a store, then that is illegal because the store owner doesn't know you're joking around, especially if you take whatever items or money. Likewise, if you make a suicide look like a murder, then that's illegal also. read more