Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as the taking of a person from one place to another against his or her will, or the confining of a person to a controlled space. In Sam Pepper's most recent post on Youtube, they take his friend Sam, and they force him to watch his friend die in front of him. In the end, the video was a prank, but this event is emotionally traumatizing for the victim in the video and all viewers. When Sam Pepper and his friends took Sam and moved him into another room and forced him to watch his friend supposedly shot, it was under state and federal laws considered kidnapping. Taking down his account and potentially arresting him, will prevent kids from thinking that torturing and kidnapping your friends is ok, and it will also prevent viewers from being harmed while watching.