If someone is soliciting people to sit down in an electric (looking) chair just to take a souvenir photo with santa in this "special chair", I would ask myself, why? Was the chair that cool looking that you needed a photo of you in it "pretending" to be shocked?? Just keep walking next time, or ask...

One more thought/perspective I'd like to add. I really don't feel terrorized or traumatized. As soon as those 2.5 seconds were over, I knew I was fine. But then again, I knew this man was no friend of mine and I would't wish that trick on anyone -- I would like very much to spare all his future "vic...

Thanks for your input, everyone. Indeed, this was San Francisco Decompression -- I meant to specify that. As for the person who seemed to think Santa should be at liberty to do this to folks -- and that I should be at liberty to kick him in the nuts in response -- there's this concept about "two wro...

I had an unhappy and potentially dangerous experience at BM Decompression (Oct 19 2019) from a regular who promises to continue to do this at Burning Man 2020 and beyond. He is actively soliciting people into his trick and giving them a surprise electric shock without their consent. This could be le...