We can call it that too, but it's still still very strange to suggest that we should ignore the motive. The motive is clearly to have a laugh at someone's expe

We can call it that too, but it's still still very strange to suggest that we should ignore the motive. The motive is clearly to have a laugh at someone's expense. Where I come from, that's qualified as a prank, and does not preclude the act from also being attempted murder. The extent to which everybody wants to play with words wrt this issue is puzzling.