When someone has been charged five times with driving under the influence and looks like they're heading for number six, it seems as if traditional methods of persuasion have well and truly failed. When one group in America saw one of their friends over-drinking and driving dangerously time and time again, they decided to take radical action.

When the friend in question passed out drunk one night, the others rushed into action to execute an elaborate prank that nonetheless was meant to teach the victim a very harsh but justified lesson indeed. We won't ruin the specifics, as the video speaks for itself. However, while there's a serious message here, the prankers also managed to sneak in a few jokes, including amusing Miley Cyrus, Hillary Clinton and Justin Bieber references.

Check out the video below, which if nothing else serves as a valuable health & safety reminder as we approach Christmas. Although, given the reveal at the end of the video, we have to wonder if the prank victim here actually learned a lesson or not...

Image: YouTube / MabeInAmerica