wait, he was faking it!?!?! isn't the exploitation of a false injury or handicap far worse than direct prejudice against such things as it requires time to think and plan while other negative reactions are exactly that, knee-jerk reactions. and then to see that it was all a joke, at least to begin with. your project failed before it began, friend.
I'm not 5 starring this but this remains fascinating. At the very least, this idiot made them think about things they normally wouldn't...like the possibility of impermanence. If every kid met someone that lost a limb before Mr. Army recruiter got to them, they might think twice before signing the dotted line.