Posted on 12/02/2021 12:57:17 PM PST by mikelets456
Police are alerting schools, parents and community members of a potentially-dangerous challenge seen on TikTok which encourages others to kick in the doors of homes.
In videos shared on TikTok, young people kick doors to the beat of the song "Die Young" by musical artist Kesha before running off. Some use enough force where doors are kicked open entirely.
Jennifer Pritchard of the Petaluma Police Department in Petaluma, Cali., said danger is heightened when people are unfamiliar with TikTok trends and could interpret the prank as a "a real life or death situation."
Pritchard said those participating in the door-kicking challenge "don't know which door" they're about to kick.
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I believe that electronics changes the judgment abilities of brains
Best thing you can do for children and grands is to keep them away from all screens until they are 16 to 18
Why, it’s almost as if things trending on TikTok are preparing (or desensitizing) the population about certain things.
good point
If you consider this to be a symptom of the Collapse of
civility and of Western Civilization in general, and not
just a harmless 'prank' - then you are obviously a 'kill-joy'
and a prudish boor.
> /s < (HA!) that was sarcasm folks...
Kick in my door and you will find out what is black and tan and looks really trendy on you.
Lily don't do tictok.
She do growlbite.
Probably shouldn’t try this in Texas, Utah, Wyoming or Idaho.
who on earth would be stupid enough to do this?
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Same ones who took the Tide Pod Challenge?
From the post: danger is heightened when people are unfamiliar with TikTok trends and could interpret the prank as a “a real life or death situation.”
Please...understand this. I have NO OBLIGATION to be familiar with TikTok trends, or any others. And, if somwone is kicking down my door, they are very liekly to meet the business end of a 12-ga shotgun.
Play stupid games...win stupid (but permanent) prizes.
<This is not mistaken for a home invasion,
it IS a home invasion.<
Agree!
There are some very evil people inhabiting Tik-Tok who are encouraging young people to do things that could very easily result in deadly consequences.
None of these challenges that I have ever heard of has been innocuous, like gold fish swallowing. They are things that are inherently dangerous, that can either cause great personal harm, destroy property, of cost someone their life.
Door kicking, furtive movement - it has the potential to all end up in the same, sad way.
Apparently so! You’re just not “cool enough” to keep up with these amazing tik tok trends and it will be your fault if you shoot one of these “challengers”, doncha know…. 🙄
Please...understand this. I have NO OBLIGATION to be familiar with TikTok trends, or any others. And, if somwone is kicking down my door, they are very liekly to meet the business end of a 12-ga shotgun.
Play stupid games...win stupid (but permanent) prizes.
Hey Tik Tok airheads. The next trendy thing is to put a 3/8’s drill bit in a drill and drill a hole in your head!
Let’s see those videos !!!!
Or New Hampshire. And I'm guessing VT and Maine as well.
All Constitutional carry states and NH does NOT have *duty to retreat*.
Just when I thought social media couldn’t sink any lower, along comes Tik-Tok.
Tik-Tokkers
You'd throw a Guinness and Harp on them? /s
The ones stupid enough to eat a Tide pod or Ghost Pepper and plenty of others.
Black and Tan, 120 pounds and lays 8 feet from the door. Someone would be leaving their leg behind as a chew toy.
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