‘I would have called the police before I left’: Mom in Walmart parking lot warns of water bottles left behind the back wheel [carjacking scheme]

Daily Dot ^ | 8/17/2023 | Stacey Fernandez

[simpson96]

In a viral TikTok video, a mom shared a public service announcement about the potential danger of seeing a water bottle behind the back tire of a car.

In the clip, Bri (@real_mom_life_with_bri) is filming from inside her car after noticing a startling trend.(snip)

The TikToker explains that she saw upright water bottles strategically placed behind the back wheel of at least six cars, (snip)

“That just seems too much of a coincidence to me,” Bri says. (snip)

According to one of Jerry’s licensed insurance agents, this is a scheme done by carjackers. The idea is that oftentimes people will not notice the water bottle, and when they back up their vehicle, the tire going over the bottle will make a loud rattling sound “that’s impossible to ignore.”

While some drivers will hear the noise and keep going, car thieves are preying on those who will be alarmed by the noise enough to get out and check what they hit.

“The resulting confrontation could be nothing more than a startling inconvenience—or it could be a life-threatening situation,” wrote Shannon Martin, a licensed insurance agent.

[DesertRhino]

They are not quite that sophisticated. They just walk up and stick a gun in your face. That gets the same result. We aren’t up against the Joker and the Riddler here.

[Svartalfiar]

And remember... at night if someone has their high beams on, do NOT flash your lights at them. They turn around and kill you. It’s a gang initiation thing.

Or, there's probably a 99.99999999999989999999% chance it's actually an idiot/asshole who left their high beams on so you should throw yours on until they pass you.

[Svartalfiar]

‘I would have called the police before I left’: Mom in Walmart parking lot warns of water bottles left behind the back wheel [carjacking scheme]

...Well then why didn't you..?