"Trespass challenge" dares people to walk into strangers' homes
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CrystalRaindrops — 2 years ago(May 20, 2023 06:31 AM)
This might be the dumbest TikTok challenge yet: A group of clout-seeking bozos is being excoriated online after they filmed themselves illegally entering a private property in London for TikTok likes — with many critics daring them to pull the same stunt in the gun-loving US.
A TikTok representative confirmed to The Post that “the content was previously removed from the platform, and would violate our Community Guidelines.”
However, the footage is still blowing up on Reddit and Twitter.
In the ludicrous POV clip, captioned “walking into random houses,” a group of men can be seen brazenly opening a gate and strolling into the front yard of a house where a woman is sweeping up.
They then enter the front door, which is slightly ajar. Alarmed over the intrusion, the woman follows them inside and tells the owner, named James, to “come to the front door right now.”
The intruders repeat the owner’s name and ask to speak to him, prompting the puzzled man to bound up the stairs towards them.
“Is this where the study group is?” asks the videographer, feigning confusion, whereupon James says “no” and tries to escort them toward the front door.
Undaunted, the hellions boldly enter the living room and plop down on the couch, making themselves at home.
At this point, James, clearly exasperated by the blatant policy violation, tells them he’s “got kids” and directs them out of his house.
“Oh I thought this was a study group,” the cameraman repeats while departing the home.
Currently, while TikTok’s community guidelines don’t address trespassing specifically, they do mention that the platform bans the “promotion of criminal activities that may harm people, animals or property.”
Needless to say, the trespassing challenge elicited shock and disgust on social media with one Redditor writing, “Omg and they had their children there. These guys are absolute bastards.”
“Good way to get killed. Hope someone f – – ks these kids up,” declared another of the dangerous game.
Meanwhile, others dared the gang to try entering someone’s house in the US, where gun laws are far more lax than in the UK.
“In Florida that gets you killed …” declared one viewer, while another challenged them to try the same game in “the American South.”
“Try that in Texas,” invited another critic on a Twitter repost of the same clip.
“Didn’t even have to listen to the video to know this isn’t in America … boys would’ve been dead before they crossed the lawn,” observed another Redditor.
https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/social-media-sickened-over-tiktoks-trespassing-challenge/ -
TaraDeS — 2 years ago(May 20, 2023 06:40 AM)
by CrystalRaindrops May 20, 2023 08:35 AM
Member since February 15, 2018
People have died doing TikTok challenges before, so it could be considered an "accidental suicide" site.
Yah, or a new version of the
Darwin Award
.
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 