The Dangerous Stupidity of TikTok

[@keleynal4424]

So how have these recent trends caused this mayhem but over a decade of Grand Theft Auto has not? It’s because kids can actually tell the difference between reality and fiction. TikTok showed them real people doing a real thing that can be duplicated. That’s why social media is a bigger corrupting influence than video games, comic books, or movies.

[@SoundBubble]

Tbh, if they gave you an easy to replicate tutorial in GTA, there'd absolutely be people doing that as well, while it's unlikely that your average 11 year old will hijack a car by holding the driver at gunpoint or ripping them off the driver's seat at a red light. I get your point, but the comparison doesn't really work that well. Edit: I don't think video games cause violence or make people into school shooters. Neither do I think that kids can't tell the difference between reality and video games or replicate everything they see in them. But I do believe, and to some extent know as I have witnessed it myself, that some will try dump shit they see when it is exciting or gains them something, is relatively low-risk and easily replicable, regardless of the medium they saw it in.

[@keleynal4424]

@@SoundBubble Big difference is that Rockstar is a AAA game publisher with a lot to lose from bad press or regulation. What do these chuckleheads on TikTok have to lose?

[@SoundBubble]

@@keleynal4424 ​ Of course, I'm not disagreeing with your point that TikTok is the bigger (negative) influence here and caused this while GTA didn't. What I do disagree with is that people wouldn't have replicated it if it was shown in a video game instead of an actual video. But as you said, fortunately the chances of major games, movies etc. to take that risk is slim.

[@zac-1]

ok

[@keleynal4424]

@Chris Porter I’ll grant you that. It’s a good thing that we have laws and a legal system in place that makes it not worth their while. What are we doing about irresponsible social media users? They aren’t going to stop out of the goodness of their hearts anymore than a corporation would.

[@IJNAoba9-25-26]

Challenges really went from lying down in a flat position or dumping ice cold water on yourself, to actual Felonies and Crimes.

[@plazasta]

It honestly makes me miss the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Dumping ice water on yourself is pretty benign, and it was done for a good cause (raising awareness and money for ALS research)

[@roguespearsf]

Social media was a mistake. I miss the Internet before MySpace and KZbin ruined it

[@richieC1999]

Yep welcome to 2022 and stupid Gen Z

[@szasdragon]

@@roguespearsf So how are you commenting here?

[@mambakroko.6975]

Planking

[@paulfinch123]

"Where is Kia in all this?... Well we know it's not where you parked it." That was solid gold.

[@mickvd4]

legit made me spit out my drink

[@chaoticgaming6932]

7:48 for those looking for it-

[@rustcohle6149]

Or all the blacks that stole the cars?

[@classicmicroscopy9398]

I'm waiting for the No Parachute Skydiving Challenge.

[@JHaven012]

Darwinism at it's finest

[@yaldabaoth2]

At least the problem would be solved by that.

[@BazookaShack]

#ChallengeAccepted

[@RealEyesRealiseRealLies]

I’m waiting for the cyanide injected into eyeball challenge

[@Yogsoggeth]

@@JHaven012 I was about to make that exact same comment...

[@Indigo_Gaming]

Reminds me of that old anti-piracy ad: *"YoU wOuLdN't StEaL a CaR"* Well...apparently, they would!

[@christopherdarapper5487]

You wouldn't download a house

[@Joseph-qb1es]

Naspter 💔

[@Fausto_4841]

sounds like a challenge nowadays.

[@MrHack4never]

Also, I can't kill people by pirating a movie, so the comparison is garbage

[@aubreyh1930]

@@MrHack4neverexactly. Piracy is a victimless crime the majority of the time (only time it isn’t is indies)

[@joshs2734]

The thing that disturbs me the most about all of this, and the thing that is really at the core of it all is empathy. It is a complete absence of empathy for other people. Your fellow human means nothing. The only thing that matters is you and getting your 15 seconds of fame, of getting strangers to pretend that they like you, of seeing the number of likes go up. And that on it's own I understand. I'm sure as hell not immune to wanting fame, to wanting money, wanting people to like me. But it's when those things come at the cost of hurting other people that I can no longer relate. Social media can bring out the best and worst in people. It's just so sad how many people seem to be capable of the worst. And it's just plain scary that young kids grow up seeing this stuff. I have this fear that within a few generations, empathy as a trait will be bred out of the gene pool all together.

[@chrishart-williams6432]

You’re absolutely wrong! The younger generations are far more empathetic than previous ones. I would rather live in the world today than any other time period. You sound delusional. People were not nicer in the past. You need a history lesson or two

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

They're children. They haven't properly developed empathy yet. Tiktok needs to be banned because it's manipulating and exploiting children. The country where it was created, China, has banned it there.

[@chrismarple]

My friend read your Bible. It’s just as Jesus said it would be near His return. The hearts of many will grow cold and lawlessness will increase.

[@iPhone3GS_68]

Kids don’t have empathy now a days it’s the mentality of “give me what I want when I want it otherwise you won’t like the outcome” and the “me me me” mentality combined

[@maybayV2]

It's young kids doing it, kids aren't developed enough to understand the ramifications of what they're doing. Theyre quite literally monkey see; monkey do. Kids have always been like that.

[@SuperRaijin]

I've said it several times, but having this happen to so close to me and how it affected them really made me realize how much this actually hurts people. When this happens to someone that isn't well off, it destroys their life. The dealerships and insurance will not be cooperative. They're left without means of transport. It makes it hard to earn money and it puts you in a hole. All because some teens were influenced by a tiktok trend. It's so unbelievably selfish.

[@afrosymphony8207]

yeah i feel bad but it brought the much needed attention to kia and hyundai's negligence to securing their cars properly. Also other car companies would take things like this more seriously cause of this.

[@mastermnd22]

@@afrosymphony8207 you would be surprised at how many cars in production do not have a mobilizers like this. The only difference is they have a little bit better security when it comes to the key lock mechanism. All cars can be stolen. Blame also needs to be on the hands of the parent of these s***** children.

[@ChaseBlackmoon]

Yes, very true, and rental cars are damn expensive, at least where I live.

[@buyerenogurlfwendo2106]

@@afrosymphony8207 Kia’s and Hyundais were cheaper than other cars because they didn’t put in parts like immobilizers. It’s not so much cutting corners to make more profit. It’s more like they offered less features to give a more competitive price. I mean there’s plenty of people driving older cars that also don’t have immobilizers and you can start them with a flathead screw driver once the cylinder lock is out of place 🤷‍♂️

[@natashavictoria1619]

I would just sue the kids families to be able to stay afloat if left in that position

[@MrKidtendo64]

I feel like ever since the Tide Pod challenge, things have just taken a downward spire. The fact that people will literally commit crimes for a few seconds of fame and record themselves in the act, is incomprehensible to me.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

When you have nothing in life to look forward to, then why not?

[@lilheinz9496]

The media knows exactly what they are doing, all they had to do was report the thefts. Not go and tell kids to find a tutorial on how to commit gta. If these types of attention seeking children and adult clowns dont get any attention then it doesn’t happen.

[@keonkla]

@@princeofcupspoc9073 Describes most Gen Z in a nutshell. The generation of failures and losers.

[@MarquisLeary34]

When society REWARDS this sort of mentality, this is what you get.

[@poiu477]

It's because we as a society need to end the war on drugs, which will starve gangs and cartels of funding, and provide vastly increased investment in social services, healthcare, food access, and education in the whole of the country.

[@Curious.JenJen]

I'm from Milwaukee. The Kia boys pretty much come from years of glorifying "high speed" culture in my city. The local rappers made music based on high speed chases & stealing cars (or stolies, as they call them..there there's even a song & dance🙄) for years so this is pretty much what it has evolved too. So sad.. it's been an issue for many years now

[@Yog-slagunar]

I must have been a boring child, I knew well enough that you could google such information (Lets not pretend TikTok is the only place kids can learn this) and I would never in my wildest dreams go joy riding in someone elses car... Not only out of fear of punishment, but also out of knowing cars are valuable to people

[@LetsPlayAceCraft]

None of these kids give a shit about others. Bad parents lead to bad kids. Lock up the parents.

[@dreadlocdjh907]

Nah, you were fortunate enough to not get addicted to the dopamine high that social media "influencers" chase so recklessly, with zero regard to self-preservation as long as they get those likes.

[@sarthakmunda3914]

Yeah, tiktok is not the only place where you can learn this, but it is a place where such actions are being glamorized.

[@TheInfiniteVoid]

that's just the how the internet works it has nothing to do with tiktok, its been like this since i was in middle school im now 23, all tiktok is doing is placing a magnifying glass and magnifying what is already there. even on a side not i don't think tiktok or even the internet should hold any reasonability i think 100% of the legal reasonability should fall on the companies, and the actions of the child should fall 100% on the parents of the child. its the car companies fault for skimping out on parts, and also making it the same size as a usb, and its the parents fault for being bad parents.

[@stedysteelsted9174]

Pretty much all boys on my class knew how easy it was to get in older cars but no one almost never did it cause we knew its not right to do

[@SunsetEnvy]

With each idiotic trend I'm more surprised TikTok isn't banned worldwide

[@lloydzeroa.k.aforger6990]

I've lost count already

[@AstralBelt]

china

[@elietahari7290]

Right! A particular former president wanted to ban it and while it was going to be purely for selfish reasons the moral good that ban would have been, far outways the selfish gain that it would have netted him.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

As much as I despise TikTok, social media just exposes the degeneracy that is rampant in our society

[@pixeldot7171]

At least it's banned in India but some other clones just take it's spot

[@morgant.dulaman8733]

"It's time we held these automakers accountable..." How about holding the criminals accountable for their crimes? Or holding their parents accountable for letting them be raised on TV and phone screens, and all that entails? Or, because I can't help but find the endless push to blame the vehicle, the weapon, the tool, the video game, the social media app, the WHATEVER to be a cop out, how about we start holding ourselves accountable whenever we make excuses for or glamorize nincompoop influencers, criminals, and people who perform all manner of idiocy so long as they entertain us?

[@SudrianTales]

Well, if your car can be hijacked in less than a minute with a usb, the carmaker fucked up

[@churchofthelambofsat]

I wish someone would complete the "steal Tiktok's servers" challenge.

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

@@WeAreNotAIone And that somehow invalidates our criticisms of the platform? What an irrelevant statement.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Good luck, they are likely in China

[@aaaawubadugh8054]

Not possible

[@lydellackerman800]

"steal tiktoks servers". just curious do you know what a server is?

[@yaldabaoth2]

Won't help. The stupid people who have no perspective in their lives remain.

[@elhazthorn918]

If Tiktok can't moderate harmful content, get rid of Tiktok altogether.

[@electrowave114]

Good luck. TikTok is based in China.

[@rekaivns]

@@electrowave114 China bad!! Long live Reddit!! Wholesome 100!!

[@electrowave114]

@@rekaivns Thank you. /s

[@zachduperron8543]

@@electrowave114 death is an alternative to communism

[@electrowave114]

@@zachduperron8543 Death is also an alternative to capitalism, the moon, clean water, and functioning limbs. Doesn't make it a desirable one.

[@derrick7648]

The problem isn’t the freedom of information it’s the thirst for clout

[@derrick7648]

And they got hood rat parents

[@vaporwingfauxmcloud1190]

​@@derrick7648you said it better than anyone here

[@rustcohle6149]

It's blacks

[@operator8014]

Small correction, immobilization systems aren't expensive to produce or install in any way, they are simply only available on higher trim vehicles, to strong-arm people into upgrading to a more expensive package when buying a new car. I worked at Nissan as the service advisor for 4 years, I ordered a lot of parts myself and had to review and approve any part orders over $300. On most vehicles, the actual immobilizer system is built into every ECU or BCU, but the software is only enabled and the transceiver that goes around the ignition cylinder is only installed on higher trim vehicles with the chip-keys. Thus the transceiver and the key chip (and sometimes the wiring harness) is the only physical hardware missing when the system is not installed on a vehicle. for the 350Z that I almost bought my last year there, a new transceiver ring was about $45 our cost.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

And it's also required by law in a lot of countries, that's why this "challenge" happens only in the US and not in Canada, for example.

[@operator8014]

Another point here, I far prefer to own vehicles with non-transponder keys(steel keys) the immobilizer system can screw up, a dead battery can remove the transponder code from the car, meaning your factory key cannot start the vehicle. A lost key on a newer vehicle can easily cost $500 - $1500 to replace and reprogram keys, and thats only if there is a company nearby that can do the work. Here in Alaska, there are dealerships that have left vehicles sitting on their lot for months and even years while awaiting transport down to Washington via barge in order to have the work done of replacing/reprogramming the entire ECU and transceiver assembly, as that's the only way to bypass the "security system". I prefer it so strongly that the one transponder-equipped vehicle I've ever owned (2016 WRX), I removed the transponder chip from the head of the key and hot glued it to the back of the transceiver inside the steering column, so any key with the correct bitting would function as normal. If you're concerned about theft, just have a toggle switch installed that cuts the power feed to the fuel pump or something similarly necessary for engine operation. Nobody would ever think to look for something like that unless they themselves installed it..

[@LuaanTi]

The automobile industry is quite awful this way. It's crazy that it still works. It was already ridiculous when $100 components were sold for $3500... then they figured out they can build the exact same car and just lock it down in software :D

[@operator8014]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo I'd say you should fight with your legislators to remove that law then, because that's a terrible requirement.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

@@operator8014 Yes, an imobilzation system is a terrible requirement. It's terrible that it prevents our cars from getting stolen by Kia Boyz.

[@simon123222]

This is and was big down in my old town, Grand Rapids MI. The biggest issue with these dudes is they're quickly graduating from simply taking cars to taking people's wallets at gunpoint. There's been at least two incidents involved with this in which they never caught a few of the perps when they shoot at cops and leg it away.

[@xxdesertstorm]

facts aren't racist its proof it needs to be fixed

[@Jacob-od5yo]

I'm close to the hood in omaha and kias be getting nabbed out of my apartment parking lot like every weekend good thing my veloster is manual and didindos can't really drive stick

[@williams2187]

From GR here and yeah this has been happening a ton. It was really bad like 2 months ago

[@williams2187]

Also yeah, there’s been a lot of people held up for their purses and wallets at gunpoint at grocery stores like Meijer, Sam’s Club, and more. The meijer and Sam’s club ones have happened within the last month alone

[@simon123222]

@@williams2187 I know a few of the 911 operators in town so I hear about the calls and the kinda stuff they're dealing with. It was a constant in late summer but the cold weather brings a minor lull in crimes. If the car companies don't fix the issue with their newer vehicles or retroactively providing services for the cars they neglected, we'll see a whole new wave next year the moment it starts to thaw.

[@mattzeak772]

And people wonder why I hate social media

[@ChipCheerio]

I never committed any crimes or did anything too stupid as a child not because I was boring but because I’m deathly afraid of what kind of punishments my parents would dream up.

[@crowdemon_archives]

Meanwhile I just don't do shit like this because I cannot find any good justification to do so to begin with.

[@Laksilaks]

@@crowdemon_archives thats not how kids think 😅

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@Laksilaks me as a kid thought that though. Then again, it's just me.

[@annihilation951]

@@crowdemon_archives same here I have easy access to multiple vehicles but I don't do anything with them because I don't have a reason to

[@wolfpack6018]

if i would commit a crime when i was a kid , i bet my parent's would've send me to Jesus

[@DaimonWalker]

To think most of this could be solved by parents interacting with their kids.

[@RuSosan]

Indeed. It really isn't rocket science to teach basic empathy and responsibility either. And starting that young generally instills it better and makes it easier to develop as they grow and learn. There's a massive difference between kids who have been properly educated on how their actions affect others and made to question things, and kids who are just screamed at and punished for messing up and told to do things a certain way "because I said so."

[@RuSosan]

@@anubis4695 Oh look, _a pot calling the kettle black._ There aren't many types of hypocrisy quite as pathetic as racist hypocrisy.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Do you mean that the parents grew up in a difference sociological world? Nope. These kids will be the parents of the future, and it continues.

[@sergf3624]

ppl blame a phone app cause its easier instead of being you know good parents

[@vanadot]

They're probably too busy doing another stupid challenge like, "ignore your kids" challenge.

[@chrisbean4610]

I like how you slowly start explaining how to steal a normal car

[@lolasdm6959]

I love committing a crime and hand the evidence to the cops.

[@TPH250290]

They are young people living in cities that blame absolutely everyone else except for the criminals for their crimes. Do you think they actually face any punishment at all for this?

[@kurrwa]

@@TPH250290 not really people will say oh they just children they shouldn’t be punished lmao they know what they doing and they can kill someone they should be charged as adult

[@glennjanot8128]

@@TPH250290 Depends on their skin color. If the kids are black (and poor), they'll be treated as adults and thrown into prison. If they're white (and have wealthy parents), they can kill people and still go free, like that kid in California whose lawyer convinced a jury that affluenza is a thing.

[@dekoldrick]

@@kurrwa The sad part is, these kids know darn well what they are doing. Very little to no fear of consequences.

[@aydinmakesthings]

Literally the "Devious Lick" Challenge

[@heroesofthescape]

Maybe if we held people responsible for what they do, things like this would be prevalent.

[@werewolflover8636]

Doubtful. The moment anyone be it a victim of these crimes, the police, or the justice system comes down on these little punks millions will be up in arms about how these precious little anglers are just being kids and your property means nothing to them! It’s only going to get worse and half of the damn country is to far up it’s on ass to see this!

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@werewolflover8636yet these protesters are protesting about how corrupted the system is 😂 and how their punishment is awful

[@Schyzofrenic87]

okay the "well not where you parked it " got me , awesome job mate

[@etatauri]

You can blame Kia/Hyundai for their easy to steal cars, or Tiktok for allowing these dangerous and illegal content to be posted, but what is most disturbing is these groups of people who have complete disregard for common sense and decency for the sake of some number on their social media page.

[@cleverlyblonde]

Amen

[@mr.wonkastyle2558]

They are dumb ass kids with parents working all the time just to keep the house i truly blame kia and tik tok

[@Adyill]

That’s who you blame ? Not the kids or adults? but the opportunity to steal is the problem? News flash there will always be opportunity and people will always take advantage these people are dirtbags

[@eddydalton4959]

Or, you can blame the social and economic issues that are the real cause of these people feeling like they have no other way to survive if they don't commit crime.

[@thelooker5651]

Yes because there are still kids but the most disturbing is tiktok the let this challenge to be spread from kids the most the CCP is destroying the America.

[@idontevenknow9758]

Our neighborhood at its share of nonsense, mainly some high school parties and a few pranks but with most of my peers as a teen, we just played alot of video games and early KZbin videos that were mostly skits and jokes. What kids are doing now feels so extreme.

[@EpicRobloxianReal]

Subscribed instantly. It's honestly so insanely stupid how ELEVEN YEAR OLDS are getting tragically killed over some dumb challenge on a dumb social app acting like the "challenge" is a joke. I'm genuinely surprised that TikTok has been sued for all money or at least taken off the app store/google play store. Thank you for joining us in this war against TikTok.

[@Juicey-_-FN]

as a certified 11 year old, i am officially deleting TikTok

[@KL53986]

The second half of video is quite entertaining to show how companies dont care much about safety of product or in this case your bought car being hijacked. Until it costs them more in legal fees and stuff than to do it from outset.

[@glennjanot8128]

Not even the legal fees. It's more the reputational damage and what it could cost them in future sales.

[@KL53986]

@@glennjanot8128 Well thats what i meant too. I just lost it. Thanks for reminding

[@ghijkl]

It seems crazy to me that the blame is put on budget car manufacturers. The issue is normalized crime

[@glennjanot8128]

@@ghijkl You actually can put the blame on them when they leave out things that should be standard issue in modern cars.

[@ghijkl]

@@glennjanot8128 I guess I disagree fundamentally on this. I don’t expect a $300 android phone to have the same anti theft and tracking capabilities as a shiny new iPhone or Galaxy. And assume there is almost no recourse if your cheaply phone is stolen

[@CodysBlockParty]

I heard about this trend a few months ago when my mom told me her Kia was broken into while at work. The thief busted her passenger-side window, took everything in the car and tore apart the steering column in attempt to hotwire it. I guess he got scared away before he could steal it which is scary considering it takes 2 minutes. It just blows me away because she works at a local church that gives back to local charities and homeless and someone went there of all places to do that.

[@steveharvey2102]

That sucks. I guess God had the day off or something. ;)

[@CodysBlockParty]

@@steveharvey2102 Guess so lol. Thanks for the laugh!

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@steveharvey2102is not God anymore 😅 this ppl are wild af

[@noneyabizz8337]

Don't need to hotwire it, just need any random USB and you can start it. Trash

[@dpmike1189]

In the early 1990s when I was a Little kid, My whole family went to church we parked in front of the church, it was a big old school church. Someone smashed out the windows in my mom's car and took our baby seats.

[@yesfed2730]

It’s always the piece of the puzzle stealing cars

[@janemba42]

The issue is it gets to a point where they might be kids, but they know exactly what they are doing. It's not like they are living in a third world country with zero access to information. The fact that they use TikTok so much immediately excludes them from any sympathy. These kids know exactly what they are doing. They know it's bad. They don't care.

[@novemberecho3899]

Third world countries with very limited access to internet would probably be better because no tiktok

[@Gl-my8fw]

Exactly. I knew how to do illegal things as a child but wasn't this stupid. Hell I even lockpuck as a hobby but have never used it maliciously.

[@keleynal4424]

@@Gl-my8fw Have you ever picked the back of an armored car? Asking for a friend.

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@Gl-my8fwis true i will admit i also started doing silly stuff as a child but i knew what was right and wrong

[@dipndaVic]

It would be nice if this did not come off wrong, but it may and I still need to say it. These are children....with less developed brains than an adult. It takes a long time of training and personally volunteered situations for actual learning as a child.

[@EdgyVidyaGeneral]

Tiktok needs to start a "get a job" trend that would be crazy

[@moonymonster]

Most of the tiktok crowd are under 18, do you expect an 11 year old to get a job???

[@EdgyVidyaGeneral]

@@moonymonster I don't think you're smart enough to have this discussion

[@ferretoffortune7336]

Imagine a "treat employees right" trend on TikTok! :p Maybe then people would actually look for jobs.

[@okjosh]

Screw that. I put in my 10 years. Im gonna enjoy my retirement now. Well, at least until unemployment benefits expire.

[@consmith9000]

Ok boomer.

[@MechMK1]

When I was 11, I was extremely hyped at my friend's trampoline. We played on that every day, learned to do flips and such. Not once would the idea of stealing a car ever have crossed my mind. Also, the question isn't "Why isn't TikTok doing something?" or "Why isn't Kia doing something?". The real question is "Why are parents failing to raise their children?"

[@imliterallyspidermanwdym]

children are acting older nowadays 11 year olds are out sleeping with people doing drugs and of course, stealing cars. especially in small towns. theres only so much parents can do when everyone else is telling kids something different

[@Rifky809]

​@@imliterallyspidermanwdym now i'm thinking twice about having kids

[@imliterallyspidermanwdym]

@@Rifky809 def should. we don’t even know if there’ll be a proper world for them with the way things are going. if you do decide to have kids make sure you make it safe for them to tell you anything. they will do stupid things and as a parent it will be your job to teach them how to do it right

[@passenger175]

these look like the kinds of kids that have a single mom as a parent with all the other related problems

[@imliterallyspidermanwdym]

@@passenger175 i have a single mom and would never wdym

[@thachronic100]

We suffered this with in Australia as well. One of my colleagues was personally affected. They used a points system to see how quickly they break and in and the tricks they do

[@GearheadDaily]

at this point is there anything of value from TikTok?

[@mes0gots0its]

Some of the more tasteful videos on there are pretty funny. Other than that, not really.

[@dontshootmex5588]

No.

[@idontevenknow9758]

Kinda. There were some great talent on there in the beginning like Quincy tavern which was this super wholesome dnd/fantasy style tavern owner that got into full character. The ones who do like characters and are wholesome are pretty neat to watch but a lot of them either left the platform due to finding success outside of tik tok or I think got bored of it and left. Now the algorithm just pushes mediocre trashy videos.

[@elhazthorn918]

No.

[@sergf3624]

you can say that to any phone app value is about perpective in it has value to kill time like any app so this ? is dumb

[@thefuturegamer9451]

This is why I deleted TikTok in June 2022 and haven’t used it since

[@SeeminglyOdd]

And once again, TikTok gets a slap on the wrist.

[@anunknownperson4018]

Once again, they are handed everything..

[@pauls5745]

it's sad that they learn crime so young just for fun on social media and then graduate to bigger crimes to make a lifestyle out of it because it seems natural to them.

[@cawashka]

waiting for the ‘delete tiktok challenge (impossible)’

[@jimmyboy1582]

I think the reason why these things get popular is because there’s no consequences anymore. I literally there’s nothing to be scared of if you do one of these crimes.

[@Zynet_Eseled]

Simple: you break into a car your kneecaps get broken. Punish with equal justice.

[@zeri0n544]

I've always thought social media makes people dumber, but every time I say it out loud, people look at me like I'm crazy, Go figure...

[@randomsandwichian]

The how fast you can become a criminal challenge. No quitting, straight to jail. Way to weed out the fickle.

[@Dancingonthesun]

Tiktok will be banned one of these days, and the country will be better for it

[@jb5631]

Weird your thinking the country will be better off by removing a single platform instead of the cause... You seriously think they won't find a new platform that might be even worse?

[@sergf3624]

if not tik tok its gonna be something else taking its place

[@janemba42]

*The world. Americans have a real hard time understanding the world isn't just America.

[@nojuanatall3281]

There are too many back door deals for that to happen. Tiktok collects so much data. Governments don't care about the problems it causes. They care about getting the data it collects.

[@janemba42]

@@taqiyyaconcarne6908 Because being good isn't limited to nationality. Except if you're American because apparently America is the only country that exists that has humans worth caring about. What an amazingly ignorant and narcissistic way to think. I bet you don't have many, if any friends. How toxic.

[@paulroberto2286]

"we know it's not where you parked it" had me rolling in laughter :D

[@kittyhawk9707]

yeah it was so funny... i was howling for 3 hours solid unable to do anything , it was so funny I cut one of my legs off and never noticed as i was laughing so much .. I mean I have literally NEVER heard anything as funny before ...ever ...I mean it is THE ultimate joke and the funniest thing EVER on the internet .

[@thexphant0m653]

@@kittyhawk9707 Bro chill, someone just happen to find a joke funny 😅

[@sarahr9894]

You say "as to keep their cars affordable" when truly it's "in order to keep their profit margin as large as possible"

[@kingsijm3053]

I can’t wait for TikTok to be removed

[@mariuszmoraw3571]

Each time I see what they did to someone else cars my heart broke more and more...

[@doggonemess1]

My dad had his van stolen back in the late eighties. It's incredible how violated it makes you feel. He did get the van back, but they never found the thieves. EDIT: I'm glad I have a car with an immobilizer. And my dad's van - they broke the ignition when they hotwired it, so the cops showed my dad how to do it! It was a conversion van, so they stole our 9 inch tv, VCR, and his briefcase car phone. I'm not being ironically funny, either.

[@averagerobert8211]

I hope the perpetrators are 6 feet down that's why they never got found .

[@nojuanatall3281]

I got robbed at work and they took my keys and stole my car. It sucks so bad. For months I didn't know if I'd ever get it back.. When the cops did find it the lot that had it didn't have working phones for 2 more months. And the cops put that my former boss owned the car and weren't going to release it to me. It was 2 hours away and I had the title in hand. It is an absolute nightmare. When I did get the car back all the stations were changed to Tejano stations and there were stolen items from the robbery still in the car. The most valuable thing in there was my Cd collection. That hurt the most. I had a ton of very niche CDs. Some are very difficult to find and others I special ordered. To say I hate thieves is an understatement.

[@doggonemess1]

@@nojuanatall3281 Thanks for your story, I know how much it sucks to be violated in any way, but I do think that telling the story helps the speaker and the one who listens. Something mildly amusing that you would definitely understand from your altered radio settings: When my dad got his van back, the cops hotwired the ignition and the radio came on blasting rap music. They looked at my dad (career Navy officer) and said "Sir, is this your music?" They ejected the cassette and took it as evidence. Maybe they got some fingerprints off it. Probably not. It did make a funny anecdote to an otherwise crappy experience.

[@nojuanatall3281]

@@doggonemess1 I can only imagine the comic relief right there. That's hilarious. The thing is people think oh you got something stolen and that is the end of it. That's just the start of these stories. Those experiences lead us down different paths that shape who we are. They make us more appreciative and grateful as well as more paranoid and cautious. One other sort of funny thing is when that happened to me the perps slammed my head into a wall and there was a hole the exact shape of my head. The company put a poster over it and that still cracks me up to this day. You could say i'm hard headed. peace to you and your family. Thank you for your story too.

[@whoishim2998]

Yeah my grandpa had his GMC stolen back in 08 never seen it again 😢

[@Gandingas]

A testament to how optimized the tiktok algorithm is the fact that I never got any of these videos or dance videos on my tiktok feed only the ussual nerdy, gaming and art stuff I'm interested in

[@Kimchi_Studios]

I uploaded a TikTok for the first time the other day but had to dodge the landing screen of soft core pronz thrown in my face. Made me appreciate YT a lot more.

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

Let's be fair, all that this has changed is the speed and scale of the feedback loop of social mechanics. Disaffected young people will always be doing absolute nonsense, the difference is that hyper-speed parasocial communication allows these acts of youthful stupidity to be co-ordinated, instant trends. I doubt there's more stupid acts of vaguely self-destructive bravado than before, they're just extremely noticeable when they are this combination of unusual and coordinated that social media trends thrive on.

[@Kimo_Neko]

I hear stories from boomers all the time bragging about how back in their day they were able to speed without getting caught

[@sinjin8576]

Mostly true I'm sure. Goes in line with the thought that the world has always been kind of terrible but now with near instant global communication we can see how *other* communities beyond our own also have terrible shit going on.

[@doggonemess1]

Well said. It's not that people are getting stupider, it's just the speed which a stupid act can spread to the population has increased.

[@vorynrosethorn903]

They have since the 50's, before that they were given responsibilities and expectations and those who disappointed them would be beaten and not social affirmed. Single motherhood is also one of the biggest driving factors of criminality and negative life outcomes that can be measured, so the unprecedented rise in it is likely a contributing factor.

[@redvenge709]

Decades ago, the CARTOON Beavis and Butthead had to add a disclaimer "not to do this at home"... because young people were watching a CARTOON and attempting to replicate the behavior and actions on they saw on TV. Later, the show Jackass put up the same disclaimer, for identical reasons. The Darwin Awards go back many years and also showcase people doing stupid (and deadly) acts, in order to be "cool" or impress someone. While Tik Tok is a social disease for a myriad of reasons, in this case, it just collates all these stupid people in one place.

[@blupbop]

They barely get anything when they get caught most out the next day. It’s ridiculous, I also blame the courts for the lack of punishment. These kids need to get a year minimum for stealing a car.

[@Henry-ep6qy]

It’s sad, cause you have to imagine that kids doing this come from low income areas which means the people they’re victimizing are prob low income as well with less than great insurance. That clip of them driving a car into the water just made me think of all the victims hard work to buy a decent car destroyed for TikTok clout.

[@morgant.dulaman8733]

I wouldn't take it as a given these guys are all or even mostly low-income. If the Paul brothers showed the world anything, it's that that some people are out to cause trouble just for likes, followers, and their own amusement.

[@alickomay7344]

its a consequence of bad parenting nothing to do with income or TikTok

[@cameronbigley7483]

@@alickomay7344 It absolutely has to do with income and TikTok. There are multiple factors to any situation, ya clod.

[@alickomay7344]

@@cameronbigley7483 yer there is multiple factors the parenting is by far the most powerful

[@thexphant0m653]

Sentence them to a third-world country with no Tik tok

[@kuro7312]

The problem is also that when most of the "Kia boyz" kids get caught. Usually, they just get a slap on the wrist and are let go, meaning that even if they get caught and go to court, they are gonna be let out the next day and keep doing it.

[@Choco-sk2gj]

Kira love your channel man, it always delivers high quality content.

[@jackorlove4055]

Fantastic video :) I love your broad range of topics. It pleases my ADHD riddled brain

[@MoistToucan]

Honestly, these tik tok challenges seem to be a way to ruin the current generations. Either making them criminals, stupid, or bringing them physical harm

[@NativeTexMexican]

I'm pretty sure your not far off from the truth...

[@sheeshshawty7213]

this is not a TikTok challenge it has been a epidemic in Milwaukee for years before TikTok was a thing

[@arnoldrimmer4025]

I think a large part of this is on the manufacturers. They were happy to sell cars which THEY KNEW where exceptionally easy to steal for a decade even though other manufacturers managed to have competitively priced cars with immobilisers. They should recall and fit immobilisers. That's the end of it.

[@greatbigeyeball]

The fact people use tik tok is just proof to me that I've always been out of the loop my entire life, I couldn't imagine

[@ddegn]

Vertical video is a crime against humanity and Tik Tok has made it all too common. Anyone who thinks vertical video is a good idea should watch the video: *Vertical Video Syndrome A PSA (Glove and Boots)*

[@darwinxavier3516]

@@ddegn More and more tech is catering more and more to mobile devices(eg windows 8 tried to force us to accept the oversimplified touch screen interface as the new standard). I cringe at the thought that some day some retarded company is going to try to make it standard practice that tvs and pc monitors come vertical.

[@Liitebulb]

It's the same as KZbin and Facebook, every platform has its day

[@Scratchingforcash]

Whatever you do, don’t put anyone in prison. Let them immediately back out to steal more. Why hold anyone accountable?

[@dev-debug]

My son has a 2017, good winter project, guess I'll build an immobilizer to disable the starter system beyond the column. Not much crime around here being in a rural area but malls etc will be prone to thefts if it's that easy. Thanks for the heads up, hadn't heard of this.

[@kmech3rd]

Wire a three position switch to the fuel pump circuit... On, Off, Gigantic Air Horn Under the Driver's Seat.

[@BongoBrando]

Kira you're a wizard. I was literally laying on the couch last night wanting to watch a video about the dumbest tik tok trends. This is nutty.

[@NormalPersonCommenting]

Joey B Toonz bro He highlights some good ones

[@SsvbxxYT]

Of course, I got an ad from TikTok before this video loaded.

[@Forbidden_0ne]

Schools: remove after school programs Kids: tiktok felony challenge

[@luckyslob3359]

Doing dumb and dangerous things to get closer with friends is always a risky but usually cool experience. But doing dumb and dangerous things to get famous on the internet is always gonna lead to trouble.

[@BlueDongDroop]

If scooping dry pre-workout could kill you I would have been dead years before that trend existed on tik tok.....

[@ManiacX1999]

With the advent of technology, I'd figure commiting crimes would be significantly skewed towards easier/harder, but the incredible amount of stupidity some people got still amazes me. Stupid wasn't invented yesterday, it's just easier to see it now with everyone having access to a camera *EDIT* I still blame Kia and Hyundai for designing cars that a fucking 11-year-old can hot wire

[@SoundBubble]

With a fucking iPhone USB charger of all things.

[@TheYear2525]

But watching it also spreads it.

[@azuresonic69]

People need to start using the steering wheel club again. The one that requires a heavy duty key to unlock from the steering wheel. It, at the very minimum, will buy you time.

[@AwokenEntertainment]

Kids these days…

[@JRockBlessing]

Black*

[@skelemama]

@@JRockBlessing **Kids regardless of race. Nice try pushing your racist principles on others, it reallyyyy makes you look likes you know everything 🤡

[@Apoenzyme]

@@JRockBlessing WHAT

[@kenyizsu]

If I ever have a kid, they will be banned the hell out of every social media until they learn to think for themselves and not give in to peer pressure bullshit. If TikTok is the worst thing today, I shudder to think what will come next... It always gets worse.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

Bad idea, because if you ban it for them, they will see it as some sort of "forbidden fruit", which will make it way more interesting for them. And kids are generally quite smart when trying to circumvent parental bans. Just moderate the content for them, make sure you know what they watch and whom they follow. Of course that's way more work than just banning it, but it's also a way to actually teach them to think for themselves.

[@hmr1122]

I know grown ass adults I wouldn't trust with internet access.

[@lydellackerman800]

"why do my kids never talk to me" - @kenyizsu when he has a kid

[@Kimo_Neko]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo this, but also just teach the kid right and wrong. Show them the videos and explain to them why it's wrong and how it could be dangerous. I grew up watching commentary videos that explained why this stuff was stupid.

[@Kimo_Neko]

Banning a kid, growing up in the future, from the internet completely is like banning your teen from driving when cars were becoming popular in the past. It's proven to backfire with Christian conservative families that led to the kid having spite and leding to murders

[@glitchy_weasel]

I was following this story closely; it's crazy. While I agree that TikTok bears some of the responsibility by not banning the content straight away; I think that this problem goes beyond TikTok. I mean, I'd expect kids and teens to have some basic decency and common sense - sure, kids do dumb things every so often, but there's a long way between that and a crime. Great coverage, Kira.

[@MillennialZ666]

What I don’t understand is why are they willing to do this? Do they get revenues for each video? No all they getting is so called ‘clout’ and a whole lot of trouble with the authorities

[@greenbulldozer9591]

Why the hell is nobody going after tiktok for making all of this happening and not banning these videos in the first place?

[@chuckshartz2722]

Because they operate out of communist China, which is also the same place it was developed. The best we can probably do in the US is block it, which NEEDS to happen. Why it isn't only generates more questions. Many believe that tic tac is a psychological weapon developed by China that's intended to make the US population dumb and unable to think for themselves, which would eventually make us into hippie pacifists who won't put up a fight... that way China can just ease their way on in without meeting any real resistance It TRUELY is a threat to national security, as is facebook, instagram... reddit especially!!! They sold out to China and do as China says for them to do, which is spreading their propaganda

[@BULLHOGBEATS]

we are trying... this is w//a//r

[@protobeing3999]

Man. I was definitely an idiot in high school. I drove across lawns, rode on the back of pick up trucks standing up at 70 mph, the list goes on.... If we had tik tok back then, I bet someone in my friend group would have posted those pick up rides and..... Somewhere someone probably would have died from it.

[@okjosh]

I say this all the time. If social media existed in the 90s, I would definitely be in prison or dead.

[@protobeing3999]

@@okjosh the 90s were a reckless time for youth imo. Some of us didn't survive it. Two of my good friends in fact.

[@patrik3482]

Shame that you didn't.

[@bearzdlc2172]

@@protobeing3999 nope just idiots being idiots, it will never go away

[@JimmyJacksOfficial]

This is like a South Park episode

[@simonrobineau2520]

People like to say creators shouldn’t be held accountable for the actions of their viewers but in the case of the KiaBoyz no they should 100% be held responsible as well as others who start these dangerous trends.

[@kurrwa]

Parents should start to pay attention to their dumb children maybe

[@fatheragnostus]

What about channels like LockPickingLawyer? Should he be held accountable for locks picked by criminals? Or should we not rather thank him for showing us what locks not to buy?

[@fatheragnostus]

I realize that's a bit of an unfair comparison: LPL doesn't start "Pick your neighbours front door challenge", instead repeating almost every video that you should never pick a lock you don't own.

[@willblizard3610]

@@fatheragnostus locksmithing is an actual profession, hijacking car is not.

[@matt_9112]

Also the platforms themselves, if they can't get a grip on actual criminal content (that stuff should unironically be treated just like CP, moderation wise). Save haven doctrine gives them leeway on copyright, but not on actual crime afaik...

[@kingflumph5968]

You know, I would agree that adolescents are approaching the point where they can be reasonably expected to know right from wrong. I understood that you shouldn't steal a car when I was 13. It is also true that information about how to commit crimes exists outside of social media here, but I don't think that social media has nothing to do with it. Anyone with a younger sibling knows, if you teach them how to do a bad thing and then they do it, the adults are definitely going to come after you for it. Sure you can say they could have learned it from somewhere else, but you definitely had something to do with it. If you are going to be interacting with children, then I believe you have an ethical duty to be mindful of what you do and say to them. My school would fire me at light speed if they heard that I was explaining to kids how to break into cars, as well they should.

[@DeadBeatHotShot]

The people are acting exactly how the programmers intended

[@notani3533]

It should be noted about TikTok trends apparently can be controlled unlike others, so this trend might've been overseen.

[@OverlyBaked187]

This was the best possible outcome in the eyes of the creators of TikTok why do you think our tiktok and the tiktok of the originating country are so massively different. It's a damned war strategy.

[@daviddavidson2357]

No immobilizer on any car released post 2000 is madness. I remember taking apart the key on my mother's corsa (had to be a 1995-1999 model) and I pulled out what looked like a piece of hard plastic. No wires, just wedged up against the blade of the key. Turns out that was the transponder for the immobilizer. I had a fun time putting that back in after realizing *that* was why her car wouldn't start.

[@kingclover1395]

This is why they need to get rid of the minimum age for being charged a felony.Who cares if they're only 14 years old. Put them in jail.

[@sir_slimestone3797]

A 14 year old is old enough to know right from wrong, only 2 years away from being old enough to get a driver's license, jail time for that brat

[@wolfpack6018]

Facts

[@wolfpack6018]

If they can Steal a car they can do the time

[@cullenpinney2997]

By 14 years old someone is well aware of right and wrong age is no excuse

[@wolfpack6018]

@@cullenpinney2997 facts

[@arthurgwg]

Since now we know how much social media and algorithms can alter the fabric of our social and political lives I wonder if more strict legislation will be past regulating it in the future. Of course I am not super optimistic but something might happen when a more tech-savy generation starts to occupy political seats.

[@juances]

Everyone thinks it's cool when the government censors fake news or harmful trends... but it can easily devolve into authoritarianism with the government just censoring any negative comment about them whether legit or not using the regulations as an excuse. So I think the regulations here should be implemented by parents, not the government. Don't let frigging tiktok raise your kid, that's your job.

[@shadhinov]

Stuff like this is a sign of a failed society. We've conditioned ourselves into an obsessive need for participation and validation and need for media consumption. The fault doesn't lie with children. Children are impressionable. It lies with the adults that created the conditions required for this current situation.

[@YoungTCash]

Kanye was right about Tik tok, I told my gf that our kid is not allowed on Tik tok and I don’t want her posting our daughter on Tik tok, that shit is a grooming app/ an app to dumb down people. Reminds me of that Lupe song

[@dimwarlock]

The culmination of negligence on several fronts: parents who just give technology to children, social media who wants their numbers only doin enough to avoid lawsuits, internet authorities giving just everyone access to everything, content creators only caring about their status and popularity, sponsors paying content creators to get their eyes on them no matter their reputation, businesses trying to be at the top of the market by being cheaper, kids with no common sense... We really need to do many, many, many things wrong to get to these points... and here we are.

[@jthom0027]

I was going to post something similar to this but you nailed it. We live in the perfect storm of stupidity, narcissism, and greed. When those three things go unchecked for too long, society crumbles. Literally everyone from TikTok, Kia, bad parents, stupid kids, and the companies running ads on these social media sites are to blame.

[@craftsmanceramics8653]

"parents who just give technology to children" Looooooooooooolz. Have you seen the black family in America? #fatherlessactivities

[@mileidyclass]

@@craftsmanceramics8653 Aren't you the same guy who got butthurt over Kira telling some dumb game dev to jerk it to some e-girls as a joke? I feel like you might be the real fatherless one here.

[@craftsmanceramics8653]

@@mileidyclass That's impressive. Tho, you look like you've never passed up a good buffet in your life.

[@joansilver5974]

I live in Milwaukee, and I've had my car stolen by these little turds. I can tell you, it's a nightmare here for anyone who owns a Hyundai or KIA. A friend of mine just had his stolen last Friday. I pray this isn't something that starts in other cities like it did here.

[@zimfan101]

Meanwhile the TikTok algorithm in China is inspiring the youth to the sciences and arts.

[@Harry-ly7ld]

@Ken North yeah better destroy people's belongings and life

[@somewhatoriginal]

Let’s do a challenge called “going to school”

[@ZERARCHIVE2023]

"GET A+ !" nah that's for the chinese version of TikTok bro

[@jennifergreene6469]

I work car insurance for a living, filing claims. The sheer number of stolen Kias/Hyundais compared to other makes/models is astounding. I take multiple a week, and there are thousands of us in our department. At this point every time we have one we usually drop "Kia challenge strikes again" in the group chat. Scary stuff.

[@edward9487]

To be fair, I've run this sort of thought process. The best case scenario on TikTok is when you do something, and you get *very few,* if *any at all,* views... and then you're discouraged from using the app. You're dissuaded from the illusion of attention that it truly has developed. And the worst case scenario is to *go viral.* Because then, you want to do more and more, because you feel like you're leading people - and you're going to do more and more dangerous things. TikTok is reality, as one had said. Compared to games like GTA, kids know it's a *game.* But TikTok is... It really is reality - it's people doing stupid things. To kill everything on TikTok, all you need to do is restrict - or even fabricate statistics of - views down to near-zero. You need to make people realize it's terrible, it's not going to work out well. And even if you have to lie to stop it all, any way to stop it is best, other than just straight up completely killing the app.

[@kevincy5397]

In addition to all of this here in Ohio these idiot kids would be released without bail within days of being brought in by the police. So they could steal a car and ,at least in the short term, face no punishment what so ever. You would have one kid stealing multiple cars and getting caught multiple times.

[@nothing4mepls973]

Can't believe all those future doctors and lawyers would do that.

[@RatedNforNick]

Something similar about all these thieves though. Something the mainstream news turns a blind eye to.

[@reed3863]

Ahh tiktok..the social experiment platform.

[@CowMaster9001]

The worst thing come from China since Y. pestis, possibly second worse with the Whinny the Flu

[@JOfJaZ]

I think anyone who participated in this challenge should be on juvie for life and be put on a no car list. Harsh, but having an entire generation unable to escape from this should be enough to keep it near permanently unforgettable. Edit: prison is also good too.

[@KVixen]

Can only be in juvi until 18, besides, they want to commit fully adult crimes, they should get fully adult time (prison).

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@KVixenyes i been saying this for years… ppl need to know consequences exist

[@manofsteel8728]

Bring back the gulag hard labour should fix the issue

[@resentfuldragon]

unfortunately this would cause major issues and it would take a single viral call for protest on tiktok to see riots break out. this would backfire tremendously.

[@JOfJaZ]

@@resentfuldragon well good luck on those people forming a riot when they can’t drive anywhere. Fuck ‘em.

[@EmmanuellaUdofia]

Love the fact that i got a tiktok ad for this video too

[@SwiftReels-81]

Good shit Kira. This is one of the reasons why my kids have no phones or social media.

[@Amagys]

Good parent. I talked with my buddy about basically never allowing their kids on social media because when we grew up it didn't exist. After some lengthy discussion he agreed and is restricting them. Unless they find a work around but that's on them.

[@JackQNielsen]

I love when people openly admit that they think their kids are so stupid that they have no choice but to completely block them from even the shred of a possibility of seeing things like this lmao

[@wilkic2]

@@JackQNielsen social media has basically no upsides and loads of downsides

[@JackQNielsen]

@@wilkic2 nobody is saying anything to the contrary.

[@wilkic2]

@@JackQNielsen your comment was mocking the above parents for having kids “too stupid” for social media. Which is a pointlessly nasty interpretation of the OP when basically everyone should be off social media

[@AlexW-]

Lets be real. Every dead tiktok "influencer" winning the Darwin award is a good tiktok influencer

[@DrKlausTrophobie]

You know, it's also a failure of regulations. Germany has mandatory electronic immobilizers. ...since 1998! (Of course, it doesn't prevent every car theft. But it raises the bar above turning the ignition switch.)