'Good way to end up dead': Volusia County Sheriff warns families about viral door kicking challenge
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is warning families about a dangerous, viral social media trend where homeowners are being targeted.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood says teenagers are kicking in doors and scaring people inside.
A family in a DeBary neighborhood fell victim to the crime Sunday night.
"It was super super loud," said Argenis Ruiz, the homeowner. " clueless. I was just asleep and I woke up startled and scared and just wanted to get my kid out of the way."
Ruiz's doorbell camera captured video of two teenagers — one wearing a mask — creeping up to the family's house and then kicking in the door before running away.
"Immediately, we checked our cameras," Ruiz said.
It took deputies about two hours to catch a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy. They were arrested about a half mile away from the home.
The teens are accused of taking part in a viral prank known as the "door-kicking challenge" on TikTok.
"That's a good way to end up dead, especially in Florida," Sheriff Chitwood said.
Chitwood is warning parents to talk to their children about the dangerous consequences.
"You got to think you're about to become a victim of a home invasion robbery, and you're under a castle doctrine. You're going to shoot first and ask questions later," Chitwood said. "You're endangering your future with this TikTok challenge. You know, you're going to be charged with a felony."
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These days, people will do pretty much anything to gain some online clout, whether it’s royally humiliating themselves in public or trying questionable food combinations.
The latest trend to swamp TikTok, however, has the potential to cause lifelong harm, as youngsters are risking permanent disability and even amputation by dropping miscellaneous items onto their feet.
It is as absurd as it sounds, with Gen Z wincing as everything from computer chairs to air fryers plunge onto their toes.
They then rate the pain felt on a scale of one to 10 in the hope that theirvideos garner millions of views – despite experts warning of the risks.
19-year-old Nathan Bolingbroke has 19,000 followers on TikTok, and when he recently took part in the trend, he achieved the feat (no pun intended) of reaching 3.8million views and 350,000 likes.
‘I’d seen it online, so decided to start a series depending on how much traction it got,’ the part-time content creator tells Metro.
‘Part one started with me dropping a teddy bear onto my foot, which scored zero on the pain scale. Then I dropped a hardback book and rated it 3/10.
‘Next was a laptop, which scored a six, and finally, a toaster, both of which were old and lying around the house. The toaster was eight and much closer to the unimaginable pain level.’
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These days, people will do pretty much anything to gain some online clout, whether it’s royally humiliating themselves in public or trying questionable food combinations.
The latest trend to swamp TikTok, however, has the potential to cause lifelong harm, as youngsters are risking permanent disability and even amputation by dropping miscellaneous items onto their feet.
It is as absurd as it sounds, with Gen Z wincing as everything from computer chairs to air fryers plunge onto their toes.
They then rate the pain felt on a scale of one to 10 in the hope that theirvideos garner millions of views – despite experts warning of the risks.
19-year-old Nathan Bolingbroke has 19,000 followers on TikTok, and when he recently took part in the trend, he achieved the feat (no pun intended) of reaching 3.8million views and 350,000 likes.
‘I’d seen it online, so decided to start a series depending on how much traction it got,’ the part-time content creator tells Metro.
‘Part one started with me dropping a teddy bear onto my foot, which scored zero on the pain scale. Then I dropped a hardback book and rated it 3/10.
‘Next was a laptop, which scored a six, and finally, a toaster, both of which were old and lying around the house. The toaster was eight and much closer to the unimaginable pain level.’
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