Teens Killed in Buffalo Crash Were Attempting TikTok 'Kia Challenge'
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>”Most people don't know about these challenges, most people don't care about these challenges, and even if they watch these videos and find them amusing, it doesn't mean they're going to walk out and steal a car."
Regardless, it’s a silly take and I assume the person saying this doesn’t have children. These “challenges” are pervasive; I’m constantly receiving notifications from my children’s schools that someone has hurt themselves attempting a TikTok challenge and some item or activity is now banned as a result. Right now it’s the “one chip challenge” and a bunch of kids from just one school have made themselves violently ill as a result. I think the last big one was “vandalize the school bathroom”.
It’s also silly to call it “a specific video”, as the challenge videos are a trend. They’re very popular on social media and past challenges have a multiplying effect on the likeliness of future videos getting participation.
From what I understand, these people stole a car using information from a video that dared others to try it. Then, later, they crashed it. The headlines make it seem like the challenge was involved in the crash.
Edit: To add on to this a little - The challenge was probably not "Liable"; If I publish an article called "Here's how to rob someone!" I am probably not liable if you go out and rob someone. If I publish and article "Here's how to rob house 123 Main Street" and link you to it, there's probably a case for conspiracy. The tiktok challenge is probably closer to the former, but has some tinge of incitement. Either would be "Involvement".
I think today's young people know that if they are under a certain age that the legal ramifications of doing things is low (you're just a juvie). While at the same time things like this give them a high reward and credit for doing it. I believe that this will just give lower bars for tried as an adult in legal courts. Also, monkey see, monkey do.
Another nomination for the Darwin Awards.
> The so-called "Kia challenge," shows TikTok viewers how to hotwire the two makes of cars with a USB cord and a screwdriver and dares them to participate in the illegal activity.
These companies were too cheap to put immobilizes in their vehicles, and also made it extremely easy to break into and manipulate the ignition barrel. So delinquents are stealing them en-masse for attention. Affecting up to 2021 model year KIA/Hyundai, all models.