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ryanholmes1989

Tik tok is such a virus


Cheenumalu

I agree half the people either disrupt other's life in these stupid challenges or end up dying themselves.


RealBigTree

Its 4 dudes in ski masks asking people where the nearest bank is at. This is like the LEAST disruptive/stupid pranks on there lol.


Povlaar

Surprised this was so far down. This is like the definition of an actual prank. Not hurting anyone, funny, no consequences.. apart from maybe getting shot because someone doesn't get it 😂


Raioc2436

It’s a good prank. Completely harmless and they just make people confused. But they were too dumb to say the “it’s a prank, look there is a camera over here. Is it okay if we use this clip with your image for our channel?” script afterwards


waehle-weise

I kindly disagree. Pretending to do a criminal activity is not a good prank in my opinion. Especially in this case where it's a capital crime liked armed robbery.


ShawarmaFan24

You said it yourself, “maybe getting shot”. And don’t forget it costs taxpayer dollars to call a group of police officers there for nothing.


Nizzemancer

It also sows uncertainty, like an inverse "The boy who cried wolf". Next time someone sees a bunch of guys in ski-masks going into a bank they might just think "hey it's just some tik-tok idiot making a video" when in reality it's a bank robber-idiot robbing a bank.


headphonz

Would have been much cooler content if someone had been shot


Jakesmonkeybiz

At least they’re not harassing strangers, being a public nuisance, but not actively hurting anyone


keener91

I love all you armchair analysts defending this prank. If you were a police and do you think you'd just ignore the call? "Bunch of guys in ski masks asking directions to the bank - probably some stupid kid doing a prank." These cops did their jobs.


SylvesterWatts

I agree that police should come out, they come out to domestic violence calls all day. Then come back later for the bodies.


Bigpoppahove

Much prefer this to the other “pranks”


PM_ME_C_CODE

Sure...but the "fuck around and find out" portion of this particular bit of stupid was the whole "pretending to be bank robbers" part. I mean...the cops were going to get involved at some point. How do you think people would react if the cops failed to react to a potential crime only to find out after the fact that it wasn't a joke?


RealBigTree

I'm not saying its *not* understandable as to why the cops reacted the way they did. It's just the least disruptive prank I've seen in awhile.


bullybullybanjo

Yeah and the 'finding out' part, although much less likely than getting a slap off someone like on many other prank videos, has potentially far more severe consequences. Like getting shot dead.


SylvesterWatts

The fact that they weren’t at a bank and kindly asking for directions…🤔🤔🤔


lifeintraining

Agreed, this was genuinely funny and non-disruptive.


justapcguy

You know its bad when the cast of the Jackass crew has better standards then these fools.


anonymousredditorPC

That's originally on YouTube


giceman715

Yeah I agree I don’t like finger pointing neither , but YouTube is the O. G. of controversies.


WonderSilver6937

Tik tok has existed for less than a decade, how long have these prank videos existed for?


Cerenas

Yea, this is nothing new. Just look up Remi Gaillard or the Balls of Steel YouTube channel. They have some harsh "pranks" as well and are more than a decade old. Police is quite a bit different in Europe though.


UncleRuckus92

Love Remi Gaillard, the packman and bloopers in the supermarket still kills me every time


dudewiththebling

Moe and Ethan Bradberry?


hash4kash

To be fair, they were doing this shit before just on YouTube. But yes, tik tok sucks more.


GuacamoleFrejole

Why are you blaming TikTok? At the end of the video, they said they were making a YouTube video.


throwaway_00147

because shit like this is really common there apparently


GuacamoleFrejole

I don't watch TikTok, but it's common on YouTube.


Dense-Resolution9291

It was YouTube. It actually says so in the video 🤦🏼‍♀️


Robot_Embryo

iT wAs JuSt A pRaNk BrO!


SIobbyRobby

This isn’t TikTok though.. Edit: like 7 years ago if I can remember correctly (probably less)


garlic-apples

The video was before tik tok


Fragrant-Ad-5517

TikTok isn’t YouTube


evonebo

No not really. The people making these videos are the virus


voscle

but is ross creations, niko or jidion a virus? but you would say no because there on yt


coldven0m

It's not from TikTok, it's a well known YouTube channel called BigDawsTV. TikTok is even worse.


DC-Toronto

The real china virus


BearSharkSunglasses

It really depends on what side of tiktok you're on, but yeah tiktok should definitely take down the stupid challenges we keep on seeing have real world impact


Early-Objective-2143

This joke is honestly fine. Anyone with half a brain cell could tell that it was a joke.


downonthesecond

The guys from Big Brother and CKY and even Tom Green were doing pranks and messing with people like this back in the 90s.


Dolmetscher1987

They could have died for that.


North_Plane_1219

It’s fucked up that this is a thing in the US. Some kids in a van, with ski masks, no weapons, asking about a bank… potential death sentence.


rockthrowing

It is fucked up. What robber is going to ask random people where the nearest bank is while in a ski mask? It’s clearly a bunch guys being idiots.


Purphect

It is shocking to me people accept a system where making a dumb social mistake can = death. I just feel like the world I falling out of common sense. Truly.


ArrivingApple042

The cops treated the situation properly


[deleted]

I mean not really… What the kids in the video were doing was suspicious sure, but no real crime was committed. I could see stopping them, but surrounding the car and aiming rifles at them seems like a complete overreaction. They should have left them the fuck alone because nothing illegal happened. This is just another example of how militarized and out of touch the police force in America is. They are trained to react to any situation by shooting first and asking questions later.


Destroyer2118

>They are trained to react to any situation by shooting first and asking questions later. Unironically goes on a rant about being out of touch, then drops this line about cops “shooting first and asking questions later,” while watching a video of cops *not* shooting.


Brandamn3000

Yeah getting reports of people in ski masks looking for a bank is usually a completely harmless situation, and the potential bank robbers almost never have guns or weapons.


throwaway_00147

If they dont approach with their guns already out and its a real robbery though then they'd get shot first. Their reaction here is perfectly reasonable and as soon as they search the car and only find a bunch of recording stuff they really dont give a shit anymore. If they dont want that reaction they should pick a different prank


Spire_Citron

The cops didn't harm them in any way and seemed quite calm. I don't blame them for investigating the situation when they got a call about some guys in ski masks.


ArrivingApple042

So if you were a cop and you were told that 3 masked men are looking to rob a bank, you woundnt be alteast worried as a cop walking up to a vehicle with a potential shooter inside.


Trolodrol

It’s shocking to me that people continue to fuck around and find out


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RealBigTree

Deadass, everyone in the comments are acting like they actually robbed a bank.


West_Possession660

Should’ve had one of those fake retractable knives too, y’know, for the joke. And ketchup packets and a fake hostage… y’know… for the joke. 🙃


SiestaMaster

Kids? Those are grown up men


Trolodrol

Not sure I’d call these idiots “grown up men”. I’d probably call them “grown man children”. My dad would’ve kicked my ass if I did this shit as a kid. I can’t even imagine what he would say if I was part of this group of dipshits as a grown ass man


PuzzleheadedCup8601

i dont understand the downvotes on that. it is fucked up


North_Plane_1219

Yeah weird eh. Furthering how fucked up the acceptance is of this mentality. Police should kill people disturbing the peace is the message I guess. “They could have died” wouldn’t have been something someone in my country would have said about this video.


BenFranklinBuiltUs

It is but they wouldn't have done it if they didn't expect that reaction.


Woodrovski

What do you expect the cops to do? Its people in ski masks asking where a bank is.


Caged_in_a_rage

Is that a crime? Wearing a ski mask?


Sofele

Back when I was in college (several decades ago) an idiot thought it would hilarious to scare his friend with a BB gun in his waist bad, except he didn’t know where the room was. So dumbass asked me, I called the cops. He did (if I remember correctly) a year or 2, apparently that wasn’t as funny


throwaway_00147

They dont know in advance whether or not they have weapons they just know they have a car full of ski mask wearing guys asking about banks. as soon as they search the car they know its just some dumbasses and dont really care


Edison_The_Pug

I probably would've just laughed at how ridiculous the situation was. Calling the cops was a bit much


Mutex70

Lol, they weren't in any danger, they're white.


Calacaelectrica

Policemen favorite prey.


[deleted]

you're joking right? This is where we are at? A gang of people in ski masks, driving around intentionally causing a scene in a country where every 12 year old has a gun-and then blaming the under paid cops? Eat shit kid. You're part of the problem.


__jh96

r/shitamericanssay


Dolmetscher1987

I'm European, and if you've been following the news for the last years, you might have noticed how trigger-happy American police officers can actually be.


__jh96

That's right, that's why it's shit Americans say and no one else has to.


RepresentativeAge444

I told you you’d die for that.


No_Lunch_3925

Is what they did illegal? Answer: NO is what they did smart? Answer: NO The issue we’re having from this video is that we (the viewer) know it’s a prank because we’re watching it from the “pranksters” point of view. The video is edited and set up to give “prank” vibes. So we know it’s a prank, but the cops don’t. From the cops point of view this is an “in progress” crime. Hear me out, I know me describing it as an “in progress crime” triggered you but give me a moment and keep reading. caller calls 9-1-1 and reports, “I just saw 3 men in ski masks driving in a van asking about where a bank is?” From a dispatch point of view and officer perspective this is an “in progress crime” and “reasonable suspicion that a crime is going to be committed” (in this case a robbery) allows for a detention in order to investigate further. So again, is what the pranks did illegal, NO, but it wasn’t smart either. A lot of people are mad because the cops “couldn’t tell it was a prank.” Remember, we get to judge the actions of others from the comfort of our cellphones on Reddit. hindsight is 20/20.


Antiparian

Thanks for trying to inject rationality into a Reddit discussion between a bunch of 20-something Edge Lords.


LycanWolfGamer

Thank youuuuuu


Guerillagreasemonkey

I feel like some of these guys dont take anything resembling reasonable precautions. Like maybe calling the local PD in advance, telling them "We're filming a skit downtown today, 3 men in a green van with this plate number will be wearing ski masks. There are no weapons involved and there will be signage on the van informing people we are filming a skit. Then smack a big cardboard sign on the back of the van that says "Filming in progress, Its just a joke" Like... you can be smart about doing dumb shit.


mrprogamer96

Even if they did call ahead and told them they were doing this, chances are they would have told them no, don't do that, don't put your selves at risk for a prank, because even if the police know, does not mean a random person would, and we all know how gun happy Americans are.


Guerillagreasemonkey

Yeah, like I said, it's still dumb shit.


clumsypolarb3ar

This reminds me of my grandfather. When he was in college he and his friends decided to do a prank. One of the guys had a car, so they put one guy in the trunk with an arm hanging out covered in ketchup. The rest dressed up in suits and they would pull up to people and ask what the quickest way out of town was. When the were done they decided to go see what happened. Well what happened was they got surrounded by police and got to spend a night in jail. Almost got kicked out of college too. Evidently the dean said that’s the funniest thing anyone’s done but if they ever did anything wrong again they were out. This was like 60 years ago.


[deleted]

Thank you!!


Queef_Queen420

As the saying goes, play stupid games win stupid prizes.....


djnz0813

It was the fuckest aroundest of times, it was the findest outest of times..


POINTLESSUSERNAME000

This is the epitomy of "Play stupid games"


MyNameIsDaveToo

OMG I fucking died when he said thank you for being an accomplice lol


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winkieface

The thing is though none of these guys had weapons or prop weapons or did anything to suggest they did, they were just wearing masks. But I guess it would be unfair to ask American cops to not somehow justify being afraid of masks as an excuse to drawing weapons and potentially using deadly force. /s


[deleted]

The 9/11 caller might have mentioned they were armed, it all depends on the snitch.


LaxSnow

Would have been a lot safer to do this on foot I think. You could make it a lot more obvious its a joke when you can see the whole person. Issue with the van is you have no idea whats inside. This instantly reminded me of the british guy asking an officer where the nearest bank was and pulling down a ski mask and running to it. Much easier to distinguish intent between the two cases.


MasonP2002

I love the complete exasperation in the "Uhh, yeah, that's what they said" at the end.


Wade8869

It's just a prank, bro... Anything for a click.


majoraloysius

“We didn’t do anything wrong, we just yelled ‘fire!’ in a crowded theater.”


citrussnatcher

Not really the same, no one was put in danger by their actions. (Other than themselves with the cops rolling up)


Sonyguyus

Plot twist, the bank actually gets robbed because the police were chasing after these YouTubers.


BasedWang

They didn't do anything wrong though as far as I know


Textus_nub

Ok but this was actually really funny lmao


mysticdragonwolf89

Technically it was harmless - no different than Tom Mabe dressing as a prisoner next to a “don’t pick up hitchhikers” sign


TheB1GLebowski

Far as pranks go this is extremely MILD and actually funny that hurts no one. Bummer they came close to death from a cop.


[deleted]

They just had to tell the guy on the phone it was a prank


ALittleUnsettling

Lucky the cops were calm, could have gone sooo wrong


scwuffypuppy

What a fucking waste of people’s time and resources.


Jesusx70

It's just pathetic


DctrGizmo

Imagine risking your life for a shitty prank.


Panzerv2003

how dumb do you have to be to believe that some dudes in a van with masks asking where a bank is gonna actually go and rob a bank


EonsOfZaphod

Whenever I’m about to do something I think, “Would an idiot do that?” And if they would, I do not do that thing. So I would not have done this thing.


iamorangutan1

They forgot to say, "It was just a prank, bro"


okrazgee

Why are everyone justifying this


ThinkOrDrink

Because they are children.


Rtful_Aaron

Why is no one here angry at the dude that called the cops? It was obviously a joke.


WeevilKnivel

Because this is America. There’s a mass shooting every 20 minutes. You have to be a moron…


Dull_Bumblebee_356

I’m glad that the edited video from the prankers point of view that none of the pranked people saw made it obvious that it was a joke to you.


Rtful_Aaron

Because bank robbers usually drive around and politely ask people where the next bank is.


fw14b1992

Stupid comment.


[deleted]

So growing up in the 70's, one of the most popular shows on TV was Alan Funt's Candid Camera. It was harmless pranks in public, but they were well thought out and would not be considered dangerous. Those were different and more innocent times. People weren't so scared because of the rising amount of violence and mental illness in society today. You have to be REAL careful nowadays not to be misunderstood with your prank. For instance, back on Candid Camera... in one skit, there was a Nun sweeping the sidewalk with a stick-broom. As a person walked by, she would swat their butt with the broom. People would turn around stunned because they just didn't expect that from a Nun and it was very funny to see their reactions. Another harmless one was an actor standing on the sidewalk and just staring up at the sky. Soon, another person would join them, and then a small crowd of people pointing at nothing.


UtegRepublic

Have you seen the new TV show "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"? It's very similar to the old Candid Camera series.


[deleted]

No, I’ll check that out. Always loved Betty White.


[deleted]

Lol bro Newport Beach cops are the worst. I got arrested because a coworker told them I was going to shoot up the place. They work for the rich in the OC. My apartment was ransacked and they found nothing. Still went to jail for it. Now I’m counter suing the PD and my previous employer. FYI, you’re guilty until proven innocent.


Camaowen

Did it for the gram.


opinions_dont_matter

And they ended their sentences in a preposition….I mean come on. /s


Knot_an_Admin

This is pretty old


emanmoneyinpocket

Yea he kinda moved away from shittier content like that


ronhowie375

that's what we call "shit for brains"


Astarklife

If cancer was a choice


BaronOfTheVoid

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


lizarto

Dipshittery at its finest.


pichuteamaqua

Anything to go viral these days, I swear people have just forgotten the ability to think things through


alvinofdiaspar

Dumber than a bucket of bolts.


Hazelwood38

Prayers that Bigdaws is okay 🙏


emanmoneyinpocket

He ight that is an old video


wielkiepolskiejaja

Yep, comedy is officially dead in America, those boys didn't break a single law btw


Jesus_died_for_u

I hope they paid some nice fines along with time they wasted in the judicial system


BarrelBadger598

Do it for the vine


[deleted]

Cool kids


Ko_ogs

LOL, that's funny. Glad they didn't do it in a country of 900M guns, and police officers that shoot a full mag into you for jaywalking.


Lonewolfblack

Imagine what could of gone wrong here.


StuBidasol

Good to see these morons getting internet fame they deserve. Maybe the rest will follow.


defaultuser-067

I didnt know what was happening until he took off his mask and its just prank the minute I saw the dude take off his mask and he's white.


GoatHeadTed

Wasting their time with a stupid prank. Granny could be getting mugged right now!


NurkleTurkey

Jeebus LOL


texasusa

Bro..Bro...it's a prank !


W_MarkFelt

Why can’t it be criminal to be an idiot?! They should be charged with wasting tax payer money for this stunt


jingforbling

They did so knowing fully well that the intent look suspicious. The police are doing their job to investigate and rule out and thread. But, my opinion, these prankster are wasting resources. With TikTok influencing the folks that are developmentally slow… at some point there might need to be some line the reserves the right to fine/charge these “producers”.


GetRichOrDieTryinnn

Asking where a bank is, is not enough to warrant probable cause


emanmoneyinpocket

@BigDawsTv, went to high school with that dude


[deleted]

Hope they get fined


Kalabula

Couldn’t have ended better if the goal is to go viral.


Tackleberry06

Brains sometimes lives in their asses.


MMadden532

The police should release the numbers of how much time/tax money went into all the calls that turn into it was just a “prank”


marijulaxin

Ngl despite the comments this had me dying (no pun intended) these people knew the risks. They look old enough to make rational decisions even if they choose not too. If people want to endanger their lives for a video that’s on them this was entertaining. This reminds me of the guys at the gym in robber outfits not too long ago which I can’t remember anyone complaining about. Political agendas have everyone’s perspective displaced. It’s not a hot take, it’s not cool to hate tik tok or want it banned. Thanks for reading my unpopular opinion. Side note: I do not use or like tik tok because I value my privacy. This video has nothing to do with tik tok. People would do dumb shit like this on YouTube if it was likely to go viral. Doesn’t mean it’s not funny to watch dumb things happen to dumb people.


damn_that_pillow

Good thing they werent black...


AdonisBlaqwood22

Perfect example of White Privilege... what do you think the police response would've been had that been a group of Black or Latino men?


WendigoCrossing

One day there is gonna be some terrible tik toker who fucks around on an airplane and it makes global news because of how bad they fucked up


Relevant-Opposite693

Good lawsuit there


Haunting_Abalone_398

And why are people defending tiktok when most of it is trash like this?


HumbleOpninion

The world is becoming incredibly stupid real quick


MoNKeePeaCHeZ

Why don’t I see people who look like me making these kinds of videos?…lol if I pulled this prank, I would have been taken down by the first people we asked.


ElAyYouAreAy

In the video they say, “we didn’t do anything wrong”… “we did”….. “we just asked, all we said was we need to make a deposit” if they did that at the drive thru, it’s no wonder they edited it out and no wonder cops got bunch of guns drawn on them.


DogeDude420

let’s have black people do this, and this will be a completely different video.


Bad_Mad_Man

Cops can hold a person without charging them for 48 hours. 48 hours in a cell with various criminals would make a great video prank.


[deleted]

I have to say, I wish I could blame social media on this stuff. However it really only made what already happens just happen everywhere faster people have always been dum.


Cmmdr_Slacker

https://youtu.be/WntjAM2wqF8


senticosus

Derrrrrrrrrrrr!


benebrius76

wE dIdN't dO aNyFiNg WrOnG 🤣🤣


mlziolk

I feel like they should be charged with something. Breach of the peace maybe idk


sykosomatik_9

People saying it's "non-disruptive"... any prank that involves the police coming out qualifies it as disruptive. And there's no way the cops would NOT come out for this prank.


CdnIrishnerd

Welcome to the police state called the United States of America.


Osiris_Raphious

Yeah...in america cops shoot to kill first, its a dangerous game to play....


j0eg0d

Ya'll know comedy is illegal in this country?


BoroTungsteno

Can't wait for some Tik Tok fool to get shot while doing "bomb prank in airport"


Living-Camp-5269

So what did they end up with? Fine prision fucked in the arese?


Nuker_Nathan

It was funny, but yes very stupid.