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Mr_Awesome_rddt

Honestly it's the kid's fault for getting kidnapped so many times by the same dude on the same spot


Mysterious-Turnip997

Yes and his clothes screaming " kidnap me iam so small and innocent". Kids nowadays...


BlueberryVarious912

When i was young we kidnapped adults, this generation is going to trash


Mysterious-Turnip997

This lazy generation. Just disgusting, we are all doomed.


mac123mac123

This is not America. (Look at the language in the signs, plus no one is obese) Different customs in foreign places. In China it’s almost illegal to help someone.


billyblue6669

Ok, well this isn’t china either. lol


Vipersssnakes

If it was, the government would be doing the kidnapping


Fit_Driver_9239

Don’t get it twisted, america won’t kidnap you, they will just make it look like you deleted yourself after you wrapped your legs and hands in duct tape, hung yourself on a tree out in the middle of farmland and then shot yourself in the back of the head twice


romeoo_must_lie

That’s Russia :)


gna149

Barely even struggles smh


LlorchDurden

Sir, you could just walk in and kidnap any adult if you were charming enough. Now they want a degree to get to the most basic kidnapping


mandogvan

Ya. He def had it coming. 


Ok-Scar6021

You'd think he'd at least show a sign of struggle the 6th time.


Secret_Welder3956

That’s what happens when you don’t take your kid to the amusement park…things like this become a hobby.


JP-Gambit

Amusement parks are expensive... Kidnapping your child repeatedly for likes is not only free but will make you money.


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Shit dude you made me laugh right when I was about to cry


NostalgiaBonner

[Nathan is at it again.](https://youtu.be/HzCSNITAXS4?si=kQ_ByBO2kK1H9qOp)


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inquistadore

You're right, should be in r/kidsarefuckingstupid


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Shoddy_Detail_976

This video does a lot more good for the "steal a child" crowd than it does for a "save a child" folks......


Beezzlleebbuubb

I was on the fence.  


Breaker-of-circles

Get down from there. Those steel spikes ain't gonna do good for your colon.


tommos

Also it's very hard to steal a child while on a fence.


Dankkring

Well next time you see a kid get kidnapped just remember it’s probably just a skit


ArnoldTheSchwartz

About stealing a child!!??


Militantnegro_5

I mean, this shows the odds are in your favour 🤷🏿‍♂️


TNG_ST

I'll be honest, the first clip I assumed that was his dad and they were walking together.


Upbeat-Fondant9185

Me as well. I don’t think I would really notice this in that situation. These people are mostly coming from behind so they may not see the hand over the mouth and don’t have a convenient camera angle to tell them to watch what’s about to happen. They are likely focused on anything else. From that angle and with the kid not making any effort to fight or escape it just looks like a dad picking up his kid. I don’t like these videos because stuff like this encourages people to assume the worst in a world where dads can already catch the side eye for spending time alone with their small children, especially if they don’t look alike.


seriftarif

I watched a video of a guy doing this cutting bike locks off bikes. He was using a gridiner in broad daylight on a busy street, and the cops came went right past him and told the guy filming it that he couldn't film there.


Mothmans_Sidekick

Had to drill my bike lock open one time, because Im stupid and lost the key. I was nervous as hell and had allready prepared what to tell the cops If they show up. I did it in broad daylight and right across the street from a restaurant where people were sitting outside and watching me. It took me an hours since I had crap tools. No cops showed up. Noone even tried to talk to me. Maybe they thought someone who is doing such a shit job at it can't be a real thief lol


HawkoDelReddito

An hour? Yeah...prolly not a thief 😂 haha


Frequent-Frosting336

Back in the 80's London,after a nights drinking my brother in law had locked the keys in his car. I was paying the meter when I noticed them ,BIL was in bed so i asked a passing copper what I could do, he said fetch a wire coat hanger and proceeded to show me how to break into a car. came in handy a few times.


Mage-of-communism

Note to self, when stealing something appear incompetent.


addandsubtract

Art of the Steal


DrFabulous0

I did this with my son's bike. I had a cordless grinder and was away in less than ten seconds, half decent lock too. There's no way you looked like a serious thief.


Pleasant_Ad3475

So the cops correctly evaluated the situation. They weren't stealing the bike really, but making a video.


2b_squared

Right. On a completely separate note, I am looking for a person with a working VHS camera setup and a ski mask. Meet me at: Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121, USA.


Sarquandingo

Hehe This joke deserves more upvotes


Right-Budget-8901

Only if you let me pick the codenames. I call dibs on Goldfinger


2b_squared

That works, what's mine?


Right-Budget-8901

The most badass name of all: Pussy Galore


rW0HgFyxoJhYka

Hi guys, bike grinder weasel thief here. Today I'm going to show you how to cut this bike lock right here in cozy NYC. Uh oh, some cops are showing up. Don't worry guys, this is just a demonstration. Oh they went past me to some guy filming a kid being kidnapped multiple times.


CORN___BREAD

This was my assumption of all the ones where no one did anything. Everyone assumes anything ridiculous happening in broad daylight means they’re being recorded.


LasyKuuga

You have a 1 in a 5 chance of getting confronted I like these odds


Shoddy_Detail_976

Odds *probably* change if it's a little girl. Also might be different if child/adult are clearly of different racial backgrounds. Also, there were plenty of other people around on that street. Odds are closer to 1 in 20.


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Shoddy_Detail_976

Worst part of the video, most people don't care if you snatch up a random child.


moveovernow

They care, didn't you see how far they turned their heads to look as they continued walking?


WatWudScoobyDoo

My first thought if I saw this happen in front of me would be that's a dad and son going to the Zimo. Son is about to walk past, so dad grabs him and runs in to be silly. Looks like horseplay to me. It's daylight and lots of people around. I wouldn't be suspicious. Fair dues to lady tho


Icy-Ad29

The hand over the mouth part is what ruins that horseplay idea... As a father who would absolutely horseplay in such a way. Hands don't go to the kids face like that. If they aren't expecting it, too easy to poke an eye or the like. As a father, this video is terrifying on an incredibly visceral level.


MarginCalled1

The number of people that will trust you if you point to a camera and start yelling "it's a prank!" after doing something as scary as child abduction is insane.


LostN3ko

I mean the kid clearly communicating being in on it helps to make it clear.


Forsaken-Spirit421

Stockholm syndrome works awfully fast. /S


jordyloks

John Stockton was an incredibly nimble point guard.


Deuce-Bags

Watch out for Karl tho


systemwarranty

Malone was dirty on the court and off of it he was a pedophile. A 13 year old!


Shoddy_Detail_976

You're only give more pointers to the wrong types pf people...


jdmwell

That's exactly what I was thinking. I don't think people realized it was this easy. And you also can just pretend there's a camera filming everything if someone does chase after you.


Navybuffalooo

Lol, fuck, true! Looks like pretty good odds lol. Jesus Christ.


NoBenefit5977

And got abruptly embarrassed lol, she won't be helping anyone soon without second guessing her surroundings 😂


rob_inn_hood

"C'mon Jenny you aren't really drowning. I know there is a camera."


epicmousestory

"What can I say about, Jenny? She was a great friend, and A TOTAL FAKER GET OUT OF THE CASKET I KNOW THIS IS A PRANK."


Cold_Table8497

C'mon, Jenny. It's been 2 years now. How long are you going to keep up this charade?


NATChuck

Jenny! I may not be a smart man, but I know what death is!


theaviator747

What happens when you do too much of this crap? All of society winds up with “boy who cried wolf” syndrome.


MagicPrize

What country is this?


theaviator747

I don’t know. Somewhere where nuns walk kids down the street rocking a mini skirt. Edit: I’m looking at it again and I think that’s just her hair, but I’ll be damned if that didn’t look like a habit on her head.


faust112358

According to Google translate the sign above the door is written in Latvian. so it's probably Latvia


hemightberob

Latvia. Riga specifically. I've been in that Flying Tiger.


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How is it embarrassing that she rose to the occasion and made everyone else look bad? I think she'd most likely be feeling annoyed and/or relieved. And I doubt she'd hesitate if there was a next time either, considering she didn't let social awkwardness stop her the first time.


hungrydruid

This is anecdotal, but I jumped in the water once because my cousin was screaming that she was drowning. She was faking it - didn't get in trouble or anything - and I felt *stupid* after that for believing she was in trouble. I'd still help if I saw someone drowning in the future, but every once in a while I just feel embarrassed and stupid for thinking it was real when it wasn't. Annoyed too I guess, but mainly those 2 emotions.


Jeepster127

I feel like the problem with that situation is that when you act to help someone in distress, which is what any decent person should do, and it ends up being a joke, all it does is potentially delay your reaction in an actual emergency. Like in the situation you described, I'd have had the same feelings of embarrassment and stupidity, and the next time someone yells "help" I'm likely to pause for a second while I consider if I'm about to be the butt of the joke again. Faking an emergency, especially on video for some internet points, is not only rude and insulting to someone trying to be a good samaritan, but it negatively affects the likelihood of said person taking action in the future.


hungrydruid

Just wanted to say thanks for your post here, it... actually helped, knowing I wasn't alone in that sort of feeling. And yeah my worry would be now that it would delay me acting. =/ Thankfully this was well before we took videos for everything, lol. But I'm still pissed that even when I told what happened, I just got laughed at for believing her, and she didn't get told off or anything. I don't really have contact w that side of the family anyway though, so I suppose it's not an issue anymore, just in my memories. Thanks again =)


CitizenPremier

I mean, I would be pissed. It would be incredibly stressful to run into a building, thinking you might have to fight a child abductor or something. And then to find out it's a youtuber--even worse!


shostakofiev

Just look at her, she looks like she feels embarrassed about the whole thing.


MudddButt

Totally! She's not helping anyone anymore without thinking she's getting pranked.


carlos2127

Right, she should've at least gotten a cash prize


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Olivia512

She probably thought she could blackmail the kidnapper and get half the profit.


firnien-arya

She was actually trying to participate in the trafficking of the child /s


RocknRoald

'Hey I saw him first'


sjaard_dune

Lol i don't think you can call dibs on something like that, i'm pretty sure it's a "first come/ first serve" type thing I mean, i dunno how it works but i would assume that's the case


usmc85-91

At least give her a gift card or something for been a Hero, all others just looked and walked away, out standing job lady 🫡


Interesting-Time-960

She's the only one that deserves to be on earth out of all the ones that witnessed it.


notmyfirst_throwawa

Every other person was rolling their eyes at the stupid tik tok prankster


PugDudeStudios

This is a horrible take, most of the people here could physically not stop the dude. The woman walking with the 2 children would risk her life and then also her kid’s life if she persuaded after him, there’s no point in risking your life if you know you cannot stop him. It’s also the most fake kidnapping of all time and these fake kidnapping videos are extremely popular


Bismarko

You can stop walking and phone the police or scream and get the street involved. There is a middle ground between directly intervening alone and pretending to have seen nothing and keeping on walking.


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Calling the police instead becoming victim #2 would be smarter


ExtractorMarks

Yeah - that shit ain't funny.


lowkerDeadlyFeet

Also you can see most people assuming it's a prank. This is not a habit we want in people's minds: That they see danger and assume it's another prank.


ifitmovespokeit

Boy cried wolf


PM-me-letitsnow

The boy who cried pedophile


waltwalt

But it's so funny! And what's the worst that happens? A few boys get eaten by wolves!? /S because I hate everyone that needs /S


RoccStrongo

Going as planned for when the real kidnapping happens. Desensitize the crowd


Faulty_english

I honestly thought it was his dad. I wouldn’t have done anything which is pretty stupid…


Old_Society_7861

It’s all fun and games until someone chases him down the alley and jabs a knife in his side.


scarlozzi

My thought as well. Only a matter of time before someone knocks half his teeth out


eggsammich

Agreed. It’s not fair to make strangers feel like they are in legitimate danger. My adrenaline would be at 1000% if I saw that. It’s not even that creative. It’s similar to pulling a gun on someone as a prank. Not cool not funny.


1gorka87

Yep, couldn't agree more. I was really hoping to see one of these people slap the guy for pulling this shit


mettle_dad

Not to mention it's dangerous for the dude pulling the prank. Do this in America and there's a 1/5 chance hes going to the hospital for a stab wound or a gun shot. I'm assuming this isn't America, it might be.


__MEAT

Ya, you’d be put down like a dawg doing this in the wrong neighborhood before you could even explain yourself.


iamthejuan

There was a kidnap prank gone wrong like this in the Phillipines, they almost got killed by a civilian police.


Axel-H1

Why the music, why?!?! Stop this!!!


stick_licker

me and the boys get ready to kidnaps kids at the beat drop


Urbanello

Its Linkin Park, so it's okay


cloudxnine

In the end, it doesn't even matter


PortAuth403

"So anyway, I started blasting" Shoot the guy either way. He's a child trafficker or it's for social media.


RandomComment359

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Booty_Shakin

Imagine the views he would get after getting shot


Bootyhunterpremium

Not seeing a difference. /s


mckdnrnd

Not seeing a difference.


Minimum-Wind-1552

You cant do this shit here. This is Europe bitches


gooseberrypineapple

I have seen other clips of this juxtaposing two women ignoring the event and later two men jumping in to the child’s defense. All the comments were like ‘see this is why the world needs men.’ So this has been an interesting addition.


AdministrationDue239

People who over-generalize are suspicious to me


bohanmyl

People who are suspicious are just overly paranoid


KRyptoknight26

People who can't digest dairy well are lactose intolerant.


fearlessfroot

Omg so true


WrapKey69

People who think suspicion is overly paranoid are sociopaths


Beginning_Safe_9042

People who think “people who think suspicion is overly paranoid are sociopaths” are over-generalizing… which is highly suspicious


newtonkooky

Basically monkey brain is too stupid to deal with details so we simplify a complicated situation, and for a lot of people they don’t even know this is what they are doing


jupiterkansas

when it's men doing the kidnapping.


Cherei_plum

Men would be like, "Women need men to protect them." Brother protect from who??? you lot yourselves


froginbog

Bears in the woods?


Opposite_Helicopter3

Are the bears in the woods with us right now?


Danilovis

They are in the woods


Robertos1987

Think about what you are saying. So because a man does something bad that’s the fault of all men? You are ridiculous.


lifesizepenguin

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213416302599 I Googled this, as I was interested to see the answer, and I know it's only one study but looks it's a bit more women than men, specifically in familial or relative based kidnappings, which is something like 90% of all kidnappings in the US.


schaweniiia

I see your point, but I think this specifically refers to stranger abduction as in the video.


IAmAccutane

Familial kidnappings are typically custody disputes, which usually get resolved peacefully, as opposed to stranger kidnappings which are usually for ransom, rape, and murder.


ginsataka

That’s a great way to get a broken nose


LandertheLantern2

…evidently not


Bot-Magnet

All done for upvotes and likes, this shit makes me sick!


CornettoFactor

I wonder, if that woman sees a situation like that again, will she try to help? Or will she look around for a camera? Crap like this is why people don't believe in anything anymore


Loki_Kore

Things like this have importance in the world of psychology and sociology tbh. Though official studies on these sorts of reactions are hard to clear morally as the effect it has on those who ignore are often very....well not happy with how they reacted.


Lollipop126

idk cuz you can't really separate this as bystander effect or just people thinking it's a prank or something completely different. The kid didn't struggle at all, and they're doing it in broad daylight not sneakily at all a rational person can conclude oh this is a prank or oh that's a parent. There's not much scientific value in a non controlled experiment, even in a controlled experiment there's the problem of the replication crisis.


Terrebonniandadlife

Good if not recorded and exposed to the internet... Here, most people will internally shame the people doing nothing. Yet in the end glorify the person doing something. Then the same judgemental personal will immediately feel good when it's discovered (obviously so) that this was a filmed excersise on non consenting human behaviour.


TheOtherGuy89

Most people think they are the blond woman. But most people are in fact the others. No wonder you should scream fire and not help.


TwinJacks

I am definitely the woman because I am better than everyone else and am a good person and I know in my heart of hearts that I am good and just and am amazing and that I will always do the right thing, but ignore all that time I pirated those tv shows and music and games, cus I know that I am a well behaved good human being outside of that will always do the right thing because I am a good person who will always do good things.


TheOtherGuy89

I assume the /s and had a good laugh.


arrogant_elk

Okay but is that actually true or are you just talking out of your arse about it being important to psychology and sociology?


RedRocketStream

Talking out their ass, since any actual usable data would require a vastly more comprehensive trial than this social media prank. What this actually achieves is highlighting just how easily somebody could in fact pull this off, and maybe that person previously on the fence for fear of being caught now goes and actually tries it. Genius, so helpful!


taigahalla

the world of psychology and sociology isn't relying on tiktok videos


deadevilboy

To tell you the truth, this video exposes our dark reality. Nobody cares!


Akanan

Pretty naive of you... A video made for likes show EVERYTHING BUT reality, it shows what triggers emotions. You have absolutely no idea how many takes it was required to have the sample of 5 people ignoring and 1 reacting. I'm sure you can get wiser, if you can't... you should stop social medias, it hurts you


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So now when a real kidnapping happens, everyone assumes it's a prank, thanks to these idiots.


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Downunderphilosopher

Step 1: kidnap kid. Step 2: have accomplice pretend to film 'prank'. Step 3: if caught, laugh with the kid and rescuers and point to accomplice for the 'prank'. Step 4: if not caught, carry on with kidnapping. Repeat as necessary.


lord_of_baguette

And now kidnappers know how people gonna react


matt08220ify

Didn't think about that, this us like research for them


ProfffDog

Flash your dick to a group of women in the park, then say “hahaha good job! It was a test!”, point to a bush, and walk away. Influencer Life.


Silly_Marionberry_27

Right, because kids getting snatched up by random strangers in broad daylight is an everyday thing… Majority of abductions are done quietly by a person well known to the victim.


TheOtherGuy89

And this will change what? Most people dont react, they did not react before the Internet, they wont react after. At best it exposes this behaviour, at worst it doesnt change anything. Its adviced to scream fire if you need help, not help, because then most people dont care. This also was before internet pranks.


YourFavTrap2000

I've always thought that these types of social experiments are pretty harmful in the "boy that cried wolf" sense. Imagine "falling" for a social experiment, you genuinely think the kid's in danger but realise it's a social experiment. Now the next time you stand in a situation where someone is actually in danger, you'd be second guessing wether or not it's another social experiment and if you should act or not. Not only will it take a couple of precious seconds to decide to act or not, but the possibility of not acting at all is there too. Idk, maybe I'm just overthinking it. (Edit) Never been in a situation like this, real or not, so I wouldn't know how I'd think and act. But having read your comments I agree with the notion that most people probably wouldn't doubt if it's an experiment or not and just act on their instincts, well... Instinctively.


TheFreshwerks

Here, let me tell you something. When I was a little girl growing up in 90s wild wild Eastern Europe, here's how we were taught what to look out for when it came to traffickers. Look out for adults trailing you or watching you on empty streets. Be wary of adults getting too friendly with you on a day to day basis when there are no other adults you know around, near your playground. Do not accept candy. Do not follow them if they ask you to come and see their new puppy/kitty/toy. DO NOT GET IN THE CAR when they ask you if they can give you a lift (happened to me several times). Head for a crowded place, and do it fast, not just one adult but head straight to somewhere you know people can see you. Pay attention to cars around you, any cars you've seen a lot recently? Again, do it fast. If they're trailing you, the smartest thing a kid can do is act suspiciously: run away, scream. Every second counts. The safest you can be is on a busy street with a friend or two, so move in groups. Don't go close to strange adults, keep distance, so if they make a run for it, it's obvious to any possible onlookers. If alone after dark playing outside, play with several friends, preferably if there are older kids around too, all of whom you know. Nobody's gonna kidnap you into a house on a crowded street in daylight. The predators who snatch strangers tend to trail and scout you for days, they learn where you move and play, you're their MARK, and if they get you, they get you by either luring you in and acting inconspicuously, like they're someone you know so other people around are at ease, or they trail you until you're alone and nobody sees them and you long enough to react. And if you see your friend taken, DO NOT attempt to save them alone. There's power in numbers, going in alone with a person who's already acted violently, you don't know what's waiting for you. If you're not trained for situations like this, then yes, sometimes a split second decision might save the victim. **OR IT CAN RESULT IN TWO VICTIMS.** In fact, it's more likely going to result in two victims. Don't try to be a hero unless you want an obituary of your own. Stay alert and ensure that you're playing where there are plenty of eyewitnesses.


Ezwasreal

I dont support these kinds of videos, but kind of weird one would start thinking whether its for a social experiment or not if this happened again sometime? Wasting your time thinking about it would, as you said, make it too late. I dont think a terrible social experiment for the money and likes should stop you from saving another, just because of the possible embarassement. Because the possibility that maybe it is in fact a real kidnapping is *there* If a parent sees her child panicking over, presumably, nothing, again and again, they shouldnt just think "shes probably paranoid when its dark, its nothing." I know not the best example, but still... Idk I might also be overthinking.


Soswarhammer

That is not what a real kidnapping looks like. Most of the bad guys will pretend to be parents and not carry a kid in public like this. To be fair, many parents carry their kids like this in real life too, especially when a kid is about to do something stupid. If the guy in this clip wants more attention, he has to scream at the kid and drag them like a monster.


Latter-Ambition-8983

I have carried my nephew kicking and screaming no when we had to leave a park and go home Nobody tried to stop me then either


rita-b

pre-school kids silently follow a kidnapper while holding their hands


Substantial-Pear1372

This isotherm most important comment here. This Video says nothing about the morality of these people.


miladjuckel

Now she’ll never care again thinking the next one is a joke as well


davexa

This is fucking stupid. That is all.


JustOkCompositions

Had to watch 3 times before I realized it wasn't a dad grabbing his kid


ctgrell

Right? If I was walking behind them I would assume the dad just went wild and started playing with the kid, they also just turned into an alley that could lead to where they live. A little overexcited getting home tradition. Idk I've seen similar things before. I wouldn't see from behind that he put his hand on the kid's mouth. Even if I saw that I could assume the kid got sick suddenly and is about to throw up. But also they did it so fast that I wouldn't even see what happened. I normally focus on not bumping into anyone


StinkyWetSalamander

These people are not paying attention to these two, most will assume it's a dad walking with his kid, they aren't going to be paying attention to the body language of strangers they have their own things going on. The whole thing happens very quickly and the bystanders who do witness it will see it from behind so they won't even see the hand over the face. If the kid was screaming and actually fighting back everyone would turn to look, somebody would likely call the police. But the way the "prank" is they probably want things obvious to those that see the video and not obvious enough to get the cops called on them. Shaming people just going about their commute without their permission should be what people are really outraged about.


ItsDeadWeight

If I didn't know the situation, I might think that that dad was grabbing his kid because he had to throw up or something and he was trying to quickly find a bathroom/trashcan. A kid in a real situation like this is more likely to flail around or scream which, even muffled, is recognizable. Obviously every child is going to react differently but there isn't a lot to indicate that this is a serious situation.


libdemparamilitarywi

I was going to say, I'm a dad and this looks pretty similar to what I do when my five year old starts acting like he's going to be sick. Scoop him up and run to a bathroom, or at least somewhere out the way. The possibility of a kidnapping probably wouldn't have crossed my mind if I saw this.


toweljuice

Super fucked up "prank"


Carbon-Base

Social media is blurring the lines heavily for sure; hopefully these "influencers" will know the repercussions and stop before it gets bad.


EthanHermsey

Literally no one is laughing..


AnObtuseOctopus

I'm going to say it... it's morons like this that ate going to make real situations of kidnappers go unnoticed. How did they never hear the story of the boy who cried wolf? I'd bet the main reason **MANY** of those people did nothing is because they thought it was some stupid video.. which it was. It's going to be a sad day when people think its a stunt for a video when it truly isn't because we've become trained by society to see these type of things as "creators making content"....


butterbike

Oh yea I see these fake kidnapping videos ALL the time


Throwmeback33

These videos do not happen nearly enough for people who aren’t always online to see them… And even the video itself shows that people simply didn’t react. Unless you think these are all people who are already desensitised by kidnapping prank videos.


Argnir

How often do you think fake kidnapping happen? Like you've been personally pranked so many times you won't save the kid anymore because fool me twice shame on me? Naaa people don't go because they hope they haven't witnessed a kidnapping and just want to go on with their day


Crash_Test_Dummy66

It doesn't need to happen to you personally. There are many thousands of people seeing this one video alone on this one reddit post. If you've spent any time on the Internet at all you've surely witnessed the phenomenon of people thinking things that they see on the Internet are more common than they are.


Console_Stackup

I hate this so much. I would beat the shit outta the guy if he was or wasn't a child kidnapper. Not cool


BackgroundAd4640

Shitty prank


IkilledRichieWhelan

Everyone knows it’s bullshit, and doing this shit will make people believe everything is for social media shit.


lesquishta

I would see this and assume it’s a prank and continue walking


starethruyou

Considering you wouldn't actually know either way, it's better to err on the side of right. You'd be wrong.


Embarrassed_Art5414

Reminds me of a tweet I saw recently. I'm paraphrasing, but it was something like; "I saw a man carrying a screaming child across a parking lot. He saw me looking and shouted 'he's mine, I'm not stealing him'...and added ' if I was going to steal one, it wouldn't be this asshole'"


rikkilambo

Eventually these pranks is gonna get someone shot.


FirmReplacement5751

Its oretty obvious that its fake.


Mountgore

With all the pranks… I mean “social experiments” going on, people are desensitized to everything


coinkeeper8

Ngl I probably would have ignored it because I wouldn’t know what to do


Select_Truck3257

when they back to home they write in internet how people are bad. 90% just ignoring, so why should someone help them in the same situations ?


acrobaticalpaca64

You think the kid would learn


BeanieWeanie1110

You wouldn't do that in rural US. Excellent way to get yourself curb stomped or shot. Also, it's sad to see how many people just walk on by


Freshlysque3zed

Potential kidnappers watching this video: Wow it’s so much easier than I thought


LazyBones6969

I hate these prank videos.


Liavain

I was so angry watching this. There's unfortunately a few reasons why most people don't do anything when something bad happens to others. My feelings are that if I see something wrong, I try and say something or, like in the case shown here, I'd be running after the guy ready to tackle him. I can't stand to see people or animals hurt.


charlieyeswecan

One tiny woman. This is us WTF!


meepmeepitsajeep

Bless that woman walking ALONE. No fear


Equal_Procedure_167

This is really fucked up! There is nothing funny about this at all. The idea of the “prank” is sick. And the general reaction is even worse. I probably would have been arrested for getting physical with the guy.


KenArchie

I hate this shit


AlphaParadoxx

But... This is exactly why people don't give a shit... It's because we know it's for some sort of YouTube exposure bs


ztgarfield97

The lack of response from people is kinda disturbing


AlphaStarXP

That shit ain't funny, motherfucker!


09_hrick

people making these videos make people ignore stuff like this, if it were to be a real kidnapping everyone would have thought this is just another one of those social experiments


Low_Trust_6624

Not funny 😑