Doorkick Challenge arrives in town
A puerile prank called Doorkick Challenge has arrived in town, involving pounding on residential street doors at night then recording the response of the householder – angry or frightened – for the delectation of TikTok. Police advise not to confront the pranksters.
Ian 10:16 on 2025-09-10 Permalink
I guess better here than in the US where you might get shot.
MarcG 10:20 on 2025-09-10 Permalink
Not sure if it was related because I didn’t wake up enough to get up and look out the door, but this happened to me a month or two ago. A particularly stupid trend because it could actually be someone in need of help. I don’t think that teens quite understand how much unprocessed pain adults carry around with them, just waiting to be triggered; a couple of really scary stories of revenge linked in those articles.
Kate 10:22 on 2025-09-10 Permalink
CTV item adds that a kid in Texas was shot dead after ringing doorbells.
You’d think parents in a place like that would warn their kids that it’s dangerous to act like little shits.
Ian 10:32 on 2025-09-10 Permalink
The last time someone hammered at my door late at night it was the Chaverim, telling me my upstairs neighbour had set the yard on fire flicking a roach into some wood chips (as witnessed by my Hassidic neighbour’s kid). I appreciated that. That said I do get people knocking on my door pretty late but it’s usually my Hassidic neighbours during Shabbos becasue they don’t use doorbells then.
All this to say it wouldn’t be much of a surprise in this neighbourhood, the pranksters would probably get a more quizzical response than they would have hoped for.
jeather 10:48 on 2025-09-10 Permalink
Happens in Germany, too.