Two S’pore Teens Under Investigation For Stealing Govt Items To Film For TikTok Trend

If someone gave me a cup of bubble tea every time a TikToker did something unwise, I’d have enough bubble tea to start a new dumb TikTok challenge.

Yes, teenagers (including myself) have always done dumb things. The problem now is that there’s a platform for them to showcase their stupidity.

Some TikTok challenges have come under fire for the danger they pose to participants, like the SkullBreaker.

Others that involve dancing and singing may be an assault on your ears and good taste, but are for the most part acceptable.

What’s not acceptable, however, is stealing.

The “Devious Lick”

The latest dumb challenge to go viral on TikTok is what’s called the “Devious Lick”.

Fortunately for participants and bystanders on the street, no actually licking is involved.

The challenge started in the US after some users boasted about the things they stole.

It seems to be borrowing from the phrase “hit a lick”, which means to get a lot of money very quickly, usually illegally by robbing and stealing.

Users have stolen everything from disposable masks and toilet paper to hand sanitiser and soap dispensers.

Unfortunately, just like the coronavirus, this dumb trend spread to Singapore.

Teens Under Police Investigation 

Do you want to know what’s worse? Stealing government property.

And that was, no surprise there, exactly what two teenagers in Singapore, aged 14 and 15, did.

The two teenagers are now under investigation for possible vandalism of government property.

The police were first notified of the incident on 19 Sep at around 5:16pm, when they were alerted to an image of a teenager holding a sign of the Kaki Bukit MRT station.

The sign is believed to have been taken from the frame of a sheltered walkway leading to the station.

A 15-year-old boy is believed to be behind the alleged theft.

Later that day, the police were alerted to a video showing a teenager holding a sign belonging to the National Environment Agency (NEA). It was originally placed in Jalan Songket, in Hougang.

A 14-year-old has been accused of stealing the sign.

The sign was reportedly returned to its original position after the filming was completed.

If found guilty of vandalism, offenders can be fined up to $2,000, or jailed for up to three years, and receive between three and eight strokes of the cane.

Getting likes on social media is nice, but is it really worth a fine or even a stint behind bars?

Teenager: *stealing ART kits for TikTok* Did you say something?

Other Devious Licks in S’pore

Do you know that handsome police officer outside nearly every supermarket who reminds you that shop theft is a crime?

He may not be real, but he certainly has a place in our hearts.

For some reason, one TikToker thought it’d be funny to steal one of these cardboard-cutout police officers for the Devious Lick challenge.

@asiansalamiz

🚨I RETURNED HIM🚨#lick #fyp #tiktoksg

♬ original sound – j / jayy

The user later said that he returned the handsome policeman to his rightful place.

Another TikToker allegedly stole a Sin Ming Ave sign, calling it the “most devious lick from the street”.

We’re guessing that street was, well, Sing Ming Avenue.

@thaibasilchicken

LTA w that heat 🔥 #tiktoksg

♬ original sound – j / jayy

The user’s video has since been removed.

Another Tiktoker bragged on the platform about his collection of “devious licks”, which included safety signage and equipment.

Just recently, another TikToker is now facing charges for killing a frog and backflipping in a rhinoceros enclosure at WRS.

Read More Here:

• TikTokers Are Allegedly Stealing Public Property in S’pore for the “Devious Lick” Challenge
• Youth Who Backflipped in a Rhino Enclosure Will be Charged for Killing Frog
• 19YO Who Did Backflip for TikTok in Rhino Enclosure to be Charged for Criminal Trespass

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