Three young boys in Dallas, Texas, apparently attempted a high‑volume Walgreens theft, only to be thwarted by the store’s automatic door closing protocol.
Footage shows the trio exiting with large bags packed with allegedly stolen goods—only to get locked inside when the doors slid shut behind them.
Unfazed, the children engaged in a dialogue of self‑assurance. They demanded that employees reopen the doors and grant them immediate freedom. At one point, the group even threatened store property: "trash the place" if left un‐released.
Despite being caught on camera and outnumbered by plastic merchandise, the boys exhibited no remorse. Instead, they delivered confident instructions: “Tell our mother about this,” a phrase interpreted online commenters as defiance rather than denial.
Public reaction mirrored the absurdity. Reddit users noted the footwear of one boy—standard‐issue jail slippers—and extrapolated it as evidence of deeper social training:
“The jail slippers on one of the kids would lean towards things not being great at home.”
“One of them is wearing literal jail issue shoes.”
The consensus among commentators was unequivocal: the behavior exhibited was not spontaneous juvenile delinquency, but rather a meticulously rehearsed script inherited from their upbringing.
“The way they talk and act is clearly a learned behavior.”
No formal statements or legal outcomes have been reported. As of now, the most serious consequence appears to be viral infamy, plus perhaps a stern sentence from their neighborhood’s moral tribunal.
