Teen gets grounded by parents; what his friends did next had a US reporter turn it into funny news segment
Sometimes, the biggest news stories don't come from city halls or press conferences, but straight from your front lawn. And sometimes, the reporters covering them are just as entertained as the rest of us.
In one of the most delightfully unexpected videos floating around Instagram right now, an American reporter, Kayla Sullivan, has turned a classic sibling situation into a full-fledged breaking news segment. A boy named Nick was grounded by his parents. Nothing unusual there, until his loyal gang of neighbourhood friends showed up outside the house, holding an impromptu protest and chanting in unison: 'We want Nick!'
While Sullivan isn't related to Nick herself, she was tipped off by someone who is – Nick's sister Karlee Riggs. Giving a shoutout in her caption, Sullivan thanked Karlee for the exclusive scoop: 'Thanks for the news tip @riggskarlee. Will you please confirm what your brother did? The public needs to know.'
Naturally, she did what any good journalist would do – reported the 'developing story' with all the professionalism of a primetime news anchor. The result was a viral video that now has over 500,000 views and a comment section full of laughs, parenting confessions, and a few serious takes.
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Many reacted to the video in the comments. 'Stay strong and turn the sprinklers on,' said a user in the comments. Another user commented, 'This is so dang funny! I'm trying to visualize my dad, aka 'Norm', would not have found this amusing! He was military. Does that explain my childhood??? Hahaha!'
Another user said, 'This definitely would NOT have worked with my mom. She would've doubled my punishment and grounded all of my friends.'
A fourth user wrote, 'This is one of the best things I've ever seen lol.' A woman said, 'I'm afraid that as a parent this would work on me and my son would be instantly released.'
However, not everyone was happy with the video. One commented, 'I sure hope that those parents hold their ground. Teens should not be able to control things like this. They need to respect the parents/ family. They need to know consequences.'
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