"Classic" Bank Robbery Prank Likely Leads To Jail Time For Youtubers
Brothers Alan Stokes and Alex Stokes, otherwise known as the Stokes Twins to their nearly five million YouTube subscribers, are facing false imprisonment and swatting charges in connection to two fake bank robberies. Their popular YouTube channel often features videos of the pair pranking their friends or other social media challenges.
The Orange County District Attorney's Office announced via a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 5 that the 23-year-olds were "each charged with one felony count of false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud, or deceit and one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an emergency in connection with the October 15, 2019 pranks."
According to authorities, Alan and Alex, who were dressed in "all in black, wearing ski masks and carrying duffle bags full of cash," pretended "they had just robbed a bank" and called an Uber.
When Alan and Alex got into the vehicle, authorities claim the Uber driver, who was unaware of the prank, refused to drive. "A bystander witnessed this, believing the two men had just robbed a bank and were attempting to carjack the Uber driver," the press release states.
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There’s a thin line between “we’re having fun” and “we’re in jail!” First thing you’re just trying to make a funny youtube video with your bro. Not just your bro, YOUR BRO. Like, you’re FREAKIN’ BRO. Like, the brother you never had, BUT HE’S ALSO YOUR BROTHER. YOUR BLOOD. So anyways, sorry I get so worked up about MY BROTHER LIKE YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW, but you’re making this funny youtube video just to bring some freakin’ joy into people’s lives dude, and suddenly you’re taking a real uber driver fake-hostage, but he doesn’t know he’s a fake-hostage so he decides to be a hero. That prick. How dare he not want to be an accomplice to your bank robbery? I feel like all this prank needed to turn out okay was ONE PERSON TO SAY IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
This is the problem with doing content with your brother. There’s too much affirmation. I know how one tracked the brain can get when an idea for content comes to mind. I know from experience, in 2018 I almost bought a one way ticket to England to boycott a royal wedding which will remain unspecified. Come to think of it, what stopped me wasn’t a lack of affirmation but a lack of being able to afford a ticket back from said royal wedding. While I would have loved to protested the result of such a disgusting, abhorrent, and pathetic doldrums of a proposal: I didn’t want to have to wash dishes in Luton to book a ticket home. So, if you want to be a content creator, either have someone who will question your ideas or be poor!
