Some parts of the Internet have essentially been entirely funded by provocation, with certain creators even making entire channels out of stoking anger. And it seems one Indiana teenager who had built a brand out of his ‘White people rage-bait’ videos decided Walmart would be his next proving ground. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite go according to his plan.
According to video clips circulating on X, the teen content creator, who had been asked to leave by store employees, was arrested in an Indianapolis Walmart after refusing repeated demands by police officers to leave the building.
After defying requests from store personnel, the teen apparently stepped into trespass, which is when police were called and got involved.
Video from the scene shows the teen in the middle of a store aisle with his phone, recording from selfie mode and offering a running monologue of defiance.
“Who’s gonna make me walk out, cuz? You can’t touch me,” he says at one point, while repeating similar taunts at officers and staff. “Go,” one security guard can be heard saying repeatedly to him and those nearby, before warning that handcuffs are coming if he doesn’t comply.
However, he continued recording and talking.
The security guard pulls out handcuffs, and as the teen continued to insist on being unassailable, the security officer ordered him to get on the ground and handcuffed him while he was there.
Officers then detained the teen and took him away. As of publication, there were no public reports on any criminal charges being filed, and the exact events leading up to the security incident are still unknown.
Internet Reacts to Indiana Teen’s Walmart Arrest
“‘You can’t touch me’ sure aged quick once the cuffs came out,” one commenter wrote. Another aimed at the broader cost: “Stop wasting taxpayer dollars, kid. Someone who needs help is not getting it because of your antics.”
A third cut straight to the irony: “Talking tough online is easy. Turns out Walmart security and handcuffs do not care about your follower count.” Others focused on the legal gap the teen seemed to be operating from. “He found out the police can absolutely touch you regardless of what your chat says,” one user noted, while another added: “As usual they don’t read the law to inform themselves — they just fabricate thoughts of what they wish the law was. Security most certainly can remove someone with force considering they are acting on behalf of the owner.”
It’s worth keeping some legal and physical realities in mind here. In Indiana (as in much of the U.S.), private business owners are legally allowed to have trespassing laws. Retailers like Walmart, with employees or agents designated to act on their behalf, have the right to ask someone to leave and then to call the authorities if that request is refused.
Security officers acting on a property owner’s behalf also have the right to detain someone who is refusing to leave until law enforcement can get there, and as it turns out, you “can” touch them once you have a legal reason to detain someone.
