TikTok Teens' Scientology Raids: Thrill Seekers vs. Church

0:00On April 30, young folks on TikTok are turning Hollywood Boulevard into their playground, racing into the Church of Scientology Center, like it's a video game speedrun. These raids involve groups of teens and wild costumes, like aliens in Jesus, barging through doors for quick viral clips. It's happened multiple times lately, drawing crowds and chaos right on the street. Police and Los Angeles have checked out several of these incidents over the past month, treating at least one as a possible hate crime. The Church hit back hard, yanking off all the external door handles from their Hollywood properties to stop the break-ins. One staffer even got her bad enough to need medical help during the mess. Witnesses describe packs of high school or even middle school kids leading the charge, dodging security and workers before getting booted out. Folks nearby, like actors and musicians, caught it all on video, calling it juvenile fun that amps up the Church's mysterious vibe online. The trend taps into that Gen Z brain rot style, where the point is just the thrill and likes, no deeper agenda.

1:04Scientology, with its celeb fans and roots in El Ron Hubbard's teachings, sees these stunts as straight up trespass and harassment, not jokes or protests. As the videos keep wrecking of views, the Church stays on guard and cops watch close, but the raids show no signs of slowing in the social media wild. West. That wraps global news today, brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with The Story.