TikTok user explains why finding string on car door handle is sign of danger

dailystar.co.uk:

user @ice.lemon.water films from inside a car and zooms in on two parked vehicles that both have a strand of string wrapped tightly around the door handle on the driver's side.She writes in the on-screen caption: "WTF is this a joke somebody better not kidnapped."We found a second one.

I'm getting out of here."The video was watched more than 20 million times and many viewers were confused and said they didn't understand how a piece of string could be so sinister."What do the strings do and why do they signify kidnapping?" asked one in the comments.Another viewer called Reece made a duet video and explained why criminals use string as a distraction tactic and what to do if you see some on your car.In his video, he says: "What you see on her.