Disturbing video shows trio punching, stabbing teen in broad daylight.
Disturbing new video shows the moment a black-clad trio descend on a 19-year-old in the East Village — pulling him to the ground and taking turns punching and stabbing him.
The broad-daylight savagery happened Sunday outside 254 East 3rd Street around 5:45 p.m., said police, as they released video in hopes of nabbing two of the attackers.
What's The 'Bite The Curb' TikTok Meme?
Since the video of the guy with the red shirt surfaced on X, TikTokers have been making countless memes about biting the curb. Why? Because biting the curb is a terrifying thing to imagine. To cope with the horrific hypothetical, internet users are making light of the situation they hope they never face.
A lot of the memes are recreations of biting the curb, using dolls, video game renders and other inanimate objects (like Sour Patch Kids). Others are posting more distressing memes, which imagine that moment when someone says, "Bite the curb."
Like, imagine your attacker says to you, "Bite the curb or go to the TikTok Rizz Party." You're probably gonna go sing "Carnival" with the boys, is what the meme suggests.What's The 'Bite The Curb' Video?
Recently, internet users think that they've come across a new "bite the curb" video where a man in a red shirt curb stomps another man. The hazy, pixelated footage was recently shared on Twitter / X and gained viral reactions on TikTok.
The video in question was taken sometime during or before 2010.
For those who watched it, there's some good news.
The video doesn't actually show a curb stomp.
Instead, the video's a stunt where one friend smashed the other's head through a tube light bulb, seemingly because of a dare.
Although critically acclaimed, the film deals with some heavy subject matter, namely, racism and bigotry.
Vinyard is a neo-Nazi and his act of violence was later copied by real criminals in real hate crimes committed in the 2000s.
Where Does 'Bite The Curb' Come From?
The phrase was coined in the 1998 movie American History X.
In one of the opening scenes, the character Derek Vinyard (played by actor Edward Norton) curb stomps a man named Lawrence who tried to steal his car.