Two masked women take on the Atlanta car booting industry | ABCNL 

if removing the boot is criminal damage, then putting the boots on someone's car should also be criminals damage.

My dad literally got booted in his assigned parking spot he's had for years at his apartment complex in Atlanta. We caught someone trying to boot my car when I was visiting him and the guy backed off as soon as he was confronted because he knew he wasn't allowed to do that. 100% predatory.

I was booted and my car was 3 hrs NEW…. Not used… new tags… they wanted me to pay them to remove the boot they wrongfully put on??? Nothing was found on my tags or my license for the boot. THESE GIRLS ARE HEROS!

Good to see two people do well for their community. No hassle, no issues, very professional. We need more people like them!

I love these two women. “I thought we was gonna have to fight him.” 😂 they got ahold of a boot key, and now they have a business. Welcome to America

I love this. I was booted myself IN my own apartment complex last year. I was walking out for work and caught the guy finishing up and asked him what he was doing. He immediately removed the boot. I was parked in my space in my complex. There was no reason to place a boot on my car, that’s predatory. I fully support this.

These companies need to be crushed.

BRUH THE SENATOR is in full support of these girls! I love it!

It’s absolutely predatory. I wish the bootgirls were around when I was working for Postmates. I had not a single place to park by a restaurant to pick up a customers food. There was a sign that said private parking from 9pm- 7am. It was 7:30pm. I parked there, WITH MY CAR RUNNING, but locked. I was in the restaurant for not more than 2 minutes because the food was already made. I came back and that fast my car was booted and I’m stuck there with a customers food that I’m sure they never received. I had to pay 125 dollars to get the boot off. It set me back so far that year, I was almost homeless. I hate these companies.

"Booting" or wheel clamping has been banned in the UK. It's basically holding the car owner hostage until money is extorted from them by the operator.

We pray protection and safety over these ladies 🙏

I live in Atlanta and I know firsthand there is out-of-control booting and towing. My apartment complex (Marchon) had my car wrongfully towed. Luckily we found our car. It was parked 4 miles away at a strip club. When I reached out to Atlanta police for help, they said it was between me and Marchon! Useless. I hired an attorney. 😏

This is an example of when people take action, where the government, PAID BY THE PEOPLE, fails to protect people. An absurd that the citizens need to resort to this in order to get rid of such predatory activity!

if one company boots 100,000 cars at $75 per removal, that's $7,500,000, if there are 15 companies doing this it's a $112 million dollars a year industry. The private property claim is moot if you are not allowed to remove yourself from the premises.

This is so completely predatory. Yes, people need to park legally, which is an obstacle in large metro areas. They have turned it into a free-for-all by allowing so many different companies to do it with little regulation. These girls are amazing; just concerned for their safety 😮❤

Mad props to these 2 girls, civil disobedience at its finest !!!

Happened to me in one of our work trucks. Stopped at walmart to buy lunch and came out to a booted truck. Cost me $300 to remove the boot. I called the cops, and they would not even come out. This was a company called Maximum Boot Co. All of them thieves, scam artists, and criminals.

I can’t believe this is happening. I thought the city could only boot your vehicle if you had too many violations. But for no reason but greed? I support this two ladies.

You go girls!! It's absolutely disgusting that they are doing this to people's vehicles. Let one extremely unsafe!! People being stranded somewhere is unsafe! Keep up the good work and I hope the law can be passed to ban it.

I worked in the parking industry for over for over a decade. Making someone’s car stuck on your property just boggles my mind. Usually you just want people pay and leave and not cause you problems. Boot girls are doing a great service, but I hope they stay safe. Some people take their job too seriously.

Booting is out of control in Atlanta, to the point where it is really a scam. I dont see this much in other cities, especially cities where only the police can order a boot supplied. We were in Atlanta about a year ago to see a specialist for my daughter and we parked in a lot, and paid for a full day. I came out a couple hours later and the car was booted as I had failed to put the parking pass where they could see the time stamp easily. I called, and was told that it was my fault and would have to pay for the unbooting. I did so when they came and removed it. I put the payment ticket where it could be better seen and even asked the guy that removed the boot if that was a good spot and was told yes. Later that day, around 3 we left and I found it booted again and when i called again was told that a "full day" ended at 2. This seemed like retaliation for calling the first time but not sure. This time I called the police and a officer came by, agreed that the whole thing was wrong as a full day should usually be at least 8hours and no signs were posted that said 2 pm. He told us sadly that the police have no control in private lots and these days it was almost better to illegally park on the street. He did, however, slip me a card along with a card with a case number which had a phone number and a message that they could remove the boot for a great deal less than i had been charged earlier. Very nice couple arrived promptly and removed the boot.

If booting is predatory, then it should be stopped

I caught a dude trying to boot my Blazer, I bet that dude can't chew food ever again and thought real hard about how he got to that point in his life. Bad decisions man! I didn't get busted but he sure did. Think hard about your choices in life people. There's folk out there with the devil's luck like me.

Absolutely predatory industry. I am baffled how they can step foot onto private property to boot someone’s car, that should absolutely be illegal. So disgusting! I’m so proud of the girls taking care of their community, stay safe❤❤❤❤

"You're illegally parked, and that interferes with other people's ability to park, so we put a boot on your car to make it so you can't move or leave. The problem isn't fixed, but at least we get to extort money out of you."

We need this at Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit. Bless these Ladies and I see why some people are leaving Atlanta for good

"Not erbody is gonna agree..." until their whip gets booted.

I don't even live in that State but I applaud these girls, I was 3 days late paying my car taxes for being sick, and was booted on 3rd day in from of my home at a legal parking spot, when I got better had to pay transportation to be taken to City Hall and pay the taxes with fees plus late fees plus for it to be released. Then it took another day for them to come and release the boots. It was a horrible experience, and it is a horrible experience for many hard working low income families with children of all types. We as Americans are facing higher bills, higher taxes, and as always not enough pay. And to deal with this makes it even more unbearable. So I salute these women. Wish I could buy them coffee.

We had a company dinner at Maggiano’s in Buckhead. We all parked in the restaurant parking lot. When we left the restaurant, my car was the only one being booted out of all my co-workers who happened to look different from me. The guy booting the car told me the restaurant had called as soon as they saw me parking. He took the boot off when I showed my receipt. I have never returned.

Mad props to these ladies! They have disrupted the industry so much that the people up top have been forced to do something about it. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Booting should be outlawed

Booting is straight garbage and shouldn't be done at all.

Boots should ONLY be used by Police. I am shocked that this is a business. It's a natural for strong-hand tactics on the part of boot owners. Like with bounty hunters, regulations aren't enough, the state should be the only authorized agency that can boot your car.

I once got booted because I parked in a lot in Atlanta and the guy next to me who was leaving gave me his parking receipt because he still had over an hour left. I got booted and had to pay $100 and the guy said, "read the fine print. Parking is non-transferrable." What a BS industry. Preying on people being nice to each other.

This is great. I recall picking my brother up from the bus station years ago. They were literally waiting in a truck and in 1 minute they had jumped out and booted the car.

I’m so proud of these young ladies. Kudos to them 😊👏👏👏👏

Thank you for bringing this evil industry of booting to light especially when the cars that get booted are parked by people who visit a local store to give them $$. Atlanta cops should be investigated for kick backs.

They're not vigilantes, they're superheroes ❤

Both these girls have been arrested. Names are Daejah Revely and Ikqenishor Adoga

I wish I could be friends with these two girls. Good people! May God bless you both and keep you safe.

booting should be illegal for normal people to use.

Booting seems like a huge scam!

Interesting topic to discuss here. I’ve never had a boot on any of the cars that I’ve ever owned, but I can only imagine coming out of a store or business to find my car immobilized. Man I’d trip all the way out! The one thing that comes to mind for me is what if it were an emergency situation, U know, life or death. I get chills at the thought. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I live in Houston and tickets are the best option. We never run into issues. These girls are doing great work!

The attorney makes a good point. If these property owners don’t want these cars to park illegally and teach them a lesson, then have the car towed. By having cars be booted, the space where car is booted is still being occupied which prevents a parking space for being available to another car. It seems like boots is just another way for property owners to make quick cash and save their own money and time without using a towing company.

I absolutely love the hustle and what they're doing for their local community. I don't consider them vigilantes I consider them protectors of their community.

*The only people who would call them vigilante are the boot and parking companies profiting off this trade.*

I understand. I remember a few years ago I got booted at a restaurant. The lot was not marked properly to distinguish the lots. Also the sign was located at a spot where you couldnt easily tell at night. There was a cop in the restaurant and he told me how these companies set it for u to fall for it and maybe give a kickback to the restaurant. It is a predatory tactic. Thats some of the stuff that keep me away from atlanta if I dont need to go there.

For anyone that doesn't know, you can buy universal boot keys online for super cheap. Keep one on your keyring if your car gets booted. Most boot companies use the Titan Grip brand boots, so get a key that unlocks those.

I received a boot in a parking garage in Midtown Atlanta and I was in the spot legally. The tag, make and model of the car were registered accurately. The guy on the phone tells me “well are you sure your information is correct?”. Dude I know my car. It took him over an hour to take the boot off and his excuse was…..”I must’ve gotten your car confused with another one”. No sir! Obviously you can’t read. It’s so annoying. Same thing happened to my partner in Buckhead.

Or you can be like normal people and just give them a parking ticket, these ladies are helping the communites out... Those are some bs reasons to take something off of someone who is giving consent to remove the device

Remember when Batman charged people $50 per save? Me neither. Someone parks illegally and gets booted. Boot Girls remove the boot dor for $50. The prefatory behavior in this situation is by the Boot Girls. It is against the property owner whose property is being occupied illegally. If boot companies are applying boots illegally, that is a separate issue. The answer to that is to have swift and harsh punishments for the boot companies.

Of course it's predatory and counter intuative. How can the solution to someone being parked in the wrong place, be to then trap their vehicle in said place?

Booting does lead to people getting hurt, scammed and robbed! They bully people into paying to get the boot off.

Thank you to the boot girls❤️❤️❤️ thank god the government is actually doing something about this. I was booted so many times after i paid. Then the people that boot my car told me the barcode that they make avaliable for me to pay online isnt working so i have to use the machine so i lost $30 and $80 to take the boot off. Another time there was one parking lot split and controlled by two different companies by "26 on thai"in midtown. I didnt know it was two companies. They had no sign when this happened. After i paid $20 for parking. I came out and my car was booted i called mad because i paid. The guy came to remove the boot with a gun in his hand trying to intimidate me. I had to pay $90 to get it removed because i didnt pay for the side of the lot i was parking on. And i lost $110 as a result. Thats why i dont go midtown as often and when i do i'm paronoid.

This video is like a whole promo to the ladies! :) Great job

We got booted in Atlanta a few years ago. The guy who came for the boot was obnoxious with an attitude and he really irritated me and I was just being casual about it. I can see where people would fly off the handle if they had to deal with that type of attitude under those circumstances. So, we didn't go into Atlanta for several years after that. Who would want to deal with this?

Bless these queens. I wish them nothing but safety, security, and protection.

I just boot and un-boot my own car, everywhere I park in Atlanta.

When lawmakers in Atlanta are on your side, shows how much people hate booting

These girls are the real city girls 💪🏽 doing positive things you got to do bad things for the right reason at times someone’s got to do it. They made a business out of nothing!

dude saying "and your hiding behind a mask" had me laughing my ass off.

I support this. Booting is a form of extrajudicial imprisonment. It's hazardous and unnecessary.

New meaning to "Knocking Boots" 😂😂

That boot company owner is lying they will boot you even if you paid are parked correctly! It is so bad that in the 13 years I have lived here, I don't even go to Atlanta!

If someone lied to get these women arrested someone should get charged with filing a false police report.

Black women are truly remarkable…..always saving people even though no one is ever willing to save them …..mind boggling

They're gonna mess up the wrong person's wheels putting a boot on their car and it's gonna be on. So glad these girls are helping.

Hey, you go ladies I support you, after being booted so many times when I lived in the ATL - I'd rather pay $50 than close to $400. Yes, it has become predatory in Atlanta.

Imagine you’re in an emergency.. & you can’t move your car.. 😮‍💨

I love the trap instrumentals in the background of the state and city reps interviews hahahaha

Abide by road rules and laws, pay your ticket fines in a timely manner when you get 'em and you won't have to be concerned about your vehicle getting booted. Best to follow the law and avoid the hassle.

Rule #1 of creating a hustle...don't tell anyone about it. Let them figure it out. Now if the government bans boots, they will be out of a gig

Go, girls! They don’t need to worry about being prosecuted, now that they’re getting national attention and support. 👏

I never trust a towering company. They are deep in the devil for contracts. A regular tow who is a solution for a tow are wonderful angels

Buy a boot key. Steal a few boots. Boot random cars. Put business card on window saying that you'll take it off for $50. Sit back and make money...

These two ladies are heroes.

These women are heroes 👏

It makes me happy to see these young black women helping their neighbors in front of the world. There are constantly negative images this is positive: people helping people.

If you live in Atlanta your car getting booted should be your last worry.

I think the "Boot Girls" are Super Heroes. I applaud them for their work. They are doing a service for the people in Atlanta.

Thanks, ABC News, for letting us know that in Atlanta you can make a booty call.

I keep tools in my truck. You boot me, and I will disassemble it quickly. The boot will still be there, but my vehicle won't. 😅

Those women are doing gods work. 😂

We need so many more people like these women.

I grew up in Atlanta, and at one point I had to go to the dermatologist to get something frozen off (I was like 4 and don't remember what specifically I had). We leave the doctors office, im in pain and we have a boot on our car. These people absolutely sit and wait for people to park and boot cars for the hell of it. They then took an hour arguing with my parents before removing the boot. All while a sobbing 4 year old wrapped in cellophane (i dont remember why I was wrapped in cellophane) kept begging him to let us go home.

When you got ordinary citizens pissing off these particular companies, you know you're doing something right.

If you're going to put a boot on someone's occupied vehicle without giving them a chance to leave, be prepared for something really ugly to happen eventually.

Man no bs, I got hit with a boot TWO days in a row. $75/$80 each. Just going to school downtown. That’s the main reason I stop going to school downtown. These queens are doing everybody a favor forreal.

This is amazing, I didn’t know they were trying to ban booting behind them. Good job ladies.

Good on them. It would be a real shame if the owners and operators of these predatory booting rackets has boots welded to their cars.

I love everything about these ladies! Huge fan ❤️

That’s called Direct Action. Well done ladies.

I love this story. Two young ladies working hard, making an honest living with an entrepreneurial spirit vs predatory booting companies and fat cats making side dime off of ruining peoples days. Saw one sign that showed that people would get the boot for bad parking. I see elderly people doing their very best to park and still kinda caliwonker their vehicles. I've done it myself and would be mortified if I returned to find my vehicle booted, leaving me stranded to pad some A holes pockets.

Why boot when you can write a ticket? The money should go to the state not a for profit company that can just run around booting innocent people.

But they’re still charging $50? Batman never charged anybody. Wtf these women are trippin.

"Theft of services" - Wow, I don't know what drivers agreed to those terms! lol

Absolute legends! I salute both of you, ladies!

I wish y'all would boot my car and scratch my rims; I'm going to own your company

These women are my heroes. May the force be with you!