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The internet says you know you are past the age of 30 when you get mad that someone parks in front of your house on a public street. And despite that being nothing more than a personal problem, many South Los Angeles residents still feel emboldened to reserve the spot in front of their homes, despite it being public property. They do this by placing cones in front of their homes, hoping people will get the memo that their cars are not welcome. And while some see these cone placers as the official Karen’s, another self-described Karen has decided to step in and do what needed to be done.

“Cone King” is a self-appointed “vigilante parking enforcement officer” and is doing the city favors by removing cones placed against the city ordinance.

According to CBS:

Joey Morales, known as the "Cone King" on TikTok, has made it his mission to stop people from using the orange pylons to reserve street parking along Los Angeles' busy roads.

"I started this about 2023, early 2023 is when I fully started going in with it," he said. "I want to say I've, at least, removed over 5,000 off of Los Angeles streets."

It's against city code to block the street with anything without a permit. Residents can call 311 to report it, but Morales turned into a vigilante parking enforcement officer after struggling to find street parking himself.

While he admits what he is doing may be seen as Karen-like, I would argue it's even more Karen-like to try and reserve parking spaces that are public property.

"A lot of people would say it's a Karen move," Morales said. "It is, but at the end of the day, you can't pick up a public parking spot and assume that because it's in front of your house, it belongs to you."

He has gotten so popular that he now takes requests to remove cones around the southern part of the city.

With more than 20,000 followers on TikTok, Morales records himself reclaiming the open curb space from those he considers entitled. The Robin Hood of parking also takes requests to remove cones from neighborhoods around South LA.

The craziest part is that he does this all out of the kindness of his heart. No one asked him to do it, but he did it because it needed to be done in a city that struggles with available parking. And to call him the man that no one thought they needed would be an understatement.

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