A truck theft attempt was apparently stopped by something the people involved may not have expected: an alarm loud enough to wake up the neighborhood.

A viral video shows two people approaching a white Shelby Raptor parked in a driveway late at night. One of them appears to open the truck door as the attempt unfolds.

Then the alarm goes off.

And it is not exactly a quiet car alarm.

The sound is so loud that the people appear to immediately abandon the truck and run from the driveway.

The video has since attracted thousands of reactions, with viewers focusing not only on the failed theft attempt, but also on the sheer volume of the alarm.

Some people think that is exactly what a security system should do.

If someone is trying to steal your vehicle in the middle of the night, they argue, the last thing the thief should get is a quiet escape. A loud alarm can alert the homeowner, wake nearby residents and potentially scare off whoever is attempting the theft.

But other viewers have a different complaint.

They point out that the alarm does not only punish the people allegedly trying to steal the truck. It also makes everyone living nearby listen to it.

That has turned the video into an unexpected argument about neighborhood security.

How loud is too loud when an alarm is protecting a vehicle?

For some viewers, there is no such thing as “too loud” when someone is trying to steal a vehicle. Others say waking an entire neighborhood in the middle of the night comes with its own problems, especially if the alarm continues for an extended period.

The original video, posted by RaptorWorld, shows the truck sitting in a residential driveway as the apparent thieves approach it. The clip does not establish who the people are or whether they were formally identified or arrested.

What it does show is the moment the attempted theft suddenly becomes much harder to continue.

The truck remains behind.

The people run.

And the alarm becomes the part of the video everyone is talking about.

The reaction raises a simple question: if a vehicle is being targeted, should its alarm be as loud as possible — even if the entire neighborhood has to hear it?

That is where viewers appear to be divided.

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