I Guess He Didn't Like The Rates Then
July 2, 2012 9:10 AM Subscribe
This post was deleted for the following reason: Eh, random candid footage of someone acting odd on youtube is kind of thin for a post in general. -- cortex
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if he was saying exactly what he was pissed about, but it just didn't come through.
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 9:15 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 9:15 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
That's a huge crowd out there. Was there something else going on?
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 9:16 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 9:16 AM on July 2, 2012
Clearly he was sent by AT&T.
"If we can't own you, we will destroy you!"
posted by TedW at 9:18 AM on July 2, 2012
"If we can't own you, we will destroy you!"
posted by TedW at 9:18 AM on July 2, 2012
That's a huge crowd out there. Was there something else going on?Nah, it's Market Street, the place is always heaving. It's pretty much the dead center of town.
posted by Jehan at 9:18 AM on July 2, 2012
It's rather quaint the way the crowd gathers. In my jaded, calloused city, DC, people lose their shit all the time and only a couple of tourists will mill around for a minute like they're watching a busker.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 9:19 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 9:19 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Yeah, that'll teach T-Mobile, there's no way they'll be able to recover from that yeah!
[sprays fire extinguisher at phones]
posted by fuq at 9:20 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
[sprays fire extinguisher at phones]
posted by fuq at 9:20 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Riot season getting off to a slow start this year
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:21 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:21 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Bet that felt terrific.
posted by orme at 9:21 AM on July 2, 2012 [4 favorites]
posted by orme at 9:21 AM on July 2, 2012 [4 favorites]
I suspect most of us have been right to the edge of wherever that guy is. Certainly I have.
"Yup. That's enough. *crunch*."
posted by mhoye at 9:23 AM on July 2, 2012
"Yup. That's enough. *crunch*."
posted by mhoye at 9:23 AM on July 2, 2012
Seems he had some idea that ripping all that electrical wiring might start sparks and then a fire, hence the extinguisher action? What a thoughtful wrecker...
posted by Iosephus at 9:23 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by Iosephus at 9:23 AM on July 2, 2012
British cops don't handcuff male suspects (especially ones that seem prone to violence as this guy) from behind?
The British method of police brutality is to withhold tea.
posted by elizardbits at 9:24 AM on July 2, 2012 [11 favorites]
The British method of police brutality is to withhold tea.
posted by elizardbits at 9:24 AM on July 2, 2012 [11 favorites]
I would not be surprised, for instance, if doing this in the states resulted in you being shot.
Even the way the shop keeper calmly waits while the man destroys property is notable.
To be fair, in the state he'd probably be doing this with a gun.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 9:24 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Even the way the shop keeper calmly waits while the man destroys property is notable.
To be fair, in the state he'd probably be doing this with a gun.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 9:24 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Now that I think about it, the shop on the other corner to this one (Miss Selfridge) was set alight during a riot last year.
posted by Jehan at 9:24 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by Jehan at 9:24 AM on July 2, 2012
I ♡ the person who said "I bet he's getting paid to do this".
posted by DU at 9:26 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by DU at 9:26 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
I enjoyed the commentary from the crowd at the windows :) Who are the three guys who sit him down on the stool before the uniformed police come in? (Attractive tall asian guy, two other fellows in black). Are they security guards, plain clothes police, or random stern looking passers-by?
posted by woofwoofwoof at 9:28 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by woofwoofwoof at 9:28 AM on July 2, 2012
I love the all-caps video title mainly because someone needs to make @JOURNOHULK
posted by griphus at 9:28 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by griphus at 9:28 AM on July 2, 2012
I enjoyed the commentary from the crowd at the windows :) Who are the three guys who sit him down on the stool before the uniformed police come in? (Attractive tall asian guy, two other fellows in black). Are they security guards, plain clothes police, or random stern looking passers-by?I don't know, but the shopping district has a number of undercover cops to stop thieving, and they likely got a callout at the same time as uniformed police. If they were private security they would be wearing armbands to show their licenses.
posted by Jehan at 9:31 AM on July 2, 2012
Why is he described as angry? Or crazy? He seems deliberate and aware.
posted by Obscure Reference at 9:31 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by Obscure Reference at 9:31 AM on July 2, 2012
odinsdream: “Even the way the shop keeper calmly waits while the man destroys property is notable.”
The 10th Regiment of Foot: “To be fair, in the state he'd probably be doing this with a gun.”
In the US, you mean? I don't think so. Maybe in some shops, yeah, but sure as hell not in a cell phone shop. Everybody I know who's ever worked in a cell phone shop in the US would have done the same as this guy. Hell, they might not have called the police, actually. What would you do for $7 an hour, when none of that stuff meant a damned thing to you and had no impact on your life whatsoever?
posted by koeselitz at 9:33 AM on July 2, 2012
The 10th Regiment of Foot: “To be fair, in the state he'd probably be doing this with a gun.”
In the US, you mean? I don't think so. Maybe in some shops, yeah, but sure as hell not in a cell phone shop. Everybody I know who's ever worked in a cell phone shop in the US would have done the same as this guy. Hell, they might not have called the police, actually. What would you do for $7 an hour, when none of that stuff meant a damned thing to you and had no impact on your life whatsoever?
posted by koeselitz at 9:33 AM on July 2, 2012
Obscure Reference: Why is he described as angry? Or crazy? He seems deliberate and aware.He doesn't seem like he might be angry to you? Or possibly mentally unbalanced?
posted by IAmBroom at 9:34 AM on July 2, 2012
More information.
"The customer’s dispute was in relation to a refund that we were not able to give - as it was clearly outside of the stated terms and conditions.
"There were seven members of staff and a number of customers in store at the time – and we are very pleased to say that none were injured during the incident.
posted by chavenet at 9:34 AM on July 2, 2012
"The customer’s dispute was in relation to a refund that we were not able to give - as it was clearly outside of the stated terms and conditions.
"There were seven members of staff and a number of customers in store at the time – and we are very pleased to say that none were injured during the incident.
posted by chavenet at 9:34 AM on July 2, 2012
What would you do for $7 an hour, when none of that stuff meant a damned thing to you and had no impact on your life whatsoever?
I'd certainly leave the shop.
posted by DU at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'd certainly leave the shop.
posted by DU at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
I must say I love polite and civilized criminals. Muuuuuuch better than politicians, anyway.
posted by Benny Andajetz at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Benny Andajetz at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
He seems rather like how I feel after a dozen dropped calls, although the time I had no reception right outside the front door of a Verizon shop was also pretty close.
posted by elizardbits at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012
in the state
I'll let you fill in which one.
What would you do for $7 an hour
I sure as hell wouldn't just stand there, either help or go on a break man!
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012 [2 favorites]
I'll let you fill in which one.
What would you do for $7 an hour
I sure as hell wouldn't just stand there, either help or go on a break man!
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 9:35 AM on July 2, 2012 [2 favorites]
What would you do for $7 an hour, when none of that stuff meant a damned thing to you and had no impact on your life whatsoever?
I saw a guy buy a carton of milk at the supermarket, with a bunch of steaks visibly protruding from his pants. As he left someone asked the girl at the checkout why she didn't say anything. Her answer, "Because security makes ten dollars an hour."
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:40 AM on July 2, 2012 [6 favorites]
I saw a guy buy a carton of milk at the supermarket, with a bunch of steaks visibly protruding from his pants. As he left someone asked the girl at the checkout why she didn't say anything. Her answer, "Because security makes ten dollars an hour."
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:40 AM on July 2, 2012 [6 favorites]
I think the only store I've ever worked in/managed where employees were allowed to interfere with a violent customer was the shop where everyone except me and the shopgirls spent a few years in the IDF. Although that was the same store where the owner's father, an octogenarian brick shithouse, could eject teenagers just by slowly walking toward them.
posted by griphus at 9:40 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by griphus at 9:40 AM on July 2, 2012
I'm reminded by the Take This Job And Shove It airline steward - you know, the guy who grabbed two bottles of beer before going down the inflatable slide. What's the cost/benefit analysis on fines and jail time vs becoming a talking head consumer advocate who Just Couldn't Take It Any More?
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:41 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:41 AM on July 2, 2012
Obscure Reference: “Why is he described as angry? Or crazy? He seems deliberate and aware.”
One may be all four of those things at once, I think.
posted by koeselitz at 9:41 AM on July 2, 2012 [2 favorites]
One may be all four of those things at once, I think.
posted by koeselitz at 9:41 AM on July 2, 2012 [2 favorites]
At least in England, the training in shops is never to interfere with a violent or criminal customer. Alert security or the police, keep others away if need be, but don't put yourself into harm's way. The guy by the window was mostly likely shop security, and his task at that point was to simply keep others out of the shop while waiting for the police.
posted by Jehan at 9:45 AM on July 2, 2012
posted by Jehan at 9:45 AM on July 2, 2012
British cops don't handcuff male suspects (especially ones that seem prone to violence as this guy) from behind?
That's the standard... don't know why they would not here - but the newspaper article mentions injuries on his hands and possibly they wanted him away from the crowd as soon as possible without any fuss.
Who are the three guys who sit him down on the stool before the uniformed police come in? (Attractive tall asian guy, two other fellows in black). Are they security guards, plain clothes police, or random stern looking passers-by?
They look like the sort who would be working in the shop, possibly waiting outside for the police to arrive. If they were security guards they would have a more obvious uniform and plain clothes coppers would not be involved in this sort of incident.
Interesting to note the police arriving mob handed with the recent Guardian / Observer article saying that the cops expect more riots
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:45 AM on July 2, 2012
That's the standard... don't know why they would not here - but the newspaper article mentions injuries on his hands and possibly they wanted him away from the crowd as soon as possible without any fuss.
Who are the three guys who sit him down on the stool before the uniformed police come in? (Attractive tall asian guy, two other fellows in black). Are they security guards, plain clothes police, or random stern looking passers-by?
They look like the sort who would be working in the shop, possibly waiting outside for the police to arrive. If they were security guards they would have a more obvious uniform and plain clothes coppers would not be involved in this sort of incident.
Interesting to note the police arriving mob handed with the recent Guardian / Observer article saying that the cops expect more riots
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:45 AM on July 2, 2012
I must say I love polite and civilized criminals.
Calling him a criminal seems a bit of a stretch.
posted by oxidizer at 9:47 AM on July 2, 2012
Calling him a criminal seems a bit of a stretch.
posted by oxidizer at 9:47 AM on July 2, 2012
British cops don't handcuff male suspects (especially ones that seem prone to violence as this guy) from behind?
Is there a gender difference here? Not picking a fight, I really just know fuck-all about police procedure.
posted by nebulawindphone at 9:47 AM on July 2, 2012
Is there a gender difference here? Not picking a fight, I really just know fuck-all about police procedure.
posted by nebulawindphone at 9:47 AM on July 2, 2012
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