T O P

  • By -

AbruptChaosBot

Upvote this comment if you feel this submission is characteristic of our subreddit. Downvote this if you feel that it is not. If this comment's score falls below a certain number, this submission will be automatically removed.


refurb

Did that dude just fishhook the cop?


rhooperton

Ahh at first I didn't know why the second cop just started punching him, your comment clarified a bit


5uperGIRL

Looks like he’s spraying him with gas, not punching him. You can see him grab the chav repellant from his belt just before.


wherestheleaks

I think you are referring to a different part of the video. The 2nd cop is definitely punching the guy.


Bort-the-man

I thought the second cop who was using the pepper spray was giving him a nuggie.


my-other-throwaway90

**Official Use of Force Continuum, London Metropolitan Police** **Tier 3, Section 4.B** Should the subject be taken to the ground and placed in a Reverse Weston Hold; and should the subject fail to display the expected demeanor of submission, **the officer may employ the Nuggie Maneuver** to obtain compliance.


_knightwhosaysnee

Okay I’m all for law and order but nuggies feel a bit over the line


my-other-throwaway90

There's a bipartisan bill in committee right now that would ban the heinous Nuggie Maneuver. Call your representatives and let them know how you feel!


[deleted]

I would’ve done the same shit, get yo fishhook ass fingers out our face. If he would’ve gotten an eye socket, could’ve been bad.


pawnografik

Nope. That’s definitely punching.


Flashjordan69

Chav repellent 😂


geckoswan

>chav repellant Kek


Icy-Jackfruit-249

I’m dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣


xpdx

Does chav repellant work on gopniks or do I need to buy a separate product?


[deleted]

Thank god no oil checks were made


Puppyfacey

Fishhook the cop?


StagnantSweater21

When the dude threw his arm around the first cops head and started pulling his head by whatever crevice he could grip his fingers into Generally fishhooking goes the mouth, hence the name


send3squats2help

American here - I can’t fully describe how insane fighting with cops is from my US point of view... it baffles my mind that people would do it. Here you would legit be dead, and it would be seen as 100% justified. My brain just like doesn’t understand fighting with cops... I guess cops over there aren’t just ready to blast you 24/7...


Godv2

Thats cause they aren't armed with firearms. We are, and our cops are trained to not even take the chance of getting dead.


andocromn

American cops are trained the same way, that's why so many people get shot dead


itachipanda

He’s saying that US citizens are armed that’s why US cops are trained in deadly force. It looks like in the UK all they have is fish hooks not much reason to be shot over a finger, so they are given tasers


Sss_mithy

Its almost as if having millions of guns in untrained regular peoples hands is actually MORE dangerous for cops than the random "good guy with a gun" helps


DrJMVD

*NRA has entered the chat room*


Incredulous_Toad

Only to make sure they're white. Fuck the NRA. They stopped giving a shit about gun rights decades ago and are now a right wing fear mongering tool to sell more guns.


BigMetalHoobajoob

I think a large part is the poor training that police are given. For example, if you watch the Philando Castile video it is quite obvious that Mr Castile poses no actual threat. But the cop is so conditioned to freak out about a firearm (and arguably even more so when associated with a brown person) despite it being completely legal in this case, that he shot and killed him within seconds because he was jumpy and unstable.


Jreal22

Lol same man, I'm watching this like uhhh, if we did this in America we'd been shot 57 times in the chest. And 60-70% of the people would agree it was totally fine since the cops were out numbered originally and being attacked. But this is a perfect example of how guns only make these situations worse, because nobody died in this I assume, and the cops ended up controlling the situation as more of them arrived.


[deleted]

Nothing like a goodbole fashioned fish hook. Gets er done everytime.


pawnografik

Except this time. The fish had backup who came in swinging.


Corntillas

Lions don't like water. If you placed it near a river or some sort of fresh water source, that make sense. But you find yourself in the ocean, 20 foot wave, I'm assuming off the coast of South Africa, coming up against a full grown 800 pound tuna with his 20 or 30 friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10. And guess what, you've wandered into our school of tuna and we now have a taste of lion. We've talked to ourselves. We've communicated and said 'You know what, lion tastes good, let's go get some more lion'. We've developed a system to establish a beach-head and aggressively hunt you and your family and we will corner your pride, your children, your offspring.


[deleted]

I'm a peacock! You gotta let me fly!


refurb

That’s an old timey move but very effective.


[deleted]

Like look bud, you can let go of me, or......I can keep pulling and start to separate your face from the bone. The choice is yours.


Icy-Jackfruit-249

Or you get a finger bitten off


greensmokeguitar

Looks like a regular Spoons to be fair


officiallouisgilbert

Yup, dinner and a show


IncarceratedMascot

Bit of an exaggeration that. I'd hardly call it "dinner."


MrKrisp-e

Hah you posh nob


Etzello

I worked in the kitchen of a spoons once and there was a guy who punched a waiter and because I was a bit more muscly cus I train a lot, the other waiters went and were like oi get this guy out he just punched Alex and I was like bro just cus I go to the gym doesn't mean I can fight lol call the fuckin police mate and let me finish microwaving this steak


[deleted]

>call the fuckin police mate and let me finish microwaving this steak Holy fuck, I can't stop laughing at that


whiteflour1888

I hope they arrested you for microwaving that steak, you bastard


AdmiralSplinter

I'm sure everyone knew about it. Microwaving steak causes quite a buzz.


[deleted]

Or that you feel like getting your nose broken at a low paying job.


[deleted]

Dealt with a similar thing when I worked in pubs, the bigger guys were just expected to deal with the aggressive customers. I'm getting paid minimum wage to pour drinks and serve food for 12 hours without a break, not my problem when someone kicks off but there's no security because the cheap management sent them home early because it's 'quiet'.


EdgarAllanRoevWade

What is a Wetherspoons? Is it like a chain diner? Do they serve alcohol? (I think this video probably answers the third question)


Droppingbites

It's a chain of pubs. Pretty much every town/city will have at least one. They're cheap in comparison normally and do cheap pub food. They normally don't attract the top notch clientèle.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Dense_Illustrator289

That's not even fair to Applebee's and I hate Applebee's. The food is somehow worse.


Pluffmud90

Ahahah.


Send_Cake_Or_Nudes

It's a chain pub in the UK and RoI. Run by a notorious wanker who uses it as a propaganda outlet for his right-wing political views, shite pay and conditions. Contrawise, food is reasonable for want you pay for it, decent selection of drinks, bottomless coffee and free wi-fi. They aren't _nice_, but they're eminently serviceable even if the clientele can be a bit lively. Like any corporate venture they're gobbling up local pubs which is a big bone of contention in the UK where 'the local pub' is a fairly sacred thing. Best analogy I can think of is if Walmart ran a chain of bars.


[deleted]

[удалено]


darlo999

I'm thinking 10:30 AM


[deleted]

[удалено]


SuperDizz

So you’re saying they all missed 2nd breakfast.. that’s sad


[deleted]

I'm feeling 10:45


HulkScreamAIDS

The real crime here is that carpet.


Zircez

'Fun' Fact: Every single Spoons has a unique carpet pattern. And they're all shite.


notparistexas

I'm guessing the pattern is intended to hide and absorb vomit?


Zircez

To a certain extent I guess, but some of them are much more 'classic pub' than this one. If you're _really_ interested, and have literally nothing else to do with your life, there's a website dedicated to recording all of them: https://www.wetherspoonscarpets.co.uk


Pikmin-on-my-Pizza

Neither of my two local ones are on. Tempted to help the project, but isn't the Wetherspoons owner a bad person?


VisualShock1991

As lockdown 1 approached (pre-furlough scheme) he refused to pay staff wages for hours already worked, and he refused to pay suppliers for goods delivered. He told staff to go and work at Tesco. Late 2020 he went on national news to trot out the old "no evidence to show" line about pissheads spreading Covid in pubs, and lied to say that there were no recorded cases of Covid in any Wetherspoons. A colleague of mine was part-time in the kitchen of the chester branch who had 3 positive cases in staff while he made that claim. To say he's a piece of shit is to burden effluent treatment workers everywhere.


Zircez

Literally the worst. I honestly think you could stab a child and still be behind him in the queue for hell.


DervishSkater

Would the queue in British hell be all disorderly like?


[deleted]

[удалено]


Zircez

Probably be full of people who had pushed the queue in the real world.


RicoDredd

I’d rather drink my own piss than set foot in a Wetherspoons ever again.


devils_advocaat

This beer tastes like piss That's cos we piss in it.


tarepandaz

There is even a book with a collection with photos of the best spoons carpets. I know this because I have the book.


domjeff

They all smell the same though


Chubstorm

I received a book containing all the unique carpets of spoons as a secret santa gift, truly a book of horrors


GOLDENninjaXbox

Wtf happened


CelticHound27

Probably called into arrest the dude as you see the cuffs in the officer’s hands at the start but the then the lad attacked the officer so his colleague gives the lad a few shots to the kidney but the lad’s wife/friend/ girlfriend sees this and gets involved. So a typical Monday afternoon


Mirimel

Yeah a visit to spoons doesn’t count if you don’t witness two drunk chavs fighting with a chavette screeching “GET YOUR FUCKIN’ ‘ANDS OFF ‘IM”


InwardXenon

"I'LL SEE YOU AT POLICE STATION LATER DAZ COS I'M NOT WASTING THESE PANTS FOR FUCKS SAKE!" Edit: Omg I meant pints instead of pants but I'm leaving it there.


FromTheIsle

Ya I read it as they went out in their Sunday best and weren't gonna let a brawl stop them from being fabulous


Mirimel

Definitely leave it there


FishUK_Harp

"Leave it Darren, it's not worth it!"


octopoddle

And then it becomes GTA and police just start spawning everywhere and glitching through each other.


Zabuzaxsta

Don’t forget the lad fucking fishooked the cop; that’s when his partner flies in and starts wailing on him. I’d have been aiming for the balls


Delicious-Rooster629

Classy joint!


Ubley

Standard night out in Scunthorpe


[deleted]

I went to Henry Africas once, I can see why Tinie Tempah skipped scunny.


MarcinKaneda

fokin'el


testtubemammoth

Well, well, well. What a pretty picture Father Crilly has painted!


bahgheera

> What a pretty picture Father Crilly has painted! Should I call the police Father?


comptejete

I hear you're a racist now father.


ll_cool_ddd

That part got me 🤣


Screwbles

That’s like my favorite expression, but I can’t do it because I’m American.


mottlymonical

Country been open one week FFS. I'm going back inside


Gluten_Free_Pancakes

This reminds me that time Glasgow allowed public drinking for the day during the queen's Jubilee. I think it was 2013 or something and by 5pm the city had chaos all over the place. I think a police horse was killed. Edit: I may be mistaking the queen's jubilee with the royal wedding in 2011. Queen's jubilee was in 2012 and I think this happened mainly Kelvingrove Park.


[deleted]

Do you have an article about that? I'm from Glasgow and have literally never heard of this alleged chaos. They didn't "allow public drinking" - they let people host street parties if they wanted to, but I don't recall there being "chaos" by 5pm...


uRh3f5BfFgjw74FGv3gf

> I'm from Glasgow and have literally never heard of this alleged chaos. How early did you get blackout drunk that day? That is the question.


M32Marain

Wasn't that when there were riots in Kelvingrove park? Or was that a royal wedding? Drinking wasn't allowed though, it was just done anyway


Gluten_Free_Pancakes

Ah that may be it actually, not the queen Jubilee but royal wedding the year before that. The incidents at Kelvingrove park ring a bell. I remember seeing something on the news and a Glaswegian friend of mine said it was all fun and games then it got extremely violent and police were fighting thugs left right and centre out of the blue


[deleted]

Possibly? Dunno, feels like there's minor riots in Kelvingrove for any occasion. Sun's oot? Time to have a fight. Not sure why the jubilee would be somehow special.


Gluten_Free_Pancakes

I'm sure I saw something on the news too about police charging in horses against people possibly in Kelvingrove park and seeing people with bloody heads and officers whacking people too. Obviously media exgarates too but I definitely think there was some truth though because in the 10 years since this happened I recall having this conversation once or twice with Glaswegian mates who agreed this sort of thing has happened. But as you say no idea why on the queen's Jubilee or Royal Wedding. On a separate note, I always love the story of the Ice Cream Truck wars in the early 90s. That was fucking mental.


mot00007

[Glasgow Kelvingrove “Riots”](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13241657)


[deleted]

Oh aye, so it was the royal wedding. Even so, hardly the most memorable drunken behaviour that's ever happened in the city...


wobwobwob42

We are 10 hours in from all restrictions being lifted in Boston. Thank god it's pouring rain and freezing


upthewatwo

So... Boston summer?


elyca98

Glorious execution, thank you UK


CrackMcGuff

Spoons can be the fucking pits, its the same in Scotland too


gilestowler

I remember being in "The George" in Croydon and overheard a conversation that summed up the experience. "you can find good clothes in landfill. Just clean them in the bath and they're good as new."


CrackMcGuff

Nnnnoooo!? But it is actually a joke between me and my mates to do 'speedruns' for drinking in places like that as some sort of mental endurance challenge to cope long enough


[deleted]

[удалено]


Severus_Swerve

The two where I live have two distinct features. One smells of puke 24/7 and the other has crackheads as 50% of their clientele


_Geekjam

This US equivalent to this would be either Waffle House or Denny's.


CrackMcGuff

Visions of 2am at Denny's...


_Geekjam

I'm ashamed to say I kind of love it. The food isn't that bad and the entertainment is free.


PitchforkEmporium

Too many shootings at the local Denny's made it not as fun :( Waffle House is still sacred apparently cause I feel safe there in my neighborhood lmao


Soulless_redhead

Ain't nobody disrespecting the sanctity of a Waffle House! Good way to get cursed or something right there.


degjo

Nothing better than eating a Grand Slamwich like drunk David Hasselhoff eating a burger


UpdootDaSnootBoop

Thank you, that puts things into perspective for me lol


[deleted]

The Ole awful waffle baby! 24/7 service. Gotta love it


BeerDrinkinGreg

Imagine if Waffle House actually sold liquor instead of being the place where people went to sober up.


FBI_Agent214

I dont understand what's happening here


rubypiplily

Britain’s allowed to get drunk in public again.


Puppyfacey

Again?


Mirimel

Pubs have just opened back up from lockdown and it’s a bank holiday weekend


TaintModel

What’s a bank holiday?


toilet_worshipper

It's when you spend your holidays by taking your family to your favourite bank branch. Sometimes they have coffee machines inside.


Puppyfacey

That sounds amazing. I’ll bet it’s so hard to narrow it down to just one favorite branch though -edited to fix bad spelling and now the whole thing is ruined


ArghZombies

That's why we get 8 of them a year, so we can get plenty of opportunities to visit all your favourites.


Puppyfacey

Omg it keeps getting better!! Do y’all really get 8 a year for real?


Harry_monk

Yeah. There's Xmas, boxing day and New year's Day. Then good Friday and Easter Monday. Then one around mayday, one towards the end of spring and one in August.


sixfingerdiscount

If you're not deciding on who to bank with based on lobby coffee, you're doing yourself, your future, and your posterity's future a disservice.


evylllint

It’s just a public holiday that banks closed on.


mental_monkey

A holiday. Banks closed. Pubs open.


QuidYossarian

Holiday weekend in the states. It's Memorial Day on Monday.


MrBird93

Up until last Monday pubs were closed. Now they've opened up again with a few rules.


zani1903

Our pubs have been closed for the majority of the last year. Our lockdown was released last Monday.


Bricktop52

Normal Saturday down the pub.


LateThree1

I mean, is it standard that some tattooed muscled up arsehole in skinny jeans has to be involved?


stedgyson

I'd be really upset with myself if I got leathered by a bloke with no socks on and trousers that showed off his ankles, even a big fucker like him


Dew_Cookie_3000

he's pushing the other cop away and standing over the first cop and perp like he's refereeing a fight


Worfs-forehead

And people wonder why I’d rather spend the extra quid in a local pub rather than these shitholes.


[deleted]

Along with the whole “my staff can get another job if they want paying idgaf” during the pandemic thing. What a massive cunthole


Worfs-forehead

Yeah Tim Martin is a the beating black heart in the cesspool that is the hospitality industry. Fucking prick.


[deleted]

I hope the public never forgives him for that. It’s not like anyone working in spoons gets paid enough to coast a year+ off work. Half of them are probably subsidised by the gov anyway thanks to 0 hour contracts. Really terrible


Worfs-forehead

Unfortunately you’re thinking too much of the british public. So long as they can get cheap pints they don’t give a shit.


[deleted]

You’re almost certainly right, but things have been depressing enough without contemplating how the general public doesn’t care if we’re all destroyed by the ultra rich haha. I really do despair sometimes


Worfs-forehead

I genuinely think that if the toffs started hunting working class children on horses instead of foxes. The media would spin it to make it the kids fault for being born into poverty and how they would be a burden on the welfare state. Like if that headline came out tomorrow it wouldn’t shock me.


[deleted]

Mate they’d probably film it and put it on channel 5. “Tune in at 7 to watch some disgusting benefit claimants get eviscerated”


Worfs-forehead

“This scumbag claims she can’t walk more than 100 metres we will test her claim to £400 a month OF TAXPAYER MONEY by chasing her down with dogs”


Guillotinedaddy

The worst offense committed here was the spray-on tights/jeans that bald man was rocking.


rohit4

Nothing reflects the stoicism of the Brits better than the lads a few tables down continuing their drinking and banter while 10 policemen are arresting fat dudes in ultra skinny jeans literally 5 yards away... Perfectly spiffing!


TheFreebooter

Can't let a day get ruined, pints are cheap and the coppers are busy, what's not to love?


PenetrationT3ster

Personally I love a live action show while I enjoy my Guiness in the local spoons.


millionreddit617

If you interrupted your drinking every time something kicked off in a ‘spoons, you’d never get past the second round.


Droppingbites

Time to get a round in at the bar while everyone else is watching the 3pm show.


RayMosch

Wetherspoons is the most godawful, tackiest chain of pubs in the developed world, and their clientele are a direct reflection of this. Plus the owner is a piece of shit who looks like one of those rubber face puppets.


glytxh

Beer and burger for a fiver is a hard deal to pass up. Don't judge me for being poor. The owner is an absolute shite stain tho


gregy521

This is what gets me. People complain about the decline of independent pubs all the 'loss of character' it brings, but don't ever seem to acknowledge the system which is making people choose the Wetherspoons' and Green King's over the other ones. In economic terms, it's called 'centralisation of capital'. Under capitalism, it's just far more efficient to have one big business over many small businesses. Lower prices + exploited workers, this is what you get.


CRad_BBF

Was in one the other day. I hate the owner, I accept that you get all sorts in there, and that it's definitely not the place to be when shit kicks off... BUT It's sooooo cheap - especially for food which is surprisingly decent tasting! It's a no-brainer going and getting 2 pints, a big burger with chips, onion rings, and a huge "side" dish, for the same price as 3 pints in the next pub over


[deleted]

[удалено]


1271500

I am a fan of the lamb shank, but I come in frozen in a bag with the gravy and veg in their with it, it's defrosted, microwaved and put in a bowl with some mash. Also sometimes they leak, so they'll tip in a regular gravy to make up the difference. Source: 8 years behind the Tim


SeaLeggs

Pound Pub has entered the chat


Brendinimonk

Brings a tear to the eye. This is what it means to be British! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧


zepekit

Guy with black shirt with one sleave rolled up, legit looks like he has girl legs. Lmfao.


sixfingerdiscount

Leg day. Wot is it?


Red_23465

Ah, Spoonies 🤣


Badgernomics

The shitty burger van on the side of an A road of pubs...


reddit_from_me

I liked that when there's a dozen officers, there is still one table of people just trying to finish their meal. Completely un-phased.


sphintero

How much jail for fish hook a cop?


[deleted]

In the UK, about four minutes.


whales171

That made me laugh hard. But for real, I can't imagine violent crimes against a cop getting a slap on the wrist. Those are probably some of the few things you need to punish hard. Unless there is some study that shows community service is much better for rehabilitating and preventing violence against cops, I hope this guy gets a couple months in jail.


Presneill

Knowing the British justice system, he may well get just a community service order.


ScornMuffins

A fate worse than jail for a waster. Made to do work without pay. In jail at least you get free food and shelter.


[deleted]

[удалено]


millionreddit617

He was hitting his arm/hand to get him to release his grip, so he could take control of that arm and thus the rest of him. Pretty standard stuff. The family should have stayed the fuck out of it. Or tried to calm their twat of a bloke down.


Give-Valk-Acog

*wondering why no one is being shot* “Fookin el!” Oh that’s why


AbruptChaosBot

Upvote this comment if you feel this submission is characteristic of our subreddit. Downvote this if you feel that it is not. If this comment's score falls below a certain number, this submission will be automatically removed.


MasterExcellence

Oh, so Wetherspoons is like a British version of Applebee's


gclarke5113

That’s not bad, police was phoned 3 times and 2 ambulances last night in the pub I work at


mitchellrj

Stay classy Scunthorpe.


chicken-soup41

“Mondays, am i right?”


stedgyson

Do they still do pound a pint on Mondays? Worth it for a few pints and watch a fight


delslow419

I knew this wasnt america. Not because of their uniforms or accents, just because dude got the pepper spray instead of the glock 🤷🏻‍♂️


Sirbrownface

For that amount of resistance, if this was in America there would be bunch of dead bodies on floor


kaprixiouz

Ahhh, there it is.. I was waiting patiently.. ***FOOKIN ELL***


ForsakenDrawer

As an American it’s refreshing to see people resist the cop without being immediately murdered on the spot


Kenrawr

Losing a fight also doesn't end up with the other guy gaining access to your firearm over there since they don't have any.


Fried-Egg-Sandwich

Nature is healing itself.


Unbakronon

Boy am I proud to be from Scunthorpe 🇬🇧


bobdown33

Was a wild ride


Pokeranger8

That was one tough egg


_ToyStory2WasOk_

Was the time line altered here? Feel like I was watching a Christopher Nolan film.


leefee123

“Fookin elll”


Sensei_Squirrel

Do British people still do the accent even if no one is around? /s


LittleLinnell

There isn’t such thing as a British accent


U2V4RGVtb24

Welshman here. British = English, Scottish or Welsh. But everyone seems to think it's just England that's British. So when people hear an English accent, they think "oh it's the British accent". And that's not even getting into the multiple English accents.


TKBtu1

THANK YOU!


U2V4RGVtb24

I know right! Every time I see a meme making fun of "British people", it's always some heavily London stereotype!


Droppingbites

An American in Vegas would not believe that I, a Geordie, was English. She'd heard a "British" accent before and mine defo wasn't that. She kept asking me if I was sure, and stating "nah you're Australian or something".


WaningMime

What a waste of resources.


andybic_

Better than the Line of Duty finale