This is democracy manifest

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5,661]

This is 100% real and unscripted:

 

The guy above died yesterday. There was apparently a serial dine-and-dasher in the area, and an undercover detective thought he spotted the guy, so he followed him into a restaurant and called for backup. The police, thinking they were gonna make a big arrest, brought along news reporters to film the incident. Only problem: it was the wrong guy. And the person they were arresting would make Matt Berry blush.

That is the dudes honestly, real reaction to being mistakenly arrested, and holy shit it's the funniest thing I've seen in months. Every time I watch the video I see or hear something new and it makes me laugh. Like how the video opens with him slamming the cop car in disgust.

Apparently this has been a viral meme in Australia for years, but it was only semi-recently that the context of the video was discovered, when the dude in the above video was found and interviewed. The interview with him is equally as hilarious, and yes, he really talks like that:

 

RIP to a fucking hilarious guy

[52-80 19,377]

good night sweet prince.  may you enjoy succulent chinese meals in heaven.

[Marfa Low Crown 2,559]

I own this t shirt and another with two judo fighters that says, "When democracy manifests, know your Judo well.". 
I almost always have to explain what the shirts are about but every once in a while someone will know and it's hilarious.
Sleep well, legend. 

 

[52-80 19,377]

another oceania classic:

 

[InkaUtexas 26,859]

Well done. I am dying here!

Thanks for posting.

['stache 22,131]

11 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Well done. I am dying here!

Thanks for posting.

Same, best laugh I've had in a while!

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5,661]

"You're under arrest"

"I'm under WHAT?!"

I don't know why but that exchange fucking kills me, lmfaoooo

When he says "How dare you" at the end while being loaded into the car, he reminds me of this from when I was a kid:

 

Edited August 9 by WelfareBuysMyWeed

[tigol 2,481]

“Are you waiting to receive my limp penis?”

Legend.

[Pato del Muerto 53,437]

14 hours ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

don't know why but that exchange fucking kills me, lmfaoooo

When they open the car door and he closes it is what got me

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5,661]

32 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

When they open the car door and he closes it is what got me

video begins with him walking out of the restaurant and immediately closing the door in disgust too, lmfao

[Chooky 13,340]

Because of this video, I've always wanted to hear the R rolled when someone says democracy. 

['stache 22,131]

Is nobody going to comment on him using olive oil while cooking his own succulent Chinese meal?

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2 hours ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

video begins with him walking out of the restaurant and immediately closing the door in disgust too, lmfao

Never noticed that detail before. Legend. 

[Ojo Rojo 2,053]

So he wasn't an international gangster, but was he the serial check skipper?  I wasn't clear about that.

[Crapinon 2,373]

1 hour ago, Ojo Rojo said:

So he wasn't an international gangster, but was he the serial check skipper?  I wasn't clear about that.

I think he was actually a petty thief who was arrested for using a fraudulent American Express card. I read that he intentionally acted crazy because he was notorious for escaping jail and he thought it would be easier to escape from a mental asylum. 

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5,661]

6 hours ago, Crapinon said:

I think he was actually a petty thief who was arrested for using a fraudulent American Express card. I read that he intentionally acted crazy because he was notorious for escaping jail and he thought it would be easier to escape from a mental asylum. 

  

7 hours ago, Ojo Rojo said:

So he wasn't an international gangster, but was he the serial check skipper?  I wasn't clear about that.

No and no, he was neither. They *THOUGHT* he was the check skipper, but it was the wrong person. He had been in prison before in the past, and had *escaped* prison a couple of times in the past before, but he was innocent in this situation, just a dude eating at a restaurant. Not fraudulent card.  He's was just a super eccentric dude, hence the theatrics. But in this case, he really was just minding his own business when the police came.

All of this is in the extended interview.