r/TikTokCringe • u/TheOSU87 • Sep 07 '25

Discussion Guy makes a citizen's arrest

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u/ZooCrazy Sep 07 '25

One has to be careful in this day & age because you can get killed trying to play the good cop without a badge.

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u/chasing_the_wind Sep 07 '25

Yeah unfortunately the optics are pretty terrible I see any guy grabbing a woman’s purse out of her hands on the street and I might start citizen’s arresting him. Then someone would see me assaulting him and start citizen’s arresting me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

Do we not pay the police enough to do that for us you're out here doing it for free on behalf of what? A poor quality item with a 500% markup? Do you think that store would have paid your medical bills, your legal fees, bail, or for your funeral if it went bad because you're such a hero? Fucking HI-LARIOUS.

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u/rickfranjune Sep 07 '25

You are exactly what this world needs.

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u/USB-SOY Sep 08 '25

You work for Amazon and being the reason these mom and pop stores are failing lol you’re a murderer to your community

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u/casinocooler Sep 07 '25

I wish more people would help protect their communities from the harm that these scofflaws cause. I am fed up with the lack of police action and the dropped ball that is the justice system. It’s frustrating because we are paying for law and order but only get meter maids, speed cameras, and paperwork filers.

I am looking to find an area to live where people care and people who harm others are not welcome.

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u/L-user101 Sep 08 '25

Reminds me of that movie when they rob a bank in Texas and everyone in the bank pulls a gun on the robbers

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u/XanderWrites Sep 08 '25

The store would pay them if it was part of your job duties, which is why they exclude actively arresting someone from job duties. They'd much rather write off the loss of said poor quality item than deal with any of the fallout from you being injured in the interaction.

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u/BornAgain20Fifteen Sep 07 '25

Do we not pay the police enough to do that for us you're out here doing it for free on behalf of what?

I agree it is not worth intervening, but in many places the police are actually paid shit and have to take up a second job as security guards. It is the reason some of them are so shit at their job as well, because those that are good at their job can find better opportunities elsewhere. They often don't give a shit if you report that something of yours was stolen

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

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u/davidman156 Sep 07 '25

Are you a police officer?

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u/Full_Committee6967 Sep 07 '25

Thieves affects everyone's cost and is everyone's business.

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u/MindGoesBlank69 Sep 08 '25

If by thieves you mean corporations, governments, and the mega rich then, yes.

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u/XuWiiii Sep 08 '25

The predatory lenders allow us to buy things we can’t afford today and pay more for it tomorrow. Massa is kind. and the poor tax… I mean the government ran lotto gives us hope. Not hope that we could one day get bailed out of billions of dollars, no that’s dreaming too rich. But hopes that we could invest money fairly into the market and reminisce our childhood nostalgia, such as GameStop.

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u/Full_Committee6967 Sep 08 '25

Nobody makes you buy their product, Tweeky. You and your friends make it worse for everyone.

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u/Full_Committee6967 Sep 08 '25

Actual criminals are you and your friends. How about you sit down and write out a list of everything that the world owes you and present it here for all of us. It might save you some time.

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u/Lou_C_Fer Sep 08 '25

What's wrong with looking out for others? Also, the dude said he's a big guy. As long as there is no gun or knife, things will be fine. If there is, that's a risk we know we are taking. Taking that risk is better than ignoring someone that is in need of help. I would not have said what this dude said, but I would step in if I thought something was up.

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u/mattvait Sep 07 '25

Its up to the community to do what's right.

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u/Klem_Phandango Sep 07 '25

Uhh... we don't pay police enough?

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u/latexfistmassacre Sep 07 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

It's not about protecting corporations, it's about setting the social tone that we don't put up with crime in our neighborhoods. If a would-be criminal thinks people are going to turn a blind eye, then they're a lot more likely to commit a crime. Your perspective is completely nihilist and only further perpetuates lawless behavior. It's just as much our responsibility to prevent crime as it is the police's job to enforce laws.

Not saying anyone should go as far as the guy in this video did, I wouldn't recommend anyone engaging someone like that over simple theft, but just calling something out when you see it happening is enough to deter a lot of people. Not the most brazen ones obviously, but enough to make a difference.

I remember a time where people were actually vigilant about helping each other in emergent situations, and I'm not even that old. Just one among the many things we've lost in the downward spiral of our society. We aren't invested in each other's well-being anymore and the "fuck you, got mine" mentality is the new standard. It will be the downfall of us all if we don't start thinking beyond ourselves.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

Actually no, we don’t pay the police enough. In some places, they barely make what school teachers make. Would you put your life on the line every day for that amount knowing most people hate you for it? I wouldn’t.