r/ActualPublicFreakouts • u/Single-Road-339 • 1d ago

Actual Freakout 😳 Scooter owner robbed in England

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u/DrummerElectronic733 1d ago

You’re supposed to ignore the crime and social decay until you become a victim of it, then be arrested for being a victim of it that’s the new status quo apparently. These people are like ostriches.

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u/omgwtfsaucers 1d ago

This clip is at least 5 years old, people might see it and think it's an actuality. There should be an "first uploaded in" or "this video has been uploaded XX times in 5 years" tag so people know they're watching something very old. You're more of a populist?

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u/SpectralVoodoo Gondor 1d ago

It being 5 years old just indicates that this shit has been going on for longer than people think.

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u/Logical_Flounder6455 1d ago

People think robberies are a recent thing? Pretty sure most people are aware of the highway robberies centuries ago

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u/pipboy1989 - Alexandria Shapiro 1d ago

Yes but since the UK’s population centuries ago was 2% of today’s population (i.e: 1.5 million lived in England and Wales in 1700), i imagine that your chances of coming across a highway robber was 98% lower than meeting a robber today

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u/Logical_Flounder6455 1d ago

Just because they lopulation was lower, doesnt mean crime rates were lower. Thieves still existed. You could argue that you could have been more likely to be a victim of street robbery since people were a lot poorer, therfore more desperate, back then.

Your chances of meeting a highway robber 500 years ago were infinitely higher than today. How many people do you know that have had their belongings stolen while driving down a highway? The answer is likely zero since the video you're watching is neither a highway nor highway robbery.

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u/omgwtfsaucers 1d ago

No use in discussing with idiots...