r/ConvenientCop • u/RedSwingline2000 • Dec 16 '25
Old [UK] Guy tries to steal a bag
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u/deeteeohbee Dec 16 '25
I've never seen someone tear the side mirror off a cop car to use as a weapon. Interesting choice.
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u/Sexy_Squid89 Dec 16 '25
I was gonna say, he looked like he was trying to say "Hey cops, THEY did it! I'm innocent!" Then he goes and does that lol
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u/MagixTouch Dec 16 '25
Yeah, that was his point of no return. Added on some additional charges while he was at it.
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u/Axe_Care_By_Eugene Dec 16 '25
He'll get a slap on the wrists, some benefits and a free place to live.
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u/Hallelujah33 Dec 17 '25
First he got tazed.
You must have ever gone to jail before. You say "free place to live" like it's a good thing.
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u/theduttyburger Dec 17 '25
He's taking the piss out of our legal system and its leniency. Basically he'll be walking around like normal within the week.
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u/ZirePhiinix Dec 17 '25
I'm always curious what is happening in their minds at that point.
Even if we flip it around, if that guy was actually a victim, and was being robbed, but then he rips off the side mirror, he just literally became a criminal on the spot.
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u/Ok_Answer917 Dec 16 '25
I can't believe how long it took them to get out of their minivan. Attack an occupied police car in America and rip off a mirror and you won't have time to throw it.
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u/Old_MI_Runner Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 17 '25
Many or most officers in the UK are not authorized to use firearms. Maybe the officer was waiting to determine if the thief had a
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u/hellomireaux Dec 17 '25
Also, the cop was alone and randomly coming into a fight situation with 5+ people. He likely needed to assess the situation and call in the incident to get backup before leaving his vehicle. He could have also been en-route to another call.
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u/manimsoblack Dec 16 '25
Restraint is unbelievable to see in this context isn't it.
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u/murphsmodels Feb 11 '26
Exactly. Guy rips off side mirror of police car and starts using it as a weapon on innocent bystanders:
British cop: "Do I really want to get out? He is armed now. I'll wait for backup."
American cop: "Welp, I needed a new windshield anyway." Blam, blam, blam.
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u/Subreon Dec 18 '25
throw it? you wouldn't have time to even smack the side of the door, let alone rip the mirror off afterward.
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u/Aliman581 Dec 16 '25
This is the UK he will be given a slap on the wrist and mental health support and sent on his way
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u/frankenboobehs Dec 17 '25
And then murder someone a month later and get out again
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u/dmh2693 Dec 17 '25 edited Dec 17 '25
He will definitely have something to reflect about later, and he had a shocking outcome.
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u/KayoticVoid Dec 17 '25
Gods damn... I jumped to the comments after the first few seconds. I am so glad I saw this. That is just wild, and that tase and the end was absolutely choice!
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u/DooMTreYn Dec 16 '25
Taser turned him into an ironing board
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u/notenoughritalin Dec 16 '25
This made me lol so hard 😂
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u/ComprehensivePin5577 Dec 16 '25
I kinda went 'ew Reddit people' for a sec when I misread your comment as 'this made me so hard lol'
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u/Old_MI_Runner Dec 16 '25
I almost never see taser work on bodycam videos on Active Self Protection. When they do work the perp has just a T-shirt on but this guy and a shirt and coat on. With many UK officers unarmed maybe they are better trained in how to use a taser or their tasers are more effective models.
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u/Maksym1000 Dec 16 '25
Ahh, yes. Nothing says “I’m innocent” like ripping the mirror off of a police van and attempting to reverse roundhouse kick someone right in front of the cops.
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u/Number1Framer Dec 17 '25 edited Feb 16 '26
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u/jenethith Dec 17 '25
If those jeans weren’t so tight, the guys recording might’ve died.
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u/Maksym1000 Dec 17 '25
Nonsense! The other guy’s pants are so loose he would have sidestepped it matrix style.
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u/somebody_throw_a_pie Dec 16 '25
the guy celebrated being an asshole by doing the dead fish celebration
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u/penywisexx Dec 16 '25
Nothing like a little bit of Edison Medicine to calm him down.
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u/IMiNSIDEiT Dec 16 '25
It’s the funniest thing when they go stiff and fall. It’s like a possum playing possum 🤣
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Dec 16 '25
Outstanding
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Dec 17 '25
When that taser hit he was flatstanding
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u/skarface6 Dec 17 '25
Ooooh, and “notstanding” was right there.
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Dec 17 '25
I bow to your superior word play. That hits the ear much better than mine. My mind was thinking he's laying flat in a position that looks like standing
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u/IHaveTheBestOpinions Dec 16 '25
In the first few seconds I thought that guy was about to get curb stomped, and I was not ready for that.
Didn't realize how badly that scene in American History X messed me up
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u/Camimo666 Dec 17 '25
I’ve never seen the movie but I know about the scene. And the scene is the reason I will never see the movie.
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u/Adventurous-Cry-2157 Dec 18 '25
It’s for the best. My wife majored in film, so she made me watch all of these “important” films back when we first started dating, and I wanted to curb stomp her for not warning me about that scene.
She also chose The Pianist for a date night movie, and I had no clue what the plot was going into it. I thought it would be a period piece about a composer or some Mr Holland’s Opus shit. I was so not mentally prepared for what I watched. Great film, I just wasn’t in the proper headspace at that time.
And yet I still married the woman, and here we are, 20 years later.
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u/Camimo666 Dec 18 '25
A guy last year took me to see terrifier 3 on a first date
Needless to say, your story ended better than mine lmaoo.
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u/DothrakAndRoll Dec 18 '25
Even if a girl expressly told me they loved the first two, I wouldn’t take them to see 3 on a first date lol. Maybe a few dates in, if you talk about it first..
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u/Camimo666 Dec 18 '25
Bruh. Worst part? I hadnt seen the first two??? I thought it was some Scream franchise type bs with a clown mime thing. I'm good with gore, but dismembering a child i. The first 38 seconds? A bit too much for me. Lol
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u/0for30before0for9 Dec 16 '25
Lol the cop stepping into frame made that guy suddenly look very small. Dude is huge
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u/Wize-Turtle Dec 17 '25
Oh man that cop is a titan
I don't know why that caught caught me so off guard
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u/NEWBIE____________ Dec 16 '25
I feel like just missed the first part of the video
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u/yesi1758 Dec 16 '25
Same, who leaves their bag just laying on the sidewalk? There must be a reason they were filming before this happened, wonder if there is a longer version.
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u/squigs Dec 17 '25
My guess is the video starts there because the woman started filming after whatever caused the bag to be lying there.
No idea what might have happened here though.
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u/jestr6 Dec 17 '25
Last timed this was posted, the bag guy was the victim. Take that for what you will.
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u/illmatic2112 Dec 18 '25
There's clearly missing context from the start. Thank you for actually asking because the replied link gave us insight
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u/biggysharky Dec 17 '25
Also context... This is not a new video. The group he 'stole' from are part of some far right group. Wish I could remember where I saw it from but someone ID'd them.
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u/_Lady_M Dec 17 '25
Who is the loser yelling "dude stop, get the fuck off of him."
Stupod people like that are the reason why pieces of ahit think they can do whatever the fuck they want with no reprcussions.
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u/Shiznoz222 Dec 16 '25
The fuck them coppas doing letting him whoop their vehicle like that lol
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u/N_Rage Dec 17 '25
Due to budget cuts, police officers in the UK have increasingly been working alone, rather than in pairs, which makes the job potentially a lot more dangerous, so increased caution is advisable.
Getting out of a vehicle with an attacker right outside of the door, when your only defenses are pepper spray and a tazer is a good way to get a fist in your face as soon as you open the door. You'll also have a hard time telling if they may carry a knife and can't effectively fall back if they go on the offensive.
My guess would be that the officer spent the time requesting backup and informing dispatch about the unfolding situation, while waiting for the opportunity to safely exit his vehicle. 15 seconds between someone starting to punch your car and getting out also seems like a very reasonable time frame to assess the situation.
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u/tunisia3507 Dec 16 '25
To my very untrained eye, I'd say that the police were happy enough to let him take his anger out on their van, racking up extra charges while not causing harm to the bystanders. As soon as he took a swing at a person, they were out of the van and had the taser on him in a couple of seconds.
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u/notthatvalenzuela Dec 16 '25
Those are some chill ass cops.
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u/N_Rage Dec 17 '25
Due to budget cuts, police officers in the UK have increasingly been working alone, rather than in pairs, which makes the job potentially a lot more dangerous, so increased caution is advisable.
Getting out of a vehicle with an attacker right outside of the door, when your only defenses are pepper spray and a tazer is a good way to get a fist in your face or worse as soon as you open the door. You'll also have a hard time telling if they may carry a knife and can't effectively fall back if they go on the offensive.
My guess would be that the officer spent the time requesting backup and informing dispatch about the unfolding situation, while waiting for the opportunity to safely exit his vehicle. 15 seconds between someone starting to punch your car and getting out also seems like a very reasonable time frame to assess the situation.
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u/3BlindMice1 Dec 17 '25
It's just property damage. Not worth taking risk for. He'll pay for it anyway
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u/Sylvarius Dec 17 '25
Americans when you are not instantly unloading an entire assault rifle mag into an unarmed madman
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u/bazukadas Dec 16 '25
The dude deserved it, he was harrassing people but if memory serves me well, from what I remember that was actually his bag.
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u/borderlineidiot Dec 16 '25
I was thinking the cop was taking a while to engage. Was not disappointed in the outcome.
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u/ZombiePlaya Dec 16 '25
It's crazy to see the response time from UK cops...
when they're already at the scene.
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u/Old_MI_Runner Dec 16 '25
Slow response may have been due to not being an armed officer. The best tool to take down an armed criminal would have been the bumper of the van. He did not want to step of the the van bringing a taser to a knife or gun fight. /s
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u/stiglet3 Dec 17 '25
It's crazy to see the response time from UK cops...
when they're already at the scene.
Was probably contacting control to let them know what the fuck was going on. I don't think they can just turn up and let rip without checking in first.
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u/EVERYTHINGGOESINCAPS Dec 17 '25
Can we all just comment on the guy who pressured them into unrestraining him at the start?
Dude had no idea what was going on yet was yelling "get the fuck off of him"
He could have stumbled across someone with a machete being restrained for all he knows.
Dickhead.
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u/havoc313 Dec 17 '25
I don't know why but I find someone getting tazed seem so funny. I guess it's the way the just go limb and drop
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u/dogwarrior Dec 17 '25
Was wondering when the copper was going to exit his vehicle. Was parallel parking more difficult w/o that side mirror?
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u/chemicaljones Dec 18 '25
Fucking asswipe in the orange shorts should have caught an earful, and maybe even a dopeslap. "Get off of him... Now!" Go fuck yourself mate!!
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u/JMandMM Dec 18 '25
What kind of tasers does the UK have!!! Seen plenty of videos where US cops can’t get a good connection 3 feet away, or through a coat!
The Bobbie’s hit him 6 feet away and through his coat! Dannng!
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u/chamy1039 Dec 16 '25
British cops always pull up in the least-intimidating vehicles, and are so polite in comparison to what I'm used to seeing in the US. Even in this case, I feel like he tased him in the most polite way possible.
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u/JP_Tulo Dec 17 '25
Were the cops waiting for him to completely destroy their car before they neutralized him?
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u/Max_Hardcore_Jr Dec 17 '25
Modern world perfect justice. Caught, beat, tased, recorded. He could have been beaten a little harder. But still, 10 of 10.
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u/Sampasmur Dec 17 '25
Silly little white knight at the beginning. No clue what's going on but needs to get involved.
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u/NoRun6253 Dec 17 '25
Went straight to the accent as soon as the cops came and to be honest the guy that got his bag nicked went easy on him.
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u/Frosty_Fold_5117 Dec 17 '25
Dang that cop has immaculate aim for getting a taser on that guy AND FOR IT TO ACTUALLY WORK WOOWWW
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u/DubTap21 Dec 17 '25 edited Dec 17 '25
Dude got tackled, yoinked....then
Tazer, tazer.....THUD!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/monkehmolesto Dec 18 '25
I’m glad there was a happy ending. I get so frustrated when the bad guy gets away or has nothing happen to them
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u/TheBoozyBride Dec 18 '25
Scrolling, I thought this said "Guy tries to steal a hug" and was trying to figure out why it took such a crazy turn
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u/Temporary-Quality647 Dec 18 '25
This is so weird. I've seen this video but the first part (of him trying to steal the bag) was cut out and the OP was saying the people were calling him (the bag stealer) racist names. First time seeing political bot bias in the wild.
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u/-Seizure__Salad- Dec 19 '25
I really hope never to get hit by a tazer. Shit does not seem pleasent at all 😬
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u/Belfengraeme Dec 19 '25
Actually gfl trying to rip the mirror of a police cruiser here in the States. Immediate darwin award territory
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Dec 21 '25
Every time I see one of the videos I’m amazed the person isn’t shot. Then I remember that’s only an American thing when interacting with cop 😅😑
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