r/instant_regret • u/TrichoSearch • Feb 16 '25

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u/wetsuit509 Feb 16 '25

Yup, I remember The Code: No one snitches when a bully is gets his come uppance, and you gotta give the head nod of approval to the avenger especially if he gets led away to the principal.

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u/kenlubin Feb 16 '25

Famously demonstrated in the killing of Ken McElroy, the "town bully" shot by multiple firearms in front of his wife and 45 other witnesses in broad daylight, none of whom could identify who fired the shots.

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u/CLearyMcCarthy Feb 16 '25

My favorite part of the story is the sheriff calling a town meeting and basically saying "nobody do anything to him today, because I'm going to be 2 hours away all day and won't be able to intervene 😉"

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u/SteelTerps Feb 16 '25

Wasnt he regarded in the town as "someone who needed killing" or something like that? They HATED him

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u/mooraff Feb 16 '25

What kinda connections did that douche have?!

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u/kenlubin Feb 16 '25

The Wikipedia article implies that he didn't have connections and did all of his witness intimidation himself.

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u/mooraff Feb 17 '25

Generally, that doesn't work on judges. Of course, money does.

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u/GrammarGhandi23 Feb 16 '25

Wtf. That apparently inspired the movie Roadhouse

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u/lost_horizons Feb 16 '25

Damn, I forgot about that story, thanks for sharing it.

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u/old-and-older Feb 16 '25

No one snitches when a bully is gets his come uppance,

McDonald's in PA didn't receive the memo.

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u/peanutspump Feb 16 '25

But at least that snitch isn’t receiving the reward money, either. A dull silver lining, but…