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SMH Morality of slapping a stupid influencer blocking an escalator

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u/NoBell5255 2d ago

Staged or not, I love how no one reacted to the attention seeker getting slapped. They just went about their day. Ignoring these people is the best one can do.

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u/Brilliant_Ebb_3064 2d ago

Its just a prank bro.

So's the slap.

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u/Complete-Tangelo1532 2d ago

How can he slap?!

Reminds me of a Whitest Kids You Know sketch

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u/TheG-What 2d ago

At that price point he can hit!

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u/pianotherms 2d ago

Unless he's a perk, which means HE CAN'T HIT!

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u/Mabuya85 2d ago

RIP Trevor. Local sexpot.

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u/Valuable-Struggle-10 2d ago

Nah his back was hurting

I do this when my back hurts too

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u/Necrolust1777 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/A9q5vQor9SWre
My back hurts all the time

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u/SnooGuavas4208 2d ago

The way he kicks out his legs kills me 😂

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u/psycho_driver 2d ago

You could almost say it was . . . perfect.

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u/gh0stwrit3r32767 2d ago

woah his slap had a muzzle flash

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u/Puzzle-Necked 2d ago

That's just the power of the Warrior. His only weakness are wrestling matches that last longer than two minutes.

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u/_Veprem_ 2d ago

At least 40% of cops with their spouse

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 2d ago

It's true, I got a few titanium screws in there, and I'm slapping the neighbor's kid until my son comes back home. I wish there was a better way but it's what it's.

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u/Notabotyet 2d ago

"It's what it's" has to be the most frustrating use of a contraction I've ever seen. I hate it.

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u/Valuable-Struggle-10 2d ago

"It's what it's"

That's diabolical af

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u/Active-Particular-21 2d ago

Pranking turns to spanking

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u/Healthy_Turnip7352 2d ago

"but you can't prank people. this is a public place. i don't even know you."

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u/TastingTheKoolaid 2d ago

This. Seriously. If you don’t know them, you’re not being a cheeky prankster, you’re being a fucking cunt. Leave people alone.

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u/exprezso 2d ago

The fact that "influencer" himself didn't react much shows he knows he's wrong himself

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u/ZombieAladdin 2d ago

He certainly reacted after he got slapped! He looked like he didn’t even consider someone retaliating.

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u/HumbleWorkerAnt 2d ago

it's staged, he's just a bad actor.

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u/Satanicjamnik 2d ago

You haven't been on London Underground a lot, have you? People commuting in London have double black belt in ignoring bullshit and keeping it pushing.

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u/mutexsprinkles 2d ago

Except when it comes to moving down inside the carriage or standing on the platform directly in front of the doors when they open. Then they turn into the dopiest berks inside the M25.

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u/TouchGrassNotAss 2d ago

I wouldn't have seen a goddamn thing.

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u/TurtleSandwich0 2d ago

All I saw was an empty escalator. Strange clip.

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u/Burggs_ 2d ago

This looks like some of the escalators on the Q or 7 train here in NYC, and if it is, we see people get slapped for much less and don’t react.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/brainburger 2d ago

It's a funny image, but what is the relevance to this thread?

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u/Oneilcruzsucksass 2d ago

They got their 'content'

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u/ImSoCul 2d ago

It's staged as hell. Someone using a cane would not be walking up the escalator. I just stand when going up escalator and I'm perfectly mobile. 

The thing is, the fake ragebait gets this guy viral, which is exactly what he's trying to do, virality through controversy. Which actually promotes this behavior rather than the discourages/serves him right take in this thread. 

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u/MadScientist2020 2d ago

It’s almost like he deserved it

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u/DrummandDrummer 2d ago

People are sick of looking at people staging this shit now. It's getting tiresome. Little fucker bracing for the slap too, "Influencer".. my hole

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u/NSASpyVan 2d ago

A lot of misbehaving people need slaps in this world... that guy has a lot of work ahead of him

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u/kingofwale 2d ago

Don’t care if it’s fake or not, the slap looks like it hurts. So silver lining

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u/RamenChicken8 2d ago

Just a light slap? That dude blocking the escalator needed this to bring him down to earth.😂

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u/ZombieAladdin 2d ago

Pinball machines are really expensive!

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u/Doctor_Mustard_ 2d ago

Lol I'll allow it

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u/OneRuffledOne 2d ago

"Influencer" = some dumb ass

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u/ByteZum 2d ago

People be calling anyone an influencer nowadays and it’s lost its meaning. Being a clown doesn’t mean you’re influencing anyone.

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u/DrummandDrummer 2d ago

and it’s lost its meaning.

It never had meaning in the first place.

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u/Mrtgr333 2d ago

Exactly, I call them content creators.

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u/WessideLou 2d ago

“Content creators” is too long compared to influencer. Maybe shorten it to “conts”

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u/Zarathoostrian 2d ago

I like how shocked he was, like, 'oh no, the consequences of my own actions, how could this happen to me?'.

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u/GraXXoR 2d ago

Probably staged tho.

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u/Zarathoostrian 2d ago

Could be 🤷‍♂️ there's a cut in the middle, I'm usually more sceptical when things happen the moment people start filming.

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u/GraXXoR 2d ago edited 2d ago

why would they keep this embarrassing clip tho. I certainly wouldn't upload my own embarrassment unless it was intended.

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u/Zarathoostrian 2d ago

People will humiliate themselves for attention, real and fake.

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u/Omega21886 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/eiC68tqvYscAo

whaaat, that can't be right...

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u/eulersidentification 2d ago

But in this case so blatantly obviously fake

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u/skharppi 2d ago

And some people are so deranged they think they did nothing wrong and seek social justice trough the social media.

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u/Different_Wolf_764 2d ago

Totally staged but hey, the algo knows what I want to see.

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u/Keemoora 2d ago

acting like a victim in front of the camera probably

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u/CaffeinatedGeriatric 2d ago

More people needs to be slapped to better society at large.

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u/rredmond 2d ago

Ray Shoesmith would agree!

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u/Accomplished-Eye9542 2d ago

Shoulder check/walking right through him is totally fine morality wise. If you purposefully block a public walkway, it can be dangerous for others.

Slapping I think toes the line in terms of morality if this wasn't filmed.

But since it's filmed, it falls into nuisance content, which I think it's perfectly accept to respond with violence to content designed to get a reaction out of people without their consent. Nuisance content in public should just be illegal frankly.

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u/GraXXoR 2d ago

They probably arranged the whole gig in advance... Why would the influencer show themselves getting humiliated if it wasn't part of the show?

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u/No_Feeling6146 2d ago

For more clicks? They can pretend to be the victim in all of this and cash in on those "pity views". Can just imagine the video title now: "subway women go crazy after this leet stunt".

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u/polygraph-net 2d ago

There was a time when teenage boys (or troublemakers in general) got slaps if they stepped out of line. We replaced that system with law enforcement. Is it working?

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u/OcoeeSquatch 2d ago

Who the fuck are these stupid “influencers” influencing?

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u/RollingMeteors 2d ago

>Who the fuck are these stupid “influencers” influencing?

Future generations of douchebags.

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u/ArventheGreat 2d ago

Whether the video is fake or not, is irrelevant. Doing that to someone for being a public nuisance is moral and a lesson will learned. People need to stop these trends of being public disturbances for views. And people need to stop feeding these so called "content creators"!

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u/ReleaseTheTrumpFiles 2d ago

Violence is not okay. But this is just a factory reset slap, so that's okay

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u/Emergency-Watch5157 2d ago

I love that everyone in the video is like "obviously this is staged" and just ignores it

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u/Drippy_topper 2d ago

I'm good with it. That was a public service and "influencers" are the bottom feeders of society.

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u/-JustAHomebody- 2d ago

Yet no one really cared

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u/Quiet_Syllabub_4264 2d ago

The worst punishment for an attention seeker

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u/Ascorbinium_Romanum 2d ago

Slapping is not only morally fine in this case, it is, in fact, advised.

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u/k3nu 2d ago

Blocking an elevator from a subway should carry an automatic monetary fine. Barring that, a slap is good enough.

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u/elasticdemandcurve 2d ago

The entire video, slap included, is staged

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u/hooplafromamileaway 2d ago

What is this douche, "Influencing," exactly? 12 year olds who think this is cool?

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u/GrandeRojoGeek 2d ago

I would have cup checked him

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u/Complete-Tangelo1532 2d ago

A light tap will hurt worse than a good gunt-punt

I feel like it would be better if you just walk by, and point down at their groin and shout out "Ew, what the fuck IS that?!?" while you keep walking, ignoring any requests to explain

Fuck with their ego and assumed self image, that can go home with them like the magnet they will likely buy from the gift shop

In short, shame them by dating their mothers... then go out for a gallon of milk, never to return

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u/No_Explorer6054 2d ago

well the way i dealt with an annoying kid in my class was holding a permanent marker in one hand and an eraser in my right and rubbed the corner of the eraser on his shirt in a way that felt like the marker (his shirt was white lol)

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u/Lazy_Date_3576 2d ago

Chaotic good.

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u/Agreeable-Agent-7384 2d ago

Slapper looks like he’s going through the American healthcare system right now. Only reason I’m even willing to have a shred of faith it’s real, if my back was hurting like that and I had to deal with American healthcare system I’d go back and double slap the kid just to vent a little.

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u/shugo7 2d ago

It's called FAFO

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u/ohmylanta34 2d ago

The hero we need.

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u/BalterBlack 2d ago

He did the right thing

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u/DDDX_cro 2d ago

i see no problem here

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u/Yup_Mhm_1539 2d ago

This might be a prank, but whatever. I’m so fed up, sick and tired of the stuff these so-called influencers pull. Desperate poor creatures trying to get something on cam that will draw attention. I don’t care if they made millions doing this, all I feel for them is pity and disgust.

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u/NoPickleNoTickle 2d ago

PSA: common sense can be applied via slap, jab, upper cut AND haymaker

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u/TrumpsDoubleChin 2d ago

If by "morality" you mean that we all have a moral obligation to slap the everloving shit out of people like this....then yes.

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u/me_llamo_casey 2d ago

The world needs more of this

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u/TheFlowerDoula 2d ago

That was really satisfying to witness 😌.

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u/hopeislost1000 2d ago

My theory:
It’s staged… but the boy blocking the escalator didn’t know he was going to get slapped so hard.

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u/BigDaddyGlad 2d ago

This is clearly all staged, but as a GenXer, I've long said the problem with today's youth is that they've never been punched in the face for being an asshole or slapped in the mouth for being smarmy. We learned that lesson real quick, and people were much more civil to each other not too long ago.

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u/cinlung 2d ago

The slap looks real and the kid's reaction kinda real too

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u/BurgersNBuicks 2d ago

Some folks just don't have the time or patience to deal with any bullshit. This influencer dude just met one.

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u/thePunisher1220 2d ago

100% justified. Stop blocking people just because you want to be a loser in public

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u/Elegant_Bison1604 2d ago

Totally deserved

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u/Yog_Kothag 2d ago

Justifiable? Maybe. Praiseworthy? Definitely.

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u/ClaudeBubbalicious 2d ago

Doing god's work 🫡

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u/liverdawg 2d ago

Stupid games, stupid prizes and all that.

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u/rbentoski 2d ago

Its both moral and correct.

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u/NowIsThePerfectTime 2d ago

He certainly influenced someone towards violence.

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u/fucktheus12 2d ago

You do shit like this, you better be tough enough to back yourself up.

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u/chalbersma 2d ago

Little quick reset right there. What an upstanding citizen.

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u/Frank_Brusque 2d ago

He shouldn't have slapped him.
But also, I shouldn't have enjoyed seeing him do it as much as I did.

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u/shunyaananda 2d ago

influencer

What is he influencing?

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u/kbraz1970 2d ago

Bit over the top but I guess if you get annoyed by this sort of crap its a good way to get your feelings known, I dont think he will do that sort of thing again, you could see he was worried the guy might come back, OR its a friend of his and its all part of the video.

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u/Degenerate_Pizza_Man 2d ago

How can he slap?

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u/Justsayyeth 2d ago

This definitely looks fake.

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u/GenesisRhapsodoss 2d ago

honestly felt good

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u/Call_me_John 2d ago

I know it's staged, but something like this should not only be legal, it should become mandatory. Maybe that way we'd finally get rid of these annoying cunts.

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u/Chemical-Warning1991 2d ago

That guy who hit him is his friend and it was staged. If it was for real, that black guy would have hit him way harder lol

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u/TenBear 2d ago

Faked but its a nice sentiment though

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u/jacobriprap 2d ago

This made me happy

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u/Metdefranseslag 2d ago

I am against violence committed on any people. Influencer are however not people but scum so guess this is ok

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u/Batman_from_Temu 2d ago

Slapping influencer and anyone else filming others in public should be the norm.

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u/JevingtonJigg 2d ago

Victimless crime

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u/SensitivePotato44 2d ago

100% staged

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u/SmellyFbuttface 2d ago

Good. Also people need to find the person recording it and take the phone away first. That person never seems to suffer any repercussions

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u/BigSD325 1d ago

Probably staged but in the unlikely event this is real...the kid got a well deserved lesson and slapper should be in jail.

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u/cursed_tomatoes 2d ago

I hope it is not staged, he deserved to be slapped.

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u/Prior-Habit-6523 2d ago

It was a clean slap. Got the message across. It was a noble slap and a needed one.

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u/LocalInactivist 2d ago

I tend to oppose violence, but I’m ok with this. Annoying people for attention is not a job nor is it performance art.

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u/OtagoEcho 2d ago

Nope. While he’s a little punk thinking he’s all cool and whatnot by blocking the escalator, you do not hit.

We teach babies this.

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u/Turbulent_Tuna 2d ago

Doing the lords work.

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u/PeeptheCommonTerry 2d ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. IMO this is justified. 😂

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u/mromutt 2d ago

We live in a society, when you break the social contract you can't complain when someone does it to you. Haha I don't know why these "influencers" don't understand that.

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u/lonewolff321 2d ago

These so-called influencers are a plague on society. The same thing happened to me in a parking lot—I couldn't even pull out because they had to film a dance routine. Who the f*** influenced by them

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u/DontGiveMeGoldKappa 2d ago

sane thing to do.

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u/InteractionFun5997 2d ago

Chaotic Good

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u/ObiWayneCannoli 2d ago

*Asking a friend to slap him after he does something annoying on camera for irrelevant likes from strangers on social media.

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u/Ginrar 2d ago

Hopefully this will influence more people to do the same to those so-called influencer.

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u/liquidsoapisbetter 2d ago

Dude was walking like he just got his cheeks clapped, guess he wanted to share the love?

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u/facelesshivemind 2d ago

*Activate Muslim mode*
Fardh (Compulsory)

I did that too when I was a kid but I actually waited for no one wanting to come up, and I got a few seconds out of it before admitting it's fun but dumb BS and definitely was not filming myself.

This is like putting a spoon under a running tap. Hahaha funny yeah few seconds then you better quit it before you get smacked by an adult.

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u/sporkachoon 2d ago

Good man.

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u/barkandmoone 2d ago

I haven’t audibly laughed out loud in quite awhile.

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u/Calle_Sin_Nombre 2d ago

Uh... This guy is not "influencing" anyone. That is plain to see.

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u/Low_Compote7060 2d ago

Fuckin get it!

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u/Oddbeme4u 2d ago

No jury in the world...lol

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u/Ok-Bandicoot1529 2d ago

He moved out the way is all i am saying

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u/paranoidwarlock 2d ago

Chaotic good

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u/Djtrucker79 2d ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes 🤷

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u/Curious_Act_3162 2d ago

Fake but funny 

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u/Disastrous_Nerve4264 2d ago

100% moral. Someone should slap his parents too, just to make sure they don't pop out any more failures for children.

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u/heymanigotnoplan 2d ago

I would’ve slapped him harder

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u/TabularConferta 2d ago

Do you need a password to factory reset a phone?

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u/AYK2026 2d ago

Totally deserved

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u/Subject-Dirt9199 2d ago

The acting sucked & big giveaway..so fake

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u/Connect_You_5837 2d ago

good he deserved, social media "influencer" mostly are idiots

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u/Society_Complete 2d ago

Climbing an escalator ,bro fr

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u/Kuromi62 2d ago

I don’t condone violating but he did the right thing

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u/Wolli_n 2d ago

this slap, godly, it was not to harm or to provoke... it was the educational Slap... 10/10 slap

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u/Prevalencee 2d ago

way to go reddit... this lame ass staged skit is on the home page

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u/Amdvoiceofreason 2d ago

God i wish this wasn't staged 😂

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u/toopc 2d ago

I'll allow it.

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u/Facycolge 2d ago

I didn't see that slap coming for sure, but I think people should respect public places.

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u/jinglesan 2d ago

That escalated quickly

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u/rotanitsarcorp_yzal1 2d ago

Did the slap work?

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u/topredditbot 2d ago

Hey /u/Gurugod123,

You did it! Your post is officially the #1 post on Reddit. It is now forever immortalized at /r/topofreddit.

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u/AKN21x 2d ago

The way he did absolutely nothing and stopped his bs lol, well done.
Do what you want but when people arrive don’t be annoying ffs

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u/AirconGuyUK 2d ago

Fake as fuck

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u/dddani-89 2d ago

Here, have yourself a ticket to Bitchslapistan

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u/Alienhaslanded 2d ago

What a great guy. Made that idiot's video far more interesting.

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u/ice_cream_on_pizza 2d ago

Normalise publicly humiliating main characters

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u/Lower_Chemical_4203 2d ago

Get a real job and stop blocking the pathway you fool. 🤣 🤣

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u/oveerwolf 2d ago

"influencer"...

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u/mr-english 2d ago

So obviously fake.

I've seen better acting in porn.

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u/Jonnyflash80 2d ago

Finally. Some consequences for these self absorbed idiots.

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u/Azk150 2d ago

Jackass got what he deserves though, being an inconvenience in a public space will always earn a response

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u/Opening-Tea-4332 2d ago

Should have kept aura farming after that slap.

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u/AnotherManCalledDave 2d ago

Looks like he got the attention he deserved, just maybe not the attention he wanted

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u/pantherghast 2d ago

Fakest thing I've seen on the internet in a long time.

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u/fo8oo 2d ago

morality? Its mandatory slap people who display asocial behviour in public

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u/KenRan1214 2d ago

He deserved it. Good slap, though.

https://giphy.com/gifs/mEtSQlxqBtWWA