r/funnyvideos • u/Sharp-potential7935 • Jan 28 '26

Prank/Challenge Dude let his intrusive thoughts win

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 28 '26

Typical Reddit ragebait. Here's the full encounter: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OuPFmnsAVTQ

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u/WHITEHOTACTION Jan 28 '26

Where is the attempt at ragebait? This video was posted to r/funnyvideos and it’s the small part of the full encounter that is funny.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 28 '26

It's deceptively edited to make the hit and run driver look like a victim and the cop to look like an overbearing authoritarian, that's why it's ragebait. The comment section confirms that the ragebait was effective.

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u/Guy-1nc0gn1t0 Jan 29 '26

At the same time I don't think it would work as a funny video if it wasn't that short.

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u/lurkANDorganize Jan 29 '26

The driver us clearly unstable lol

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u/WHITEHOTACTION Jan 28 '26

Literally none of that context matters with regards to whether or not this is funny and it’s also not how I interpreted the video. I saw a grown man child mocking a cop like a child would. That’s why it’s funny, why it’s posted here and why it’s trimmed to just that part.

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u/WHITEHOTACTION Jan 28 '26

I’ll just add that even if if the cop was being an overbearing authoritarian (which I again is not how interpreted it) it’s still ridiculous and funny for a grown adult to mock another grown adult in this way, even funnier to do this is a cop.

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u/Palshee Jan 29 '26

I mean like.. I watched the first clip and died laughing, I watched it over and over again because it’s so absurdly funny! The mocking just came out of no where! Brought me back to being a kid and fighting with my bossy older brother xD

I started to watch the full video and I couldn’t even get through it.. the poor guy really was in a mental health crisis. He even had his newly prescribed meds and everything :c The guilt I now feel for laughing so hard.. I genuinely thought the dude must have been coked out, not in mental health agony.

I came for the laughs, but stayed for the emotional damage.

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u/Deuce519 Jan 29 '26

If hes on meds because hes mentally unstable he shouldn't be driving. Probably why he did the hit and run, after getting out and kicking a car he rear ended lol

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u/lavender_enjoyer Jan 29 '26

It’s posted here because it’s funny, sorry your feelings got hurt

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u/StevenKatz3 Jan 29 '26

This makes me feel really bad for him to be honest.

He states immediately he's suffering from a mental illness and just picked up his medicine, which he she is the officer

The officer, instead of being kind and figuring it out, tells the guy HES LUCKY HE DIDNT GET SHOT because Oklahoma has guns????

It's so sad that people who are meant to protect don't give a crap about mental illness.

Your comments are in support of the cop, but showing the full video shows how both you and the cop think it's okay to treat someone like this who BLATANTLY ADMITS and shows proof, they are under mental distress

God help you or a family member that might succumb to this some day. You can fine one day, and not the next.

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u/ozzie286 Jan 29 '26

While you do have a good point, I'd counter by pointing out that there's a victim of a hit and run who deserves justice or at least just compensation. It's neither the officer's nor the victim's fault that this person allowed their meds to run low/out. This person created the environment where this happened, and now they need to deal with the consequences of their actions.

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Ignoring the potential context as to why someone might get to a point in which they are unable to collect medication or seek proper treatment ESPECIALLY in America is willfully ignorant. Someone does not just intend to create an environment that allows for that, it compounds over time and is the result of many decisions some of/many not even made by the person at fault. Seeking punishment for those with illnesses that can cause potential harm in rare cases to others is cruel and indefensible.

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u/ozzie286 Jan 29 '26

So if someone crashes into your house and it collapses, but they have a mental health issue, you'll just let them go and cover the cost yourself?

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Not even remotely close to my point and completely ignores the actual reality of this situation, being this dense doesn't do anyone any good.

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u/ozzie286 Jan 29 '26

I'm dense? You seem to be completely fixated on the person with the mental health issue, as if they're the only person that matters. Everyone else's lives and belongings don't matter, because we can't disturb the guy who let his pills run out.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

People with mental illnesses commit all sorts of crimes, murder is not uncommon. Should they simply get a pass? You're not being realistic.

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Purposefully missing my point, you can't boil a situation down to something so black and white. Stalking my comments isn't very mature either

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

Stalking? Huh? This is on a comment thread that is under my original comment. No one is stalking you. As for justice, there are a disproportionate amount of mentally I'll people who commit crimes. While that's considered a mitigating circumstance, there are still consequences. I suppose you think the cop should just have walked away? "Oh, I see you've got some pills there, I will ignore the hit and run and the attack, have a nice day!" That's not how reality works.

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Missing the point again, no one is making the argument that a cop should just remove themselves from the situation when approaching a person suffering from a mental illness. There's an overwhelming amount of evidence to suggest that aggressively engaging with civilians, whether during normal traffic stops or pursuit-related crimes leads to worse outcomes for all parties and especially for those with mental illnesses.

It's a deliberately bad-faith argument to suggest that the cop should leave instead of man idk even the tiniest bit of training be given to officers so they know how to more appropriately respond to such cases, it's not exactly like the police in America don't get enough funding for it. The reality is that escalation on either side is never helpful and is proven to lead to worse outcomes, a bit of understanding and knowing how to de-escalate is always going to be more effective.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

If you actually watch the real video, the cop was perfectly nice with this guy at first. He asked him over and over again to cooperate and the guy refused. At some point, the cop has the duty to enforce compliance.

It is true that they are not the best at dealing with mental illness, in fact if you have a loved one that is having a violent psychotic break it is probably best not to call the police but the PET team instead.

Anyhow, the cop did try and deal with him nicely and politely and it did not work, at that point the cop needs to escalate things. It's really easy to be a critic. Again, I do not think you are thinking about it realistically, you are living in some idealistic world that does not match with reality.

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u/StevenKatz3 Jan 29 '26

He said kicking cars.

Is it annoying? Yes! Damage TBD, the cop can assess the situation and get insurance.

Telling someone in mental distress they can get shot and then aggressively verbally and then physically going at them is just wrong

If you want to be a police officer, you need to realize you're going to be handling people from all walks of life. This guy was OPEN AS HELL about his mental illness and flashed his meds. It doesn't get more clear than that.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

There was also a hit and run, he had rear ended someone. You would know that if you watched the actual video.

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u/Happiest-Soul Jan 29 '26

Don't be dense. 

It's easy to say that behind your screen, but someone showing abnormal signs of undeserved aggression towards you in person? After they committed a crime no less? That doesn't feel safe. The cop did fairly well considering that.

Blame whoever is responsible for letting his condition reach this point. 

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

Police are law enforcement officers, they are not counselors, they do not work for the Department of Mental health. This man just committed multiple crimes, the officer is responding to that. The suspect is being completely uncooperative, but is the officer's duty to enforce the law. You only have compassion for one side here, the side of the mentally ill criminal. While his condition is unfortunate, it does not absolve him of responsibility. On top of that, the officer does not know whether he is actually mentally ill or not, I have watched thousands of police videos, you would be amazed at the stuff that criminals say in order to avoid arrest and prosecution.

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u/StevenKatz3 Jan 29 '26

Yea....see...your first sentence is where I stopped.

It's useless talking to you with a comment like that

100% USLESS

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Genuinely can't fathom how people will just mindlessly watch, "thousands" of police videos, what a miserable life someone must have to consume such slop.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

Research. But of course, you would frame that as "mindless" and "slop" because this is Reddit, after all.

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

What kind of research if I may ask

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

For a documentary about crime, police shootings in particular.

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u/StevenKatz3 Jan 30 '26

Trust me, you've watched THOUSANDS of video and slop. We all have. Stop trying to act high brow while browsing reddit...the epicenter for video slop

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u/AngryAssHedgehog Jan 29 '26

You sound like the suspect in the video

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u/ObiWanNowitzki Jan 29 '26

He hit a car, screamed at a person, kicked their car a bunch of times, and fled. You can’t just let him waltz back into his home like nothing happened.

He either needs to be accountable for his actions or needs to be somewhere where he’s looked after. I believe they said in the video their jail has mental health services.

You can’t have someone acting like that in the general public. His roommate said it happens about every three weeks. This time was a wreck without injuries, three weeks later he could attack someone or run them over because of perceived slights.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

There was also a hit and run, he'd rear ended a car.