Guy in Birmingham tries to stab someone... gets tasered instead

[u/Sometypeofway18]

[u/Fluptupper]

So many people think this is Birmingham Alabama. This is Birmingham UK! That's the train station behind them.

[u/raider1v11]

He's advancing like a Renaissance fencing instructor.

[u/[deleted] → u/raider1v11]

En guard!

[u/livelaughloaft → u/raider1v11]

"COME NOW, APPRENTICE! ADVANCE UPON ME AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHY I AM THE TEACHER, AND YOU, THE PUPIL!"

[u/AccordingHour9521 → u/raider1v11]

Lmaoooo

[u/GrumpyGG64]

He didn’t look fully committed to the cause, most bystanders and bysitters didn’t seem too interested.

[u/sheopx → u/GrumpyGG64]

Lived in Brum for 7+ years. I wouldn't really flinch at this either and I'm a big ol' pansy tbh. It's just that there is a high concentration of complete lunatics in Birmingham city centre, and if I ran from every barmpot that felt like a threat, I'd spend all day running.

If I saw this in the rural town I live now in Finland? I'd run all the way to Norway.

[u/Breakfastcrisis → u/GrumpyGG64]

It didn’t seem like most people weren’t taking him too seriously. Maybe the nutter is known to most locals? Not sure, but fair play for not playing up to him. They may not have apprehended him, but I can understand that. It’s hard to know how these things will work out. Thank god the idiot was captured by police long before he had the chance to hurt anyone.

[u/psychopastry → u/Breakfastcrisis]

You get used to it and learn to tune it out tbh, I lived in an area in West London with a very high concentration of radical islamist types back when the whole ISIS thing was really kicking off and after the first couple of times seeing some nutter wandering about waving a machette and shouting about the Quran says this and that etc. the shock kinda wears off and if you just keep your distance then you're probably safe

[u/Ok_Poet_8923 → u/psychopastry]

That is horrifying to read.

[u/psychopastry → u/Ok_Poet_8923]

I guess but at the end of the day, particularly in big cities like Brum or London with "rough" areas, there's no shortage of violent nutters for whatever reason - religious zeal, junkies, mental health problems, gangsters etc. and the safest thing to do is avoid interracting with them as much as possible and just quietly increase the gap between you and them (and obvs call the police too if necessary)

[u/SpareWire → u/Ok_Poet_8923]

Londonistan by Melanie Phillips is a pretty solid read if you're looking for a good book on the subject but it might be a little outdated these days (2006).

"Londonistan" is actually the term French intelligence used to refer to London as a hotbed for this type of activity, coined in the 90s I think.

[u/Shyassasain → u/Ok_Poet_8923]

Thats londinium, baby!

[u/Teuchterinexile → u/psychopastry]

I have lived in Birmingham for 10 years and not seen anyone wandering around with any kind of bladed weapon.

You do get those guys shouting about the Quran outside the Bullring but there are plenty of annoyances from other religions in the same area as well.

[u/GrumpyGG64 → u/Breakfastcrisis]

You might be right.

[u/Abusivedaddy12 → u/GrumpyGG64]

Its exactly because of those bystandards he didn't do anything But if there we're less people... maybe he'd commit

[u/Phantom_kittyKat → u/Abusivedaddy12]

Why you gotta include us in this

[u/Silent_Shaman → u/GrumpyGG64]

They live in Birmingham, it's the quiet nutters carrying knives you've got to worry about

[u/iBimpy → u/GrumpyGG64]

Probably because in Birmingham it's rare to venture out the house and not see a stabbing.

[u/hruebsj3i6nunwp29]

[u/8Ace8Ace → u/[deleted]]

Yes, that would be a pity

[u/whitemuhammad7991]

I used to live in Birmingham and I can confirm I've seen way worse than this lol

[u/OhLookGoldfish]

Ah yes, the "Find Out" stage of the process.

Edit. Can I just say thank you folks. I put a silly comment on here and you've given me over a thousand upvotes. I'm over the moon!

[u/lsb1027]

[u/josephus_jones]

Saw the title and thought "Birmingham Alabama or Birmingham in the UK". Saw the tasers and had my answer.

[u/Raven_Blackfeather → u/josephus_jones]

We only use firearms as a last resort or if the threat to life is immediate, normally we just zap your arse and carry you away in the meat wagon.

[u/josephus_jones → u/Raven_Blackfeather]

They do it the other way in Birmingham Alabama.

[u/FallenButNotForgoten → u/josephus_jones]

They'll zap your meat and carry you away in the arse wagon

[u/Ectobatic → u/FallenButNotForgoten]

Don’t threaten me with a good time

[u/Raven_Blackfeather → u/josephus_jones]

Yes, I know. Dunblane changed our views and our culture towards firearms.

[u/iki_balam → u/josephus_jones]

And the zappy part is if the shooty part didnt work

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state/alabama

[u/_Enclose_ → u/Raven_Blackfeather]

We only use firearms as a last resort or if the threat to life is immediate

As it should be.

[u/Beginning_Stay_9263 → u/Raven_Blackfeather]

That's way more efficient, that way you can get them back on the streets in less than 24 hours.

[u/genxer → u/josephus_jones]

I'm in Alabama and thought the same thing. Guy is still breathing so I knew it wasn't "here".

[u/jarvdslr]

Being tased for the first time is always a shocking experience.

[u/JustALilDepressed]

Scum

[u/scooba_dude]

Shame he didn't hit his face on the concrete.

[u/ScotishBulldog]

Thoust shall not darest fucketh around least ye shall find out.

[u/redditoglio]

Would he still be alive, if this were Birmingham, Alabama?

[u/scudsone → u/redditoglio]

Nope

[u/Big_Cryptographer_16 → u/redditoglio]

Until I got to this comment, I assumed it was Alabama and was wondering why everyone was so chill.

[u/BigAssPissBreak]

well...well...well

[u/santz007]

Que his family - he wouldn't hurt a fly

[u/inkswamp → u/[deleted]]

There is no such thing.

[u/mydogsnameisbuddy → u/inkswamp]

I think Pastafarians are pretty chill.

[u/bolivar-shagnasty → u/mydogsnameisbuddy]

Sikhs too.

[u/redterrqr → u/bolivar-shagnasty]

I don't think they can be described as a religion of peace, they literally have a knife on them at all times to fight for God.

[u/_Enclose_ → u/bolivar-shagnasty]

That why they always carry a knife?

[u/Prize_Instance_1416 → u/inkswamp]

All religions are violent cults based on fairytales

[u/bolivar-shagnasty → u/Prize_Instance_1416]

Even Buddhism?

[u/aznthrewaway → u/bolivar-shagnasty]

The Rohingya genocide that you might remember from a few years back was committed, in part, by Buddhist nationalists. Not the first time either as Buddhists have gone to war a lot in the past.

[u/SarahPallorMortis → u/inkswamp]

Pantheism is pretty neutral

[u/Tself → u/SarahPallorMortis]

Pantheism isn't really a religion; it's a belief. Its supernatural claims aren't accompanied by any dogma/ethical code.

[u/Shyassasain → u/SarahPallorMortis]

We aren't many, but we're chill. 

[u/SeriouslySlyGuy → u/[deleted]]

Yeah this is a totally isolated incident.

[u/Insertgeekname → u/SeriouslySlyGuy]

What until you find out what Christianity has done in the name of their god

[u/garfobo → u/Insertgeekname]

Multiple things can be shitty at the same time.

[u/SeriouslySlyGuy → u/Insertgeekname]

Are they still doing it?

[u/Skenghis-Khan → u/SeriouslySlyGuy]

I mean look at America right now, I think that answers your question

[u/Adeadvirus → u/[deleted]]

Nah thats just Birmingham

[u/DeadoTheDegenerate → u/Adeadvirus]

Don't downvote this man. I am from Birmingham, and I was in town when this happened

Can confirm. This is just Birmingham.

[u/jacyerickson → u/DeadoTheDegenerate]

Can also confirm. One of my relatives has traveled all over the world for their job and been mugged multiple times. Lived in some not great places for a decade. They only made it two years in Birmingham before moving back to the U.S. permanently.

[u/yehiko → u/DeadoTheDegenerate]

I watched peaky blinders.

Can confirm. This is just Birmingham

[u/DeadoTheDegenerate → u/yehiko]

This man Brum's

[u/Nochnichtvergeben → u/DeadoTheDegenerate]

Birmingham, England, right? Just asking because some Yanks seemed to think this was the other Birmingham. (Although him not getting shot would have surprised me.)

[u/jawanessa → u/Nochnichtvergeben]

As someone in the US Birmingham, can confirm, this is the UK Birmingham

[u/Nochnichtvergeben → u/jawanessa]

Thank you.

[u/DeadoTheDegenerate → u/Nochnichtvergeben]

They also tend to think that everything is American... I pay no mind to the stereotype enforcers like them lol

[u/Party_Attitude8754 → u/Adeadvirus]

I like how standing up to racism in such a witty and funny manner gets you instantly downvoted haha

[u/AFallingWall → u/Party_Attitude8754]

Racism?

[u/aprciatedalttlethngs → u/Party_Attitude8754]

you too haha (i also downvoted)

[u/NitroChaji240]

He must've woke up in a fucking steamin' mood, realizing he lived in Birmingham

[u/Massa1337]

I don't understand...why didn't they just shoot him 15 times and hit multiple pedestrians in the process?

[u/Informal_Process2238 → u/Massa1337]

The ole NYPD method

[u/gargully → u/Informal_Process2238]

i think you mean LAPD

[u/Electrical_Gap_230 → u/[deleted]]

I was pretty sure there is some "Ethnic Cleansing" in Myanmar being done by Buddhist nationalists.

I had to Google to remember what country it was. It's not something I've seen a lot of reporting on.

[u/Seldarin → u/[deleted]]

There are Buddhist terrorist sects in South and Southeast Asia, Buddhists in Japan supported Imperial Japan in WW2.

But yeah, here's a Time article about some of the South/SE ones.

[u/stylesuponstyles → u/[deleted]]

::Ma Ba Tha has entered the chat

[u/Crystal_Privateer]

Can't believe this man waa tazed just for trying to assimilate into Birmingham's beautiful culture 😔

[u/Spiritual-Put-7098]

The Religion of PEACE

[u/Raven_Blackfeather → u/[deleted]]

It is, it only becomes a problem when people do not assimilate in to the culture they are coming too.

[u/Fearless_Apricot_458]

The police waited too long imo

[u/AmaimonCH]

Jarvis, identify the core beliefs of the perpetrator.

[u/deekaydubya → u/AmaimonCH]

ah so he's religious

[u/jarvxs]

He’s not helping his cause is he

[u/bdubzz94]

Don't taze me bro

[u/Dull_Wasabi_5610 → u/[deleted]]

Doubtful

[u/emorgji → u/[deleted]]

You’re assuming he isn’t a UK citizen based on how he looks. It’s an old, tired racial prejudice. No need for racism.

[u/rebeljake7 → u/emorgji]

I'm deeply ashamed by the amount of downvotes on comments like yours in this thread. It's such a disgrace to see people's ignorance.

[u/emorgji → u/rebeljake7]

Thank you for your reply - it upsets me to see them too. I don’t mind getting downvotes when I believe I am standing up for the right thing and it makes someone else feel less targeted.

[u/SakuraLeon]

Average day of an English man I see.

[u/OskarDarkness]

Arrest & Deport

[u/Ok-Hovercraft5798]

Thought he was going in for the stamp for a minute there

[u/Competitive-Day-7054]

I hope that knife isn't for making sandwiches!

[u/Regendorf]

Fun comment section

[u/Kind_Cranberry_1776]

why did they hesitate with the flying knee and elbow?? Fucking take his teeth

[u/Reasonable-Island-57]

He looks like a Birmingham native....

[u/GloomyLocation1259]

Really old video btw

[u/DecipherXCI]

Right outside the train station as well 😂

[u/ljacks09]

Ohhhh

[u/fracadpopo]

What a civilized police.

[u/ProXJay]

And nobody died

[u/headRN]

It appears that Birmingham England is a lot less trigger happy than Birmingham Al.

[u/JediDruid93]

Average day in Birmingham

[u/Xnear]

Yeah, guy is trained by that old DOS prince of persia enemies.

[u/deekaydubya → u/[deleted]]

yes except when it isn't

[u/furious_organism]

People are too near from the crazy guy. I would RUN.

[u/fullmetalpower]

a kick to his jaw would have been a cherry on the cake

[u/Calm_Stand_6343]

Not going to lie my first thought was “that sure doesn’t look like Alabama”. I need to travel more lol

[u/hydraulic-earl]

Birmingham.... I'm guessing not ALABAMA

[u/prontish]

It's a joke bro

[u/Takemetothelevey]

Excellent job no one was shot

[u/Soft_Cranberry6313]

If they would create knife free zones, things like this wouldn’t happen.

[u/paulhodgson777 → u/Soft_Cranberry6313]

Haha exactly 😂

[u/Mr_Salmon_Man]

Classis FAFO.

[u/firekeeper23]

Stunning

[u/FrightenedMop]

Man I wish he'd try that in the US

[u/Forsaken-Ad-3463]

Why does it take so long for people in the UK to do things. As soon as I see the knife im shooting. Especially when he swinging it around like that.

[u/emorgji → u/Forsaken-Ad-3463]

Because it is best to de-escalate situations rather than taking lives.

[u/boykinsir → u/emorgji]

Did you know that guy could have stabbed the officer with the taser before he could pull the trigger. Don't use one as a threat, just use it.

[u/Forsaken-Ad-3463 → u/emorgji]

Did you also know it’s a taser. You reduce the risk of him stabbing someone infinitely if he is disarmed. Probability of death from taser is low

[u/ljacks09]

Wow and he didn’t get shot

[u/monkeybadger13 → u/ljacks09]

Because it's Birmingham England not Birmingham Alabama.

[u/MuscleTea50]

I had a guy do this to me. He pulled a knife on me. I beat the fuck out of him. FAFO.

[u/skipperseven → u/[deleted]]

There is much less knife crime in the UK than the press would have you believe - per capita, less than the US, so this idea that Brits carry knives is just a false/lazy trope.

[u/Skenghis-Khan → u/skipperseven]

Me when I'm from The Cotswolds and never left my village.

[u/muhummzy]

Lmao this entire thread is just full of racism and islamaphobia.

Edit: downvoted for pointing out reddits inherent racism/islamaphobia love it

[u/BMUnite]

This is gonna go platinum for Islamaphobes. Thanks guy.

[u/Ghostfire25 → u/[deleted]]

What do you think Zionism is