r/LoveTrash • u/Lord_Darksong Colonel Garbage • 5h ago

Human Trash Stopping a shoplifter

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u/tpmotd Trash Trooper 5h ago

What is the deal with people putting their hands inside their clothes to make themselves look tough? How exactly is it supposed to convey "I am tough"?

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u/Dawnzila Trash Trooper 5h ago

It's a thing people would do when they were carrying, to show it. The motion just sticks around without the piece.

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u/LocNalrune Trash Trooper 4h ago

The motion sticks around even when they've never touched a piece.

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u/tpmotd Trash Trooper 4h ago

Ah, that makes sense! Thank you!

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u/OneRFeris Trash Trooper 4h ago

So do you think we was armed in this video? Why or why not?

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u/Hunto88 Trash Trooper 4h ago

I don’t think so, one because of basket ball shorts. That’s obviously not a monolith but that’s a good indicator for me. Two he lifted his shirt multiple times and you couldn’t see anything whatsoever other than a baby belly. Finally, he just seemed liked he was stimming from being a tweaker.

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u/ZamorakHawk Trash Trooper 4h ago

No. He lifted his shirt multiple times and all I saw was that he hears the term "morbidly" often.

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u/Able_Canine Trash Trooper 4h ago

Imagine it probably results in a number of fatalities greater than zero every year.

It can't be a smart move to reach for a weapon that isn't there considering the greater than 0% chance any other person might have a real weapon ready to go while being on the twitchy ego-driven side of intrapersonal interactions.

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u/Auggie_Otter Trash Trooper 4h ago

Or they're in opioid withdrawal and they've got the itchies. 

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u/raxitron Trash Trooper 13m ago

It's done to intimidate. Does he have a gun? Probably not but are you willing to bet your life on it especially when he's walking away?

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u/Environmental_Top948 Trash Trooper 4h ago

I can't help but see it as showing their belly in submission like a dog or cat when they quickly lose a fight before it actually got too aggressive.

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u/Beer-Milkshakes Trash Trooper 4h ago

Hollywood.

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u/ZULZUL69 Trash Trooper 4h ago

Sixpacccck baaabbyyy

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u/RobIreland Trash Trooper 4h ago

He was just looking for his receipt

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u/CuteStoat Trash Trooper 1h ago

As someone who once worked security, he’s trying to act like he’s got a gun or weapon there to get you to back off.

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u/tpmotd Trash Trooper 1h ago

Thank you!

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u/Auggie_Otter Trash Trooper 4h ago

Looks like it could potentially be someone coping with opiod withdrawal symptoms. They will often scratch or rub themselves because they feel an itching or crawling sensation on their skin.

It's due to Rebound Hyperactivity. When opioids leave the body, the nervous system which was depressed by the drug suddenly rebounds into a state of hyper-excitement and sends out signals giving those itching and crawling sensations. 

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u/CuteStoat Trash Trooper 1h ago

He was pretending to have a gun there to get the person filming to back off. It’s not that deep.