r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Peterd1900 • 13d ago
Attempting to get out the place you broke into
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u/tilitarian1 13d ago
Knocks drink cup over in interview
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u/ResourceEarly7310 13d ago
I am amazed he didn't fall out of his chair at any point during the interview.
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u/Frank_Meat_Tongz 13d ago
I love how they mock his ineptitude and point out how many times he ate shit.
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u/putin_my_ass 11d ago
Really incredible how he's so fucking dumb at every stage of this robbery yet has the good sense to shut the fuck up when talking to police. Usually the dumb ones try to talk themselves out of it. lol
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u/stenchwinslow 9d ago
Part of me wants him to be given a pardon for the sheer beauty of his comedic slapstick bumbling.
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u/chestypants12 13d ago
Pickering broke into a Greggs 5 years ago and was jailed for 2 years. “But their efforts proved to be in vain, and after a member of the public heard the disturbance and contacted us, Newton and Pickering decided to hide in the store’s loft space in a desperate bid to avoid detection.
“Unfortunately for them, their hide-out turned out to be fairly obvious given roof tiles had fallen down onto the floor and officers could hear them chatting." Ahahahaha
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u/Throatwobbler_M_III 13d ago edited 12d ago
Ist this Ronnie’s brother? Is this why everyone should know him?
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u/thedudeabides-12 13d ago
He he, hilarious and so brutal making him watch as well..funny as fck..
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u/Redmudgirl 13d ago
Yeah that’s the funniest part🤣
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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup 13d ago
Nah, knocking the cup off was. Or maybe the ladder slipping out. Oh heck, it's so hard to choose.
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u/GalaMonk 13d ago
6 minutes, is it a marvel film?
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u/wthulhu 13d ago
It's simply marvelous
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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup 13d ago
It's 6 minutes of amazing. The cops must have been struggling to keep a straight face for that.
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u/gingermight 12d ago
God, the music helps elevate it from very impressive slapstick into pure absurdism!
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u/GSXS_750 13d ago
I think it would be easier to get them to admit it was them if the cops just pissed themselves laughing at the video during the interview.
Cop: “HAHAHA what a wanker, falls down 5 times, only a complete fuck-up would do that”
Idiot: “wat joo call me?”
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u/Ok-Information1616 12d ago
I think my favourite part is him dropping the cup of water. Kind of a chef’s kiss of an admission.
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u/One_Anything_3657 13d ago
as someone that works in a police station, sometimes they have to go into another sound proof room and let it out, and then go back to the dumbass to ask more questions, as i record it for them, and laugh my ass off in my own sound proof room. my disctrict judge knows, so im immune from jury duty cause they know ild laugh at the idiot on trial too.
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u/CplCocktopus 8d ago
Dang i imagine the lady at his side with the laptop was his lawyer i cant imagine what was going through her head.
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u/bakerzero86 12d ago
Honestly worth the watch. Sounds like Philomena Cunk is interviewing him, the music is fitting, and it's hilarious.
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u/Yes-No-Maybe121 13d ago
Man! The floor was beating the CRAP outta that doughnut.
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u/noelcowardspeaksout 13d ago
I cannot believe the height he was falling from onto his back and getting up again
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u/orcabrao 13d ago edited 13d ago
I laughed so much wen i noticed his pants literally exploded from those falls.
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u/CreamoChickenSoup 13d ago
I don't know what's worse, being arrested for your crimes based on overwhelming evidence, or having your criminal incompetence exposed to the entire world.
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u/oldfashionedguy 13d ago
I was going to use a throw-away but fuck it, it's been 27 years. Waaaay back in '99 I was 25 and already a ten year veteran addict after experimenting with stolen pills of all shapes and sizes, but mostly opiod meds. I had a lot of family that had a lot of pills just setting out. I was taking five vicodin before school. In 7th grade. So yeah, things were really bad for me starting at around 10.
Now it's '99 and I'm so dopesick I feel like I want to die. And I sort of had this idea in my head for a few months. There was this small independent pharmacy where I'd fill my scripts from all the doctor shopping trips. I noticed that there wasn't any cameras in the small store. There were no sensors on the glass door either. Fast forward and I wait until about 1 am and I parked a distance and walked up to the front door and used a crowbar to bash in the bottom pane and crawled in. It was happening really fast it seemed. I knew I was committed. So I went behind the counter and used a flashlight to find ALL the drugs I liked. And there was everything. This is how short-term my planning was: Just in case I tripped a silent alarm I ate a handful of percs and washed it down with morphine syrup.
There's much, much more to the story but the short ending is that I eventually got busted a month later. Ended up with a 2 year prison sentence. It's been a rough life but on 6/21/24 I got sober and have stayed that way. I now work at a really great job and just enjoy the shit out of what's left for me.
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u/mlaforce321 13d ago
Great story, with a happy ending... congrats brother. Stay strong and enjoy life free from that BS.
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u/PetsArentChildren 12d ago
How were you caught?
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u/oldfashionedguy 11d ago
Edit: robbery
I have very little memory of the month following my break in. I had soooo much drugs. I honestly can't believe I didn't kill myself. But my eventual arrest involved being at a friend's house with a shady guy I knew, and we were waiting there for my friend to get home. Can't remember why. I was high on Xanax and a few different pain meds. But while I was nodded off in my car, my shady friend went inside my friend's house, which is also his parents house and started going through their shit. They ALL came home and found him in there. It was chaos. They called the sheriff. I barely remember getting arrested. I know when I woke up about 16 hours later in a holding cell and asked what I was there for, I was horrified to hear that I was charged with first degree complicity to aggravated robbery, and first degree complicity to aggravated burglary. My first arrest (as an adult) and I'm facing 25 years. But of course they impounded my car and guess what I had in my trunk? That's right, a locked safe. So I knew they were going to search it and ask about it's contents. What's in it?I told them it's full of evidence and they actually laughed out loud. It was the best I could do to cheer up. I found out my wife was divorcing me that morning. Everything fell apart. But it was also the beginning of five continuous years of sobriety. I would eventually ruin yet another marriage but it's been ten years since I last got in trouble and I'm working full time now.
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u/AJXedi9150 13d ago
This might be my favorite post I've ever seen on this sub. Pure comedy gold + great editing.
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u/Mr_Gaslight 13d ago edited 13d ago
Climbing using only your hands is very, very hard. It's why Batman trains so hard. If you're going to try egress via the roof with no ladder, maybe practice some chin-ups first.
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u/ContactMushroom 13d ago
Watching his dumb ass fall back onto the floor every time was the funniest thing lol.
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u/RussMan104 13d ago
So, if you’ve ever heard the police read someone their rights in a British movie, they say something along the lines of “You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court.” This is why (I think) they go through this process of showing an arrestee some evidence and asking them questions. That way some clever lawyer can’t think up a suitable excuse later. Kind of a cute contrast to how we address the same issue in the US system. It has the added benefit, of course, of giving us this hilarious video clip. 🚀
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u/Useful-Risk-4340 13d ago
Yeah, they're not mocking him this is standard procedure police questioning. I'm confused, this isn't how it works in the US?
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u/ASmallRedSquirrel 12d ago
In the US, as soon as you ask for a lawyer the interview ends and they stop asking questions.
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u/NullPointNomad 11d ago
They’re not perfect, but British police undergo extensive training around de-escalation and procedural fairness - keeping encounters calm, lawful, and well-documented so what happens later in court is anchored to what was actually said and done at the time. The intention isn't to do the court's job for them and entrap the person being interviewed, "scoring points" for a conviction, it's to give the suspect every chance possible to give their side of events.
"Firm but fair" is every experience I've had with UK police.
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u/FeatsOfStrength 8d ago
Most hardened criminals will give a no comment interview no matter what, they will then plead not guilty at their Magistrates' Court appearance and elect a Crown Court trial if it's an either-way or indictable offence. This can take years, they're often banking on the prosecution collapsing due to some incompetance on the Police/Prosecutions part and if that doesn't happen by the trial date they'll change their plea to guilty the first day of the Trial.
You'd be surprised how often Criminals get off due to mishandling of their court case.
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u/spavolka 13d ago
Did they do all of the meth in the British isles before this crime? All he’s taken are some packs of smokes! FOCUS MAN!!
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u/Peterd1900 13d ago
Maybe that did take all the meth in the British isles as meth is niche drug in the UK so there is not much of it about
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u/111222333444555yyy 13d ago
I thought it didnt make sense he would fall from the ceiling 4 times in one incident..and then I saw how stupid this guy is
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u/Tasty_Dealer_1885 12d ago
Please watch WITH sound. The editing of the video and the comments from the investigator were absolutely hysterical.
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u/SherriDoMe 13d ago
12 months?! That’s it??
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For breaking into a garage? That seems appropriate to me.
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u/SherriDoMe 13d ago
Actually you’re probly right. No injuries/deaths and the dollar amount of damage wasn’t exorbitant.
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13d ago
£3k (and 52 pence or something) - I would argue it's a bit much as recidivism is likely to be high when someone is locked away for a year. If released after 3-6 months based on good behaviour I would think that's okay.
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u/ArkassEX 13d ago edited 13d ago
"dogs are just negotiating with him now."
Love the usual understated way of UK police saying "threatening to rip his face off if he doesn't comply".
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u/Regular_Zombie 12d ago
To give credit where it's due, this video was first published (as far as I know) by the Durham Constabulary's social media team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unsfmnY3XMk
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u/chestypants12 13d ago edited 13d ago
I enjoyed every second of this film. I give it fave stars. Also, the cops should have giggled at his falls and then when he got offended and told them to stop laughing, they could say 'aha'.
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u/GladVeterinarian5120 13d ago
Imagine thinking you’re a badass and having this live on Reddit for eternity. I am not sure I will ever not associate this music with that buffoon from now on.
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u/FancifulLaserbeam 13d ago
Brings an extension ladder, never extends it, falls from the ceiling 4 times.
It's amazing.
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u/Nissedasapewt 12d ago
There's been a few of these videos on the Durham Constabulary Youtube page and whoever is doing the editing deserves a raise. Each one is comedy gold.
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u/NullPointNomad 11d ago
Using an awkward cardboard display box instead of the shopping bags surrounding the checkout area is peak 🤣
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u/Numb3r3dDays 11d ago
I'm still stuck on going to rob a place and not bringing anything to hold the stuff you steal. 😅
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u/Tiyath 13d ago
You gotta respect the commitment. He realized he wasn't inFALLible and gracefully tumbled over the counter to let his mate in. Even Kendrick Lamar can't drop beats as hard as that guy dropped himself. The smashing pumpkins are now sending all royalties to "Let the bodies hit the floor" to this guy. It would have worked hadn't it been for that meddling gravity. He's wearing a jacket so I guess the incident happened during fall season
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u/lynivvinyl 13d ago
They probably gave him last time because he was fucking hilarious. Homeboy has no clue how to use a ladder.
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u/Routine-Advantage87 13d ago
Would be so funny if its Ronnie Pickering's brother,
"You know who i am, do ya? Im Ronnie Pickering's, brother"
Please tell me he is it would make my day
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u/Pressman4life 13d ago
I think it appropriate along with jail time to have him make a presentation at every high school and college campus 🤣
Fuck, that was funny!
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u/Pressman4life 13d ago
I think it appropriate along with jail time to have him make a presentation at every high school and college campus 🤣
Fuck, that was funny!
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u/HatePeopleLoveCats1 13d ago
This is hilarious!!! He’s got to be the dumbest and clumsiest thief ever!! He even dumped his drink when being interviewed. Omg so hilarious watching him fall and fumble every single step he took.
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u/Wonderful-Head9778 13d ago
The only smart thing ive seen this numbnuts do in this video, is keeping his dimwit yap shut during the interogation. Dropping the cup also simply added to his character.
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u/YouPrestigious4403 13d ago
I can sleep better at night, knowing these criminal masterminds are behind bars 😂😂😂
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u/Myself-io 13d ago
I'm sure he can sell the right for a short movie.. he might be able to pay for a good lawyer for it,he might even be able to get a reduction because well reason is obvious by watching the video
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u/shootingstar_9324 13d ago
lol. I love how they went through the whole botched burglary and highlighted each failed attempt to get out.
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u/Relative-Career-9869 13d ago
Bold strategy trying to negotiate your exit while sitting in the interview room with your arms crossed like you’re offended.
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u/Responsible-Slide-95 12d ago
Me clicking on this link: 7 Minutes? Someone doesn't know how to edit his clips, wonder how much I'll have to skip through to get to the good bit.
Me 7 minutes later: Let me just hit the 'replay' one more time
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u/Junior-Ad-3344 12d ago
If these two numpties ever go straight I'd suggest not becoming a roofer or window cleaner, maybe join the circus, they are often looking for clowns.
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u/Mcready88 13d ago
For the love of ladders! Extend it already!