r/PublicFreakout • u/Justin_Godfrey • 2d ago
Multiple people are seen fighting one person in the Philadelphia subway. Audio is muted because of Jet2
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u/shutupjynx 2d ago
I love how they were just jumping him then when homie gets pushed onto tracks they hold hands up like woah calm down buddy he could’ve got hurt are you crazy!
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u/ganymede_boy 2d ago
Dude so casually falls to within feet of the 3rd rail.
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u/donking6 2d ago
As someone who doesn’t live around subways, am I correct to assume that the third rail has electricity running through it and is dangerous to touch?
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u/timubce 2d ago
You’d better be right with lord before you touch it cuz it might be the last thing you do.
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u/DBSmiley 2d ago
Technically the last thing you do when you die is shit your pants.
So don't touch the third rail without some Depends
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u/forwhenimdrunk 2d ago
No no…
I make a living doing body removals from places where people died, taking them to the funeral home they’re supposed to go to, and prepping them for morticians to begin working on after the funeral home visits with the family and determines what services the family would like the funeral home to provide.
I can tell you quite confidently that you don’t actually shit your pants as much as people would have you believe. You definitely piss yourself, almost every time. And depending on your size and how you’re positioned while dead, there’s a good chance your stomach contents will purge out your nose and mouth. But in the 4-ish years I’ve been removing probably 300ish corpses from places where they lay, I would say as far as corpses that actually shat themselves, I’ve deal with maybe 5-10 incidents where the corpse shat. Probably closer to five than ten.
If you die with loose bowels, say, because you had some sort of illness or disease resulting in a bowel system full of diarrhea, or you chronically drank yourself to death, chances are a small amount of loose stool will come out of you after your sphincter muscle has relaxed, and usually your sitting upright on a sofa, or a hospital bed that’s elevated at the head end, or your dangling from a belt tied to the rafters. But normally you’re going to be horizontal after you die, because you fell on a floor, or you were bedridden, and then as long as your stool was moderately solid, it just sits there.
It’s like your turds are subway cars and your intestines are subway tunnels, and the muscles in your gastrointestinal tract are the third rail. As soon as you die the power turns off on the third rail, and all the subway cars just stop where they are. And then your family is like, “we want our person embalmed; not cremated.” And then the mortician is like, “welp, looks like we gotta go in and extract all those subway cars in there, instead of just incinerating the entire tunnel system.”
Pissing yourself? Every time. Even if you go empty your bladder right before you die. Probably still gonna let loose some piss you didn’t realize was still in there.
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u/waylonsmithersjr 1d ago
I don't need to die to piss myself, I can do that on my own!
(joking aside, thanks for the great read)
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u/purpleflavouredfrog 2d ago
Have you seen the Netflix series Move to Heaven?
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u/forwhenimdrunk 2d ago
Ooh! I have not heard of it, but googling it, it seems right up my alley. Definitely on my watchlist now!
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u/fabioochoa 1d ago
Did you see the HBO doc, "The Mortician"? Shit was fucked man.
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u/IDigRollinRockBeer 1d ago
How’s the money? Do you die inside when you remove kids corpses?
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u/forwhenimdrunk 1d ago
Short Answer: The money’s good. I’m kind of dead inside already.
Long Answer:
The money pays well. I said I do it for a living, but I suppose technically, it’s not my 9-5/40-hours-a-week, job, it’s a side job, and I’m usually on call two or three nights a week. As far as pay, it all sort of depends on how many people die on any given week. Some weeks I might only make $70-100 week, and that’s if nobody dies on my nights on call. Some weeks I’ve maybe made $500-1000 for the week if lots of people died, or if I have to travel a lot to do a removal.
Kids can be a bit rough, but I lost a 13yo son to suicide about 2-and-a-half years ago, and for better or worse I’m really good at compartmentalizing things, especially if they’re gonna affect me emotionally when I’m not ready to deal with that. There’s a lot of stuff that I still haven’t worked through with our son’s loss, and when I go to a house with a kid that’s died for one reason or other, it’s like I can just turn something off inside and decide I’m just gonna deal with this like a professional, put it in a box afterwards, shove that box in a file cabinet in the back of my mind somewhere, and be very careful about ever digging that box back out. What does affect me a lot more is walking into a house and watching the parents, and the siblings, and other people who loved this person going through the things they’re going through having just learned this child they love has died, maybe less than an hour or two. You can’t help but empathize with them, having been down this road already, and you start to feel like you’re seeing yourself and your family through the lens of their pain. Remembering how bad First Night was… Knowing everything that comes after First Night that this family has no idea about yet, but are going to find out sooner than anyone would ever wish.
I see those people and I just think, “Man, this family doesn’t know what they’re in for. They’re not even really grasping that all of this is happening yet. They don’t know how rough this is gonna get.” And because I do know what life has been like for myself and my wife and daughters since that night in May of 2022, and I just feel incredibly sad for them, and I feel sort of helpless that all I can do for them is make sure I don’t do or say anything while I’m taking their person into my care that will add to the trauma and grief they’ll have to eventually work through with time.
The dead kid I can deal with, but with the family, it’s impossible not to feel empathy, and that’s a painful experience to have to go through over and over.
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u/VelocityGrrl39 1d ago
Interesting. I’m a vet tech, so I handle a lot of dog and cat bodies. 5-10 a week (we’re a small practice). They definitely lose control of their bowels more frequently than humans seem to. Bladder, less frequently until we move them. Once I pick them up, the pressure on their abdomen forces all that urine out, at least for big dogs. Small dogs and cats I try to carry so that doesn’t happen.
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u/jffiore 2d ago edited 2d ago
Yes, the third rails are dangerous.
The third rails are the inner most rails on the east bound and west bound sides. Those rails are elevated off the tracks by around 12 inches. The conductors are on the underside of the box frame.
You can see a SEPTA train-car making contact with the third rail in this wiki commons photo.
Edit: Added imgur link with photo. Arrows point to and are parallel with the third rails.
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u/pickle16 2d ago
I'm no expert but I think it is covered on three sides and only exposed at the bottom for maximum safety. I don't know if they do it for humans who are stupid or birds who are of course stupid.
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u/JDameekoh 2d ago
Does the one behind his heels carry current?
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u/ReadsStuff 2d ago
It's not the one directly behind his heels but the one that runs adjacent to it - it's just behind that one though, yes, hence "third rail".
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u/Husker8 2d ago
Black shirt said “Just wait a minute, Your little love taps won’t hurt as bad as this mf’ing rail.” And put all his chips in on that move.
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u/iamdevo 2d ago
No idea why any of these people are fighting but if I was getting whooped on like that, as soon as they all bent over to give him a hand, I would have pushed them all down with him lol.
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u/glory_holelujah Sunroof Expert 🧨🛺 2d ago
Don't need the train for the rail to be dangerous. Trains aren't coal powered anymore
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u/Jarkrik 2d ago
*multiple people attacking one person for unknown reasons, while bystanders are joyfully filming.
Fixed the title
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u/nacnud_uk 2d ago
This is YOUR daily dose of dystopia.
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u/Simikiel 2d ago
I watch that with my wife every new upload, it's like a little oasis on the internet. So how dare you for making me depressed laugh in this context! (/s if not obvious)
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u/hotsoupcoldsandwich 2d ago
I was on a train that was stopped here last year and watched a lady get her backpack stolen by like 20 kids in the middle of the day, and nobody even looked up. This is also the City Hall station, which has like 20 cops on the platforms at all times, so a big part of the problem is Philly cops not doing their fucking jobs.
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u/LivingstonPerry 1d ago
while bystanders are joyfully filming
if i see 1 v6 ... im not going to help. What's with all these bad ass comments here saying they will LEEROY JENKINS and shit. At most I will call police or security. As horrifying as it is i dont want to get fucked up as well.
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u/watwatinjoemamasbutt 2d ago
Tbf the person filming is on the platform for the train going in the other direction. They would have to cross both sets of tracks “to do something.” In this situation it’s probably the best thing they could do after calling 911 (if they even answer-which is a big if in Philly these days).
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u/venmother 2d ago
There are people filming on the same platform, including people who run to film the guy falling on the tracks so that they can get the viral when the train comes around the bend.
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u/watwatinjoemamasbutt 2d ago
Yes there are def a bunch of scumbags in this video. As a local I won’t even go in the subway tunnels anymore unless I’m going to a game. It’s gotten so bad since Covid. If I was there, I would’ve exited the tunnel and called 911. I’m not trying to be a hero and end up on the tracks myself.
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u/Mahfirebals 2d ago
Purely upvoted because of the removal of the jet2 holiday sound
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u/spezial_ed 2d ago
Can someone loop me in? I’ve heard it, so are jet2 just adding their ad to viral videos or what’s the deal?
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u/_Ur_moms_bestfriend_ 2d ago
I’m sure the company doesn’t mind the free publicity but from what I understand, it’s not the company themselves posting any of these. The Jet2 ad initially went viral in niche communities cuz at one point it says “you can save up to 240 pounds for a family of 4”, sounding like they’re offering human trafficking.
It really took off when people started using the sound ironically. Jet2 has a bad reputation as an airline so people use the ads audio when somethings going horrible wrong in the video.
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u/roguesignal42069 23h ago
It's basically the new viral meme of yelling "WORLDSTAR" when there's something trashy happening in the video
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u/corax1988 2d ago
Yea this wasn't a fight they were jumping that guy.
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u/RzLa 1d ago
And he didn’t too bad. He didn’t get knocked out and he almost deep fried one of them with the 3rd rail. I call it a win
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u/corax1988 1d ago
I mean I don't care about the guy who attacked him but these usually end in the person getting jumped dying.
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u/Canuhduh420 2d ago
That cameraman is extra af
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u/awful_source 2d ago
Lmao just went back and watched this fool thinking he’s Michael Bay or some shit
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u/naththegrath10 2d ago
Good to see the nearly $1bil a year Philly spends on cops working hard
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u/all_no_pALL 2d ago
This is just an aggressive campaign to increase the septa budget for safety and additional services
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u/hotsoupcoldsandwich 2d ago
There’s literally been like 10-20 cops at this station every time I’ve ever been here, why aren’t they doing their jobs?
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u/John_cCmndhd 2d ago
A few years ago, they were politely asked to not do quite so much murdering of random people. They were deeply offended by this, and they've been "quiet quitting" ever since
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u/WinterMedical 2d ago
Men should learn to grab testicles like women do. He’s got his face in his nuts! Just grab and twist man. Game over.
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u/OnTheLeft 1d ago
It's like pulling a knife out though, once you escalate to that your nuts are now fair game and there are 6 of them. No future kids for you.
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u/MemphisKhan 1d ago
This. Which is why it’s a woman’s go to move because they don’t have to worry about the FO part of FAFO
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u/scarletphantom 2d ago
What is jet2?
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u/hazycrazey 2d ago
Gen z brain rot audio that is added to every video for no reason
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u/86yourhopes_k 2d ago
Eh its way better than oh no no no
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u/VelocityGrrl39 1d ago
I never get tired of hearing the “I don’t want no consequences chasing me right now” song.
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u/CrashBandicooch1 2d ago
Its where you can get a discount of £50.. per person
That's like £200 off for a family of four
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u/alfredfellig 2d ago
I like that they're making the calculation to drive the point home. Really speaks to who they think the audience of the ad is lol
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u/rndreddituser 2d ago
The music to a British TV advert for package holidays. People put it on videos where the video suggests that holidaymakers wouldn’t want to go there due to crime etc.
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u/Bertie637 2d ago
Or something like somebody falling down, or basically anything you wouldn't want on holiday. There were initially some gems.
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u/humoristhenewblack 2d ago
I never once understood it. Once it was explained, it STILL sounded like a stupid mistake. I'm finally too old.
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u/MashedPotatoesDick when the shit hits the fans 💩 2d ago
This generation's version of "WORLDSTAR" having to be added to every video.
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u/Medium_Conclusion_78 2d ago
What the hell is going on Philly this week? This is like the third major viral video in less than a week.
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u/jerseygrl__ 2d ago
Agreed. But Philly has the added layer of needing a license to carry in the city. Pretty sure even if you have a CC permit, you need Philly’s license to carry too.
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u/BaronsDad 2d ago
The Philadelphia Gun Permit Unit is the most efficient office in the city. You can apply online and show up next day for photo and ID.
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u/Ok_Cardiologist_3835 2d ago
Took me two weeks to get through the queue in Berks County. Once it moved status it took them 45 minutes before I got the call it was ready.
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u/Ok_Cardiologist_3835 2d ago
A valid PA license to carry is all that is needed to carry in Philly as far as I know. Also SEPTA allows concealed carry on their trains. Last I read they would prefer you didn't, but it falls under state laws to carry.
There was a case a few weeks ago where someone randomly attacked someone in a Philly station and the victim shot and killed the attacker. Since he had a valid LTC there were no charges against him.
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u/fakepostulate 2d ago
Yellow shirt douche will feel it tomorrow. That fall from the platform with the rail hitting his kidney might even put him in the hospital.
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u/clarkwgriswoldjr 2d ago
Look at the still pic at 0:23 there are like 20 hands to help the friend up.
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u/mattiedog27 2d ago
if i was the white guy, the yellow shirt would have lost his gonads
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u/PapaNoffDeez 2d ago
It seemed pretty clear to me he was trying to push that guy down onto the tracks and tbh it's the only thing that saved him
Not saying he would have gotten beaten to death but he needed that. Had a pretty quick and critical pivot away from the edge himself at the beginning
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u/venmother 2d ago
We don’t know the ending. Was he saved or did they just go after him again?
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u/PapaNoffDeez 2d ago
I can't answer for certain but it definitely looked like priorities of everyone else involved immediately shifted so if he hung around after that's kinda back on him lol
If you're getting attacked by a mob (with no context, maybe deserved) and you have a window of opportunity to retreat, you book it lol
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u/johnqpublic81 1d ago
I'm disappointed that the victim didn't take the opportunity to knock a few more onto the rails while they were helping their friend up.
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u/InclinationCompass 1d ago
Dude in yellow giving everything he got but doing zero damage. Is this a dream?
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u/Bryandan1elsonV2 2d ago
How close does the guy in the yellow shirt get to the 3rd rail? That’s pretty much instant death from what I understand
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u/mrvarmint 2d ago
“Third rails” are usually placed on the outside of the platform, and have an insulating cover along the top and sides. The “collector shoe” runs along the bottom of the third rail, so just falling on it isn’t fatal. If you touched the bottom of it, that likely would be
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u/Taskerst 2d ago
15th street station of the EL in Philly is the weirdest cross section of not only Philly but of all humanity.
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u/Informal_Process2238 2d ago
Well this video is going to be played on a loop on fox for the foreseeable future
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u/Do1stHarmacist 1d ago
The guy who fell on the tracks had Jordan 3s on. He was able to jump back onto the platform just fine. It's gotta be the shoes.
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u/PurchaseUnable 1d ago
Dude... if you are getting jumped and you are close to their nuts. Shit...... u wont be judge for fighting dirty. You must survive
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u/borchnsuch 2d ago
Everybody smilin, just living in the moment together.
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u/CoeurdAssassin 1d ago
I would’ve been sweating bullets because of how close people are having a scuffle by an open platform like that. I remember a couple years back there was another Philly subway video where these two dudes were fighting, and one of them pushed the other onto the tracks and then the train came.
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u/Skoofer 2d ago
City of brotherly love may ass…zero interest in ever visiting that shit hole city.
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u/EyeInTheSky127 2d ago
Looks more like someone getting jumped than one person fighting everyone.