Video clip: Man dares cop to a brawl

An enraged motorist gives a cop an earful and challenges him to a fight after the latter allegedly hurled obscenities at him.

PETALING JAYA: A video clip depicting an angry man giving a cop a tongue-lashing, threatening to beat up the officer, has been making the rounds on the Internet.

The recording, which surfaced in recent weeks on video-sharing sites like YouTube as well as on Facebook, shows the duo engaged in a shouting match in the middle of a road.

The video, which runs for about two minutes, appears to have been shot at the scene of an accident and the confrontation was witnessed by a crowd of bystanders.

It is believed that the man could have been the driver of a trailer and had hit a car along the highway. There were three auxiliary police officers at the scene.

However, the situation became tense after one of the police officers allegedly uttered obscenities at the man.

The man grew enraged and shouted back. He also repeatedly challenged the police officer to take off his uniform if the latter wanted to fight.

“Lu buka baju mari, saya hentam you (you take off your clothes, I’ll whack you),” he shouted after the officer repeatedly said that he is not a police officer.

“Are you a police or what, hormat ada ma (you should respect others)”, the man shouted. At one point, the police shouted back: “Lu cakap baik-baik sikit sama saya (speak properly to me).”

The man also challenged the officer to lodge a police report against him, saying that he would also do the same.

The man also told the police officer to respect others or he would “stomp on him” (jangan kurang ajar, nanti saya pijak kamu) before leaving the scene.

‘Police investigating the incident’

Contacted later, Human Rights Party (HRP) information chief S Jayathas criticised the police officer for not handling the incident in the proper manner. HRP had uploaded the video to its site, praising the man for being “brave”.

“In the first place, if you want respect then you also should respect others,” he told FMT.

Meanwhile, Bukit Aman assistant managing director (public relations) ACP Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that police had taken note of the video clip.

“We’ve taken note of this, and we’re taking action. I’ve seen the clip, and though I do not want to pre-judge the case, I believe that somewhere, somehow the civilian was hurt, emotionally, in the incident,” said Ramli.

He said he believed the officer involved was an auxiliary policeman.

“It does not represent the majority of the police force. This was fortunately taped because it can serve as a lesson to other officers in the way we communicate with the public and even among ourselves,” he added.