Why Did Two Drunk Dudes Cause An 8-House Police Stand-Off?
Two seemingly drunk men in Australia have been charged with trespassing after an 8-hour stand-off with police. According to 9 News, the pair climbed on top of a construction site roof in the city of Perth.
Reports say the men, both in their 20s, allegedly climbed up scaffolding to get onto the roof around 1:15 in the morning. They then refused to come down and eventually fell asleep up there.
Drunk Australians Cause 8 Hour Police Stand-Off
Video appears to show one of the guys throwing bags of concrete on the road and drinking what looks like a bottle of vodka. The two of them were spotted messing with the scaffolding and shaking it, according to 9 News.
A police negotiator was brought in at one point, and the two men had a little fun with them, per 9 News. One of them reportedly said, “We’re ready to make a deal. We want a four pack of cruisers.” It looks like cruisers might be some sort of Australian alcohol, like a spritz of some sort. 9 News says the other man added a request for a vape.
Their actions at the site temporarily prevented workers from being able to perform their jobs. One of those workers told 9 News, “When I rocked up I saw ’em – they had him a bottle of vodka with ’em. So, I was just like, ‘looks like they’re having a good time.’ But, obviously it’s not safe for them to be up there.”
Drunk Police Stand-Off
However, 9 News reports that Police Minister Paul Papalia was less cool about it. 9 News reports he said, “What a waste of time and actually potentially putting other people in, at harm, in an effort to effectively rescue them.” He went on to refer to it as “stupidity,” per 9 News.
9 News reports the men finally came down around 10am and tried to run away before surrendering to the police. The two men were charged with trespass, stealing, and behaving in a disorderly manner, according to 9 News. Don’t get in a drunk police stand-off.
Caution! 5 Things You Should Never Do Drunk
Drive
First and foremost, this needs to be said. Don’t drink and drive. Buzzed driving is drunk driving. There’s nothing cool about it. Call a Ride Share or find a Designated Driver. Always try to plan ahead and know drinking and driving is not worth it.
Think about the consequences. Don’t drink and drive! (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Text Your Ex
They don’t call it “liquid courage” for nothing. Don’t reach out to your ex after (or while) you’ve been drinking. Don’t text. Don’t call. Don’t DM. Leave it be. You’ll definitely regret it in the morning. A drunk text at 2am on a Wednesday isn’t going to help you win her back, I promise. It’ll likely end up doing more harm than good.
Hopefully, she isn’t texting her ex. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Athletic Activities
It may sound fun in your mind, but your body isn’t ready for it. One wrong movement and there goes your ankle. Save the heroics for when you’re sober.
He’s okay to run because I assume he hasn’t been drinking. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
Make An Impulsive Purchase
Keep off the internet when you’ve been drinking. Otherwise, a couple days later you’ll receive a package of $100 worth of hot sauce from Amazon. Trust me, I’ve been there. You don’t have room to store all these random bottles of hot sauce. Put it in your cart, sure. However, don’t buy it. Sleep on it.
Online shopping (Photo illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Make Plans
Don’t make plans when you’re drunk. Sober You likely won’t appreciate the plans Drunk You made the night before. You don’t even like horses, why would you agree to go clean up a stable??
Cheers! Hopefully, nobody regrets making these plans. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
