Man Takes On Pair Of Suspected Car Thieves

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Footage captured by a local resident shows an interesting confrontation between a passerby and a pair of suspected car thieves.

The almost comical nature of the confrontation and the ease at which our good Samaritan takes care of the thugs makes it look as if the event could be staged. However, the police that appear at the end of the video are real, leading me to conclude that this is probably genuine.

Note: We originally thought that this event had taken place in Finland. However, we have reason to believe that the information on which that assumption was based is incorrect. If anyone can help us identify the location, we will be very grateful.

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C.S. Magor is the editor-in-chief and a reporter at large for We Interrupt and Uberreview. He currently resides in the Japanese countryside approximately two hours from Tokyo - where he has spent the better part of a decade testing his hypothesis that Japan is neither as quirky nor as interesting as others would have you believe.
6 Comments on this post.
  • Andy
    20 January 2010 at 2:31 am
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    This is so staged!

    • C. S. Magor
      20 January 2010 at 5:10 am
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      If the cops weren’t in it at the end I would definitely agree with you and it still could be, but also remember that the camera is zoomed in from a fair distance away, which has a bit of a distorting effect on the video. Furthermore, the conditions are icy – which definitely restricts movement.

      It could be staged or the star of the clip could just be very proficient at what he does. Either way, it provided a good minute of light entertainment.

    • C. S. Magor
      20 January 2010 at 5:10 am
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      If the cops weren’t in it at the end I would definitely agree with you and it still could be, but also remember that the camera is zoomed in from a fair distance away, which has a bit of a distorting effect on the video. Furthermore, the conditions are icy – which definitely restricts movement.

      It could be staged or the star of the clip could just be very proficient at what he does. Either way, it provided a good minute of light entertainment.

  • Andy
    20 January 2010 at 2:31 am
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    This is so staged!

  • Andy
    19 January 2010 at 9:31 pm
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    This is so staged!

    • C. S. Magor
      20 January 2010 at 12:10 am
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      If the cops weren’t in it at the end I would definitely agree with you and it still could be, but also remember that the camera is zoomed in from a fair distance away, which has a bit of a distorting effect on the video. Furthermore, the conditions are icy – which definitely restricts movement.

      It could be staged or the star of the clip could just be very proficient at what he does. Either way, it provided a good minute of light entertainment.

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