What started as a misunderstanding in an elevator ended with a brutal beating that went viral.
After a karaoke night with his friends, a young man walked to the elevator. At the same time, an 80 year old man accidentally pressed the ‘close’ button, momentarily trapping them both.
The man acted furious and started arguing with the old man inside the elevator. Once back on the first floor, the situation quickly escalated, he pushed him, blocked his path and even started a physical fight.
The old man tried to calm him down, explaining his point of view, but he was unable to. And considering the tension, he chose to ask for help.
Then a second man intervened to push them apart, but the attacker also pushed him. The elevator doors finally opened once more and many burly men went to defend the old man.
Without hesitation the hut the attacker and his partner, unleashing chaos.
The old man took the chance to flee, while the attacker was dropped to the ground.
The video went viral on social media, where many users had comments such as:
“He deserved it, how can you hit an old man?”
“So satisfying.”
The post reached over 200 thousand views in a few hours and got over 10,000 comments.
After getting the report, police arrived at the scene and transported everyone involved to the station to clear the situation up.
Neither side pressed charges but authorities expressed that such violent actions violeta the Law of Social Order, so all involved will be charged as equals.