Two households, both alike in dignity (or lack thereof)
In fair Stulang Laut, where we lay our scene
From hungry bellies break to new mutiny
Where civil blood makes restaurant tabletops unclean
Over the weekend, a restaurant brawl was captured in its full glory via mobile phone video – the only real medium if you’re looking for schadenfreude to liven up your social media experience.
Aren’t we all?
Seventeen of the individuals seen punching, kicking, slapping, dragging, and flinging chairs at each other in the video are now in Johor police custody after terrorizing diners at Halong Bay seafood restaurant in Stulang Laut two days ago. Eight women and nine men were detained early this morning.
They consisted of both local and Vietnamese nationals and ranged in age from their 20s to 50s.
While the exact cause of the fight has not been confirmed, police say that initial investigations point to the fact that the suspects-slash-patrons arrived drunk and hungry, and became angry at the restaurant when they were not serving at the speed that the imbibed party desired.
Police then added at a press conference: “There is a proverb the says ‘a hungry man is an angry man’ and perhaps there is some truth in the saying.”
A great defense, if we’ve ever heard one.
Police also added that members of the public should report such crimes when they occur, and not like – you know – wait for it to go viral before letting cops know they have hangry brawlers to track down.
