Disturbing footage has emerged that shows a passenger pulling out a knife and stabbing the tyres of his taxi after an argument with the driver.
The youth pulls the blade out of his pocket and pierces the taxi’s tyre when the cab driver is seen refusing to take him any further after they appear to have a row about the quickest route to his location.
The footage on Snapchat appears to have originally been published by unknown passenger with the proud caption “ulot thought I was the mad man” and a strew of laughing face and knife emojis.
The shocking incident is believed to have been filmed recently in London and comes as knife crime continues to blight the capital every day.
The viral clip has been shared across social media since Sunday night and has amassed more than 200,00 views in a few hours.
The video begins with the filming passenger in the midst of a heated quarrel with the taxi driver – seemingly about the correct route to his destination.
The cabbie tells him: “I don’t want you in my car. I finish this job. Done.”
But the youth orders that he drop him to his requested location: “You’re dropping me off”.
The driver however calmly argues: “You can’t push me to do anything.
The passenger retorts: “I’m not pushing you to do nothing. I just want you to drop me to my destination.”
But the cabbie responds: “You are very rude.”
And the youth shouts back “How am I rude?
"You're rude! I'm trying to tell you a shorter way!"
The driver halts his car and tells the passenger: “I’m finished. Please get out of my car”.
The thug argues “Bruv you’re making me pay for this! Are you crazy!”
But the cabbie puts an end to the argument: “I am finished. That is it”
The passenger shouts at him: “Are you done” and the driver answers that “I am done. Get out.”
The yob exits the taxi. But as he leaves the vehicle, he suddenly pulls out the secret knife that he has been carrying with him in the cab and firmly stabs the taxi’s tyre with it.
The air is heard hissing out of the tyre as it escapes. The youth calmly walks away from the vehicle and as he does, he is heard smugly yelling back: “p***yhole!” at the driver. The footage then cuts to an end.
The clip has gone viral since it emerged on social media last night - with many individuals trying to identify the unknown assailant filming the clip for Snapchat. Social media users were united in their disgust of the passenger’s actions in the footage.
Many individuals pitied the driver. @ghost_tsr remarked “Bullying an old man and putting him out of business wow what a bad man”
@k.huncho22 also commented that the driver was “just tryna make his bread and probably support his family. Just gtfo outta the car”
@izt_k similarly condemned the passenger “Wow so brave carrying the knife and hurting someone’s income. Just stupid. You can get another cab and get refunded for your losses. The driver just lost 3 hours of work at least”.
Several online users were appalled that the youth was casually carrying a knife. @captain_a09 wrote “Why does he even carry that with him #NotoKnifeCrime” and @ian_taylor30 similarly asked “Whats he doing with a knife in the 1st place”
@kiiirst commented “What a prick & rolling with a knife! People that roll with knifes need to be off the street. If he can do that over something so small he would easily kill someone wih that if he was on a heated argument with someone. F*ck knifes! [sic]”
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