A viral clip on Reddit has captured a druggy’s unhinged rant at staff in a Wendy’s restaurant. The man, slurring his words, at first refuses to leave the bathroom, insisting he hasn’t made a mess. When he eventually emerges, he then proceeds to empty a trash can all over the restaurant floor. The scene, at once both bizarre and slightly tragic, highlights the damaging effects of drug use.
The clip apparently takes place in a Wendy’s restaurant in Canada. The poster explains that the man making a disturbance is known to the police for making a mess of the bathroom and, presumably, shooting up.
What’s immediately striking is how calm and composed the Wendy’s staff remain throughout. They don’t raise their voices or threaten the man, but just continually tell him to leave. It’s an admirable display, perhaps corroborating the idea the man is a familiar “guest”. As one Redditor puts it, “I feel so bad for the workers when I see these kind of videos – they really don’t get paid enough to deal with this.”
When the restaurant staff eventually persuade the drug-user to exit the bathroom, he becomes more agitated and threatening. The staff sensibly keep their distance as the druggy rants and refuses to leave, seemingly taking exception at being accused of “making a mess.” In some twisted logic, he then tries to prove that he didn’t make a mess by, well, making a mess. He pulls out a trash can and empties all over the restaurant floor. Again, the staff don’t try to intervene. As one Redditor puts it, “It’s not worth trying to physically get into it with someone over some garbage.”
Eventually, the druggy leaves. The staff apologize profusely to the other diners as soon as the man’s gone. The OP even said that the Wendy’s employees offered a free refund or a free meal in compensation for the disturbance, despite the fact it obviously wasn’t their fault.
The bizarre clip is a reminder of just how damaging drugs can be to someone’s psyche. The staff are the real heroes of the video, showing good sense to keep calm and stay back from the unhinged user. One comment neatly sums up the lesson: “Don’t do drugs kids.”
