r/PublicFreakout • u/yooofaboo • Apr 19 '26
đMain Character Freakout𤳠Urban explorers almost get killed by security guard
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u/SerRaziel Apr 19 '26
Where is this that a security guard is just shooting randomly and threatening to kill people?
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u/Raskalbot Apr 19 '26
Texas
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u/ThriceFive Apr 19 '26
- I think the security guard was no in imminent threat for his life and definitely put innocent people at risk of deadly harm by firing into the air randomly. In texas:
Class A Misdemeanor (Reckless Discharge): Under Texas Penal Code § 42.12, recklessly discharging a firearm within a municipality with a population over 100,000 is a Class A misdemeanor, with potential for up to 1 year in jail and/or a $4,000 fine.
Deadly Conduct (Felony): If the action places another person in imminent danger of serious bodily injury, it can be charged as "deadly conduct" under Texas Penal Code § 22.05, which is a third-degree felony. A third-degree felony carries a penalty of 2 to 10 years in prison.
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u/Captainsciencecat Apr 19 '26
You forgot impersonating a law enforcement officer when he clearly wasnât.
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u/PhotoClickGrrl Apr 19 '26
Security guard, police officer, building owner đ¤Ł
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u/Iguessimonredditnow Apr 19 '26
Also a private investigator
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u/TartarusFalls Apr 19 '26
Never been to Texas then?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Horn_shooting_controversy
Guy didnât even live there, no threat to anyoneâs lives whatsoever, was told by 911 to not go to the house, he said âbut stand your ground lawâ, went over and killed two people, one of them by shooting them in the back.
Got off Scott free.
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u/aBlissfulDaze Apr 19 '26
An unidentified plainclothes police detective responding to the 911 call arrived at the scene before the shooting, and witnessed the escalation and shootings while remaining in his car.His report on the incident indicated that one of the men who was killed "received gunfire from the rear". Police Captain A.H.Corbett, a spokesman for the Pasadena Police Department, stated that the two men ignored Horn's order to freeze and that one of the suspects ran towards Horn before angling away from him and toward the street when they were shot in the back. The medical examiner's report could not specify whether they were shot in the back due to the ballistics of the shotgun wound.
Am I the only one that thinks this reads like a cover up? Local law enforcement and courts didn't want to convict a good ol boy for stopping a robbery so they made up a witness?
Hell the story says the whole reason the man went outside was because 911 was confirming that police were "on the way".
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u/KombuchaBot Apr 19 '26
The medical examiner's report could not specify whether they were shot in the back due to the ballistics of the shotgun wound.
where did the medical examiner get his licence to practice, off a cornflake packet? Entry wound or exit wound sounds like a pretty basic distinction
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u/DallasCCRN Apr 19 '26
This would require being charged and convicted in Texas. Depending on the county, they would never charge him. Oh wait⌠he has an accent! That changes everything
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u/SRT102 Apr 19 '26
Yep. "Investigators used the video to help identify the guard as Carlos Campos Carrillo, who is now charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and impersonating a public servant." Something tells me if his name were, oh, "Joe Horn" there would have been no charges.
Texans are gonna Texas.
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u/Queerability Apr 19 '26
Not to mention that he's on camera telling them many MANY times to "come in", that'll be fun for him in court.
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u/Moose_0327 Apr 20 '26
Canât you just more or less shoot anyone trespassing on your property as soon as you see them in Texas?
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u/TallAsMountains Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
because theyâre failed cops, cops would just do it.
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u/Mazateca Apr 19 '26
What did he even shoot at? Where did the bullets goâŚ
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u/Actual-Sound442 Apr 19 '26
I wondered this. The buildings owner might not be happy with bullet holes in his ceilings.
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u/daxxarg Apr 19 '26
What? You are you implying that when the security guard said he was the buildingâs owner he lied? /s
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u/evangelionmann Apr 19 '26
Everyone is raggin on the urban explorers being dumb, but can we talk about the idiocy displayed by the security guard for :
Announcing hes a police officer (he isnt)
Firing a weapon at unarmed individuals to intimidate them (illegal, theres no self defense claim here)
Recording both of the above.... and then posting it online.
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u/RandomInternetNobody Apr 19 '26
Dude literally committed a swath of felonies much worse than anything the other people did.
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u/Independent_Fix4252 Apr 19 '26
However, the building with at least two bullet holes is safe.
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u/theapplekid Apr 19 '26
He's not a security guard, just an HVAC technician with unconventional methods
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u/kosk11348 Apr 19 '26
He's somehow under the impression that he's allowed to shoot people that break and enter.
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u/knights816 Apr 19 '26
He was giddy that he had the âopportunityâ to fucking slaughter these âpunkysâ
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u/toefungi Apr 19 '26
I mean, in many states he is allowed to do so.
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u/MrMegiddo Apr 20 '26
Someone said it was in Texas and he definitely has the right to do that here. People might disagree but Castle Doctrine is pretty strong.
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u/Ghost-Mechanic Apr 19 '26
Those warning shots and threats would make good lawsuit fodder I think
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u/positivenihlist Apr 19 '26
I would imagine the warning shots, the impersonation of a police officer, the fact that this isnât even his first time getting in trouble for threatening trespassers, and this video are all going to make an impact on his trial
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u/mjh2901 Apr 19 '26
The urban explorers have everything on tape, if the owner prosecutes them they have a really good lawsuit on several grounds against the owner for the actions of their employee, even if its a contract employee. I know Texas and Stand your ground, and there is a history but cops do not like being impersonated.
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u/fukingtrsh Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
People are going to hate me for this but that guard is clearly unstable and needs to be removed from his position, and above all else should not be allowed to own a firearm. Three negligent discharges is actually insane.
Edit: when I made this comment a lot of people were calling the Urban explorers dumb, so at the time I figured this would be an unpopular opinion I see now that it is not.
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u/ManbadFerrara Apr 19 '26
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u/Somerandom1922 Apr 19 '26
Moron straight-up called himself a police officer while holding these people at gun-point and recorded it himself. Definitely not the most stable person.
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u/ZhouLe Apr 19 '26
"I'm a private investigator and a police officer"
Yea, real LEOs usually lead off with that fact.
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u/thoughtlow Apr 19 '26
ICE will instantly hire this person then.
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u/yoshisquad2342 Apr 19 '26
Not with that accent.
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u/GardenRafters Apr 19 '26
Have you seen how many non-white people are ICE agents? It's mind boggling
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u/GoodLunchHaveFries Apr 19 '26
Guess whoâs the most racist toward Mexicans? (Hint: It isnât white people)
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u/FIENDISH_DR_WOMBO Apr 19 '26
Bro like 50% of border patrol staff now is Latino. Much of the Hispanic community in the US is pretty Republican.
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u/stealthy_beast Apr 19 '26
State records indicate Carrillo is a licensed security guard. Houston police confirmed Carrillo was arrested just days before this incident for allegedly firing multiple rounds at other trespassers at the same hotel. That case was later dismissed after prosecutors said it could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Now, Carrillo faces new charges and is wanted for the latest incident on March 1.
Not even the first time he fired at trespassers!
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u/Admirable_Loss4886 Apr 19 '26
He really said âfuckers didnât believe me last time, this time Iâm gonna record my crimes!â
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u/LiGhTMaGiCk Apr 19 '26
Did he want to go to jail? How the heck did he think "I got away with it before because there was no evidence so let me record myself"?
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u/IllegalSpaceBeaner Apr 19 '26
Thank god he recorded the evidence himself the second time so that there is hopefully not a third...
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u/De_Facto Apr 19 '26
The comment section. Yikes.
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u/peabody624 Apr 19 '26
Local news comment sections bring out some of the dumbest motherfuckers on earth
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u/Lasekklol Apr 19 '26
10000000% that dude is a glorified mall cop with a gun.
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u/PrincessGiallo Apr 19 '26
Let's not pretend fully trained police officers in the US are much better. They would've just covered this up because they've got a bigger team.
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u/coko4209 Apr 19 '26
I donât think anyone is gonna hate you for it. Iâve never heard of these urban explorers, and have no idea who or what they are; but what I do know, is that this guy is nuts. I mean, sure itâs funny, because Iâm here safe at home. It would not be funny if I was anywhere near him.
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u/Fitz911 Apr 19 '26
People are going to hate me for this
...followed by the only reasonable thing to say.
*Americans will hate you for this. No sane person will. Also he shouldn't have a firearm. Like most people shouldn't. Because as we all know by now: civilians don't have the skill or the balls to form a "well organized militia" and guns are mainly used in an educational setting.
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u/BagFullOfMommy Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
American here, I assure you only the absolute dumbest of the bottom of the barrel idiots would hate or disagree with his statement.
The majority of us (myself included) who are pro gun ownership and pro self defense, are also incredibly pro responsible gun ownership and responsible gun handling. That security guard should not only be arrested and charged for firing off 'warning shots' (You never, ever, ever, fire a warning shot. Gun's are a last resort life and death option, not a 'get you to do what I want while I scare the shit out of you' option.), but he should be barred from any kind of security work / gun ownership for the rest of his life.
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u/coko4209 Apr 19 '26
What? Iâm American and I donât hate them for their comment. Their comment makes perfect sense. That guard was out of his mind, and heâs being charged with 2 felonies.
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u/Motor-Thanks974 Apr 19 '26
No, most Americans wonât condone negligent discharging a firearm. Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of basic gun safety is taught to know what is behind your target, and not to pull a trigger unless you intend to shoot who you are aiming at. You definitely donât go popping off random shots. Iâm not gonna get into the militia comment much you made as you obviously donât understand the intent behind the inclusion of the right to bear arms into the bill of rights, and Iâm not gonna explain the history and meaning of the second amendment and/or the historical meaning if âmilitiaâ during its drafting.
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u/Towelie710 Apr 19 '26
You really know nothing about the average American if this is what you actually think lol. That guy impersonated a cop and not only used his weapon for intimidation but actually fired rounds off. You canât use guns as a form of intimidation only for self defense, if you draw a weapon on someone there needs to be an actual threat to your life or others around you. No one here is gonna go to bat for this guy, he is a completely irresponsible gun owner and should not have access to firearms
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u/username33735 Apr 19 '26
A negligent discharge is an accident. Shooting into the air or the ground intentionally is not negligent discharge.
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u/Sensitive_Put_6842 Apr 19 '26
Nice trigger finger, must've been ex-nypdÂ
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u/labrat420 Apr 19 '26
State records indicate Carrillo is a licensed security guard. Houston police confirmed Carrillo was arrested just days before this incident for allegedly firing multiple rounds at other trespassers at the same hotel. That case was later dismissed after prosecutors said it could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Now, Carrillo faces new charges and is wanted for the latest incident on March 1.
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u/Planet-thanet ptsd survivors fishing trip caught zero fish that day I see đĽď¸ Apr 19 '26
Security guard charged, accused of impersonating officer
Investigators used the video to help identify the guard as Carlos Campos Carrillo, who is now charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and impersonating a public servant.
One victim told investigators she urinated on herself out of fear during the confrontation, according to charging records.
State records indicate Carrillo is a licensed security guard. Houston police confirmed Carrillo was arrested just days before this incident for allegedly firing multiple rounds at other trespassers at the same hotel. That case was later dismissed after prosecutors said it could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Now, Carrillo faces new charges and is wanted for the latest incident on March 1.
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u/I_am_omning_it Apr 19 '26
If this is the US that dude belongs in prison. A few things you cannot do with a gun include:
- fire off shots in the air to intimidate people (or really for any reason, same with warning shots).
- cannot threaten to kill someone who presents no present danger to you.
- shoot at someone actively fleeing/running away from you.
Idk where this took place but that person has no business having a gun, never mind being a security guard.
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u/lucyparke Apr 19 '26
Someone said this happened in Texas. Imagine my utter surprise.
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u/QueenMary1936 Apr 19 '26
The guy who showed his license had a Louisiana ID so I assumed it was Louisiana, but the article says it was in Houston
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u/waxwayne Apr 19 '26
This sounds and looks like Texas
"Castle Doctrine" (Texas Penal Code §9.31-9.32) justifies deadly force if you reasonably believe it is immediately necessary to prevent unlawful entry. If you are on someoneâs land you canât shoot them but if they break into your building you can.
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u/N7even Apr 19 '26
"Now you crying beech?"
Of course she's crying, a maniac with a gun is threatening to kill her.
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u/knowledgeable_diablo Apr 19 '26
He protecting the Crown Jewels or something? His claim of being a police officer seems a little circumspect.
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u/SweetButtsHellaBab Apr 19 '26
Circumspect means cautious / careful.
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u/QueenMary1936 Apr 19 '26
His claim of being a police officer seems a little
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u/Yuck_Few Apr 19 '26
Dafudge is an "Urban explorer"?
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u/dushdj Apr 19 '26
Usually describes people that like to explore abandoned buildings (like those videos of abandoned malls and such)
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u/mushy-shart-walk Apr 19 '26
A new politically correct way to describe people who break into places.
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u/myguy2013 Apr 19 '26
This building must be riddled with bullet holes.
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u/labrat420 Apr 19 '26
He was arrested days earlier for allegedly shooting at trespassers too. But got off since there was no evidence. Then thought to record this time..
State records indicate Carrillo is a licensed security guard. Houston police confirmed Carrillo was arrested just days before this incident for allegedly firing multiple rounds at other trespassers at the same hotel. That case was later dismissed after prosecutors said it could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Now, Carrillo faces new charges and is wanted for the latest incident on March 1.
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u/Dismal-Common8629 Apr 19 '26
âCome in the three bitchesâŚcome inââŚnooooooooo he is not okay.
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u/Alavaster Apr 19 '26
"I am here to protect this building."
Proceeds to shoot three holes in the ceiling/floor.
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u/Independent_Act_7370 Apr 19 '26
What is an urban explorer?
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u/WWECreativegenius Apr 19 '26
People that go and explore presumably abandoned, or thought to to be abandoned places
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u/theapplekid Apr 19 '26
Not just abandoned, though that can be a big part of it. Things like exploring hard-to-access portions of a city park (e.g. by a cave system) or sewer systems / tunnels (not abandoned but public infrastructure that's off limits) would fall under urban exploration as well.
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u/Ryno-Mac Apr 19 '26
That security guard is fucking insane. Is this place used as a drug drop spot or something?
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u/Montanabanana11 Apr 19 '26
Whatâs an urban explorer doing with a hooded mask?
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u/Only-Discussion9421 Apr 19 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/sYbf3NsMc7uDhTz21N
I kept thinking of this guy was holding them up
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u/caleb95brooks Apr 19 '26
This security guard is now wanted and is being charged with impersonating a public servant and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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u/Waffle_Badger Apr 19 '26
Urban explorers in for a fat paycheck. This dude just got them paid.
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u/YanceyGlenn Apr 19 '26
Brooke the law by starting he's a police officer if he's actually not. Which I'm assuming he's not.
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u/Lucky30Pack Apr 19 '26
Some of the craziest people I personally have met has been security guards from the south...
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u/Ango-Globlogian Apr 19 '26
Yeahhh this is a prime example of someone who did not grow up in America thinking that cause he is here he can act any type of way with a gun. He should be in jail. Also if he really is the property owner why is he just putting holes in the building. The guy should change his name to ânegligent dischargeâ
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u/PorygonTriAttack Apr 19 '26
A lot of Americans fit that description unfortunately.
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u/Ango-Globlogian Apr 19 '26
Not wrong
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u/PorygonTriAttack Apr 19 '26
It's really sad that there's a sense of entitlement - for anyone. Some immigrants go to the country and turn against their kinds. The ones who have a better life will claim that they 'worked hard' for it, as if they never got help from others.
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u/nipslippinjizzsippin Apr 19 '26
"Urban explorers" That just looks like an occupied building they are not exploring so much as they are trespassing.
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u/Smooth_Maul Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
You'd be surprised how many abandoned buildings are literally just left as is with all the stuff inside. What, you think the business that can't stay open for financial reasons is gonna have the money to clear the building of all the stuff in it? It's much cheaper to just abandon all the stuff inside as well as the building itself, it's why you see so much footage of old abandoned hospitals overflowing with old medical equipment and patient records.
Hell there's an abandoned WWE HQ in Connecticut I think that has 2 entire gyms full of abandoned high quality equipment, WWE has all the money to remove that shit, but it's just cheaper to leave it to rot than to keep hold of it.
EDIT: Found a video of the abandoned WWE HQ, if you didn't tell me it was abandoned I'd have thought they broke into an actively used building.
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u/SpookyKid94 Apr 19 '26
That's what urban exploration usually is, criminal trespass in places you'll probably get away with it.
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u/Colorfuel Apr 19 '26
Was an avid urban explorer about a decade ago and this is a wonderful description lol
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u/nipslippinjizzsippin Apr 19 '26
I always pictured it as more like exploring abandoned buildings and untouched places in cities
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u/Slow-Goat-2460 Apr 19 '26
It is, but a lot of those places are blocked off and illegal to enter.
A lot of laws were tightened up after 9/11, and exploring metro tunnels, or sewer systems, can have terrorism related charges now.
It can be extraordinarily illegal to do even basic, harmless things
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u/Shartsplasm Apr 19 '26
That security card is not well mentally. I understand he is doing his job, but like wtf for real.
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u/Purple_Dragonfly2607 Apr 19 '26
Wow, is it really that serious that he has to threaten these guys with death?
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u/silentbob1301 Apr 19 '26
Oh that security guard is going to jail. I highly doubt your just allowed to shoot at random trespassers who aren't posing a direct threat...
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u/kittyonkeyboards Apr 19 '26
Take away that guy's gun and ban him from ever being a security guard again.
Probably send him to prison for a few months.
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u/JoySubtraction Apr 19 '26
My first thought was, How did this guy ever get a license to carry?
And then I realized, Oh yeah, Texas.
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u/spidersilva09 Apr 20 '26
That last shot was insanely reckless. Outside? Who knows where that one went.
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u/TheHighness1 Apr 19 '26
In a country where there are more guns than people, why do people think breaking and entering would be a fun thing to do?
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u/JestireTWO Apr 19 '26
Iâm an urban explorer, I respect I might be mistaken for a real threat but blasting random warning shots into the sky is deranged
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u/Jcrm87 Apr 19 '26
Crazy that many Americans have normalized this kind of behaviour and some are even defending it in the comments
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u/HowBoutAFandango Apr 19 '26
Did he just kinda shoot in the general direction of a highway/interstate at the end there??
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u/PrudentFactor Apr 19 '26
I hear "urban exploring" thing for the first time. So urban exploring is trespassing?
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u/dsocohen Apr 19 '26
As a Houstonian, I was feeling that this occurred here in my bones while watching the video.
Finding the news story confirmed it.
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u/drunkoldman58 Apr 19 '26
If I'm the 3rd guy upstairs .....I'm shitting bricks and probably gonna jump.
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u/StaticNegative Apr 19 '26
wait tso this prick security guard is doing more damage to the property than anyone exploring. He's going to have to explain bullet holes.
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u/Aurelius1462 Apr 19 '26
Yea so I as someone who's kinda a fan of urbex, and understands how many rules urbex groups typically have to avoid trouble, like not breaking anything with the goal of entering, only entering places that were already open, generally trying to leave everything the way it was when they got there
This guy is a psycho and I don't much like him
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u/Bata600 Apr 19 '26
I really hope that was sport/start pistol with blanks.
Because only that would make understand his "bravado" and all that huffing and puffing.
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u/milehin8tv Apr 20 '26
I was going to say something similar. Two shots indoors would leave holes in the walls and/or ceiling. It really didn't sound like a real gun.
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u/No-Cantaloupe-6535 Apr 19 '26
Dude is just popping off random rounds?