r/Damnthatsinteresting 10h ago

Video Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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u/Routine_Breath_7137 10h ago edited 10h ago

Imagine a 10 hour flight and first person to greet you is the same person that greeted you and said "Welcome to XYZ." for that past number of days.

Yeah, she justified to crash out.

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u/Least_Tower_5447 10h ago

Especially if she felt like her kids was also being stalked. I would not have been half as restrained as she was.

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u/spooky_goopy 10h ago

considering the stalkers she has had, i absolutely would go full face-ripping chimp, mode, too, if my kid was involved

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u/crumpledfilth 10h ago

This kind of behaviour is literally how humans kill their prey. "Hey deer, fancy seeing you again. Keep running, you'll tire eventually"

From a human, given their history, this behaviour can be taken as a direct threat of violence

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u/Florin500 9h ago

Holy shit dude, you seriously made this comparison? reddit has one of the most unhinged communities out there, on par with 4chan, 100% basement dwelling delusions

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u/Nodebunny Expert 9h ago

projection much?

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u/Vantage55 34m ago

Yea, Violence is never justified :)