r/PublicFreakout • u/TheTrueXiruahu • Nov 06 '22
Refrigerated truck loaded with meat overturns on a Brazilian road. Crowd steal the cargo. Non-Freakout
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u/ConfusingSpoon Nov 06 '22
I would say salvaged more than stole. Let's face it, that meat wasn't going to be getting any safer to eat so really those people are doing a public service by helping with road clean up.
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u/ellisschumann Nov 06 '22
Seems like the rare situation where this is not looting but doing a public service. If you can clean up the road and feed your family for six months why not? Hopefully this accident doesn’t put some poor farmer/ butcher out of business.
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u/MundaneFacts Nov 06 '22
I know the guy that built his deck from the remnants of this crash. He showed up with a trailer and the cops said he was good.
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u/Warsmurf_Rodentbane Nov 06 '22
Amazing that noone died. Some of the vehicles below just barely missed getting Final Destinationed.
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u/MundaneFacts Nov 06 '22
Yep. It's a bit surreal thinking about how many times I've driven under that exact spot. Thank God for good infrastructure.
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u/cognac-n-cannabis Nov 06 '22
Half those were prob already bowed lol
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u/MundaneFacts Nov 06 '22
They didn't mention bowing. Just said they checked for cracks, and cut those sections out.
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u/AaronQuin Nov 07 '22
Most likely not, insurance would cover this. If they paid for the insurance of course.
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u/Unhappy_Criticism_96 Nov 06 '22
Exactly, the alternative is the meat spoils and goes to waste which is always a really sad situation
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u/Revolutionary_Ad5798 Nov 07 '22
Yes. Those animals died so people could eat, so it’s immoral to let the meat go to waste.
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u/froggison Nov 06 '22
When I was 13/14 we were living in a pretty remote town, and on a nearby highway a truck turned over and spilled out thousands of frozen pizzas. Word spread quickly and dozens of people in the community went and they were literally just giving away as many pizzas as they could.
There was no way they were going to sell those, even if another truck showed up in time. And insurance would cover their loss. So they figured they might as well make sure it didn't go to waste.
So we filled up a deep freeze with them and I ate frozen pizza almost every day all summer.
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Nov 06 '22
Got agree, be all day to get that truck upright, and that's assuming the refer isn't dicked. Insurance claim. Fucking BBQ tonight!
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u/CrochetedKitten Nov 06 '22
Exactly my thoughts as well. It’s actually a good thing that those people are willing to take that meat because otherwise it had to be destroyed
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u/SubjectAd2261 Nov 07 '22
Or worse, sold after being exposed to the heat for so long, this way it will be used somewhat fast.
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u/Then_Campaign7264 Nov 06 '22
It looks like a hot day. It’s hard to imagine that the trucking company could get another refrigerated truck to the location and reload the meat before it would become unsalvageable.
Bacteria on meat grows so quickly at room temperature and even faster if the temperature is over 90 degrees f. So I’m assuming insurance will cover the loss if they have insurance.
Quite frankly the people grabbing this meat are likely taking a risk if they can’t get it cleaned up and cooled down quickly.
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u/mairinhagsr Nov 06 '22
Yes, everytime this happens here actually the trucker calls the company and the company say Yes to let ppl get the cargo. Because they wont save in time to still use it. Lucky for those Who were on the road
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u/DippyTheWonderSlug Nov 06 '22
That's really cool of the companies.
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u/King-o-lingus Nov 06 '22
The company saves on the clean up and disposal, the locals eat choice cuts for months. Win win
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u/DippyTheWonderSlug Nov 06 '22
I 100% agree.
I got fired from a job once because I gave some produce to a homeless guy beside the dumpster instead of putting it in.
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u/SubjectAd2261 Nov 07 '22
for months
Eh, not really, in these communities the meat would get passed to more people than just the ones collecting it, their families and friends, etc. I'll be amazed if the meat last more than a couple of days a week at most.
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u/iwan103 Nov 06 '22
i mean...they also have insurance on this so really they arent missing out much.
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u/DippyTheWonderSlug Nov 06 '22
True, but here (Manitoba, Canada) the cops would block it off specifically to ensure no one took anything regardless of insurance.
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u/iwan103 Nov 06 '22
i am guessing that is more for the people health safety than being corpo lapdog tho. That meat aint clean and wont stay fresh for long so its understandable.
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u/DippyTheWonderSlug Nov 06 '22
No, it is because the insurance company would insist on a full inventory and an proof of an attempt to salvage.
There is very, very much an attitude of, "Better it rot than be used without purchase" prevalent.
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u/ud_hate_me Nov 06 '22
I mean depending on the area, people taking large quantities of product could impact future sales. I am a former beer salesman and I know if a truck overturned and people stole a large quantity of product it would affect my sales.
I was very familiar with my territory and I would notice if my sales in a particular store were off by a few cases. As I was paid by commission the theft of damaged product would affect my future income.
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u/DippyTheWonderSlug Nov 06 '22
Yes, because expired produce/unsellable meat and beer are such similar things.
And if you signed a deal that said if the company truck flipped it came out of your pocket sounds like a you problem.
I love people who race to defend the resource-laden from the resource poor
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u/ud_hate_me Nov 06 '22
I would prefer the product be trashed and my company be reimbursed by the insurance company rather than people stealing stuff. As it would directly affect my income and ability to pay my bills it seems logical.
I was not a high ranking sales rep just the local Budweiser man. But if I didn’t sell anything I didn’t make money. And my territory was rural and low income so I would have noticed if people got a lot of beer without paying.
Now I work for a food service company. And if a bunch of people got a lot of free food it would impact sales too.
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u/ud_hate_me Nov 06 '22
And I only made 60000 a year when I sold for Budweiser. I was barely scraping by. So a truckload of beer would have hurt me pretty bad. I was not responsible for the beer, just the loss of future sales.
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u/IAlreadyFappedToIt Nov 06 '22
In the US they would blame their insurance company as the reason it all had to be thrown out. They'd claim that if they let you take the meat you could get sick and sue them. Same excuse grocery stores use to kick people out of their dumpsters.
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u/DancesWithBadgers Nov 06 '22
The insurance company wouldn't let them sell the meat after hitting the road anyway...too much risk of contamination.
Plus, you can't partially thaw and refreeze meat. The cooling has to be continuous, so the meat's probably illegal to sell that way too.
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u/WonAnotherCitizen Nov 07 '22
Indeed. Makes you wonder why foods destined for the dumpster in cities aren't distributed as well.
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u/DippyTheWonderSlug Nov 07 '22
Corporate greed.
Like the beer salesman upthread said if people are allowed to take discarded food then they won't have to pay for that day's meal and the store loses the money they'd make if the person had had to buy it.
This fails to account for the fact that the vast majority of those who would eat tbe discarded food are ones that wouldn't be able to buy it in the first place so sales aren't affected at all.
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u/ud_hate_me Nov 06 '22
If I was the driver I would not care. I drive for a large food service company in the us, and if we roll a trailer over it is automatic termination. I would just be waiting on a ride back to my car.
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u/RobbertDownerJr Nov 06 '22
How often does it happen? Would it justify driving around with a sack of charcoal so you can start roasting the meat by the roadside in case it happens again? or maybe just bring a cooler in your car if you don't like fun
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u/annoying97 Nov 06 '22
Na... You just follow the truck in another refrigerated truck... That way you can save it all and then sell it!
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u/mairinhagsr Nov 06 '22
Lol not often. Actually they use to allow it when its cargo that needs refrigerate. Meat, dairy.. things like that
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u/annoying97 Nov 06 '22
Oh come on... Dont destroy my dreams... I was gonna come over and follow these trucks around, grab what I could in a smaller truck and sell it and be rich...
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u/HumanBeingForReal Nov 06 '22
“Steal the cargo” lol. It’s fucking meat splattered all over a dirty road on a hot day
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u/RadioFree_Rod Nov 06 '22
That doesn't belong to them. So yeah, stealing's still the correct word here. GEt your bag when you can but that doesn't change what's happening.
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u/MrSocPsych Nov 06 '22
Hardly. No company would keep that meat now. Punk ass
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u/RadioFree_Rod Nov 07 '22
Then it's up to them to get rid of it. Don't steal. Thief.
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u/No-Lie-1571 Nov 07 '22
“Don’t steal literal trash.” Lol
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u/WhyamImetoday Nov 07 '22
We should have compassion for the neuro-divergent, not laugh at them.
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u/No-Lie-1571 Nov 07 '22
I’m neurodivergent and yet I’m not going around telling people to not steal trash
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u/RadioFree_Rod Nov 07 '22
Glad you're about people eating "Literal trash". Not sure why you're supporting that but go off. Again, it doesn't belong to them, it's stealing. Simple as.
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u/No-Lie-1571 Nov 07 '22
They’re doing a service because otherwise the company would have to pay to have it removed only to throw it away. You’re an idiot
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u/RadioFree_Rod Nov 08 '22
Calling it whatever you like doesn't change what it actually is. It's the company's responsibility to have it removed. No duh, they would have to pay for it. Stop being so painfully obtuse, moron.
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u/No-Lie-1571 Nov 08 '22
Of all the hills to die on its people taking food that would have gone to a garbage dump if they didn’t pick it up lol. I have to wonder if you were dropped on your head as a child
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u/RadioFree_Rod Nov 08 '22
You speak as if you know exactly what they're going to do with it once they take it. You don't know if they're going to eat it or sell it. Considering you're willing to die on the hill of interpreting one action as a non action it makes me wonder who raised you and how you've been able to function in the world. Stealing is stealing, I don't give a shit how YOU or anyone else wants to interpret it as. It's still stealing.
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u/Beliadin Nov 06 '22
The really worrying thing is, that the driver hasn't been seen since the crash
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u/Evilevilcow Nov 06 '22
It's not like the company can salvage that meat. At least it's getting used.
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u/BMWACTASEmaster1 Nov 06 '22
I think in this case stealing the meat is better instead of the truck owner waiting for crew to pick up the meat that probably will rot by that time and this case some meat for poor the locals is a good thing. As long is not hazardous materials or beer.
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u/MoonstoneGolf8 Nov 06 '22
Motorists have been advised to avoid the area due to tailbacks. Traffic is BBQing for several miles
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u/OptimusSublime Nov 06 '22
Pretty sure this isn't the definition of street meat, but I'll allow it.
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u/Helpful-nothelpful Nov 06 '22
The guy with the side of beef hanging out of the back of the car is great.
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u/Onelinersandblues Nov 06 '22
Pretty common down here. Honestly I think it’s the better solution. People usually are hungry where these things happens and the alternative is letting it rot. (I’m vegan)
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u/A8-94 Nov 06 '22 edited Nov 08 '22
Something like that hapened in my country but with a fuel truck, it was all good until someone tried to also steal the battery
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u/Tyrone_Cashmoney Nov 06 '22
All of it would have been thrown out anyway or at best sold for fertilizer. More power to them to reduce waste
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u/TheycallmeCheapsuits Nov 07 '22
Better than let it go to waste, and the road will be cleared faster hopefully.
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u/lem753 Nov 07 '22
If it's not going to be used by it's rightful owners before it spoils then it's salvaging.
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u/Shotgun-kun Nov 07 '22
It’s sad the first thing people think of when a truck or something overturns full of something that they want first thing they think of is I would take that thing
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u/Metalbender00 Nov 06 '22
They are Redistributing the meat before it goes bad, I see no theft here.
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u/FrioRiverTexas Nov 06 '22
Meat on the road. These guys picking it up quickly is the best option for everyone.
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Nov 06 '22
Ya it’s going to go to ruin. Better the locals get some and use it instead of going to waste
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u/ContentInsanity Nov 06 '22
'Steals'
I'd be pissed if the company still tried to sell that shit. No problem with people picking up whats salvagable.
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u/Addie0o Nov 07 '22
When any large scale truck flips PLEASE TAKE RHE STUFF!!!! None of it will every be sold. It will be trashed, I worked for one of the largest companies in the US please take it!!!!
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u/EsotericUN1234 Nov 06 '22
Goddamn peasants, how dare they "steal" all this meat that will absolutely spoil
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u/No-Lie-1571 Nov 07 '22
I mean.. it’s not like the company would be able to sell that meet like that. If they’re gonna take it and use it it’s better than it getting thrown out
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u/Revolutionary_Ad5798 Nov 07 '22
Better they take it than it go to waste. It’s not stealing if they will just put in the dump. I’m happy for them.
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u/y_ogi Nov 07 '22
The only person I see accountable here is the driver, all of these people are doing exactly what everyone else would do.
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u/DrEckelschmecker Nov 07 '22
This meat would have gone rotten within 30 min considering it seems to be a hot sunny day on an asphalt road.
Good that there are so many people around so that the meat doesnt get wasted
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u/WastedPolen Nov 07 '22
LOL no one stole anything. That meat is useless to whomever was having it transported.
This is a service to humanity to get that soon to be rancid meat off the steet.
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u/Current_Individual47 Nov 06 '22
Might as well. It will be spoiled by the time a relief truck shows up to salvage it.
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u/Zul3r0 Nov 06 '22
Looks like Lula will really keep his promise: "Cerveja, Picanha e Xereca" (Beer, Steak and Cunt)
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u/Prestigious-Rip1507 Nov 06 '22
Lmao i seen one about liquor one about gas one about cheese and then this one im starting to think all this is planned 🤣🤣🤣
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u/yankinfl Nov 06 '22
That’s for the best. There’s no way to get it cleaned up before the meat goes bad and the the animals will have been killed for nothing.
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u/JasonWalton1918 Nov 06 '22
Steal? Nah, if anything they’re salvaging it & keeping it from going to waste. It’d be thrown away otherwise.🤷♂️
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u/Frky_fn Nov 06 '22
Reminds me of that scene in Lord of War (I think) where he lands the plane full of illegal amo in the African savanna and it’s picked clean by the time police showed up.
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u/IDICbeliever Nov 07 '22
Southern (USA) roadkill is just little squished racoon. These Brazilians have primo roadkill.
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u/spmcclellan1986 Nov 07 '22
Steal or salvage?
The latter might be more appropriate unless the meat processor had another refrigerated truck to send right away. Still probably contaminated so can’t resell, legally.
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