![]() The raw footage was missing Reason's voice-over explaining who the man was, or what the incident was about, and Internet speculation attempted to resolve the mystery. The clip remained obscure until a raw video version was uploaded to the Internet in January 2009 when it became an immediate viral video. The man involved gave his name as Cecil George Edwards, one of several aliases. Other later sources said he was a dine and dasher, or an international criminal, while officer Dean Biron who attended the scene recalled he was wanted on 19 counts of fraud and receiving stolen goods worth $70,000. Reason's reporting said that the man was arrested in a case of mistaken identity ("the police thought they'd caught Queensland's most wanted"). The video was taped by then-freshman reporter Chris Reason at Seven News. I see that you know your judo well." He is then forced into the car, feet-first, while asking someone inside the vehicle, "And you, sir, are you waiting to receive my limp penis?", and bidding bystanders " ta ta and farewell". As the scuffle continues, he shouts, "Get your hand off my penis!" and then asks, "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?" As the police struggle to contain the man, he states, "Ah, yes. He is clearly agitated by this situation, and when told he is being placed under arrest he exclaims, "I am under what?" As police try to wrestle him into the car, the man says, "Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest". The video shows an unnamed man being escorted by police out of a Chinese restaurant into a waiting police car. Edwards, who had been a serial prison escapee, was arrested for alleged credit card fraud by the Queensland Police Service, after being wrongly identified as one of Australia's most-wanted criminals. In 2020, an aging Australian man, later identified as Cecil George Edwards, appeared in a music video by an Australian punk rock band, The Chats, revealed himself as the man in the now-viral 1991 video. A mystery developed about who the man was, with theories centring on Hungarian chess player Paul Charles Dozsa known for his dine-and-dash exploits. ![]() The video was made on 11 October 1991, but it was not uploaded to the Internet until 2009. As the police arrest him, he exclaims various remarks such as "This is Democracy Manifest!", "Get your hand off my penis!", "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?", and "I see that you know your judo well." It features a man who is being arrested at a Fortitude Valley Chinese restaurant. YouTube has several postings of the video with more than a million views each. The Guardian, in 2019, called it "perhaps the pre-eminent Australian meme of the past 10 years". " Democracy Manifest" (also known as " Succulent Chinese Meal", among other names) is an October 1991 Australian news segment video by reporter Chris Reason. 21.Surrounded by police, the man is amazed at being arrested, exclaiming: "Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!" No guarantee, warranty or representation of any kind is made regarding the completeness or accuracy of descriptions or measurements (including square footage measurements and property condition), such should be independently verified, and Compass expressly disclaims any liability in connection therewith. ![]() and/or other countries.Ĭorporate Responsibility, Privacy & Legal Notices: Compass is a licensed real estate broker, licensed to do business as Compass RE in Delaware, Idaho, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, Compass Real Estate in Washington, DC, Wyoming and Idaho, Compass Realty Group in Missouri and Kansas, and Compass South Carolina LLC in South Carolina. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Terms of Service, Privacy Center, Scam Avoidance, Responsible Disclosure, Compass is an E-Verify employer, Notice for California Applicants, California COVID-19 Rules of Entry, and Your CA Privacy RightsĬOMPASS, the Compass logo, and other various trademarks, logos, designs, and slogans are the registered and unregistered trademarks of Compass, Inc.
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