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mc900ftJesus@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 3 months ago

CEO who snatched boy's hat at US Open says he made 'huge mistake'

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CEO who snatched boy's hat at US Open says he made 'huge mistake'

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mc900ftJesus@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 3 months ago
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Piotr Szczerek was "convinced" tennis star Kamil Majchrzak was passing him the hat, he says while apologising for the viral incident.
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    “I’m sorry I got caught”

    • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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      A normal person in that situation probably wouldn’t just grab the hat. I hope I’d at least ask before just grabbing it.

      He showed the Dark Triad that everyone who strives to be CEO develops.

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    Nah. You were born and or trained to be that way. We all watched you grabbin. The mistake wasn’t made on that day. That was just you doing you.

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    Piotr Szczerek, a Polish chief executive of a paving firm, said he was “convinced” tennis star Kamil Majchrzak had been “passing his hat in my direction”.

    I think that’s the most type-A personality thing I’ve ever heard

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        *kneecaps

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    He’s sorry he got caught. Lmao. What kind of pos snatches a hat off a kids head?

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      Well, that’s not exactly what happened…

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      The hat was not glued to the kid’s head so I took it.

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    Is he going to claim that his first statement wasn’t him?

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      If you’re talking about the statement that said something asking the lines of “I did it, in life you have to be quick or you miss out” that was likely a fake statement to generate quick money from rage bait. A similar thing happened with the CEO who was caught having an affair.

      Not excusing the actions of this clown, just trying to say I couldn’t find anything showing that was real and it’s almost cartoonishly evil so I don’t think he actually said it

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        I’m good with letting everyone believe he said it though. Fuck it, fight dirty

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          We can ignore 100% of the quotes, video says it all!!

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      What’s the internet christened him with?

      I submit “El Chapeau”

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        That’s a bit to fancy.

        I’d go for ‘greedy thieving fuckwit’

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          The hat twat. Punchy, memorable.

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    Liar, give away your money to prove it.

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    His original response:

    “The recent incident at the tennis match has caused a disproportionate online uproar. It’s all about the famous hat, of course. Yes, I took it. Yes, I did it quickly. But as I’ve always said, life is first come, first served,” he claimed.

    “I understand that some people might not like it, but please, let’s not make a global scandal out of the hat. It’s just a hat. If you were faster, you would have it. Regarding online hate, I remind you that insulting a public figure is subject to legal liability. All offensive comments, slander, and insinuations will be analyzed for the possibility of taking the matter to court.

    “In the end, chin up, hats off, less venom, more sportsmanship.”

    Source: https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/polish-ceos-company-review-bombed-after-stealing-hat-from-a-child-at-tennis-game-3244263/

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    How much did the BBC get paid for that rewrite of history?

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    Of course they turn out to be a CEO

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    Yeah, he confused the cap with his workers wages?

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    No shit. Still a greedy piece of shit.

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