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No regret (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to c/actually_infuriating@lemmy.world

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 128 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

"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"."

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce93klk0jpzo

(Also the kid got to meet Kamil later on and got another hat from him)

I don't know the validity of that claim in the original picture, but IMO the CEO is a lying sack of shit in this declaration. Look at the video. The way he snatched the hat clearly indicates he intended to get it before the kid could. He knew fully well what he was doing and his only regret is to have been caught on camera.

[–] Bubs@lemmy.zip 66 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's a legit quote by him from a now deleted forum post on his website:

“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.

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

Source

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 10 months ago (1 children)

More sportsmanship after that? What??

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

There can be sportsmanship now with others because he got his. Which is the only important part. Whatever happens after he gets his is "meh, whatever"

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago

Thanks. He is now a confirmed grade A piece of shit.

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A polish paving company called Drogbruk

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Drogbruk literally translates to Road Pavement, there's at least twenty companies in Poland named Drogbruk.

[–] gressen@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

It's more like Roadpave, but yeah.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The douche still has the hat and that's unacceptable.
If I were Majchrzak I would clarify he did certainly not 'pass his hat in his direction' and that he wants it back.
Otherwise he can file a police report for theft.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A normal person who actually did the mistake he claims to have made in the BBC article wouldn't be able to keep that hat because it would make them feel intense shame every time they looked at it.

This CEO is a narcissist.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

True, he will show it to his scummy friends and be proud while telling this nice anecdote.
The hat has to return.