A SHOCKING picture shows a “junkie” slumped unconscious on a supermarket self-service checkout – as a young girl looks on.
The unidentified man collapsed at Asda’s store in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, on Saturday and staff called police after trying and failing for at least 15 minutes to rouse him.
The image was uploaded onto Twitter by Darn Ferguson, captioned: “Just seen a junkie asleep with a cookie in hand in #Motherwell Asda self service tills. #junkiesmakemotherwell.”
Speaking today (tue), Darn said: “The guy was like that for a good 15 minutes at least, possibly more because I had to leave.
“I don’t think he was refusing to budge just refusing to wake up. They guy was clearly on some sort of drugs.
“The Asda staff were trying to wake him up without obviously touching him or anything and failed so I think they phoned the police.
“It was attracting quite a crowd at this point. I’m unaware if the man woke up before or after the police arrived.”
The picture has generated thousands of likes and retweets, and Declan Carr was among those to comment, writing: “Crackheads do sleep sometimes.”
Jason Denham wrote: “Guy going up to him, like, ‘Are you OK sir?’ while wanting to throw a pail of ice cold water over him.”
David Robinson joked: “Unexpected item in the baggage area.”
Paulo Dee said: “That’s not even funny tbh, it’s just mutant behaviour and a total pain in the arse for the people left to deal with him.
“Folk can laugh but they want to try being the ones having a needle waved in their face or dodging a headbutt from some auld drunk!”
And Bruce X @BethpageBru, wrote: “Given the subject matter of this out-of-the-ordinary image, it’s important to point out that there’s a vulnerable, hurting and ill person at the centre of it.
“None of us are perfect and we shouldn’t surrender our humanity at someone else’s expense.”
