Two men were filmed taking their shirts off and fighting each other in the middle of traffic on a busy high street in ‘lawless’ London. <br /><br />Shocked eye-witnesses told how the thugs punched and yelled at each other, before bystanders intervened and tried to separate them. <br /><br />One man stayed in the road – causing passing cars and buses to honk at him – before he was eventually dragged away from the scene by his friends. <br /><br />The violent incident, which took place on Streatham High Road in south London, was captured on camera by local resident Kenneth Cooke. <br /><br />The 70-year-old was at home when he heard shouting from outside. <br /><br />“It was mid-afternoon, and I heard a lot of yelling going on outside,” Mr Cooke explained. <br /><br />“So, I looked out my window and two guys with their shirts off were punching each other in the middle of the road. <br /><br />“Lots of people were trying to break them up.” <br /><br />Mr Cooke said the pair had been separated by the time he started filming – but he did capture some of the aftermath. <br /><br />“They were yelling and lots of buses and cars were honking. <br /><br />“Eventually, one of them was dragged away by his friends – and the other guy tried to kick a motorcycle over three times before the rider pulled out what looked like a blade. <br /><br />“Everyone then scattered and he rode off.” <br /><br />Londoners have reacted with dismay to the incident, commenting their thoughts below the video which was posted on community website NextDoor. <br /><br />Dave Hamilton wrote: “Broken, violent Britain – no surprises here. Spineless politicians, weak sentencing, absent policing.” <br /><br />Elaine Chambers added: “We are slowly becoming a lawless state where people have no regard for others.” <br /><br />And Majella McCaffrey said: “The world’s gone mad. Especially since lockdown, people’s anger has gone through the roof.” <br /><br />Others questioned the reason the men had undressed, with Roy Evans commenting: “It’s shocking enough that they’re brawling. <br /><br />“But what’s their need to strip off?” <br /><br />Meanwhile, Féa Erzi tried to see the positive side of things, writing: “Well, at least no knives were involved.”
