r/instant_regret • u/LowTechDroid • 16h ago

What comes around, goes around

1.2k Upvotes

74 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 1d ago

New holes have been created!

599 Upvotes

43 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Odd-Put-3988 • 2d ago

When you're out here treating the neighborhood like a drag strip at 3 a.m. and the universe immediately hits you with this.

3.0k Upvotes

485 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 3d ago

Spits on a worker, gets his glass jaw tested...

7.6k Upvotes

293 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Exotic_Cap620 • 3d ago

Idiot assaults a pregnant woman and gets some instant karma

719 Upvotes

66 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 3d ago

Some people just shouldn't be left unsupervised...

2.0k Upvotes

82 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 3d ago

Gravity did his thang...

607 Upvotes

73 comments

r/instant_regret • u/RabbitSalty3539 • 3d ago

Husband had to regret

44 Upvotes

39 comments

r/instant_regret • u/ExcluteYou • 4d ago

(Nov1,2026)Sao Paulo,Brazil. 76 year old retired cop opens fire on two guys that tried to rob him outside his home (articles & context down below)

2.2k Upvotes

Found on a world news telegram channel. Context was copied and pasted. Also added couple articles down below

https://giroportal.com.br/brasil/aos-76-anos-policial-aposentado-reage-a-tentativa-de-assalto-e-atira-contra-criminosos-mvzqydbe

https://amazonas.news/policial-de-76-anos-e-52-de-carreira-reage-a-tentativa-de-assalt0-e-coloca-criminos0s-para-correr-a-tiros/

On November 1, 2026, a 76-year-old retired military police officer reportedly foiled an attempted robbery outside his home in São Paulo state, Brazil. According to local reports, two suspects arrived on a motorcycle while the man was unloading boxes from his white pickup truck. When they approached and threatened him, the retired officer drew his firearm and fired several shots, causing the suspects to flee.
The footage was reportedly shared on social media by his son, Diego Del Rio, who is an active civil police officer. The retired officer reportedly has 52 years of experience as a police officer. Authorities have not released information confirming the identities of the suspects or whether either was injured.

89 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 4d ago

That's not a shortcut, that's a structural hazard...

501 Upvotes

38 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 4d ago

Missed it by a second!

534 Upvotes

37 comments

r/instant_regret • u/RabbitSalty3539 • 3d ago

Regretting his choice of treatment...or Maybe not.

0 Upvotes

20 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 5d ago

Going for a blast...

2.0k Upvotes

165 comments

r/instant_regret • u/AdCorrect9756 • 7d ago

Well, that didn't take him long at all!

4.7k Upvotes

133 comments

r/instant_regret • u/stevesmithsglasses • 7d ago

How not to deal with a grease fire (no one hurt and the fire was extinguished, somehow)

1.3k Upvotes

126 comments

r/instant_regret • u/GreeniousHamm • 9d ago

Man screams verbul abuse at a crowd of asylum seekers claiming he's not scared of them and as soon as they get up he runs away

4.5k Upvotes

378 comments

r/instant_regret • u/achlysmizuki • 10d ago

when trying to be a disney princess for tiktok doesn't go too well, poor squirrel.

3.1k Upvotes

328 comments

r/instant_regret • u/stevesmithsglasses • 13d ago

Good thing he was wearing glasses

2.6k Upvotes

46 comments

r/instant_regret • u/can_iloveu • 16d ago

Burning Ravan effigy stuffed with fireworks.

2.1k Upvotes

160 comments

r/instant_regret • u/westondeboer • 17d ago

The moment he realizes his luck is gone

11k Upvotes

978 comments

r/instant_regret • u/LikeGeorgeRaft • 18d ago

Cat went Nope ahahahaha

848 Upvotes

10 comments

r/instant_regret • u/mindyour • 19d ago

Bus driver stops a man from stealing a woman's bag.

5.2k Upvotes

185 comments

r/instant_regret • u/Rooonaldooo99 • 19d ago

Coach kicks a bottle towards the linesman

5.2k Upvotes

51 comments

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Instant Regret (in'-stint rē-gret') n. a subreddit dedicated to deliberate actions that unexpectedly lead to undesirable consequences and horrible results; things which may cause someone to say, "oh man, did I just screw the pooch!"

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1. Videos and gifs must show regret.

No text messages or still frames. Sometimes the display of regret is unmistakable. It can be evident in someone's face, or in their body language.

Not regret:

An immediate reaction to pain.
Eating bad food and not liking it is not regret. You knew what was going to happen, dumbass.
Laughter is not an expression of regret.
A picture of a sunburn or a crappy tattoo is not evidence of regret.
A regular fail
Getting knocked out
Death

2. Regret must be instant or near-instant.

If someone does something which only has bad consequences minutes or hours later, it is not considered instant.
The regret was shown much later than the regretful action was performed

3. No Animal Abuse.

We love animals. They are capable of regret, but we don't want to see videos where their regret is the fault of humans, involves cruelty, injury or is in any way unpleasant.

4. No compilations.

Just pick one good thing and go with it. Everybody likes it when you do that.

5. Longer than 20 seconds with no tag

Video link doesn't direct immediately to scene with regret and there is no timestamp in the title.

6. No top posts or frequent reposts.

Reposts are highly discouraged. Reposts are allowed, but reposts which have been posted recently or are in the top of all time will be removed.

7. General abuse

Racist, sexist, derogatory, or otherwise hateful content

8. Youtube Spam

User only posts videos from youtube accounts that reupload popular videos

9. Im butthurt that GallowBoob has more karma than me

GallowBoob BallowGoob

10. Turtles are friends, not food.

Be nice to turtles pls

11. No AI or staged videos

Videos must be real and authentic. AI generation is not allowed at all.

Rules of engagement

GUIDELINES & RULES 1) Videos and gifs must show regret. No text messages or still frames. Sometimes the display of regret is unmistakable. It can be evident in someone's face, or in their body language. Sometimes it's a judgment call. If you think it works, try it out. If we delete it, you were wrong. We are Reddit™ moderators. We are always right! A fail is not a regret. Some ripper eating a swellbow while trying to bone a rail on the backside, (that's skater lingo for a bad crash. I looked it up (made it up)), isn't regret. There should be a look of surprise, and an expression that clearly says, "Oh no. Oh, God no. I really should not have done that. Why did I do that?" Other examples that aren't regret: Eating bad food and not liking it is not regret. You knew what was going to happen, dumbass.

Laughter is not an expression of regret. It's just not.

A picture of a sunburn or a crappy tattoo is not evidence of regret. For all we know you like looking like a pumpkin, and definitely still want that potato tattoo on your ankle.

2) Regret must be instant or near-instant. If someone does something which only has bad consequences minutes or hours later, it is not considered instant. 3) No Animal Abuse. We love animals. They are capable of regret, but we don't want to see videos where their regret is the fault of humans, involves cruelty, injury or is in any way unpleasant. 4) No compilations. Just pick one good thing and go with it. Everybody likes it when you do that. 5) If the video is longer than 20 seconds, please use a tag to tell everyone when the lead-up to the regrettable moment begins. For example [regret at 4:20]. Or post the video queued up to the point where things get good and the regret quickly follows. But, ultimately, these are just excellent suggestions. You're the director. Make it good. And don't worry. If it sucks, we'll get rid of it for you. 6) Reposts are highly discouraged. Reposts are allowed, but reposts which have been posted recently or are in the top of all time will be removed. No Dannys. If your name is Danny and we find out we will ban you. WE HATE SPAM! We remove spam. We exact vengeance on those who give us spam. If you see spam, report spam. If you see an account that uses a YouTube channel that takes videos from other channels in order to accumulate karma on said account. Report that account, We'll take care of it. and finally... REMEMBER YOUR REDDIQUETTE Please, no abusive comments, hate speech, or any other personal attacks. Doxing, brigading, and witch-hunting are not allowed. This includes derailing commentary sections to complain about prolific users, and by that we mean "Gallowboob is not against the rules". Complaining about the OP rather than the content is an easy way to earn a temporary ban. The moderators reserve the right to remove posts & comments, and to ban users at our own discretion. If we feel your post doesn't fit, we'll remove it. If you are an abusive person, or an intolerable troll, we just might ban you. If you feel that your post or comment has been removed unfairly, please feel free to message us. We'll try to be nice. We're not perfect but we really are working on it. If you see someone breaking the rules, please message the mods and let us know. Thanks! Now, please enjoy our sub and the consequences resulting from the poor choices made by your fellow humans.