Australian Jailed After Series Of Dine-and-Dash Incidents Sparks Manhunt | 10 News+

Start with the Australian lawyer whose Dine and Dash exploits have earned him viral fame and now jail time in Hong Kong.

The Melbourne man seems to have a habit of bolting before paying the bill at local restaurants.Now locals have turned on him and his public enemy, number one.

Do you want your head smashed in?It's not a place that you want to do this.Absolutely not.It's not a good idea at all.

He apparently is taking advantage of this vulnerable small business owners in Hong Kong.

Australian lawyer Samuel Mankiewicz is in big trouble.His taste for a fancy feed has cost him his freedom.I will pay this man, no problem.Okay?

I do not want any trouble.I do not want any police anywhere near him.

Restaurant workers across Hong Kong have been chasing him down bill -in -hand, accusing him of dining and dashing.They've even resorted to physically restraining him.He pleaded guilty to running from one restaurant to the massage parlor.He's facing charges of doing it another four times.Now, he's behind bars.

I feel like a bit of entitlement, and that sometimes people come here and think, like, oh, it's Asia, like, who cares?Like, it's whatever.We can just do whatever we want.And the truth is, no, you cannot.This is a place with laws and it's also a very, very advanced, sophisticated system and you will not get away with it.

The 50 -year -old has earned himself quite the reputation.His image has been shared far and wide on social media in Hong Kong.Locals warning each other, campaigning for him to be caught and punished.

People love recording everything here.You'll be embarrassed.And now with social media and everything, there's, like, tons of, like, videos everywhere.Yeah, we'll just embarrass you.

While public calls for accountability are legitimate, online exposure may also produce unintended consequences, like privacy violations or harassment and psychological harm.

Mankiewicz is from Melbourne.He was working for a Hong Kong firm until October last year.The luxurious Shangri -La has been a favourite.He's accused of running out on bills at two of their Hong Kong restaurants.

For this particular incident, this is like a foreigner, especially from Australia, an Australian lawyer, a very privileged background.I think that's part of the reason why this video has gone viral.

It's not the first time a lunch gone wrong has sent an Aussie diner viral.

What is the charge?Eating a meal?A succulent Chinese meal?

That was in Brisbane 1991.The larrikin anti -authority attitude has become a cult moment in Aussie culture.

Gentlemen, this is Democracy Manifest.

But this latest overseas misadventure might not do our reputation any favours.