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Jack Karlson, Star of ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Viral Arrest Clip, Dies at 82

‘THE LAST LARRIKIN’

A meme was born in 1991 when Karlson dramatically declared: “Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest.”

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Jack Karlson, the man in the "democracy manifest" video who was arrested after eating a “succulent Chinese meal,” has died.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

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