# Sir Get Down! Sir Get Down! is a sound clip ripped from 2016 Ohio bodycam footage of Officer Joshua Hilling repeatedly yelling the phrase at a knife-wielding suspect. The audio went viral on TikTok in spring 2022 once creators dubbed it over a video of a different cop breakdancing in grass, kicking off a 'Me When X Becomes Illegal' format that pulled tens of millions of plays. ## Origin The source audio comes from bodycam footage recorded on March 29, 2016, when Ohio officer Joshua Hilling stopped a man walking illegally along a highway and recognized him as a homicide suspect[1]. During the stop, the suspect drew a knife to try to goad Hilling into shooting, and CNN later uploaded the full bodycam video to YouTube on April 6, 2016 as evidence of Hilling's restraint during the suspect's trial[5]. Around the 52-second mark, Hilling starts yelling 'Sir, get down!' in rapid repetition, the exact chunk of audio later lifted for meme use[1]. - **Platform:** YouTube (source audio) / TikTok (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2016 ## Overview The joke rides on the mismatch between Hilling's frantic, repeated shouting and whatever silly footage sits under it. The earliest known edits paired the audio with Turk from Scrubs doing a Fortnite dance and with gameplay from SWAT 3[5]. The template locked in once creators synced the shouting to a 2016 Facebook clip of an officer breakdancing on grass, originally posted by Britton Winfree, which already had around 2.3 million views on its own[2]. Once the breakdancing version hit TikTok in April 2022, creators started pairing it with text overlays reading 'me when X becomes illegal,' where X is some harmless or endearing habit the poster is doing[6]. The gag plays on fake panic, framing everyday behavior as a felony that would make Hilling draw his gun. ## How to Use Creators typically overlay the breakdancing cop clip with the shouting audio and add a 'me when X becomes illegal' text line, where X is a mundane or endearing habit, like being too chill or only wanting to talk to men with mustaches. The repeating 'Sir, get down!' audio does the comic work. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Sir Get Down!? Sir Get Down! is a sound meme built from 2016 Ohio bodycam audio of Officer Joshua Hilling yelling the phrase at a knife-wielding suspect[1]. ### Where did Sir Get Down! come from? CNN posted the original bodycam footage to YouTube on April 6, 2016 to show Hilling's restraint during the standoff, and the shouting starts around the 52-second mark[1]. ### What does Sir Get Down! mean? In meme form, the audio stands in for mock panic, usually layered over a video of someone doing something harmless to signal a fake worst-case response[6]. ### How do you use Sir Get Down!? Common usage pairs the 2016 breakdancing cop clip with the shouting audio and a 'me when X becomes illegal' text overlay, where X is some mundane habit[3]. ### Is Sir Get Down! still popular? The template saw heavy TikTok play through summer 2022, with posts like @bradeazy's hitting 7.5 million views[6]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPj0C1q0F-g]() 2. [https://www.facebook.com/britton.winfree/videos/10154332370435818/]() 3. [https://www.tiktok.com/@goshybob/video/7087279502669253930]() 4. [https://www.tiktok.com/@sheeshsoggymilk/video/7089043049170341162]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sir-get-down]() 6. [https://www.tiktok.com/@bradeazy/video/7108919977335377195]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@mynglovesd12/video/7111368969470168366]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/sir-get-down Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library