• @chemical_cutthroat
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    771 month ago

    This is up there with the cat filter video for funniest shit I’ve ever seen. This is some 30 Rock level comedy writing. Holy shit.

  • @[email protected]
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    701 month ago

    “I’m pulling up riiiiiight now. Onnnnnnne second. There, I’m parked. Now, why is my license suspended again?”

    • @StoneyDcrew
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      591 month ago

      “I’m a bit nervous with this being my first court case, so I hope you don’t mind that I’m a bit drunk”

    • @gAlienLifeform
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      For real though, why was his license suspended in the first place? Like, I feel way differently about this story if the defendant is a repeat drunk driver vs someone who just didn’t pay to register their car or whatever.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 month ago

        There’s also the non-zero chance he wasn’t informed his license was suspended. Not sure about Michigan laws on that though.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 month ago

        It doesn’t matter why, it’s suspended and he shouldn’t have been driving regardless of “was it right or wrong”. He dug himself deeper in the hole

  • @[email protected]
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    I’m really torn about this. He’s in jail now for driving without a license. That in itself doesn’t harm anyone. It could very well be that he just didn’t have the money to renew his driver’s license. Doesn’t seem like the kind of thing deserving of jail time by itself. As for the driving, in a lot of places it’s not possible to keep a job, or go to the doctors office, without a car.

    That being said, since he doesn’t have a license, his insurance, even if he had any, is void and therefore he is a liability. He clearly isn’t going to stop driving when he isn’t legally entitled to.

    In a society where driving isn’t often optional, I feel like the law is more callous than necessary. I don’t have a solution though. Maybe drivers licenses could be free so that your license would only be suspended for cause?

    The video is absolutely hilarious though. The comedic timing is as good as a sitcom. No marks.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      501 month ago

      You have given many reasons he might be driving without a license.

      You haven’t given any for the reason he might be doing it while on a zoom trial with a judge for doing so in the first place. Which is the real reason why he’s in jail now.

      • @Otakulad
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        131 month ago

        Many states also have a no use of cell phone while driving law, which he is clearly breaking.

        • @whotookkarl
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          41 month ago

          It’s in Michigan and you can use a phone while driving afaik just can’t hold it, but dash mount is okay

          • ferret
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            21 month ago

            It’s still a distraction. Studies have shown that even having music on is a measurable risk to the driver. But society has accepted that one. Using a phone is much worse.

            • @Psychodelic
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              21 month ago

              Interesting. I deleted my comment on the Sync app.

              …but you can still see it?

              Also, seriously? No fun allowed, I guess

              • ferret
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                21 month ago

                I had typed mine up but was delayed on the post by poor internet, funny outcome

      • Promethiel
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        91 month ago

        Your Honor, if I may Devil’s Advocate for that other poster;

        To be the victim of a callous system designed with apathy at best and cruelty at worst…

        and to be a profound fool who never picks up any chance to put two neurons together to a task however many chances are given…

        Is not mutually exclusive. 🤣. You might even be acquainted with a few folks miraculously barely navigating the concrete jungle already.

        It’s always a tragic story from some angle, but empathy doth need a break sometimes, that’s why we developed humor to uncomfortably bridge the gap.

        Don’t Zoom and Drive people, court or not.

    • @[email protected]
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      271 month ago

      Don’t do the thing you’re being accused of while appearing before a judge is common sense though. It is so incredibly easy to not physically be in a car for this hearing.

      • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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        51 month ago

        I’d think it would be common sense not to be driving when you have a court appearance. I’d put on at least a collared shirt and a tie and take the call from a quiet place where there’s nothing else going on.

    • @[email protected]
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      231 month ago

      On one hand you’re not wrong. I’ve been driving with expired plates all year because I can’t afford the work needed to pass emissions, and I already used my hardship extension last year. The alternative is losing my job, my ability to get a job, my ability to get to a grocery store in under an hour, etc…

      On the other hand, though… I’m not sure what this guy was expecting. Like, the vast majority of the cops in my area do not give a flying fuck about expired plates, but I’m still gonna make a turn I didn’t need to if it means avoiding passing a cop. This guy literally livestreamed himself committing the crime he was accused of directly to the judge.

      • @[email protected]
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        71 month ago

        Oh yeah, that was a real stupid moment in this guy’s life. No defending that. And having that on video is just awesome! This guy will never live this down lol

    • HobbitFoot
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      151 month ago

      Suspension of a license is usually because the state has deemed that the driver is not fit to drive for various reasons, either criminal or medical. Not paying the renewal fee usually just means the license lapses and the penalities are far less.

  • @Today
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    321 month ago

    I feel kind of bad for this guy. He’s dumb, but most of us are dumb sometimes, and now he’s dumb on the internet which sucks.

    • /home/pineapplelover
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      Nah dude is a danger to society. Not only did he drive without license but did so while calling on the phone.

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        I do feel bad for him since there’s not a lot of transportation freedom in america if you can’t drive a car. Obv he shouldn’t ever drive a car again tho

    • @[email protected]
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      151 month ago

      I don’t. His dumbass would eventually get someone else dead. My dumbass just perpetually gets ratios wrong in factorio and has a tendency to hyperfixate - my smart-ass realized my ADHD is likely to get myself killed driving, so I have never gotten myself a driver’s license.

          • bane_killgrind
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            61 month ago

            He’s the only person I’ve met that won’t drive for his ADHD, I guess there are two!

      • @[email protected]
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        31 month ago

        I highly recommend anyone with ADHD drive standard if they’re ever in a position where they have to learn how to drive. It forces you to focus on driving and keeps your hands busy. I used to be the same way, but I had to start driving or become homeless so I’ve been driving standard ever since.

        • @[email protected]
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          41 month ago

          I uh, would clarify that I by no means consider ADHD a disqualifier from a license, I simply don’t personally have confidence in my ability.

          • @[email protected]
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            21 month ago

            I used to feel the exact same way. I avoided driving until I was in my late 20’s but it’s a lot easier than you think. Drive sober and pay attention to everyone around you and you get used to it really quickly.

    • @Today
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      11 month ago

      Oh right, and also in jail.

  • @[email protected]
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    291 month ago

    This is why we need more public transport everywhere in the world. Get idiots off the street, but enable them to go to the doctor, school, work, and everything else, so we have less idiots in the future.

  • @Etterra
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    51 month ago

    Surprised Pikachu Face 2