Don't Film Your Crimes and Upload Them to YouTube

[@LegalEagle]

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[@NuclearNacho13]

So like do I send you a scan of said speeding ticket for that 40% off or

[@robotmunkee]

The camera... Why are you saying DGI? It's DJI.

[@CannabisJones]

why is it legal for someone to sell me a car that can do 200miles over the speed limit?

[@CannabisJones]

can you make a video on Jack Doherty and how he crashed his car while live streaming and reading chat, while speeding and then crashed and injured his passenger....a little bit more than marcus did.

[@KittyNoodlesPPC]

I've gotten a single speeding ticket in the twenty-four years I've been driving (including driving school). The officer who wrote it was a cousin from my grandfather's side of the family. My retired career cop grandfather. Who I lived with at the time.

[@abacate]

In Finland speeding tickets are income-based, so that people actually have to care about them, no matter if they're driving a Lada or a Lambo.

[@sbowesuk981]

That makes so much sense, and is imo how most fines should work!

[@Skungaman]

That's a great implementation.

[@idoldev]

That sounds absolutely horrible considering how many people get speeding tickets and how bad many speed limits are. If I had to pay a huge chunk of money because I got caught in a speed trap when it suddenly changes from 55 to 35 in some small town I would be absolutely pissed.

[@jerrylindstrom3323]

@@idoldev if you get pulled over like that it says more abt the police than the fining system, if you talk abt speed cameras then just pay attention and slow down before it?

[@luk4s56]

Where i live fines are reasonable, but going 60 over would mean losing license IMEDIETLY for at least two years.

[@williamrosa4005]

How about this? If you can afford a supercar and profit from making videos about them, then you can afford to take them to the track to shoot the "I drive this car fast" section of the video. There is no need to do this on public roads!!!!

[@Gearbhall]

yeah except tracks are getting closed everywhere and the ones remaining open you get kicked out of due to noise limits because idiots keep building houses next to them. That being said, a residential area is not the place to do this.

[@CRneu]

@@Gearbhall There are still plenty of tracks to go use. You're talking about dirt tracks that are being shut down for the most part. Dirt tracks are pretty different and a lot of them were built just outside of towns that have since expanded. Tarmac tracks are still readily available in most parts of the country because they were built in different areas. Tarmac tracks generally require advanced planning, a fee, and are only available 1-2 days a week. It's just laziness to not use a track. I know some parts of the american SE have a lot of their tarmac tracks closed but that's really due to a loss of interest in motorsport, not necessarily noise. That area of the country built A TON of tracks back in the day which lead to low use in modern times. Tracks are very expensive to maintain. It just isn't affordable without a lot of use, so most track closures are because of $$$, not because of noise/urban encroachment. It's easier to claim that "liberals are moving in and making noise complaints" than admit people just aren't using your track. It's a really easy scapegoat to blame that though, so you're welcome to keep doing it even though it doesn't really make a lot of sense. Source: I live somewhere with 5 tarmac tracks available within a 2 hour drive, plus 3 dirt tracks and this is pretty normal for most of my friends around the country. I also used to race dirt back in HS(modified and sprints).

[@MuhammadNiz007]

That's BS TRACKS are widely available ​@@Gearbhall

[@FinnySpam]

@@Gearbhall if you can afford a super car you likely can afford to travel to a place that has a track to race your supercar safely. its an expense of owning a supercar, and if you can't afford to take your car to place to race yoru supercar safely, then you can't afford to owna supercar

[@spencers4121]

Setting up a track day...that would require actual work.

[@Nickab4]

New Jersey driver here, the really annoying part of all this is that NJ has quite a few race tracks that anyone can easily drive their car as fast as they want. Filming on a track would have been cool as hell, and taught the kids to be responsible and go to the right place if you want to drive fast.

[@Tulku]

What bothers me is I live in this area. He legit could’ve killed people I know and love.

[@Strahan740i]

If you're rich enough to own a Lamborghini, you're rich enough to have it transported to the track, no matter where it is. A car trailer is not that expensive.

[@JerziTBoss]

@@Strahan740i He doesn't even need to transport the Lambo to the track. He just need to rent the track or part of it and drive the Lambo there respecting the speed limit. On track he can go as fast as he wants. With his money there is no excuse why not to use race track. He just doesn't want to, instead he rather risks life of others.

[@Eysc]

he's the kid

[@Strahan740i]

@@JerziTBoss Yup, you could. But typically if you have an exotic, you aren't driving it a 100+ miles, you'd trailer it there.

[@meganrogers3571]

My brother was hit by a car once, and thankfully the driver was going the speed limit in a 35mph zone. He was taken unconscious to the hospital where he spent several days, spent several days in the hospital, spent some time in a wheelchair while recovering, and now permanently has metal rods in his body. Hitting someone while driving 90+ mph wouldn't lead to an injury - that's a fatality.

[@Supremax67]

Worth mentioning that this lawyer is also a bit of a sellout as well. Where's the lawyer advice that says MKHBD should walk into a police precinct and admit he committed a crime. I guess popular people are immune to fairness.

[@CainXVII]

I was hit by a car as a kid, and thankfully she was driving the speed limit which meant she had time to see kids by the road and slow down a bit more. Because of that I only broke a leg and didn't have major injuries. Awful experience anyways but I am very thankful to that woman for being a responsible driver. Had she been driving 90 she wouldn't have had time to see kids and slow down. Edit: glad your brother survived, being hit at 35 mph really is no joke. I was probably hit at half that speed and I was still thrown into the air.

[@cmmartti]

Hitting someone at even 40 mph is highly likely to result in a fatality. There's a sharp curve in fatality risk as speeds go up, that's why it's so important to obey speed limits on streets, particularly if there are children around. Speeding on a road (especially a freeway) is not nearly as serious as speeding on a street, because people walk on streets.

[@Manysdugjohn]

More like a blood mist

[@SkylarLee643]

@@Supremax67what real life lawyer have you EVER heard give advice to walk into a police station and confess? Even if you did a crime and you want to confess a real life lawyer that has any brains is going to help you prepare a statement and submit it for you or go straight to a DA’s office to start talking deals depending on what it is.

[@forgottenfamily]

He probably could've gotten a little more mileage if he'd copped to "I thought it was cool but the reaction brought me back to reality about the dangers of the stunt. I've removed the clip due to the inappropriateness" rather than saying "it added nothing".

[@DonariaRegia]

"I got a little too big for my britches."

[@imlando93]

I guess you didn't actually read his apology 🙃

[@ninjalectualx]

To say that would require knowing he made a mistake in the first place. When you're a youtube star they let you do it

[@cherriberri8373]

​@@imlando93 sure, maybe they didn't read it. I did. In his apology, he does state it was a stupid and dangerous thing to do, something he would "never want to make seem ok." But he also gives no explanation as to how he was able to commit said crime while knowing it was wrong, which OP's example does so. That is why OP's example is better than his apology. The apology was well worded, I see how you'd miss it. Don't mistake wordiness with sincerity or intelligence In the example OP gave, that apology actually

[@Crunkriz]

​@@cherriberri8373It should be noted that there initially wasn't an apology in his youtube comment explaining the edit. It was just "removed a clip that added nothing to the video". The apology came after.

[@seb5945]

Officer: Do you know how fast you were going? Him: No, sir. My speedometer was blurred out.

[@carsten2751]

:D

[@jasondjjcm1658]

Officer: No I'm watching the video right now, you clearly missed the speedometer that shows 96mph

[@RacerDrag]

Most Wanted

[@jessemanning5409]

😅

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Going at relative velocities.... 😂

[@unusedTV]

Three times the speed limit doesn't happen on accident so there's no doubt to give the benefit of.

[@gfyGoogle]

Exactly. Thinking the speed limit is 60 when it is 55, and speeding a result - THAT is an honest mistake. Marques committed a crime intentionally to look cool and tried to cover it up. Massive difference.

[@valolafson6035]

​@@mkultra3679 60 over the limit.

[@Ausecko1]

it doesn't happen BY accident, either

[@luis-alberto.]

"We don't make mistakes, just happy accidents" - Bob Ross

[@dornadigital]

@@unusedTV I HOPE that it was a momentary lapse of judgment. It worries me that he planned, performed, edited, and uploaded. The fact that he needed internet strangers to call him out makes me wonder if this is regular behavior.

[@kramvk]

All I took away from this video is that US fines/penalties are laughably pathetic considering the risk to life.

[@michielvoetberg4634]

Even worse, he risks the lives of children

[@TheOracleSerpent]

100%. One only needs to look at how easy they go on DUIs, that in particular makes my blood boil -- there is nothing redeemable about anyone who chooses to drink and drive. Apparently the average sentence for DUI manslaughter is only 10 years.

[@mariachi3217]

I seriously feel like if people are going o say “driving is a privilege” then treat it as one. Revoke it when someone does something this bad. Privileges are to be earned and carefully handled.

[@lanabanana5626]

with all the dui charges I’ves seen on yt….yeah its laughable

[@RocketboyX]

no.. DO FILM YOUR CRIMES AND POST THEM PUBLICLY. It makes this so much easier for everyone else.

[@A_Haunted_Pancake]

I wholeheartedly agree :)

[@KianaWolf]

Ideally, don't do crimes... But yeah, if you're going to do crimes, please post about them so prosecution can be easier.

[@Xandrecity]

@@KianaWolf If you're Musk, police will look the other way anyways.

[@suzanneclark7706]

Easier to laugh at as well

[@Ikxi]

And it's funny

[@Phantom_Ashes]

he blurred his speedometer, but forgot there was a secondary one on the passenger side. then he deletes the entire section saying it "didnt add anything to the video". ok buddy

[@segue2ant395]

He then deletes that comment, and apologises for putting the footage in the video in the first place - no apology for actually doing it, note. Barely even sorry he got caught.

[@benr8448]

Not to be a contrarian, but I don’t think he’s wrong to remove it. He definitely has at least a few viewers who will see that behavior and think it’s cool rather than realize it’s very wrong. And it’s not like by removing it from the video people were gonna forget he did it. Story was already all over the place.

[@TheLoneWolf3755]

This! He intentionally tried to hide how fast he was going but forgot there were TWO spedometers! All in a clip that didn't even need to be included in the video. How embarrassing...

[@NotEmiliaNatsuki]

It sure did add something. It exposed him as a guy who blasts his engines loud and goes nearly a hundred on a residential street.

[@ray-conemod8271]

@@segue2ant395 Yeah it was one of the shittiest non apologies ever.

[@hoifen]

I love the phrasing "Consider not doing crimes", it has to be one of the funniest things a lawyer could say.

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

I'm sure he considered adding a clip of Jim Carrey screaming into a phone.

[@johnladuke6475]

Well, if everyone _definitely_ stops doing crimes, that's really gonna put a dent in his business. He just wants you to _consider_ it so that he still has some clients who need a defense attorney.

[@meneldal]

@@johnladuke6475 People still get accused of doing crimes even if they didn't do them. But it's a lot easier to defend clients when they didn't do the criming

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@johnladuke6475 Not really, as people are still wrongly charged, and sometimes there is a a misunderstanding or misapplication of laws.

[@nunocolon]

😂thought same .. #2 on the list too 😂

[@owenkasaboski6902]

In Canada, being caught going 50 over the speed limit on a highway or going 40 over on a road with a limit under 80, is classified as street racing. This causes an immediate impounding of the vehicle, a license suspension for 30 days that begins the second you are charged, a fine ranging from 2000-10,000 dollars, and 6 demerit points. This doesn't include the potential for 6 months of jail time, and a several year long license suspension if convicted. The above is just what is going to happen to you if you are pulled over going those speeds. repeat offenses can lead to permanent license suspension, much higher fines, and more jail time. Compounded by other criminal charges if applicable in the scenario (Reckless endangerment, etc)

[@averyeml]

Reasons it isn’t an honest mistake: 1) you don’t accidentally go double/triple the speed limit, especially knowing you’re filming 2) you don’t then see the “mistaken” speeding and choose to use the footage anyway, let alone use it with the speedometer blurred to hide your “honest mistake” 3) when you get busted you don’t pretend you took out the footage because it “added nothing,” you’d own up to your honest mistake. I’m not saying the man needs to be raked over the coals and be treated like some of the monsters he shares a platform with, but we don’t have to give him the benefit of the doubt here either

[@TheOwlman]

_let alone use it with the speedometer blurred to hide your “honest mistake”_ especially when you fail to blur the vanity passenger speedometer...

[@JackdotC]

He does need to be taken to court tho

[@Lukashoffmann94]

True. He is also guaranteed to regularly speed. No sane driver, who normally adheres to the speed limits, would even think of going that fast. They just wouldn’t feel safe at those speeds.

[@superidol238]

1) true 2) he doesn’t edit the video 3) he did own up to it. And addresses why he delete it if you did 10 secs of research

[@TheOwlman]

@@superidol238 _2) he doesn’t edit the video_ So where did the blur on the main speedo come from then?

[@TheResearchGirl]

With all due respect, I disagree that his actions were an "honest mistake". The fact that he blurred the speedometer once the speed got into outrageous territory (not even from the beginning) indicates that he knew what he did was wrong and attempted to deceive/hide that from his viewers. After going through the editing process, presumably acknowledging that what he did was wrong, he uploaded the content anyway, indicating that he cared more about public backlash than the action itself. A mistake? Yes. But honest? The blur indicates otherwise.

[@linusmlgtips2123]

He doesnt edit his own videos, so we have no idea if he ordered his editors to blue the speedometer

[@crelb5219]

​@@linusmlgtips2123But he does clearly have editorial oversight, since he can order sections of the video removed. Presumably, he watched the final cut at least before it went to air, so even if he didnt order it, he okayed it after it was done.

[@jackinzbox.]

I don't disagree, but I will say blurring the spedometer is a super common thing that every car youtuber or supercar reviewer does when doing a large pull like that. That doesn't make it right, but to me it makes it seem less actively malicious since it's just the default/norm for EVERYONE not just MKBHD. The motivation was most likely due to it being the norm rather than trying to hide from public backlash. He probably wasn't thinking there would be any backlash since if he did he just wouldn't have added the clip. It doesn't take a genius to realize accellerating in a super car for that long makes you go substantially over the speed limit--you don't need an unblurred number to tell you that.

[@vivrl]

​@@linusmlgtips2123 Doesn't matter, by his own admission he had it removed. further, the order is: he sped recklessly, then uploaded the video, and then made an adjustment and public announcement addressing it by minimizing the actions significance. Other people's actions aren't excuses for us to do the same

[@MichaelG485]

@@jackinzbox. The reason everyone blurs the speedometer is to hide how ridiculously fast they are driving. If they were all driving at the speed limit, there would be no need to blur it.

[@michaelbailey9857]

Crimes not even withstanding I'd be absolutely pissed if I was the sponsor. "Here, use this camera to film your cool brand-safe actions" "Okay so crimes"

[@mgscheue]

Yes, they weren't happy.

[@gerstein03]

Oh yeah same. I wouldn't want my product associated with someone who drives recklessly in a school zone

[@michaelbailey9857]

​@@gerstein03 Especially GoPro because for "do high octane stuff with our camera strapped to your head!" I'd imagine this is something they're actively producing canned language to beg people to not do EDIT: I'm told it's DJI, that tracks and my b, but I'd say it's the same argument.

[@glitterberserker1029]

​@@mgscheue I mean I'm sure that's true but also brands usually make you submit sponsored content for approval. I obviously don't know for certain that they did in this case but I would be pretty surprised if it wasn't and if they signed off on it beforehand I have no sympathy.

[@danang5]

like with his channel size he could for sure rent a land big enough to do it safely but nope,speeding in the public road it is

[@dancheng3014]

Brother had to earn his street creds. LOL

[@hanthonyc]

"The faster you go through a school zone, the less time spent potentially hitting children"

[@ryshow9118]

Modern problems/modern solutions 🤣

[@ShuckleII]

The faster you go, the more likely multiple humans might be struck.

[@EpicTaxEvader]

@@ShuckleII BUT you spent less time doing it, so its ok

[@RSAgility]

Words I live by. "The less time I spend on the road, the better, that's why I drive fast, not that fast, but I'm definitely passing you on the highway. Its funny seeing people try and catch up and realize how fast they have to move to catch up and give up and fall back... Like bro get yo ass back, you wanted to drive slow until someone passes you? Get the fu off the road biatch... or stay on the furthest right-lane with the slow trucks grandma! 60mph on the highway? Ha... Nah, you'll be late. 75-80mph? Now we are talking, that's 15 minutes saved on any trip. Your car can't pull those speeds, move over...

[@dethsightgaming]

god dammit take my upvote...

[@sarahcoleman3125]

I like the apology is "I shouldn't have left that clip in." No, you SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DOING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!

[@Lazaven]

People speed everyday it's not that big a deal get over it. Nobody got hurt he wasn't drunk people are so sensitive anymore gosh

[@definitelynotadj]

He literally said that.

[@mkultra3679]

@@Lazaven its just a good meal for all those keyboard warriors out there...

[@wedgeantilles4712]

​@@LazavenLike that's a freaking excuse. "Well, others are idiots, so why couldn't I be"?

[@nicolaim4275]

@@Lazaven People speed everyday, but that doesn't make it OK. Even small scale speeding significantly increases the risk of death or mutilation and what he did was quite a bit more than a little speeding. Rolling the dice on the safety of others isn't OK even if noone gets hurt. In my country he would have had the car possessed by the state, been jailed for about a month and had his license taken away.

[@Ixonyard]

Honest mistake? Really? If he had been doing 45 in a 35 zone, that would have been a "mistake". Where I live, that "mistake" would have landed him in jail for 1 year.

[@Supremax67]

I feel I just watch a video about a sellout talking about another sellout. How about he told MKBHD to walk into a police station and say, "I committed crime". But I guess the law, or morality, doesn't apply to popular people. Shame on the lawyer.

[@aaronlarson4358]

@@Supremax67 you've never EVER gone 3x the speed limit in a 35?

[@null7198]

​@@Supremax67Omg you're a goofy person. That's a bit extreme, and it's not like he'd be in a whole lot of trouble anyway-- It'd be a moderate slap. I swear people here are acting like everyone in the road follows road rules strictly, but... No? People constantly misuse their cars, constantly outpace laws and constantly use their emotions to drive-- It's not rare or unique here. It's not GOOD, but damn, y'all act like you've never seen someone break speed law (Or likely done it yourself).

[@Supremax67]

@@aaronlarson4358 -- Actually, never. That's why I never got my driver's license as I know I would be another irresponsible arsehole on the road. But I am sure you were going somewhere with your comment, just not sure where.

[@Supremax67]

@@aaronlarson4358 -- Never. Not everyone is a criminal.

[@esk1mo]

I live in NJ and have sent my Tesla dash cam footage to police for a few major traffic violations like this and they always say there's nothing they can or will do about it but I can file a complaint myself and take the person to court if I want.

[@crabman3144]

If you want to drive your sportscar super fast, either find a highway with a speed limit that high (Which likely doesn't exist, I think I-95 tops out at 70 MPH) or book some time at whatever race track you have access to. Or do like the Mythbusters did and use a decommissioned runway or something. There's a quote I heard at an auto shop; "Doesn't matter what engine you have in there, that fancy car goes as fast as anything else on the road in downtown traffic."

[@wingracer1614]

Far more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

[@JohnBurkhertJr]

The highest speed limit in the country is 85 mph (137 km/h), which is posted on a single stretch of tollway in exurban areas outside Austin, Texas. -wiki

[@kraio-sfu]

@@JohnBurkhertJrit’s almost like there isn’t a need to travel that fast

[@OrbObserver]

I-95 tops out at 70 but if you aren't going at least 80 you're going to be an obstacle on the road.

[@jojosworlds1208]

Or if he can afford such a stupidly expensive car, he could just travel to Germany rent a fast car and rive as fast as he wants on a Autobahn (highway) part that allows it.

[@ADingoTookMyDasco]

Wow. He's lucky he didn't do it in Australia. Here in NSW exceeding the speed limit by 45km/h gets you a fine of $2,520, 6 demerit points, 6 months mandatory license suspension & 3 months vehicle registration suspension. And NSW Police will absolutely use the video to prosecute you.

[@willowway3349]

Apparently in some European countries he'd lose his license completely. Which i agree with completely.

[@Strutsiina]

In Finland speeding like that would probably lose you your lisence (not sure) but it would for sure get you fines dependent on you income, so in his case I'd quess tens of thousands of dollars

[@chawk6201]

What's a demerit point?

[@anthax77]

​​@@willowway3349probably all of the European countries. He's 100 kmh above the limit at that point in the video

[@PXAbstraction]

In my part of Canada, going that far over the speed limit is considered stunt driving. He'd not only get a massive fine and a lengthy license suspension, they would seize the car on the spot and auction it.

[@Blake-jl8lh]

One of the best lessons I learned in college was when my calc teacher gave us a problem where a child runs into the road and you have to stop. He supposes you just barely stop in time going the speed limit. Given the same exact conditions but increasing the speed to 70 the same problem worked out as you hitting the child at 50 mph. It doesn't scale linearly which is why it is important not to speed.

[@Alias_Anybody]

That was over 100km/h over speed limit, and he wouldn't be able to get under that if a child runs out, he's an influencer, not a Jedi. Any human would just be red mist.

[@ZesPak]

Kinetic energy = 1/2 m v² So velocity is squared indeed.

[@tw11tube]

In Germany, we have a speed limit of 50 km/h on standard public roads inside townships and cities, and oftentimes 30 km/h for smaller roads in residental areas. We usually get the danger of speed illustrated this way: Assuming one second of reaction time before starting to brake, a car driving 30km/h stops around the point the 50 km/h driver starts braking.

[@percilenis8464]

Yes but have you considered that people have an innate need to speed just to get to the red light one second faster than others?

[@Richard_Nickerson]

​@@chrisblue4652 🤨 "Given the same conditions", only changing the speed... You're not being serious, are you?

[@daltong1261]

Only getting fined 269 dollars for going 35-39 mph over the speed limit is just dumb, I should be going to jail and losing my license for a long time for that...

[@sneakersnake8825]

Counter-argument: Film your crimes, upload them to KZbin, and be punished for them, so Justice is done.

[@asteroidrules]

Or be like the tiktokers committing check fraud, only commit crimes against people who have your name, address, SSN, and video footage of you committing the ctime.

[@BarretKruse]

🫣☹️🤔(....note, don't invite @sneakersnake8825 into the crime ring...)

[@BarretKruse]

​🫣☹️🤔(....note, @asteroidrules either...)

[@lazarussevy2777]

Or just don't do the crimes, but if you're going to anyway . . . Yes. Film them.

[@samin90]

He's rich so sadly he won't face any actual consequences

[@ColorblindMonk]

MKBHD can get his hands on a Lambo, but couldn't be bothered to find a private road to tear up.

[@Pwnopolis]

There are rentable raceways all over the U.S. You cant tell me that schmuck doesnt know or cant afford the few dollars for a few laps.

[@Cuuniyevo]

Or better yet, rent time on an actual race track or speedway that's designed and maintained for fast driving. Imagine hitting a patch of gravel or a pothole at that speed. Edit: The above comment hadn't loaded for me when I posted this. 😅

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

he literally could have rented time on a real race track and wrote off the cost on his taxes

[@SageLegacy]

He had to probably bust out this ad in like 2 days and mistakes were def made

[@Mario_bland]

Theres literally racetracks in nj he couldve rented

[@billyccall5774]

If you have Lambo money then you have track money. No excuses.

[@peachulemon]

99% of car reviews are on public roads, have this smoke foir all super cars driver on public roads then casue they speed in zones that they shouldnt.

[@ashiningsoul449]

​@@peachulemon and we absolutely do. This guy ain't special

[@pacmonster066]

I'm fairly sure it wasn't *his* lambo. While he absolutely does have Lambo money, I'm pretty sure the car was loaned out to him for him to feature on his Auto Focus channel. Not his personal car. I'm pretty sure his personal car is an equally expensive porshe. Mind you, none of that is an excuse to driving recklessly, just correcting the inaccuracy in people thinking it's his car.

[@DaTimmeh]

@@peachulemon And where did he say that's okay? Or anyone that condemned MKBHD's behavior, for that matter.

[@Alias_Anybody]

@@peachulemon The real question is, why do car testers feel the need to race every damn car they test so they have to blur the speed in the first place? A car is supposed to be driven legally, the people informing themselves aren't James Bond and just HAVE TO KNOW if it can do 200km/h in a school zone.

[@chhsel]

more and more it seems that MKBHD is a jerk, his apologies are beyond tone deaf

[@Ballacha]

Marques went from a tech reviewer to a tech lifestyle guy. I stopped watching him when I realised that. Everyone wants to be an influencer nowadays. And influencers do stupid things in their videos for clout. This is not at all surprising.

[@Dan55888]

Yep. It's amazing how many people are too dumb to notice things like that. I am glad to see at least one wise person who sees people like this for who they obviously have become

[@StarlordStavanger]

I guess I’m just realizing that now. Unsubscribed.

[@Pr0f3_YT]

Bro went from reviews to shilling. He suffers the same fate as Unboxing Therapy. He’s paid. He shills.

[@sprockkets]

I mean, the guy interviewed space karen ffs

[@Alias_Anybody]

People have been acting like this was his first strike. For the fourth time now. Like you can excuse bad overpriced sneakers, or bad overpriced wallpapers, maybe even pathetic submissiveness towards Tim Cook. But (repeated?) public endangerment goes to far, that's like Paul Brothers level.

[@Brickzie]

On his podcast he just said "so some people are mad about it but..." he's trying to justify his mistake as just a mistake, but guy lost all my respect.

[@caseydriscoll5331]

Yeah it’s clear he does this all the time. Love the guy, but respect has dropped to near zero. There needs to be serious consequences

[@Progan666]

@@caseydriscoll5331 dont love any influencer, its a despicable breed no matter who. the other person you love to shreds who can do no wrong? just you wait.

[@bazingapuzza]

@@caseydriscoll5331 thats your problem to love a person that does nothing to improve society, but just make some video on youtube.

[@wombatpandaa9774]

Man...and after he had a genuinely good apology with the Panels debacle too. Did he not learn anything from that?

[@StarlordStavanger]

I unsubscribed from his channel. It’s not the legal consequence he deserves, but it’s all I can do. Don’t drive like an a-hole.

[@FaynarsSaiqo]

I wouldn't call choosing to go 60mph over the limit for fun an honest mistake, especially since he was filming and probably planned to do that in advance

[@huzzzer6083]

@@AMurderOfLobs Fun until you kill an innocent child. Imagine defending Marques on this. Tell me you're brainwashed without telling me you're brainwashed.

[@youssefhmidy8107]

​@@AMurderOfLobs get help

[@spencerboyce6227]

Especially since he blurred the speedometer, like he clearly knew he was doing something wrong

[@kunlea228]

@@spencerboyce6227everyone doing a car review blurs the speedometer. Even going 5-10 over the limit is considered incriminating.

[@spencerboyce6227]

@@kunlea228 ok interesting, I didn’t know that

[@misu73373]

yeees, props to you for giving a shout out to not just bikes and the other urbanists

[@kronusaerospace8872]

Even in his "Apology" tweet, Marques Brownlee apologized for INCLUDING the clip in the video, never once did he acknowledge the thing people were actually mad about, which is that he was speeding in the first place. He's just trying to deflect and deflect, and when that doesn't work, deflect some more.

[@MichaelfromtheGraves]

He's just trying to deny he ever did the crime in the first place. Apologizing is read as an admission of guilt (even if it shouldn't be and there's laws protecting that in many places)

[@Aeivious]

Very likley someone came to him with legal advice to not admit fault.

[@alexandrite61]

not defending the guy but iirc he actually acknowledged what he did in a podcast and said it was a stupid thing to do. that said, that's all he had to say about it. it was a short, throwaway line that he quickly moved on from in a 1-hour convo

[@Pr0f3_YT]

@@alexandrite61you’re definitely defending the KZbin shill. Don’t stan for KZbin shills.

[@selectname9790]

He literally said "going way too fast" "dangerous" and "inexcusable" so he did apologize for the speeding but then proceeded to talk about removing the clip. You can criticize and rip on him without making up stuff

[@SekateStudio]

"Honest mistake" is one hell of an understatement. Motor vehicle fatalities number in the tens of thousands in the USA alone, speed limits are some of the most important baseline concepts of knowing how to drive, and literally everyone constantly hears about the dangers of reckless driving from the day they can understand language. Deliberately pulling off a stunt like this as a flex shows blatant disregard for road safety (and by extension the safekeeping of human lives) and an extended suspension of his driver's license should be the absolute bare minimum punishment. The justice system is honestly far too nice with dangerous drivers.

[@LeScratch89]

The justice system basically doesn't exist for dangerous drivers in the US. I could film someone running a red light in Florida right now and both local and state police would just shrug unless there was an injury or property damage. I've asked them on several different occasions. There's no penalty unless it's caught in the act by an officer or someone gets hurt. Camera footage only matters for an insurance claim or determining fault in a crash; it does not ever get anyone ticketed or otherwise penalized when presented by a civilian if there is no contact. And there are tens of thousands of examples like this every day. There's no enforcement so people don't have a reason to care.

[@ivandankob7112]

What else to expect from a guy , who charged his viewers 10$ / month for a wallpaper app

[@philipellington]

I always speed

[@nomore6167]

@@LeScratch89 "The justice system basically doesn't exist for dangerous drivers in the US" - And sadly, that behavior is perpetuated by the people who should be role models -- the police. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has seen police speeding excessively for no reason (no lights, no siren), and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has seen police officers go through red lights (with and without their lights and siren on), including when they're stopped at a red light but then decide they don't want to wait any longer.

[@ysgramornorris2452]

@@LeScratch89 I mean, the "justice" system doesn't exist for rich serial rapists and traitorous conmen running for POTUS either, so I'm not really surprised.

[@sabaducia]

I've been hit almost twice, at a pedestrian crossing, with my pram, on campus, just this week. I have zero time for people saying "cars are so much safer now" or "speed limits are too low". Your inconvenience, tardiness, or bore shouldn't outweigh my life (or my child's).

[@Strik3r1090]

Cars are safer for the occupants but increasingly lethal for pedestrians and cyclists due to being bigger and having higher hoods.

[@andrasbiro3007]

There's a big difference between a going 10% over and 200% over. And yes, speed limits are relatively low, considering how much safer modern cars are. Even for pedestrians BTW., because modern cars are designed to protect them (except pickups). With automatic emergency braking, they shouldn't even hit you. The issue isn't speed, but reckless driving. Someone drunk or using phone is far more likely to kill you than an attentive driver a little over the speed limit.

[@andrasbiro3007]

​@@Strik3r1090 Bigger and heavier doesn't matter much. Even a small and light car is like 10x heavier than you. Maybe a microcar, but that's extremely unsafe for the occupants among 3+ ton pickups. The higher hood is dangerous, though. Pray for the success of the Cybertruck, that has a low and angled hood, which should be much safer, and tons of active safety features too.

[@fallenshallrise]

Correct. Current driving standards are making drivers increasingly lethal to the people around them. Unfortunately for drivers who claim "speed isn't an issue" there is clear data that every 10 MPH adds significantly to the chance of injury and eventually death. At 15 MPH nearly all pedestrians survive a crash. At 25 MPH 90% of pedestrians survive a crash. At 50 MPH less than 50% of pedestrians survive a crash. At 60 MPH or more only 10% of pedestrians survive. 10% over does matter and it matters at an exponential rate. What manufacturers care about is the safety of the driver who crashes into another car or stationary object, and the ability for that car to crumple and be "totalled" from a relatively minor impact, ensuring that the driver is able to spend their insurance money on a brand new vehicle. The extent they care about pedestrian safety is the extent that the government forces them to through legislation. Euro Ncap only started testing vehicle collisions with motorcycles, cyclists and pedestrians in 2023.

[@SgtLion]

@@andrasbiro3007 Cybertrucks are stupid in general and exceptionally unsafe for pedestrians. They're banned in Europe in part because of the danger they present. They're not even that low. They're probably safer than a massive pickup truck, sure, but that's a disgustingly low bar to clear. And the speed you get hit at will still matter massively.

[@brotherbohman]

In Sweden we have 30 km/h zone near a school or a residential area, for freedom numbers 30km/h is 18 mph. Also I feel like America is lenient when it comes to traffic laws and violations. An example of this is regarding ignoring or running red light. If you ran a red light in Sweden your drivers license would get suspended. In America it’s only a fine. Also the speed limits are different, in Sweden if you drive 30 km/h (18 mph) over the speed limit your drivers license would get suspended. Also if you’re young and recently taken your license you have a test period, which means that the restrictions are harder and the punishments of violating more severe. If a driver with a test period active loses his/her license, they would need to redo the driver license course, test and driving test.

[@MyNameIsNyx]

nah 95 is NOT an honest mistake its intentionally endangering other people. full stop

[@nah95]

Oh no.

[@captain_context9991]

Its not AUTOMATICALLY endangering just because someone put up a general speed limit.

[@ross4]

Correct. The selfishness of these drivers is disguising. Someone driving like this just killed someone in my city.

[@dornadigital]

@@captain_context9991 There is a strong correlation. Speed limits aren't put up randomly; they indicate foot traffic levels, proximity of children, road conditions, etc.

[@Azerkeux]

I wonder if that Tik Toker who jumped his tesla on High St. got any repercussions

[@totempolejoe1]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who raised an eyebrow when LegalEagle called this "an honest mistake." I understand wanting to give someone the benefit of the doubt and a chance to do better, I really do. But driving over 90 mph in a 35 mph zone (which may be a school zone, too!), blurring the speedometer to hide the fact that you're speeding, editing the clip out when you realize there's a second speedometer you forgot to blur and people correctly got angry at you, posting a comment saying you edited the clip out because it "didn't add anything", then FINALLY posting an apology when it becomes clear you can't escape the backlash... that's the complete opposite of honesty. I gave MKBHD grace with the Panels controversy because I thought he had a mature response, and it helps that it ultimately wasn't that important. This is egregious and, in my view, character-destroying.

[@trustnugget280]

You analysed this perfectly. This is a series of deliberate decisions starting with a crime that has endangered other people and ending with a cheap last attempt to soften the blow.

[@Anonemousehouse]

Why are people intentionally being misleading the (may being a school zone) is incredible manipulative , it’s literally a pedestrian crossing sign and not a school zone. What if mothers children and kittens were on that road, did you not assume the sign was a mile down the road? Absolutely BS

[@JamieElli]

This amount of speeding is well into intentional. 96 isn't legal on any US roads, and he's done it on a residential street.

[@poeticsilence047]

Hate how they treat some of these "OG" KZbinrs people are 🫏 some bigger than others. This just shows he is a big one and feels he is untouchable because of his wealth. Look at Mr. B. If it were anyone else they would hold no sympathy. He messed up and needs to pay the price.

[@fallenshallrise]

In North American culture it's considered rude to hold anyone driving a car responsible for their actions. Everything is a "mistake" or an "accident" caused by the car going "out of control" and doing something of it's own free will own while the driver looks on helplessly. A driver can cause a serious car crash and the polite thing for friends and family to say is "I'm sorry that happened to you".

[@tapirsareunder-appreciated2272]

I have zero sympathy. I used to like MKBHD and I was very annoyed at people treating him unfairly earlier this year, claiming he was "ruining" tech startups by giving honest reviews, but he lost all respect with this one. Speedsters in fancy sport cars have been an absolute menace lately, and I've lost 3 people in two separate crashes thanks to reckless drivers like him. One hit by someone going 85 in a 35, two hit by someone going 110 in a on the highway. People die. That's not an "honest mistake" - that's potential vehicular manslaughter. Idiots who care more about the ego boost they get from "flashy car go vroom" than they do about real human lives are destroying families. Literally. My friend will be spending Christmas without a brother because of people like MKBHD. My cousin will be greeting the New Year without a wife and daughter. Because of drivers like this.

[@prasad530]

Jesus this comment section is packed with a bunch of cranky losers whining about the most hyperbolic faux drama ever.

[@huzzzer6083]

@@prasad530 Did you even read the comment? He lost actual loved ones due to reckless driving. This is not a joke.

[@knufyeinundzwanzig2004]

@@huzzzer6083 prolly has no friends, so he can't understand

[@lebojay]

@@prasad530Easy to say this when nobody you know has been injured by careless driving. My wife will never be able to work again.

[@prasad530]

@@lebojay How TF do you know anything about me and can make such a claim. Please, let me know.

[@mustang2O2O]

If you're into automotive and have been for some time, Rush Shift is a golden example of this ending with the absolute worst outcome anyone can imagine (outside of hitting someone). This was back in 2020

[@StianHanger]

Driving 40 in a 35 zone can be called accidental. Going almost 3 times the limit cannot. He knew how fast he was driving and didn't care. He didn't care so much so that he posted it online and tried to get away with it. At 96 you have little to no control if something suddenly enters the road, so I would just call him a wannabe murderer at this point.

[@rubyruby7573]

Look I Can Drive A Car At 96mph On An Open Roadway With No Traffic No Pedestrians And Nothing On The Road Surface To Break Traction However When Your Doing The Same On Public Roads The "ideal" Conditions Are Not Always Present And As Such Even In A High Speed Chase Your Speed Has To Be Adjusted Accordingly There Is No Doubt What This Dude Did Was Incredibly Reckless One of The Main Reasons I Hate "supercars" Is Because Once Your Lead Foot Is To The Floor If You Have To Stop Your Brakes Could Burst Into Flames Trying To Stop The Car After A Sudden Full Acceleration

[@midnight4685]

@@rubyruby7573 You're right, but I'm begging you to use lowercase 🙏

[@TheRatsintheWalls]

​@@rubyruby7573 Why Did You Capitalize nearly Every Word?

[@ennayanne]

​@@TheRatsintheWallsto be obnoxious

[@Ilanon1569]

@@TheRatsintheWalls These are the children getting left behind

[@TheEDFLegacy]

The fact that this video needs to exist is terrifying. You'd think this is common sense, but common sense is uncommon.

[@markBalentine123567]

no its not terrifying at all don't committed a crime and don't post it on youtube problem solved.

[@TheCommissarsOrders]

​@@markBalentine123567Yet people still do that, that's the terrifying part

[@markBalentine123567]

@@TheCommissarsOrders how is that terrifying they made that choice to post those videos of them doing those things they could have said nope i won't do this at all

[@SuperBigChops]

That isnt how you spell 'hilarious'

[@IMBlakeley]

My old dad used to say similar "the problem with common sense is it is not common"

[@TheMarauderOfficial]

“an honest mistake” AHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHA wtf tell that to a judge

[@sayuas4293]

"I regret that I got caught"

[@TheGreenfield7]

What about going 95mph in a 35mph zone makes you say it was an "honest mistake"??? Doing something as dumb as that is not a mistake. It was a dumb discussion. He accelerated like that on purpose. His foot didn't accidentally slip and hit the gas. Nothing about this was a mistake. He even blurred out the speedometer in the hopes of not being called out. The only mistake was that he didn't cover up his crime. Nothing in this situation would constitute as an "honest mistake". I just saw a butch of bad decisions.

[@jessenilsson4909]

A mistake can refer to a bad actions, not just unintentional ones.

[@xyzqsrbo]

@@jessenilsson4909 You are correct, but honest mistake mean unintentional. This was very intentional.

[@jessenilsson4909]

@xyzqsrbo It wasn't intentionally done as bad behavior he simply acted without properly understanding the potential consequences.

[@stellaewunia9783]

Right. going 40mph down the hill would be a mistake. Not 95mph. I think Devin is just trying to play nice with the other youtubers. It's easy for drama to be escalated and suddenly people are starting to get death threats. He doesn't want anyone to think he's "going after" or exposing MKBHD. That being said, a lawyer calling doing 95 in a 35 is "an honest mistake" is exactly the problem with carbrain in US. It's so normalised. Don't you dare criticise someone's driving! It's almost as bad as trying to take away their guns!

[@ethanyork3037]

Dumbest comment on here. The mistake was deciding to speed. He's not saying his foot slipped.

[@NatePossibilities]

Sooooooooo...I don't know what's so hard to understand about this: 1. Don't commit crimes. 2. If you do, then don't film those crimes. 3. If you do film your crimes, don't upload them to the internet. It's three steps, guys; I mean come on.

[@sspectre8217]

You are absolutely right, however the comments which that clip has spawned have been glorious

[@DanielleWhite]

Finally, if you do upload them then wait until the relevant statute of limitation has elapsed.

[@Mike-ds4ht]

4. In a video calling out said people, don't call 96MPH in a 35 zone "an honest mistake"

[@XGD5layer]

4. Don't deflect like a wimp

[@zeemon9623]

4. If you do upload your crime videos to the internet, do it anonymously.

[@ThePartyKnife]

In Denmark, if you are caught driving faster than 100%+ over the speed limit, they would have confiscated his car and sold it at auction, taken away his drivers licence for several years, and he would have received an absolutely massive fine... xD

[@tren-y2m]

'MERICA

[@Commenter-942]

In Finland the fines for speeding above a certain limit scale with the driver's income, so some multimillionaire got fined €121,000 once. It's the only sane way to do speeding fines. (Though for speeding this ludicrous I'm sure you wouldn't get away with just fines.)

[@dustinschings7042]

@@Commenter-942 that's the only way to do any fines, IMO.

[@dustinschings7042]

They steal your car and sell it, then fine you as well? How are they allowed to steal the property? A fine, no license for a long time, or even jail for a short period I could understand, but taking property?

[@Commenter-942]

@@dustinschings7042 Simple: It's only your property because the law says it's your property. They made a law that says that in certain situations it's no longer your property.

[@annemariefrank]

I lived in Germany for 15 years, drove countlessly on limitless roads. Even if it were allowed to drive this fast on this street he was driving - his speed was absolutely DUMB. You don't drive that fast on such a road. NEVER. This is not only reckless, this is stupidity in its purest form. Bravo for showing you don't have a single synapse in your brain.

[@thetyseevee8082]

Hes living long enough to see himself become a villain

[@Pr0f3_YT]

There’s only so much shilling we can take. Bros paid to shill anything he might as well be Unbox Therapy

[@GSBarlev]

Yeah, I'd already written him off after letting Apple use his channel for anti-Right to Repair propaganda and then wrote him off again after the hilarity that was that wallpaper app. Still, could be worse: at least he's not Linus from Linus Tech Tips.

[@ShuckleII]

That's not how living works.

[@AnalyticalMenace]

I mean....there is that, I guess. Special thanks to his garbage audience for that one.

[@centripetal6157]

@@Pr0f3_YT THANK YOU, someone FINALLY says the quiet part out loud... MKBHD and Unbox Therapy are literally just glorified shoppers, paid well and gifted to give great reviews on products by companies. In other words: They are corporate sellouts.

[@rifftrax]

Thanks for the shout out!

[@joelcarver8932]

If I could give criminals some advice. I just spent a year in grand jury duty (that's where you go over 100s of cases and choose whether it's worthy of indictment)...1 stop speeding when you have something illegal in the car. 2 check your headlights tail lights, whatever..any reason for the police to pull you over. 3 don''t run from the police, that makes you look suspicious...like 95% of the cases were literally these 3 mistakes....it was insane. Crime is in fact much easier to get away with if you're not a diva.

[@pileofcheese5017]

To my non-American brethren: 1 mph = 1.61 kph so 35 mph = 56 kph and 96 mph = 154 kph

[@merry_christmas]

It is absolutely insane to be going 100km above the speed limit in a residential area. It's absolutely insane everywhere but even more so where there's a high chance kids are running around, old people wander alongside the roads, or a delivery driver's just parking his bus. There's no excuse for endangering other people's lives like that.

[@TheScienceNerd100]

I was just in Canada on the QEW, and even going the limit, people were flying by at like 130kph+, and I felt endangered being in a car going the limit. Imagine someone having a car going *even faster* near you when you're on foot, must make your life feel in danger.

[@nemesis7884]

@@merry_christmas in Switzerland going more than 30kph to fast in any given zone is a mandatory prison sentence

[@sarlacc000]

Thanks for converting that into world units.

[@DesolateMood]

​@@TheScienceNerd100I don't mean to diminish your point about pedestrians, but if you feel endangered by people going 80 on a highway then you need to stop driving

[@JS16016]

I appreciate you still giving a small introduction about MKBHD because I had never heard of the guy and was wondering who he was. Saved me from having to look it all up.

[@ronsteelable9405]

I would not recommend his car review videos. He's a tech guy at heart and reviews cars from a tech guy point of view.

[@ex0stasis72]

You must have never looked up a single consumer tech review video on KZbin ever to not have an MKBHD video show up in your home feed.

[@valolafson6035]

​@@ex0stasis72 Yeah. A lot of people don't.

[@-Burb]

@@ronsteelable9405 Even his tech reviews are him pretty much just using the device for 5 minutes and then reading the spec sheet, there’s no substance to them. Don’t understand why he has so many subscribers when almost every other tech channel makes better reviews and real world comparisons.

[@nauscakes1868]

@@ex0stasis72 There's a lot of tech reviewers. I haven't watched MK in years. I mostly stick to Linus, David Lewis, or any of the other billion tech reviewers. There's a lot out there.

[@ergergzbhzefer]

I love that you use this to raise awareness about the horror that is car centric society

[@ConnieBon]

Truly feels like some ppl worship their cars

[@noobartz0890]

excuse me, driving 100 km/h over the speed limit is a 500$ fine? wth is wrong with that country

[@ross4]

9:30 Honest mistake?? Are you kidding me? An “honest mistake” is backing into a curb, not driving 60 mph over the limit in a residential area. Drivers like this kill people every day.

[@JamesCook76131]

I drive 130-155 in 50 mph zones all the time

[@efipx]

@@JamesCook76131 bro WHAT

[@JamesCook76131]

@@efipx what do you mean what, speeding isn’t scary. Cutting up in traffic is what causes accidents. Straight line speed for a few seconds isn’t the end of the world. I literally do 130-150 in my car daily. American drivers need to go to Germany to understand that they lack any knowledge on how to drive on roads.

[@JoeNokers]

@@JamesCook76131 If someone looks down the road and sees no car, then steps out to cross there is no way that you, or the pedestrian will be able to react in time to avoid that accident at 155mph, the same is true of a car changing lanes, you are going 100mph faster than the cars changing lanes. They will look, see no car, change lanes and get rear ended. It saves you maybe 15 minutes at the risk of irrevocably destroying the lives of everyone involved.

[@theamarsh4715]

​@@JamesCook76131 speeding absolutely causes accidents, and causes them to be much worse. You're putting your own life at risk, and the lives of everyone using the same roads as you. You think it's okay because you do it every day, but the day you hit and kill a child could always be tomorrow. Is it really worth it?

[@Exnem]

For Europeans, that is 150~ km/h in a 60~ km/h zone... In Europe he would lose his license.

[@no1DdC]

Temporarily at least. Laws vary widely, between "slap on the wrist" in Germany" to "regret it forever" in the Nordics.

[@bararobberbaron859]

At 55 over the speed limit in the Netherlands that's goodbye to your license and I believe at 100 over something happens to your vehicle.

[@finch-island]

​@no1DdC you'd definitely get more than a slap on the wrist in Germany for something like that! :D

[@Anonnonner9546]

​@@no1DdCgermany is more "regret it forever". Denmark is more lose you license faster.

[@mnxs]

​@@Anonnonner9546In Denmark, for this infraction, he'd have been given a big fine, had the car confiscated and auctioned off, and lost his license for 2 years. Depending on your definition, that might come close to "regretting it forever".

[@daedalusdreamjournal5925]

An honest mistake? 60miles per hours ABOVE the speed limit ? On a pedestrian area ? NEAR A SCHOOL ???? There is nothing honest in that mistake. I am from Europe and this is freaking me out !!

[@Alias_Anybody]

The real question is, why do car testers feel the need to race every damn car they test so they have to blur the speed in the first place? A car is supposed to be driven legally, the people informing themselves aren't James Bond and just HAVE TO KNOW if it can do 200km/h in a school zone.

[@mooncalf_4534]

@@Alias_Anybody James Bond needs to get his reviews somewhere.

[@ivanjermakov]

@@Alias_Anybody 0-60 in 10s is enough for "driving legally". But it seems like it is hard to sell a Lambo for $600k that can't break the speed limit in two seconds. Until govt taxes the shit out of the luxury car segment, this behavior will prosper. But they would not - conflict of interests, as usual.

[@no1DdC]

@@ivanjermakov My car needs over 17 seconds. Not once have I been in a situation where I didn't have enough power to safely take part in traffic. People completely overestimate just how much car they actually need. 10 seconds is already excessive for normal driving. Anything below 10 seconds should be taxed into oblivion - and require a special driver's license.

[@KiteAzurez]

Unfortunately us Americans are use to this sight everyday, be careful when you come here XD

[@darkworldkrisdreemurr]

A family member used to be a lawyer and he had so many stories about clients who would get into an accident, post that it was their fault on social media, deny being at fault in court, and then would have the post they had made admitting to causing the accident used to convict them

[@b4ttlemast0r]

This should cost him his license. 150km/h in a 55km/h zone is insane. That doesn't happen on accident.

[@ethanyork3037]

No shit, who's calling it an accident?

[@Anonnonner9546]

​@@ethanyork3037whos calling it not an accident? Its called making a point rainman.

[@smithynoir9980]

@@ethanyork3037 The dude that did it is. His refusal to acknowledge that what he did was wrong speaks volumes.

[@ipnade]

​@@ethanyork3037end of the video, the lawyer said it could have been " an honest mistake".

[@jogandsp]

No he wasn't driving km/hr he was driving mi/hr. Kilometers don't actually exist in the US

[@TNGMug]

New Jersey... incidentally where NHL star Johnny Gaudreau was killed by a reckless driver only a few months ago.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

drunk driver

[@neen42]

And his brother.

[@wingracer1614]

@@memofromessex Easily. If he's drunk, you charge him with drunk driving as that is the more serious charge. If he's not, then you charge him with reckless driving to at least get him for something. If you can prove both, you charge him with both.

[@tren-y2m]

@@joshuaguenin9507 Still unsafe

[@joshuaguenin9507]

@@tren-y2m never said it wasnt, just that its a different charge

[@BargainBarons]

Regarding MKBHD, you said it was likely a 'mistake'... I wouldn't say that... I think it was more a 'lapse of judgement' - a mistake would be - 'he thought he was going the speed limit.' I'm sure he knew he was speeding at the time.

[@bobagowoof]

Stopped watching him ages ago. Content got worse and worse.

[@JRTFMSmithson]

Words matter. Thank you 🫡

[@jon9103]

Not too far off the first definition of mistake: " a judgment that is misguided or wrong".

[@VickyHong1879]

It was a severe and continuous lapse in judgment

[@mcj1m_noonewillfindthis]

Your explanation and your arguments were very down to earth, respectful and understandable. I didn't know your chanel, but I will watch you again :)

[@MoonWielder]

"Do you ever look at someone and wonder...what is going on inside their head?"

[@oakenshadow6763]

With some of these people, clearly their heads are empty.

[@dornadigital]

@@MoonWielder I'd wager it's either Reckless actions done for the sake of content, the grind wearing away at self-reflection. Or a glimpse into how he actually behaves; maybe this is normal enough for him that he didn't think about it. I hope it's the former. And I hope he takes a long, hard look at himself.

[@peaceaintpeaceful]

ain't much

[@jedsithor]

Every time I look in the mirror.

[@AnalyticalMenace]

Everyday.

[@ariellelyons]

lots of commenters are pointing out that calling this an “honest mistake” is giving him too much credit, but i’m really surprised no one’s mentioning how you said someone could have been “injured.” if he had hit another car, a person inside might have been injured, but this was a residential area that presumably could have pedestrians. if he had directly hit a person walking down the street, they would’ve died. like, i’m pretty sure it’s basically a guarantee that if you get hit by a car of any size going 96 mph, that’s a death sentence, right? he very easily could’ve chosen to film this on a highway with a much higher speed limit at night when there’s no other cars on the road. thinking it’s ok in any scenario to drive that fast in a neighborhood in broad daylight is insane, and he’s very lucky no one was killed.

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

I think he used injury since the court is finicky about distinctions and your everyday vocabulary does get effected by your job. But its also not wrong. Like. Injury is just a word to describe bodily harm and does have different levels. In the case of being hit by a car going at 96 mph, the term would absolutely be fatally injured

[@petergamache5368]

Please think about us motorcyclists (you know, the unarmored, uncaged meat on wheels?) before suggesting idiocy is appropriate anywhere other than a private track. Highways at night are prime "I never saw the motorcycle" territory. It sucks when they say that posthumously and we're not around to tell our side.

[@bookwyrm5799]

​@@petergamache5368 this my brother drives a motorcycle and he has come way to close to having to be scraped off the road because of morons not paying attention multiple times slow down and keep your eyes on the road!!!

[@Jon-e5p2o]

9 out of 10 motorcycles I see on the road are constantly speeding up and slowing down erratically while weaving through traffic. They are maniacs who love being clipped by cars.

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@@Jon-e5p2o this comment section as a whole has made me slowly lose my faith in humans bit by bit. this lack of desire to care about each other, choosing to excuse bodily harm, blaming others. just just follow the rules. its not that hard!

[@GSBarlev]

My main takeaway from this is that Marques is *darn lucky* he didn't do this in Virginia. The Editor in Chief of _Jalopnik,_ back in 2014, spent *three nights in jail* for going ~30mph over the speed limit on an unpopulated rural straightaway while doing a car review of the (then-)new Chevy Camaro.

[@JohnwesleyA]

I feel like Virginia always has mad speed traps

[@dit100]

20 over is reckless in VA. you are correct. he would have had big problems.

[@AndrewAlex92]

Anything over 80mph in Virginia is reckless driving regardless of posted limits. 81 in a 70 is reckless driving Edit - Double checked § 46.2-862. Exceeding speed limit. 20mph above posted limit or above 85 mph, not 80

[@GSBarlev]

@@JohnwesleyA They do. It's a major source of revenue for many towns.

[@FinnySpam]

@@dit100 god. i am from Los Angeles, this is... i agree, i like it. speeding like that is big danger and can easily kill or maim. but many of my fellow californians would be BIG MAD. they like going 100+ on the freeway when its empty at 3 am and going so fast up my street (which is a 30 or 35 zone i think with only stop signs, and very little cross traffic for about a mile. excellent for racing.)

[@valdir7426]

I'm in Europe and once I googled what 95 miles an hour meant in km/h I absolutely freaked out

[@WALOWALOWALOWALOWALOWALOWALOW]

Wish fines were based off % of income. MKBHD isn’t sweating over an $800 fine lol

[@Mushroom_moon_stirfry]

Wouldn’t even sweat over a $80000 fine

[@Alias_Anybody]

He should pay a few 100k if he makes millions, car gets taken and auctioned at the spot (his issue if it's not his) and his license suspended. If he ever drives without one, jail.

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

A fine is only a punishment for poor people.

[@thormelsted]

Agreed. When you're rich, fines are not a deterrent, they're just the cost of doing whatever the hell you want.

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

I think fines are actually an immoral way of handling it for that reason, adjusting for income would help with that a lot. A poor person getting an $800 and you just got them evicted or cost them their car, etc; a wealthy person won't care and will do it again and again. I argue fine's are a means to extract wealth from the population and thus shouldn't be used, instead we should issue community service mandatory minimums and in this case revocation of a license for at least four years.

[@liquidorion9250]

Ain't no honest mistake to go 100 mph in a residential area. People really need to stop downplaying speeding. Friend of mine got run over by a reckless drunk driver when he was 16. You shouldn't have to see parents mourn their teenage child at his funeral to understand that reckless driving is abhorrent. This MKBHD guy should be in jail for that shit.

[@huzzzer6083]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I actually started taking this really seriously when someone got killed by a reckless driver not far from where I was at the time. And what scared me the most is that if it had happened an hour later, it would've been me, because I would've been driving there to go home from work. It happened exactly a week ago as of writing, and I'm still in shock, even though I didn't know anything about the person who died.

[@spOOkytimes]

Sorry about your loss. People truly don't understand what going that speed can do, let alone to people not protected by 2 tons of metal. I know a former county coroner and he's seen accidents with fancy sports cars. One wrong move or one wrong bump on a road (seriously) at the speed and you fly off the road and most likely die, hopefully with the driver not taking anyone else with them. It's often closed casket. Sports cars are made to be super safe in crashes, but can only do so much.

[@thealphareich]

In his most recent video, he was driving down the middle of a double yellow line road.

[@ross4]

He thinks he can do anything and post videos of the crimes and not get in trouble because he’s a famous millionaire. And he’s probably right.

[@SimuLord]

@@ross4 Considering the current state of the culture, he should run for office as a Republican.

[@tren-y2m]

which video?

[@thealphareich]

@@tren-y2m His most recent one on Auto Fucus titled "The Best EV You Can't Buy" at 2:47.

[@ShuckleII]

@@SimuLord What about race for office as a Republican?

[@peterbradburn9115]

Here in the UK going 30 over 70 on a Motorway likely to get you a 3 month ban. Going 96 in a residential area, most of which, at least where I am in Southern England, are now 20, you're going to get the book thrownat you

[@ThyTrueNightmare]

Man if you want to speed, pay the track fees and just hit a track...

[@JoshuaTootell]

Because going to the track will prove just how bad of a driver you really are. Those egos are way too inflated to get lapped by a 20 year old Civic.

[@trashmammal454]

bros loaded from selling phone wallpapers and all the other stuff he shills yet cant spent the money to rent a track. I will never understand what goes on in the mind of car people who see how many people die a year from crashes and say "nah im built different it wont happen to me"

[@M_M_ODonnell]

@@trashmammal454 And it's not even like it's a matter of renting the whole track -- join a local driving club, get group rates on shared track days and driving schools, drive even faster with newly leveled-up skills legally and with emergency and safety services nearby. It's not cheap, but the money saved by having bought a normal high-performance car instead of an exotic would pay for a lot of track time, training, and tires. I've had plenty of enthusiast friends who are able to get their speed fix on normal-people incomes, and they don't have to worry about the road being occupied by not-so-fast-driving non-enthusiasts like me.

[@4473021]

​@@JoshuaTootellthose old civics go hard

[@potatopotato8360]

Where is this magical "track" everybody seems to be talking about? Not everybody lives near the Nurburgring.

[@Jeff121456]

Quite the intuitive leap there: I like MKBHD, therefore, he learned his lesson and won't do it again.

[@dcj991]

Benefit of the doubt is the only thing you can do

[@byrnemeister2008]

I thought that was just sarcasm.

[@armorhide406]

​@@byrnemeister2008I HOPE it was

[@tren-y2m]

@@dcj991 Yeah nah, there is no doubt that what MKBHD did was intentionally reckless. His ignorance of the crime he committed when editing and posting the video, his "apology" for leaving the video in and his general attitude to just brush this under the carpet. I don't think he did this unknowingly, he just doesn't care

[@dcj991]

@@tren-y2m I'm basically hoping he just learns from this going forward in general. I get having a general lack of empathy but he's smart and should think logically

[@PatNeedhamUSA]

If only MKBHD could throw a Frisbee at 96mph

[@OriginalYonta]

yea but the cam would not stick.

[@james-faulkner]

MKBHD-BVD'S/BLT/MOFO that is the darkest white surfer dude I have ever heard. No wonder he is so popular. He sounds like Jeff Spicoli from "Fast times at Ridgemont High."

[@HughZantu]

​@@james-faulknerlol

[@OriginalYonta]

​ @james-faulkner how will this ever make any sense? it is not. nat geo get more likes on the daily and its dead for for 15 years.

[@LJ_nowandalways]

"Consider not doing crimes" LMAO.

[@Co1010z]

Absolutely laughable fines/points for excessive speeding. NJ and our country as a whole needs to punish reckless driving much harsher than we currently do.

[@ross4]

Hence why the US has 35,000+ motor vehicle deaths per year at a much higher rate than other countries.

[@TomJakobW]

For that much over, he would have been nuked out of orbit in fines in most European countries. In countries like Finland who use income-percentage based fines without upper limit, this would have been 5 figure, probably. And @ross4, another factor for that is probably also the non-existence of a “TÜV-equivalent“ (German example); i.e. proper strict road-safety car inspection regulation, like we have in the EU. Whatever it is, it’s crazy actually how high that number is. I don’t think most Americans understand that. It’s 3x (!) Germany’s (that’s that country with many “unlimited speed sections” on its highways, for reference) traffic-related deaths. It’s absurd. Like, it’s actually a prime “muh freedumb” example; not wanting “the government” to regulate and enforce strict rules on these things that are costing human lives - all for no conceivable gain.

[@SimuLord]

@@TomJakobW Always did like Finland, nice to see that they've found a workaround to the old saying "any crime punishable by a fine is legal for a price" by applying the principles of progressive taxation to the process.

[@ShuckleII]

If he can afford a sports car, yes, it is laughable.

[@no1DdC]

@@SimuLord I vaguely recall a Nokia manager (back when Nokia was still a successful company) receiving a six-figure fine for speeding. That's how it should be.

[@martinmartinpl]

Here in Poland, where the usual residential area limit is 50km/h, if you go 50 above it (so, usually 100km/h) you lose the driving licence on the spot. This rule was introduced in 2022.

[@willowway3349]

And he was going about 154km/h he should've lost his license instantly.

[@joshuachristensen9731]

it would be even worse for him if he did it in Denmark. 50 km/h residential limit. If you go above double that speed (so above 100 km/h) you lose your licence for about 3 years, go to jail for about 3 weeks, and the police will confiscate your car and possibly auction it off. Extra penalties apply if you do property damage, DUI, multiple offences etc

[@natperhaps]

wish the USA had tougher laws like these

[@ThisUserPassedAway]

Same in France! I wonder if those are EU laws

[@no1DdC]

@@ThisUserPassedAway They are not. Germany has much laxer punishments. You only get a €800 fine and three month suspended license for going 100 kph faster than allowed.

[@iau]

It's been interesting seeing MKBHD's slow fall from grace. From humble passionte kid doing tech reviews, to having an entire studio write half-baked reviews for him, to being completely out of touch with what things people value in tech, to just being rich and doing rich people things

[@drachna]

He made a 'back to college' tech recommendation video a few years ago, and it was the most out of touch thing ever, basically just top shelf flagship products in every category. I feel like a video aimed at famously strapped for cash and indebted American college students should have been emphasising the great deals you can get on second hand products, and some surprisingly good value midrange and budget items. As it was, it read like an ad read. He was out of touch then, but still a good reviewer at least.

[@Leanzazzy]

​@@drachnaI remember seeing that video and thought how ridiculous it was he was recommending MacBooks for literal children and college students who don't have a job and can't even dream of that kind of money.

[@drill_fiend1097]

He's been selling out to apple, showing apple waterproof test lab to help propagate Apple's "if something broke down, it is not our fault because the phone survived in our lab (we don't test soapy water or lotions for our water seal test)" message.

[@toastroaster3044]

We live in a car centric world? *America lives in a car centric "world"

[@TheBlargMarg]

I have to say, I am impressed with the KZbin ecosystem going all out on this guy for driving so dangerously through what seems like a residential neighborhood.

[@Dan55888]

If only the law will actually be eeficient or effective at all on punishing him and deterring other famous idiots from doing dumb shit like this... But he will just buy his way out of it and continue to be a rich dumbass who faces no consequences

[@noahbrown6970]

That's not the main reason though unfortunately, he pissed off a few of the big tech companies with (honest and accurate) bad reviews over the last couple years and their cultis---sorry, fans have been waiting to nobble him ever since. Not saying he shouldn't get shit for this, obviously he should and he should be punished too, but by and large "the KZbin ecosystem" doesn't give a shit about human safety or child endangerment and never has, this was just the convenient excuse 😂

[@apgmk1970]

@@noahbrown6970 You're apparently projecting your disregard for human life to a whole community. Are you OK?

[@koppiki]

@@apgmk1970 not to mention the fact that a lot of the complaints people have wrt MKBHD have to do with his mischaracterization of bad products as good, and him being a "shill" as a result. Which is also why I don't really like him, a lot of his stuff feels disingenuous in that sense. So, Mr. "Nobody-Cares-About-Human-Safety" isn't even right about THAT. In my opinion.

[@cujo.856]

@@apgmk1970Most of the criticisms on this video aren’t even abt speeding in a school zone, it’s just people shitting on him

[@jonlosito2004]

MKBHD has truly lived long enough to see himself become a villain.

[@bilboswaggings]

Please don't call driving 3 times the limit "an honest mistake"

[@FoxyPotato1]

HUGE agree. There's some KZbinr friend bias from him in that statement. If a friend of mine did this I would not be calling it an "honest mistake"

[@PasleyAviationPhotography]

Devon simping a more successful youtuber

[@luis-alberto.]

There was nobody on the road, plus he apologized, just move on bro

[@ixuvia]

Yeah honestly, he's probably done the same thing hundreds of times before, just that he was caught this time.

[@mrmcawesome9746]

​@@luis-alberto. It's like saying "nobody got shot therefore it's okay I fired my gun in public"

[@farleyxwilbur3867]

One way to stop some of this nonsense is to have floating fines like Germany. If you are found guilty of a traffic infraction, you are fined in accordance with your income. If you make $500,000 a year, a fine that would be $250 for a normal income would be bumped five or tenfold. A fine only means something if it actually hurts one's pocketbook.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

And it has to HURT. Otherwise, you simply have a license to be an asshole, right?

[@BTrain-is8ch]

Except that changes the incentives for LEOs. Instead of all of us being fair game suddenly most of us aren't worth dealing with and you're only after the "high value" offenders. We've already seen how well giving LEOs incentive to prioritize certain people works out in the long run.

[@poochyenarulez]

Needs to include a license suspension

[@poochyenarulez]

@@BTrain-is8ch oh no, cops might prioritize going after rich people. The horror.

[@BTrain-is8ch]

@@poochyenarulez Law enforcement doesn't work when enforcing the law on 80% of the population isn't worth the effort. I guess in your desire to weaponize government like a Karen you missed the reference to stop and frisk. That went swimmingly didn't it? Or is that sort of thing ok if you don't like the people being targeted? Hm.

[@SirSicCrusader]

But how am I supposed to get clout if I don't film all of my murders for KZbin? ...allegedly.

[@jointhefun4]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@muhammadmusa6276]

😂😂😂 love it

[@jointhefun4]

People will start torturing each other for clout and views if it's not happening already😂

[@billyccall5774]

KZbin's whole PayScale is based on confirmed kills at this point...

[@ModRockfan1992]

The Joker approves of your theatricality😂

[@omlett6482]

If i had a nickel for every time a youtuber committed a crime for a sponsor and uploaded it to youtube i could sponsor a youtuber on my own

[@mgscheue]

The sponsor let him know that they are very unhappy.

[@SimuLord]

Maybe the Ticket Clinic can sponsor MB's next video.

[@adubz54]

​@mgscheue but they will forget in a few months and sponsor him again is the sad part

[@AndyMcCavish]

'But Officer I'm FAMOUS' no average person could expect to get away with that!

[@KeepRespondingWithYourLove]

This is a felony in 3 states, speeding and reckless driving in EVERY state, and possibly more charges tacked depending on the time and who was around.

[@JasonTurk85]

The plug to all the urbanists on Nebula was on point. You have earned my respect Sir.

[@judaswrinkle799]

The fact that you call intentionally speeding a honest mistake….. wow.

[@FlameHAZE2010]

To be fair, in a car like that I could see how you could end up speeding without meaning to. I've done it before in far less powerful vehicles.

[@KarmikCykle]

@@FlameHAZE2010 But triple the limit?

[@FlameHAZE2010]

@KarmikCykle what's the 0-60 time in that car? You step on it just a bit and I wouldn't be surprised.

[@no1DdC]

@@FlameHAZE2010 You still have to fully depress the gas pedal to do what he did. Nobody does this by accident.

[@RVered]

​@@FlameHAZE2010 Why should we care that his acceleration is crazy? You triple the limit, then you triple the limit, period. The video shows this foo| starting at 22 and flooring it for about 4-5 seconds to hit 96 (the fastest 0-100 mph for _any_ lambo is about 4.7 seconds). This was intentional.

[@laurad7228]

Where I'm from, that speed could get your licence revoked.

[@MrJemoederopeenstokj]

Yeah he definitely learned a lesson, he learned to double check when blurring things

[@LavenderSystem69]

Can confirm, that is a legitimate speed limit sign. It is a white regulatory sign with the exact language and formatting specified in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th Edition (December 2023), published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a suborganization within the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). Further, can also confirm that that road is actually posted at 35 mph... I recognize that stretch of road. I've been down it and made deliveries to businesses located on it.

[@gerardhughes]

Doesn't even matter. There's no place in New Jersey where it's legal to drive 95 on a public road.

[@LavenderSystem69]

@gerardhughes okay? Wasn't disputing that or anything. My comment was directed at the "I don't think that's an actual speed limit sign" and "35 on a residential road seems fast" comments that Legal Eagle made. Never once did I make any attempt to defend dipshit of the day doing 60 over

[@selfgrowth4619]

@@LavenderSystem69 Legal Eagle was commenting on the "School Zone" sign that he believes someone just put up themselves. Which I don't think is the case either

[@clawsoon]

The transition to "instead of speeding, watch urbanist bike content on Nebula" was perfect. (And Brownlee would be the perfect presenter for a show about which titanium electronic shifter to add to your $10K carbon fibre frame.)

[@1DangerMouse1]

Thank you for covering this. Just because you're doing something for a video you are posting online doesn't mean you shouldn't be held accountable if it's illegal. This is especially true with so many people who make videos for attention. If lots of people compartmentalize and think "this is for my channel, so it's okay that it's illegal", then you can end up with a lot of bad behavior that's bad for everyone.

[@walrien9359]

In my country, going 50km/h (=31miles/h) over the speed limit means your driver's license gets revoked immediately, that really should be implemented in more places imo

[@deathleopard4960]

its the same in the usa the only issue was the cops didn't catch him and they aren't going to go through the internet and use this single clip to show that he was doing it. Realistically in New Jersey the speed he was going would also have given him a felony it is all about whether or not they want to try and prosecute.

[@loganmedia1142]

Here people then just drive without having a license.

[@christinewalker7242]

In my country (Australia), if you you 30km/h+ (=18.6miles/h), you get your license taken away for 3 months, 35km/h+ (=21.7miles/hour), license is then taken away for 6 months, 45km/h+ (=28miles/h) and it is a year.

[@deathleopard4960]

@@christinewalker7242 it's the same thing in the USA it is just that the cops aren't gonna scoure the Internet looking for crimes that people commit just like that doesn't happen in other countries

[@TheoHawk316]

Same here in the states. 15 over, you can lose your license.

[@djsmeguk]

Here in Ontario, 50km/h over the limit is classified as stunt driving and is an immediate vehicle confiscation if caught (and license revoked, 10k fine etc etc). The police do stunt driving clampdowns in my area in suburban Ottawa fairly regularly because it's quite a problem.

[@jordylont1879]

This together with his scam of a phone wallpaper app, he's really in his villain era lol

[@gandaruvu]

I wouldn't say it's a scam. it's just a shitty, overpriced app.

[@jonlosito2004]

Exactly.. he truly has lived long enough to become a villain.

[@aaronlarson4358]

All this situation has done for me is give me a new found awareness of how people view this type of driving.

[@cachecow]

Where I live that' considered a felony driving violation. It starts with them taking away your license for a year, and you're going to have to visit a jail