🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To THE MOST CORRUPT CITIES IN AMERICA!

[@michaelschemlab]

DMV is the Department of Motor Vehicles, the agency responsible for issuing driver’s licenses and regulating driver’s safety

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Or Department of Motor Vehicles...

[@ethanpost9774]

It also can refer to DC, Maryland, Virginia, an area with a similar culture :p

[@gacaptain]

Everybody hates the DMV. In almost every state or city they have a reputation for being intolerably slow and rude.

[@smokeyverton7981]

It's a PRIMUS song

[@mortensen1961]

@@smokeyverton7981: I've been to hell, I spell it, I spell it D-M-V, Anyone who's been there Knows exactly what I mean. I stood in line and waited And choked back the urge to scream, And if I had my druthers I'd screw a chimpanzee Call it pointless.. . .

[@BrendanWelch16]

I just had a tooth extraction today. Seeing Kabir post makes my day better 😀

[@zurphead9771]

Happy tooth extraction day. 🙊

[@supercolinblow]

I live in Maryland. We in the suburbs/rural areas of the State just roll our eyes at the hot mess that is Baltimore, and "Thank God we don't live there! Three mayors IN A ROW resigned and were prosecuted for corruption. The second one ran again for mayor a while later (fortunately did not win). New mayor Brandon Scott, pretty young guy, has a monumental task ahead of him. About Washington: I couldn't tell you exactly who is being convicted for what, but the fact that that is where the federal government is HQ'd tells you all you need to know LOL. Many of the founding fathers of the US were classically educated so they ended up designing a political system not unlike republican Rome. And it resembles its ancient counterpart in almost every way! In Maryland we had a governor in the late 60s named Spiro Agnew. He resigned as governor when he was elected Vice-President of the United States (with Nixon as president). Spiro resigned the year before Nixon did because all the shady shit he did when he was governor, and back when he was the county executive of Baltimore County, came to light. He eventually plead not guilty (but "No contest") to federal corruption charges. A British political scientist said at the time that the world was shocked when Agnew had to resign, because the amounts of the actual bribes were so small, that "It would not have bought a Junior Minister in the third world". Kind of like a wealthy person shoplifting. I mean, come on, if you're going to take bribes you might as well take large ones, lol.

[@Allaiya.]

To get rid of corruption, would require getting rid of our humanity. Greed is a just a part of human nature unfortunately.

[@noraa1991]

funny you should mention a lot of gangsters being in vegas, if you look up the first casino in vegas was opened by the gangster bugsy siegel called "the flamingo"

[@WhodatLucy]

Cloud Gate, aka “The Bean”, is one of Chicago’s most popular sights. The monumental work of art anchors downtown Millennium Park and reflects the city’s famous skyline and the surrounding green space. Here’s everything you need to know about The Bean, including where it came from and where to see it. What is The Bean? The Bean is a work of public art in the heart of Chicago. The sculpture, which is officially titled Cloud Gate, is one of the world’s largest permanent outdoor art installations. The monumental work was unveiled in 2004 and quickly became of the Chicago’s most iconic sights.

[@xenotbbbeats7209]

I would guess D.C., but technically, it's not a state or a city. It's a district.

[@Wellch]

Chicago. Detroit, Los Angelos, Baltimore , NYC

[@manxkin]

#1 Chicago and the entire state of Illinois.

[@tombigelow8905]

This is why I hate politicians!

[@jamesblanton3744]

You are right this video could be made about every country on the planet

[@gidget8717]

I think the problem is simply size of the governments. The larger the number of agencies, bureau's, boards, committees and departments the easier it is to misdirect money. Humanity, it seems, has a problem with temptations.

[@Jliske2]

3:25 "Really why?" Think about the situation for about 15 seconds and you'll get the picture.

[@WhodatLucy]

One man Edwin Edwards - still love him today

[@Wellch]

Remember David Duke?

[@Nonchalant_248]

Hey Kabir, that aerial shot of Detroit that you were wondering about is a roundabout. It didnt used to be there but the downtown area has gone through a major renovation. The whole city is experiencing gentrification actually.

[@TSquared2001]

DMV=Department of Motor Vehicles. The BBC did a damn-good job covering the GTTF.

[@everybodylol2]

My guess for #1 is Washington DC

[@gotham61]

The aerial shot of Detroit shows Martius Park in downtown, which is kind of like a giant traffic circle/roundabout on Woodward Ave. We don't use traffic circles nearly as much as in the UK.

[@noraa1991]

as someone who lives in the metro detroit area I whole heartedly agree on their inclusion on this list, all you need to do is mention the former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and just listen, or look him up, honestly crazy the shit he got up to with the city's money

[@hifijohn]

America is about power and money, being nice and honest has little to do with it.

[@tombowers6713]

Without watching the video, Chicago, Detriot, NYC, Baltimore, St Louis, Boston must be on the list.

[@michaelt3308]

All Democrat shitholes

[@patrioticjustice9040]

Portland and LA.

[@topherwhite370]

I’m truly shocked that Providence, Rhode Island is not on the list. In the 80s, Dateline dubbed RI “the most corrupt state in the union since before there was a union.” Corruption in RI is a venerable institution since the 1690s. In the 1960s and 70s, it was the arbitration house for mob disputes. In the 80s the Mayor’s secretary left early on Friday’s so he could use her desk to count and divide the week’s cash bribes. In the 90s he was charged with 94 RICO counts. The list goes on ….

[@JPMadden]

I'm not surprised. Providence is too small to have a high number of convictions that this list seems to be based on. The corruption here in Rhode Island seems to have lessened, in part because the Mafia is not so powerful. We're probably not the only place that believes we are the most corrupt.

[@GT-ry1cv]

This list is skewed a bit towards convictions of corruption,

[@kelseydonoghue158]

Rhode Island? Shit. I guess corruption *does* exist in places you wouldn’t expect.

[@JPMadden]

@@kelseydonoghue158 The original comment of this thread talked about how bad it was in the late 20th century. The ex-con (and future convict) mayor of Providence, Buddy Cianci, became a sort of charming anti-hero local and national celebrity in the 1990s and 2000s. The Mafia of course still exists here, especially since we are the most Italian state, but they seem to have lost much of their influence. A distant cousin who I haven't seen in decades became locally famous and infamous for helping them. Many Rhode Islanders seem to take a perverse pleasure in how corrupt our state is, almost as if there are bragging rights involved. In the '90s, a guy I worked with played in a local bar band called "State of Corruption." As far as I know, the corruption is similar to bigger urban places known for it, like Chicago, NYC, New Jersey, etc. Most of what people think of corruption is not the illegal stuff, but the "I know a guy" type, where a local government office seems to work quickly for a few and more slowly for everyone else. During the colonial era, there was so much smuggling in Rhode Island that the British nicknamed it "Rogues' Island." The 1772 burning of the customs schooner HMS Gaspee was perhaps the first overt violent act leading to the Revolution. It is little known outside the state. There is a relatively short Wikipedia page about it titled "Gaspee Affair."

[@richardsbrandon5027]

As a 30 yr resident of the Chi suburbs... I'm amazed Chicago was NOT #1 on the list!

[@rafaelrosario5331]

I think you will like ...the Green Mile....With Tom Hanks...great channel!

[@TruthTroubadour-xi9cc]

DMV=Department of Motor Vehicles. Where one gets their driver's license and renew vehicle registration. Oh, and appointments are recommended in California. In Arizona, it's the MVD= Motor Vehicle Dept,

[@Timmycoo]

Yeah I never understood why it's different names in different places. Also, I moved to Oregon and needed to renew my license and it was a 3 month wait for appointments lol. Post COVID DMV sucks.

[@LaShumbraBatesAuDHD]

@@Timmycoo In Chicago, we called it The Secretary of State, and that's what's on the side of the building. I think some of the younger folks have started calling it the DMV, but the rest of us still say The Secretary of State.

[@Timmycoo]

@@LaShumbraBatesAuDHD Pretty weird name when the secretary of state is a political position lol.

[@LaShumbraBatesAuDHD]

@@Timmycoo I was grown before I knew there was a federal government position with the same name.

[@robynaboverubiesorpearls]

@@Timmycoo It’s called that in Michigan, as well. Rather, I should say, that’s where you go in Michigan to get your driver’s license, to the Secretary of State’s office.

[@lareeseblaque8303]

New York. Chicago. Miami. All of California.

[@MrVince8]

Corruption is like prostitution, it will always be here

[@jeffburdick869]

The DMV is also called Secretary of State in some states.

[@bgt54rfvcde32wsxzaq1]

That Washington DC Ranking Is BOGUS! It's Not The Washington DC Government But The Senators And Congressmen Who Move To Washington DC And Do Their Dirt

[@richardmead5969]

well there is the 3 letter agencies doj, cia, nsa, fbi all are the ultimate corrupt entities

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

Washinton DC is my guess

[@hardtackbeans9790]

No idea what #1 is but I have no arguments about his list yet. The bean in Chicago is one of those Avant' Gard artistic things. You know, the ones you are supposed to like but no one seems to. The bean at least is fun for people to get up close & look at themselves.

[@carolewhite6356]

Washington DC

[@ESUSAMEX]

Corruption will end if we start executing the corrupt officials.

[@BlueDebut]

Based 🤣

[@robynaboverubiesorpearls]

😯🤣

[@gilligan1350]

If shitcago isn't #1 this list is a farce

[@gidget8717]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🙊

[@mireederrick1977]

Nothing but facts!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@juliayoung537]

Unless it's Washington DC🤷‍♀️😂

[@mireederrick1977]

@@juliayoung537 Damn😂😂😂😂

[@majesticeagle191]

Thought #1 was going to be philadelphia

[@tombigelow8905]

I live in a small town in Ohio and am glad I do. We don’t have much of this here.

[@hrussell9677]

You do, you just don’t know about it.

[@derred723]

"Omar!" come on man "Omar comin'!" Regardless, Best show in TV history.

[@RiseOfThePhoenix30]

Yeah that long picture or the "US Capitol Building" was not it......

[@dodgermartin4895]

So Briggs wanted to soft-soap the politics, but 9 out of 10 of those cities have Democrat mayors, Las Vegas has an independent. All of those cities were heavy Biden voting areas. But we have to be careful not to trigger some people with this reality.

[@terriecooperman7232]

Just got to say in az we sent most of our legislation to jail for bridery ,and a governor got impeach .

[@fsujavi16]

5:46 DMV is the Department of Motor Vehicles. It’s where u get your drivers license, where u get a license plate for the car, and where u renew your car’s registration tag every year.

[@grantlow6392]

Believe it or not, a giant scandal has erupted over my local SCHOOL BOARD, with a petition demanding removal of 4 out of 5 of them now wildly popular. The school board! In a town of 6500 people.

[@LibbyAnn]

DMV- Department of Motor Vehicles ☺️ ❤️❤️

[@Andrew-vw5vb]

DC is my guess

[@bombud1]

Basically any blue city in America.

[@AnimeEditzonYouTube]

Because every city is Blue. If this were ranked by towns and cities this may be another story.

[@farhad_v25]

So you mean every city? Every city is blue. There’s not a “red” city in America unless there’s less than 150k people

[@AnimeEditzonYouTube]

@@farhad_v25 by the last presidential election I think so.

[@farhad_v25]

@Doug Spooner of course. Nobody wants to be a corrupt leader for only 40k people. The money is where the people is that’s why New York LA and Chicago are in the list

[@chiqadee5996]

They do seize their assets. They have police auctions that sell the items. And that money goes to the police, for equipment and for families that have an injured or death of the families.

[@scabbedwings6548]

There can't be a (true) top ten list of corrupt cities without having New Orleans on it. Yes, in fact, the whole state in very corrupt. The only woman on death row in Louisiana was a cop and, yes, she's from New Orleans. Also, Walt Disney wanted to build Disney World in Louisiana, in particular around the New Orleans and Slidell area (about 20 mi/30 mi away from New Orleans) because of all of the swamp land. He decided against it, after purchasing land, because he knew he couldn't get what he needed to build the park without having to grease the palms of politicians perpetuity. Governors and mayors have gone to prison as well.

[@PoorMan972]

Sorry if this is late compared to others. DMV = Department of Motor Vehcles, the licensing authority.

[@andregourdine8353]

Washington DC is where all the politicians meet. Easy to understand why there is so much corruption. Where money and power come together.

[@WhodatLucy]

They get money from lobbyists to vote a certain way and end up as millionaires as a politicians

[@mbl78]

You need to watch HBO’s “We Own This City”, it’s about Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force Scandal.

[@grantlow6392]

Kabir how about a video or two showing us your favorite spots in your neighborhood, in London, in the UK? I mean your favorite fish n chips shop, romantic stroll along the Thames, view from the top of St. Paul's, or spot for a drunken brawl in Glasgow.

[@jacenjustice]

"Marlo coming yo!" 😂🤣 I think you meant "Aye y'all! Omar's coming!"

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

The four biggest cities in the country (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston) are all on the list. It makes me wonder whether the study took population into account. If not, a population-corrected list would probably be very different. The DMV is a state agency, so I'm not sure it's fair to blame Los Angeles for corruption in a local DMV location. Also, Compton is a separate city from Los Angeles, so why count Compton's corruption against L.A.?

[@johnbernstein7887]

Notice is mostly DEMOCRATS

[@tammyharris6645]

Washington DC is my guess for #1

[@DatmayneChamp]

I’m truly surprised Jackson, Mississippi isn’t on the list

[@davideasterling2729]

My guess would be Washington DC

[@marlahudgins7038]

DMV is Departtment of Motor Vehicles

[@Scottshodgepodge]

DMV-department of Moter Vehicles

[@jahnj2523]

Motour

[@Scottshodgepodge]

@@jahnj2523 lol! I even spelled it wrong in American English! Motor. But your country invented the language and so you’re correct there as well!

[@theire483]

Serpico, kind of cleaned NY (cop gangs) up some in the 60-70s.

[@jeffking4176]

This really was a most interesting video. As long as humans are humans, there will be greed, and wherever there’s greed, there will be corruption. - a great reaction - 📻😐

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

You need one more ingredient: Wealth!

[@screwylooygaming]

Guess for #1 is St. Louis, MO stopped at 13:06 to type this.

[@davideasterling2729]

HBO did a limited series (like 6 episodes) called "We Own This City" on the recent Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal. If you liked "The Wire", you'll probably enjoy that series too.

[@Timmycoo]

Yeah, it got hate because of the pacing and the constant flashbacks to different times, jarring the storyline. But everyone loved Bernthal in it. PS. it is 6 episodes, because HBO.

[@davideasterling2729]

@@Timmycoo I totally forgot that it was only 6 episodes. It has been a little while since I saw it. I watched it when it first premiered. (I'll correct my original comment) I agree, it did feel a bit like a tennis match with all of the back and forth. Jon Bernthal was great, he's such a versatile actor. Speaking of versatile, they brought back a few actors from "The Wire", and several of those played completely different characters from the ones before.

[@Timmycoo]

@@davideasterling2729 I haven't seen The Wire in forever but hearing Kabir talk about it made me want to re-watch it again. And yeah, huge fan of Bernthal. And I know what you mean, HBO shows sometimes feel like 2 episodes in one lol.

[@davideasterling2729]

@@Timmycoo I watched The Wire last year, but it's probably time to binge the series again.

[@terriecooperman7232]

Chicago corp goes back to 1960 with mayor daily

[@Raees-Divitiae]

I guessed DC as number 1, as anybody should. I didn't think Houston would be on the list. Pittsburgh and Cleveland should have listed as well.

[@TruthTroubadour-xi9cc]

I almost picked Philadelphia or Pittsburgh.

[@zex7689]

Wait, no Philadelphia?

[@hubrisbrutus6805]

Somewhere in Florida for #1 or somewhere else in the south

[@janetmoreno8909]

you're always going to have greedy human beings so no, you're never going to get rid of corruption.

[@stayfly3000]

Before I even watch the video, I'm guessing New Orleans, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Las Vegas might be featured.

[@ReymundoCortez]

One thing people need to understand. It takes a certain type of person to make it here in Vegas and byake i mean be successful. And one thing yes we are the town where the backdoor deals and kickbacks. It just that way and to be honest we like it that way that's why we live here. This is a city for hustlers if you ain't whiling to hustle and do what ever it takes to win this is not the town for you.

[@shawnanderson6313]

Your saying corruption is expected from elected officials in Las Vegas ? And if your not corrupt (kickbacks and backdoor deals), then you cannot accomplish anything ?

[@ReymundoCortez]

@@shawnanderson6313 like i said life is different in vegas. You dont have to agree with it nut there is a certain way and understandings in place doing business here. Like i said this is a hustlers city if you dont like it dont live here but this is the way we like our city, handshakes are the way you get things done around here. We are Vegas evrything has a price are known for it. Thats why we still use the old saying what happens in vegas stays in vegas.

[@lalida6432]

When I watch the local news in Detroit, I always think about how exhausted the people who work for the FBI must be.

[@shawnmcx482]

DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles

[@SherryPM72]

DMV, Department of motor vehicles.

[@joeschwartz1009]

DMV DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

[@rebeccachurchbodell9004]

Great reaction! When are you coming to the US Kabir?

[@DatmayneChamp]

You should watch We Own This City it’s like the wire but it’s on the issue on the Gun Trace Task Force

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Wasn’t Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel one of the founders of Las Vegas?

[@mikeortiz6008]

I believe so!

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

He was the one who made LV,NV a major tourit trap, with gambling and all the other stuff. Odd fact: Clark county where Las Vegas is county seat, is one of a minority of counties in Nevada which doesn't allow brothels.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@johanrunfeldt7174 I did not know that... Thank you!

[@amberswafford9305]

I love that he’s implying Jimmy Carter wasn’t corrupt. That’s sweet. Any member of the Council on Foreign Relations before becoming potus, which none of them haven’t been in a loooong time except Trump (I’m not saying he was or wasn’t corrupt in any way. He’s a billionaire businessman so I’d put my $ on him being too. It may have been a different type considering the CFR didn’t prop him up or not, idk bc most of what’s said on him isn’t true as it turns out so 🤷🏻‍♀️) My point is Carter was most definitely corrupt. He just did it w a good ol’ boy, down home, Southern accent so it felt like he was genuinely trying to do what was best for America. That said, he has helped build a ton of Habitat for Humanity homes, so credit where credit’s due.

[@ramsoncole4605]

District of Criminals.

[@kimharding2246]

This is my guess before seeing #1… Washington, D.C. Edit: Go figure. I was right. But I guessed DC, not because of the federal government there, but the local city government. The worst.

[@ithilnin123]

Yeah, any city that kept electing Marion Berry as Mayor definitely has serious corruption issues.

[@kimharding2246]

@@ithilnin123 Absolutely!

[@jeffbartholomew1152]

If you ever get a chance, watch the HBO tv series, Veep. It’s about a fictional VP of USA and her rise (and fall) to power. It’s a great, well-written comedy. It’s also a fun way to learn about corruption at “big boy level.”

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

Same with both versions of House Of Cards.

[@jeffbartholomew1152]

@@BIGBLOCK5022006 I’ll have to add that one to my watchlist

[@cssimps]

I'm on #2....I say Texas or Florida is #1. Lol

[@SGlitz]

DMV= Dept of Motor Vehicles

[@chickmcgee1000]

Take a look for yourself on which political party, owns the most cities with the biggest problems.

[@catgirl6803]

Is Baltimore on the list? Considering how we had more than one mayor who did time in federal prison and now the DA being investigated. And several cops serving 20+ years (watch We Own This City)

[@catgirl6803]

Ah, #4. But he didn’t go over half of it. Must be an old video. The recent former mayor is in prison for some scandal she ran and the DA is being investigated for not paying her taxes and lying on mortgage loan applications to buy more properties. We just voted her out. Watch We Own This City on HBO Max. It goes over the Gun Trace Task Force crimes. They planted guns and drugs on citizens to get arrests.

[@rebekahchappel1633]

I bet Washington DC is #1.

[@kabirconsiders]

Nailed it!

[@briankirchhoefer]

U of I Chicago was paid off the keep Chicago from #1 lol

[@LeeRoyLion]

how Boston isnt on this list i will never know

[@Charsept]

I already know New Orleans is going to be on here. I always here about them doing shenanigans. I can tell you that the Katrina relief money didn't all make it where it should have.

[@WhodatLucy]

People are too greedy

[@nightdog8910]

That's why you need to know the constitution inside and out and several basic laws. Through the books at them for their behavior. I had call out an county for their corruption if I didn't know my rights and the constitution I would have been sucked into their corruption know jurisdictions and the constitution is your best friend against bad faith actors

[@sikksotoo]

Happy my city (Phoenix) isn't on the list 😄

[@perfumedelight66]

Washington D.C.

[@perfumedelight66]

Ha I was right!

[@randallshuck2976]

Are these cities the most corrupt or are they the most proficient at catching and prosecuting their crooks?

[@upmperthay]

The Bible warns about living in cities.

[@douggaijin]

Why isn’t Sacramento, California on this list?

[@richardmead5969]

hard to believe san fran and seattle are not on list.

[@randykillman6475]

Corruption Free? Not this side of heaven.

[@gailloron3483]

Department of motor vehicles

[@fsujavi16]

14:33 Unfortunately, he was pardoned by Trump.

[@BlueDebut]

I think #1 would probably be DC. Home of the most psychopaths and sociopaths in the US

[@maggiereynolds8678]

DMV is the Department of Motor Vehicles. The space in Detroit I believe is Campus Marcious Park. That’s a guess because I’ve only rode the People Mover through it.