The Snitch Trying to Get Ghost Cars Off the Streets

Drivers in New York City have figured out a way to get around the NYPD's elaborate network of traffic enforcement cameras -- making their license plates unreadable. We meet the snitch trying to stop them and a ghost plate dealer keeping them on the streets.
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[@backupintheday9710]

Obviously all staged to push tracking agendas.

[@shadowbanned2028]

Vice news is disgusting.....

[@spiritualdilemma1364]

That’s freaking terrifying to read.

[@AliHussain-db2qo]

He is snitch helping government rob people 😂

[@jaiichamberlain410]

“ most people don’t care about what’s on other people’s license plate but he does because he’s a Snitch “ 😭🤣

[@S2KV]

I wish they offered that in California, I'll probably don't have to work if it is $75 per report.

[@christianguzman6510]

Vice makes fake videos im from nyc this video aint tru

[@adventure6583]

Snitches get stiches

[@sammynatal6471]

@@adventure6583 m. Not anymore. Now they come out famous. Ask 69 and alpo.

[@kingsolomon5278]

@@sammynatal6471 I thought Alpo got killed ?

[@CopeKiddPiffy]

That dude is definitely going to find himself in the wrong situation with the wrong person and end up a news story himself.

[@mustafa.r9582]

I didn't wanna be the one to say it. I can't wait tho because this is ridiculous.

[@matthewmaughan5906]

I honestly hope he is

[@Ilearnedtodayy]

this dude needs his ass beat he dose not own a car and gos around fucking with other peoples cars not cool.

[@thetruthisonlyperspective4872]

I hope so, this is pathetic

[@SL-pg4dh]

The guy was literally writing on someone's license plate, talk about boldness. You are crossing the line when you start to fuq with someones property. He really thinks he's a licensed government traffic agent.

[@Planemaster24]

They call everything you can’t track “ghost” 🤣🤣

[@nolesy34]

I must be untrackable because all the women i meet reply "I'm ghosting you " 😬

[@drewrhea1021]

I just have a feeling that this snitch is gonna get more than just stitches 😂

[@Dark-qk3ie]

Well he won't be missed

[@arthurneddysmith]

Nope. He's still doing fine. Clearly your feelings aren't worth jack.

[@kmaxx24]

Gonna to wind up in a ditch.

[@EzraWhite-ql2tx]

o yea i ever see him hes gonna regret everything

[@s.m.8157]

I had to follow a commercial vehicle that hit my car and fled the scene. His plate was intentionally obscured. Followed him right back to his business and drove through the gate right behind him. They had security to harass me and demand I leave and even served me a no trespass notice, but I just sat patiently in my car and the cops were on my side once they got there and he got a hit and run charge against his CDL. The cops and i laughed in theur faces over their complaint that I was trespassing.

[@warppizza]

did they ticket him for the obstructed plate though?

[@s.m.8157]

@@warppizza nope. But they paid for the damage to my car and charged him with a hit and run. Not sure what happens with a cdl then, but I hope he lost his job.

[@pavoutsinas]

what was the name of the company? NYC based?

[@kevinwilkinson1510]

@@s.m.8157 For an infraction like hit-and-run, the CDL is supposed to go bye-bye.

[@AmphyPhi]

In my state, as soon as you flee it becomes a felony that even the local DA can pick up on your behalf.

[@johnvienta7622]

The story about registration/licence plates that makes me laugh was in England when someone unscrewed the plate of a speed camera vehicle, then attached to their own car and drove up and down the road past the detection vehicle at an excess speed about 30 times.

[@chloeleedow7250]

🤣 🤣 Now I want to do that

[@johnvienta7622]

@@chloeleedow7250 .. I would like to see their faces when they looked at the photos and try to work out what happened.

[@MoveoverAndbark]

are you thinking of this video vlog...??? it was a bicycle...and Bezos' license plate # (not the actual plate)...I saw it a while back... kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3eyeXqkad2beNk

[@BobyourUncle]

Not all heroes wear capes.. :)

[@KevinKickChannel]

GRAND TOUR reference haha kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4SWhKemmL98jsk and then skip to 4:49

[@omarstephenson7000]

Wait, is this the guy that claimed to have " had PTSD" just from pulling the trigger on an AR-15 while being 'inflicted with an injured shoulder' from the recoil of that rifle? Call the asylum. One of their escape mental patients is on the loose!

[@DJNoMask]

Yup

[@EastmanEditing]

The only 2 times I've been hit in my life were by people with fake insurance and fake plates. One was also drunk to top it off and nearly killed the other person they hit when their car flipped (they hit me after hitting the other car full force so I was thankfully uninjured), and the other time I was on my Vespa and flew through the air 20 feet. I'm so sick of it. I'm in Denver and see expired and illegal plates daily in the city and parked on my street selling drugs in broad daylight. I'm not one to judge morally, but safety wise, I have no idea why this isn't seen as a bigger concern for law enforcement in big cities. If I miss a single day of putting a new sticker on my plate, I get a $75 ticket. If I call the police because I heard a shooting and see a car with bullet holes and expired plates parked in front of my house, they do nothing even when the person returns and continues selling drugs daily with a bullet wound in his leg. What is going on?? (Also, I don't think the shootout drug dealer living in his car in front of my house is completely equal to someone who DOES pay taxes and work and pay rent, but either way, it just seems like there's a common denominator with people who have illegal tags just so happen to also be the worst and most reckless drivers around, speaking from first hand experience.)

[@Ivana9910]

yeah also the cars in the video with obscured plates were all expensive cars. Like come on. I have no pity now. They're just being selfish.

[@bockscar1]

Don't vote for mayor who is soft on crime !!!

[@RichOffYayy]

Mind ur business nun wrong with no plates u ppl have no life

[@paulzoom489]

actually have you ever been stuck behind some moron on a vespa doing 20 mph?

[@EastmanEditing]

@@paulzoom489 can't say that I have ever in my life and I lived and drove in NYC for years as well as Denver. Mine went 80mph and I took it on the highway often. Also, as mentioned, I was stopped at a stoplight, so...irrelevant regardless.

[@ichbineinebiene6234]

The cops do it all the time, obscuring the tags on private vehicles

[@utubepunk]

Exactly. I like how he goes after the cop cars, too.

[@thealternative9580]

@@utubepunkhe should just get a life.

[@allisonmaldonado3705]

Just because cops do it doesn't mean it's okay for other people to do BLM took millions in donations and use the money to buy mansions for themselves does that make it okay for other people to do it? No

[@MyNewYorkCity.]

All over my neighborhood and they never get tickets unless an old lady complains

[@rs6109]

@@thealternative9580 The dudes a hero , what have you done lately ,crybaby

[@MSPROV0CATEUR]

He needs to be careful doing this because people are crazy

[@tricatfilms6136]

or they just believe in the 4th amendment. "The Right to Privacy". If you aren't driving erratic or doing something dangerous, all your movements and whereabouts SHOULD NOT BE TRACKED.

[@jayandrusiak]

Clearly he’s the crazy one. If I catch someone touching my car there’s going to be a big problem. Mind your business

[@youzzzef]

The only crazy person is the unemployed cyclist with too much time on his hands lol

[@Kalausz]

@@tricatfilms6136 You have no right to privacy in a public space. If you are naked in a shopping mall I can watch wtf are you doing, I dont have to close my eyes because of your privacy concerns. If you want to drive your car in privacy you can do that behind closed doors…

[@BobLuvsBoobies]

@@Kalausz 😂 That’s the most democrat metaphor I’ve ever heard, of course you equate the 4th amendment to whipping out a duck in public. 😂 why are you all the same person?

[@renajforbesceoofmobay9814]

Reporting 10 cars every day is a good living 😂 for $75 a pop

[@sjpdstl]

The same man who was terrified of an ar 15 is worried about people avoiding speed cameras and parking tickets, im shocked 😂

[@usernamunavailiable]

It bruised his shoulder and gave him PTSD. 😂😂

[@yerpyurnt2197]

Snitching on himself ,can’t even help himself 😂

[@snitox]

Yeah but imagine how much press it would get if he got busted for that.

[@williamyoung9401]

With all of that free time on his hands, you'd think this boomer would find something more productive to do with his time instead of being a wannabe meter maid.

[@MrThorider]

No need for a reply

[@liltliltliltlilt]

Is this wheres981 ?

[@kingranchdressin1008]

@@liltliltliltlilt nah wheres981 has a m2 competition, this dude had a 340i

[@loganm.144]

The dude who sells plate hiders is definitely the type of guy who would do a hit and run

[@srd2725]

he's got places to go, he pays his taxes

[@busystuff23yearsago15]

Duh😊

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

too insistent that he's always driving 36 for it to be true...

[@BigTrees4ever]

@@srd2725 I wonder if he actually pays taxes on his illegal plate obscuration business 🤔

[@MoveoverAndbark]

@@BigTrees4ever I don't know the tax policies of foreign countries, but I think we all know that the people that allow that sheet into the United States, for the most part, pay taxes according to this nations tax requirements...so don't always blame the creator, in this case...blame the "middle man"...

[@bigfrank493]

Dude is going to end up in a dirt nap. He'll come across the wrong person.

[@89five3five]

And if he does get killed, he becomes a martyr and the reason he got killed will make the government go into overdrive.

[@danielj4567]

The boldness to continually mess with peoples things with a perverted sense of justice - whether they are right or wrong. This guy is living on borrowed time.

[@Lizzyluvsu2]

He is gonna piss off the wrong guy and it suck why are you going public with his face why not cover his face

[@G0LD3NR0D]

@@Lizzyluvsu2 Because he's a fairly well known Journalist. Wrote a well known and heavily derided article about his experience shooting an AR-15 and claiming it gave him temporary PTSD. He probably already has a network in place so if he does get killed, it's likely his killer will get caught almost immediately, and probably get the book thrown at them due to the notability of this guy. Like, keep in mind his activism regarding license plates and the like has been featured in The New Yorker.

[@deeskiii3below]

I know people who don’t live in the US watch us and scratch their heads. I just know it

[@dustyoldhat]

In most countries in this world, there's barely any traffic regulation and people drive cars without any license plates at all.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

actually in terms oftransportation, we mostly scratch our heads at how extremely your cities and towns are built dor driving only. nevermind bike lanes, you don't even half sidewalks or pedestrian crossings in so many places! also you dtive like absolute idiots, I can not believe how much you pass on the right whenever I see a random clip of americans driving on a highway.

[@Maya_Pinion]

@@dustyoldhat true.went to an island 🏝️ once and chic in our * taxi* screamed and squeezed my hand the whole ride.unbelievable.whole families on scooters weaving like crazy in between traffic.

[@yarr0]

I live in the USA and I am still scratching my head

[@giglomesh123]

@@dustyoldhat so what? The US is a rich western country and there are higher standards you would expect😁

[@RUMBOYZ]

He gonna mess around touch the wrong whip and get touched 🤣

[@lilvoicemail5738]

Ong

[@l0rdGUD]

Touches the wrong plate then VOILA!..🐀 turns right into a ghost lol

[@trentbateman]

Nah he strapped

[@MrHobo71]

Or maybe the car/driver of the law breaking plate obscurer will get touched. Tough guys don't have to be law breakers.

[@r0mulyni2]

Wait till he gets a ticket from NYPD for riding his bike in wrong lane.

[@markuzantwahn6351]

He's gonna be a victim of a hit and run - and that person will have a ghost plate. Thats life.

[@celestialnubian]

The problem with slightly crazy people is that they tend to forget that there's real crazy out there. Putting your hands on the wrong/right person's car might not end well for ya.

[@ExploringinAmerica]

Exactly just a bunch of ex special ed students with to much free time

[@kevinflores583]

but he’s doing the right thing

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

@@kevinflores583 No he is not, he just thinks he does.

[@cowyeti21]

@@MarshallMathersthe7th he is. it's easy to not speed and pay for toll roads

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

@@cowyeti21 Tell me, why do you think it is ok to pay for the road? Isn't that same road build already with your taxdollars? So why pay for it over and over again? Do you after you bought your tv, pay a monthly describtion to be able to turn on your tv? No right? So why for the useage of a road? I agree to not speeding, but i have no idea how high the fines are in NY, but if they are ridicilously high, i understand the people that try to evade those kind of tickets even tho they only went 1mph above the limit.

[@SeudXe]

When even the cops have ghost cars something is wrong. I've been in hit and runs and they all got away because the cameras could not identify the plate. It's infuriating to people who actually follow the law and I understand why he is doing this.

[@SpiritualBabe101]

How many exactly have you been involved in? Pardon my saying, but please look closer into who may want to harm you of you've been involved in more than one, it's too much of a coincidence. Take care :)

[@SeudXe]

@@SpiritualBabe101 nope its just literal bad luck and it happens. There’s literally nothing you can do about it but people get offended by what I say. The reality is you cannot control what others do to you and I had nowhere to go when they hit me each time. Been in 4 total. All got away.

[@Stophatingjitt]

This will get him killed

[@ThumbDr]

@@SeudXe do you think maybe you’re the one causing the accidents? Are you brake checking people or simply slamming on the brakes before a stop or turning your signal on 5 feet before a turn? Just saying I’ve never been in an accident in my 35 years of driving but in my state we are forced to take classes before we get our temps when we turn 15. Look into defensive driving courses they might help you a lot!

[@jojodroid31]

@@ThumbDr so he causes the accident but the victims run away? Doesn't make much sense, does it?

[@jonrod9353]

Man can’t get a car so he’s doing this 😂😂

[@smallfaucet]

This man must have been beaten up so many times as a kid.

[@usernamunavailiable]

Look up the story he posted about firing an AR-15. "The recoil bruised my shoulder, which can happen if you don't know what you're doing. The brass shell casings disoriented me as they flew past my face. The smell of sulfur and destruction made me sick. The explosions -- loud like a bomb -- gave me a temporary form of PTSD. For at least an hour after firing the gun just a few times, I was anxious and irritable."

[@mechadonia]

Not enough apparently 😂😂😂

[@rogueinvestor2375]

@@usernamunavailiable If he got bruised from the recoil of an AR-15, he's the most fragile snowflake in the world.

[@WILD__THINGS]

Self-proclaimed illegal street racer says speeding tickets are unfair

[@dhc2]

they are unfair, old people that suck at driving cause more accidents than people going over the speed limit but cops dont steal their money

[@gardenstatePR]

@@dhc2 I hear this all the time, but no one provides the evidence. Can you provide that????

[@joeharc]

@@gardenstatePR Top causes: - distracted driving - speeding - drunk driving - reckless driving - rain - running red lights - running stop signs - teenage drivers - night driving - traffic pattern design defects - unsafe lane changes - wrong way driving - improper turns - tailgating - driving under the influence of drugs - ice - snow - road rage - potholes - drowsy driving - tire blowouts - fog - deadly/sharp curves - animals - street racing (any number of the above could be involved with street racing) Who causes more: - teens more than seniors - men more than women - cyclists more than drivers - stockbrokers - urbanites cause more accidents, but rural drivers cause more deadly accidents - GED more than high school, more than bachelors, more than masters, more than PhD (high education = less accidents) - unmarried more than married

[@WILD__THINGS]

@ativann That's a whole other issue. Personally I believe the elderly should be required to retake their driving test regularly. But they usually drive slow and speed is the most important factor in the severity of accidents. "According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding remains the number one factor in more than 25% of fatal accidents each year." Old people mostly cause fender benders. Speeders kill people.

[@gardenstatePR]

@@joeharc thank you!

[@YoungMinutemen]

Ghost gun, ghost car, just wait til they hear about the ghost person... they only carry cash 😆 🤣

[@davidramone3687]

Me 😊

[@trulyminded9685]

Careful what you wish for 😂

[@nertervern]

Who you gonna call?

[@BigWillyBilly26]

@@nertervernPETA

[@jthymesthree602]

@@davidramone3687 Can't really be a ghost person when you're making comments online though lmao

[@erikanders3343]

The City should make an app with a $50 bounty. Take a picture of the plate, the vin.

[@ericmannoia2037]

You’re literally evil if you think this is ok

[@cowmann3555]

​@@ericmannoia2037 awesome idea

[@fuchkyouhtubhe2936]

It is okay .... stop being a scum bag and register your car and pay insurance .... if you can't.... FU get a bike

[@mistersecret88]

​@ericmannoia2037 you sound stupid.

[@ILovePancakes24]

@@ericmannoia2037 you're right they should tow

[@zacharyrich4069]

Imagine simping for your local govt/surveillance state that much...

[@nicthedoor]

Imagine thinking it's ok to steal from your fellow citizens on a daily basis.

[@rvoloshchukify]

So you would be ok with a hit and run by someone with an obscured license plate that you then couldn’t catch

[@None13214]

Imagine if you own a ghost gun and a ghost car and you come outside and see this guy messing with you’re license plate… smh

[@Joker-np9le]

Wouldn't even need a gg a nice slingshot would work.

[@sofamous21]

Boom boom room

[@Anonymous_________]

He's going to snitch on a lot of people pick it up weight to bring back to Cali.

[@EmperorNerox]

I'd knock him the fk out

[@stonahhlovah2026]

He turning into a ghost

[@NotTurtleish]

He's gonna get hurt soon... better stop what he's doing while he can. Some people WILL come after him for this especially after you brought it to light.

[@wildwolf1407]

Sadly 😥 😔 but unfortunately the truth is not far away from what you just said . Bless him 🙏

[@user-assoul_]

I’m Actively hunting 😑

[@mikelarry2869]

I hope they do

[@davrocket5304]

can't stop won't stop , I support this man work !

[@user-dk6mt2qf3x]

Doubt it.

[@erikanders3343]

You could put up a plate reader at major points in the city and flag every ghost car. have officers near by to go pull them over, arrest the driver and impound the car for auction.

[@flitsertheo]

In Belgium you don't get a mere ticket for masking your plate. Expect a heavy fine, your car can be seized and that is before the police check your car insurance.

[@word42069]

I live in Brooklyn and noticed that cops are typically the ones obscuring their license plates. All you have to do is take a drive from Brooklyn through LI and you’ll notice every other car with an obscured or fake plate also has a blue lives matter sticker or two along with a PBA badge. 😂 You’d think these overcompensated pensioned clowns would at least not give it away that easily.

[@uppercuts8984]

....assuming they are actually cognitively able to think that far ahead

[@erok268]

Duh, they see it works, cuz they are the hall monitors. *realizes that's a reoccurring blind spot they have to deal with regularly. "Duh, until it's fixed might as well not have tickets myself"

[@bryand6051]

What better way to commit a crime than to have a "blue lives matter" sticker. It's saying "hey cops I'm on your side. Please don't write me a ticket or look too closely at my disfigured license plate".

[@alfredogonzalez3421]

Seen a video where a traffic stop was a car with blue lives stickers and fraternal order of police star all over it. The female driver was allowed to leave the traffic stop from a parent and a police officer got in the car and drove off. Turns out it was a daughter of a cop using dad's car. It was a dui

[@alfredonski]

So your proof that they are cops is that they have a blue lives matter sticker? And your statistics is based on “every other car”. Seems legit for A Vice report.

[@ladex142online]

That leaf one is smart AF, you could argue that you didn't do it and you are unaware

[@FFM0594]

You might get away with it for a couple of months a year but it is your duty to check your car before driving so it wouldn't work in winter, sppring or summer.

[@nertervern]

No it's an easy ticket if you get pulled over. Obstructed license plate. Judge will rail you too.

[@filxie]

Yo what kinda emoji is that? Its dope 😂

[@petergriffin7121]

@@FFM0594 who says the leaf didn’t get there whilst driving?…..🤗

[@frogstomp646]

Dude what's with the emoji?!

[@mikeg3810]

This is a serious problem because when you get into a serious accident and a car takes off. You get the plate number and the cop runs it. The police come back and tell you. So sorry, the plate is not registered. Can’t help you. How would You feel? Now imagine if your family or friend got killed and they couldn’t track down the perp. It’s a growing problem and probably a reason why insurance rates keep going up in New York. That along with uninsured drivers. Nobody looking at the big picture until it hits home.

[@therealCamoron]

When you fine people outrageous sums for driving 1 or 2 mph over the speed limit with hidden cameras, you push people toward doing this.

[@koolmazin]

It only takes pictures when you're going 11 over

[@scruf153]

the speed limit is the speed limit there is no excuse

[@therealCamoron]

@@koolmazinnot in Chicago

[@bobbyhall7472]

Using police as a revenue stream is why this BS is happening.

[@Pattaya-360]

Don’t need police….just a lot of tow truck drivers…..

[@johnnywang206]

It’s never about safety

[@JawnCena-dn7jc]

@@johnnywang206 So because folks being punished by laws brings revenue, it's not about safety?

[@mr_unsane]

@@JawnCena-dn7jc Wake up man......Collect and serve? or protect and serve? You are prob part of this clowns crew out here making people get $250 tickets taking food out of their kids mouths......GTFOH!!!

[@No_Feelings]

@@JawnCena-dn7jc yes, that is more often then not the case

[@avonfettydale9166]

The irony of Vice calling somebody a snitch 😂

[@bdf49]

The irony of his last name!😆

[@ronniewilliz153]

Lol right

[@darkmoneybrandon24]

Still a snitch. Shout out to vice

[@derekrey902]

He means the latest hit piece on Tate, catch up son.

[@post-leftluddite]

@@derekrey902 so what, vice worked hand in hand with the authorities?

[@francisscata4750]

Guy definitely was the kid in class who reminded the teacher about the homework

[@dannyb7166]

The guys a weirdo, should get a detective job and probably a car himself haha

[@gloriaa.garcia3985]

The same thing is happening in Texas if someone has a car accident with a ghost car it's your loss. The person doesn't have insurance & car hasn't been registered maybe for years.

[@imathreat209]

This guy is the type to get bit by a zombie and not tell the group

[@knoose11]

someone mad

[@battery781]

Awesome comment!

[@danielceja3729]

This guy should go to Compton CA and do this. Lmao. Be the shortest episode he ever made.

[@danielceja3729]

Alright Vice, were going to need like at least two more cartel documentaries, to make up for kicking it with that guy. Lol.

[@jimdandy8996]

lol

[@imsoniceee]

Compton is fake. Don't believe the hype. Bunch of fake ninjas in nice houses palm trees 🌴 just actors

[@-TurboS]

He’ll fit right in YSL Gang

[@prestonanonuoso5508]

Compton is not as dangerous as it used to be. Is it unsafe, yes. But it’s not dangerous to the point where random people will get murdered or a life changing injury from getting jumped. (But go a couple miles north to the projects, you won’t be so lucky)

[@twobalcain]

Probably a bad idea to touch any of my vehicles, even if you dont like what you see. Dont come to TX. 😅

[@liquidfiretibby]

officers breaking the law are not reprimanded. they are just told to hide it better next time

[@gothnate]

All they do in North Carolina is just go without a plate or use an expired plate from a few years ago. I've seriously seen so many in parking lots and going down the road it's insane. They _never_ get caught, either. In the meantime, I had my plate go out one Friday and got a $139 ticket the next day. I was waiting on payday, which was on Saturday, so I could take care of it, but the cop didn't care. It's amazing how some people can get away with it for years and others who never violate the rules get got two seconds after.

[@Maya_Pinion]

@@Whatmarketingis WHAT.empathy for others? Think ya missed his point..

[@fabianmichaelgockner5988]

@@Whatmarketingis the guy waited for his payday while others did and are still doing this for years. The comment from him is meant to be ironic as he got caught in less in a day or two while people parking right on the corner have evaded the LEOs because they said LEOs are lazy.

[@GuapCologist.]

You know bikers sure do hate those who drive but why? Because you’ve caught a water bottle to head after kicking someone’s door ( your welcome) I say we need bikes off the streets. Let’s all go around cutting bike locks since technically you can’t you park on the side walk

[@dewmontain123]

Yeah. My dad used to say. Life is fair. Now that im grown my dad is gone but if he were alice i would have to tell him. Life is NOT fair. Speaking from experience.

[@six1nina560]

Out in Cali we have to legit get more insurance , not full coverage bc if u ONLY have full coverage and not collision u will be royally screwed if someone hits u with No insurmace if u don’t have collision bc then ur assed out of a vehicle and about the expired plates I have street parking so I had an expired plate that was a month over my escalde was towed had to get a credit card to get it out it was like 850 and then when I got it MF I ally out of tow I go to the dmv and it’s almost 500 to do the reg it’s nuts. If ur in a place like Cali or NY u get caught for literally everything

[@maswagger]

He has nothing better to do😂😂😂

[@jackgordon6276]

This guy is incredibly goofy

[@Shorts_4_Life]

I swear this guy is doing all this just because he cant get a car

[@Eminate2121]

Until traffic fines are tied to an individual's income, they are abusive towards the poor.

[@dustyoldhat]

good fucking point. I'd like to see Jeff Bezos get a 5 million dollar speeding ticket.

[@BenDover-io9vg]

sounds like something a poor would say

[@yerocnogil]

What!?? 😂 They're equally "abusive" toward everyone. If you can't afford to speed, don't. If you can, pay the fun tax and keep speeding

[@ellefields8878]

@UCWgFpC6TrLUZ1rKGMgVzMaw Poor people would get a fine that is inline with their income. People with money would get significantly higher fines so that way it actually resonates with them. If you make 300k a year 100 dollars means little to you. Make it 3k for the first offence 5k every additional offence and that might get your attention.

[@showertile]

I agree, but also, don't go 36 in a 35 especially if you know there are cameras. Foolish.

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

As a former cop it seems to me that the penalties for using this equipment are far too low to be taken seriously.

[@SkywalkerWroc]

Key thing is *execution.* Here in Poland it's unthinkable to stop in front of a Police office with as much as a dirty plate, as you would get fined instantly. How the issue of having obscured plates is so rampant in the USA is beyond me. Without anyone executing the law there is no law.

[@Erin-000]

@@SkywalkerWroc No one respects the law because they abuse and kill us

[@SkywalkerWroc]

@@Erin-000 Law doesn't have to be respected if it's properly carried out. It's an issue of cops failing to punish the offenders, not whatever other social issues you got there.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

the variants that are undeniably intentional should be charged as falsifying legal documents, like using a fake ID (so an attempt to defraud the government)

[@dr.eldontyrell-rosen926]

@@SkywalkerWroc That is the basic philosophy of the US, pass laws nobody will enforce to placate voters.

[@coreyform563]

this man is doing good work. it may be awkward but people need to work together to end this stuff

[@iwantmoorcash4867]

The funny part most of these “ghost cars” are government and state employees. A few were arrested totaling 100k n fines so don’t portray this like these aren’t family and friends of state and government officials.

[@seefmo5439]

Wanna know whether or not the speed limits/cameras are unfair? Anytime you see a cop, get in front of him and do exactly the speed limit. Good luck trying to find one that doesn't swerve around and cut you off.

[@JonathanAlmgren]

Good idea and have cameras to record it every time and then post it online to show cops abusing their powers.

[@83btm]

@@JonathanAlmgren There already are cameras in place to do just that; and people are already well aware that many LEOs abuse their power. We don't really need video proof of that. The issue isn't catching them in the act--the issue is enforcement, and the fact that LEOs aren't subject to it.

[@k0unitX]

Assuming you do this in not the far right lane, I would pull you over for improper lane usage

[@jeffbrownme2]

​@@k0unitX nowhere is it legal to go above the posted speed limit in any lane. A cop can legally ticket you for going 65 in a 60 in the left lane. A judge would throw out a ticket for going 59 in a 60 in a heartbeat.

[@k0unitX]

@@jeffbrownme2 Doesn't matter. Traffic must get over for faster traffic, regardless of the speed limit. This has been upheld in traffic court. You sound like a left lane camper who thinks they're "justified" going the speed limit in the leftmost lane. I would pull you over right away

[@trulyminded9685]

This guy's mindset: If anybody's getting extorted, then *everybody* should be getting extorted. That way nobody feels left out of the racketeering campaign.

[@forestrf]

Drive well. Easy, cheap, safe. Go over speed limit to reach your destination faster and risk fines, killing someone and not getting covered by the insurance on any crash.

[@maxpowerii7368]

@@forestrf let’s not pretend these sort of schemes are about safety. They’re clearly about raising income for local government by penalising people who just want to get to work and live their lives. Someone doing 35 in a 30 is not a major safety issue.

[@ILiveInAVanDownByTheRiver]

This guy is a little too comfortable with touching people’s cars.

[@xavierdaigle515]

“People are assholes”, says this guy.

[@dexterjsullen]

Hes the type of kid we went school with and remind the teacher about homework

[@user_kH9bw3ns1]

Well I hope your family doesn't get hurt by someone who escapes Scott free because they had a ghost car.

[@quincyquincy4764]

That's a good kid. Do your homework!

[@samlee1802]

In my hometown back in China, if you cover your plate and you got spotted, your driver’s license will be suspended on site and not allowed to drive in the next 2 years 😂

[@petergeoghan7241]

The Ad playing on your video is “A DEFENSLESS YOUNG GIRL WAS BRUTALLY KILLED BY AN ILLEGAL ALIEN”

[@dorispowers9060]

This problem with ghost cars is common all over the country. Where I live the paper tags are lamented in plastic so the weather does not ruin the tags.

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

What's lamentable, is your knowledge of English. The word you want is "laminated".

[@dorispowers9060]

@@TheEudaemonicPlague I am a product of the Public School system. You know teachers no longer teach reading ,writing and math. Today it's about transgender.

[@e34_us]

@@TheEudaemonicPlaguegrammar nazi jeeez😂😂😂

[@e34_us]

@@dorispowers9060dont explain urself to noone kid ull be fine😂😂😂

[@AwokenEntertainment]

traffic enforcement cameras aren't fair anyways..

[@asianpower3000]

I always imagined that most people on bikes spend their free time like this guy.

[@williamyoung9401]

He's going to disappear one day, when he documents an organized criminal's car.

[@fredfrederickson]

Exactly this guy needs to get a life and let everyone live theirs in peace jfc…

[@pineapplebaron2308]

@@fredfrederickson Agreed, which is why people who speed, drive recklessly, believe the rules somehow don't apply to them, and put others at needless risk should obey traffic laws so that pedestrians and cyclists can also live their life in peace. I don't really care that anybody is trying to dodge a ticket, I care that they feel entitled to drive however they want at the expense of everyone else.

[@fredfrederickson]

@@pineapplebaron2308 do you seriously think that guy driving a huge ass ram truck in NYC with a leaf on his license plate is doing it so he can drive like a maniac? You need to get your head checked like this old man if you do because that truck isn’t fast and would need a lot more room than the city provides to drive fast and reckless. Plus in a vehicle like that in the middle of a city you aren’t trying to get away from any cops if they decide to pull you over.

[@pineapplebaron2308]

@@fredfrederickson Didn’t mention any specific vehicle or driver.

[@liammacaodha4783]

For New Yorkers to do this, there must be a lot of speed cameras and tolls for the city.

[@brenanwood4730]

This guy is the saddest kind of person

[@arthurneddysmith]

It's hilarious that he upset so many.

[@mistersecret88]

Just the aholes

[@abacusabandon]

The guy who wants to go 50% over the speed limit, complains about being held accountable, and doesn’t see the issue sums up the problem. Bunch of criminals

[@Vctr]

Leave the poor guy alone, he can't even afford to buy new pants. Just look what he has to wear... 6:37

[@no-barknoonan1335]

@@Vctr If he can afford to buy that car and placard switcher and ghost placard, then he can afford a ticket. If you can't afford the ticket the courts provide accomodations anyway. The biggest violators are always those with a lot of cash, the violations need to be tied to your financial standing, otherwise only the poor feel the squeeze.

[@Vctr]

@@no-barknoonan1335 oh cheese, I forgot to add /s for that type of people

[@TheRealRobertG]

@@no-barknoonan1335 the courts do provide accomodations… if you mean jail that is 😂

[@no-barknoonan1335]

@@TheRealRobertG They reduce the fine if you can prove you cannot legitimately afford it, they won't send you to jail for being broke.

[@qwuapo_escobar2211]

That guys homeless and mad at all the cars that passed him

[@merrikkplayzgamez]

As someone whos been in a headon collision with someone who ran a red light, and then fled the scene on foot because their car got totaled. You, "i got places to be" means nothing to me. We all have places to be, you just think your special and deserve to go as fast as you want, anywhere you want, do anything you want at the expense of others. I truly hope he was arrested right ofter that interview for possesing and distributing fake license plates.

[@jacksonjacob7791]

Hit and runner's are the worst

[@merrikkplayzgamez]

@@jacksonjacob7791 very much indeed

[@Kumofan]

He's a professional karen

[@shawthedawg]

Let's be fr the leaf man dude is smart 🤣

[@teo2975]

Irony 101: best way to obscure license plate to avoid speed and red light cameras? Put on a bike rack!

[@johng1394]

No one has ever told this clown to STAY IN HIS LANE!

[@LoafRock]

Super hero is going to run into the wrong one.

[@flomast3r]

If your plate "never been registered to any vehicle" when PD runs it, wouldn't you get pulled over and get problems

[@Lockieez]

Yeah, I thought that would be the definition of ghost car 🤔

[@kylewinkler1312]

Just flip your plate when going through bridge tolls and then flip it back after you pass. Honestly doesn’t seem like a bad idea especially if you are a commuter.

[@thecichlidcitadel7942]

people with "ghost cars" most likely do not plan on stopping at all.

[@JewTube001]

from traffic cops ya do. other cops are usually going somewhere and ignore their pings. automated cameras can't do anything besides take a photo. it also depends on your commute as traffic cops tend to patrol certain streets whole avoiding most others.

[@pjrt_tv]

They could, but they're afraid of friendly-fire.

[@gatorscoops3861]

this "snitch" is a hero, i hope new york commends him!

[@billkallas1762]

$75 a pop would get hundreds of homeless people on the job......maybe Thousands.

[@lexicillin]

"Trust ma boi he wont do nun, he aint no snitch" His boy:

[@dustyoldhat]

5:29 props to the smart businessperson who opened the anime store across from the school lolollolol

[@wrath2008]

😂😂 hadn't even noticed that

[@MrStark-up6fi]

The school might be a couple feet down who knows

[@dustyoldhat]

@@MrStark-up6fi what??

[@MrStark-up6fi]

@@dustyoldhat the school might not be directly next to the anime store is what I’m trying to say. The school signs are normally placed a little distance away from the schools

[@dustyoldhat]

@@MrStark-up6fi Lol JFC man it's a joke. It's close enough to sell the joke. Why are you quibbling about something that's not meant to be taken seriously? On the spectrum maybe?

[@jugeerivera4916]

He's smiling but he should probably remember the phrase... Snitches get stitches

[@trentbateman]

Yea watch out for tough guy jugee 😂

[@jugeerivera4916]

@@trentbateman silly rabbit.. Here in Chicago stitches are something you give friends as a warning. Keep your feelings in check.

[@trentbateman]

@@jugeerivera4916 stitches are no fun. This guy is doing a service to his community looking out for his peoples

[@Awanook]

Why I get a 60 second ad wit no skip🤦🏽‍♂️😭

[@karlhenry2328]

Thank so much for doing your civic duty! I live in Prospect- Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn and you don’t want to know how many cars that I see without license plates and zero registration stickers! This is insane, criminal and completely out of hand! Where is the NYPD? If I as a civilian can see the endless amount of serious violations, how come the NYPD are ghosts when it comes to removing these tax dodgers and law breakers? I know of this particular Mercedes Benz SUV (GLS) off grey color that’s been parked on Maple Street between Brooklyn and New York Ave for the last 5 years or more with zero license plates or registration. He had it on Midwood Street prior for years. I had to call 311 several times before he finally moved it. Please continue showcasing these criminals and revenue stealing miscreants. Something permanent must be done and not just a once a month operation for the cameras! Over to you NYPD!

[@emilytrinidad6869]

Never understood why people can’t just leave home on time instead of driving like an absolute idiot.

[@ConsensusX]

Never understood why people don't have any sense of urgency. Why can't they just move out of the way instead of driving like an absolute zombie.

[@JerichoCasio]

@@ConsensusX Not everyone is in a rush to get everywhere. People who change lanes non stop are a total plague on the streets trying to beat everyone to the next red light lol.

[@deejai1173]

@@ConsensusX 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Docpeetee]

@@ConsensusX dog

[@ropeysubstance1719]

@@ConsensusX Found the criminal with no plates

[@crazyralph6386]

They’re going to find this guy in the Hudson one day, for messing with someone’s car. And the beauty part, they’ll be no cash bond for the perp 😂

[@josearias2671]

Good way to get beat up for not minding your own business.

[@mikeg3810]

The plate switching thing like something out of James Bond.

[@deforged]

i probably agree with this guy on most violations, but the city has been going rogue as well. for instance - enforcing "school zone" speed limits at 2-3am dead empty 2 lane streets is bullshit. NYC keeps unjustifiably pushing drivers in order to fatten up their coffers, and some drivers are understandably pushing back.

[@CH-gt3wi]

I don't live in NYC so I can't disagree or agree with you on that. But I will disagree that speeding is wrong no matter where you are. 15 in a school zone at 2-3am is pushing it, 25 in a school zone even at 2-3am is more than fair. If you have places to be, maybe you should leave home earlier and have better control over your time schedule?

[@JuanLopezXVIII]

So not being able to speed on a few of the many blocks in your commute is unacceptable? Maybe you should learn how to manage your time and be a regular functioning adult. Grow up jabroni

[@vincec082]

So there's no legal ways to push back? Like lobbying against the bylaws or challenging those tickets in court?

[@DotHacker99]

@@vincec082 that only works if you're rich and can afford a fancy lawyer or nice bribing che.. I mean lobbying check

[@warppizza]

school speed limits are not in affect after 6PM, the cameras go by the regular speed limit + a 11mph grace, so they won't activate until 36mph in most cases.

[@atchmon902]

A lot of the tickets are also bogus. They can claim you broke a traffic law and they dont have to prove it. They send you a letter that will months after any court date you wouldve had. Which makes you automatically guilty by not showing up on a crime you never knew you committed.

[@oscarrmelchor]

It’s a violation of the constitution. But hey New York’s says f your rights

[@realrecognizereal2833]

I agree. Let the overpaid police do their jobs. That's where the insane NYC taxes go. btw, writing on someones plate without their knowledge is vandalism. He should be arrested, not praised for spending his days fucking with peoples cars. In some neighborhoods he'd get his ass handed to him.

[@leefee5069]

Red light cameras were banned here in tx in 2019. The argument over here was that the cameras violated the right to due process under the tx constitution by assuming the registered owner is the one actually committing the violation. The other issue was that they were ticketing people who barely passed a red light and also ticketed people who didn't stop long enough to satisfy the cameras before turning right at redlight. It got to a point were as soon a It hits yellow, people would slam on their brakes and it caused some rear end collisions.

[@lylejohnston4125]

Cry us a river.

[@donwan4201]

@@leefee5069 well unless other people are included on the insurance as drivers of the vehicle then they're not insured with that vehicle and shouldn't be driving the vehicle to begin with...

[@SlickyrickYT]

This is exactly how to get run over by a ghost car! 😂

[@Rocanala]

I’m all for this. This is why insurance is so high. People with no license, insurance, etc. cause accidents.

[@afv571]

This dude was that kid in school that reminded the teacher to assign homework if she forgot right before class ended

[@afv571]

@@melinagoranson we know what category you fell under…

[@briancornish5857]

This guy might himself end up being a "ghost" before his time if he's not careful...Some of the people out there might not see his reporting as a welcomed neighborhood "benefit"..Just saying.

[@arthurfoyt6727]

Yea, once he's physically touching fomeone's car, he makes himself a "suspicious person" and then might be fair game for an owner.

[@cowboybeebop3451]

No lie if I seen him doing this with mine I would hurt him. Like I have been in jail and I'll go back type of hurt. I'll say I thought he was breaking in my cart.

[@huntybangz]

No fucking way in hell his name is Gersh Kuntzman

[@CA-zf5kk]

He’s annoying because I’m sure he’s never paid those excessive tickets before!

[@stephanieplatt6138]

Nice of that guy to make himself known to the public

[@roaner4313]

For real, just a matter of time before someone catches this guy slippn

[@MrHobo71]

Why? I can see plenty of people who would be in favor of his actions.

[@gabrielsierra6890]

Where I live, unmarked police cars are illegal, in order to prevent criminals to impersonate police and rob or kill citizens. So they came with a trick: they use a very, very small police badge on the car's windshield, impossible to see from a normal driving distance to claim their car is not unmarked. I believe someone will challenge that strategy in court some day.

[@mothernature5828]

What state? That needs to be everywhere

[@gabrielsierra6890]

@@mothernature5828 Puerto Rico

[@tomb9420]

They just passed a law where i live to wear they dont have to have lights on the top of the car , they use a sort of bage color so you can never tell if its a police car or not. My wife was texting on her cell phone Just the other day and one was across from us in another lane

[@justacomment97]

As they should.

[@toddac61]

In NY there are some towns that have black cars with black police markings so they barely show up

[@birdman7941]

Bros a pro nark 💀💀💀💀

[@dogguy8603]

Remember this guy is also the guy who claimed to get PTSD from shooting an AR-15

[@alanramsay9842]

In Adelaide Australia, the police cars are equipped with plate-recognition cameras that INSTANTLY alert the police to every wonky number plate they detect and allow them to stop the driver immediately. Even before they get to the driver's window, the police know everything they need to know about both the driver and the car. The fines for this type of crime are pretty hefty so nobody with any common sense even tries these days to fool them by fudging their plates.

[@digitalhen]

They are in NYC too... If they ever bother enforcing anything

[@cookdislander4372]

Same in Sydney bro. I moved back to New Zealand and they are so behind lol everyone gets away with everything

[@lilgodzillr]

"Even before they get to the driver's window, the police know everything they need to know about both the driver and the car." Absolute rubbish. How would the officer know, for example, that the driver has a gun or a hostage in the boot simply by looking at the number plate? The plate could also belong to another vehicle.

[@titaniumdiveknife2]

Greatest City On Earth!

[@KS-gv8jy]

If only the same level of effort was put in for real crime but the driver has always be a cash cow

[@ramos18210]

This guy could get hurt doing this

[@666Victor777]

I pray God for that

[@christuscany4851]

Go to the south side of Chicago 😅 and ride your bike doing that

[@muhammadfattah8568]

He ain't gon get caught

[@diegocontreras3173]

“Why do you care so much? 🤨” 😂

[@dianagonzalez7221]

He has a great point. It’s time to get these cars out of the road.