Erik – author of this video writes - “In the morning I was driving to work :) And then looked to the left :)“
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What do Russian netizens think about it?
[Here are some translated comments from the original version of this video]
hikll1 1: 99% of traffic cops are faggots and should be f***ed at every opportunity!”
alexsolovyevas: Did you have periods? You shouldn’t talk like that with people.
Makisfuck: Ahah )))) I order! Fasten the seatbelt and put down the phone! Bitch! =)
UserDarik: Erik! You are not afraid that your car might be burnt down? You know, some cops have very “good” memory.
Markouz: The cops rock! Adequate response to a rude behavior of the young man. Respect! )
sevensky86: Without mutual respect nothing good will happen. You should ask politely and trust me – you would have more respect. In this case, however, you showed your mediocrity and bad manners… Be kinder to people and everything will be cool!
alexmegamen007: Author! Are you still alive?
DufraneChannel: Cops are bastards, and the [video] author is bastard, too!
kashmike23: Aha. What an interesting situation. The guy did the right thing, and at the same time behaved like an asshole.
They didn’t say a word and fastened seatbelt. Meanwhile, he decided to show off and uploaded it [to Youtube].
Although there wasn’t a factual agreement, but the assumption was that if they obeyed, the video would not be put in internet. But no… he’s a fucking hero!
I’m not defending the cops, but the subsequent action was simply disgusting.
Maxiyta: Real man! Respect! You have the balls of steal.
BelozerovDima: Thumbs up if you feel sorry for the cop [ed: the comment got a lot of thumbs up!]
pak026: The author is trash himself.
TheKapets: “In the morning I was driving to work :) And then looked to the left :)“
If you would talk to me like that – you would arrive to work after half year only (from hospital).
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Any chances to make a mini-interview with Erik?
Police seems to react as if he was a higher tier неприкосновенный to the system. Probably some kind of a military employee, I’d assume.
OK, I will contact Erik and ask for a mini-interview…
Wow, that was fast!
Thank you for caring, I’m sure it will be a worthy point of perspective in visualizing the Russian law enforcement structure (even for Russians themselves).
p.s. неприкосновенный = untouchable; somehow it had slipped my mind on the first posting
Well, I succeeded to get some information about the guy (without interview).
His name is Erik Davidovich and he is a well-known persona.
First of all he is a rich businessman (in the field of auditing and financial analysis).
But more important is the fact (making the whole incident with cops somewhat hypocritical) is that Erik is the street-racer! I am not expert in this field, but seems to me that in the last second of video one can see some device used to increase the car’s speed.
The car itself is BMW X5 of golden color.
I think that upon seeing the car and hearing the arrogant voice of its owner, the cops decided not to take risks and simply obeyed him.
Thank you, that clarifies a lot. I hope he’ll not be against unlocking his credentials.
Good luck with your project.
yeah considering ‘the person filming got his way’ there was no reason to post the video. which makes the uploader an asshole troll.
Awesome! Thanks to the “fast video-camera”.
It’s the first time to see Russian policemen react in such an obedient way.
Guess that a champagne bottle would be used if they were different kind of Russian cops.
The “champagne” comment refers to the infamous Kazan rape case.
I am fascinated that cops did obey order because the man was right, and police should act as example. In this case cops win beacuse they did right thing – put down the cell and put a seat belt and we must forgive them, rihgt?
Hope so.
But who knows?
Maybe he also kept the guy’s license number and his appearance in mind.
You never know who laughs in the end,especially in current Russia.
Though I hope these two policemen are indeed decent guys as they seemed to be.
I don’t think a pedestrian would have gotten away with saying that.
What really is happening in this video? and what is he saying to the cops?
Driver demands from the police officers to put down the mobile phone and fasten the belt.
By the way, you possibly disabled annotations in your YouTube settings – otherwise you would see the translation.
Ahah that was great!
The first thing that came to my mind, was that the author had to be some kind of higher in grade officer, or renowned figure of power.
This also pretty much answers your question, here in Italy I could expect anything from a beating to abusive fining and general harassment, largely depending on situation and witnesses.
Unless I was some rich, arrogant guy, indeed. ^^
This was very interesting. I am not from Russia, but based on what Ive seen I think the cops deserve some applause. I know that in my country, specifically middle America, the police officers involved would have probably mouthed off a bit. Furthermore they would absolutely remember you, I think a little harassment could/would follow. Hopefully not the case for Erik.