Czech Police Arrest Driver of Mysterious Fake Ferrari F1 Car After 6 Years

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The Czech police arrested a driver of a fake Ferrari F1 car after a 6-year chase, with the community reacting with amusement and respect for the police.

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general1465

4 months ago

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Here is his last ride and arrest. He was arguing like a GTA player - I am in my house, you can't follow me here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65kM1y820E4

kjs3

4 months ago

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I had heard the 'sovereign citizen' silliness had made it to the EU. Did he complain about the magic flag fringe too?

alephnerd

4 months ago

The sovereign citizen movement has been a thing in Europe for decades (eg. the Reichsbürgerbewegung), but the driver gave a very standard Czech response.

BugsJustFindMe

4 months ago

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And amazingly they stand there arguing with him for a very long time without ever beating him up or murdering him.

burnt-resistor

4 months ago

In the US, they'd send 20 vehicles, machine guns, and an MRAP for Meal Team Six like they were "taking down Escobar".

CZ isn't as corrupt or as violent as tin pot dictator countries (yet). SPD and other fascists are trying to change that.

suid

4 months ago

So that's where the Stig went off to.

jondiggsit

4 months ago

Respect

rasz

4 months ago

I bet he is a Ghost rider / Getaway In Stockholm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getaway_in_Stockholm) fan

joz1-k

4 months ago

The police were correct in claiming that all citizens are unconditionally obligated to obey a police order "in the name of the law," even if they suspect the order is partially or entirely unlawful. Of course, citizens have the right to file a complaint later.

Logically, this is a hard precondition for a police to actually being able to do their work. Imagine, that any person feel the right to question the police request.

I applaud the Czech police to be so gentle with this guy.

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