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Spottyhickory63

If how the Volkswagen emissions scandal went down holds, you don’t see jail time Oh wait, that’s a whole ass automotive company


sjfiuauqadfj

i mean they are literally in court right now with a few former ceos on trial so probably best to wait until that trial is over before saying no jail time


Spottyhickory63

oh shit, the American justice system is actually doing something?


sjfiuauqadfj

volkswagen is a german company lol, theyre in trial in germany


Spottyhickory63

Oh, it all makes sense now Enforcement of emissions standards should’ve been my first clue


sjfiuauqadfj

well the whole scandal was uncovered by californias air resources board so the german government got duped but not california lol


wot_in_ternation

CARB got duped too, it was an independent organization in Europe and a university in the US which first uncovered the discrepancies.


sjfiuauqadfj

proof? as far as i know, that university in the u.s. youre talking about were literally commissioned by carb to study why european and american diesel cars were different and that uncovered the lies


wot_in_ternation

[Here](https://www.npr.org/2015/09/24/443053672/how-a-little-lab-in-west-virginia-caught-volkswagens-big-cheat)


Fit-Mathematician192

Lol no. Too busy with minor drug “offences” and gearing up to persecute womb havers


CaliforniaAudman13

r/shitamericanssay


Intelligent_Dot4616

Like...I sold my diesel car back to VW and I'm kind of embarrassed to admit I don't really remember what that was about. Did they basically lie about how clean their diesel was?


teal_appeal

Yeah, they designed them to pass emissions tests but have way more emissions when actually being driven.


PilferingTeeth

He did say his first job was ripping up people’s flowers and selling them back to them so I wouldn’t put it past Gary Weinerchuck


Alternative_Tower_38

Grind never stops


ihaveagoodusername2

Another day another grind


[deleted]

gary V VAIN ER CHUCK


MichelanJell-O

Cars just offer busloads of crimes that can be perpetrated both by and against drivers - vehicular manslaughter and grand theft auto to name some favorites


sjfiuauqadfj

grand theft auto is just stealing so thats not exactly something unique lol


A_Classic_Guardsman

Yes but it has a cool name don't it.


Patte_Blanche

Car is probably the most valuable thing you take with you everywhere you go. It wouldn't be nice either way but i prefer my 20$ bicycle being stolen than my 2000$ car being stolen.


qscvg

The reason he's rich and you're not is he exploits poor people. And he thinks that's a good thing.


[deleted]

And if you get away with it two or three times, you're now an executive fuckface. If you don't, enjoy prison.


Cboyardee503

Look theres a reason I get three hot meals a day and you don't.


Andoni22

"Look there's a reason I'm rich and you are not" I exchanged my morals for money!


Aureolater

What's most off-putting to me is this guy talking about homeless people like they're just a dumb resource laying around to be exploited. "Just grab a few rocks and tree branches, and an old garbage bag, and you can make a shelter!" Homelessness sucks. This guy is everything wrong with America.


imintopimento

based


GeneralBacon1

"There's a reason I'm rich and you're not. I fucking pay homeless people to steal and then take all the money from it"


SomeLightRecon

Look, I hate relying on cars as much as everyone else on this sub, but don't go around removing catalytic converters. You'd only be making something that is already super bad for the environment a lot worse. Catalytic converters are our friends because they make cars more expensive, making them cost more to get and leading to a slight reduction in purchases.


jonah_beam2020

It's more of a joke than a call to action


Cboyardee503

While you were wasting time typing that my boys went to work on your catty. #Grindset #MakingMoves


CathleenTheFool

It’s funny tho


JusticeBeaver94

Sigma


[deleted]

Extract surplus value to own the capitalists. Or something


ponterik

Sigma male grindset


Thatbitchfromschool1

Finally, he's speaking some real wisdom!


oogaboogadeedoo

Well... thanks for the idea I guess


Outrageous_Bad9929

Pay 20 homeless guys and start dismantling all the cars, freaking 10 years salary in a jiffy. After that make sure the homeless aren't homeless.


chidedneck

Yeah these fiends took the catalytic converter right off my Tesla.


donttayzondaymebro

What are the thieves doing with the catalytic converters? Do they sell them as used catalytic converters or as premium scrap metal, or something else?


deeterman

They have platinum in them and are very valuable. It’s the same reason people get killed when they get caught stealing them. I would absolutely put a few holes in someone under my truck if I caught them


Patte_Blanche

But remember kids : driving without a cat is very polluting, so always let the air out the tires when you steal a catalytic converter. That way, the driver won't drive without a cat.


Better_Permit1449

The amount of people taking a joke and a goof serious is concerning.


[deleted]

That man is a fucking clown.


A42431

I think the point being made here is that a massive liability , through a different perspective, can be made a massive asset