donut has changed (in my opinion for the better) recently. i find every video is more of a group effort, and it feels more like a bunch of friends messing around while still being informative. it’s a great atmosphere.
@@Dan_R to me it felt more like a news channel, where they just sat down and talked about a subject. don’t get me wrong, i love that kind of content too, but it feels more fun nowadays.
I love that LegalEagle tested the laser scrambler and his verdict is "I'd sue the manufacturer of the illegal product", that's so lawyer it's unreal 😂😂😂
@@steadholderharrington9035 That's actually a really interesting legal question and one that I've thought about since watching some (sometimes hilarious) videos of people going around with train horns on their cars/trucks. It depends on what state you're in - I'm licensed here in New York, and our definition contained within the statues is still pretty nebulous. Basically, NY laws call for a horn that is sufficiently loud as to be able to warn other drivers around a vehicle, but not so loud as to be unnecessarily disruptive. Of course, no decibel levels are set forth in the statutes and the basic limit seems to be use-related. That is, if you're USING your train horn to make "unnecessary or unreasonably loud/ harsh sounds", then that could be a problem. Basically, these laws are an imprecise shitshow which many drivers could potentially use to their advantages. Anyway, cheers fellow Donut fans!
@@Pete_Finch Nebulous, is it? Try that from the perspective of an actual "Big Rig" driver who's used to being able to use their double/triple horns to gain the attentions of inattentive driver's in traffic (like waiting at traffic lights that are green, but the yahoo in front of you hasn't notice because they're too busy updating their twitter account, or something else equally lame). And then imagine going home in your "civilian vehicle" and finding yourself in the same situation but without the more effective trucker horns at your disposal. The distracted drivers barely notice regular car horns these days. 😅😅
@@steadholderharrington9035 I've got a friend who's a long haul trucker and man do I ever feel for you guys. Generally, you're the best trained and most attentive drivers on the road and I constantly see every idiot in a tiny hatchback dipping and dodging in front of you, not caring that there are thousands of pounds of cargo behind them as long as they get to their destination more quickly. Proper truck horns and train horns are sweet, I'm just telling you what the law says (and it would probably be on your side in most "nuisance" or noise ordinance cases here in NY at least)
Same! I never would've imagined how awesome of a colab they'd be. I just saw legal eagles video on illegal mods and blew me away, just really cool to see two of my (seemingly unrelated) favorite creators join up
HEY!!!! That was me who got arrested for the bumper sticker 😂 it’s nice to see people still cover it and talk about it 😂 I love your videos. So to make it on one is amazing 🤓 much love! -Floridaman himself!
Awesome, years ago (also in Florida) I had a small "FUCK WORK" sticker and used to frequent a neighborhood full of cops to visit a friend , one day upon leaving we were followed and stopped and I was handcuffed and placed in the back of a crown victoria and almost arrested for "distribution of obscene material", they had to look in their books to find the charge. They let me go after searching my vehicle and gave me a court date. After a quick online search I realized I was fine and had an easy day in court. Still sucked tho, fuck those guys. I also told the cop I was going to throw up in the back of his car from claustrophobia if they didn't open the door. They eventually relented and the cops referred to me as "special" for being allowed to hang my feet out the car, when additional units would show up (bc of course). It was insane and a complete violation of my rights and privacy. Sorry you had to go through that, but looks like you are dealing with it alright.
I love how "ignorance of the law" is not an excuse if you break the law, but the "ignorance of the law" is an excuse if you are an officer falsely arresting someone.
Story I heard long time ago would explain this it was something like the man got rejected to join the police force since he was too smart could have been a joke at the expense of US police force :þ You do know that the police can get away with murder why not this?
@@mimcduffee86 They literally didn't even say that. They said officers are allowed to be ignorant of the law but civilians aren't. The whole point is people can be arrested without anything to be charged for.
The plate hider could be justified with show cars... You can be at a car show and don't want to go through the trouble of removing and reinstalling your plate
"I didn't know the law" Not a valid defense if arrested "I didn't know the law" Totally a valid way for a cop to avoid being sued for wrongfully arresting someone. *big think*
For guys that race their performance car on weekends should be allowed to have it installed, as long as they’re not dumb enough to open the exhaust on the street.
Yea because they said “it *looks* cool” which is why the Lawyer was 100% right in saying it’s under your car meaning you can’t see it in the first place
"Not that I know what marijuana would smell like...." "I wouldn't call this marijuana scented nor would I call this DANK.." Went from a lawyer to a connoisseur real quick
I laughed pretty good at that part. Though it wouldn't be weird for a lawyer to know EXACTLY what marijuana smells like - some of their clients might reak of it, or they've come into contact with it as evidence. Then again, plausible deniability is always good to have.
@@DrakeKillah it wasn't the fact that he knows what weed smells like, it's the fact that he may know what DANK weed smells like, that's a different more positive description to use and most definitely not a common court room description of cannabis lol But good point as well
@@Subhasis44597 "Government is mass make-believe, it has no legitimate authority. The only thing it does have, is massive amounts of delusional zealots, willing to commit violence on its behalf." - Unknown
As for the license plate cover, I actually lived on the same road as a coal mine, and got several tickets for obstructed plates because of the coal dust, causing me to tape cardboard over it while parked, so I can see a use for that.
11:25 3 valid reasons off the top of my head: - going to a meet-and-greet and not wanting to disclose license plate details - for a photoshoot, where the license plate won't be shown in the photos (like on Instagram) for privacy - only enabled when not driving, as a security deterrence for prohibiting the theft of the license plate
Many jurisdictions will ticket a car that's parked without a valid plate. You can get away with not having a plate in a private driveway or at a mechanic's but if it's parked on the street you're definitely getting a ticket.
@@bwofficial1776 of course one cannot use it when in public and unattended, but don't forget that I stated these as reasons that can be given to explain the purpose behind it when asked by the police (for legal purposes)
Your first point, I think, is moot. When you leave said meet and greet you’ll have to show your plate. Meaning everyone can see it and take a snapshot of it if they so desired. Additionally you drive around all the time with your plate showing… If I remember correctly, license plate data is more or less public data. This wouldn’t really be a good argument in court I don’t think. The 2nd one kind of makes sense.. the shoot would have to be on private property, though, at which point it might be cheaper to just unscrew your plate. The 3rd point is an interesting one… how prolific is license plate theft? If someone wanted to steal your plate, that thing isn’t preventing that from happening.
One reason for when you would want to hide a license plate is when you park it at an airport when going on vacation - so to not tell thiefs that your home is now empty and ready for looting.
Good idea, but I wonder if that is legal. Might depend on whether the lot is technically private or not. Most airports are owned by the city/state/county. In NYC area they are all owned by the cities and operated by the Port Authority. I wouldn't be shocked if the PA cops had some rule about that. Risk probably low I suppose.
@@ericmills9839 I think you'd probably get away with it if you only use it when parked and I doubt it's even illegal in most states. It's definitely legal on private property. If a cop noticed it and questioned you you could say it was to lower the risk of your plates getting stolen(pretty common). But it'd be easy to forget to uncover it before you drive and if you got caught you'd probably get a ticket. Maybe if you told the cop you forgot to uncover it he might give you a warning but probably not.
I would presume that if it was used on private property that it wouldn't be illegal, but the fact it's installed would suggest that you do use it on public roads which would be very illegal.
I was thinking that it would be useful if you have a car that you frequently put on display at legitimate car shows. People constantly taking pictures of your car, and you don't want your plate number being posted online. Even the flipping plate. You can have a decorative plate for display on one side. I'm not sure of the legality of this scenario, but I can see it being useful in a non nefarious way.
Re: the license plate cover. I live in a state, where during the winter, my plate gets covered in salt, snow, and ice. 90% of December through March, the plate is obscured anyway. The plates are embedded with RFID anyway, and newer plates are coated with an incredibly cheap laminate that easily peels or flakes off. I would imagine that I am actually doing law enforcement a favor, by using this product; if I did, which I don't, just saying.
I remember seeing a story about the state of Indiana denying the request of a personalized license plate that said OINK The man that wanted the plate was a Police Officer and the Judge denied his request because it was disrespectful.
This is much easier to regulate in the US because of the common language, but here in the EU people often got away with shockingly obscene license plates simply by registering them in another country (which is perfectly legal and not that hard to do if the car itself meets local safety regulations). While this is usually just harmless cheeky humor, there was a famous case of political protest that made headlines across the union and prompted extensive debates over free speech and personal rights issues, fortunately union regulators (equivalent to the US federal authorities) leaned in favor of free speech, basically telling politicians to grow up and stop whining about such unusual but harmless forms of public protest.
"So the police officer said he was unaware of the First Amendment." And that's just the beginning of the things they say they're "unaware" of in court and get a pass on because of it.
The first product- The scrambler actually works by super imposing the radar gun's waves with its own waves so they effectively 'cancel' out depending on the speed. The range of speeds with which it works depends on the frequency. Hence when the 'product' was stationary and it showed 41 MPH, it was working.
I thought the laser works by sending out multiple lasers and getting a certain amount of matching speed readings for a lock and scramblers work by constantly sending out different speeds so that gun can’t get a consensus reading?
@@BigtimeBigA all radar guns use the Doppler principle if I am not wrong. So lasers wouldn't be of much help. Maybe they can be used to confuse speed cameras but that's all I can think of.
For the license plate shutter cover, they can be used at car shows where you want to display your car for others. The car is a work of art and the license plate so an eyesore that does not contribute to the look of the car for display purposes. Plus, multiple people will take various pictures of said vehicle and you want to protect your privacy from having your license plate spread online.
Ok so what about the countless people who see the plates on the road? Privacy isn't an argument when 99% of the time everyone can see your plate. It's only a concern at a car show?
that is why we have custom or vanity plates for that very purpose If only that shutter can be replaced with another plate or a lookalike then that IS something
@@Sheridantank Did you just forget to read the rest of his sentence? He said protect his privacy from his plate being spread online. Someone online looking for you specifically can hunt down your exact name and address from your license plate alone.
Curious about one thing- Were there any products you wanted to test for this video that LegalEagle said "don't do this, even for a demo, even on private property with property owners permission"
The one legal reason I can think of having the cover is for car photography, wanting to get good photos without having to unscrew the plate or edit the numbers out
Or to prevent plate cloning. Not sure about other countries, but plate cloning is an actual thing to worry about here in Australia. People will take down the numbers on your plate, either in person or from online pictures, and then create a false plate with your registration details and slap it on their vehicle of the same make and model.
@@BW_Drums Not really a thing here in the US. License Plates are public knowledge. You can go online and look them up. The only reason people seem to block plates, is taking photos to sell a car on Craiglist or such, and I have no idea why they think they need to do it.
@@MCCMCKnyte You can look plates up here as well if you know the numbers on the plate. The point is to not let strangers see the numbers on your plate, because if they clone the plate they can use it on their vehicle and cause crimes/traffic infringements/cover for not having a licence etc.
I like how this turned from how much trouble can you get into using/owning these products. To a legit lawyer saying "the products are being illegal by not being illegal enough"
The radar jammer worked amazingly, as the radar gun is using continous wave radar to determine speed via doppler, the radar jammer sent back 41 mph. The detector wouldnt notice a change in speed unless the jammer was working.
this is a horribly wrong explanation. jammers don't send back a speed, they send jamming signals which counter act the gathering of the speed. these rocky mountain products have been shown time and time again to not work at all what you saw of the radar gun was the result of something moving in the background such as a fan, not the "detector".
@@justinjones6264 Then maybe jamming is just the term they went with because it's popular even if inaccurate. Otherwise, if the device puts out a 40 mph speed stationary, then that means if you place it facing the rear, it'll decrease your detected speed by that amount when you pass by a radar gun. I think that's better than outright spitting out garbage data, concealing the car's true speed but also making it obvious that the driver is using a jammer.
Thereby giving them probable cause to search your car even if you haven't been smoking. We all see the idea they had when they made it. Even if it is a retarded one.
Registration sticker theft used to be a big deal around here. I was taught to cut the edges of my sticker so if someone tried to steal it off my license plate they could only get part of it and then move to the next car. That cover seems it would do the trick much cooler.
I've heard of that happening too. There are special bolts for that. What surprised me was that if the sticker comes from the newer auto payment machines, it had a number that was associated with the car, vin or license plate, I don't remember instead of a random serial. That's not to say I expect cops will be checking that closely, unless they are really struggling to come up with probable cause.
@@henshawsm Makes sense, the moment the cops type in you're plate number, the computer likely brings up all the current DMV info for that car anyway, including registration or non-opp status.
My only thing with radars is, I've been paced. I've been clocked. I've been radar'd and followed. Being radar'd at a certain speed isn't impossible to argue, but you can sure as hell argue being paced and "clocked" (by eye) very easily. Radars need calibrated which can be argued. But for being paced or watched, that is all heresay and can be overturned.
Yep exactly and it's why here in FL there is the Ticket Clinic that will get your ticket thrown out for less than the cost of the ticket. Unless it's criminal speed that is.
No he said the cop wasn’t aware that, that particular sticker would fall under first amendment vs obscenity laws (again most of the laws have changed in the last decade)
@@unit8231 Still the same logic. You ask the judge "Your honor, my client was not aware he wasn't supposed to eat living people. So please, please kind sir, let him not be put in prison." Think it'll fly? Literally anything illegal and any idiot criminal says the same thing and goes to jail anyway lol
Qualified immunity is the most ass backwards thing when you think about it. The people whose job it is to enforce laws are immune from prosecution for breaking laws they claim not to know about. How long do you think that would fly if it was the other way around? Gotta love police unions and lobbyists.
@@johngaltline9933 Nothing wrong with corruption. What could go wrong?? (punch in this video and think about the last 3 presidents in the US having gotten hundreds of million out of lobby money) KXK0Hqqe_t4 What could go wrong, right? lol
Lawyer: this is illegal James and jeremiah: BUT IT SOUNDS COOL (makes exhaust noises) me: i just did illegal things 5 seconds ago and i cant stop laughing
In Germany, vehicle registration plates are a document. They are provided with an official seal. They are also standardised and must always be clearly legible. This means that you can get into trouble if mud makes the number plate illegible. Wear and tear, e.g. faded black lettering due to frequent washing, can also lead to the need to have new licence plates fitted. So any kind of paint or foil has no place here.
So a cop can arrest you for having two pounds less air pressure in one tire, and he's protected because he wasn't explicitly told that it's not against the law. Good call judge!
Here's why the guy didn't win the lawsuit. He wasn't in jail that long so there wasn't any damages he immediately bailed himself out. The officer was acting within the scope of their authority it's not the officers fault that the laws have a grey area.
Qualified immunity has been abused systemically - seems anything not explicitly covered by a previous successful case or formal policy can can be claimed, if the local DA likes.
@@old_grey_cat Well the reality is that you can't get people to do dangerous jobs for low pay, and then also expect that your employer will also make your job extra dangerous by demanding that you be held accountable for your reactions to other people. A black man lunges at you with a knife you have a gun you kill the man with the gun. It was your job to go apprehend the guy with the knife. The guy dies, you go to jail. Next day when they're trying to fill the position the guy applying see's the news that the former officer was charged with manslaughter. Decides to do a different job. Now there's no more police. Now there's more crime than ever before. The game theory of the scenario dictates a certain amount of discretionary leniency towards law enforcement officers as a necessity to fulfill law enforcement job vacancies.
@@SF-dy6hn pfui. Other nations don't give the police the ridiculous degree of protections USA does, and their states don't allow those known to have been dismissed for unconscionable conduct in one place to be employed by other places. A reasonable degree of allowance for " the heat of the momant" is one thing, but the piddling, pettifogging differences the USA states have allowed to say one instruction doesn't cover the next bad behaviour are quite another.
@@old_grey_cat Well let's see in China they'll kinap and kill your for talking bad about xi ji ping, in India they use large wooden sticks to beat civilians, in the UK they have such a hard time with rampant military Islam that their women are being **** and nobody can criticize them for fear of being called racist, in Mexico you pay the police and nothing bad can happen to you. In Japan they have a 99% conviction rate so if you get arrested you're going to jail. Some would say they don't have fair trials. When I look around the globe nobodies perfect. And also you need to consider and contextualize how the different cultures have different people with different issues. So even if you find a textbook example of "perfect policing" it might not translate one to one with our demographic cultural landscape. Your argument is weak and fails. Vaguely pointing off in the distance and saying it's like that over here doesn't mean much. Make a rebuttal that addresses the issues I listed or forfeit the argument.
11:27 plate covers are legal where i live on a parked car, even the plates that completely flip around. this is because stealing registration tags is VERY common. we use sticker tags, and most people just slap the new year over the old one until its 10 layers thick and very easy to cut off. even just putting the sticker directly on the plate, its pretty easy to get off with a teflon knife
@@applefanXXX It's kinda like the tax discs used to be only you stick them on the plate. There's not really any need for them anymore in this online world.
10:54 I remembered when I was living in California, there was an intersection that had these automatic flash cameras that would catch people speeding or running red lights, but the problem was that everyone in the community complained that the cameras were HYPER sensitive and would bust people for no reason. People including my relatives would receive tickets in the mail for literally no reason. We ended up just avoiding that area all together in car. Seeing this remote controlled license plate cover immediately reminded me how cool it would be if someone created this. Boy would this device have been helpful.
In FL what happened was they determined that you cannot ticket the owner of a vehicle for the actions of another driver. Send a guy a ticket because his son was driving the car and rolled through the red. Can't do that. You have to ticket the individual but since they can't prove who the driver was, thrown out in court. Then the fines were sent out from a 3rd party who didn't individually validate the offence, they just issued the citation. Plus the tickets were fine only meaning no points. So if you had the cash you could just run reds all day and pay the $100 fine with no worry. After cities lost money and paid millions for the cameras and paying court costs to fight them and losing every time, most cities removed them.
The Little Tree is brilliant; it DOESN'T smell like weed, but a stoner's car does. So when a cop pulls you over and says your ride smells like a skunk's asshole, you can just show him your air freshener and say "but duuude!"
there are cops that can smell your breath directly from the passenger window in winter. There are also cops that testify that your key was in the ignition lock, when you sleep on the backseat bench - in a key-less car.
For those wondering, the plate hider is to avoid paying expensive tolls while traveling far. They give you the remote so you can easily hit the button from in the car when you are about to go through the toll/cams. then open it up once you get past them.
@@shokingblazemangaming I bet it lets someone know when it doesn't read a tag. There are usually cops either at or near toll booths. It is something you buy when you want to meet an irate police officer.
i remember there was a steering wheel club that had a built in hidden taser. the box bragged something like "NOT illegal in 50 states!" from what i remember, it wasn't a full on taser and was more like a buzzer to get around booby trap laws. it seems like people are always trying to booby trap their cars legally
The license plate thing could be very beneficial for those that love to take pictures of their car but hate having to go into editor and scribble the plate out. Or for those up north that don't want snow to pile up on it.
5:58 you wouldn't really notice it tho... A cop would have to be really picky and paying attention to from "wow that car is loud" to "wow that car is loud, maybe its not normal and has something illegal to it"
Weirdest crossover and I love it. Donut is the only place to get that "friends having fun but we know shit" vibe since the boys quit top-gear. Long live Donut.
Fun Fact: the directions on those Little Trees packages actually tell you NOT to take out the entire tree. You're supposed to make a cutout near the top, so you can hang it, then pulling a portion of the tree out gradually each week.
Found that out the hard way when I first used one. Luckily I only had to travel a short ways, but I put one on the mirror in the winter time while waiting for a friend to get out of his house. When he got in he broke the news to me and we choked for five minutes on black ice. Never again.
@@LuckyCharms777 True. It's certainly not the prettiest sight to see in your car, but I've been able to extend the duration of the scent by 3 - 4x by following the directions, compared to just opening the entire thing up at once.
Interesting point, I know a lot of car guys that wrap the backside of their license plates, usually with some form of soft wrap that will prevent the plate from scratching the vehicle during installation or in the case of any wobbling. This is pretty common in states where you are required to have a front plate, as they'll remove the plate when showing off the vehicle.
I never knew the outcome of the “I eat ass” decal suit. The law itself, that protected the officer from litigation, is unconstitutional and thus qualified immunity was granted.
The officer wasn't aware of any law being broken when he initiated the stop, he had to theory craft something that might match with the help of dispatch before charging the man with obscenity. If you read FL obscenity law, it's not nearly that broad, doesn't even mention language, and as such the accused wasn't guilty of that either. The big problem with QI is that it sets an imaginary standard where police departments can only be held responsible for breaking a law if they previously were punished for breaking that same law. Unfortunately, even in cases like this where the prosecutor failed to charge and the courts recognized that the accusation was incorrect, as the officer wasn't punished there won't be a precedent to prevent future disdain for this law.
I was a cop for years and was radar certified. Technically, if it made your speed way higher than it actually was, the officer is not supposed to take and enforcement action. At least that is how it works (or worked when I was a cop) in North Carolina. The radar is confirmation of your estimation of the speed. So, if I estimated the vehicle speed at 65 and the radar came back 75, then I am not to take an action. We had to estimate the speed to within 5mph. BUT, a lot of cops and Highway Patrol officers did not follow that rule. I knew of officers writing tickets when they shouldn't have because they just use the radar results. So, if you are doing 75 and the radar shows 125, you may run into an officer who will write your for 125. Even though an idiot should see that you were not going that fast.
@@sporeranier then he would be innocent in court. That is the problem. The court pretty much always takes the officer's word. Radar is tricky too. It registers the largest and fastest moving vehicle. A large truck well behind you speeding would register on the radar if you are in a Corolla or something smaller. I've seen it happen and officers would take action on the smaller car that wasn't speeding. Anyway, if you have a dash cam or a GPS tracker to back you up, it will save you.
The license plate thing might be cool to mount in a bookcase, as a place to conceal items. (in a minimally secure way) The flipper might be handy for mounting photographs, that you can change - depending on your guest.
The production value of this channel is so good lately, honest to god. Donut seems like such a great place to work Also, up to speed on BTCC when, Papa Popup?
I find it funny that people still dont grasp that this channel is owned, ran, and funded by Discovery...this isnt just friends or a couple guys that made a channel and it grew...this was literally a businesses channel The quality is the exact same and hasnt changed on over 4 years
The funny thing is you can get Hemp derived scents... Terpenes... They smell nice, why not use the real thing and market it as just natural air fresheners. You can even make the pads to hold the scent and the rope to hang it 100% from Hemp, even the plastic. Missed Opportunity.
Legal Eagle: three piece suit Jeremiah, and James: jeans, T-shirt and a button up lol Love this!! Watch both channels!! I never thought this would happen
In a lot of states, probably most states, you can only issue a speeding ticket based on speed clocked on the radar Gun. You are not allowed to give someone a speeding ticket based on what you saw, unless you got it on the radar gun. Although, you can still be charged with things such as reckless driving and careless driving.
Local police in PA aren't allowed to use radar guns. They are allowed to set up measured lines, and time how long it takes you to drive from one line to the next.
It was in our local news that people were using plate flippers/covers to avoid having their tags recorded by security cameras while they were stealing catalytic converters or other stuff, like packages or garaged valuables.
It’s great to see creators collab like this from different worlds. I watch both of these channels and it was really cool to see them work together. Keep it up!
I love how the "Dank Marijuana Scented Air Freshner" is so ineffective, its not even illegal. At best, its you making yourself suffer in that "Aroma" for the sake for appearing to smell like marijuana (At least from the perspective of a person that clearly has never smelled or smoked any of it ever if the reactions are anything to go by).
@@grqfes Sadly, yes. They don't mention air fresheners and little trees being allowed as an obstruction. Really, it just all depends on the officer if they wants to pull that person over for little trees. Personally, not a huge fan of the little trees as I find them trashy and don't like them hanging from my mirror. You ever see a car with hundreds of them? Gross. There are also other air freshener products and things you can make that don't obstruct your view. Just my personal opinion.
or they just want people to know they spent too much money on cookware. Made In dutch ovens are of equal quality, also made in France but significantly cheaper.
Or like every hipster, they feel the need to overpay for name brand things and display it to everyone so other hipsters know their in the DUMBEST CLUB EVER. Think Starbucks, how many buy it because if the image of having a Starbucks when you can make something better at home or cheaper somewhere else but they just have to have it. Sitting in looooooooong ass lines to overpay for something you had the day before or HELL maybe hours ago 🤦♂️. Fucking hipsters
the license plate hider cold make sense for photo sessions. instead of having to cover or blur out the plate during the edit process of the photos, it could simply be covered with this thing. for the bumber sticker I would just claim I come from a region where donkey meat is a speciality xD
I love how you guys help fans that’s y I watch u guys I’m 16 and I’m trying to fix my dads truck he gave to me but have little money it will take a awhile just hope I can do it
Holy smokes, Your lawyer is absolutely the most dapper fellow I have ever seen! Are you sure he is a real human? Not discriminating if he is not... I'm just saying... That level of spiff is off the charts!
I didn't consent to any of this! Never talk to the police, and never talk to James.
I'm turning you in lol
But seriously, I had a blast shooting this. All the Donut folks are aces.
Legal eagle be smoking kush
I love your content. I would like to see you do a breakdown of laws broken for the Fast and the Furious series.
Objection !!!
it feels so strange to see Legal Eagle out of his chair and not looking directly to the camera, but he has a lot of swag in the shoot outside!!
He also revealed to the world that he has a profile! 😁
He also looks somewhat shorter than I expected
@@JohnNeville617 I think James and jerry are just very tall
This is the collaboration I didn't know I needed in my life.
100% I’m glad he still wore a suit too, dudes got an impeccable suit game.
donut has changed (in my opinion for the better) recently. i find every video is more of a group effort, and it feels more like a bunch of friends messing around while still being informative. it’s a great atmosphere.
@@Dan_R to me it felt more like a news channel, where they just sat down and talked about a subject. don’t get me wrong, i love that kind of content too, but it feels more fun nowadays.
Yeah like it's been improving a lot, look at the first episodes of Up to Speed for example lol James seemed like he was so bored
ye also all of them seem like they’ve gotten more comfortable on the show. Look at old dlist videos and James seems depressed compared to now
@@shaquilleoatmeal856 nice name lmao
@@Dan_R yeah like when James would go rage monster and have a heartattck....
I mean he still rages, but no heart trouble lately
I love that LegalEagle tested the laser scrambler and his verdict is "I'd sue the manufacturer of the illegal product", that's so lawyer it's unreal 😂😂😂
The exhaust cutout is trash if it does not add hp it is worthless
it was actually his fault for swinging the scanner lol he should of held it stationary.
@@edwardmyers8782 It's all about sound
@@edwardmyers8782 but it’s cool though
That's so normal. Seriously, as if any other person wouldn't say the exact thing. Hello group think! 329 upvotes? 😂
"A lot of stuff that is cool is illegal!" I'm also a lawyer and rarely have truer words been spoken
Hopefully you are better than legal schmegal
What's your "legal" lawyerly opinion on those electric car horns that make your car "honk" like a Big Rig, or a Train? 🤨
@@steadholderharrington9035 That's actually a really interesting legal question and one that I've thought about since watching some (sometimes hilarious) videos of people going around with train horns on their cars/trucks. It depends on what state you're in - I'm licensed here in New York, and our definition contained within the statues is still pretty nebulous. Basically, NY laws call for a horn that is sufficiently loud as to be able to warn other drivers around a vehicle, but not so loud as to be unnecessarily disruptive. Of course, no decibel levels are set forth in the statutes and the basic limit seems to be use-related. That is, if you're USING your train horn to make "unnecessary or unreasonably loud/ harsh sounds", then that could be a problem. Basically, these laws are an imprecise shitshow which many drivers could potentially use to their advantages. Anyway, cheers fellow Donut fans!
@@Pete_Finch Nebulous, is it? Try that from the perspective of an actual "Big Rig" driver who's used to being able to use their double/triple horns to gain the attentions of inattentive driver's in traffic (like waiting at traffic lights that are green, but the yahoo in front of you hasn't notice because they're too busy updating their twitter account, or something else equally lame). And then imagine going home in your "civilian vehicle" and finding yourself in the same situation but without the more effective trucker horns at your disposal. The distracted drivers barely notice regular car horns these days. 😅😅
@@steadholderharrington9035 I've got a friend who's a long haul trucker and man do I ever feel for you guys. Generally, you're the best trained and most attentive drivers on the road and I constantly see every idiot in a tiny hatchback dipping and dodging in front of you, not caring that there are thousands of pounds of cargo behind them as long as they get to their destination more quickly. Proper truck horns and train horns are sweet, I'm just telling you what the law says (and it would probably be on your side in most "nuisance" or noise ordinance cases here in NY at least)
I never imagined a collab between Donut and Legal Eagle, however now that I’ve seen it, I’m gonna need more.
Same! I never would've imagined how awesome of a colab they'd be. I just saw legal eagles video on illegal mods and blew me away, just really cool to see two of my (seemingly unrelated) favorite creators join up
@@jaredabauman Agreed, both videos were great and honestly a perfect match for the subject matter.
Operation Deagle
Neither did I... especially since Leagle is a DC brat!
Best donut collab 🍩🦅
HEY!!!! That was me who got arrested for the bumper sticker 😂 it’s nice to see people still cover it and talk about it 😂 I love your videos. So to make it on one is amazing 🤓 much love! -Floridaman himself!
What are you eating now
Eat ass, smoke grass and haul ass my man
That was such bullshit what happened all the accountability and audit channels featured it and hoped you sued them.
Nice, do you still eat that?
Awesome, years ago (also in Florida) I had a small "FUCK WORK" sticker and used to frequent a neighborhood full of cops to visit a friend , one day upon leaving we were followed and stopped and I was handcuffed and placed in the back of a crown victoria and almost arrested for "distribution of obscene material", they had to look in their books to find the charge. They let me go after searching my vehicle and gave me a court date. After a quick online search I realized I was fine and had an easy day in court. Still sucked tho, fuck those guys.
I also told the cop I was going to throw up in the back of his car from claustrophobia if they didn't open the door. They eventually relented and the cops referred to me as "special" for being allowed to hang my feet out the car, when additional units would show up (bc of course). It was insane and a complete violation of my rights and privacy. Sorry you had to go through that, but looks like you are dealing with it alright.
I love how "ignorance of the law" is not an excuse if you break the law, but the "ignorance of the law" is an excuse if you are an officer falsely arresting someone.
I had the same damn thought lol
Story I heard long time ago would explain this it was something like the man got rejected to join the police force since he was too smart could have been a joke at the expense of US police force :þ
You do know that the police can get away with murder why not this?
I love how you act like arresting someone means they are charged with a crime.
@mimcduffee86 how does that boot leather taste?
@@mimcduffee86 They literally didn't even say that. They said officers are allowed to be ignorant of the law but civilians aren't. The whole point is people can be arrested without anything to be charged for.
The plate hider could be justified with show cars... You can be at a car show and don't want to go through the trouble of removing and reinstalling your plate
That’s what I was thinking!
Agreed. I'm sure it most likely states "for off-road use only" on the packaging.
I would also say on a truck you can use an excuse like “it’s so when I’m off-road the plate isn’t covered in dirt”
Yeah except that thing is ugly and the thick frame won’t look good on a nice show car.
Bruh you gotta stupid to think you need to hide your plate at a meet
"I didn't know the law" Not a valid defense if arrested
"I didn't know the law" Totally a valid way for a cop to avoid being sued for wrongfully arresting someone.
*big think*
Imagine if all cops had to pass law school first.
@@crystalrose2623 That is a hell of a good idea.
So much yup in this comment.
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@@crystalrose2623 It should be a minimum requirement. Sick of pigs walking all over people when they don’t know shit.
“Don’t modify your car” - James Pumphrey
“Stock is best” - Jeremiah Burton
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah sure.... Never, never🤨
And the survey says..
"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂" - Michael Martin
Just stating the facts.
Jeremiah or whatever
"I mean it's incredibly illegal, but it's cool as hell" said every criminal lawyer ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He seems cool asf
I like how their lawyer's just, "No, its under your car!" and James and Jeremiah are acting like a bunch of kids making vroom noises lmao
"why would you add this to your car, it's illegal"
"Hehehe car go vroom"
“Their Lawyer” is @LegalEagle, who has 2.25 Million subscribers…
@바비 소녀들.🇰🇷 word
For guys that race their performance car on weekends should be allowed to have it installed, as long as they’re not dumb enough to open the exhaust on the street.
Yea because they said “it *looks* cool” which is why the Lawyer was 100% right in saying it’s under your car meaning you can’t see it in the first place
"Not that I know what marijuana would smell like...." "I wouldn't call this marijuana scented nor would I call this DANK.." Went from a lawyer to a connoisseur real quick
His response to the smell made him x10 cooler as a lawyer, he's definitely smoked at some point in his life I think
@Budd Smokegood it’s definitely state wide legal
I was about comment this lol!😂 Lawyer knows his Kush
I laughed pretty good at that part. Though it wouldn't be weird for a lawyer to know EXACTLY what marijuana smells like - some of their clients might reak of it, or they've come into contact with it as evidence.
Then again, plausible deniability is always good to have.
@@DrakeKillah it wasn't the fact that he knows what weed smells like, it's the fact that he may know what DANK weed smells like, that's a different more positive description to use and most definitely not a common court room description of cannabis lol
But good point as well
James: Nolan is totally doing something illegal, let's show you
Nolan: "First of all lower your voice"
😂😂😂😂
i got the 69th reply.... NICE!!
Top 10 anime betrayals.
Nothing is ever bad or illegal, its just the stupid govt made them so.......
@@Subhasis44597
"Government is mass make-believe, it has no legitimate authority. The only thing it does have, is massive amounts of delusional zealots, willing to commit violence on its behalf." - Unknown
Legal Eagle may very well be the first lawyer I've ever seen who actually seems like a fun person to have at a party.
As for the license plate cover, I actually lived on the same road as a coal mine, and got several tickets for obstructed plates because of the coal dust, causing me to tape cardboard over it while parked, so I can see a use for that.
Well, if that sliding cover was transparent, it wouldn't be illegal anymore and you could equip it to youf car. ;)
if itgot on ur plate imagine what it did to your lungs
@@tjcola7703 It isn't asbestos - the stuff that doesn't make it to blood, comes out. The problem is the small stuff that goes to your organs.
@@rkan2 there is a ton of coal dust in coal mines floating around, which can cause cancer and other stuff
@@rkan2 yeah like... coal dust.... coal miners have absurdly high rates of cancer lol
Devon always wearing a suit regardless of how his cohosts for a video dress will always be hilarious to me.
Devin* ;)
Indochinoooooooo.
It excuses professionalism.. Like lab coats in commercials...
I don't want to see him in a Hawaiian t or wife beater!
Yeah no one wants to take legal advice from a guy in a spongebob shirt lmao
@@mandelorean6243 Lmao Devon in a wife beater. Thanks for that mental image.
11:25 3 valid reasons off the top of my head:
- going to a meet-and-greet and not wanting to disclose license plate details
- for a photoshoot, where the license plate won't be shown in the photos (like on Instagram) for privacy
- only enabled when not driving, as a security deterrence for prohibiting the theft of the license plate
Many jurisdictions will ticket a car that's parked without a valid plate. You can get away with not having a plate in a private driveway or at a mechanic's but if it's parked on the street you're definitely getting a ticket.
@@bwofficial1776 of course one cannot use it when in public and unattended, but don't forget that I stated these as reasons that can be given to explain the purpose behind it when asked by the police (for legal purposes)
A free piece of cardboard from your last Amazon delivery is cheaper than paying someone on Amazon $100 for that.
@@Markle2k you don't understand the logic behind the real purpose of this product and the purpose behind the reasons I just listed, and it's showing
Your first point, I think, is moot. When you leave said meet and greet you’ll have to show your plate. Meaning everyone can see it and take a snapshot of it if they so desired. Additionally you drive around all the time with your plate showing… If I remember correctly, license plate data is more or less public data. This wouldn’t really be a good argument in court I don’t think.
The 2nd one kind of makes sense.. the shoot would have to be on private property, though, at which point it might be cheaper to just unscrew your plate.
The 3rd point is an interesting one… how prolific is license plate theft? If someone wanted to steal your plate, that thing isn’t preventing that from happening.
One reason for when you would want to hide a license plate is when you park it at an airport when going on vacation - so to not tell thiefs that your home is now empty and ready for looting.
Good idea, but I wonder if that is legal. Might depend on whether the lot is technically private or not. Most airports are owned by the city/state/county. In NYC area they are all owned by the cities and operated by the Port Authority. I wouldn't be shocked if the PA cops had some rule about that. Risk probably low I suppose.
@@ericmills9839 I think you'd probably get away with it if you only use it when parked and I doubt it's even illegal in most states. It's definitely legal on private property. If a cop noticed it and questioned you you could say it was to lower the risk of your plates getting stolen(pretty common). But it'd be easy to forget to uncover it before you drive and if you got caught you'd probably get a ticket. Maybe if you told the cop you forgot to uncover it he might give you a warning but probably not.
I would presume that if it was used on private property that it wouldn't be illegal, but the fact it's installed would suggest that you do use it on public roads which would be very illegal.
I was thinking that it would be useful if you have a car that you frequently put on display at legitimate car shows. People constantly taking pictures of your car, and you don't want your plate number being posted online. Even the flipping plate. You can have a decorative plate for display on one side.
I'm not sure of the legality of this scenario, but I can see it being useful in a non nefarious way.
@@somerandoonyt9553you can take off a license plate in few minutes so not really necessary
Re: the license plate cover. I live in a state, where during the winter, my plate gets covered in salt, snow, and ice. 90% of December through March, the plate is obscured anyway. The plates are embedded with RFID anyway, and newer plates are coated with an incredibly cheap laminate that easily peels or flakes off. I would imagine that I am actually doing law enforcement a favor, by using this product; if I did, which I don't, just saying.
I've seen people use them at car meets. Makes the car look nicer when it's one uniform color. They always show the plate when they're driving though.
@@owen5640 Yeah I use one when street racing in Mexico
bro said "for legal reasons, i am not using this product"
What state has license plate that have RFID??
@@LawF250 probably only comifornia
Wow a real lawyer and a real Yeremiah, I can already tell this is going to be a great video
Yeah like why does he look different lol
@@vedantkothari215 no hat.
Eeh hes a D.C. lawer which is basicly just a D.C. resident
7:02 "not that id have experience but this doesnt smell like marijuana" spoken like a true lawyer.
i started dyin
The plate cover up device seems great for taking photos of the ride with out showing everyone your plate as well as car shows
I remember seeing a story about the state of Indiana denying the request of a personalized license plate that said OINK The man that wanted the plate was a Police Officer and the Judge denied his request because it was disrespectful.
Yup, we have laxed vic customization laws but that was something
A cop with a sense of humor. And a judge who lacks it completely.
This is much easier to regulate in the US because of the common language, but here in the EU people often got away with shockingly obscene license plates simply by registering them in another country (which is perfectly legal and not that hard to do if the car itself meets local safety regulations). While this is usually just harmless cheeky humor, there was a famous case of political protest that made headlines across the union and prompted extensive debates over free speech and personal rights issues, fortunately union regulators (equivalent to the US federal authorities) leaned in favor of free speech, basically telling politicians to grow up and stop whining about such unusual but harmless forms of public protest.
literally made me LOL! 😅
you can actually get "around" such people by having a plausible acronym for the chosen word. In this case "Officer Is Not Kidding!"
Hearing legal eagle say "This is not dank at all." Made my day.
My favorite part in the whole vid lmao
I mean if he really wanted to try it. He can do it somewhere where its legal.
Imagine: "Your honor I object, this is absolutely not dank whatsoever."
This is a collaboration I didn't know I needed until now.
This is like my TH-cam algorithm started writing shows for me
“Once we turn this on we are doing illegal stuff” *Legal Eagle instantly spawns next to them*
"So the police officer said he was unaware of the First Amendment."
And that's just the beginning of the things they say they're "unaware" of in court and get a pass on because of it.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN I "CAN'T JUST SHOOT UNARMED PEOPLE?"
Yep
Works for blm and antifa
Wait until the hear about the 2nd Amendment
@@dongquixote7138 i didnt even know they amended the declaration of independence even once let alone twice
When an actual adult is present it really puts in to perspective how childish you guys are, no complaints tho😂
Yeah he should report them to the poluce
All they need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and they're fine. They dress like kids tho.
This is like watching Dumb & Dumber & a lawyer. How the hell is entertaining to watch 2 idiots being idiots is beyond me
The attorney in this video agrees and you can tell he's a little disappointed at their demeanor.
Who are you or anyone to say who is an actual adult or not😂
The first product- The scrambler actually works by super imposing the radar gun's waves with its own waves so they effectively 'cancel' out depending on the speed. The range of speeds with which it works depends on the frequency. Hence when the 'product' was stationary and it showed 41 MPH, it was working.
Brain melting...
It's funny how 99.99% of ANY scanner/jammer/blocker/etc etc are proven scams, just like this first product
@@AbbStar1989 idk if you're joking but basically if you're doing 100mph then the cop radars you. It's going to show 41mph instead of 100mph.
I thought the laser works by sending out multiple lasers and getting a certain amount of matching speed readings for a lock and scramblers work by constantly sending out different speeds so that gun can’t get a consensus reading?
@@BigtimeBigA all radar guns use the Doppler principle if I am not wrong. So lasers wouldn't be of much help. Maybe they can be used to confuse speed cameras but that's all I can think of.
4:29 LegalEagle is the adult and James and Jeremy are the kids in this situation lmao 🤣
He's been proven to lie though... Not a good look for a lawyer.
@awesomeferret
And you assume lawyers are known for always telling the truth?
🤣
For the license plate shutter cover, they can be used at car shows where you want to display your car for others. The car is a work of art and the license plate so an eyesore that does not contribute to the look of the car for display purposes. Plus, multiple people will take various pictures of said vehicle and you want to protect your privacy from having your license plate spread online.
Or, ya know, you could just remove the license plates at the show. That's free.
Protect your identity? Of the plate that is in plain view the entire time your car is? Lol
Ok so what about the countless people who see the plates on the road? Privacy isn't an argument when 99% of the time everyone can see your plate. It's only a concern at a car show?
that is why we have custom or vanity plates for that very purpose
If only that shutter can be replaced with another plate or a lookalike then that IS something
@@Sheridantank Did you just forget to read the rest of his sentence? He said protect his privacy from his plate being spread online. Someone online looking for you specifically can hunt down your exact name and address from your license plate alone.
I really liked seeing a legit lawyer on here, and giving the possible scenarios with each item to give it context. Great stuff.
Still waiting for the lawyer to show up.
@@StealthNinja4577 No kidding.
Never forget that punishment by a fine means legal for a price
less of a price, and more of a recurring fee... wait that's how online services work
Pay to play
@@Skyline_NTR certain fines don't pay they will eventually stop charging you for it. Because well amply your more petty then the government.
We call it reparations, they call it the price of admission
Yeah i was wondering in the license plate hider would save me more on toll bridges
Curious about one thing- Were there any products you wanted to test for this video that LegalEagle said "don't do this, even for a demo, even on private property with property owners permission"
All of them
L pfp
Only thing that comes to mind is a bomb, which I don't think you can just order online.
You will never be a real bear
@@chloroplast8611 fax
The one legal reason I can think of having the cover is for car photography, wanting to get good photos without having to unscrew the plate or edit the numbers out
Or the general actual use for liscene plate covers/flippers is classics at car shows, a modern plate often looks out of place on a classic.
Or to prevent plate cloning. Not sure about other countries, but plate cloning is an actual thing to worry about here in Australia.
People will take down the numbers on your plate, either in person or from online pictures, and then create a false plate with your registration details and slap it on their vehicle of the same make and model.
@@BW_Drums Not really a thing here in the US. License Plates are public knowledge. You can go online and look them up. The only reason people seem to block plates, is taking photos to sell a car on Craiglist or such, and I have no idea why they think they need to do it.
It would also protect your plate from being stolen and use your plate to commit a crime
@@MCCMCKnyte You can look plates up here as well if you know the numbers on the plate. The point is to not let strangers see the numbers on your plate, because if they clone the plate they can use it on their vehicle and cause crimes/traffic infringements/cover for not having a licence etc.
I like how this turned from how much trouble can you get into using/owning these products. To a legit lawyer saying "the products are being illegal by not being illegal enough"
The radar jammer worked amazingly, as the radar gun is using continous wave radar to determine speed via doppler, the radar jammer sent back 41 mph. The detector wouldnt notice a change in speed unless the jammer was working.
Thats horrible if your driving in a 30 zone or anything 40 and below
this is a horribly wrong explanation. jammers don't send back a speed, they send jamming signals which counter act the gathering of the speed. these rocky mountain products have been shown time and time again to not work at all what you saw of the radar gun was the result of something moving in the background such as a fan, not the "detector".
@@justinjones6264 Then maybe jamming is just the term they went with because it's popular even if inaccurate.
Otherwise, if the device puts out a 40 mph speed stationary, then that means if you place it facing the rear, it'll decrease your detected speed by that amount when you pass by a radar gun. I think that's better than outright spitting out garbage data, concealing the car's true speed but also making it obvious that the driver is using a jammer.
Devin keeps popping up in the funniest places and I'm so here for it
The point of the “weed” air freshener is so that you can smoke weed and blame the air freshener if a cop asks
Thereby giving them probable cause to search your car even if you haven't been smoking.
We all see the idea they had when they made it. Even if it is a retarded one.
That's like using a lozenge that makes your breath smell more like booze so you can drink and drive. Why hand them another reason to sus you out lol
@@charliekelly3173 well obviously the best advice would be to not smoke at all but some people are what you call addicts.
That hella dumb that only gives the police probable cause
@@zavdab5238 depending on the state, they CANNOT search your vehicle on the grounds of smell.
It's an anti-plate theft device. Completely sounds legitimate 100% to me
It's an anti burglary device too.
I caught a plate theft on camera. The owner could have used one of those.
It prevents someone from stealing your tags.
While this technically this is true, anybody looking to steal your plates/tags will have a knife or screwdriver on them to cut open the flap.
@@rushdude90 They might not think there is a plate there at all and move on to the next
Registration sticker theft used to be a big deal around here. I was taught to cut the edges of my sticker so if someone tried to steal it off my license plate they could only get part of it and then move to the next car. That cover seems it would do the trick much cooler.
That's why they will recommend to score the sticker with a X, at your local DMV or DOT office.
Now they just steel the whole plate
I've heard of that happening too. There are special bolts for that. What surprised me was that if the sticker comes from the newer auto payment machines, it had a number that was associated with the car, vin or license plate, I don't remember instead of a random serial. That's not to say I expect cops will be checking that closely, unless they are really struggling to come up with probable cause.
Connecticut went from having a plate sticker to having a window sticker and then to save costs they got rid of both.
@@henshawsm Makes sense, the moment the cops type in you're plate number, the computer likely brings up all the current DMV info for that car anyway, including registration or non-opp status.
Nolan is the type of guy who represents himself on court and instead of 500$ fine gets death sentence.
😂😂😂😂
I wonder if that radar can detect Taco Bell’s if it can detect fake speed.. hmm.. -Edgar
They probably wanted to film this in 2019, but they had to wait for ECS to send that exhaust cut out
accurate.. I waited 5 months for a coilover kit lol
Underrated comment
Holy shit been waiting on a blow off valve for 2 months
Goteeeeem
Is funny watching James and Jeremiah tone down their screams and craziness for a somewhat serious guest. Great video.
My only thing with radars is, I've been paced. I've been clocked. I've been radar'd and followed. Being radar'd at a certain speed isn't impossible to argue, but you can sure as hell argue being paced and "clocked" (by eye) very easily. Radars need calibrated which can be argued. But for being paced or watched, that is all heresay and can be overturned.
Yep exactly and it's why here in FL there is the Ticket Clinic that will get your ticket thrown out for less than the cost of the ticket. Unless it's criminal speed that is.
"He wasn't aware of the first amendment"
They're not aware of anything when their ego prevents them from doing their job correctly.
No he said the cop wasn’t aware that, that particular sticker would fall under first amendment vs obscenity laws (again most of the laws have changed in the last decade)
@@unit8231 Still the same logic. You ask the judge "Your honor, my client was not aware he wasn't supposed to eat living people. So please, please kind sir, let him not be put in prison." Think it'll fly? Literally anything illegal and any idiot criminal says the same thing and goes to jail anyway lol
Nemo censetur ignorare legem
Qualified immunity is the most ass backwards thing when you think about it. The people whose job it is to enforce laws are immune from prosecution for breaking laws they claim not to know about. How long do you think that would fly if it was the other way around? Gotta love police unions and lobbyists.
@@johngaltline9933 Nothing wrong with corruption. What could go wrong??
(punch in this video and think about the last 3 presidents in the US having gotten hundreds of million out of lobby money)
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What could go wrong, right? lol
Lawyer: this is illegal
James and jeremiah: BUT IT SOUNDS COOL (makes exhaust noises)
me: i just did illegal things 5 seconds ago and i cant stop laughing
It will sound like nothing because your eardrums will burst
I would’ve never thought this collab would ever happen 😂 wow
But isn't it great!? Yes.
Its so cool that You guys are collaborating with a very professional individual with a great sense of humor, I love people like LegalEagle.
In Germany, vehicle registration plates are a document. They are provided with an official seal. They are also standardised and must always be clearly legible. This means that you can get into trouble if mud makes the number plate illegible. Wear and tear, e.g. faded black lettering due to frequent washing, can also lead to the need to have new licence plates fitted. So any kind of paint or foil has no place here.
So a cop can arrest you for having two pounds less air pressure in one tire, and he's protected because he wasn't explicitly told that it's not against the law.
Good call judge!
Here's why the guy didn't win the lawsuit. He wasn't in jail that long so there wasn't any damages he immediately bailed himself out. The officer was acting within the scope of their authority it's not the officers fault that the laws have a grey area.
Qualified immunity has been abused systemically - seems anything not explicitly covered by a previous successful case or formal policy can can be claimed, if the local DA likes.
@@old_grey_cat Well the reality is that you can't get people to do dangerous jobs for low pay, and then also expect that your employer will also make your job extra dangerous by demanding that you be held accountable for your reactions to other people. A black man lunges at you with a knife you have a gun you kill the man with the gun. It was your job to go apprehend the guy with the knife. The guy dies, you go to jail. Next day when they're trying to fill the position the guy applying see's the news that the former officer was charged with manslaughter. Decides to do a different job. Now there's no more police. Now there's more crime than ever before. The game theory of the scenario dictates a certain amount of discretionary leniency towards law enforcement officers as a necessity to fulfill law enforcement job vacancies.
@@SF-dy6hn pfui. Other nations don't give the police the ridiculous degree of protections USA does, and their states don't allow those known to have been dismissed for unconscionable conduct in one place to be employed by other places. A reasonable degree of allowance for " the heat of the momant" is one thing, but the piddling, pettifogging differences the USA states have allowed to say one instruction doesn't cover the next bad behaviour are quite another.
@@old_grey_cat Well let's see in China they'll kinap and kill your for talking bad about xi ji ping, in India they use large wooden sticks to beat civilians, in the UK they have such a hard time with rampant military Islam that their women are being **** and nobody can criticize them for fear of being called racist, in Mexico you pay the police and nothing bad can happen to you. In Japan they have a 99% conviction rate so if you get arrested you're going to jail. Some would say they don't have fair trials. When I look around the globe nobodies perfect. And also you need to consider and contextualize how the different cultures have different people with different issues. So even if you find a textbook example of "perfect policing" it might not translate one to one with our demographic cultural landscape. Your argument is weak and fails. Vaguely pointing off in the distance and saying it's like that over here doesn't mean much. Make a rebuttal that addresses the issues I listed or forfeit the argument.
11:27 plate covers are legal where i live on a parked car, even the plates that completely flip around. this is because stealing registration tags is VERY common. we use sticker tags, and most people just slap the new year over the old one until its 10 layers thick and very easy to cut off. even just putting the sticker directly on the plate, its pretty easy to get off with a teflon knife
From the UK, what on earth are these registration tags? We have nothing like that here
A razor blade will get them off pretty good too.
@@applefanXXX It's kinda like the tax discs used to be only you stick them on the plate. There's not really any need for them anymore in this online world.
Yup I’ve had my tags stolen in motel parking lot before lol
I think that's why there on the interior of the windshield in Texas
The vest and pocket square in the shop is priceless
Hahaha, I can see the cop coming up to the car and asking "is my dad in there?" "I can smell him, where is he? "
I love the difference between the two reactions for the exhaust cutout.
Donut: vroom vroom vroom!!!
Legal Eagle: SUPER ILLEGAL!!
10:54 I remembered when I was living in California, there was an intersection that had these automatic flash cameras that would catch people speeding or running red lights, but the problem was that everyone in the community complained that the cameras were HYPER sensitive and would bust people for no reason. People including my relatives would receive tickets in the mail for literally no reason. We ended up just avoiding that area all together in car.
Seeing this remote controlled license plate cover immediately reminded me how cool it would be if someone created this. Boy would this device have been helpful.
but they do make it, that's kind of the point
In FL what happened was they determined that you cannot ticket the owner of a vehicle for the actions of another driver. Send a guy a ticket because his son was driving the car and rolled through the red. Can't do that. You have to ticket the individual but since they can't prove who the driver was, thrown out in court. Then the fines were sent out from a 3rd party who didn't individually validate the offence, they just issued the citation. Plus the tickets were fine only meaning no points. So if you had the cash you could just run reds all day and pay the $100 fine with no worry. After cities lost money and paid millions for the cameras and paying court costs to fight them and losing every time, most cities removed them.
The Little Tree is brilliant; it DOESN'T smell like weed, but a stoner's car does. So when a cop pulls you over and says your ride smells like a skunk's asshole, you can just show him your air freshener and say "but duuude!"
there are cops that can smell your breath directly from the passenger window in winter.
There are also cops that testify that your key was in the ignition lock, when you sleep on the backseat bench - in a key-less car.
@@sarowie a dui from weed can never hold up without admission as there is no way to test and prove you were under the influence
@@sarowie if you have a keyless car but have a key fob with you in the back you can start your car at anytime with the button
@@sarowie spoken like a true paranoid stoner
@@sarowie I have a surveillance system in both your home and car, and I always let the feds know when you smoke weed (then they pull up in the vans)
I don't trust that slick talking fella in the suit. I want MY lawyer, the legal beagle!
😂😂😂😂😂
The regal Dingo
I love Devin sitting in a workshop in a full suit and tie.
For those wondering, the plate hider is to avoid paying expensive tolls while traveling far. They give you the remote so you can easily hit the button from in the car when you are about to go through the toll/cams. then open it up once you get past them.
Came here to say that - it's the obvious use for this product
Pretty sure that's still illegal
@@nyotamwuaji6484 lmao yeah but free tolls lol
@@shokingblazemangaming I bet it lets someone know when it doesn't read a tag. There are usually cops either at or near toll booths. It is something you buy when you want to meet an irate police officer.
@@jasonrhodes9726Aren't that all of them?
i remember there was a steering wheel club that had a built in hidden taser. the box bragged something like "NOT illegal in 50 states!" from what i remember, it wasn't a full on taser and was more like a buzzer to get around booby trap laws. it seems like people are always trying to booby trap their cars legally
The license plate thing could be very beneficial for those that love to take pictures of their car but hate having to go into editor and scribble the plate out. Or for those up north that don't want snow to pile up on it.
Talk about a crossover I never knew I needed! It's my favourite bird law enthousiast!
This is the only crossover that I need
5:58 you wouldn't really notice it tho... A cop would have to be really picky and paying attention to from "wow that car is loud" to "wow that car is loud, maybe its not normal and has something illegal to it"
Tbf.. It didnt sound natural when it was that loud
12:13 The lawyer goes : "That's an good information to know!" I can't😂😂😭😭😂😂
"You're like a mob lawyer. You're dirty!" 😆😊
Weirdest crossover and I love it. Donut is the only place to get that "friends having fun but we know shit" vibe since the boys quit top-gear. Long live Donut.
Putting "I EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT" on my wind deflector, ty Donut.
for the hide away plate. it's good on track days or car shows, or if you post pictures of your car alot but don't want your plates showing.
Fun Fact: the directions on those Little Trees packages actually tell you NOT to take out the entire tree. You're supposed to make a cutout near the top, so you can hang it, then pulling a portion of the tree out gradually each week.
Found that out the hard way when I first used one. Luckily I only had to travel a short ways, but I put one on the mirror in the winter time while waiting for a friend to get out of his house.
When he got in he broke the news to me and we choked for five minutes on black ice. Never again.
@@TheTH-camGame Oof. That's rough. Well at least that won't happen again, now that you know!
So you’re supposed to have an air freshener partially open with its bag dangling from your mirror? What a great look. 🤦♂️
@@LuckyCharms777 True. It's certainly not the prettiest sight to see in your car, but I've been able to extend the duration of the scent by 3 - 4x by following the directions, compared to just opening the entire thing up at once.
"Also friggin Jeremiah is here"
The subtle disrespect, is so great on this channel sometimes xD
Interesting point, I know a lot of car guys that wrap the backside of their license plates, usually with some form of soft wrap that will prevent the plate from scratching the vehicle during installation or in the case of any wobbling. This is pretty common in states where you are required to have a front plate, as they'll remove the plate when showing off the vehicle.
I never knew the outcome of the “I eat ass” decal suit. The law itself, that protected the officer from litigation, is unconstitutional and thus qualified immunity was granted.
The officer wasn't aware of any law being broken when he initiated the stop, he had to theory craft something that might match with the help of dispatch before charging the man with obscenity. If you read FL obscenity law, it's not nearly that broad, doesn't even mention language, and as such the accused wasn't guilty of that either. The big problem with QI is that it sets an imaginary standard where police departments can only be held responsible for breaking a law if they previously were punished for breaking that same law. Unfortunately, even in cases like this where the prosecutor failed to charge and the courts recognized that the accusation was incorrect, as the officer wasn't punished there won't be a precedent to prevent future disdain for this law.
Nothing is ever bad or illegal, its just the stupid govt made them so.......
Qualified Immunity needs to end. We (citizens) can't use the same type of protections it provides.
This probably had to be one of the most expensive videos to make.
So many questions for the lawyer to answer. lol
Nothing is ever bad or illegal, its just the stupid govt made them so.......
That lawyer's a TH-camr as well so I don't think they paid him, it was a normal TH-camr calab I hope.
r\woosh
@@Kodiak335-sn95 Calab is an alternate spelling of the boy's name Caleb. What you probably meant was kebab
@@RumpelStiltskindarkone What does that mean?
I was a cop for years and was radar certified. Technically, if it made your speed way higher than it actually was, the officer is not supposed to take and enforcement action. At least that is how it works (or worked when I was a cop) in North Carolina. The radar is confirmation of your estimation of the speed. So, if I estimated the vehicle speed at 65 and the radar came back 75, then I am not to take an action. We had to estimate the speed to within 5mph. BUT, a lot of cops and Highway Patrol officers did not follow that rule. I knew of officers writing tickets when they shouldn't have because they just use the radar results. So, if you are doing 75 and the radar shows 125, you may run into an officer who will write your for 125. Even though an idiot should see that you were not going that fast.
What would happen if the driver of the vehicle had a dashcam that recorded his speed during the incident?
@@sporeranier then he would be innocent in court. That is the problem. The court pretty much always takes the officer's word. Radar is tricky too. It registers the largest and fastest moving vehicle. A large truck well behind you speeding would register on the radar if you are in a Corolla or something smaller. I've seen it happen and officers would take action on the smaller car that wasn't speeding. Anyway, if you have a dash cam or a GPS tracker to back you up, it will save you.
The license plate thing might be cool to mount in a bookcase, as a place to conceal items. (in a minimally secure way) The flipper might be handy for mounting photographs, that you can change - depending on your guest.
Been subbed to both for years, never thought this collab would happen. Sick!
That's a ripped lawyer, man. That guy probably doin' some bodyguarding in his free time
The production value of this channel is so good lately, honest to god. Donut seems like such a great place to work
Also, up to speed on BTCC when, Papa Popup?
Their acoustics kinda suck compared to Legal Eagle though. Concrete hates microphones.
I find it funny that people still dont grasp that this channel is owned, ran, and funded by Discovery...this isnt just friends or a couple guys that made a channel and it grew...this was literally a businesses channel
The quality is the exact same and hasnt changed on over 4 years
@@brucebonner3491 Done a quick research, and the statement you've made here is... well, false. Donut Media was never owned by Discovery.
@@Gabito04 they've literally said it on the channel
@@brucebonner3491 Discovery?? Really?
The funny thing is you can get Hemp derived scents... Terpenes...
They smell nice, why not use the real thing and market it as just natural air fresheners.
You can even make the pads to hold the scent and the rope to hang it 100% from Hemp, even the plastic.
Missed Opportunity.
11:30 - I could see the license plate cover being appealling to someone who wants to post pictures on social media or go to car shows.
Legal Eagle: three piece suit
Jeremiah, and James: jeans, T-shirt and a button up lol
Love this!! Watch both channels!! I never thought this would happen
I love legal eagle and donut so much honestly top two favorite channels and for both of you to collaborate just pure awesome! Super excited 😄
In a lot of states, probably most states, you can only issue a speeding ticket based on speed clocked on the radar Gun. You are not allowed to give someone a speeding ticket based on what you saw, unless you got it on the radar gun. Although, you can still be charged with things such as reckless driving and careless driving.
Local police in PA aren't allowed to use radar guns. They are allowed to set up measured lines, and time how long it takes you to drive from one line to the next.
They can pace you, can use aircraft too. If they pace you it's quite likely you will get a warning as there is no proof of speed.
Reason for the plate cover... Speeding cameras, red light cameras, and fast track toll booths!! Might be worth it!
It was in our local news that people were using plate flippers/covers to avoid having their tags recorded by security cameras while they were stealing catalytic converters or other stuff, like packages or garaged valuables.
It’s great to see creators collab like this from different worlds. I watch both of these channels and it was really cool to see them work together. Keep it up!
I love how the "Dank Marijuana Scented Air Freshner" is so ineffective, its not even illegal. At best, its you making yourself suffer in that "Aroma" for the sake for appearing to smell like marijuana (At least from the perspective of a person that clearly has never smelled or smoked any of it ever if the reactions are anything to go by).
I believe it illegal in some states to have items hanging from rear view mirror so the tree would be illegal
@@skylolo7359 Anything that can obstruct the driver's view is illegal, although I think it depends on the size.
@@skylolo7359 little trees illegal? you kidding me?
@@grqfes Sadly, yes. They don't mention air fresheners and little trees being allowed as an obstruction. Really, it just all depends on the officer if they wants to pull that person over for little trees. Personally, not a huge fan of the little trees as I find them trashy and don't like them hanging from my mirror. You ever see a car with hundreds of them? Gross. There are also other air freshener products and things you can make that don't obstruct your view. Just my personal opinion.
just seeing the Legal Eagle say Dank was worth everything, and it's still a great video
@ 7:10 I would buy a shirt of James' face going "mm yes"
Le Creuset sticker on that laptop? Someone at Donut appreciates high quality cookware. Respect.
or they just want people to know they spent too much money on cookware. Made In dutch ovens are of equal quality, also made in France but significantly cheaper.
Or like every hipster, they feel the need to overpay for name brand things and display it to everyone so other hipsters know their in the DUMBEST CLUB EVER. Think Starbucks, how many buy it because if the image of having a Starbucks when you can make something better at home or cheaper somewhere else but they just have to have it. Sitting in looooooooong ass lines to overpay for something you had the day before or HELL maybe hours ago 🤦♂️. Fucking hipsters
Those cutout kits are illegal, BUT there are some cars that have the cat bypasses built in
I tried to research it veeery quickly but I'm pretty sure that's what make most of "sport mode" in cars like bimmers and porsches right??
@@dbadgones well I guess but I know that it came stock on a specific Dodge Challenger hellcat
@@dbadgones Sport mode lets you paddle shift instead of using fully automatic transmission
@@lukev6818 maybe in your KIA...... try sport mode in a 21 bronco then come back to me.
@@dbadgones sport mode rarely does more than adjust throttle/steering sensitivity. on newer cars it’ll stiffen the suspension as well but that’s it
the license plate hider cold make sense for photo sessions. instead of having to cover or blur out the plate during the edit process of the photos, it could simply be covered with this thing. for the bumber sticker I would just claim I come from a region where donkey meat is a speciality xD
I love how you guys help fans that’s y I watch u guys I’m 16 and I’m trying to fix my dads truck he gave to me but have little money it will take a awhile just hope I can do it
U got it bro
God damn, Nolan’s mustang sounds amazing when his totally legal device is open
The “Don’t modify your car, you’ll regret it.” Really hits home for me lmfao
Wym?
@@fabirodriguez7212 I should’ve stayed stock… car mods are one expensive headache after another…
@@SpeedyBeard all I do is change the muffler on my cars, because car go vroom
I have a lift kit and larger tires on my Jeep. How is that a regrettable thing?
@@WastelandWanderer1216 performance mods my guy… not a lift kit I’m talking actual engine mods
Holy smokes, Your lawyer is absolutely the most dapper fellow I have ever seen!
Are you sure he is a real human? Not discriminating if he is not... I'm just saying... That level of spiff is off the charts!
The collab I didn’t know I needed nor did I expect this. Love it!