@@Nasdupree9090if he was black then yes they would've but he's not, therefore he was giving a slap on the wrist. People have gotten more time selling weed. Which is also a nonviolent crime
@@chuckpawka6113 brother stop the cap, there’s plenty of black people involved in card cracking and fraud that get 2 years. You’re comparing fraud charges to drug related charges. Theres less tolerance with drugs, that’s just the way it is. Drugs is messy, ruins peoples lives, people get killed over deals and jealousy, robbed, etc. of course the government allows it all cause that’s what they want but still. Selling drugs ends in jail or dead unless you get out before the government comes to collect.
I’ve worked at McDonald’s for years and monopoly has become very strict, all monopoly stickers and items are tracked and signed for when delivered, they are locked away in safe places the same as cash and heavily controlled. I imagine the company knows where all the winners are at all times.
The winners aren’t even tickets anymore, it’s the new “second chance” draw you get (cards that are worth 2 plays). There is no way to do this anymore. Not to mention the rigorous investigation any major prize winner has to go through
$370 a month is close to what my nearly homeless friend has to pay for child support. Thats how much this millionare has to pay? The system is so broken
Based on him saying "Mormons " in the beginning along with a Mormon temple shown, I thought this would be some huge Mormon network pulling off the scam. But it was just 2 dudes at the end that were Mormon lol
Pretty sure small fry was actually a prize on the game pieces so I imagined him taking a small fry piece from a factory to see if anyone would notice that McDonald’s was short a Mediterranean Avenue. 😂
This was amazing, but if im not wrong a few things are missing. 1. The FBI agent that had this case was a greenhorn (new) and no one took him seriously until they got that call about Mr.Jerry 2. Ms.Colombo called the FBI (called in that Mr.jerry did xyz) due to family problems. Something to do with relatives and not being able to see some kids anymore (super dumb bs) 3.The FBI agent accidentally sent ALL the info to New York Times when faxing and had to make a deal New York Times so they don't post everything on the newspaper. The deal was to be there on the scene when they did the bust. Everything was accurate but just missing a few details (that aren't really needed but I felt like someone out there would enjoy them)
The thumbnail was first on the German Channel Simplicissimus. Simplicissimus with cooperation with another TH-camr opened this channel to deliver English content too. in fact this video and many else were first made in German. It's very cool 😎 you apologized.
Everything is about money. Corporate America really has everyone brainwashed into thinking it’s free game. It’s not. You only get that rich by being a crook.
If I had to guess, maybe 50% of that could’ve been paid upfront when he went to jail liquidating his assets and such, but after getting out and only paying $370 is insane. That’s my monthly car payment rn.
There is literally an hbo doco on this and it's far more detailed, bigger in scope and better in every way. This one is fine but why the need for absurd hyperbole?
Grass is always greener on the other side. When I made 32k I thought 50k was a lot. Then I made 80k and thought someone who makes 100k is rich. Now I'm at 130k and still want more
God, my parents played McDonalds Monopoly religiously every year when I was a kid. They always silently hoped that they'd manage to get the million dollars and make sure our family knew no hardship ever again. Hearing that, the entire time, they paid all that money and hoped all those years only to have no chance at the money whatsoever because we're Canadian is honestly pretty disgusting. Nevermind the scam, McDonalds should have to send money personally to every single Canadian that they took money from knowing that they'd never, ever have to come through on the promise they made.
Jesus Christ, get over yourself. It’s not like your chances would’ve been much higher at winning if they actually gave prices to Canada. That‘s like saying, oh no, I could’ve been born into a billionaire family but instead, somebody else was. How unfair!
Giving a winning game piece to his father-in-law IS actually what a real mobster would do. Most guys in that life prefer to deal with family and close friends so they can maintain a level of control and it’s less likely that their family or close friend will rat them out when the shit hits the fan. It can actually be a pretty smart move when you’re in organized crime
Man ff een dikke respect naar fern, ik weet niet meer wanneer ik begon met kijken maar het is wel echt heel vroeg begonnen. Zeker geen spijt van gehad want dit kanaal is echt top🤝 eind van het jaar 2.500.000+ abonnees, 100%🥳
The time i spent with my mom at mcds getting breakfast and putting pieces on the gameboard i constantly looked at while dreaming big was more valuable to me than any prize i could've gotten. Thank you, Mom. i'll never forget. Love you.
Recently discovered Fern, I feel like this was the missing content that I really needed to see on TH-cam. No docu series to make anything boring straight to the point Time-Saving real life thrillers love this.
The worst part is the fact that none of us ever had a chance to win yet we kept buying food and whatever trying to get the game pieces… and had no clue
Off of the first video alone I watched from you, you won my subscription. You have no clue how interesting his is to listen to while I’m working, having heavy ADHD and no meds currently, you’re saving my life
The part left out of why his sentence was so small was because when he found out about the computer drawings not letting any winners in Canada he kept it to himself and used it as a way to get a reduced sentence at trial!
I use to work at McDonald’s and whenever this promo came around I always use to take heaps of the tickets and cash them in right before it ended. I remember at one point I have about 700 valid tickets to claim. I use to take about 100 to 150 tickets each shift I had, and just use to take them straight if the boxes 😂
1:250,000,000 to win. 1:9,000,000 to get struck. So 9,000,000 squared to get struck twice equals 1:81 trillion. More likely to win than get struck twice.
I worked at Duro Bag as a Quality Control representative in Jackson, Tennessee. Every time we began production on McDonald's Monopoly bags, there would be an abundance of armed security in the building. No one could enter the area without the proper clearance. If you were caught in the area and you were not Quality Control, an approved member of management, or a McDonald's representative, you were immediately terminated. I worked 12-hour shifts at that time, plus extra overtime, so I was always there. The security measures were excessive.
I'm stunned by the audacity of the scam and how for years, he managed to control the game. It's mind-boggling how big corporations can get duped and ordinary people are left jobless.
GASP!! Im a vintage pin collector, i have a employee promotional pin that says "ask me how to win a million" from this exact scenario! Never knew the story behind it.
Netflix would make 12 episodes out of this and this guy delivers something of higher quality in 20min
Somehow with more info
it's a team of several people 😊 but yeah they are doing amazing work!!!
HBO did a documentary on this and it was really well done, but who doesn’t love the Fern team
12 seasons*
Okay but it was kind of transphobic though
"But as anyone whose played Monopoly knows sometimes you have to go to jail, its just part of the game." Couldn't of been said better.
And just like in the game, jail ultimately doesn't have much affect on the overall game/his life.
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@@Persun_McPersonson Yup jail is just a slap on the wrist for a business man.
@@maxmikester8185
Naturally, since the government is practically just a convoluted business that rules over the others.
I can't even lie. Uncle Jerry won;
Still came out of it as a millionaire, served only 3 years, paying only $370 a month .
Where are the consequences?
Exactly, lots of people are willing to lose a few years of their life in prison just to end up still being super rich from their illegal activities 😂
Non violent crime. Scammed a bit of money from a billion dollar corporation, you think they’re gonna give this guy hard time or something lol.
@@Nasdupree9090literally a bit of money compared to their overall earnings, lol.
@@Nasdupree9090if he was black then yes they would've but he's not, therefore he was giving a slap on the wrist. People have gotten more time selling weed. Which is also a nonviolent crime
@@chuckpawka6113 brother stop the cap, there’s plenty of black people involved in card cracking and fraud that get 2 years. You’re comparing fraud charges to drug related charges. Theres less tolerance with drugs, that’s just the way it is. Drugs is messy, ruins peoples lives, people get killed over deals and jealousy, robbed, etc. of course the government allows it all cause that’s what they want but still. Selling drugs ends in jail or dead unless you get out before the government comes to collect.
McDonalds did 9/11 confirmed
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Of all the Conspiracy theories out there this is now the one mots believable.
The original Ronald McDonald was based around Bin Laden.
@@TwisterTornadoy’all can’t be serious
I didn't know that McDonald's was in the explosives business...
This feels like TH-cam Premium
Fern would really fit in on Nebula!
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this channel is just copying other content that has been done on............
TH-cam Premium locked content? No, its way better than that poopoo.
@@spencercarruth9706 thats what im saying! they would be perfect there. they are kinda the same as neo.
I’ve worked at McDonald’s for years and monopoly has become very strict, all monopoly stickers and items are tracked and signed for when delivered, they are locked away in safe places the same as cash and heavily controlled. I imagine the company knows where all the winners are at all times.
And likely those who know where the real prizes are, are kept far away from the distribution process to prevent the same shit happening
Probably cause of this lol , watch mcmillions for a lot more (it's a documentary series)
The winners aren’t even tickets anymore, it’s the new “second chance” draw you get (cards that are worth 2 plays).
There is no way to do this anymore. Not to mention the rigorous investigation any major prize winner has to go through
Where are you guys getting monopoly mcds at ? Usa hasn’t had it in forever
@@nicholasnelson3791 Here in the UK every year
Fern makes better documentaries than Netflix 💀
I mean true but you haven’t even seen the video yet it’s only been up 2 mins
@@wesleyhull12 haha
They don't have investors to worry about! 🤣🤣🤣
HD too!
@@wesleyhull12I watched older ones lol
He was sentenced to 3 years in jail but released early after he rolled a double
Hahahaha well played
double it and give it to the next person
The best thing I ever won was a small ice cream
I got fries once 🙏🏾
I got a free hamburger couldn't even get cheese on it
MP3 player and a cheeseburger
I eat the cotton candy from my walls
We all know what happened to the big ice cream
$370 a month is close to what my nearly homeless friend has to pay for child support. Thats how much this millionare has to pay? The system is so broken
That would mean that he would be paying for 300 years
Welcome to the world we live in where the 1% don't suffer consequences and keep profiting while the rest suffer.
@@blaaeeke 300 years? no.... more like 3000 years
@@B__Lthat’s just life under capitalism.
@@flowerthrower79 No, that's life under extreme late stage capatalism.
2 MCDONALDS VIDEOS IN 1 MONTH
RONALD MCDONALD BEEN REAAAAL QUIET SINCE FERN SPOKE 😨😨😨
He's never going to be sponsored by McDonalds again! 😝
@@just_mdd4 He's never been sponsored by them before
They already uploaded that vid on Simplicissimus but made it better...
@@just_mdd4 👍
Based on him saying "Mormons " in the beginning along with a Mormon temple shown, I thought this would be some huge Mormon network pulling off the scam. But it was just 2 dudes at the end that were Mormon lol
"Jerry starts stealing from McDonalds. His first theft is small fry."
I can't take this line seriously out of context.
Ya I loved that line lol
Pretty sure small fry was actually a prize on the game pieces so I imagined him taking a small fry piece from a factory to see if anyone would notice that McDonald’s was short a Mediterranean Avenue. 😂
It’s a pretty difficult joke to not make.
It's also funny how it should be said "small fries" not "small fry". Do people forget the difference from singular and plural ?
370$/month to pay 12mln $? Then they expect he will live for 2702 years
His psychic testified on his behalf to say he would continue paying in his next lives
@@CantTellYouhe let their lives be ruined today, no one would give a shit in 2702 years about some dude who owe the government 12million
Yep, and like he said, it's likely he has money hidden somewhere. With 3 years on prison, it's almost like he got away with it.
Surely MCD’s had insurance for this loss?
@@kilppa He probably made connections in prison to rig all the bingo parlors in North America.
20:02 SEVENTH WIFE?!
Hold up what?......😂😂😂😂
@@aidanangalia8868 unc jerry got that dawg in him
"September 10th, 2001" was all that needed to be said and I knew what the gist of what you were about to say was.
That’s exactly what I was thinking
the videos went from simple video essays to full on movies within a few months. incredible work fern.
Thank you, we love these kinds of comments. They are very motivational!
This was amazing, but if im not wrong a few things are missing.
1. The FBI agent that had this case was a greenhorn (new) and no one took him seriously until they got that call about Mr.Jerry
2. Ms.Colombo called the FBI (called in that Mr.jerry did xyz) due to family problems. Something to do with relatives and not being able to see some kids anymore (super dumb bs)
3.The FBI agent accidentally sent ALL the info to New York Times when faxing and had to make a deal New York Times so they don't post everything on the newspaper. The deal was to be there on the scene when they did the bust.
Everything was accurate but just missing a few details (that aren't really needed but I felt like someone out there would enjoy them)
i enjoyed them a lot, thank you mate!
If you believe any of the stories on this channel and the details described you’re seriously gullible.
Sorry for copying your thumbnail design fern 😬
Incredible video as always
You're not the only one. There are a lot of people. It seems to be a growing trend among crime and mystery telling channels.
It’s a popular design
Loser
The thumbnail was first on the German Channel Simplicissimus. Simplicissimus with cooperation with another TH-camr opened this channel to deliver English content too. in fact this video and many else were first made in German. It's very cool 😎 you apologized.
it's basically public domain at this point
It's crazy to think that something like this, or something even bigger, has probably happened, but we just don't know because they got away with it.
Everything is about money. Corporate America really has everyone brainwashed into thinking it’s free game. It’s not. You only get that rich by being a crook.
A yon of state lotteries are rigged
This is insane. I loved this promotion so much as a kid, and was sad when it stopped. I never knew why.
Still happens in Canada 😅
me too! i always got free fries & shakes lol
It’s started a few years ago in Australia on the Maccas app
still in uk as well 😅
*_Maybe the real monopoly scam was all the friends we made along the way_*
I thought at 0:50 you were gonna say Ronald McDonald
I was hoping
Same
a clown with a fake stash
DAAN DAN RUUUU!
5 yrs old max for you
1:25 Glad to hear that high frequency whine again, its been a while
$370 a month to pay back $12,000,000!?!? That's literal corruption! That would take over 27000 years to pay back! And this guy is a millionaire!
it would take around 32,000 months or 2700 years to pay back, but yeah, it's absurd.
@@wrx1th873 I wish my speeding ticket was like that, or my student loans
Yeah, obviously isn’t a millionaire anymore. The court probably took everything from him and now he has to pay off of some minimum wage job he works.
@@michaelsurratt1864they did still say he was living in a fancy house and probably had money left from his legitimate high paying job
If I had to guess, maybe 50% of that could’ve been paid upfront when he went to jail liquidating his assets and such, but after getting out and only paying $370 is insane. That’s my monthly car payment rn.
I was fully expecting "A netflix original" based on this quality.
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Me feeling bad for saying its my birthday and getting a free ice cream cone
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@@LarsTveiterås Happy bday.
lol, Netflix would have significantly higher production value.
How you guys continue to improve your content when it’s already at this level is incredible
These videos are so so so high quality, this is better than any netflix, hbo etc documentaries and its FREE on youtube. Thank you, Fern!
German quality 👌
Lmfao no it's not
There is literally an hbo doco on this and it's far more detailed, bigger in scope and better in every way. This one is fine but why the need for absurd hyperbole?
@@amac203 Because Fern had 10000x less budget than HBO, with that in mind it is an extremly good and well produced mini doc.
"mafiosos, psychics, strip club owners, and mormons"
one of these things is not like the others
Yea why is psychics there??
Yep, science, it's what the others don't understand.
wtf he stole so much money and he just went in jail for 3 years and has to pay around 400$ per month while chilling in his villa, what a joke.
You can't steal from corporations... According to some.
Womp womp
Well, thankfully, it was from McDonald’s so no harm really they make that in a day
Guys a hero
yea he basically got away with it. i mean he did get away with it lol
Imagine making of 170 K a year and still not being satisfied
Must have some really bad habits
Grass is always greener on the other side. When I made 32k I thought 50k was a lot. Then I made 80k and thought someone who makes 100k is rich. Now I'm at 130k and still want more
@@mrfusion753this is true “comparison is the thief of joy”
@@mrfusion753I wish I made 100K jesus
God, my parents played McDonalds Monopoly religiously every year when I was a kid. They always silently hoped that they'd manage to get the million dollars and make sure our family knew no hardship ever again. Hearing that, the entire time, they paid all that money and hoped all those years only to have no chance at the money whatsoever because we're Canadian is honestly pretty disgusting. Nevermind the scam, McDonalds should have to send money personally to every single Canadian that they took money from knowing that they'd never, ever have to come through on the promise they made.
Good reason to stay away from Canadian Donald's... crappy food, crappy fake prizes
Wait until they expose that Tim hortons roll up the rim is a scam too :(
Maybe dont invest money into things that arent sure to give you future money
Jesus Christ, get over yourself. It’s not like your chances would’ve been much higher at winning if they actually gave prices to Canada. That‘s like saying, oh no, I could’ve been born into a billionaire family but instead, somebody else was. How unfair!
So, what did your parents think when they heard the news.
14:30 "...driving around in a Corvette..."
**shows picture of Viper**
"the corvette identifies as a lamborghini "
I once scammed McDonalds by never eating there
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@@EEEEEEEE EEE
Good precedent, well done.
These videos have become extremely well made and well animated. Well done.
Who needs Netflix when you have fern? Such high quality documentaries!!!
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Immediately after watching this, I got an ad for the Aussie version of the McDonald’s Monopoly game. Irony at its best.
Giving a winning game piece to his father-in-law IS actually what a real mobster would do. Most guys in that life prefer to deal with family and close friends so they can maintain a level of control and it’s less likely that their family or close friend will rat them out when the shit hits the fan. It can actually be a pretty smart move when you’re in organized crime
How would you know?
@@SalzmanSoftwareyou have no family
Sinaloan and Jalisco Cartels 😎 Ayy Gringo, hold our TEQUILAs 🥃
Man ff een dikke respect naar fern, ik weet niet meer wanneer ik begon met kijken maar het is wel echt heel vroeg begonnen. Zeker geen spijt van gehad want dit kanaal is echt top🤝 eind van het jaar 2.500.000+ abonnees, 100%🥳
what the sigma?
Fern, I don't mind waiting for your videos because, wow, they're better than any documentary I've ever seen!
Get off of youtube
The time i spent with my mom at mcds getting breakfast and putting pieces on the gameboard i constantly looked at while dreaming big was more valuable to me than any prize i could've gotten. Thank you, Mom. i'll never forget. Love you.
That’s sweet. But…did I ask?
@@danieldavis9359that’s why it’s a comment section. Nobody has asked for any comment, you comment on your own volition.
@@danieldavis9359you're a jerk.
More valuable than 1 million dollars!
@@danieldavis9359angry !!! Small pp energy
Ten seconds or so in,I'm hooked. I said "Whaaaaaaaaa?", paused the video, and now I'm telling you "Good job".
this is actually really high quality, love your videos!
4:22 end of ad
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Legend
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do people really not use sponsorblock in 2024? stamps are so archaic.
bless you
This is the TH-cam I’d pay for amazing content bro
No don’t say such things the AI is watching
16:30 "Mcsting" lol
I audibly died and that doesn’t happen often
Recently discovered Fern, I feel like this was the missing content that I really needed to see on TH-cam. No docu series to make anything boring straight to the point Time-Saving real life thrillers love this.
The worst part is the fact that none of us ever had a chance to win yet we kept buying food and whatever trying to get the game pieces… and had no clue
I bought it to eat the McDonalds winning a free fries was a bonus. Never cared about the monopoly.
I think the worst part is how the who,e security company would re roll if a canadian factory had a winner. That is some BS
Off of the first video alone I watched from you, you won my subscription. You have no clue how interesting his is to listen to while I’m working, having heavy ADHD and no meds currently, you’re saving my life
The part left out of why his sentence was so small was because when he found out about the computer drawings not letting any winners in Canada he kept it to himself and used it as a way to get a reduced sentence at trial!
im sorry, SEVENTH WIFE?
POINTCROW WHAT THE HELL HOW ARE THE MOST RANDOM PEOPLE UNDER FERN YT VIDS😭🙏
Yeah, I know, how did he manage with such few women..
i come looking for this comment, and its the crow lol
Bro my uncle is over 10💀
Bro has more than Henry the 8th
I use to work at McDonald’s and whenever this promo came around I always use to take heaps of the tickets and cash them in right before it ended. I remember at one point I have about 700 valid tickets to claim. I use to take about 100 to 150 tickets each shift I had, and just use to take them straight if the boxes 😂
To quote the Casual Criminalist’s Rules for Criminals: “Don’t involve people in your crimes!”
Why would someone who has “made it” risk everything running this scam? *The money means nothing. The juice is the reward.*
Because aftet stealing $12m all he really got was 3 years in jail, retired and a $300 monthly bill.
cime did pay this time.
@@svampebob007yeah he got away with it basically haha
Just found fern today & I don’t know how I haven’t heard of this channel before, but super glad! Binge time
This is the best phrase "Monopoly knows sometimes you have to go to jail it is just part of the game" sarcastic-🤭
amazing HBO documentary named McMillion$ based on this story
Growing up in the 90's, it's hard to describe how huge of a deal the Monopoly promo was.
I just "discovered" Fern last week and am now already caught up on documentaries. This is some great content from a great channel. Keep it coming!
19:44 that line was so good
1:250,000,000 to win. 1:9,000,000 to get struck. So 9,000,000 squared to get struck twice equals 1:81 trillion. More likely to win than get struck twice.
I can't believe this is free to watch. Unbelievable.
you got me back into cybercrime and the mysteries of the government. i truly love you for waking me back up fern
anime grills? what the sigma?
My man singlehandedly reviving TH-cam Red
What a high quality channel. Well deserving of the rapid growth.
Yeah, I would totally expect ex-cops and mormon men to be above reproach.
Not many times would I say I wish these videos were longer but all of yours are so good I hate when they end 😂 keep up the great work
The quintessential American dream brought to the big screen by Fern!
I love you for formatting your videos to fit my entire phone screen.
> “he used to be a good guy”
Oh so like a firefighter or-
> “he was a police officer”
Oh no
> “in Florida”
Oh noooi
I be hooked to these videos bro, we were core drilling at my job and I was catching the water just watching your videos
fun fact: matpat once promised a video about this on food theory but never followed up
I feel like this crime history would have been a good biopic movie on how these events played out on the big screen.
you should make a podcast and just take all the audio from the videos and put them on spotify
I worked at Duro Bag as a Quality Control representative in Jackson, Tennessee. Every time we began production on McDonald's Monopoly bags, there would be an abundance of armed security in the building. No one could enter the area without the proper clearance. If you were caught in the area and you were not Quality Control, an approved member of management, or a McDonald's representative, you were immediately terminated. I worked 12-hour shifts at that time, plus extra overtime, so I was always there. The security measures were excessive.
This channel feels like how Disrupt was before they went to ass. Hell yeah.
I'm stunned by the audacity of the scam and how for years, he managed to control the game. It's mind-boggling how big corporations can get duped and ordinary people are left jobless.
14:33 Driving around in a CORVETTE?! Excuse me sir, that’s a VIPER!!!!! How dare you.
All the success this Chanel gets is so deserved
McSting actually got me dying i did not fucking expect that LMAO
That’s grade A
I love the animation production, and the 007 intro was wonderful
Great work fern
Wait, he was paying back 12m at 370/month? That would take 2700 years to pay back...
3 year sentence for all of that is insane
police officer in florida?
well i'm putting hotels on blue, that's a park place boardwalk combo of red flags right there
bro I live there
“Sometimes you have to go to jail it’s just part of the game” very clever
the graft the dude called a viper a corvette
GASP!! Im a vintage pin collector, i have a employee promotional pin that says "ask me how to win a million" from this exact scenario! Never knew the story behind it.
Jerry riggs everything.
bro i’m addicted to your vids they’re too fire
can’t believe they stole a company from Michael Keatons Movie
you should totally sue them
First time finding your channel, first video I’ve watched.. absolutely brilliant mate. Watched from start to end, loved it.
Just had this video recommended to me, this feels like stumbling upon a content goldmine.
14:31 ITS A DODGE VIPER NOT A CORVETTE
What a fantastic 20 minute documentary. Kudos man, this is unbelievably done
Bro going after mcdonalds. They probably told the ice cream machine was broken too many times 😢
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Amazing! When are you gonna do these on podcast format and upload them on Spotify would love to listen to these while at work
"he was once a good guy, a police officer, in Florida" wow this guy doesnt pay attention to the news eh? lmao
Fortunately, the majority of the population doesn’t share your chronically online warped perception of police.
@@necro4258yes
@@necro4258No matter how you view it, labelling an entire group of people as "good" just because of their chosen occupation is not very smart.
@@necro4258 40%
Imagine sitting on the toilet and your boss' hands reach under the stall door to pull your shoes off to check if any crimes have been committed
wtf kinda math is 2:49 ? 9 million squared is 81,000,000,000,000, quite a lot more than 250 million
I guess it’s 9 million over your entire life twice not one year then the next which would be squared
i thought so too. Misleading
You cant just square it btw, you have to go by data when it comes to being struck by a lightning
Watching this in a mcdonalds during the monopoly event makes me feel immersed
“babe wake up fern just posted”