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Kid with skateboard smashes window of a McLaren

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Two Words

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I just watch a video of a study that said people with nicer cars were more likely to ignore stop signs/pedestrians.
 

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Hear the kid almost got run over. I mean you shouldn't smash people's shit but all the same...

If the car had ran the kid over, wouldn't matter what he was driving. Don't run stop signs like an idiot.
 
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I hope he found that kid and he got fucking punished hard (Like, making him pay for the repairs which probably cost more than he makes a year, not anything physical or violent)

That car is worth more than that kid will most likely ever make in his life working. You don't fuck with expensive property.

EDIT: oh shit there was a stop sign. Hope that kid still gets punished and I hope authorities use the video to identify the driver and suspend his license for a bit, make him take drivers Ed again, or just fine the fucker. You also don't almost run someone over because you drive a nice car.
 

kruis

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I hope the driver catches that little shit.
 

GavinGT

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I hope he found that kid and he got fucking punished hard (Like, making him pay for the repairs which probably cost more than he makes a year, not anything physical or violent)

That car is worth more than that kid will most likely ever make in his life working.

Who fucking cares? Just because he has a fancy car he has the right to drive like that?
 

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But yeah, that guy clearly ran a stop sign going through a crosswalk, then sped off afterwards(leaving his buddy behind?). Not sure it warrants a broken windshield, but the driver is a dick.
 

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I hope he found that kid and he got fucking punished hard (Like, making him pay for the repairs which probably cost more than he makes a year, not anything physical or violent)

That car is worth more than that kid will most likely ever make in his life working. You don't fuck with expensive property.

yup that car is worth more than a human life so the driver should be allowed to endanger as many as he sees fit
 

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I hope he found that kid and he got fucking punished hard (Like, making him pay for the repairs which probably cost more than he makes a year, not anything physical or violent)

That car is worth more than that kid will most likely ever make in his life working. You don't fuck with expensive property.

EDIT: oh shit there was a stop sign. Hope that kid still gets punished and I hope authorities use the video to identify the driver and suspend his license for a bit, make him take drivers Ed again, or just fine the fucker. You also don't almost run someone over because you drive a nice car.
Lolwut. Even your edit is still bad
 

Krejlooc

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Not only will it cost thousands to fix that windshield, it instantly devalues the car by several thousands of dollars as well

what enormous balls on that kid
 

kruis

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Don't run stop signs. Can't say I disagree with the kid's methods.

What? Even if the driver disregarded that stop sign, that doesn't give that kid the right to destroy someone else's property. Replacing that windshield will cost a pretty penny.
 
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...you don't think that kid will make $250k in all their life? At even $30k a year, that's still only like 9 years working.
Assuming he works like most middle class Americans/Lower Class Americans, and makes, if lucky, $15 an hour, he'd only earn $29,000/$30,000 a year.

It'd be 9 years of his life, before taxes. Probably 12 years after taxes. Without any necessities you need to pay for.

I assume most middle class/lower class people would have to work most of their lives to afford to have $250,000 spare in their banks. At least I would.

I'm just being cynical of course. He could be lucky and get a nice salaried job making $100,000 a year. But I doubt it. Most Americans don't make that. :(
 

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I mean the guy could've hit the skater instead, which not only would've fucked up his bumper and hood(maybe fender depending on where he was at) he would've potentially had medical bills to pay for for the kid he hit. Paying for a broken windshield doesn't seem like a bad alternative for what could have been.
 

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What? Even if the driver disregarded that stop sign, that doesn't give that kid the right to destroy someone else's property. Replacing that windshield will cost a pretty penny.

The driver forced the kid to fall off his skateboard, then he yelled at the kid for his own negligence. Also, he's driving a McLaren. He can afford a new windshield.
 
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Lolwut. Even your edit is still bad
I mean. He still acted unreasonable in the eye of the law and caused thousands in damages to the car. I can understand now why he'd be upset and angry at the driver, but you don't act out of anger, ruins someone's property, and then try to ruin away to avoid any consequence.

And the driver broke the law causing the situation. I would like them to both fave the consequences for not being reasonable human beings.
 
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What? Even if the driver disregarded that stop sign, that doesn't give that kid the right to destroy someone else's property. Replacing that windshield will cost a pretty penny.

Driver put the kid at serious risk.

Are we really saying it's ok to destroy/damage someone's property because the dude's got money?

If what's being said is true, the car almost hit the kid, at least knocked him off of his skateboard. So yeah, I am okay with people disregarding the safety of others getting their stuff damaged.
 

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Hold on, hold on..

"Tried to run a stop sign"? How do you actually know this?
We don't see that, the alternative is that the kid could've not been looking at starting crossing as the vehicle was already on the crossing.

You can also hear the skater rolling for long enough to assume to he wasn't actually on the side walk ready to cross, the edge of it is basically on the edge of the camera.
Sounds like he was riding in the opposite direction on the road and want to take a 90degree right turn across infront of the car.

But like I said, we don't actually know, car was going pretty slow though.

I'm not familiar with road laws over there btw, so excuse me on that but it sounds like that stop sign is there if people are crossing/only if people are crossing?


Edit: What's with all the comments on youtube and here like he was driving like an ass, do people see an expensive sports car and automatically think it's speeding 100% of the time?
He must be going like 10-15mph and comes to a reasonable, slow halt without harsh breaking.

I drive a mustang on a small island, there's probably only 1 on the road at any time but it's not expensive, people think it is because they're not familiar with them and I shit you not some of the reactions I've had over the last 7 years when I drive off normally, 1st to 2nd gear in a 20mph zone is like I just killed someone.
Even had it in my friends classic mini, it's a little louder than normal, not excessive but some people are like OMG IT'S LOUD SO IT MUST BE GOING FAST.

Open your eyes?

Its fucking glass.

He could have killed a kid and people are raging about few broken bits of glass.

I don't know how fast you think that car was going, it wouldn't even bruise you.
 

Krejlooc

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Its fucking glass.

He could have killed a kid and people are raging about few broken bits of glass.

The people replying to you aren't raging, they're laughing at the notion that you take a $250k car to "the mexican autoshop" and install a $100 piece of glass on it.
 

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Seems like the driver ran the stop sign, almost hit the kid and the asshole driver had the nerve to get mad aND honk at the kid like it's his fault. Fuck that guy lol and vertical videos.
 

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Douchebags in expensive cars that think traffic laws don't apply to them are annoying as all hell. Don't really approve of this kid's methods but I do respect the brass balls he's packing. Hilarious to see the guy bolt.

its a fucking windshield, you can get it replaced at any mexican autoglass shop for less than a $100.

This is a McLaren, not a 12 year old hyundai minivan.
 
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