YouTube Video Leads To Arrest For Speeding 39
JoshuaInNippon writes "A 42-year old man was arrested outside of Osaka, Japan in connection with a YouTube video of him going more than 130km/h (80mph) over the speed limit on his 1300cc motorcycle. The man reportedly borrowed his friend's camera and videotaped himself speeding at well over 180km/h in a 50km/h zone, illegally passing cars multiple times in the process. The man's friend then distributed the video online. Local police say they received an anonymous tip about the YouTube video and investigated. It then took them nearly half a year before making the arrest, but the motorcyclist, who apparently admitted guilt, is now likely facing both multiple fines and jail time. Japanese police say it is the first time they've used evidence from the internet to pursue such traffic violations. With a multitude of similar speed enthusiast home videos on YouTube and other sites, might more careless braggers start facing legal problems?"
What about Google? (Score:3, Funny)
Will Google's executives be arrested for this video too?
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Well of course! This user uploaded a video showing himself going 130km/h over the limit. If we use the now-proven-in-court RIAA and MPAA logic, that means the Google executives ALSO went 130km/h over the limit.
Re:Dumbass cops (Score:5, Insightful)
So wait........that's ~112MPH in a 30.....ok, 80 over, goodbye license, but HALF A FUCKING YEAR? Don't you guys have you know, real police things to do?
30 mph zones are generally ones with high congestion, lots of pedestrians, and not necessarily a lot of room to mess up. Imagine if this was in a car rather than a motorcycle (to my knowledge, the laws and penalties are generally the same for both). That's a lot of potential for death and destruction (and they'd be lucky if they didn't have an accident). Admittedly, a motorcycle has less potential for destruction but it's still potent at those speeds (especially since sidewalks in Japan are often crowded).
Someone who commits this sort of recklessness needs to be made aware it is not acceptable. Revoking their license isn't enough to do that; they'll just ride without one.
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The real irritation in Britain with similar convictions (speed wise not video evidence wise) is bikers go to prison for sometimes a year to 18 months. But company directors who are responsible for those people who work for the company often get caught doing similar speeds in big cars but just get a fine and short ban.
Despite the simple math showing that the killing force and actual likelihood of incident in the first place (due to cross section and time in that zone) being way lower for the bike than car.
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High congestion, lots of pedestrians, crowded sidewalk? You realize this is a mountain road, no?
Moreover, there's lots of room to mess up if you don't mind falling off the cliffside.
Dumbass system (Score:3, Insightful)
The problem is not the police, hands down. They are there to apply the law, whenever they can.
Frankly, the *last* thing I want to see, is a state where the police do not apply the law, because they don't feel like it. That's damned dangerous, in terms of the stability of the state.
Regardless, again, the problem is the way wacky speeding laws are passed. Here in Canada, we have new, moronic laws which (in some Provinces) can cause an automatic suspension of a license, if you are doing more than 50km/hr (3
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(sorry about the formatting -- for some reason, my input box is a mere 40 chars wide... someone at /. mangled something)
That’s the Idle theme, and you can easily fix it by deleting “idle.” from the URL as soon as you notice you’ve accidentally come here.
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Here in Canada, we have new, moronic laws which (in some Provinces) can cause an automatic suspension of a license, if you are doing more than 50km/hr (30mph) over the limit. [...] Now, this sort of law makes sense in a 30km/hr zone. [...] However, we also have roads where the speed limit is 100km/hr, and where the *normal* traffic flow is 130km/hr. So, that means if you deviate by 20km/hr over the flow of traffic, you get your car impounded, and lose your license for a week?!
You do not seriously argue that it is ok to drive at 150% the allowed speed? As far as I am concerned anyone who goes more than 20km/h or 20% over the limit - whichever is greater - should lose their license for a week for the first offence, a month for the second and permanently for the third, with no way of getting it back. The same goes for not keeping minimum safety distance, driving without lights in the dark and overtaking where it is forbidden. Such people are simply not fit to behave responsibly in
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My submission is not mindless. I accept that speed limits are necessary a) because I do not know (and cannot always identify quickly enough) every dangerous road segment and b) to keep the 25% of traffic participants who are complete and utter morons from killing themselves and, more importantly, me. I may not agree with every particular limit at a given place, but I would rather have to file a request to re-evaluate that limit with the respective authority (yes, that is possible, and in most areas it does
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My submission is not mindless.
How can it not be, when you ignore all the specifics of my post when replying to it?
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What specifics? That everyone breaks the law at that part of the road, and so breaking it a little more does not hurt?
To break that down: You say there are road with a 100km/h limit where everyone goes 130 (and, deducting from your post the police do nothing about that), and you complain when people get busted for going 150. What exactly is your issue? Are you arguing that the limit is unreasonable and should be raised to the 130 everyone is doing? Well, even then those who go 150 would be open to punishmen
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My points are quite clearly listed in my original post, but you missed those.
So, as I said:
"How can it not be, when you ignore all the specifics of my post when replying to it?"
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I did not miss those, there simply are none other than that you do not like the current system. Your proposals are, sorry, laughable. Essentially you want everyone to be able to go as fast as they think is reasonable. Well, except in front of schools, where you still think it reasonable to lose your license only if you go almost three times the allowed speed.
Most people overestimate their driving skills. Most people do not keep up with maintenance on their cars as much as they should. Most people do not kee
HALF A FUCKING YEAR? (Score:2)
HALF A FUCKING YEAR?
Yeah... they had like... "real" police things to do.
So they didn't really think it was important enough to chase him down with helicopters, SWATs and since it is Japan - ninjas and giant fucking robots.
It's like "We got him on tape for a potentially dangerous but victimless crime he committed earlier. It can wait until we find the time to haul his ass in.".
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So wait........that's ~112MPH in a 30.....ok, 80 over, goodbye license, but HALF A FUCKING YEAR? Don't you guys have you know, real police things to do?
He wasn't exactly a immediate threat to society as we know it, I'm sure they estimated it wasn't a priority case and the rookie could handle it whenever he got time.
It's great they actually bothered to do something about it, but realisticly I'm not expecting any law enforcement to pursue stuff like this with number 1 priority.
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A bit late for that, as I'm reading your comment it's currently 19:59.
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You're the very definition of hilarious.
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Doesn't explain the minutes being off as well.
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Surely he sues them for breach of copyright as they clearly had no right to distribute his copyright work. He can after all show loss directly consequent of the copyright material being distributed.
Similar in France... (Score:3, Interesting)
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Certains d'entre nous ne parlent pas français, vous inconsidérée bâtard!
Um... (Score:2)
Isn’t it sort of just plain old common sense to not post videos of yourself doing illegal stuff on the internet?
Or at least making sure that you aren’t identifiable... and consider that people have been identified by their shoes... [dnaindia.com]
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Oh, trust me, I’m not the one that he needs to have a word with...
Miranda? (Score:2)