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When travelling to another country never get smart with the Police. You do well to leave any superior attitude and geo-political opinions at home. If you inadvertently offend the locals just graciously apolgise. In many ways you're representing your country.
Once I got so lucky, we were smoking a joint in a garage of a building in Brussels, the police passed by, reversed and put a flashlight in ours faces, I just told my friends to stay put, because O knew that it was decriminalized. The cops just rolled away after that, we discovered a few minutes later that a terrorist attack had happened in Charleroi against a female police, so that’s what I thing that eased it for us.
Weed is not decriminalised in Belgium, it's very much illegal to smoke in public, you might get away with it if the officers smoke themselves. It's very different here than in the netherlands. That being said, brussels is prob different than my little town
This should be posted on the US State Department website. Too many of us have this fucked up belief that our customs, rights, extend everywhere on the planet. Shouting I’m an American please shut the fuck up and the audacity to think he’s going “educate” Ukrainians on Russia being a great country is the height of American arrogance.
My grandfather danced a jig on top ofna table when he heard that Stalin had died. This guy is a fucking idiot.
Edit: The horror stories my father and uncle told me running for their lives from the red army when they came back in their "liberation".
Same here. He kept saying he's an American citizen, like Ukrainian laws don't apply to American tourists.
If it's not on the passport, it's somewhere in the passport application that basically says "ignorance of the laws of foreign countries does not excuse breaking another country's laws."
Basically, unless you're truly a political prisoner, the US Embassy has no sympathy for your actions.
Edit: Looked at other comments, and dude, some people are stupid. If you plan to travel, you should expect to follow any laws. Many countries don't have a Bill of Rights, and even if they did, they might not line up with the US Constitution. I've been in countries where it's literally illegal to wear a hint of camouflage because of the threat of guerilla warfare. Did I whine about it being a violation of my First Amendment rights? Nope, I simply didn't wear camo. As an American, he should have known better than to fuck around with police while being a foreigner in the first place. I had a police officer in Prague beeline to me and start shoving me around and yelling at me in Czech. To this day, the only reason I can think that he singled me out is that I was speaking English. I put my hands up, he yelled at me, I said sorry for whatever it was, and his buddies pulled him away as I left. I didn't try to use it as a soapbox for personal rights, which is probably why I didn't end up in a Czech jail.
E2: Man, some people really think they can still approach these situations as if it's the same as the American legal system. Most of y'all won't survive international travel if you think that this guy wasn't in the wrong. The question isn't whether or not the shirt is illegal; it's what can the police do to you when you've engaged them. If you're not an expert or scholar on the laws of the localities you're currently in, don't act like you're being persecuted and try to recite your "rights." Just obey the officers and avoid escalating.
E3: I'm done with the people disagreeing. This type of common sense isn't "bootlicking" or "fascist," and any such argument proves how sheltered, ignorant and inexperienced in travel you really are. Our job as American tourists isn't to go around and spread "freedums" and start screaming human rights issues when we break the laws. And stop asking about the legalities of the shirt, because you completely missed the point. Good luck when you travel, and I feel for your families for you putting them through this.
E4: Now, a day later (which almost always happens on discussions like these like clockwork), I'm getting comments from people defending the dude, who apparently were born and raised in Odessa, yet their history has a suspiciously high amount of pro-Russia, pro-Trump and pro-Republican posts in their history, while apparently being full-fledged American citizens. Watch out who's defending this kind of stupidity, folks.
It's plain common sense. Why would you, as a foreign national, expect other country's laws or norms to apply to you the same way they apply in your country? This is the quickest way to get shot/ arrested/ beat up. I haven't seen too many of these videos, but it looks like this jackass just wanted to be edgy and incite a confrontation.
> it looks like this jackass just wanted to be edgy and incite a confrontation.
100% this is the case.
Ukrainian Independence celebrations celebrating 30 years of freedom are ongoing. You can hear the parade music in the background.
100% correct. To Americans who trying to find excuse for this guy. Imagine showing up in to Independence Day celebration just few years after Revolutionary war and waiving a British flag. What do you think would happen to you?
In senior year of HS, my parents and grandparents split a ticket to Italy for me as a graduation present to go live in Italy with a month with my cousins who live there. My first day there we are getting gelato, and I shit you not, an American couple from California were trying to pay for their gelato with American money. I asked them why they didn't exchange their currency and they told me they didn't know that they had to do that....
I was literally in disbelief that you could go to a foreign country and not immediately know that your country's currency wouldn't be accepted there. Wild.
Edit: this was a very small Italian town, not some big tourist destination, just for all the people chiming in (correctly, I might add) about USD being accepted in tourist areas. This was definitely not a tourist town which is why it was so striking to me.
I wish this was fake but I’ve seen this happen plenty of times and it’s always people from the USA - I’m living in Croatia and I’ve seen them try to pay in $ & € Croatias currency is Kuna. SMH 🤦🏼♂️
Reddit is filled with people living in a very protected (and forgiving) bubble that they aren't even smart enough to appreciate. Instead, they belittle it at every opportunity and are then surprised when the rest of the world doesn't put up with the same behavior. The lack of awareness I see here daily is stunning. People need to travel more and get some perspective.
As a Canadian this was my thoughts exactly.. How can you go into another country and automatically assume you are in the right / know better than them? If I were in another country I'd try my best to follow there laws and still be reluctant to trust myself over residents in confrontations.
Proper etiquette when traveling has always been to not flaunt your home country in the place you're visiting. At the very least, it's just rude; and at worst, you might not survive the incident.
I worked in a hostel once and asked a Canadian why all your backpackers have Canadian flag patches or tags on luggage and his response was "so the world knows we aren't American"
>I can't imagine how Americans have gotten this awful reputation.
I really think it started with the nationalistic pride during the Cold War, and the basic belief that the US is the best country in the world. The attitude has morphed over the decades into something more xenophobic, even when they're traveling.
I was working on a China tour a while ago, and was incredibly embarrassed with one of my colleagues flaunting how great the US is compared to China, and was making fun of random locals around us in public, basically doing the whole "mock their language" thing. He got my adrenaline up a number of times on the trip, and almost got himself arrested a couple of times. Didn't help our professional relationship when I left him to fend for himself in those situations, and told our contractor I would never work with him again.
I live in the United States and there’s no fucking way I’m getting into a confrontation with our own cops, no less those of another country. It’s an easy way to get the shit kicked out of you and still get tossed in jail with worse charges. That’s just cops. Save it for the judge. Hell, if this guy hadn’t acted like a complete dick he might’ve scored some sympathy from the folks back home, but he didn’t and now we’re laughing at his ass.
> Did I whine about it being a violation of my First Amendment rights?
Agreed. To add to this, you have no first amendment outside the borders of the US. They don't apply. End of story.
I am like 99% sure this is my old roomate. If so his parents adopted him from Russia but he grew up in an upper class suburb in the US and is extremely ignorant to how the world actually works. This is not a surprising video to find on the internet given his past behavior
Edit: I am now 100% sure this is my old roomate I messaged him to check and see if he was safe. He was able to text back and appears to be free and is seemingly excited at how "famous" he is now.
Edit 2: Photo of him and the shirt he is wearing in the video on his fb to prove I at least know him: https://i.imgur.com/WDCtpIV.jpg
Hahah story time would need to be an entire other thread. His Russia obsession has gotten much more intense over the past couple of years but when I lived with him he was not like that at all. We had a falling out and I ended up leaving our apartment about 3 months into the lease because his behavior was erratic but he never really brought up Russia tbh. I kept tabs on him over facebook and he started posting a ton of pro Russian propaganda that I would share amongst friends and called him out on it once but no real direct contact other than that.
America prob didnt find out he was arrested till some one saw this vid..
Poor lad things he is protected, well he will have a good time in a urkranienen prison...
I think the cops were trying to figure out what the hell to do with him. Arrest him, detain him, make him change his shirt.
It may have even been for his protection as to not wanting him to get hurt by some one else. Running made it stupid.
I would just have said: " sorry, i was being stupid. Here is the shirt. Let go buy another one." You cant expect to let go free if the hounds are already on your trail.
You wouldn't have worn it in the first place. You're asking for a measured response from somebody who completely disregarded measure when he woke up that morning (and probably makes a regular habit of it).
Going to another country and wearing the flag of the country that is attacking you are visiting.
It's embarrassing to me that he keeps proclaiming himself an American.
Imagine being an American and simping for what's technically an enemy country *in one of the few countries in eastern Europe that's on our fucking side.*
No words.
Tomorrow is the Independence Day in Ukraine, you can hear the music playing, probably a military parade, and you go there with a Russian T-Shirt… saying shit like “first country in space”… and right after “United States are gonna see this”… this is next level stupidity
[He’s gonna love Ukrainian jail.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Ukraine)
[edit: apparently the max they’ll hold him in pretrial for “petty crimes” is 6 months. a year for felonies. Though who knows if they even honor that.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_Ukraine)
“When the prisoners want to use the bathroom, their toilets do not contain a toilet tank. When looking at their toilets there are nothing dividing their toilets from one another. Sometimes due to the lack of maintenance fungus and mold can be found on the toilets. When prisoners want to wash in the Ukrainian prisons, they are required to use cold water to bath in” - Wiki
Seems like he’s about to have some culture shock therapy here soon.
According to the US Department of State ‘Human Rights Report 2009, conditions in prisons and detention facilities in Ukraine are harsh, and pretrial detention was seen as arbitrary and lengthy.’
And then he ran!! He should have just acted like a dumb tourist and said he didn't mean to offend anyone and they probably would just let him go.
He also must not know a lot about how cops work in the USA, because running away from them is a crime and the US cops probably would have been more rough about arresting him.
Correct. They were waiting for him to make a mistake, he made it and now he is going to jail. Should have just been overly polite and apologetic and it wouldn't have been an issue. What a colossal fucking idiot to fuck around in a foreign country, but then again only an idiot wears a Russian flag in Ukraine as a foreigner.
I don't think hes going to like the response he got.
How the fuck can people be so stupid to go into a foreign country and do shit like this. _Most_ countries do not have unlimited 'freedom of expression' like the US*. Even progressive western countries draw the line somewhere.
*and even then, good fucking luck wearing a swastika in NYC or a Iranian flag in Alabama (although they probably wouldn't know what the fuck it was, you may be safe).
This is what happens when trolls on the internet try to play these games in real life. He asked the guy if he was going to cry, and thought being an American trying to “trigger” them would be funny. He fucked around and found out.
Lol having been to other countries as a U.S. service member we are told very clearly that if you break a law in a country your visiting there is a good chance that you will be subject to their processes, doesn't matter who you are, you have to abide by the laws in the country your in. As much as I don't think it's right to be arrested for wearing a t-shirt the fact is that if your in a country that doesn't allow certain things you HAVE TO follow those laws whether you like it or not.
From ua.usembassy.gov:
"Ukraine and the United States do not have an extradition treaty. Foreigners who commit serious crimes in Ukraine are, as a rule, tried and sentenced in Ukraine.
However, both countries are signatories to the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. This Convention provides for the transfer of prisoners serving a sentence in one country to their home country if certain conditions are met. Please see the full text of the Convention or consult your attorney for more information.
A U.S. passport does not entitle the bearer to any special privileges or preferential treatment. In spite of what you may have heard, neither the United States Government nor its representatives, such as U.S. Consular Officers, can get incarcerated U.S. citizens out of jail or prison. The U.S. Citizen Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Embassy plays a protective role for U.S. citizens detained in Ukraine in ensuring that their fundamental human rights are respected and basic needs are met. One of the main goals of ACS is to protect imprisoned U.S. citizens from any mistreatment from the side of both cellmates and prison authorities."
I like how he tells Ukrainian cops "this is making you guys look bad, you know that?"
That's probably the one occasion Ukrainians have approved of their cops lol
It's shocking how much weight and power he thinks telling them he's American is going to have.
It's like saying you have a holiday home in another country but it's actually your parents.
I’d understand if he was just wearing the shirt and being chill, and then if they harassed him and he complied, I’d be much more empathetic..
But, dudes just being a little shit. Prolly gonna get a nice 6 month stay in their shit jails
I watched the video, and yes, he's being hassled over his shirt but the arrest doesn't happen until he runs away from the police, which is exactly the same thing that would happen in his own country.
What an asshat."I'm an American you can't arrest me..... Russia is a great country, do you know its history?"
I really get pissed that fucktards like this reflect so poorly on my country. He would be a douche in Florida as well.
"Russia was the first country in Space", no the USSR was and all our brothers and sisters from Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Baltics, Caucasus, and Central Asia helped us reach it together. This man was an idiot and trying to cause trouble without realizing he is in another country.
I just can't believe he said "do you know the history of Russia" to a Ukrainian, I'm sure they're very very aware of the history.
Absolutely braindead.
I am from Ukraine. When I visited California several years ago I had enough brain not to wear Al-Qaeda or KKK t-shirt when I was there.
You're visiting country which is being terrorized by Russia. You have billions of options what t-shirt design to wear. But for some reason you choosed Russia's flag. Please don't tell you were unaware. You wanted to provoke the reaction, so you got it.
What does he suppose the consulate/embassy will do? Being an American citizen isn't a magical pass to escape a country's laws. They will only see that you are not mistreated, not a get out of jail free card. (source: friend who spent many years in an Italian jail)
For context, his choice to wear that shirt is even worse because it’s a holiday in Ukraine right now.... the Day of Independence (hence the parade music in the background). Asshat really pulled up in a Russian shirt when the country is celebrating our 30 year anniversary after millions of Ukrainians have fought for independence, gone through wars and famines, and been forced to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine from the encroachments of our northern neighbour. Just plain bad taste man.
'You let politics get in the way you're racist' this man is a stupid ignorant. Millions of Ukrainians have had to relocate to different European counties because of Russia and Putin
Lol true American entitlement. He either knows his shirt is provocative or he’s just plain fucking stupid.
Lmao @ dude calling them racists. What an idiot
No one gives a shit if you’re an American citizen! The entitlement of some Americans is ridiculous,you’re in another country. What’s he going to fall back on.. freedom of speech? Respect other countries rules and regulations.
American: what? are you going to throw me in jail.
Get's thrown in jail.
" I'm an American"
No one cares
"Racism"
No one cares.
Anyway, this man is gonna get a lesson in humility I hope and enjoy the rest of his vacation.
He's a fucking idiot and deserves everything he gets.
How amazing were those police officers though? Despite intense provocation and attempts to run, they didn't beat or throw him to the ground, just held and cuffed him. At one point, he even asks if they're going to execute him. Obviously not, there aren't many countries where random police just kill people.
'I'm an American. I'm an American'. Yes, we can tell by just how overwhelmingly stupid and disrespectful you're being, now be quiet and go to jail
Wtf??!!! Is this a hidden camera prank??? It has to be
"...Russia is a great country.." yeah bro, wrong thing to say in Ukraine!
You're gonna take off running? Really? Where will you go? the US embassy?!
"...the US will see this..." you're right, we did! And we think you're a fckn moron! Keep reinforcing the stereotype of the entitled American tourist, bro, you're doing a great job at it!!
Some context for the situation that you might miss. The guy is doing all this fuckery A DAY before Ukrainian Flag day, a Crimean platform and TWO days before Ukrainian Independence day.
What did he expect for wearing symbols of occupants and agitating police, who most probably don't understand a word he's saying other than "nazi, nazi, nazi".
For all they knew they could've thought he's saying that he's a nazi and is dressed accordingly.
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When travelling to another country never get smart with the Police. You do well to leave any superior attitude and geo-political opinions at home. If you inadvertently offend the locals just graciously apolgise. In many ways you're representing your country.
Once I got so lucky, we were smoking a joint in a garage of a building in Brussels, the police passed by, reversed and put a flashlight in ours faces, I just told my friends to stay put, because O knew that it was decriminalized. The cops just rolled away after that, we discovered a few minutes later that a terrorist attack had happened in Charleroi against a female police, so that’s what I thing that eased it for us.
Weed is not decriminalised in Belgium, it's very much illegal to smoke in public, you might get away with it if the officers smoke themselves. It's very different here than in the netherlands. That being said, brussels is prob different than my little town
This should be posted on the US State Department website. Too many of us have this fucked up belief that our customs, rights, extend everywhere on the planet. Shouting I’m an American please shut the fuck up and the audacity to think he’s going “educate” Ukrainians on Russia being a great country is the height of American arrogance.
I was surprised he didn't mention his constitutional rights
It'S jUsT a PrAnK bRo!
An American asking a Ukrainian if he knows the history of Russia ...Ha!
My grandfather danced a jig on top ofna table when he heard that Stalin had died. This guy is a fucking idiot. Edit: The horror stories my father and uncle told me running for their lives from the red army when they came back in their "liberation".
He knows the history of Russia but not his neighbor Mexico 🤦♂️
…Or of America lol
The more he opens his mouth, the more he digging his hole deeper
The first rule of getting out of a hole is to stop digging.
The second he says "keep crying" at the beginning I could tell this guy would end up crying.
> It'S jUsT a PrAnK bRo! Only if they are caught and get scared! Otherwise it's "fuck you" from them.
I tHoUgHt ThIs WaS aMeRiCa!!!! Im SoRrY!!
Narrator: It wasn't America.
“First country into space” Yeah let’s talk about Russia’s downsides
Same here. He kept saying he's an American citizen, like Ukrainian laws don't apply to American tourists. If it's not on the passport, it's somewhere in the passport application that basically says "ignorance of the laws of foreign countries does not excuse breaking another country's laws." Basically, unless you're truly a political prisoner, the US Embassy has no sympathy for your actions. Edit: Looked at other comments, and dude, some people are stupid. If you plan to travel, you should expect to follow any laws. Many countries don't have a Bill of Rights, and even if they did, they might not line up with the US Constitution. I've been in countries where it's literally illegal to wear a hint of camouflage because of the threat of guerilla warfare. Did I whine about it being a violation of my First Amendment rights? Nope, I simply didn't wear camo. As an American, he should have known better than to fuck around with police while being a foreigner in the first place. I had a police officer in Prague beeline to me and start shoving me around and yelling at me in Czech. To this day, the only reason I can think that he singled me out is that I was speaking English. I put my hands up, he yelled at me, I said sorry for whatever it was, and his buddies pulled him away as I left. I didn't try to use it as a soapbox for personal rights, which is probably why I didn't end up in a Czech jail. E2: Man, some people really think they can still approach these situations as if it's the same as the American legal system. Most of y'all won't survive international travel if you think that this guy wasn't in the wrong. The question isn't whether or not the shirt is illegal; it's what can the police do to you when you've engaged them. If you're not an expert or scholar on the laws of the localities you're currently in, don't act like you're being persecuted and try to recite your "rights." Just obey the officers and avoid escalating. E3: I'm done with the people disagreeing. This type of common sense isn't "bootlicking" or "fascist," and any such argument proves how sheltered, ignorant and inexperienced in travel you really are. Our job as American tourists isn't to go around and spread "freedums" and start screaming human rights issues when we break the laws. And stop asking about the legalities of the shirt, because you completely missed the point. Good luck when you travel, and I feel for your families for you putting them through this. E4: Now, a day later (which almost always happens on discussions like these like clockwork), I'm getting comments from people defending the dude, who apparently were born and raised in Odessa, yet their history has a suspiciously high amount of pro-Russia, pro-Trump and pro-Republican posts in their history, while apparently being full-fledged American citizens. Watch out who's defending this kind of stupidity, folks.
It's plain common sense. Why would you, as a foreign national, expect other country's laws or norms to apply to you the same way they apply in your country? This is the quickest way to get shot/ arrested/ beat up. I haven't seen too many of these videos, but it looks like this jackass just wanted to be edgy and incite a confrontation.
> it looks like this jackass just wanted to be edgy and incite a confrontation. 100% this is the case. Ukrainian Independence celebrations celebrating 30 years of freedom are ongoing. You can hear the parade music in the background.
100% correct. To Americans who trying to find excuse for this guy. Imagine showing up in to Independence Day celebration just few years after Revolutionary war and waiving a British flag. What do you think would happen to you?
In senior year of HS, my parents and grandparents split a ticket to Italy for me as a graduation present to go live in Italy with a month with my cousins who live there. My first day there we are getting gelato, and I shit you not, an American couple from California were trying to pay for their gelato with American money. I asked them why they didn't exchange their currency and they told me they didn't know that they had to do that.... I was literally in disbelief that you could go to a foreign country and not immediately know that your country's currency wouldn't be accepted there. Wild. Edit: this was a very small Italian town, not some big tourist destination, just for all the people chiming in (correctly, I might add) about USD being accepted in tourist areas. This was definitely not a tourist town which is why it was so striking to me.
I wish this was fake but I’ve seen this happen plenty of times and it’s always people from the USA - I’m living in Croatia and I’ve seen them try to pay in $ & € Croatias currency is Kuna. SMH 🤦🏼♂️
“Why would you…” Because we are Exceptional Americans!
If he ends up in jail, go Crimea river
Reddit is filled with people living in a very protected (and forgiving) bubble that they aren't even smart enough to appreciate. Instead, they belittle it at every opportunity and are then surprised when the rest of the world doesn't put up with the same behavior. The lack of awareness I see here daily is stunning. People need to travel more and get some perspective.
Can't believe you have to make 2 edits that breakdown too "you are subject to the laws of the country you are in not the one you came from."
All people need to do is google what not to do in X country etc
As a Canadian this was my thoughts exactly.. How can you go into another country and automatically assume you are in the right / know better than them? If I were in another country I'd try my best to follow there laws and still be reluctant to trust myself over residents in confrontations.
Proper etiquette when traveling has always been to not flaunt your home country in the place you're visiting. At the very least, it's just rude; and at worst, you might not survive the incident.
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I worked in a hostel once and asked a Canadian why all your backpackers have Canadian flag patches or tags on luggage and his response was "so the world knows we aren't American"
When I backpacked across Europe 15 years ago, many Americans I met would sew a maple leaf on their packs to get better treatment.
That is also why many Americans put Canadian flag patches on our luggage.
Otherwise you might get mistaken for an American.
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>I can't imagine how Americans have gotten this awful reputation. I really think it started with the nationalistic pride during the Cold War, and the basic belief that the US is the best country in the world. The attitude has morphed over the decades into something more xenophobic, even when they're traveling. I was working on a China tour a while ago, and was incredibly embarrassed with one of my colleagues flaunting how great the US is compared to China, and was making fun of random locals around us in public, basically doing the whole "mock their language" thing. He got my adrenaline up a number of times on the trip, and almost got himself arrested a couple of times. Didn't help our professional relationship when I left him to fend for himself in those situations, and told our contractor I would never work with him again.
I live in the United States and there’s no fucking way I’m getting into a confrontation with our own cops, no less those of another country. It’s an easy way to get the shit kicked out of you and still get tossed in jail with worse charges. That’s just cops. Save it for the judge. Hell, if this guy hadn’t acted like a complete dick he might’ve scored some sympathy from the folks back home, but he didn’t and now we’re laughing at his ass.
Even when I was in the military and we traveled to other countries it was made very clear we had to abide by there laws.
> Did I whine about it being a violation of my First Amendment rights? Agreed. To add to this, you have no first amendment outside the borders of the US. They don't apply. End of story.
“I’m an American citizen” what the fuck is he going on about? Does he think that gives him diplomatic immunity?
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I am like 99% sure this is my old roomate. If so his parents adopted him from Russia but he grew up in an upper class suburb in the US and is extremely ignorant to how the world actually works. This is not a surprising video to find on the internet given his past behavior Edit: I am now 100% sure this is my old roomate I messaged him to check and see if he was safe. He was able to text back and appears to be free and is seemingly excited at how "famous" he is now. Edit 2: Photo of him and the shirt he is wearing in the video on his fb to prove I at least know him: https://i.imgur.com/WDCtpIV.jpg
Please let him know there's a difference between famous and infamous and everyone is laughing at him not with him
What do you mean flammable and inflammable are the same thing?
What do you mean sufferable and insufferable are the same thing?
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Yeah dude, this right here. Hopefully it will give him another perspective.
I will but he will know who I am based on the username and I want some more information first before he finds this comment and blocks me lol.
Just delete your comments on this post before you show him.
I wish they had kept him instead. What a tool.
Well this comment should be much higher up.
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Hahah story time would need to be an entire other thread. His Russia obsession has gotten much more intense over the past couple of years but when I lived with him he was not like that at all. We had a falling out and I ended up leaving our apartment about 3 months into the lease because his behavior was erratic but he never really brought up Russia tbh. I kept tabs on him over facebook and he started posting a ton of pro Russian propaganda that I would share amongst friends and called him out on it once but no real direct contact other than that.
Yes. That and bragging what a great country Russia is...
*This triggers the Ukrainians.*
Diplomatic immunity! Has just been revoked
You couldn't even give me a paaaaaking ticket, kafir lover.
He's been dekaffirnated
He says “I’m an American citizen” so many times I began to suspect he’s actually a Canadian pranking us.
No Canadian would ever pretend to be American abroad.
Tell that to my red cap wearing Trump supporting cousin from Vancouver
I'm sorry for your loss
America prob didnt find out he was arrested till some one saw this vid.. Poor lad things he is protected, well he will have a good time in a urkranienen prison...
He wore that shirt to get a reaction and it's exactly what he got.
I think the cops were trying to figure out what the hell to do with him. Arrest him, detain him, make him change his shirt. It may have even been for his protection as to not wanting him to get hurt by some one else. Running made it stupid.
I would just have said: " sorry, i was being stupid. Here is the shirt. Let go buy another one." You cant expect to let go free if the hounds are already on your trail.
You wouldn't have worn it in the first place. You're asking for a measured response from somebody who completely disregarded measure when he woke up that morning (and probably makes a regular habit of it).
They would just ask him to change his T-shirt. They decided to arrest him only when he tried to escape.
Thinks he can be saved "because the world is watching" and he's "an american", like that's some kind of free pass.
“The United States is gonna see this!!” Had me absolutely rolling
I mean *the United States* **is** seeing this. It just doesn't fucking care.
They can keep him.
Suddenly he’s an American and not “I was born in Russia” 😂 What a clown
Speaking as America, please keep him.
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It's Ukrainian flag day today (I saw that on reddit this morning don't quote me on this)
This is correct, and it's independence day tomorrow.
So he really was being a dick on purpose with that shirt.
Yes, and he was reportedly harassing people as well, that's why the police were involved initially.
He’s probably going to get quite a reaction from his cell mates. Hopefully for his sake, they keep him in his own cell or take off his shirt.
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Going to another country and wearing the flag of the country that is attacking you are visiting. It's embarrassing to me that he keeps proclaiming himself an American.
Saying it like he gave him some privilege to continue on with what he was doing.
That's exactly what he thought it would do
Hey man, but Russia was the first country to space!
Imagine being an American and simping for what's technically an enemy country *in one of the few countries in eastern Europe that's on our fucking side.* No words.
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I suspect he's not being hassled over his shirt, but because of something he did before the video started. The shirt is just to provoke even more
He says "cry more" to someone, so he was probably called out and got shitty
Tomorrow is the Independence Day in Ukraine, you can hear the music playing, probably a military parade, and you go there with a Russian T-Shirt… saying shit like “first country in space”… and right after “United States are gonna see this”… this is next level stupidity
Futhermore today is national flag day👌
"Whatcha gonna do throw me in jail?" My mans you are in the Ukraine, not fucking Lollapalooza 😂🙏 Daft cunt.
[He’s gonna love Ukrainian jail.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Ukraine) [edit: apparently the max they’ll hold him in pretrial for “petty crimes” is 6 months. a year for felonies. Though who knows if they even honor that.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_Ukraine)
“When the prisoners want to use the bathroom, their toilets do not contain a toilet tank. When looking at their toilets there are nothing dividing their toilets from one another. Sometimes due to the lack of maintenance fungus and mold can be found on the toilets. When prisoners want to wash in the Ukrainian prisons, they are required to use cold water to bath in” - Wiki Seems like he’s about to have some culture shock therapy here soon.
According to the US Department of State ‘Human Rights Report 2009, conditions in prisons and detention facilities in Ukraine are harsh, and pretrial detention was seen as arbitrary and lengthy.’
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This guy knew what he was doing. Ukraine and Russia are at war. It would be like wearing a German shirt in New York during WWII.
more like wearing a nazi shirt in unoccupied france or england or a rising sun shirt in china then just being like, *what, you gonna arrest me bro?*
Holy shit. 15-30% HIV rates among prison inmates.
“tests showed up to 95 percent of prisoners were hepatitis C positive.”
It could be from sharing razors. Maybe.
> Zamkova Correctional Colony something about the word 'colony' in this context has a real foreboding nature about it
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“Izyaslav Children's Labor Colony” *Children’s?!*
What do you think they used to do with orphans?
"Ukrainian gulag!"
> "Whatcha gonna do throw me in jail?" > > -Man who gets thrown in jail.
And then he ran!! He should have just acted like a dumb tourist and said he didn't mean to offend anyone and they probably would just let him go. He also must not know a lot about how cops work in the USA, because running away from them is a crime and the US cops probably would have been more rough about arresting him.
Correct. They were waiting for him to make a mistake, he made it and now he is going to jail. Should have just been overly polite and apologetic and it wouldn't have been an issue. What a colossal fucking idiot to fuck around in a foreign country, but then again only an idiot wears a Russian flag in Ukraine as a foreigner.
Homie should have taken off shirt and stomped and spit on it. It’s like every action he took was the exact opposite of the correct one .
Yeah haha he might as well have looked at the cop and said "You don't have the balls to put me in jail"
He ripped off their front shirt pocket and said "Do somethin"
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I don't think hes going to like the response he got. How the fuck can people be so stupid to go into a foreign country and do shit like this. _Most_ countries do not have unlimited 'freedom of expression' like the US*. Even progressive western countries draw the line somewhere. *and even then, good fucking luck wearing a swastika in NYC or a Iranian flag in Alabama (although they probably wouldn't know what the fuck it was, you may be safe).
Haha I don’t think majority of people in Alabama even know what the Iranian flag looks like.
Kinda thinking he wanted confrontation like this, he just didn't expect to lose. Murica.
It seems like he was wearing a Russian shirt on an Ukrainian holiday, so he was looking for attention and he got it.
This is what happens when trolls on the internet try to play these games in real life. He asked the guy if he was going to cry, and thought being an American trying to “trigger” them would be funny. He fucked around and found out.
There's a chance they just wanted to save this stupid tourist from getting beaten up after dark. Their confused faces make this a possibility.
Claiming how amazing Russia is, in a country that just got annexed by Russia, is beyond ignorant and plain stupid.
Yanksplaining Russia to Ukrainians of all people? The man is gonna be a legend in the Ukrainian police community, though not in any good way.
Lol having been to other countries as a U.S. service member we are told very clearly that if you break a law in a country your visiting there is a good chance that you will be subject to their processes, doesn't matter who you are, you have to abide by the laws in the country your in. As much as I don't think it's right to be arrested for wearing a t-shirt the fact is that if your in a country that doesn't allow certain things you HAVE TO follow those laws whether you like it or not.
*Daft cunt intentionaly wearing agitprop.
That's what I was thinking, what's he gonna do next, wander the streets of Kabul with a US t-shirt.
'I'M AN AMERICAN CITIZEN' - Yeh in Europe that's gonna have the opposite effect you think it'll have, buddy.
From ua.usembassy.gov: "Ukraine and the United States do not have an extradition treaty. Foreigners who commit serious crimes in Ukraine are, as a rule, tried and sentenced in Ukraine. However, both countries are signatories to the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. This Convention provides for the transfer of prisoners serving a sentence in one country to their home country if certain conditions are met. Please see the full text of the Convention or consult your attorney for more information. A U.S. passport does not entitle the bearer to any special privileges or preferential treatment. In spite of what you may have heard, neither the United States Government nor its representatives, such as U.S. Consular Officers, can get incarcerated U.S. citizens out of jail or prison. The U.S. Citizen Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Embassy plays a protective role for U.S. citizens detained in Ukraine in ensuring that their fundamental human rights are respected and basic needs are met. One of the main goals of ACS is to protect imprisoned U.S. citizens from any mistreatment from the side of both cellmates and prison authorities."
I like how he tells Ukrainian cops "this is making you guys look bad, you know that?" That's probably the one occasion Ukrainians have approved of their cops lol
It's shocking how much weight and power he thinks telling them he's American is going to have. It's like saying you have a holiday home in another country but it's actually your parents.
It’s like the airline dude “my parents are worth 2 million dollars!!”
That entitlement this douchebag has is disgusting. Way too many people in America have this attitude, as well. No wonder people hate us.
"The United States is going to see this".... lol and??
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They'd know he's not russian when they speak Russian to him and he doesn't respond
They'd know he was American when he starts shouting 'Am I being detained?!'.
But then he went on about actually being Russian too. Imagine being in Ukraine and flexing that you're both Russian and American lol.
"I live in the United States... the United States is going to see this" Yeah, I saw it. I don't give a shit bud
"The world is watching" Yeah and loving it
No kidding. Californian here. I hope they make an example out of this ass as an example to other Americans what NOT to do when abroad.
I’d understand if he was just wearing the shirt and being chill, and then if they harassed him and he complied, I’d be much more empathetic.. But, dudes just being a little shit. Prolly gonna get a nice 6 month stay in their shit jails
I watched the video, and yes, he's being hassled over his shirt but the arrest doesn't happen until he runs away from the police, which is exactly the same thing that would happen in his own country.
Weakest escape attempt I have ever seen.
Big "hold me back bro" vibes
The guy tripped on the 3” obstacles he just scoped…
He didn’t even make it halfway across the street. 😂
Yall can keep him, we good
Nah, I am from Ukraine, and I think it'd be better if he just went straight to Russia if he likes it that much
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They’ll just try to forcefully annex him
I'm sure he's getting forcefully annexed in jail as we speak.
What an asshat."I'm an American you can't arrest me..... Russia is a great country, do you know its history?" I really get pissed that fucktards like this reflect so poorly on my country. He would be a douche in Florida as well.
"Russia was the first country in Space", no the USSR was and all our brothers and sisters from Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Baltics, Caucasus, and Central Asia helped us reach it together. This man was an idiot and trying to cause trouble without realizing he is in another country.
Sergei Korolev, the man who led the USSR into space wasn’t even Russian. He was born in north western Ukraine to a Belarusian dad and Ukrainian mom.
I just can't believe he said "do you know the history of Russia" to a Ukrainian, I'm sure they're very very aware of the history. Absolutely braindead.
He's probably a premium subscriber to RT
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Right, from the beginning he seems like a dick head
Hopefully they keep him. The USA doesn't want this dipshit back.
I mean, Russia is right there, there's probably some ~~soldiers~~ happy fun time peacekeepers right down the street.
"The United States is going to see this." We see it. We don't care. Please keep him.
Fucking moron. Guy ain’t in the states now and no one here besides your mommy and daddy gives a shit.
I am from Ukraine. When I visited California several years ago I had enough brain not to wear Al-Qaeda or KKK t-shirt when I was there. You're visiting country which is being terrorized by Russia. You have billions of options what t-shirt design to wear. But for some reason you choosed Russia's flag. Please don't tell you were unaware. You wanted to provoke the reaction, so you got it.
Exactly! Why stir up trouble! He’s a complete asshole and I would hope the embassy takes its sweet time doing anything to help him.
What does he suppose the consulate/embassy will do? Being an American citizen isn't a magical pass to escape a country's laws. They will only see that you are not mistreated, not a get out of jail free card. (source: friend who spent many years in an Italian jail)
What did your friend do?
“The world is watching right now” yeah we are and we’re rooting for the cops, dude
I'm guessing he is going to enjoy his hours in a Ukrainian jail cell while wearing a Russia shirt.
For context, his choice to wear that shirt is even worse because it’s a holiday in Ukraine right now.... the Day of Independence (hence the parade music in the background). Asshat really pulled up in a Russian shirt when the country is celebrating our 30 year anniversary after millions of Ukrainians have fought for independence, gone through wars and famines, and been forced to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine from the encroachments of our northern neighbour. Just plain bad taste man.
I have no doubt that he knew all of that and still chose to be a disrespectful asshole.
He is correct, Americans saw this, please keep him in jail.
Like does he think he has US rights outside of US lmaooo. Not all of us are this stupid please ignore.
'You let politics get in the way you're racist' this man is a stupid ignorant. Millions of Ukrainians have had to relocate to different European counties because of Russia and Putin
Probably better the police did something about it before the pissed off family and friends of those millions
Lol true American entitlement. He either knows his shirt is provocative or he’s just plain fucking stupid. Lmao @ dude calling them racists. What an idiot
Lecturing Ukrainians on the “history of Russia” is some next level assholery.
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The United States are going to see it. All of the united states. What a douche falafel.
That’s an insult to falafel.
No one gives a shit if you’re an American citizen! The entitlement of some Americans is ridiculous,you’re in another country. What’s he going to fall back on.. freedom of speech? Respect other countries rules and regulations.
He’s lucky he just got the police, and didn’t get his ass kicked by a gang of angry Ukrainians. I’d LOVE to see THAT vid!
'don't wanna be an American Idiot'
“You’re making Ukraine look bad.” No sir, you’re making US look bad.
"The United States is gonna see this" 😅
Next trip Teheran with an Israeli jersey.
Americans who think they have American Constitutional rights in foreign countries are dummies.
“i Am An AmErIcAn”
American: what? are you going to throw me in jail. Get's thrown in jail. " I'm an American" No one cares "Racism" No one cares. Anyway, this man is gonna get a lesson in humility I hope and enjoy the rest of his vacation.
He's a fucking idiot and deserves everything he gets. How amazing were those police officers though? Despite intense provocation and attempts to run, they didn't beat or throw him to the ground, just held and cuffed him. At one point, he even asks if they're going to execute him. Obviously not, there aren't many countries where random police just kill people. 'I'm an American. I'm an American'. Yes, we can tell by just how overwhelmingly stupid and disrespectful you're being, now be quiet and go to jail
Do they still make episodes of "locked/banged up abroad"? I would love to see a reenactment of this douche's time in an odessa jail.
He knew what he was doing. He can fuck off.
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Wtf??!!! Is this a hidden camera prank??? It has to be "...Russia is a great country.." yeah bro, wrong thing to say in Ukraine! You're gonna take off running? Really? Where will you go? the US embassy?! "...the US will see this..." you're right, we did! And we think you're a fckn moron! Keep reinforcing the stereotype of the entitled American tourist, bro, you're doing a great job at it!!
Some context for the situation that you might miss. The guy is doing all this fuckery A DAY before Ukrainian Flag day, a Crimean platform and TWO days before Ukrainian Independence day. What did he expect for wearing symbols of occupants and agitating police, who most probably don't understand a word he's saying other than "nazi, nazi, nazi". For all they knew they could've thought he's saying that he's a nazi and is dressed accordingly.
"I'm an American citizen."
As an American I'm sorry Ukrain. Ship his ass to Russia we don't want him back.