I'm all for these types of experiments, especially if it's for the greater good. Sometimes, however, every attempt to get pulled over just doesn't seem to work!
If you've ever considered driving in Yerevan or wondered how bribes are given, have a look.
Source: Armenian Observer Blog
7 comments:
You don't find the fact that they tried nearly everything to get pulled over to give a bribe - including running red lights - only to not get pulled over just a little bit funny?
Could have been shorter, that's for sure, but their attempt was interesting. I would love to have seen a policeman taking a bribe on video, wouldn't you?
This must be an old video or it just my car there but they always ask me for 5K I usually settle for 2K depends on what I do. Living 10 years in US I have gotten 1 ticket here. I got to Armenia every summer for about 2 months and average about 4 tickets per summer. Everyone one gets pulled over there it inevitable. They just need to make their daily bred money and what they need to give to the chief of the station. I understand, I get out listen to their excuse to pull me over, and give them the money thank them and leave.
ashxen please do not make useless insults. the kids in the video are immature and so is the language you choose to use. the cops there will pull you over regardless of your driving habits if they need their bread money, as tiggi said. only those government officials ranking higher than the cop can get away with reckless driving (fyi: this holds true internationally, even in the US! ). i get away with minor traffic violations because my client is a cop. i just pass the officer my cop friends business card along with my license and registration!
OMG! Give them a break! They were just experimenting… It would have been better if they did end up getting pulled over and their hypothesis was proven :) Yes, this is our sad reality and instead of arguing with each other maybe we could do something to stop the corrupt behavior of our law enforcement… As a matter of fact, this video is some for of an action to fight corruption. I understand that these cops are collecting their “daily bread” but I am sure that there is a way for them to make “honest” money. And you know what? They would feel better about themselves as human beings!
I was sitting in the passenger seat. I took the video and put it online. Come on folks, have a little sense of humor about this. We were not trying to put Hyeastan down. Both myself and the driver love Hyeastan more than anything, more than we love America, where we were born and raised. The driver lives there now and does not want to come back to America. I was there for 3 months and I did not want to come back.
We were merely experimenting and at the same time making fun of corruption in Armenia. Why are some of you SO offended by that? Do you condone bribery and get upset when people make fun of it? At least videos like this one, as stupid as you may think it is, show that it happens there and it is a problem that needs to be solved for the good of our Homeland. By who? I don’t know. But hiding the fact that it happens will NOT help the people who actually live in Hyeastan and are burdened by the corruption of the government at every level. I wish we did get pulled over that night.
I was sitting in the passenger seat. I took the video and put it online. Come on folks, have a little sense of humor about this. We were not trying to put Hyeastan down. Both myself and the driver love Hyeastan more than anything, more than we love America, where we were born and raised. The driver lives there now and does not want to come back to America. I was there for 3 months and I did not want to come back.
We were merely experimenting and at the same time making fun of corruption in Armenia. Why are some of you SO offended by that? Do you condone bribery and get upset when people make fun of it? At least videos like this one, as stupid as you may think it is, show that it happens there and it is a problem that needs to be solved for the good of our Homeland. By who? I don’t know. But hiding the fact that it happens will NOT help the people who actually live in Hyeastan and are burdened by the corruption of the government at every level. I wish we did get pulled over that night.
Sevan i give u guys props. the video was very honest not to mention totally hillarious, specially when u guys started talking about the cop giving u back the change for the bribe lol. Next time u go to Armenia get pulled over would love to see that.
Yuri my comments were not useless insults at least i wasnt wishing that those guys get the shit beat out of them by that moron anonymous im starting to think that was you since u go so offended by my "useless instuls" Anyway lighten up and get over urself.
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