Fake News Made A Student Pull A Huge Burnout In Front Of Police

A Maine student was caught doing a burnout after being fooled by a satire news website. We had trouble typing this one because we were laughing so hard...
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An angry teenager got into hot water with local police after executing a brutal burnout right in front of a school resource officer… while swearing he was legally allowed to do it. Facepalms at the ready, people.

The high school student in Oakland, Maine, is said to have still been shredding the tyres of his pickup truck when Sgt Tracey Frost approached and asked what the hell he was doing. The unnamed muppet then went on to boast of how he’d read a news story on the New Maine News website that claimed that the Maine Supreme Court had declared burnouts a form of protected free speech.

New Maine News is a satirical news website, much like The Daily Mash or The Onion. Oh dear.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget how pervasive the Internet can be, and how many people simply take what they read in the news for granted. At least it’s one mistake this guy might not make again.

Sgt Frost, temper in check, corrected the kid and explained how to identify satirical or fake news in future. No ticket was issued.

The story that fooled the errant student reads:

“Not only does a super-buggy bake-up leave a literal mark, or ideally, two, it’s now protected under Maine’s right to free speech.

“In a rare unanimous decision, the Maine Supreme Court ruled peeling-out is a form of free expression.

“In her remarks, Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley said the court finds laying rubber a way to give “a voice to the voiceless.”

““What good is a huge truck? What good are fat tires, a screaming exhaust set up, and a killer big block if all that power can’t be used to make a statement?””

I mean, it’s not like the satire was hidden. Hopefully his friends will never let him forget it.

Source: Boston Globe via Jalopnik, New Maine News

Comments

GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

I mean, what super American petrolhead wouldn’t believe this?

04/05/2018 - 14:32 |
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Ones with an IQ above that of a shovel?

04/05/2018 - 14:43 |
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TheRacingGoat

It’s everywhere.

04/05/2018 - 14:34 |
126 | 1

Go to Facebook lol

04/05/2018 - 15:35 |
11 | 0

The Onion > any “reliable” mainstream news source

04/06/2018 - 03:23 |
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@Moms Against Cars | That probably won’t work

04/08/2018 - 01:34 |
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Anonymous

🎵WHOOPWHOOP ITS THE SOUND OF DA POLICE🎵

04/05/2018 - 14:37 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

The stupidity is so real it hurts…

04/05/2018 - 14:40 |
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Anonymous

Who wants to bet he knew it was illegal and just made up a story?

04/05/2018 - 14:41 |
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Anonymous

In other news highway speed limits have been redesignated as guidelines

04/05/2018 - 14:53 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I live in Germany and one guy once said dead serious to me that he thinks traffic lights are a recommendation, who recommend you to stop if it’s red.😂

04/05/2018 - 15:07 |
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Chris D.

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Hey did you hear The Grand Tour isn’t making a third season? Even thought they are literally filming it right f**king now?

04/05/2018 - 18:03 |
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My Name is Joel

There really is no fixing stupid is there?

04/05/2018 - 15:05 |
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UnknownCat13

You act like he was being stupid and idiotic, but at the end of the day he got away with it. So we are really the stupid ones for overlooking this ignorant genius.

04/05/2018 - 15:08 |
15 | 0

ignorant genius you say

04/05/2018 - 16:31 |
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Cam Kennedy

Maine, the state I was born and raised in. The state I love for the beautiful scenery, ocean smells, and delicious sea food. But man the people are not always the brightest…

04/05/2018 - 17:14 |
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BoostAddict 1

Time to get into politics and get burnouts protected under free speech.

04/05/2018 - 19:07 |
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