"Stop a Douchebag" - a Russian youth movement that attempts to enforce the road traffic regulations - General

Just today I saw their videos being uploaded with English subtitles, so I thought I'd share them with you guys. As the title suggests, "Stop a Douchebag" (or "an asshole", you know, overall terms meaning someone with zero regard to others) is a Russian youth movement, kind of like car-related vigilantes. They go around with giant stickers that say "I don't care about other people, I park where I please" and when they see some driver park incorrectly, drive on sidewalks or generally be an asshole to pedestrians and other drivers, they stick that sticker to the front window of their offender. My memory might be off, but I remember that some later video (some Polish site had their videos regularly uploaded with Polish subtitles so I'm a bit ahead, I guess) had the offender actually call the police on the Stop a Douchebag crew, only to get penalized himself for - guess what - incorrect parking, doing exactly what the youth were asking him to stop doing. The kids got off free, of course. Here's three sample episodes, the rest can be found on the [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrKscEv_Ri1pvlRsLxsqJQ]English channel[/url], or, if you can speak Russian (or if you can't, but just want to see asshole drivers get stickers on their cars), you can look up "stopxam" on YouTube or other sites. [video=youtube;7a2lcP0texg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a2lcP0texg[/video] [video=youtube;QSBsVy-6SR4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSBsVy-6SR4[/video] [video=youtube;O1jGNd4Deys]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1jGNd4Deys[/video] Personally, I think the ones behind the movement had a great idea. Even though it might be seen as obnoxious vigilantism, I think that in a way it's the right thing to do.

It's odd to see people driving on sidewalks. I rarely ever see that out here.

[QUOTE=Pappi_man;47119188]It's odd to see people driving on sidewalks. I rarely ever see that out here.[/QUOTE] There is an old as time itself saying "There is two main problems in Russia - idiots and roads. And while one can be fixed with Rollers, roads have to be aproached with more complex machinery". Soo yeah, speaking for Moscow obviously but our drivers are friggen mad at a times.

While it's kind of cool that people are standing up to assholes like this, it seems like obstructing someone's windshield is not that good of an idea. And it takes some commitment to keep going after getting hit by a car or having a gun aimed at them.

[QUOTE=meek;47119259]While it's kind of cool that people are standing up to assholes like this, it seems like obstructing someone's windshield is not that good of an idea. And it takes some commitment to keep going after getting hit by a car or having a gun aimed at them.[/QUOTE]Not much to do in Russia. How else are teens supposed to have fun?

this has been going strong for like 8 years now maybe even more mate

[QUOTE=Melnek;47119275]this has been going strong for like 8 years now maybe even more mate[/QUOTE] Searched for a thread, didn't see it here. (Maybe I'm just blind :v:) Also, the recent activity on the channel is from recent days so I figured it wasn't seen by too many English-speaking people.

[QUOTE=karimatrix;47119233]"There is two main problems in Russia - idiots and roads. And while one can be fixed with Rollers, roads have to be aproached with more complex machinery".[/QUOTE] This is just the best thing ever

[QUOTE=karimatrix;47119233]There is an old as time itself saying "There is two main problems in Russia - idiots and roads. And while one can be fixed with Rollers, roads have to be aproached with more complex machinery". [/QUOTE] Wow I somehow never heard this particular version, it's brilliant.

[i]"She's from the prosecution office"[/i] Not for long.

Man, this just makes me feel worse about how things are now between our two countries. I want to share pop culture! I want to be able to travel to Moscow and talk with these people, and exchange ideas. Instead, we're involved in a second Cold War that's almost guaranteed to bankrupt the Russian people and the government that claims to be theirs.

[QUOTE=MartinPL;47119469]Searched for a thread, didn't see it here. (Maybe I'm just blind :v:) Also, the recent activity on the channel is from recent days so I figured it wasn't seen by too many English-speaking people.[/QUOTE] The movement have been more or less dead since 2011 this uploader is only translating and adding subtitles.

[QUOTE=teshok;47126195]The movement have been more or less dead since 2011 this uploader is only translating and adding subtitles.[/QUOTE] A++ research right there [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIMS94jwjEmvnsNqkH_KUg]Woops, a pretty alive channel [/url]

[QUOTE=Dark RaveN;47126435]A++ research right there [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIMS94jwjEmvnsNqkH_KUg]Woops, a pretty alive channel [/url][/QUOTE] eh i was going off a random you tube comment claiming the official site hasnt been updated since 2011. Dont know why i trusted that lol.