The Only American President to Get Arrested
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2021
- Mr. Beat tells you about that time or two a sitting U.S. President got in trouble for breaking the law.
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The only American President to get a speeding ticket wasn’t driving a car. He was driving a horse.
That’d be President Ulysses Grant. Oh he loved to go cruising with his horse and buggy up and down the streets of Washington, D.C. at dangerous speeds. One day in 1872, an African American police officer named William H. West pulled over his carriage for speeding at the corner of M and 13th streets. “Mister President, I want to tell you that you were violating the law by driving at reckless speed.”
President Grant apologized, saying it wouldn’t happen again, and West let him off with a warning. But get this, the very next day, West pulled his carriage over for speeding AGAIN.
“Do you think, officer, that I was violating the speed laws?” Grant asked. “I certainly do, Mr. President,” Officer West replied. He then placed the President under arrest and escorted him down the nearest police station. Grant ended up paying a $20 fine to be released.
More proof that in the United States no one, and I mean NO ONE is above the law.
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So apparently Franklin Pierce ALSO got arrested while he was President, for running over an old woman with his horse. However, there wasn't enough evidence to prove that he actually did it.
bruh
There is no proof. No newspapers mentioned it, nor has it ever been mentioned in any campaigns. Pierce biographers doubt it too.
Based
@@Michael-211 he probably 'took care' of the old lady
Very educational, I never knew they had speeding regulations pre cars :)
LMAO an african american cop getting a civil war general, now president, for speeding.
And a general who was a big reason why slavery ended nonetheless! They became friends after this arrest, by the way.
But that really shouldn’t matter - the President was being reckless and violating the law. Officer West was doing his job.
A police in Atlanta to General Sherman: Sir, you know how fast you were going?
@@sharkronical While you're at it, please don't light up in an enclosed vehicle.
Mini film now
A gentleman arresting a gentleman. They became friends afterwards, because of course they did.
Such a cool story
The only way I can picture this interaction is just two sigma male memes
Well since two men with balls as big as theirs didn’t destroy the world by battling they must have become friends.
@@zandaroos553 grant has transcended its mere sigma males
Thrrrrrrrrrr!!! 🐎
"I could go speeding on M and 13th Street and not lose any voters." -President Grant in 1872, probably
probably the greatest comment I've ever seen on RUclips
@@seanskidmore1889 thanks! I appreciate it 😌
What is this a reference to
@@JustANervousWreck trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose any voters
@@osjos2822 thanks
can't wait for the fast and the furious movie starring US Grant
The Fast and Furious Ulysses Drift
@@iammrbeat POTUS-ious 7
Grant: “I don’t have friends, I have police officers.”
@@everythingdibs344 WOOOOOOAHOOOOOHOOOOH!
They went to space in the latest one. The only way to top that is time travel
Of course it was grant
Yeah when I first heard it, I wasn't that surprised either
cause hes an awesome sigma male
I'd think teddy roosevelt
@@moses4769 that was my first guess🤣 grant was the second
@@iammrbeat For me, it wasnt because of the drunk thing (because thats kind of made up) but because he was such a cavalry fiend. He loved movin fast on a horse.
I didn't even know they had speeding laws back then😂
Well horses can fly. I. mean not literally. They can go really fast. :)
I know. Thank goodness we dont have them anymore.
@@iammrbeat Horseflies can fly, and when the exceed the posted limits they get arrested by swat teams.
@@dj71162 When did horses go extinct?
@@iammrbeat they can fly, if you ride off a cliff (in red dead redemption 2, don't sue me peta)
well that first sentence aged like milk
"No one's above the law"
Get ready for some furiously typed comments about war crimes and corruption, Mr. Beat
Already getting them and that's ok 😄
But it's true
@@LMvdB02 i mean, kind of
@@LMvdB02 ignorance > truth
@@iammrbeat trump inciting a riot and not getting anything ...
This sounds like something Grant would do
I know right?
he probably drank too much whiskey
I thought the same thing lol
@@Davidin-el5ku his drinking habits aren’t well known
He was definitely drunk too💀
The absolute BALLSINESS of officer H. West is very inspiring.
He is lucky it was grant and not Johnson
@@painvillegaming4119 lol so true
@@OutOfIdeas9977 grant was a good man
''People gotta know whether their President's a speeder, well I'm not a speeder'' - Ulysses Grant
Probably Grant, yes
It's also a reminder that law and authority are 2 completely different entities despite developing in parallel in modern state law
Bring that knowledge!
What subject talks more about this? I must know.
@@jlupus8804 sociology of law
Hey there. Jesus loves you! Through Him is the only way to heaven! May God bless you. 😊
in the cell:
"hey arent you the president?"
I would love to see the conversation at the station.
"Hey man, why is the president in handcuffs?"
Who’s here’s after the Trump indictment?
Trump: hold my coke
I really like Grant’s personality even if there was a looot of corruption under his administration.
I also liked how thrilled his wife Julia was when he ran in 1868 and how devastated she was when he declined to run for a third term in 1876.
Julia needs a video all her own. She was very interesting.
Well Grant was unpopular in 1876.
@Safwaan yea after fdr is when the rule was placed that you couldn’t run more than 2 terms, before that you could theoretically do it as many times as you wanted
@@iammrbeat
Some First Ladies deserve to be as remembered as their husbands, if not more remembered for some cases !
I would LOVE to see the "2 terms and you're done" law revoked. Why? If we should end up with an intelligent man in the White House and everyone opposing him is a fool, then he needs to remain in Office. Also the Senate should be APPOINTED LIFE TENURE. Just have term limits for the House. How is that for a rebalance?
I knew it was Grant who was arrested. Well, he was an alcoholic anyway
But Grant was one of the better presidents when it came to civil rights
He certainly was, which is why I brought up the fact that the officer was an African American
He wasn't an alcoholic, that's a huge misconception. He had a drinking problem, in that he was an occasional binge drinker.
@@geographyhistorygeopolitic3851 he is an alcoholic through
@@connerwine8257 He wasn't. He was an occasional binge drinker.
@@hatchedspace5242 Don't insert your own political bias into this conversation.
Now we have a president with a mugshot. Welcome to 2023 😂
I wonder how did they measure riding speed back then? Was looking too fast was enough to get a speeding ticket 🤔
They didn't need no fancy instruments to tell them who was speeding! :)
The sworn testimony of a police officer might and might not be enough for a conviction. If there were witnesses who saw the wagon speeding by, and who would testify that it was going very fast, that would most likely lead to a guilty verdict. It is also possible that the officer watched the wagon pass a certain spot such as a mailbox, started counting and remembered the time ut took for the wagon to reach another fixed location such as a storefront. Afterwards it would be easy to calculate the speed.
I knew that he was arrested for speeding with his horse, but I didn’t know the full story. Also I’m guessing there’s a livestream tomorrow? I’m guessing because the video’s on a Thursday
Hahaha So true 👁 but ewww why the imposter looking SUS 😈 *ring ding rinngaa ringeg*
Ngl
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Imp looking sussy baka
Not only is there a livestream tomorrow, but there also might be a regular video! Woot woot!
@@iammrbeat yesss! More mr beat is always a plus. By the way did you see my message on discord? I’d like to see your opinion on the alternate scenario as I’m doing a video on it on Saturday
@@Mr-BGR Badger, that’s pretty sus
Trump: Aight bet
Did you ever get caught for overspeeding on your horse carriage Mr. Beat?😳
Not yet. I know how to avoid the authorities.
Not the only president to get arrested now.
Correct! That would be Franklyn Pierce.
@@dcttd8022 Nope. Donald Trump
Well this has aged
Imagine pulling over the POTUS and just being like; "ight, you under arrest"
Can you make a vid about nicknames for all presidents and their meaning?
Such a great idea! Thanks for suggesting it. :)
@@iammrbeat Why man about the lastest nickname ?🤔
@@iammrbeat hello
The Executive Branch is responsible for upholding the law. Grant followed the laws he was responsible for upholding. Good man
Used to be able to arrest presidents for speeding, now we can't even arrest them for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol
Yeah, pretty damn stupid.
Is should be biden because he is the who want war with Afghanistan in the first place
@@hollowaspion4102 Except he doesn't and that isn't a crime.
@@misterbag2030 does my man know that Biden wasn't president in 2001?
Boy do I have good news for you
Well, i was lucky to not get caught🤫
Indeed you were, Mr. President.
This was *well* within the living memory of an impeachment that almost cost a president his job...
Just four years after!
Imagine being the cops at the station and seeing one of your buddies walk in with the President of the United States in handcuffs. Lmao.
donald trump has joined the chat
Cop - Don't speed
President - I set you free, I'm the reason you've got a job
This aged well
Lol, indeed
Damn, this didn't age well
This video aged very well
About that.......
We have another president to add to the list, granted it's after his presidency.
And I'm guessing that he was speeding at 10 miles per hour (16 kilometers per hour for us normal people).
at the speed of a normal city bike
I'm going to assume it was more like 30-35 mph (48-56 kmh)
Speaking of Grant; I live in his "hometown" of Georgetown, Ohio. His schoolhouse and home are both open to visitors.
the foreshadowing is crazy💀
The essence of what America should be about, accountability and community.
But Nixon said if the president does it, it’s not illegal.
This is true
I guess it’s a good thing I always followed the law!
Good job Harry!
What about that YOU got caught speeding back in the 1920s?
@@Mew_Master SHHHHH!!!!!
I Guess You Can Say He Was GRANTed Freedom
From what I’ve read about Grant, he should have given him the field sobriety test.
Update? 😂
No one above the law my ass. He literally just paid a fine and left. Fines are just laws for the poor
The balls of that black man to do that, especially so soon after the Civil War. Honestly respectable, no special treatment for anyone!
They had us in the first half ngl.
Can you arrest the entire Supreme Court or all members of both houses of the Congress? The Office Of The President is unique as a branch of government as it is occupied by a single individual. As such, it presents the need for special legal status and congressional checks to maintain integrity, both for sitting and former Presidents, for actions while in office. Several versions of the Grant "arrest" story arose as his historical fame grew. The most important legal facts are, Grant insisted procedure be followed as if he were not President, against police protest to release him. He is officially recorded as mistakenly "detained" and ordered his own fine. The office is above the person.
That’s kinda baller
Which part? lol
@@iammrbeat that he’s like the only guy to ever said yeah, I arrested a president
When I saw it was Grant, I automatically assumed he was arrested for public intoxication. That might not have been illegal in 1872 though
I think in most places it was still probably legal back then, being before the Progressive Era
Bro y is you head so aerodynamic. Man’s built like a f1 car
The fact that Ulysses S Grant had to pay $20 (in today's terms, that would have been equal to about $500+)
Damn Grant, hope it was worth it.
Thank you 👍
Bet he was drunk too xD my guy
We could assume that 🙄
I got arrested for beating up Corn Pop... how could you forget?
Outdated, no?
He looks like somebody compressed him on a word file.
That is one reason why I like Grant. He was holding himself somewhat accountable and had a sense of duty. He could have gotten away without a ticket, and without even a mention in the news.
He also prosecuted the KKK.
I am no fan of what he did with the Sioux, though. Black Hills was theft. I am also not a fan of what he wanted to do in Santo Domingo, or that gold standard crash thing (yeah, Austrian economic fanboys don't teach the crash of 1869 and are about as naive as Grant in economics). So I am not saying he was the best president, I am only saying that I like the man.
Many other presidents should have been fined, investigated, or even arrested.
I thought the Sant Domingo plan was to help slaves escape persecution and end slavery in nations like Cuba. What was the bad aspect of it? Was it the execution or the struggle to get it past congress?
Presidents can't be held accountable for laws outside the US, just FYI
_"The Gilded Age" is filmed in front of a live studio audience... or it would be if this were 1897_
West: *walks up to the carriage* Mr. President...
President Grant: Oops... I did it again~
*Laugh track*
“No one is above the law”
That’s funny
I'm going to have to do some research on that. $20 for speeding ticket, back then...hum!
"In America, NO ONE is above the law."
Donald Trump has entered the chat.
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@@iammrbeat Probably for the best.
@@iammrbeat 🤣
I was thinking it, but then you said it. LOL
But yeah, not anymore he's not!
Hillary: hold my deleted emails
I wonder if Mr. Beat ever got caught violating the law himself 😳
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"No one is above the law"
Someone about to relate to current situation in the political system: *Uh oh*
"That be president Ulysses Grant"
Of course it was.
Funny vid! You should do one on the History of Irish Immigration to the USA
Thanks and thanks for the suggestion!
Donald Trump became another one.
No one is above the law? Well, money sure seem to be
Laughs in British
I don’t know why this video gave me a good laugh
Grant is one of my favorite people in history.
Same
I hope that "No one is above the law" statement still holds true.
No, it depends how much power, money, or influence you have. Oh, and it depends on who you know too. Oh and especially if you’re an important politician youll get away with alot.
I never new there were speed limits on horses. Go figure!
We might get an update! Not a current sitting president, but a president at one point! It's Donald J Trump!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉. About fucking time.
Yeah I have to change the title of this.
illegally arrested
@@Dryhten1801cope and seethe
Grant also got into (And won) a drag race against Andrew Johnson's carriage. While Johnson was still in it.
Trump: what about me?
Grant: “Damn, maybe I shouldn’t have helped free you.”
Hahaha I was looking for this comment
That’s changed now.
Only president to get arrested? This didn't age well
No one is above the law... unless your rich...
Trump will never go to jail he so rich
"More proof that in United States of America, no one is above the law"
Unless you have any money 🤣
He could just pardon himself
Why am I not surprised that Grant did it
Now two have been arrested
Was, no one WAS above the law. Now politicians and billionaires get away with pretty much whatever they want.
NOT HORSE GIRL ULYSSES S GRANT 😩😛🐎
HE COULD RIDE A HORSE LIKE NO OTHER
Awesome video
“Halt criminal scum! You’ve violated the law!” 😂
More proof that Ulysses Grant has that absolute DAWG in him.
"Nobody is over the law"
Expept for the CIA, FBI and Most of the military
Yes the CIA is above the law. The FBI isn’t above the law, they don’t even have more power than a police force, they are bureaucratically powerless. There is something called a court martial.
What crimes have they committed
my therapist: long mr beat isnt real, he can't hurt you
long mr beat:
“Driving a horse”
No one:
President Grant driving his buggy: _I am speed_
Nobody is above the law but there sure are plenty of loopholes
Well, this proves that you CAN be above the law but just once
This is what happens when you horse around.
Ulysses looks like he was in The Kings of Leon 😂😂