Wreckless Ben vs Bricks and Minifigs
Wreckless Ben vs Bricks and Minifigs
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Mark-BMW-E30-318is

Original Poster:

17,461 posts

200 months

Wednesday 3rd June
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Who knew that Lego could lead to massive corporate theft and Police corruption?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscQpkcwgNU

Incredible.

Tony Starks

2,394 posts

239 months

Thursday 4th June
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So did they physically break in and steal the lego or the guy ordered it and they sold it somewhere else and said they never got the money?

Mark-BMW-E30-318is

Original Poster:

17,461 posts

200 months

Thursday 4th June
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My understanding was that the original concession holders took the whole collection on concession. Then, when the BAM corporate took over they said that the old contract wasn't with them, so they didn't need to adhere to the contract or return the collection. They also started to deny the collection was ever in the store, despite video footage to the contrary. Evidently they also started making allegations about the previous managers being on Heroin and effectively stealing.

The bigger story is probably the levels of Police corruption being uncovered as a result. It does seem as though Ben has left himself open to prosecution due to some of his tactics though.

vaderface

607 posts

167 months

Thursday 4th June
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Been watching this since the begining, dodgy CEO, dodgy staff and even dodgier( is that even a word)? Police force.
They must be looked at.
Just watched ben,s latest vid with the hacked police body cam footage.
Cant really see any way they can argue anymore about what has happened, but it is America so who knows.
See he has had help from a well known lawyer and the crowd funder page is doing very well.
Doesnt look good for BAM as a business from what ive read on internet.
All for $200K

Mastodon2

14,299 posts

192 months

Thursday 4th June
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I have been meaning to watch some videos to get up to speed on this story but I know the basic details. What seems craziest is the way the local police department seems to be able to be wielded as a weapon for private interests. I've heard supposition that it's Mormons looking out for Mormons, at which point no theory sounds too dark or outlandish.

Mark-BMW-E30-318is

Original Poster:

17,461 posts

200 months

Friday 5th June
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Good to see BAM have sacked Josh and the other guy. They've also offered to return whatever Lego sets still remain, which proves they were with BAM all along. I know that Ben has been a bit wreckless in his methods but ultimately he has done a good thing. Uncovering all the Police corruption has been an added bonus. The Police have been so stupid. It's as if they don't know what cameras actually do! laugh

Landlubber

950 posts

76 months

Friday 5th June
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They sent Patreon a court order basically telling them to take Ben's channel down. Patron said 'bite me'.

Mark-BMW-E30-318is

Original Poster:

17,461 posts

200 months

Friday 5th June
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Landlubber said:
They sent Patreon a court order basically telling them to take Ben's channel down. Patron said 'bite me'.
Was a great response video.

IanH755

2,729 posts

147 months

Friday 5th June
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vaderface said:
Just watched ben,s latest vid with the hacked police body cam footage.
Just for legal clarity - my understanding is that the footage wasn't "hacked", instead the Police uploaded it themselves into an 'open to the public' dropbox folder which wasn't password protected, so absolutely anyone could view everything in it. The reason for the legal stuff is that something "hacked" couldn't be admissible in court in the US, whereas as an open public storage location is completely fine for admittance.

57 Chevy

5,482 posts

262 months

Monday 8th June
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Just been catching up on this, absolutley wild.

Running the lego shop like a Trump business.


Mark-BMW-E30-318is

Original Poster:

17,461 posts

200 months

Yesterday (08:25)
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Gagging order has been lifted and ''Reckless Ben'' is now able to speak about what has gone on. It seems there have been numerous people that were ripped off when their franchise ended and stock was retained by corporate. They've stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Police corruption and blatant stupidity is another story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCpQw1Uhu38

Actual

1,683 posts

133 months

Yesterday (10:00)
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Mark-BMW-E30-318is said:
and stock was retained by corporate.
What is this "corporate" crap as if some incorporated business has ultimate authority over everything and must be revered at all times?

Still Ben is playing it for all clicks and views he can get....

Mark-BMW-E30-318is

Original Poster:

17,461 posts

200 months

Yesterday (10:14)
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Can’t blame him really. Evidently he hit 2M views in 2 hours on recent video. Given what he’s uncovered it’s not surprising.