I Must Attempt to Explain the Lego Scandal Rocking YouTube State of Utah

rawling

> This happens a couple times a year, such as in 2020 when the YouTuber Boogie2988 went to another YouTuber’s house and shot a gun into the air. Links to a Vice article stating that the opposite happened (other YouTuber came to _his_ house, Boogie2988 fired a shot to scare him off).

Cider9986

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314136

trismus

This article doesn't seem to hit or clarify any of the major points around police and official corruption or the involvement of the Mormon church, which are in my opinion the most interesting part of this. There was a false report of heroin in a car where police identified the back seat passenger as Ben by name at the beginning of the search. They also arrested him while serving legal papers which is protected, and refused to serve the papers themselves.

longbrass

When corporations take all the carrots off the table, we are only left with sticks. Anyway, like and subscribe to my new woodcarving channel, now on YouTube!

gbraad

This is paid content, so I can't verify, but this whole saga around BAM is fishy. Not just what Ben points out, but also mgs brick. It feels this corporation profits unfairly over the backs of unknowing people. And let's be honest, it feels their church, community protects them, including the police.

ionwake

Don’t work what’s happening here but that YouTube video explained everything and makes it look like a company just stole some dudes whole collection

autoexec

However this plays out the one thing I've come away with is that I want nothing to do with Bricks & Minifigs. It's a shame for the franchise owners that Bricks & Minifigs basically made the brand toxic over such a stupid issue they could have resolved so easily.

ChrisArchitect

Related: Patreon Refuses to Remove YouTuber's Viral Lego Investigation https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48391430 Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314136