That comment decrying how “everyone has a voice now” is very telling to me. Yeah, it’s a real shame that those who have, historically, been subject to abuse and assault now have some modicum of power to be heard (even if action and/or justice rarely follows). 

“Innocent before proven guilty” is a legal phrase (kind of) that has nothing to do with the Patriots signing and cutting Antonio Brown.

This line from Brady says it all.

LOL, I think the haters are reaching now. How did you get that out of that answer? I would go listen to the interview first. He was talking about innocent before proven guilty. Which he is right about btw. We’ll see if you agree when you’re falsely accused of a crime and nobody believes your ass.

It’s a perfectly valid leadership tactic to want to insulate a team from distractions, by taking the media heat. This is one of the reason why most of Belichick’s players respect his leadership style, since he never says anything negative about any player publicly.

On the other hand, Twitter, etc., so I guess I get it, although he’s totally fucking wrong here anyway.

““It’s so easy for us to blame and shame because everyone has a voice now,””

Imagine framing “everyone has a voice now” as a negative. 

So many modern cars have devices to babysit the drivers that I think the obscene power levels that you can get today are hard for people to understand. The original viper had similar power to a base C7 but the viper has a reputation for trying to kill you and a Corvette is fairly easy to push comparatively. The ego…

On your part about the Sure Grip, back in the day my Father had 3 B-Bodies, a ‘62 Fury 2dr hardtop with a 360 B-big block and push button Torqueflight (ended up with a series of nasty 383s in it though), a ‘68 Coronet R/T 440 Magnum and 4 speed car, and the latter was traded for a ‘70 Charger R/T that had the 440 Six…

How is it “sub-standard”? It had the legally required equipment. By definition, it met the standard.

As one of the few Jalopniks reading who has a legit claim to a Mopar equiv to Hart’s awesome Barracuda,

True, but I’m pretty sure the 70 Barracuda only came with lap belts. https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/07/10/kevin-harts-40th-birthday-gift-speedkores-70-plymouth-cuda#

I’d like to see somebody who ISN’T seriously fucked up after flipping a car with that much power in to a ditch.

Hart’s behavior is not evidence of anything, people act weird after a traumatic accident, as anyone who has been in such an accident would tell you. It’s the shock of it.

I think the original story still stinks (conflicting reports of who was actually driving, Hart appearing intoxicated and being snuck home before going to the hospital) -- but... This is a lousy thing to be sued for. A heavily modified 50-year old muscle car... Enter at your own risk.

Rollcages are unsafe in road-going cars as they are more likely to cause a traumatic brain injury. They are not designed for use without a certified helmet used in concert with them.

I have ridden in one (1) race car outfitted with five-pointers, so I’m no expert. But my impression was that without a helmet and a HANS is snap-your-neck lethal (I learned it by watching Mr. Regular!). So this seems to be a faulty take based on incomplete information.

i did a dumb and got hurt and it's everyone's fault but mine!

Most people I know that have installed 5 point harnesses end up never using them due to the hassle over a regular 3point seatbelt.

This is dumb!!!