The Only American President to Get Arrested

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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.
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@iammrbeat 3 года назад

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.

@theviscount4622 3 года назад

bruh

@Michael-211 3 года назад

There is no proof. No newspapers mentioned it, nor has it ever been mentioned in any campaigns. Pierce biographers doubt it too.

@zakattack8624 3 года назад

Based

@zainmudassir2964 3 года назад

@@Michael-211 he probably 'took care' of the old lady

@MooreDick 3 года назад

Very educational, I never knew they had speeding regulations pre cars :)

@Line... 3 года назад

A gentleman arresting a gentleman. They became friends afterwards, because of course they did.

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Such a cool story

@zandaroos553 2 года назад

The only way I can picture this interaction is just two sigma male memes

@john-paulsilke893 2 года назад

Well since two men with balls as big as theirs didn’t destroy the world by battling they must have become friends.

@painvillegaming4119 Год назад

@@zandaroos553 grant has transcended its mere sigma males

@TheMIEProject Год назад

Thrrrrrrrrrr!!! 🐎

@pucktoad 3 года назад

LMAO an african american cop getting a civil war general, now president, for speeding.

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

And a general who was a big reason why slavery ended nonetheless! They became friends after this arrest, by the way.

@katherinegilks3880 3 года назад

But that really shouldn’t matter - the President was being reckless and violating the law. Officer West was doing his job.

@sharkronical 3 года назад

A police in Atlanta to General Sherman: Sir, you know how fast you were going?

@Compucles 3 года назад

@@sharkronical While you're at it, please don't light up in an enclosed vehicle.

@felixromano3091 3 года назад

Mini film now

@KMcNally117 3 года назад

"I could go speeding on M and 13th Street and not lose any voters." -President Grant in 1872, probably

@seanskidmore1889 3 года назад

probably the greatest comment I've ever seen on RU-vid

@KMcNally117 3 года назад

@@seanskidmore1889 thanks! I appreciate it 😌

@JustANervousWreck 2 года назад

What is this a reference to

@osjos2822 2 года назад

@@JustANervousWreck trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose any voters

@JustANervousWreck 2 года назад

@@osjos2822 thanks

@PorgNerd 3 года назад

Of course it was grant

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Yeah when I first heard it, I wasn't that surprised either

@sebastianc5155 3 года назад

cause hes an awesome sigma male

@moses4769 3 года назад

I'd think teddy roosevelt

@pierregibson6699 3 года назад

@@moses4769 that was my first guess🤣 grant was the second

@chesterparish3794 3 года назад

@@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.

@prettypic444 3 года назад

can't wait for the fast and the furious movie starring US Grant

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

The Fast and Furious Ulysses Drift

@prettypic444 3 года назад

@@iammrbeat POTUS-ious 7

@everythingdibs344 3 года назад

Grant: “I don’t have friends, I have police officers.”

@prettypic444 3 года назад

@@everythingdibs344 WOOOOOOAHOOOOOHOOOOH!

@phantomz87 3 года назад

They went to space in the latest one. The only way to top that is time travel

@moses4769 3 года назад

I didn't even know they had speeding laws back then😂

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Well horses can fly. I. mean not literally. They can go really fast. :)

@dj71162 3 года назад

I know. Thank goodness we dont have them anymore.

@royeverson7015 3 года назад

@@iammrbeat Horseflies can fly, and when the exceed the posted limits they get arrested by swat teams.

@nictheperson6709 2 года назад

@@dj71162 When did horses go extinct?

@rikupv 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat they can fly, if you ride off a cliff (in red dead redemption 2, don't sue me peta)

@12grain 3 года назад

"No one's above the law" Get ready for some furiously typed comments about war crimes and corruption, Mr. Beat

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Already getting them and that's ok 😄

@LMvdB02 2 года назад

But it's true

@abas656thegodemperor9 2 года назад

@@LMvdB02 i mean, kind of

@KING-ef2wm 2 года назад

@@LMvdB02 ignorance > truth

@thegamedevil5632 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat trump inciting a riot and not getting anything ...

@capitainemmhenri1299 Год назад

well that first sentence aged like milk

@southend26 2 месяца назад

So did the last sentence.

@jd7634 2 года назад

The absolute BALLSINESS of officer H. West is very inspiring.

@painvillegaming4119 Год назад

He is lucky it was grant and not Johnson

@OutOfIdeas9977 Год назад

@@painvillegaming4119 lol so true

@painvillegaming4119 Год назад

@@OutOfIdeas9977 grant was a good man

@enqrbit 3 года назад

''People gotta know whether their President's a speeder, well I'm not a speeder'' - Ulysses Grant

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Probably Grant, yes

@lukedetering4490 3 года назад

This sounds like something Grant would do

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

I know right?

@Davidin-el5ku 3 года назад

he probably drank too much whiskey

@punkrockgirl.mp3 2 года назад

I thought the same thing lol

@thundrr27 2 года назад

@@Davidin-el5ku his drinking habits aren’t well known

@robert9016 2 года назад

He was definitely drunk too💀

@elpolitemexa2272 3 года назад

It's also a reminder that law and authority are 2 completely different entities despite developing in parallel in modern state law

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Bring that knowledge!

@jlupus8804 3 года назад

What subject talks more about this? I must know.

@elpolitemexa2272 3 года назад

@@jlupus8804 sociology of law

@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot Год назад

Hey there. Jesus loves you! Through Him is the only way to heaven! May God bless you. 😊

@drewstaser9726 3 года назад

I would love to see the conversation at the station. "Hey man, why is the president in handcuffs?"

@iseeeverything Год назад

in the cell: "hey arent you the president?"

@petitthom2886 3 года назад

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.

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Julia needs a video all her own. She was very interesting.

@abrahamlincoln937 3 года назад

Well Grant was unpopular in 1876.

@jaysinborn9364 3 года назад

@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

@petitthom2886 3 года назад

@@iammrbeat Some First Ladies deserve to be as remembered as their husbands, if not more remembered for some cases !

@christianfreedom-seeker934 2 года назад

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?

@gilhernandez7111 Год назад

Who’s here’s after the Trump indictment?

@a4ron213 3 года назад

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

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

He certainly was, which is why I brought up the fact that the officer was an African American

@geographyhistorygeopolitic3851 3 года назад

He wasn't an alcoholic, that's a huge misconception. He had a drinking problem, in that he was an occasional binge drinker.

@connerwine8257 2 года назад

@@geographyhistorygeopolitic3851 he is an alcoholic through

@geographyhistorygeopolitic3851 2 года назад

@@connerwine8257 He wasn't. He was an occasional binge drinker.

@geographyhistorygeopolitic3851 2 года назад

@@hatchedspace5242 Don't insert your own political bias into this conversation.

@D.S.handle 3 года назад

I wonder how did they measure riding speed back then? Was looking too fast was enough to get a speeding ticket 🤔

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

They didn't need no fancy instruments to tell them who was speeding! :)

@gabrieltomete4751 2 года назад

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.

@w5527 2 года назад

The Executive Branch is responsible for upholding the law. Grant followed the laws he was responsible for upholding. Good man

@ninjawarrior8994 3 года назад

This was *well* within the living memory of an impeachment that almost cost a president his job...

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Just four years after!

@mindwinder. Год назад

Now we have a president with a mugshot. Welcome to 2023 😂

@SeaSlug09 11 месяцев назад

Trump: hold my coke

@happyseal7202 2 года назад

Imagine pulling over the POTUS and just being like; "ight, you under arrest"

@thatonewaspatyourpicnic7978 2 года назад

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.

@osberswgaming 3 года назад

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

@Mr-BGR 3 года назад

Hahaha So true 👁 but ewww why the imposter looking SUS 😈 *ring ding rinngaa ringeg* Ngl N G Sus Imp looking sussy baka

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Not only is there a livestream tomorrow, but there also might be a regular video! Woot woot!

@osberswgaming 3 года назад

@@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

@osberswgaming 3 года назад

@@Mr-BGR Badger, that’s pretty sus

@letstalkhistory2627 3 года назад

Well, i was lucky to not get caught🤫

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Indeed you were, Mr. President.

@nprnilk Год назад

This aged well

@iansullivan9738 Год назад

Lol, indeed

@pachecodosunosiete 3 года назад

And I'm guessing that he was speeding at 10 miles per hour (16 kilometers per hour for us normal people).

@ukraineballaviation1483 3 года назад

at the speed of a normal city bike

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

I'm going to assume it was more like 30-35 mph (48-56 kmh)

@zainmudassir2964 3 года назад

Did you ever get caught for overspeeding on your horse carriage Mr. Beat?😳

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Not yet. I know how to avoid the authorities.

@klocke-hx3xl 11 месяцев назад

Not the only president to get arrested now.

@dcttd8022 11 месяцев назад

Correct! That would be Franklyn Pierce.

@klocke-hx3xl 11 месяцев назад

@@dcttd8022 Nope. Donald Trump

@beplanking Год назад

Well this has aged

@WhiskeyTactical Год назад

The essence of what America should be about, accountability and community.

@wkeklaalal1577 Год назад

Cop - Don't speed President - I set you free, I'm the reason you've got a job

@eelvis1674 2 года назад

Used to be able to arrest presidents for speeding, now we can't even arrest them for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol

@misterbag2030 2 года назад

Yeah, pretty damn stupid.

@hollowaspion4102 2 года назад

Is should be biden because he is the who want war with Afghanistan in the first place

@misterbag2030 2 года назад

@@hollowaspion4102 Except he doesn't and that isn't a crime.

@eelvis1674 2 года назад

@@misterbag2030 does my man know that Biden wasn't president in 2001?

@aAtom596 Год назад

Boy do I have good news for you

@idktbh9057 3 года назад

Can you make a vid about nicknames for all presidents and their meaning?

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Such a great idea! Thanks for suggesting it. :)

@davidgoliath1410 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat Why man about the lastest nickname ?🤔

@davidgoliath1410 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat hello

@gagetolinwrites6845 3 года назад

Speaking of Grant; I live in his "hometown" of Georgetown, Ohio. His schoolhouse and home are both open to visitors.

@hurch1915 Год назад

I hope that "No one is above the law" statement still holds true.

@brandonjade2146 Год назад

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.

@formeruspresidentharrystru9240 3 года назад

I guess it’s a good thing I always followed the law!

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Good job Harry!

@Mew_Master 3 года назад

What about that YOU got caught speeding back in the 1920s?

@formeruspresidentharrystru9240 3 года назад

@@Mew_Master SHHHHH!!!!!

@Conor1_23 День назад

"No-one is above the law!" Well... not anymore.

@timstevens3183 Год назад

Damn, this didn't age well

@mrboozie3867 Год назад

About that.......

@ArvelCrynyd 11 месяцев назад

Trump: Aight bet

@I_Dislike_YouTube_Handles Год назад

The balls of that black man to do that, especially so soon after the Civil War. Honestly respectable, no special treatment for anyone!

@DaBetaMemes Год назад

They had us in the first half ngl.

@anthony2707 3 года назад

I got arrested for beating up Corn Pop... how could you forget?

@awoodmann1746 11 месяцев назад

I never new there were speed limits on horses. Go figure!

@zakattack8624 3 года назад

Bet he was drunk too xD my guy

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

We could assume that 🙄

@afanbadal6465 2 года назад

Bro y is you head so aerodynamic. Man’s built like a f1 car

@bodasactra 2 года назад

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.

@dmr123kkla 2 года назад

I'm going to have to do some research on that. $20 for speeding ticket, back then...hum!

@Hollywood2021 3 года назад

When I saw it was Grant, I automatically assumed he was arrested for public intoxication. That might not have been illegal in 1872 though

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

I think in most places it was still probably legal back then, being before the Progressive Era

@alexplaystrumpet10 11 месяцев назад

the foreshadowing is crazy💀

@scipio7994 Год назад

This video aged very well

@keirhardie2547 3 года назад

That’s kinda baller

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Which part? lol

@keirhardie2547 3 года назад

@@iammrbeat that he’s like the only guy to ever said yeah, I arrested a president

@ezefinkielman4672 3 года назад

But Nixon said if the president does it, it’s not illegal.

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

This is true

@thermonuclearco2501 2 года назад

He looks like somebody compressed him on a word file.

@drownedzephyr 11 месяцев назад

No one above the law my ass. He literally just paid a fine and left. Fines are just laws for the poor

@addictionsucks8848 Год назад

We have another president to add to the list, granted it's after his presidency.

@albert_orange_007 3 года назад

I wonder if Mr. Beat ever got caught violating the law himself 😳

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

No comment

@homophilosofikus8215 Год назад

No one is above the law? Well, money sure seem to be

@zexerpl Год назад

donald trump has joined the chat

@alocalarsonist 2 года назад

"No one is above the law" Someone about to relate to current situation in the political system: *Uh oh*

@therrydicule 3 года назад

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.

@vishwangoosethemongoose1114 2 года назад

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?

@stephenjenkins7971 2 года назад

Presidents can't be held accountable for laws outside the US, just FYI

@gamerparker123 2 года назад

Grant: “Damn, maybe I shouldn’t have helped free you.”

@chuckstro1769 Год назад

Hahaha I was looking for this comment

@DrVolk 3 года назад

_"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*

@Meyer-gp7nq Год назад

More proof that Ulysses Grant has that absolute DAWG in him.

@jacobbarron3890 3 года назад

Funny vid! You should do one on the History of Irish Immigration to the USA

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

Thanks and thanks for the suggestion!

@user-ug5xr2gb6j Год назад

“Halt criminal scum! You’ve violated the law!” 😂

@viprthered 3 года назад

I don’t know why this video gave me a good laugh

@TeslaBoy123 2 года назад

Great thanks for this nobody is about the law 👍👍

@stephenschiffman5940 3 года назад

"In America, NO ONE is above the law." Donald Trump has entered the chat.

@iammrbeat 3 года назад

No comment

@moosemangarfield9650 3 года назад

@@iammrbeat Probably for the best.

@superdude899 3 года назад

@@iammrbeat 🤣

@nickh.4940 2 года назад

I was thinking it, but then you said it. LOL But yeah, not anymore he's not!

@thecreepers3478 Год назад

Hillary: hold my deleted emails

@anythingcaiden 2 года назад

“No one is above the law” That’s funny

@GavinKoerber Год назад

Update? 😂

@Sandyg1961 Год назад

From what I’ve read about Grant, he should have given him the field sobriety test.

@philobrain Год назад

Outdated, no?

@Mastervitro Год назад

No one is above the law... unless your rich...

@thisuserlovesunsets Год назад

Trump will never go to jail he so rich

@chesterparish3794 3 года назад

Grant is one of my favorite people in history.

@thundrr27 2 года назад

Same

@JohnSmith-wv5km Год назад

my therapist: long mr beat isnt real, he can't hurt you long mr beat:

@CreeperG0d Год назад

Donald Trump became another one.

@ArkRedpanda 2 года назад

Was, no one WAS above the law. Now politicians and billionaires get away with pretty much whatever they want.

@Asstolfo96 Год назад

We might get an update! Not a current sitting president, but a president at one point! It's Donald J Trump!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉. About fucking time.

@iammrbeat Год назад

Yeah I have to change the title of this.

@Dryhten1801 Год назад

illegally arrested

@MrCrazyeyes07 Год назад

@@Dryhten1801cope and seethe

@alikhan81 Год назад

Well, this proves that you CAN be above the law but just once

@alphabetaomega265 Год назад

“Driving a horse”

@ZinexFR Год назад

I Guess You Can Say He Was GRANTed Freedom

@yaboyskythagoatman5425 2 года назад

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.

@88camaroTT 2 года назад

Thank you 👍

@freddyt55555 2 года назад

Ole Uly getting pulled over driving while Prez.

@AfungusoftheLungusAmongus 2 года назад

"That be president Ulysses Grant" Of course it was.

@parveenmumtaz9290 Год назад

oh he loved his bungee up and down was very very very very funny

@kaanyasin3733 2 года назад

"Nobody is over the law" Expept for the CIA, FBI and Most of the military

@Napoleonvanderbilt 2 года назад

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.