Napuno ng kontrobersiya ang ginawang post ng international singer na si Stephen Speaks tungkol sa pagkakahuli sa kanila ng traffic enforcer dahil sa diumano’y paglabag nila sa batas trapiko.
Sa kanyang post sa social media, ibinahagi ng leader ng banda na si Rockwell Ryan Ripperger na nasa likod ng mga kilalang kanta na ‘Out of my League’ at ‘Passenger Seat’ na nahuli sila nitong Pebrero 17 sa Maynila.
Mabuti na lamang diumano at fan pala niya ang nasabing traffic enforcer kaya naman pumayag na lamang sila nitong paalisin kapalit ng ‘selfie’.
“Our Grab (like uber) driver just got pulled in Manila over for running a red light, and my tour crew bribed him with a selfie with me to let us go. He said he sings Passenger seat at the Karaoke Bar.” ani Ripperger.
“I was like.. I can’t believe that actually worked,” dagdag pa niya.
Matapos ulanin ng batikos sa social media ay nilinaw ni Ripperger na wala naman talaga silang kasalanan at mayroon silang pruweba na hindi lumabag sa batas trapiko ang kanilang driver.
“The kid driving us showed the officer on his dash cam that he was clear of the light, someone stopped in front of him and that’s why he didn’t make it all the way through.. You all need to chill out, we aren’t criminals here. I saved that kid from a traffic ticket he didn’t deserve,” he explained.
The Manila Traffic And Parking Bureau (MTPB) has yet to release a comment on the post of Ripperger who’s currently on a tour in the Philippines.