Malaysian streetwear boss suspended after car chase video draws cries of entitlement

Malaysian police are investigating after a viral road-rage video showing a Ferrari driver aggressively chasing another driver triggered a wave of online fury in the country.\nSocial media users turned their ire on perceived elite entitlement after the Ferrari driver was identified as the co-founder of a local streetwear brand.\nThe label, Stoned & Co, said it had suspended co-founder and managing director Tan Jia Hui after a video circulating over the weekend showed him tailgating and blocking a car in the SS15 area of Subang Jaya, a busy commercial district outside Kuala Lumpur.\nMalaysia, where flashy displays of wealth can quickly raise public anger over perceived double standards, has seen repeated online outrage when influential or well-connected figures are spotted behaving badly.\nIn the dashcam video, dated December 27, the Ferrari driver is seen reacting angrily after being honked at while standing outside the brand’s outlet, then revving his engine and pursuing the other car before blocking its path again near a college campus.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView this post on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA post shared by @sensual.96s\n\n\n\nIn a statement on Monday, Stoned & Co said Tan had been removed from all duties “with immediate effect”, pending an internal investigation. His conduct “does not align with the values, culture or professional standards our company upholds”, it said, adding that “individuals in leadership positions carry responsibilities beyond themselves”.\nOn Tuesday, Subang Jaya police chief Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said police were investigating a case of reckless driving and wrongful obstruction after a man lodged a report on Sunday about the incident.\n“Initial investigations found that a man drove recklessly while tailgating the complainant, stopped his vehicle abruptly and obstructed the complainant’s path, actions that had the potential to endanger other road users,” Wan Azlan said.\nFollowing the video’s release, the 33-year-old suspect surrendered to police and was released on bail after his statement was recorded.\nThe user who posted the video on Sunday said the incident began after he honked once to ask a man standing in the middle of the road to move aside.\n“One night while I was on my way home, I ran into an individual who was blocking my path in the middle of the road. I honked once to ask him to make way,” the user wrote. He alleged the man later got into a parked Ferrari and pursued him “as if he was looking for trouble with me”.\n\n“I still don’t understand how simply asking for space to pass could make him act so aggressively and irrationally,” the user said, adding that he was later told the individual was linked to Stoned & Co.\nThe backlash was quick, with social media users condemning the behaviour as “rich entitlement” and urging a boycott of the brand.\n“Boycott it. People like this think money is everything,” one wrote. Another mocked the display of wealth: “You think you can act tough just because you drive a luxury car.”\nOne social media user said he was throwing away the brand’s shirts as the episode clashed with what Stoned & Co stood for.\nTan later issued a public apology, saying the viral clip reflected “a moment of poor judgment” and insisting his actions were unrelated to the brand.\n“Regardless of the situation, reacting emotionally was not the right response,” he said in a social media statement on Monday. “I take full responsibility for my actions.” He also denied it was a marketing ploy.\nTan claimed he had tried to reach the other driver to apologise and offered to pay for repairs, but said he did not get a response.\nSubang police are investigating Tan for reckless driving and wrongful restraint, while the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department has opened a separate investigation for traffic obstruction.\n