An American YouTuber considered charming by his fans and loathsome by most everyone else is under investigation for allegedly hiring 50 Thai police officers for his latest stunt video.
The national police chief yesterday ordered an “urgent” investigation into whether Nathan Bartling, aka MyMateNate, went through the proper channels to recruit the officers or possibly paid actors to impersonate police for his 22-minute long video 50 Cops Hunt Me Down!, which has been watched more than two million times since it debuted Saturday.
In the video, Bartling and six other YouTubers hide throughout an abandoned, crumbling mall as waves of police ranging from patrol officers to a tactical commando team comb the mall attempting to flush them out. Bartling shills some skin cream throughout, promising the cops a discount for every person found.
Fortunately for all those who…
