10 Animals that Were Put on Trial for Crimes

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[@hpgdovin]

Who else was waiting for Karl to trip up and say, "the past was the worst"?

[@ABadassDragon]

Ah, if only

[@joshyoung7084]

He's not Simon Whistler, let him do his own thing.

[@gunitsoldier42069]

I assume that he was thinking that's what he meant when he says "history suuuuuccccccckkkkkkkssss" @ 9:09

[@mathieuleader8601]

you might say these trials belong in a kangaroo court

[@adenkyramud5005]

Haha good one

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

Groaning but I love it!

[@cuttwice3905]

The 1642 case of Thomas Hackett of Salem, Massachusetts, and a cow comes to mind. The stuff you learn when you read history for fun.

[@laurachapple6795]

The rat lawyer was having the time of his life.

[@jphilb]

The lawyer worked pro bono. Professional courtesy.

[@stmonkeydoom]

I remember that a few years ago a man (as I recall, in Africa) a man was convicted of sexual assault. As part of his punishment, he had to face his victim in court. The victim was, of course, a goat

[@j.p.6932]

5:34 This all just makes me really nervous about the rights of someone not being able to speak on their own behalf or defend themselves in British courts. If they’re going to prosecute insects, a person with the most severe of diminished capacity isn’t getting any leniency.

[@LillibitOfHere]

It’s no wonder some of my ancestors GTFO of Europe as soon as a boat was available.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Very interesting topic! Love your content karl🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@BruceBoyde]

This was great. I actually hadn't heard of any of these before, which is surprising to me.

[@Animanarchy]

Moral of the story: don't ask permission from authority when you can do something secretly.

[@DFSJR1203]

Merry Christmas Karl.

[@kortezkrimzun4710]

This video made my morning. Thank you.

[@adamredwine774]

You do a great job as host on this channel. Keep it up.

[@mostly_insane2291]

The scene in Blazing Saddles where a man and a horse are being strung up together 😂😂😂 Kinda wish I knew what crime they had committed 😮

[@trevorgraham3765]

I’m pretty sure Karl is the best KZbin channel host I’ve ever seen.

[@ScooterinAB]

I'm honestly a little disappointed that there weren't any cases in the last 100 years.

[@larryl43]

thank you

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Bizarre but interesting. The Romans used to put plants to death. If you were killed by, say, a falling branch, the tree would be sentenced to be uprooted and burned.

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

I’m coming to love Karl.

[@sim2013uk]

Dude, enough with the interim host. You're the one now. Merry Christmas love the channel 🎉

[@louisecharette-bertrand9577]

Karl you would have been a good defence lawyer for those animals

[@brohen]

Been meaning to go back and binge the videos with Karl as the host. I liked Simon and all, but he's on way too many channels. Give Karl the spotlight he deserves for once

[@j.p.6932]

2:17 There isn’t a face palm large enough! I get maybe they hadn’t seen a monkey before, but wouldn’t they think the other people they were fighting were… PEOPLE?! A monkey is bipedal, but how could anyone not know it’s an animal. Did they think the French just screeched and howled and flung their own feces?

[@TerminusVox]

Is it too early to ask for Karl to stop shaving his face and start shaving his head? Surely we could get a shaver company on board to sponsor...

[@awsumaustin7650]

Your presenting style is Hilarious sometimes.

[@CC-gg4oj]

Have no Mosquito's ever been put on trial? They commit mass murder... the past WAS weird.

[@michaelbilodeau4413]

No More “interim”!!! Offer Karl the Job, Ms. DeSilva!!! Please?

[@mammuchan8923]

Well that entire video was a surprise😂😂😂😂

[@j.p.6932]

9:38 Did they think the dog consented? The guy is even referred to as a rapist.

[@bigangenbygang]

The lack of inclusion of the elephant in Erwin is inexcusable.

[@fabricdragon]

i think its safe to say the weevils didnt agree with the court decision...

[@JesseNightingale]

I now repect Wevile from YuGiOh rven more knowing his name is a real bug lol

[@Jasonmakesvideo]

Extrajudicial mutilation- thanks for the death metal band name

[@hypocriticalcritic6915]

"Dogs were pretty much treated as people and by people I mean women, children, and serfs". So funny.

[@pauljackson8503]

Hartlepool love it, have brass monkey statue and everything, I'm off there tonight 👍

[@7-ten]

I wonder if people will look back at our history and think about how bad it sucked 8:36

[@michaelpipkin9942]

Yo you need to animate this episode...

[@DarkGodSeti]

Wait... People are not animals? Since when?

[@adenkyramud5005]

At least we now know why the french eat snails 😂

[@j.p.6932]

16:46 Where were the parents that some pig just roaming around is able to eat half of a 4 month old?

[@sethbrooks8889]

What a video, thanks all of you hahaha

[@jamesdenapoli7543]

🤣🤣🤣I just can't...🤣😂😅🤦‍♂️🙉🙈🙊

[@KarenRose70]

The town I went to college at put a dog on trial.

[@anthonyhayes3991]

So the snails got sued. They didn't recieve the death penalty in France?

[@Animanarchy]

Guess they hid in their shells and couldn't get guillotine.

[@calgakispict3652]

How did they restrain a chimpanze?

[@deanbuss1678]

I don't know Karal. You sure we're not being "punked-out" here?

[@nextgentroll776]

"Interim host". We can only hope

[@user-zo7ei8mp2z]

Where is Simon. ?! Fact boy must be slacking... tsktsk

[@j.p.6932]

8:00 What is the logic behind this? An animal is an animal and game for consumption until they commit a crime? Why eat them at all if you won’t eat them after prosecution?

[@semesabrown489]

Karl, your editors need help. You say rattus rattus, they show a clip of rattus norvegicus. Justice for rats!

[@TRIChuckles]

Erwin, TN USA tried an elephant for murder around 1900. She was hanged. One photo still exists.

[@zacharyberry2534]

Wait, im a fact fiend fan, so i know he used to write for simon, but did he take over? I know simon has 37 channels... i didnt get the email.

[@itsjustafad]

Simon never owned this or Bio/Geographics channels. There’s a video on this one from a few months ago which explains the situation but basically he left to focus on his own KZbin empire.

[@zacharyberry2534]

That sucks, but it makes sense. It is still good to see Karl moving up.

[@fabricdragon]

what are you in for, "oink" (eating a man's face) same, dude... same i hate the fact that this is actually PLAUSIBLE

[@competitionglen]

Lightly singeing does not lead to good crackling. Snails in France being sentenced to death could be the origin story of escargot.😊

[@j.p.6932]

10:33 Well there are cases in which false imprisonment results in monetary compensation… It’s not the same as a free crime, but it’s not completely lacking in an attempt at reparation.

[@stephaniec9539]

Karl talking about animals always gets a click!

[@russelllomando8460]

you can't make-up this stuff. nice job ks.

[@SafetySpooon]

Thank you for NOT shying away from the antisemitism!!!

[@bigt315]

Number 1

[@christopher.m.dickinson0315]

Well if they were to put an animal on trial as the thumbnail suggests for a French man I think a frog would have been a better stand in

[@ABadassDragon]

There is bat shit crazy and then, there is medival europe

[@j.p.6932]

9:13 Obviously the laws were based on morals stemming from religious beliefs. The Bible (especially the Old Testament) clearly states that the Jews were the chosen people, and before Christ, the only ones with access to Him, so why and how would they be lower than another ethnicity? Jewish isn’t even a race, but ethnicity like French of British.

[@danielokeefe8066]

Weevil revisionist history.

[@adoyle3130]

I’m sorry but I don’t get where the “funny” part was for cutting off a donkeys feet then burning them to torture and kill them is hilarious enough to warrant multiple takes and edits. Simon was always a realist but didn’t ignore or escape when things were cruel. Wtf

[@kiciaharleyofalabama6105]

10. "French" monkey 9. Termites 8. Weevils 7. Cows 6. Dogs 5. Donkeys 4. Rats 3. Caterpillars 2. Slugs 1. Pigs

[@7-ten]

Hey new simon! Grow a beard!

[@blindvenus6972]

Ai in the thumbnail is sad bro yall can do better

[@todddouglas2022]

Smallwood. Hah.