30 True Crimes That Changed Laws

[@WatchMojo]

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[@MyMomsAccount13]

Can you do something about reaperguy and his alt accounts? He keeps harassing me and others in the comments.

[@bobthedopeman7327]

You're going to get bullied by Reaperguy and his 7 alt accounts 😂​@@ReallyJamesMurphy

[@link4276]

​@@bobthedopeman7327 Stop accusing him of having multiple accounts. You have no evidence to prove it..

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@link4276 You're one of them, Marc.

[@link4276]

@@BlackHatCinephile nope im not Marc. You think everyone is the same person when they respond to a comment on a public comment section. It's obvious that you have something wrong with you. Sad

[@xanderxavage]

How many women got killed because a cop stood by back in the day because DV was normal....

[@divamh10]

Sadly probably about the same that go back to the situation afterwards. I think when a domestic abuse situation is presented to the police the victim should have therapy while waiting on the case is being decided. If I had therapy when it first happened I may not have stayed with my ex for about six years

[@Error-mx1jk]

Probably as many men stay quiet when their wives attack them. More women attack men in dv situations

[@Pnurse2020]

​@divamh10 thank God that it didn't get that bad, but I totally agree on the counseling/therapy topic. It would help a lot of young girls & women who don't really know any better of a life.

[@JelenaVermilion]

Way too many.

[@NunyaBizness2023]

Cops are DV offenders themselves.

[@SirAsdf]

So let me get this straight, several police officers just fucking stood there and watched as Tracy's husband beat the everlasting shit out of her and her son, and did exactly nothing to help at all until he started assaulting the paramedics? Those cops needed to be fired and fucking charged with aiding and abetting and the fact they probably got off scotfree is a fucking miscarriage of justice.

[@andieallison6792]

ACAB

[@TheDivaSpot101]

I remember seeing the movie and that was heartbreaking. That one police officer didn't even allowed the neighbors to even help. She said maybe if somebody helped her before her husband kicked her that last time, she probably wouldn't have been paralyzed .

[@ashb7846]

That’s what happens when a society purports women as property for so long. It’s like any other social injustice that shouldn’t occur but authorities allow because it’s common in the culture. 🫤

[@flirtylilmustanggirl]

​@TheDivaSpot101 I watched that too. Those cops did not care at all. Probably since so many cops also do the same to their wives. It's heartbreaking that her son grew up to be an offender as well.

[@brownbeautyxoxo7442]

@@TheDivaSpot101That movie and Not Without My Daughter have always stuck with me, unfortunately.

[@baker2032]

Al Capone advocated for mandatory expiration dates on expirable products like dairy after his niece almost died from food poisoning due to whatever she ate or drank being past the expiration date.

[@christopherborum6551]

​@feliciabaxter6423Like Republicans, they only care when it adversely affects their own family.

[@ExoticDetailingPuertoRico]

That's very interesting. I did not know that. Thank you for the fact.

[@baker2032]

@ExoticDetailingPuertoRico oh you'd be surprised how many bad people invented things and warnings. I think Hitler had his people advocate the no smoking bans in places like hospitals and schools and stuff. I think it went that his people discovered there was a higher cancer rate with people who smoked, especially with those who never had a family history of cancer. At least that's what I've heard. Someone else could have invented the smoking bans in various buildings. At least I hope so. Al capone was bad, but Hitler was way worse. And I really don't want to give the person any credit for the mass atrocities he did.

[@MattG-i5x]

He also opened a soup kitchen after the great depression in Chicago

[@Elizabeth-ic3lh]

Nice. Like that random type of fact. Always do that always share that type of knowledge to many people keep random facts to themselves and that's unfortunate.

[@ASMR-Arboretum]

Dear Zachary broke me. Ive never cried so hard. I hope Andrews parents are okay and have found peace. 🙏

[@muralamoomum8287]

I am so bothered by the fact that sweet little boy is buried with his murderer 💔 But that's Canada's justice for you...look no further then Karla Hamoka, The NS massacre, The murder of Tim McLean etc etc

[@RetroMonkey1999]

I'm just not convinced there is peace after all that she put them through.

[@RetroMonkey1999]

​@muralamoomum8287 do you know what might be the best portrayal of the Homolka case? Like a great documentary, news investigative piece, etc to get the details? Or either of the others? I'm always interested in learning about crimes in other countries that I maybe didn't get as exposed to as an American

[@shedoesntcare745]

​@RetroMonkey1999 try Stephanie Harlow. She kinda deepsdive all of her topics.

[@bruinlover09]

The parental family was screwed the system. The child should have been removed. Instead they had to play nice with their son’s murderer to see their grandchild

[@beccab8015]

The son of sam law should have been revised. They can tell their story, but the profits go to the victims. No constitutional issue if they can freely speak. But getting paid to speak is not a right, its a privilege. Privileges can be revoked.

[@Ladyhawkeye]

You make an excellent point

[@timothymacpherson7452]

there is no such things as rights. everything is a privledge

[@erinhogan1760]

Yeah, but where would Gypsy Rose proceeds go? She has found a way to profit immensely from her mother's murder. They just make trust funds and put things in other people's names.

[@lemoniefish]

100% right

[@wandering_penguino]

The family of Ronald Lyle Goldman di d it right. Almost all makings from OJ's book go to his family.

[@Kiraiko44]

There needs to be a law requiring sex offenders get harsher sentencing because it's sad and scary how even on the rare occasions that a man is found guilty of SA (even of a child) they get a few years in prison and released to attack someone else. I can't believe how many times I'll be watching something true crime related and some girl or woman is kidnapped, SA'd, and murdered by a man with multiple convictions for SA already. They shouldn't be out in the first place but the justice system doesn't take r*pe seriously and never has

[@devinreis5811]

Predators can now live wherever they please in California. It's horrifying.

[@phoenixdavida8987]

Yes! I just read a story where a lady got 35 years in prison for theft from her employer. Theft! And people get less than a year for SA sometimes.

[@blazethecat363]

exactly. as well as putting stalkers on that list for life.

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Well dems have voted multiple times to stop any law that would do just that. Look it up. Its a fact. California is notorious for being extremely laxed on that shit.

[@GenerationalSavant]

A former acquaintance's husband pled guilty to assaulting his OWN DAUGHTER and only got 10 years of PROBATION. Lifetime registration, but that doesn't mean a whole lot compared to the lack of physical consequences.

[@PC1974]

The most famous law must be Amber's Law made after the disappearance of little Amber Hagerman. That was when the introduction of the Amber Alert came about, and it has saved thousands of children's lives ever since.

[@beccaedwards2524]

Breaks my heart that they have never found her.

[@ShadowsVale]

@@beccaedwards2524 They did find Amber. Her body was found only a few days after she was taken. It's her murderer they have never found.

[@janejones7638]

Whenever I hear Code Adam in a store, I think of what happened to Adam Walsh. I was in a store when one happened, and I found the child because he was very upset and crying. I told someone passing by to find an employee or go up front so that we could be found. I didn't want to move the child because I didn't want him to learn going away with strangers.

[@Ozai75]

You really have to give it up to John Walsh, because after his son was kidnapped and horribly mutilated he and his family *really* made an insanely positive impact on so many lives. I'm also glad they finally had closure on finding out who did it. If you were a little kid in the 80s you knew the story, because it was *drilled* into us to not get lost in places like Kmart etc.

[@ChristyTina22]

Did the bus driver who left the kid get any kind of punishment? What kind of person ignores a kid because they're running late? It's your job!

[@Ryanthusar]

If you are talking about the case of Daniel Morcombe, no, the bus was a public bus stopping at the bus stop, NOT a school bus. The driver was just following company/state 'no fare no ride' protocol, which is why the 'no child left behind' law was brought in Australia wide. You honestly dont blame hte driver, you blame the company that runs the buses, that driver would have gotten reprimanded for allowing anyone to ride for free.

[@slmped8598]

@@Ryanthusarexactly, OP just a sped fruit cake who thinks emotional and not critically

[@chibiprussia5574]

I don't know if I could ever forgive myself

[@ChristyTina22]

@@Ryanthusar Thank you for clarifying. I still can't see how someone would leave a kid, fare or not. If I were a passenger on that bus I'd pay for him. I'm sure others would have offered the same.

[@darthnowlan]

The driver should have let the child on.

[@atran071]

Respecting the victims who have passed is paramount when discussing true crimes, as their stories serve as solemn reminders of the profound impact these tragedies have had on society and the legal system

[@moustachemoe]

I am a big true crime person. Most of these I know well enough that from just seeing the names I know the crime and corresponding law. I have vowed to never become desensitized or forget that these were all real people who had their lives stolen. We need to always respect those who were lost.

[@BisolaAdebija]

The one regarding Rebecca Schaeffer is really sad. When you're famous, there's a price to pay. The anti-stalking laws introduced after her murder have proven effective, but she will forever be remembered 🙏. RIP Rebecca and RIP to the victims who lost their lives before laws could be changed 🙏 😢.

[@brittanyparker8309]

Anti stalking protocols still have gaps. It awful how it takes something horrible happening for victims to be taken seriously

[@BisolaAdebija]

@@brittanyparker8309 you are so right

[@anastasiaromanot6626]

And men are foaming at the mouth because Chappell Roan had the audacity to call out “fans” who have been stalking her and her family. They keep saying that because she chose her job, she should have to put up with all kinds of horrific shit because “she knew what she signed up for” 🤢

[@mlynettepinky595]

Price to pay People who are not famous are stalk too. She could have been working at the mall, and some crazy nut was fixated on her. The private detective, who was hired should be held accountable too.

[@BisolaAdebija]

@@mlynettepinky595 you are so right.

[@kristinarobinson5277]

I feel They need to add paparazzi to the stalking law. When they go out of their way to get certain photos, it should be covered because they break a lot of privacy laws and have caused some dangerous and deadly incidents just to get a picture

[@IlGreven]

That runs afoul of First Amendment press freedoms, unfortunately...

[@meganhash7840]

AGREED!! I never feel sorry when paparazzi get their shit wrecked. That's what they get when they make a career out of invading people's privacy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@MiakaKirino]

Isn't that basically what happened to Princess Diana?

[@meganhash7840]

@@MiakaKirino YES EXACTLY

[@danmanum1]

The woman who Emmet Till “supposedly” hit on was also almost charged just recently in regards to his death, its believed that Emmet Till had never said anything to her, she was just dramatic at the time and told her boyfriends and friends that he had. The case was thrown out though

[@Tomboyy9818]

Emmett*

[@kennethenglish5336]

Funny how most of these murder victims are white 🤔

[@jamielehman4934]

No, Emmet's cousin said that they bought something from the store and as they turned to leave, Emmet whistled and then they took off running. He was likely just kidding around, but after Emmet was killed the wife and husband had to make up some story about Emmet putting his arm around her and saying something provocative. This story got his murderers off the hook, but originally Caroline didn't lie. Emmet DID whistle at her which is what led to him being killed. The part about the whistling was true. The lying didn't come until AFTER Emmett had been killed. Either way, I think whistling is still a ridiculous reason to kill somebody. I doubt Emmett was trying to upset her.

[@angellover02171]

Carolyn Bryant Donham is her name. She's dead Jim.

[@diamondlloyd6207]

​@jamielehman4934 the why would Caroline do an interview and admitted to lying about what he did?

[@renniiislu]

There’s the case of Suzy Lamplugh who went missing in London in 1986 and was never found. Her parents campaigned and set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust that advocates for personal safety and runs the National Stalking Helpline. Not exactly a law change but a huge change in the way the UK deals with stalking. They were really helpful and reassuring when I was having issues with a stalker and gave me loads of support right through from reporting the crime to going to court. I’m not sure I would have had the courage to go through it all without them. ❤

[@derricktalbot8846]

This makes me curious to know whatever happened to the Neighborhood Watch program. The only houses around here that still have those signs on the windows of their doors are only there because no one has taken them off. (here in SW Ontario) The UK have anything like Neighborhood Watch? It was just houses that were marked as ones you could run in to if you were not safe. (i mean.... just running in was probably only possible because no one locks their doors here.) and that family would get you to Sanctuary at either the fire station or a single one of the churches here..... the only one that had Nuns at the time.

[@anastasiaromanot6626]

@@derricktalbot8846 We did have Neighbourhood watch, but it wasn’t used as a sign a house was safe, more as a deterrent telling people that the residents were invested in watching the street. I think social media like NextDoor & FB groups work far better than NW ever did. People will share camera footage of anything remotely suspicious to warn their neighbours.

[@helenwright413]

@@derricktalbot8846 We do have neighborhood watch here in the UK. I remember seeing the little stickers in the windows of houses where I grew up in Watford, Hertfordshire. This was back in the 1980's all the way through to the early 2000's. I was told those were "safe houses" by my mum. I live in Manchester UK now, and I've not seen a single sticker in the window of any of the houses up here. So I don't know if it's still a thing or not? xXx

[@tasha5419]

I had to call a code Adam when my 3 yr old niece disappeared while my mom and I were shopping at the mall. She was beside us one second, I turned to look at a sweater and thought she went over to my mom who was a few feet away. We were near the back of the store and when I noticed she wasn't with my mom we called out for her(starting with just her nickname as we thought she was nearby). Calling her full and middle name we still couldn't find her. One worker went into the dressing rooms to check while another checked the front. A random shopper asked what she was wearing and went outside the store to look up and down the hallway area to see if he could see her. After a few minutes of panic she showed up between the racks just where she'd been before she disappeared. No idea how we missed her-we checked IN the racks and everything! Just so thankful she was safe.

[@hhluvzmagik]

Another interesting thing that Debra Tate was able to change was that condemned inmates (death row) can no longer have conjugal visits. The reason for that was because when Tex Watson was on California's death row, he was able to father a number of children. Debra Tate was able to stop that.

[@devinreis5811]

She does the same thing in Washington DC. DC wasn't ready for her.

[@ShantelleH]

Those women are sick themselves why TF would you want to engage with a murderer 😢😢 you can't be that desperate

[@marchealgideon7916]

Why does someone having children bother other people?

[@hhluvzmagik]

@@marchealgideon7916, Because that person, Tex Watson, had been condemned to death for the murder of 4 people. That bothers people. Please think about that.

[@outstretchedwings]

The murderer of Sylvia Likens, when asked why she did it, blamed alcohol. More likely, it was a combination of being angry that Sylvia's parents stopped paying for her upkeep, jealousy over Sylvia's beauty, and the abuse Gertrude suffered from her three marriages.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

On top of that; Gertrude Baniszewski claimed that the medication she had been prescribed for her asthma had caused her to become psychotic. Gertrude even claimed that she wasn't responsible for the torture of Sylvia Likens because her asthma and bronchitis left her chronically sick to the point of being bedridden.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Yeah that was a combination of several factors and the only way to prevent it is to fix our societies socio-economic issues, which many people actively fight against.

[@amandav42]

There absolutely no excuses that can be given to what that monster of a human and those other pos did to Sylvia. No excuses at all and the fact that neighbors heard her screaming from four or more houses down, and did nothing is even more disgusting.

[@thatoneflowergirl9776]

7:55 He did not just kill “17 people, and injured 15 others”. He shot and killed 16 children. One of them had turned 6 just two months before. The other children were only 5. He shot and killed their teacher. He shot at her teaching assistant and the gym teacher, who shielded the children with their bodies. He went back and shot a group of children point blank, 16 times. For those who don’t know, Primary Schools in Scotland are for kids ages 5-11 on average. He shot at a primary seven who happened to be walking past the window. The kid, at the absolute oldest, would have been 11 at the time. He ran to tell the staff what was happening, bleeding from glass that had cut him. Those children were people. They should have had the chance to become the people they were meant to be. But there’s a HUGE difference in what people imagine when describing the massacre of “people” and the massacre of “children.”

[@MiakaKirino]

The US has a rough equivalent to that: Sandy Hook. 2012. 26 dead, 20 of them children between 6 and 7 years old. Those first graders should have graduated high school this past June. And yet there were no changes made to the gun laws because "BUT THE SECOND AMENDMENT!!"

[@rabidbasher]

Finally they brought back the GOAT voice.

[@Goldblood0]

It’s so sad how someone has to lose their life just to get these laws pass when it should have been place before!!! 😢💔

[@LifeIsntTheOC]

It’s not a law in every state, but Kelsey’s Law not being on this list is sad. Cell phone providers are required to give location information to law enforcement in the event of a potential crime, such as kidnapping.

[@rachaeleigh]

The sad thing is the man that killed Dru Sjodin even his mother begged for him not to be released from prison.

[@atvanatolie7349]

Miranda’s Law” refers to the Miranda rights, which are legal rights given to individuals in the United States upon arrest. These rights stem from the landmark 1966 Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona. The case involved Ernesto Miranda, who confessed to a crime without being informed of his right to remain silent or his right to an attorney. The Miranda warning typically includes the following statements: - You have the right to remain silent. - Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. - You have the right to an attorney. - If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. These rights are designed to protect individuals from self-incrimination during police interrogations. It is important to remember that these laws do not work in all countries; in some countries these laws may be different or have a different name.

[@TimeLady8]

They should have added that Miranda was later murdered and his killer was read his rights when he was being arrested.

[@paulthompkins4150]

21:21 It must be nice to live in a country that actually does something about gun violence as opposed to "thoughts and Prayers for the victims" like we do here in America.

[@rodster811]

Making people defenseless is the savior move you think it is.

[@DelcosFinest]

Good thing idiots like you aren’t in control of passing such laws. Gun control will only make us defenceless. No matter what you do guns will always be available . You can go on the street and get a firearm for like $20. It just has a couple bodies attached to it. England may have banned handguns, but there’s just as many stabbings in England as shootings in America. In the end people are gonna do what they want. Extensive background checks and mental exams need to be in place but an outright ban is plain stupid

[@katepustay304]

I read an article about Kitty Genovese in the New York Times. It's not that people didn't care. It's that there were only two ways to get in contact with law enforcement at the time. They either had to call their local police precinct which a lot of people didn't know the number for, or they had to call the operator and the operator decided which call was most important.

[@mikagrossmann5370]

Not to mention that there were in reality only about two people who heard/saw the crime and didn't contact the police (one of them was a constant victim of police brutality and was afraid to contact them). The whole "thirty people" thing was made up for the newspaper.

[@kenyattaclay7666]

Another factor that people leave out is that at the time almost everyone had partylines so if one person picked up the phone and heard someone else calling the police then they would naturally hangup because they knew or thought someone else was calling the police.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

yes thats true but another problem was the bystander effect which is well documented and studied. If 500 people were standing around watching the bystander effect means maybe only 2 or 3 bothered to hunt down a phone and call for help. That means its possible none of the 2 or 3 people knew the local police number, which is a second problem that only made the situation worse. We have only solved one of those problems.

[@ChristopherBingham-xx8xl]

People didn't know the number 911?

[@dietotaku]

@@ChristopherBingham-xx8xl kitty genovese was murdered before the 911 system was implemented.

[@GrainneScarlett]

Appreciate you mentioning Veronica Guerin. Was a disgrace what happened to her. R.I.P. 🇮🇪

[@praisetheabyss3280]

I used to watch watchmojo everyday in my teen years haven’t watched in years because it seemed like they were “running out of gas” watching this video after a few years of absence to the channel, the fact that these all had such positive outcomes that they changed laws in the state/country that they live in(I live in) makes all these horrible stories have a good ending in a way, thank you watchmojo, curse the villains and blessed be watchmojo

[@mychellevanschaick4321]

I applaud yet also have a hard time, as an American Citizen, comprehending the "Dunblane Massacre".... if only the US could learn, like you folks did, how to do that...

[@mychellevanschaick4321]

and Australia too... dayum, what about US?

[@paulpurdy4386]

Y’all are more than welcome to move there.

[@mychellevanschaick4321]

@@paulpurdy4386 as are you also👍😁

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

If you vote democrat? Then you voted to keep armed guards out of schools. Why do they not want to protect kids? So whiny dipshits see kids dying and say "it's the guns!!" No it's people. People will always be a problem. Protecting kids shouldn't be used as a political agenda. But when dems won't let armed guards protect those kids? Who's really to blame? The gun? Or the people? They literally are allowing kids to die for their political agenda. Wake up sheep.

[@Mina-ti9nh]

@@paulpurdy4386 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@fettersofdromi]

Baniszewski and those kids should still be in jail. They tortured and murdered Likens in the most sadistic way. I'm so pissed that they're all free and living normal lives while Likens is dead and her family traumatized.

[@krisadler6509]

In Canada Grant De Patie was dragged under a car during a ‘gas and dash’ and was killed. “Grant's Law” was created so that urban gas stations are required to have a pre-payment system in place to prevent these gas-and-dash crimes.

[@laurenstrasser]

The editor goofed. Two of the honorable mentioned had already been include on the list.

[@maxxh5331]

Actually, three.

[@NachoTimelord]

I thought I was misremembering 😅...

[@taykaygalaxy]

Yeah, i came into the comments to see if anyone else was talking about this. I wonder if they were honourable mention for the reason that they were considered for no.1 and the rest of the list was unranked?

[@maxxh5331]

@@taykaygalaxy turns out, the honorable mentions here were reused from the previous top 20 they made, but didn’t seem to realize 3 out of 4 made the top 30.

[@Grogers70426]

I noticed that Kayden's law, Manson Family and Helen's law. I can't believe that the editor didn't catch this

[@prawst]

i was 6yrs old when dru sjodin was taken away from the town i grew up in, it was very sad. i'll never forget her

[@bauerj3398]

Alfonso Rodriguez' death penalty has been dropped, and he is serving life without parole

[@tsukiii2810]

Gabriel Fernandez law. or AB 31 If you know Anothy Avlos and Gabriel Fernandez's stories than you know what happened to the two little boys. It a law that create further protection on children who are abused by their parents/guardians. My heart goes out to the families mentioned in the video and to the two boys I mentioned. NONE of them deserved what happened to them. Fly high lovelies.

[@RetroMonkey1999]

Can I just say bravo on the edit for the Bagby/Taylor case? Every shot of Zach CLEARLY preferring his grandparents over his mother. She absolutely the definition of evil. Like, mind bendingly sociopathic. No one in that case got what they deserved in life, including Shirley, considering she never got the punishment she ought to have for the swath of victims in her path.

[@Estframa]

Dear Zachary is, hands down, the saddest and most devastating documentary I have ever watched. The story is horrific. Those poor parents/grandparents

[@jennifer_m.8613]

The Tracy Thurman movie, "A Cry for Help," is heartbreaking. Wonderful performance by Nancy McKeon - and I can't watch anything with Dale Milkiff in it after seeing this movie years ago

[@mirandalakane]

I feel the same way. Nancy Mckeon did such justice to Thurman and her story.

[@DanSlaughter85]

Just a quick PSA any missing person report can be taken immediately there is no time limit there is no time clock do not let them run you off report them immediately.

[@veearce3384]

I remember seeing a cry for help as a child. I remember the scene where the husband was stomping on her neck or head. I remember the bystanders just standing around. I remember when he stopped how he was screaming, "leave her alone" or "let her die" something like that. As a child, I was enraged. Situations like that just make me want to become a vigilante. Why are you standing around watching this happen?! What is wrong with people?! I would have gone home, grabbed a bat or crowbar something and went to town on his ass, which I wanted to do as a child. The case of the man who killed his daughter as well disgusts me. How many ways did the court fail that poor girl?! The Susan Powell case. 😠 I'd have went to jail to protect my kids from that narcissist and his disgusting father. May everyone who passed RIP and those affected find their peace. God bless them. ❤

[@LCampbell-ew6xp]

Imagine the tragedies that could have been prevented if Americans did what the uk did with gun laws.

[@stevenbart2375]

Totally agree, just a little common sense would go a long way. Personally, I chalk it up to the founding fathers never even imagining how much more dangerous, reliable, and accessible guns would become in such a relatively short amount of time. Now the gun nuts have a built-in legal argument right there in the Bill of Rights.

[@Pinkmen-ho3fz]

The uk banned guns twice after hungerford and dumblane then a month after my home country Australia did it and they both worked Australia is the more famous example tho

[@michaelthomson5639]

Let me play devils advocate: Imagine the tragedies that couldn’t be prevented if we adopted UK gun laws. I’m not saying we shouldn’t have gun reform but we need a better argument than “imagine”. Maybe once we have a solid argument then we will see peace. Idk, I’m just some dude.

[@Pinkmen-ho3fz]

@@LCampbell-ew6xp yea I agree that guns should be legal for hunting but not easy to get and people who say guns are needed for defence are stupid defence is such as BS argument in this case

[@amandadrummond687]

​@@michaelthomson5639I have a reasonably strong argument. Im a mother of 4 kids aged 13- 22 years. Im an Aussie and none of my kids have ever had to do any sort of shooter drill, enter any of their schools through metal detectors, or lost any friends or family members through a shooting. The fact that America sells bulletproof backpacks hurts my heart as a mum.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

I need to point out something that no one wants to hear: in EVERY country that banned private gun ownership, the number of violent deaths dropped a ridiculous amount. And there have been no mass shootings since.

[@VJAllison1974]

There was ONE here in Canada... And the guns were illegally obtained. April 18 & 19 2020... Nova Scotia, Canada. 22 lives lost, including an RCMP officer. It is Canada's worst mass shooting, and we Nova Scotians are still reeling from it.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@VJAllison1974 Also they never banned private ownership, just regulated it. As is often pointed out, all guns are manufactured for legitimate, legal use. Its after they float around a while they end up in criminal hands.

[@VJAllison1974]

@@Shorty_Lickens Private ownership of automatics? That was banned here eons ago.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@VJAllison1974 I never said "automatics".

[@erinhogan1760]

What happens with better gun reforms is that the black market price of weapons is too expensive for most criminals to own. So it does help society.

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

As a person with autism, I am appalled by Carl's senseless murder!

[@albyshinyfield8841]

I still don’t understand autism. It seems like it’s just when a wealthy person has depression and anxiety that they have the resources to not have to cut corners to survive

[@cmarie9729]

@@albyshinyfield8841 As a teacher, I can assure you that autism is certainly not restricted to rich people. It affects every type of family and is real, even if you don't understand it. It's a disorder that affects social skills and behavior (between other things). Of course, every autistic person is different. I suggest that you read what your local association has to offer to understand.

[@ChristopherBingham-xx8xl]

It makes me angry that it was apparently legal to murder autistic people before that law

[@chilliciouspatrioticmeatlover]

As a person with autism who tries to socialize with regular normal people, this really appalled me to the core.

[@carrioncrow13]

@@albyshinyfield8841 I'm autistic and you obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Most autistic people come from poor families (like myself), who don't have any resources of their own. It's a disorder that severely impacts your whole life, especially if you're too poor to access resources to make it easier to deal with everything. You can't tell the difference between a mental disorder and mental illness. Anxiety and depression are what happens to autistic people just like anyone else, when we have no one to turn to, no one to help us deal with the things we can't deal with that other people can. If you don't understand, then do some goddamn research, and until then, don't talk about stuff you don't understand.

[@CDplayer9799]

Helen’s Law is mentioned twice

[@joeharrington8962]

Same with Kayden's Law

[@maxxh5331]

as well as the Manson Family murders

[@MissSunshine0165]

yes, they were highlighting them...

[@bechaupt865]

Daniel Morcombe story correction - The reason the bus driver did not stop was because his was not the scheduled bus. His bus had broken down earlier and a replacement bus was sent out which he was told to drive his passengers straight to where they were going without stopping to pick up more passengers, to make up time for the inconvenienced passengers, and there was already another bus running the route to schedule. The bus driver knew this other bus was just behind. The bus driver testified in court that he saw Daniel at the stop and when Daniel raised his finger to hail the bus, he (the driver) pointed behind him, trying to indicate another bus was coming. It was assumed that the bus going past was used to convince Daniel to accept a lift. The driver also testified that a man was talking to Daniel at the bus stop. The bus driver even radioed to the bus behind that there was a boy waiting at the overpass bus stop. The "No child left behind" policy incudes taking children even if they don't have fare, because that was a foreseeable problem as well. Not because that was relevant in Daniel's case. People have expoited that, with an estimated 10% of parents stopping buying passes for their children after the policy was adopted (because some people are scum). Bus drivers have been fired for not following the policy, even when children and teenagers were abusive.

[@nonenone7761]

I helped search for Megan Kanka in Hamilton, NJ. Crazy to think Megan’s Law came from searching for a local kid.

[@slipfox1364]

Laws shouldn't have to wait for people to die before they change

[@bauerj3398]

Coolio. Please identify which laws need to change, and take steps to get them changed pre-incident.

[@usagtone]

Gun control works, unfortunately here in United States it is tougher to pass such laws because of gun manufacturers and the second amendment, instead people are mislead by gun manufacturers and the NRA putting the blame on, music, movies,tv shows and videos games. Law abiding citizens shouldn't have to worry about owning guns .

[@LD13-d5j]

Thank God we have a constitution, and the 2nd Amendment, maybe you should make criminals obey laws, Oh wait................. Cars end a lot of peoples lives, do you want car control?

[@b71488]

I’m totally onboard with banning assault weapons for civilians. But I would stop at handguns. Every American has a right to defend themselves when in danger

[@LD13-d5j]

​@b71488 What's an assault weapon? You could be smothered with a pillow, is that an assault pillow?

[@usagtone]

@@LD13-d5j I do not own guns

[@Pinkmen-ho3fz]

I live in Australia and it’s good without being scared to go to school or in public I feel Bad for you folks in the USA

[@UncoordinatedPixie]

How could you forget Laci and Connor’s law??

[@MidnightDarkness666]

Take note of Dunblane, America. Eighteen lives lost was all it took for the UK to ban firearms. To quote USA Today "At least 2,000 people have been killed or injured in mass shootings since 1999"

[@ashb7846]

And the UK didn’t ban all access to any firearms either. Some folks can still get certain weapons under the right circumstances, like hunting rifles, just not weapons that can mow down a lot of people in the span of a few seconds. Gun ownership there isn’t impossible, just very strict.

[@beccaedwards2524]

How are the knife deaths? Criminals don't obey the law. Most gun deaths in the US happen in "gun free zones" banning firearms isn't going to help.

[@paulpurdy4386]

We quit caring about what the UK thinks or says somewhere around 1773.

[@Lex_Lexicon]

@@paulpurdy4386 And apparently you guys quit caring about your own kids wellbeing and safety somewhere around 2012 when your country watched Sandy Hook happen and then decided your guns were more important than your kids.

[@paulpurdy4386]

@@Lex_Lexicon, you are incorrect. We love our children. Do we ban all vehicles and alcohol to prevent driving while impaired? Do we shut down all the fast food places to solve rampant obesity? Do we shut down all police departments over a few bad cops? Do we mandate that all hair salons only give the “Karen” cut to nosey soccer moms? The line has to be drawn as to where “the greater good” becomes socialism and we in the US are pretty much past that point already.

[@mymylullaby]

I feel so bad for Andrew Bagby's parents 😢 Lost their son, forced to "play nice" with his killer so they could see their only grandchild, and then lost him too

[@gedhoughton9523]

The Andrew harper case really angered everyone in 🇬🇧! The teens got slaps on the wrists and even laughed and smirked when they got off with their punishments.

[@andieallison6792]

Rebecca is the perfect person to do videos regarding serious subject matter

[@5ky801]

I love her voice too

[@ToDreamOfJade]

Another possible addition to the list is the Cleary Act, which requires universities to report campus crimes. It's named after Jeanne Cleary, a college student who was killed in her dorm in 1986. Her parents say that if they had known about the college's higher-than-average crime stats, they would not have allowed her to attend.

[@johnfarmer888]

It's also so sad about Emmett Till . Just shows how disgusting people can be that GROWN MEN all because a young black kid playfully commented a white woman. They had so much hate to murder an innocent child. Truly sad.

[@nicholashandley4456]

The one good thing about the Tracy Thurman case is that it's under HER name. Tracy Thurman was attacked by an animal and the law saw fit to ammend itself to see that she was attacked by such regardless of the pig that witnessed it happening. A win for justice.

[@whisperecho7815]

There's the case of Kari Hunt and Kari's Law. Kari was murdered by her ex in a hotel, during which her daughter tried to call 911 but couldn't connect because the hotel phones required dialing a certain number first to get an outside line. Kari's law says that any phone system with a "dial X to get an outside line" rule has to have an exception in the system so that people can call 911 without any extra steps. It's one of those things that seems super obvious in hindsight but no one had ever really thought about it until this case happened.

[@alexbuchholz7072]

The Silvia Leakens case makes you loose faith in humanity. That her children,their friends and neighbourhood kids all participated in torturing for month horrendously this girl is unthinkable and disgusting.

[@kevinhealey6540]

whenever any of the people in the Manson family were up for release, Sharon Tate's sister always would show up to nix it.

[@kevinhealey6540]

Leslie Van Houten got released a couple of years ago. She used her infamy to get rich. She wrote books that brought her in 15 mil. The families she destroyed should be able to sue her. Squeaky Fromme is another one. She writes books and they sell.

[@jazzew]

Some of these I haven't heard of...very good list, and sobering.

[@TerriDurham-h1g]

Mr Walsh and his wife might have lost their precious son but because of him the world became safer

[@MetallicHeatTreatment]

And less safe with passage of AWA.

[@VVilla-zh5mw]

27:10 AMBER HAGERMAN 💔 her mom is still alive , imagine receiving _AMBER ALERT_ and reminding her own family that her case still remain UNSOLVED 🥲

[@pinderthefox]

Samantha Koenig. She was abducted while working alone at a coffee stand at night in Anchorage, alaska in 2012. Now there’s a law saying no one is allowed to work those booths alone and two people must be inside at all times. I don’t m know if it federal but it’s definitely state law. (And before anyone goes “I live in Alaska and they do it at my job”: good for you, I guess and report it because it’s illegal.)

[@AleisaEtheridge]

Gertrude is a real live monster ,a seriously Vile human being ,She actually looks like a witch and should have gotten the same punishment She and her partners in disturbing crime,,gave that poor young girl .What happen to Sylvia is one of the worst cases Ive ever heard of , if her case doesnt get u the death penalty,what does.

[@selfan2005]

It's a shame that Calista's Law was never passed in the state of Michigan. If you've never heard of the Calista Springer case, I suggest you look it up. I guarantee it will break your heart.

[@antoniacosta6221]

I’m still pissed the bus driver wasn’t charged in the Morcombe case Also there’s repeats on here- Kayden Mancuso, Manson Family, Helen McCourt

[@Ryanthusar]

Why charge him, he was following company/state protocols of 'no fare no ride'. He also would have gotten sacked for allowing anyone on board without paying the fare. You cant blame him for it happening either, which is what charging him would be. And not only that, what would you charge him for, being 'accessory' that's as bad as blaming him for murdering the child when he had ZERO hand in the matter other than not taking someone on board that didnt have the fare.

[@GlennTheSadMarinersFan]

@@Ryanthusar He was a piece of garbage for leaving the kid. following orders is no excuse.

[@joshuamcneely3028]

​@@Ryanthusar the video says he didn't stop so how do we know he couldn't pay for it?

[@antoniacosta6221]

@@Ryanthusar Considering Daniel was waiting at the stop to go shopping, one could safely assume he had money. Also the bus driver didn’t even stop, because he was running late. His excuse was that he was behind schedule. You still need to do your job properly, which he clearly did not.

[@GrandMasterLynx]

@@RyanthusarYou should really watch the video before you make a comment on a case or do research on the case

[@Daddyoh94]

Miranda Rights are only applicable during custodial interrogation. Just being arrested does not necessarily mandate officers to disclose your rights to you.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

I did an American Government class project on that topic.

[@s.a.1858]

I saw the Tracy Thurman story when I was a little girl. I have had that haunting image of him stabbing her in the road multiple times in the back. I never knew it was a real story. What's even worse, is that scene is the cover of the movie.

[@roahir]

Sweden has a law called Lex Maria aimed toward the medical system and hospitals. It came to be after 4 people died at Maria Hospital due to an error in proceedings, this was in 1936. They were given disinfectants instead of anaesthetics by accident. Lex Maria make sure (and I can be wrong here) that the hospital/other patient care facility can be held accountable for any injuries and/or deaths that happen. We also have a recent law called Lex Maja in where social workers and traveling nurse staff is required to report if an animal is being abused by their patients. Before this law they couldn't do that due to secrecy laws and how much they could report around their patients private lives. It comes after several social workers failed to report about a cat in a house were a patient lived, said patient went for an extended stay at the hospital, leaving the cat behind and none fed the cat. The workers refused to give access to the apartment until police had been called to take care of the cat, by that time it was too late.

[@curtisblake261]

Fun fact. St. John and St. Johns are different cities in eastern Canada. One is in New Brunswick and the other is in Newfoundland.

[@Keithfire100]

People need to respect themselves and others, society good ways and respect the law when you have to

[@ButterflyAngel008]

No mass shootings in the UK. You don't say?

[@joannacarpenter6438]

They really need the no child left behind law in America. The times my young teens were passed by public busses for whatever reason is really unacceptable.

[@ShelleyDean-q7u]

I’m in QLD and grew up near where Daniel went missing. Public transport is now 50c. And every day I see people get on the bus and they don’t pay. Many could but don’t. But it means no one is left behind, not even adults. Which I love to see. As many are old or disabled. But 50c fare has helped so much too!

[@tsukiaquamooncat2041]

As a retail worker, we're trained on Adam's Law. I never had to use it, but I know what to do during it.

[@brownbeautyxoxo7442]

I saw the Lifetime movie on Tracy Thurman when I was young. That shit still scares me how her husband was stomping on her head in front of everybody and nobody helped her. Not even the police!!!! Her head bounced off the ground like a ball😩😫🤬

[@bmd5713]

This highlights something that upsets me to my core. That we as a society always learn the hard way and that shouldn't be the case! With the upcoming advent of advanced A.I. we have got to set laws and regulations surrounding them before they lead to a series of events that will cause a tragedy.

[@redchic]

I remember the chaos around the Chicago Tylenol murders. There was also a couple of cases up in Washington around the same time. The paranoia reached amazing pretty much every household.

[@katie.parsons]

Bentleys Law has been passed in multiple states- after a drunk driver killed a woman and man and left their son parentless, the family created Bentleys law that says a drunk driver that kills a parent must pay child support for the child until they are 18

[@COMPFUNK2]

26:35 - Dog Day Afternoon is from 1975, not 1986.

[@huddleston1878]

Sherrice Iverson Law, makes it a crime for adults not to help or call police when a child is being brutally beaten or s****ally assaulted Her murder also changed rules about unaccompanied minors after curfew.

[@canthandlekayla]

it’s sad that it took people dying for these laws to take place

[@TornSparrow1974]

One of your best videos. I'm experiencing goosebumps.

[@rebeccabalchunas3351]

As a Penn stater and now child care provider I’m kinda surprised Jerry Sandusky isn’t on this list

[@Nikkibov81]

Dru happened where I live. Many of my friends were close to her, I started working at the same bar she worked at the day after she went missing. She was not found the next week. She was missing for months before she was found

[@LauraFromMarkerQuest]

I remember reading about the Tylenol murders in an issue of Reader's Digest (I was too young to remember the actual events). The article was called "Who Killed Sue Snow?" Stella Nickels wanted to kill her husband but somehow went overboard. They later used it as the basis for an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

[@drbluzer]

I saw that epissode of "LAW AND ORDER : CRIMINAL INTENT" and I thought that somehow I missed the fact that the case was solved . It turned out that I had missed the initial part of the program that said that the story was fictional . The producers of that episode made it a very believable story !

[@BigReddSouthernGal25]

Stella Nickels drew her inspiration from the Chicago incident, she was in Washington State. They never found the responsible party in Chicago.

[@Sephiroth766]

She didn't go overboard. She killed her husband but also poisoned some bottles of Excedrin hoping some other person got killed so police would believe it was a Tylenol copycat. Luckily they realized it was her.

[@vickiweber4718]

Yeah I remember reading about that.

[@madelinelee4173]

After port Arthur gun violence went down? No, we have had almost have 0 gun related crimes since then. Definitely none that have caused that same amount of panic as that event. We worry about knife violence..

[@albyshinyfield8841]

Classic Aussie flexing the call back lurking in every comments section

[@tylergoodman3560]

Good list, Watchmojo. 🎉

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🥉

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

The 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre led to more stringent gun control laws in Canada until Stephen Harper killed the long gun registry

[@mousemd]

The portrayal of Guerin won over the respect of her family towards Blanchett. They gave her a standing ovation. I have had nothing but the greatest respect for her since then. There is more than one Irish accent. Veronica spoke one that is more difficult to replicate

[@youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580]

Kitty G’s brother did a whole documentary about how it was probably actually the NYPD and not citizens’ fault

[@grioulaloula8594]

Yes, I saw that documentary. It provided some additional details regarding Kitty’s murder. It was well done.

[@DerekScottBland]

Veronica Guerin has a song about her called "Complaint in the System," by the metal band Savatage (they're the foundation of Trans-Siberian Orchestra). Highly recommended.

[@toshirodragon]

Contrary to your choice of film clips, An officer not reading you your Miranda Rights is not a get out of jail card. NO department is going to throw out a case because of failure to be Mirandized. All that law does is warn the arrested person not to incriminate themself and that they CAN talk to a lawyer before talking to a policeman, regardless of what the arresting officers may say to you.

[@Broitssalem]

Though it doesn’t mean they’ll throw it out automatically, it does mean it’ll make the prosecution and defense a lot harder because they can’t use statements used by the suspect in court.

[@AtlanticGiantPumpkin]

Since they didn't talk about her, I will. Candance Newmaker was a child who died at the hands of her therapists and adoptive mother when they forced her to go through a "rebirthing" ceremony", in which they smothered her with pillows and sat on her while she was stuck inside of a sleeping bag. The case caused rebirthing therapy to get banned in a couple states.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

There is no excuse not to enforce child safety laws. Thank the powers that be for Kayden’s Law!

[@markeshacalicutt9271]

Very informative video . Thank you

[@RhythmShorts]

8:30 oh so it really is that fucking simple, no guns = no school shootings. Gotcha

[@microwavespork5178]

The Christchurch mosque shootings changed gun laws here in NZ, including a buy-back scheme for certain types of firearms

[@dietotaku]

UK: [experiences horrific mass shooting] UK: [bans guns] UK: [no more mass shootings] AUS: [experiences horrific mass shooting] AUS: [bans guns] AUS: [no more mass shootings] US: [experiences horrific mass shootings on a near-daily basis] US: we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!

[@ExoticDetailingPuertoRico]

To all those who lost their lives and their families i am praying for you. And your loved ones. God bless you all. ❤️❤️❤️

[@SuperBeachCity]

Am I trippin....... or were 2 of the 3 honorable mentions on the list?

[@loribroadbent8573]

No you aren't. There are some repeats. I think the editors were sleeping on the job.

[@maxxh5331]

it was actually 3 of the 4 honorable mentions.

[@SnowDeerling]

Really great video! It’s awful when crimes occur but at least the victims are not lost in vain when changes are enforced. Btw, for future videos, could you please put them in chronological order? It’s a bit wierd hopping around in time.