America’s Parasite Lawyers Deprive Us of Good Things

[@brianjonker510]

The whole problem is not merely lawyers. It is the legal concept that stupid people are not responsible for themselves.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

Like the stupid that make up a"jury of 1's peers"!

[@dash4800]

Go deeper. It's government creating an overly complicated legal system that ensures dumb people can't possibly understand the law, this requiring the existence of lawyers. If we fix that we won't need all these parasites.

[@johnbalasa711]

True!!!!!!!

[@stevensmith8923]

Yep the judges that let this shit see a courtroom are why this country is so sue happy. The parasite attorneys are so confident they'll tell you upfront you only pay attorney fees if you win your case. That's how stacked the system is.

[@wakawaka1976]

Brian JOnker 👏🏼 I applaud you sir.

[@berningsandwiches2662]

Anybody who pours a gas can onto a burning fire is helping prove to Darwins law.

[@wmwm6252]

but sir Darwin did not provide an evolution path for a worm>

[@Acroposthion]

The old saying needs updating: “Play with *[GASOLINE],* and you might get burned!” Perhaps getting burned is a harsh punishment, but if they survive, forced sterilization should be an option.

[@nodak81]

Unfortunately lawyers have interfered with the natural process. Now these idiots (or their relatives) get rich off the lawsuits and breed even more.

[@wmwm6252]

@@Acroposthion Lawyers were invented to lie and they are doing a darn good job. The only way to minimize their input is to make the lawyer, once that his client was found guilty, and the lawyer knew about it , make the lawyer serve equal sentence with his criminal client

[@silverscalederg8632]

@@nodak81 if not for lawsuits it'd be quite entertaining watching people get hurt

[@jfs13]

Called him a PARASITE to His Face. 👍🏻

[@dansdoves3650]

He can't deny he is a parasite.

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

Yup...that's gangster in my book...respect!!!

[@kingkaza]

Way stossel works is He has a side when reporting but when he interviews someone he has to play the opposite no matter if your left or right he will play the opposite to you

[@chrisknoblock]

His face after calling the guy a parasite 3:07. He really doesn't like these lawyers!

[@mase002]

he phrases the question as a hypothetical or devils advocate then edits out the part where he says "Some people may say... "you're a parasite"

[@rubenroyer7829]

Men in denim built this great country. Men in suits are destroying it.

[@macmanplus]

You hit the nail right on the head...Molon Labe

[@dananderson3877]

Well said! My wife and I were hit by someone who blew over .20 on her BAC while we were stopped at a red light. The other driver did no even step on her brake (she was going at least 45 mph). She said that she was “checking her GPS”. It was disheartening to see the legal process peel down the charges and the penalties. No doubt in my mind she’ll offend again. Meanwhile, I’ve got medical issues that I’ve got to remind me of her stupidity every time I go to bed and every time I’ll wake up the rest of my life. She was underinsured-I had to sue my own insurance company to cover my current medical bills and my attorney fees. I’m on my own for any further complications.

[@Brain.00005]

No men in rags... slaves , built this country

[@karansena]

Well said.my nation india is better.

[@BoulderCreekSteve]

karan pkatarki LOL! Your nation is, esentially, the toilet of the world. And you are a turd in the toilet.

[@waterbottle4782]

Anyone that wilfully pours petrol onto a fire deserves to get burned.

[@ETAlnes]

We used to do that all the time when I were a kid, if the fire traveled up you let go and ran away like all hell was about to be let loose and of course everyone else were at a safe(ish) distance, good times. But we were trying to get big flames, explosions etc, our parents would have blamed us for our stupidity if we got hurt and we knew it, but we did get an understanding of what to do when flammable fluids ignite, how to not use water etc, being responsible. I don't think we gave a fuck about the warning labels either. My dad told me he and a couple of friends were flicking lit matches onto this "empty" oil drum, suddenly one of his buddies gets one to land just right and it falls down into the hole in the barrel, turns out that fuel drum had some splashes of fuel left or fumes at least, the thing went off and sent metal shrapnel in all directions, some hitting that friends face/eyes damaging them for life. They fucking knew what they were doing were kinda dangerous, although they assumed it was empty, no warning labels there either, no lawsuit, because you know, common sense, socialist healthcare and such.

[@pismotclam6717]

Lawyers wear neckties to keep their foreskins from covering their faces.

[@darrellemerick7039]

You got that right my grandma had a saying which holds to to everything stupid if you don't wanna listen you will just have to feel. If you are that person don't go crying to someone else for your stupidity. I have a saying as well do stupid things win stupid prizes.

[@ETAlnes]

@@darrellemerick7039 Smart Grandma, badass as well, but your advice is sort of weird, I mean, if a kid is literally burning and crying asking for help I'm going to put that flame out before I start lecturing the kid about personal responsibility.. If a kid or a grown ass man with intent scares me though he might just get a punch or worse in return, how we deal with the aftermath however is where we seem to have differing opinions. Let the one without sin cast the first stone, or whatever it is, I'm not into organized religion, but I like this Jesus character.

[@ETAlnes]

@@pismotclam6717 I'm sorry lawyers in your country has given you that impression, they're actually really sensitive and feeling due to that. I'm also assuming you never had a good lawyer with actual ethics, this really is not viable where I'm from as the professional community is quite small and word would spread within and well beyond just the justice system. Guessing you're from the US of A though, in which case yeah, I get your point.

[@kzayas6940]

How about a simple warning -are you stupid? Yes? Do not use. No? Use with caution.

[@vincentdivita7800]

Before long we're gonna need a license to operate and purchase a toothbrush. It'll be renewed every 4 years for over $500 on a 12 hour course. Otherwise, you will have to rely on drive thru dentists. Slavery isn't gone, just disguised

[@francisdhomer5910]

@@vincentdivita7800 would you need an additional class for an electric toothbrush?

[@francisdhomer5910]

I'm trying to remember the comic who has a whole routine on this subject. As he said if there is a warning on an appliance that means someone did it. Hair Blower, do not use in the shower. Coffee, cation content may be hot. On medication for a 4 year old, do not operate heavy machinery while taking. Who the hell let the 4 year old drive that dozer?

[@LL-lj1kq]

K Zayas ....excellent !👏👏👏

[@TheMattc999]

K Zayas only problem with that is stupid people don't know they're stupid.

[@asking4afriend311]

"If they can make a safer product why don't they?" How about instead: If consumers could behave more safely why don't they?

[@MikeInPlano]

Exactly - make a product idiot-proof and an even bigger idiot will find a way to get around it.

[@glennwjames]

As I've been guilty of being an idiot a multitude of times. And each time I learned from those instances. Yet they still happen!!¿

[@jamesvillano5202]

Make it safer? Trying to predict what some idiot will do with a product you manufacture is a fools errand. Idiots are so very inventive.

[@MikeInPlano]

@@jamesvillano5202 And based on all those "If you've ever used product X..." ads on TV, liability lawyers go looking for those inventive idiots.

[@ingolfleiblle6661]

Vultures!

[@akidmyself4053]

"That's left to a jury" dumbest logic I've ever heard.

[@cdf6333]

The OJ theory. Like the jury is always smart.

[@darrenspohn8376]

It is dumb logic. Leaving a crucial decision up to 12 people who were not smart enough to get out of jury duty.

[@ugandaknuckles3419]

Darren Spohn How? The Jury decides. I like how everyone in here went to “law school”

[@cdf6333]

It easily can go to the question, "did OJ kill those 2 people?" Of course he did, but 12 average citizens, who were tired of being sequestered, said he didn't. A Civil Jury said he did do it and fined him.

[@krismine99]

It's extraordinarily noble in criminal cases, but I do feel as though it is abused in civil cases. That said, I can't say a single judge is the solution or that I know a better answer.

[@EDHBlvd]

That bald lawyer is an insect.

[@JELB1960]

Hey! Don't insult insects!

[@anihtgenga4096]

Why doesn't someone just step on him?

[@desertpunk7588]

That disingenuous smile of his, near the end of the video, says everything you need to know about him... Without a doubt, gleeful deception on his part!!!

[@vw4x4]

Wrong.. a complete A$$ H0iE

[@forbiddencrisis4149]

@@anihtgenga4096: because some parasite lawyer would sue!

[@hairlesschimp479]

“You deprive me of good stuff!” Lol this sums up government.

[@romancandlefight1144]

The government: haven for useless people, parasites, control freaks, reality-deniers, thieves, warlords, and the odd intern

[@KeepingItKeith]

I read this comment at the exact time he said it in the video. Perfect timing.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

@@romancandlefight1144 Man, you said a mouthful!

[@wakawaka1976]

And yet leftists want waaaaayyy more government

[@Isabella66Gracen]

What happened to common sense? Those people caused their own injuries.

[@ugandaknuckles3419]

no, the company did.

[@georgeforeman9666]

Uganda Knuckles Why do you think consumers should take no responsibility for their actions? If the container was flawed it would be one thing, but because someone uses it improperly why should he manufacturers be responsible?

[@Isabella66Gracen]

@@georgeforeman9666 👍

[@ralfie8801]

George Foreman That’s living proof that parents shouldn’t let their kids play near a couch or chair in the living room. He took his brain out to play with it and lost it under the couch. It’s just sad there are so many with that level of intellect in this world. We’re all doomed if that’s what the schools are turning out these days.

[@mushypork2132]

as long as the can seals and doesn't leak due to the low quality of plastic, it should be deemed safe. No warnings are needed on it, just a price tag.

[@checkmate058]

5:12 Lawsuits = out of business Out of business = no product No product = people use wrong thing People use wrong thing = injuries

[@war32mec]

And then the lawyers sue whom ever recommended suggested the unsafe wrong thing.

[@cahivx]

Well said, you must be a lawyer

[@yayger825]

good game

[@yeetboi7694]

username checks out

[@WeAreFulcrum]

As a consumer and user of gas cans. Whoever is responsible for the new "safer" gas can nozzles is not on my list of favorite people. I have spilled more gasoline on the ground, on my hands, shoes, clothes, etc... from their "locking" system. #1.) THEY DON'T WORK (THEY LEAK) and #2) YOU'VE TAKEN THE SIMPLE PROCESS OF POURING GASOLINE INTO A CONTAINER AND TURNED IT INTO A 4 STEP PROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS.

[@billietyree6139]

At least a little work with epoxy and a box cutter can modify them into a usable condition and you can buy installable vents for them from Amazon.

[@ILovePancakes24]

my new "safer" gas can broke and now gas is everywhere.

[@meyaenyo2593]

Think those new nozzles were more for protecting enviroment too, but ya all they do is make gas leak all over the ground instead of going where it should. If you got a old nozzle that will work too, or just get a funnel and never use that nozzle. the old cans werne't less safe they just weren't idiot proof. and I doubt the new ones are idiot proof either.

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

@ Meya Enyo There is a saying, nothing is idiot proof because there will always be better idiots.

[@oceanhouse8080]

Caring about idiots is a contradiction to the millions of years evolution took to breed intelligent life..... Protection of idiots is counter productive

[@coomcake]

*DANGER* *GASOLINE* EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE VAPORS CAN EXPLODE NEVER USE GAS TO START A FIRE KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES Somehow, they missed this warning.

[@HammerheadGuitar]

So you're saying I should pour multiple gallons of gasoline on a fire?

[@maryries4044]

Diesel fuel for camp fires. It takes less to make more fire. WAY MORE!

[@johnharrell651]

CAN WE SUE THEM FOR OUR GAS CANS BACK

[@toddlavigne6441]

somehow these " victims " managed to survive into adulthood.

[@UndefinedBailiwick]

​@@johnharrell651 If a plaintiff sues and loses, they're supposed to pay all legal fees. The thing is that the plaintiffs were dumbasses in the first place so therefore they had little to no money to pay. They had a lot of these worthless dumbasses suing them, so therefore they went out of business. The best thing to do to get revenge on these lawyers is to have a bunch of worthless plaintiffs sue them for legal malpractice. The thing is that virtually no law firm would want to represent a plaintiff like that. Luckily, they can file Pro Se.

[@matthewthroup6270]

Same with Divorce lawyers .... their job is complete when there is no money left to divide between the couple getting divorced.

[@MrJohnwilliams07]

I have used my "red" gas container for years, it's never blown up, thanks to the user's IQ

[@llo7816]

I think the minimum IQ for gas can use is 65.

[@mushypork2132]

probably a 35 y.o. age restriction for buying gas, too.

[@arthasmenethil2201]

Stupid people ruin it for everyone else

[@Scottcrating1]

He’s the type of lawyer that will sue the company that made his glasses for not putting a warning label on them that says “if your an idiot you might poke your eye when putting on your glasses”.

[@neiljamison6415]

It happened in Australia, under their work safe regulations, a mine site guy poked his eye when putting on safety glasses, putting on safety glasses was not in the safety training manual. Hence he did not know how to do it safely at work.

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

OPTI-GRAB!!!

[@Estiallina]

At least spell “you’re” right!

[@sharktopus1000]

Looks like one I wouldn't turn my back on him if he was with my grandkid ..definitely a parasite

[@markfreeman4727]

@@neiljamison6415 your yanking my chain, no way a court of law that had any integrity would even hear that case

[@craigmcpherson1455]

Man, the smirk on that lawyer's face! Looks like he gets off on stealing.

[@derekwhite9932]

He knows he is a parasite!

[@thetoecutter13]

Of course he gets off on stealing! He's a lawyer!

[@garybulwinkle82]

My father was an "expert witness" for lawyers when he was alive. He said most people on juries have a mentality of a fourteen year old child!!! We need to stop educating our children with union women!! To them it's all about how much money they make and not about how good of a job they do! STOP THE STUPIDITY!!!!!

[@grom7826]

HE DOES

[@krystiankrucon2914]

gary bulwinkle the funny thing about expert witnesses is that they always agree with the side that hired them.

[@hans-gunterfrieling3329]

I was an FF/EMT. I use to get frustrated having to “rescue” stupid people who texted or talked on their cell phones while driving. I once had to testify in court on why we, myself and another EMT, hadn’t transported a patient in an accident sooner. We were trying to stabilize the patient before transport with two sets of hands instead of one in the ambulance. We were being sued because the patient wasn’t satisfied we’d done enough at the time. The patients attorney asked me on the stand if I didn’t have a moral, as well as professional obligation, to do the best for the patient. I said, “ no more than the patient had to not be texting while driving which was why he’d been in the accident to begin with”, the attorney immediately wanted my statement stricken from the record and the jury to told to ignore my response. Surprisingly the judge didn’t do it. This was a lesson to me about frivolous law suits. Now I’m retired and I don’t stop for accidents involving stupid people unwilling to do their best behind the wheel, I got tired of rescuing “stupid”.

[@tylergriffin333]

"no gas can during a hurricane" is not a ridiculous argument. Now we've got "no masks, ventilators, or face-shields during a pandemic". All thanks to regulators and lawyers. Same problem.

[@egolono10]

We don't have enough masks or PPE because the Trump administration ignored repeated warnings of a potential outbreak that would require a large stock of face masks. Reports go back as far as 2017 that predicted the need to ready, and even in January, he ignored the calls to start up manufacturing : www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jesus-trump-administration-waited-two-153358785.html

[@zenyattamondatta7757]

@@egolono10 And then there's Obama, who never replenished the stock after H1N1. If only Trump was the horrible bad guy you people wish he was. Got a better candidate? If so, let's see him. Because the doddering, dirty old man you have now is going to get his ass handed to him. Trump 2020 🇺🇲

[@dustinhawkins7302]

@@egolono10 oh hell, here we go with the blame trump for everything line again. Boo hoo hoo, Hillary lost....Get over it already.

[@kbar3612]

Fuck Trump. Everything is that piece of shits fault.

[@dustinhawkins7302]

@@kbar3612 like I said before...boo hoo hoo, Hillary lost

[@charsfm5203]

that lawyer is utterly despicable, I'm surprised that he didn't have them blur his face

[@mfblowfish4671]

Amazingly he is probably very proud of himself and all the money he makes. Making the world a worst place for the rest of us so he can live off the high end of the hog. Fuck

[@AaronTheil]

@@mfblowfish4671 it would explain that shit eating smile he had

[@mfblowfish4671]

Aaron Theil lol that’s perfect

[@danielu.4957]

@@mfblowfish4671 and I'll bet everything I've got, that he thinks to himself "if I don't sue another lawyer is going to, and I will lose that easy money"

[@xYOSIYAx]

He probably had to sign that away before the interview. This comment is like 3 years old but whatever.

[@coreyschmidt1647]

We need to do what the united kingdom did. If you wish to sue someone you have to pony up the estimated cost of defense prior to filing a lawsuit, and if you lose your lawsuit you pay the defendants legal fees. It puts a swift end to this frivolous ambulance chasing BS.

[@whaterfoo]

@Mad Planet it's called the English rule in lawsuits. Was in place during Thatcher. Everything else about England is shitty nowadays but they got that one right awhile ago.

[@whaterfoo]

Nearly every Western democracy other than the United States follows the English rule. Our liberal lawyers in the US is what keeps it from happening here, abulance chasing skirt chasing John Roberts, clintons etc built their career on frivolous lawsuits.

[@mtriet85]

How about defendant just rock up the defence legal fees with 1000 usd/ hour , so they can deter all the helpless victims can't speak up or sue them. That is not a perfect solution for this problem. If they going to make plaintiff lawyer pay a percentage of losing legal fee, they could probably think twice about taking on ridiculous cases.

[@oceanhouse8080]

What a good idea

[@scallywag1716]

Yes! This needs to be done now.

[@drealsidewinder9159]

What do you call a bus filled with lawyers going over a cliff? A good start.

[@algorhythm4593]

DRealSidewinder Not enough lawyers

[@peterk8909]

DRealSidewinder Heard the same joke, but it was 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean. Either way...

[@russellhowell9854]

I always heard the tragedy was that there were 2 empty seats on the bus.

[@dananderson3877]

DRealSidewinder , My guess is: “Not enough buses!”

[@RobertWilliamsSr]

Entertainment

[@StarlightEater]

Great so this is why my old gas cans keep getting stolen. And anybody dumping gas on a fire needs to be burned severely

[@howmuchbeforechamp]

And sterilized

[@timgraham7851]

And when Blitz went out of business, other companies started to make cans and tripled the price.

[@bigm383]

The first Malaria vaccine has been withdrawn because of this very reason. Thanks lawyers.

[@stankygeorge]

Take no Vaxs period!

[@maxscott3349]

Shit, man, I want that

[@tribequest9]

If you think they are an idiot then maybe you should look in the mirror

[@videodistro]

Not true. Vaccine manufacturers have politicians in their pockets, too. They are immune from being sued. Read up, folks.

[@rogersheddy6414]

I'll tell you a little story. I'm originally from small-town Pennsylvania. Back in the late 1980s I was traveling with my dad going to various places and we would stop at diners and talk with people while we were in between locations. Often, these were the owners of those diners. At this time any of them were facing severe economic hardship. I saw a good many of these very places shuttered not long after. You see, there were lawyers from New York who would come to Pennsylvania, and stop purposely at these diners. At some point, they would go into the restroom with a tape measure, and examine everything in that restroom. You see, they had copies of the state statutes regarding safety, and federal statutes regarding safety, so they looked for violations. A week or so later the attorney would come back to these diners with papers. These papers were in the form of legal complaints. They would tell the owners they were in violation because of log X Y and Z and would be liable for fines in this amount that amount and the other amount. They were all ready to file these papers, which would shut these restaurants down. Unless... For a fee like $3,000 or $4,000, the same attorneys could be placed on retainer to protect them from such complaints until they should actually have things rebuilt to compliance with safety codes. Faced with this (which, as you can see, was actually nothing more than extortion), they would have to pay the attorneys for really nothing more than being scammed-- on top of additional cost that they would incur for all this construction work. many of these cases were because they were informed they had to have equal access handicapped ramps-- which would eat up sidewalk and parking space. As I said, I saw many of these places shuttered very soon thereafter. That is how attourneys have caused a great many small town places to shut down across the state and even the country. Fast forward to 1998, when I go to New York City. The hometown where all these vultures operate from had terrible access to the subways, which were often the only practical means with which to get about. access to most of these stations was still about what you would find back in 1910-- and much of the construction was nearly as old as that, and crumbling. ... it turns out the MTA had hired the really big guns to represent them through which they managed to work out a deal. People who would need handicapped access were not given handicapped access but instead were permitted to use something called Access-A-Ride. a car would be sent to pick up the customer and take them to where they needed to go. Sounds good, right? Not so fast. In practice, One driver would go around and pick up five different people. one would think they would pick up people all going to the same general destination, say Somewhere in Brooklyn. Having spoken at length with people who I worked with who use these access-a-rides, it became evident that they would set up a schedule in which the driver would pick up people from widely scattered destinations, then take their time going on what would look like the most circuitous route. You see, all the MTA was required to do was to provide A ride, - -NOT necessarily the BEST ride on the BEST route. MANY times, this would lead to missed appointments-- which would often have to be reset, only to be missed again because of the driver. ....as you may imagine, very few people take advantage of acces-a-ride. I'm sure some lawyer gave them advice on how to make this happen. So yes, this is exactly why we hate lawyers AND New Yorkers.

[@markfreeman4727]

OMG this reads like a criminal horror story

[@madmech153]

Imagine having the balls to call lawyers “parasites” and “awful” TO A LAWYER.

[@jimbobaggans1564]

But it's exactly what they are.

[@RonHelton]

Smiley, LIFE is unsafe. Good grief. It is obvious that the people that got hurt had no respect whatsoever for flammable liquids. I learned that in school. Why didn't they? What next, they pour gasoline on themselves and light it with a match? Who gets sued first the gas company that sold the gasoline or the the match company?

[@georgecataloni4720]

Look up "fire challenge" and prepare to facepalm for eternity.

[@RonHelton]

"Idiocracy" has arrived. It is no longer a future event.

[@daviddavis7752]

Ron Helton Excellent idea. But, what if the GOVERNMENT OWNED every business. If an idiot got hurt using a GOVERNMENT product, the GOVERNMENT is IMMUNE.

[@joelmartin2053]

Ron Helton, hmm that's a hard one, but either way they are both petroleum products because the can is made of plastic so....., I guess sue BP.

[@joelmartin2053]

david davis, that's an extent idea, than the government can can control every aspect of our lives and we no longer need to think! Yeah!!

[@justinbailey6515]

Simple solution is to have plaintiffs pay defense's legal fees if they lose their case. Too much incentive to fraudulently sue with little consequences.

[@JamieLannyster]

Legal costs are paid by the losing side in the UK and Aus. It's been working quite well, big business would rather settle cases since there's a big risk you double your costs of litigation.

[@paingain100]

The US has it too. Or at least in the state where I'm from. You can only retrieve legal fees if the lawsuit is considered frivolous and unnecessary.

[@shrimuyopa8117]

The plaintiffs typically don't have any money. You can't get blood from a rock.

[@phillhuddleston9445]

@@shrimuyopa8117 You go after the law firm they hired.

[@Xiellion]

I work in a law office, "parasites" is probably the most accurate title ever bestowed upon a lawyer

[@erazer5685]

Question: What do you call 100 lawyers at the bottom of the bay? Answer: A good start.

[@dilligafmofoker]

All judges are also lawyers. Many lawmakers are as well. The whole system is stacked against us.

[@llo7816]

89% of politicians are lawyers.

[@efrainrodriguez1324]

What are your proposed solutions? Having college students make up the laws? A bunch of Mexicans? A bunch of millionaires? Celebrities?

[@dilligafmofoker]

@@efrainrodriguez1324 tort reform. Loser pays.

[@kevinroley4680]

"The first thing we do, let's Kill all the lawyers", - Dick the Butcher, Shakespeare, Henry VI

[@davidgraham2673]

Q: If you put all the Attorneys in a line, how far would they reach? A: Into the next one's pocket.

[@user-rq3xl1pp9h]

5:13 "to make a logical argument to a lawyer, who's trying to exploit the judicial system to make a buck, really Stossel, why you do me like that? Coming at me with logic and facts..."

[@frogman2470]

The company should have put a label on the cans saying: NOT TO BE USED FOR GAS.

[@Grey_Duck]

I remember walking into a store, wondering why I can't just find a "normal" gas can.

[@trucker1864]

Do the smart thing do the ebay way

[@faithdaily1959]

Ambulance chasers.

[@Das_Beachy]

This country needs tort reform in a big way. Frivolous lawsuits are screwing everything up while drive costs sky high.

[@Smooththatsme]

I laughed out loud when John called lawyer’s “parasites” very well said👍

[@ONE_GEN_X]

Thanks John for pissing me off at the start of my day lol

[@kbcinmedusn]

If I were a judge and I were hearing this case; I would throw all claimes out and fine all plantiffs for being stupid and hold all plantiff lawyers in contempt of court.

[@thelistener13]

I worked for an executive consulting firm that published a yearly report for our clients. Another competing firm sued us for using the same color scheme as they had on our report. Win or lose, those lawyer's salaries came right out of our paychecks. It's extortion and it's killing this country.

[@markfreeman4727]

this reminds me of gillivers travels where he explains the legal system "if my Neighbour want me how, he can hire a lawyer to say he should have cow for me"

[@zp8362]

Love John's videos. Glad he's on the web.

[@llo7816]

I still have 50 year old gas CANS and NEVER did one catch fire on me or rupture, after 50 years they still work great!

[@frederickburns1739]

Back in the early settlements or colonies of this country lawyers were not welcomed to the community as they were considered a TROUBLE MAKER!!!!!! And if you think about our country's legislators the majority of them are LAWYERS?!?!?! NOW THERE'S OUR PROBLEM!!!!!

[@frederickburns1739]

@kommisar We are at fault for what it is today! We were given the tools to stop this before IT GOT TO THIS!!! But because WE accepted government RUN schools which our forefather's did not WANT!!! Look up the HISTORY; most Americans don't even KNOW that this country ( US OF A) has declare BANKRUPTCY THREE TIMES!!! Just one of the many things the GOVERNMENT ( politicians & lawyers) don't want us too KNOW!!!

[@frederickburns1739]

@kommisar See there's the problem! I am not here to argue! STOP the career politician; the way to do that is TERM LIMITS!!! UNITED WE STAND/ DIVIDED WE FALL!?!?!?

[@tobyjenny7622]

So true.

[@JinY-kd3el]

Totally agree! Clintons,Obamas...

[@jackwyatt1218]

@kommisar up into the late 1800's about 80-90% of the population had a Law Dictionary in their homes and did their own Lawyering.

[@YardMonkey]

I’m just waiting to see the commercial, “Have you or a loved one ever been taken advantage of by a lawyer or law firm ... Please contact us as we have a class action lawsuit against all lawyers”. They’ll start feasting on themselves soon enough.

[@simpsonservices6463]

great idea sue the lawyers to taking all that money

[@BretTkacs]

This one hits to close to home... I teach internationally and domestic. When I travel I offer training that is life saving but cannot offer this same training in the USA. It is sad I have to travel to New Zealand, South Africa, India, Colombia and Isreal to offer what I offer. In the USA I can only do the same training with Police and Military.

[@nickc8729]

This chanel should have millions of subs

[@WhidbeyOne011]

We need to adopt 'Loser Pays' in our tort system; with the lawyers (not their clients) who take on cases on a contingency fee basis personally liable for all costs if they lose. The frivolous suits will be cut by 90%.

[@davester1970]

Sadly it will never happen in a million years. Who do you think the members of our federal and state legislatures are comprised of? It certainly isn't comprised of design engineers. What do you call a lawyer who is a failure at his profession? A: Politician.

[@loro1rojo]

Lol. your're an idiot.

[@TheWizel]

Also you will BREAK anyone trying to legitametely sue corporations. Let's say McDonalds adds cocaine to their food and people sue because they were both uninformed of the presence of cocaine and got addicted. McDonald's legal fees are going to be in the tens of millions because they will get the best lawyers, if not a team of them, how the hell are plaintiffs supposed to pay for that.

[@First933]

by class action

[@556deltawolf]

That's actually how it's done in the rest of the developed world. It's sometimes called the "English Law" but it should be everywhere. Only the United States and corrupt banana republics have a messed up legal system.

[@Smedleydog1]

This will most likely never change. A big enough percentage of our legislators are lawyers. They will protect their industry, unfortunately.

[@theemperiumofkek1362]

Until the whole house of cards collapses

[@steveststst2968]

They will be gone when they civilization they suck the blood out of dies.

[@inspectorsock3944]

If your reading this I am going to tell you something very *important* : The only people that vote for judges are lawyers. The only people that become judges are lawyers. Vote in judge elections, run in judge elections. Thank you.

[@YHWHsCrusader]

I wish that judges would hold attorneys accountable for frivolous lawsuits.

[@Killer_Queen_bee]

Lawyer is so soulless during the interview 😡😡

[@patrickbodine6010]

It was easy for him. He is practiced at it!

[@patrickbodine6010]

It was easy for him. He is practiced at it!

[@markcrawford5810]

He does have a soul, two in fact one in each shoe. 🤣

[@titsbitchmcgee7502]

I've never seen Stossel roast an interviewee so hard before holy shit

[@arayabuchichi3798]

Personal Knowledge and personal Responsibility is the key 🔑

[@cfoskeeter]

Irony: I just pulled this video up and the ad before it was for a personal injury lawyer.

[@jbdragon3295]

Gas cans suck so bad these days. The nozzles on them work like crap. I love my old plastic gas cans. Easy and quick to use. I've had them since 1998. I'll hold onto them forever. The people dumping gas from a can into a fire should be the ones sued. Taking about being idiots. Does anyone still read warning labels these days? You can't stop idiots with a warning label or anything else.

[@Nothingtoya]

JB Dragon they're too long, a little common sense goes a long way.

[@jbdragon3295]

I don't think they're to long. The problem with these newer nozzles is they're a pain to open and use. They have these slide, move type nozzles that work like crap and end up spilling more gas then anything one you can get it to release the gas. The 3 old Plastic Gas can I have, I just unscrew the top cap, and pull right out the flex nozzle and it seals up at the end. It's quick and easy to use. Then I have this small plastic tank for use with my Chain saw and other devices that need a gas/oil mix. The Nozzle for that. I have to unscrew the top, flip the nozzle from inside to outside. It has some twist lock thing on the bottom and some small spring. I have to push the nozzle down to get it to open so the gas will even flow out of it. It really does SUCK!!! I have one at work I got about a year ago, a 1 gallon size and it's almost as bad. It's how these cans are now made for the CA market!!! I don't just if it's just as bad outside of CA or not? My old cans I'll keep forever as I can't replace them. Not without getting ones with a crap nozzle for them. I don't think any of them are to long. You clearly should be dumb enough to start dumping gas onto a fire, let alone directly into a fire. That is natural selection at work.

[@anihtgenga4096]

"The burned hand teaches best."

[@HustleMuscleGhias]

I still use the six three gallon steel cans that I was using in my childhood over twenty years ago.

[@netgod3com]

We need far less warnings and juries instructed to let stupid suffer!

[@jerrybobteasdale]

I didn't even know that Blitz was out of business. I have maybe 10 Blitz containers. I'm guessing that such things will now be made in China in ways that add a serious wall of lawyers.

[@jeremymenchaca]

They are now Scepter.

[@jjramos46]

Lawyers dont care about anything but filling their wallets

[@thefilmeffect6089]

I literally got an injury lawyer ad before this video. lol.

[@bobmitchell2123]

at some point teachers and lawyers will have to face a reckoning for what they have done to our country. as far as I'm concerned, that day can't come soon enough.

[@steveststst2968]

Until then, they just bask in their millions$.they could care less. No conscience. Just as long as they can gorge themselves on money. The founders of the constitution didn't head this off. Lawyers have destroyed my grandparents, parents and me. They just love it....

[@bushwacka8395]

Why teachers?

[@louisprieto8997]

@@bushwacka8395 I think they meant college professors. They inject their own personal beliefs into courses instead of just doing their job and teach.

[@bushwacka8395]

@@louisprieto8997 thanks for clarifying 👍

[@lukemanius]

@@bushwacka8395 teachers are overwhelmingly funded by government. What do you think that does to their politics?

[@giorgiocooper9023]

What is the definition of 5000 parasite ambulance chaser lawyers at the bottom of the ocean ? A very good start !

[@pedrowhack-a-mole6786]

Or a token effort.

[@francisdhomer5910]

Mixed emotions, seeing a lawyer going over the side of a 1000 foot cliff... in your brand new one of a kind sports car.

[@monstersong7433]

Why don't sharks eat lawyers? Professional courtesy.

[@pedrowhack-a-mole6786]

@@monstersong7433 I would say that there are things even a shark won't eat. That, and you're wrongly defaming sharks by comparing them to lawyers.

[@monstersong7433]

@@pedrowhack-a-mole6786 Yeah, you're right, it was an awful thing of me to say about sharks. Thanks for the correction. :-)

[@tomcleverley18]

I hate the "new" gas cans. This is just 1 example of how stupid, and endless lawsuits hurt real, honest, hardworking Americans. Keep up the real journalism John!!! America needs real Journalists.

[@FernandoTheBeast28]

I have used blitz cans without safety spouts for years! I'm always looking for them used online whenever I can.

[@cosmiclawnmower9818]

This video hits the nail on the head in this video about the Blitz vs. the new "safer" gas cans. I used to have one of the Blitz cans. Just a plain old simple gas can that poured great. Now all I can buy is one of the safety cans which are horrible. You have to stick the spout in the filler hole and use the rim to depress a tab which allows the gas to pour. It is very awkward to use and the gas splashes all over the place. That smug lawyer knows nothing.

[@bunberrier]

Exactly right. I didn't use to spill gasoline filling my equipment until I started ( trying ) using one of those things. I think Ill just rip it off and replace it with a piece of fuel line.

[@fhuber7507]

First thing I do with a gas can is disable the crappy "safety" features of the spout.... Cut off the ratcheting tab that gets in the way of removing the spout. Clip the lock on the spout that keeps you from easily dispensing fuel and then wire the valve open. They've messed around with gas cans and car gas fill caps to where you have to use a transmission fluid funnel to put gas in your car using a gas can. We have to defeat all of the "safeties" in order to actually do what we want the gas can for...

[@oceanhouse8080]

If the splashed gas cought fire that's another lawsuit.....now I just by red water jugs with a threaded bung and attache a 3\4" hose to them......

[@imzjustplayin]

I wouldn't "wire the valve open" as that will cause fuel vapors to leak out when not using the can. Bad for the gas and now you've got fuel vapors hanging around which are highly explosive.

[@rosesmith6208]

you know I use those safty cans, for the life of me, how is itgoing to protect stupid people? most can read cant they? cant they just remove the lid and pour or click the pour leaver and pour it into a fire? how is that safer? instead of a lawsuit why did they just not let the poor company know that they want safter lids and they probably could of advise the design with little costs. why sue? oh yea it is about money errr justice, I get it now.

[@justinbailey1756]

"we're less safe because of you awful people."

[@kanketsu52]

Whew lad, check out the noze on that Smiley lawyer character.

[@themotofixery]

That lawyer needs a flame arrestor! The "justice" system is broken snd corrupt

[@nl9044]

That company should have switched to making "water" jugs. If people find other uses for them, so be it.

[@rachelslur8729]

*Red car-themed water jugs.

[@jaylawson6264]

You're a genious

[@emdoub]

Sorry, but that won't work. It's illegal (and a very hefty fine) for a gas station to let anyone put gas into any non-approved container. Politicians and lawyers closed that door.

[@wdtaut5650]

@@emdoub Anyone not stupid enough to be an example in this video can figure out how to fill a 'gas' can without the station attendant watching.

[@vincentdivita7800]

Dammit, Nohn! You could've saved the company!

[@hugehappygrin]

Getting a lawyer depends on what it's for. I tried to get a lawyer to help with Social Security Disability. I called one of those that advertise locally, but, oddly, they don't do that. It turned out that I didn't end up needing a paid liar. Kudos for me.

[@tomcat7843]

And this is the reason for exploding medical costs, lawyers suing and driving up the already extreme costs of malpractice insurance

[@eddielopez2373]

I wasn’t expecting him to call the lawyer a parasite to his face lolz

[@Skewrz]

Don't remember who this was from but I think the quote went along the lines of: "The downfall of a society starts when you need lawyers".

[@charlesbronson9289]

I'm for no warning labels on products unless you request them. Darwinism will sort this all out.

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

I think if you poor gas from a can on a huge fire, and fire wins, you're an idiot and just have no case. Let me on that jury.

[@Garhunt05]

That is sociopathic. A common theme in libertarian videos

[@lukewarmwater6412]

yes! and it will have the added benifit of being fun to watch!!

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

What is sociopathic?

[@chukwudiilozue9171]

What on earth? We live in America, not Somalia. They should be controlled, but not eliminated.

[@IrelandVonVicious]

Don't forget the judges are in on this too. Just more "ex-lawyers". Both lawyers and the judge benefit every time a suit is filed.

[@stevecarlson9557]

I had a small company & product liability law suits always scared me. Thank God there never was a lawsuit.

[@theartofwarapplied1738]

We went over a lawsuit in real estate class that went on for 17 years. In it the applicable law was clear as day and the right choice was obvious. The last slide of professor's show said "Who won?" Nobody!...except the attorneys. They collected more than the disputed land was worth. So I liked it when someone said even when you win you lose in this video. Thanks for sharing. John is a national treasure.

[@flatlandjason]

51 dislikes...I guess we know how many lawyers watched this reporting. John Stossel, you’re top notch! Keep up what you’re doing, I appreciate you.

[@NEPAAlchey]

The layers defense is that it is always up to a jury, which is code for "if you fall for my lies its your own fault".

[@iancrossley6637]

For my chain saw a milk jug makes a pretty good gas can. Easy to pour, see how much is inside, 1 gal mix is easy for 1 gal milk. cheap, won't melt. No fussy spout.

[@ryanwillett728]

I love his comments about "leaving it up to the Jury.." Why? Because lawyers intentionally relieve or excuse the most intelligent ones they can get away with disposing of leaving 12 of of the most common folks they can find in the box. The defense seeks not to prove anything, merely to confuse one person in that jury box. I have personally watched IT professionals and Software engineers tossed of Civil Jury's in which the case was directly related to the IT industry and software patents. Lawyers didn't want anyone with a clue in that box.

[@ryanwillett728]

You are correct, they will throw tons of information at the jury and overwhelm them and confuse them in an attempt to win.

[@kesselster]

The defense isn't required to prove anything. Incidentally, in this instance, it was the plaintiffs who were attempting to obfuscate the facts, not the defense. How do you know that was their intention? Attorneys have many legitimate reasons for excusing potential jurors.

[@ryanwillett728]

James Maxwell you are correct. Many reasons, to win. Those reasons are called "dollars".

[@kesselster]

What's wrong with trying to win a case, or, for that matter, making a profit?

[@kesselster]

I don't know what the truth is, all I can do is argue for what I believe to be true; it's up to the jury to decide what's true. Bilk someone . . . they come to an attorney, not the other way around; it's a voluntary transaction. I don't know the circumstances surrounding that event, so I don't know if it's dubious or not. Overwhelming or beguiling a jury, if that is a course that a counselor takes, is a valid one. It is the jury's responsibility to see through the smoke screen, or to allow themselves to be blinded by it. After all, everyone is entitled to a vigorous defense conducted by a zealous advocate. Jurors, while perhaps not perfect, are not stupid. Some of they may be, however, many juries attempt to serve justice.

[@MidNightStudiosFilms]

"You deprive me of good stuff"

[@zappaduck4782]

America’s Parasite .............GREAT TITLE!!!! "priceless"

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

There ought to be classes taught in public schools about navigating life. Teaching everything from Tylenol poisoning to how fumes from gasoline can travel along the ground and cause a huge flash fire from static alone. But that makes sense and some lawyer will figure out how to sue that too.

[@abrahemsamander3967]

I love how he just calls the lawyer to his face a “parasite”.

[@masonallgood9642]

We miss Blitz... Their cans were easy to fill up our boat

[@x0311ofone]

You have become my hero John Stossel by calling that lawyer a parasite LOL.

[@darrellemerick7039]

I use these cans every day the new cans are nothing but a aggravation.

[@brookeking8559]

Darrell Emerick, the new cans with their crazy valves and nozzles are almost impossible to use without spilling at least a few drops or getting some on your hands or gloves..

[@umeng2002]

It should be the law that you must pay for the other defendants legal defense if you bring a lawsuit and it fails. But guess what? All the law makers are Lawyers... Lawyers even have government lobbies.

[@TheXenoxen]

"That's up to a jury" lmao

[@billlombard9911]

The grand jury system has to be totally revamped. The lawsuit system has to be thrown out. We live everyday from the remains of these vultures.

[@OldGayGamer]

One way to reduce outrageous injury lawsuits is to do something about our ridiculously expensive health care system. Sometimes people sue everyone because it's the only way they're not going to lose their home if they get hurt.

[@kaukolaurinolli]

What's 10,000 POS lawyers in the bottom of the ocean? A good start.

[@carlosmatos9848]

God have mercy on the citizens of Bikini Bottom!

[@Nothingtoya]

Clorox Bleach Mr. Krab and Plankton will be out of business :(

[@SovereignStatesman]

Kauko Laurinolli and then you'd be next. Just like in Soviet Russia or communist China. If you don't believe in the law, perhaps you should go there. The problem is that the people do not consent to their government.

[@matrixman8582]

Josh B Eh Plankton will close down either way

[@Android-lk3cq]

Rebuilding the reef.

[@awepossum1059]

Did you stub your toe on the bed this morning? Call our legal team and we'll sue the shit out of the manufacturer of the bed!

[@arthasmenethil2201]

Did you cut your finger with a paper sheet? We will sue the crap out of the paper manufacturer, and demand them to do their paper more wider!

[@exchequerguy4037]

A few years ago, I went to buy a gas can as my old one sprung a leak. With the only one I could purchase, you could not pour gasoline out of it; instead you have to press the outside part of the nozzle against the gas tank aperture to open a valve, so gas could come out.

[@vernwallen4246]

It was so cold at the courthouse that i saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dano-uf8ys]

Lawyers should get paid a flat fee, especially in class actions law suites. Their percentage is more then the sum total paid out per person.

[@wdtaut5650]

What is needed is 'loser' pays. Blitz won their court case and still had to pay $2.5 million. If the person who sued had to pay Blitz' costs, Blitz would still be in business. Most of this lawyer nonsense would go away.

[@CougarLand]

There's a special place in hell for lawyers.

[@leonardbreau8928]

I could write a book on all the reasons I disagree wirh John Stossel but I happen to agree with him on this topic. Lawsuits have increased the cost of all goods & services tremendously, especially prescription drugs.

[@letechpreneur6767]

These stories are so addictive to watch.