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[@austinfallen]

The uk has never been afraid to make adverts uncomfortable if it means getting the message through.

[@carls1959]

British TV doesn't coddle their viewers. They could never run these commercials here in the US. Here, we want the pretty lies and not the ugly truth.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Probably why that placed is messed up.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

@christopherhorner-ox4xn I was talking about America. I'm from the UK. Please aquire Reading comprehension.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

@christopherhorner-ox4xn You're correct. I should have explained which nation I was referring to. Although, if you had read the original posters comment, you might have realised that I was explaining that America lives in a sheltered environment of wrapped in wool.

[@Millennial_Manc]

13:51 You haven’t been a parent but you have been a child. That qualifies your opinion.

[@davidwatson7604]

I fell from a tree at about 6 years old, eerily similar circumstances. Spent months in the hospital. I'm very grateful to the NHS and all the doctors and nurses and staff that put me back together.

[@listerofsmegv987pevinaek5]

Remember back in the sixties an advert about fridges, the early ones where a proper handle you could only open from the outside. People would put the old ones out fir scrap. Kids would climb in playing hide and seek once inside you were locked in unless someone opened it from the outside. Quite a number of children suffocated. You'd watch kids playing and one would climb into the fridge closing the door. Shows how powerful it was. I still see it in my head to-day.

[@eddierae8945]

The break the cycle ad, was not about why could someone steal, attack someone or end up takeing drugs , But how they where treated by others and made to feel worthless, which could lead to behave in such a way.

[@suepoole8323]

breaking the cycle, abused at home, bullied at school because she couldn't read, got hooked on drugs and then stealing to feed the habit until the inevitable overdose.. had she been given help with school and reading and taken from that home.. well the cycle would have been broken. The Cancer patient, survived his cancer, but choked on a burger.. Had someone in that garden been trained in First Aid he could have been saved. Same with the young boy in the tree, training in First Aid.. could have given him a fighting chance too.. Spent 30 years in the St. John Ambulance Brigade and many a year nursing in hospitals...We didn't get these back to back, so they were powerful and very effective.. I still check smoke alarms on clock change day, made sure my children and now my grandchildren have basic First Aid training..I'm in my 70's now that is just how effective these adverts were..

[@StephMcAlea]

Never forget, Connor. These get to you because you are a good man. One day you'll make a great dad. Try to decompress, take a walk, hug a friend. These PSAs are really tough and we're only ever shown after midnight on tv.

[@KGardner01010]

They used to appear after the watershed began at 9pm, Steph . . . But I can still remember ones from way back - "Speed Kills!" - "Drowning!" - Electricity!" - "Railway Lines!" & "Level Crossings!" and so on . . . Some less violent ones may have even been shown slightly earlier, too. I can't really remember now as it was far too long ago though . . .

[@HoppingSkipper]

@@KGardner01010 My dad often talks about one he saw as a kid in the 70s/80s, of a kid climbing into a substation to get a frisbee (or football?) back, and then being killed. Quite a few PSAs aired like that, he says. Like you said: "Speed Kills!" - "Drowning!" - Electricity!" - "Railway Lines!" & "Level Crossings!" etc.

[@maggieellison1017]

I’ve seen many Americans react to these and you took them far better than most. Most Americans were horrified that such adverts exist and say they would NEVER be shown on American TV. It’s not surprising. In the UK and Europe we are realists and would prefer to know about such things so that we can try to make the world a better and safer place unlike, it seems to me, Americans would prefer to be ignorant of such events and see the world through rose-coloured spectacles. Out of sight, out of mind.

[@willgeorgakis1500]

Worst advert ive ever seen was a US one for some make of jeans.... Pans out to a small town, everyones white with big white teeth, big hats. black man steals something from a shop and famous football player takes him down. Everybody claps. Pan in to jeans label. Fucking obscene.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Most Americans think Canadians ride around on a moose. That's how close minded they are.

[@alexandrahanson-harding4666]

These ads would not be shown on American TV because they would be the subject of withering satire. How many times can you recycle the "Imagine me going back in time and being like, not dead, handicapped, or beaten up by my daddy" idea and take it seriously?

[@plr46]

@@alexandrahanson-harding4666Really? How stupid. For some of the ads, it’s about raising awareness that these things happen and charities like St John Ambulance, Barnardo’s etc picks up the pieces after.

[@naomania3619]

​@@alexandrahanson-harding4666and this is why Americans tolerate their crazy health system. No awareness or understanding. This is why Americans don't have the employment rights Europeans do. Lack of empathy. You may think you're being smart but you're really not

[@Millennial_Manc]

I used to be a first aid trainer for St John Ambulance and strongly implore *everyone* to book on for a half day first aid course with them or British Red Cross. Costs less than £50 and they do them evenings and weekends. Red Cross do one specifically for child first aid. The courses are for everyone. Harrowing when you meet people doing a course who have already had a loved one injured or die. People only truly panic when they don’t know what to do.

[@judithrowe8065]

Exactly this. St John's is brilliant. Many employers will pay for first aid training, especially those with a large work force. I remember being shown CPR, and how to put someone in the recovery position, and most importantly when NOT to. Americans should at least be shown how to treat gunshot wounds.

[@Cunning.Stunt7]

I took a three-day course, paid for by the catering company I work for, a refresher course every three years. It truly is amazing information that every adult should know, especially if parents too!

[@cheryltotheg2880]

Basic life support should be part of secondary school curriculum . Crazy to me that it isn’t

[@Millennial_Manc]

@@cheryltotheg2880 Some schools teach it but it’s done to different standards. There needs to be a specific framework of skills as a minimum. Also need more awareness about debribrillators that are popping up everywhere including schools. People think they’re just for first aiders or trained people to use but they’re designed for anyone to be able to use. They verbally talk you through every step and don’t shock anyone who doesn’t need it.

[@Lee-kf9tq]

Wow, I never knew ir even thought we would have to pay for it. That's quite shocking.

[@kevino2622]

"I've never been a parent"... My guy, you're gonna be a fantastic dad, I can tell.

[@user-tt7du4jr6t]

This sort of thing has happened to me when I was very young and I still suffer with these things even now l also wet the bed intill l was 16 years old and l was homeless for about 20 years of my life. And life has been really difficult throughout my life but l just got stronger and stronger 💪 now l'm 54years old now l feel better in myself now god bless bro love brother love

[@lizg5574]

It is important for viewers who aren't in the UK to know that this type of advert is NOT shown during times when younger children are also watching. The UK operates a "watershed", a time of day when more violent, explicit and serious content is shown. It is expected that younger children are in bed and not able to view scenes that will upset. Whether it is still 9pm, I am unsure, but it is strictly observed.

[@KuolemaEramaan]

Watched a few Americans react to this before, but this is easily the most empathetic of the reactions I've seen. There's always an response to what's shown but you're the first to really talk about what's shown. Especially appreciate that you expressed you moral and ethical stance when it came to the adverts focusing on the more violent and abusive subjects. What you said should be a point of view we can all agree with, but making a point of stating it clearly instead of just watching and saying how shocking the advert is still matters. Kudos - subscribed a few years now and you never disappoint.

[@willgeorgakis1500]

Mate - kids dont watch these ads- most start after 9pm

[@geoffwright3692]

Credit to Connor, he bothers to watch the ads all the way through, whereas some others paused every 10 seconds. The reason why some posters are referring to older equivalent ads from the 70's and 80's, is that some of those were absolutely savage by comparison. And because ad breaks weren't always fully booked, they were often shown on daytime television. Man, seeing is believing when it came to some of those. I would give the seat belt ones a miss, though, brutally effective as they were, they were fronted by a late celebrity we don't mention, let's just call him JS.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

The Motor Neurone Disease (ALS) one always gets me right in the feels. My dad passed away from MND in 2005. Before that he was a soldier and a boxer. He was the strongest person I have ever met. People would not f**k with him. You knew you messed up if you got on his bad side. One day, he was walking to the shop and his legs gave way, thought it was strange, thought nothing of it. Within 14 months all he could move was his eyes. Me and my mum looked after him until he passed at the age of 42. Yeah. Motor Neurone Disease f**king sucks.

[@Holcroft1969]

Mate that is so awful, that must have been horrible for Him and the whole family. I'm so sorry.

[@CatonaWall175]

That's pretty tough losing your Dad at 42. My condolences for your loss.

[@Jill-mh2wn]

So sorry for the family of anyone who has this dreadful disease . My friend's brother noticed a weakness in his arm in the February, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of MND, then by the December of that year he had deteriorated to the extent that he was just losing the last thing ,the ability to swallow .This was during Covid ,he caught it and died . It was a blessing ,although it seems wrong to say that of anyone

[@billyo54]

I saw there advertisements before, so when I saw Connor give his usual introduction as if we were going to see Ronald McDonald or the Hamburgler I thought 'Oh Dear, Connor doesn't know what he's getting into'. The thing is not to allow yourself the luxury of outrage, but to be aware and ready to help in situations, including donations.

[@Grumpylove]

We used to have lots of “Public Information” ads in the UK. The one that sticks in my mind and made it an essential part of my driving routine, “Think Bike!” It’s about 30 seconds long. Something well worth watching.

[@Steelninja77]

The one with the kid getting hit made me cry and I don't cry. Probablly co's my dad used to kick the shi* out of me and I went through all the bullshi* with care system and drugs and prison etc. Ok now though.Well I'm not in prison or on drugs anymore.

[@nummulite99]

Keep fighting mate, there’s a beautiful big wide world out there for you to explore. Your dad doesn’t deserve to be called a dad, and don’t dignify him with that title anymore. Live your best life!

[@PhyllisGlassup2TheBrim]

Someone once said to me that the first man a little girl loves, is her father. He will be to her, the epitome of what a man should be like. That being so, my father used to hit me from when I was very little. When I was 16, if he started to yell at me, I peed myself in terror. I went from man to man. Wanting kindness but despising them as I thought they were weak. Real men were strong right? Real men were in charge. Trouble is that when I met men like my father, my life was as miserable as my childhood had been. Men, when you have a daughter, think hard about what sort of man you want to take your place in her life...................... I'm now a very old woman and have lived happily alone for nearly 30 years. I am still afraid and untrusting of men. I was afraid of my Father, but I loved him.

[@cheryltotheg2880]

Someone I know just got diagnosed with motor neurone disease. When I heard I thought of that advert 😢poor fella has two children he’s only 42. When the little boy said I’m scared I struggled with that 😢😢😢Anyway maybe Now watch the cadburys gorilla to cheer yourself up

[@Amberle73]

Incredibly cruel disease, & sadly it so often hits people in their prime of life. So sorry for your friend & his family 😥

[@cheryltotheg2880]

@@Amberle73thank you so very devastating

[@blondeenigma3882]

The Motor Neurone advert is shocking and very profound. She's a healthy working young lady in her prime, but the wheelchair across the room signifies what's waiting for her in her future. Slowly over the years her life as she knows it disappears, she fights hard to hold on to it but sadly the inevitable happens and the wheelchair finally has her.

[@ruthmeb]

Not slowly. MND works fast, typical diagnosis to death is under 3 years.

[@kevinturner3997]

Having worked in end of life care, motor neurone disease is the one that scares me the most. It literally is a living he'll.

[@ratsters7]

That you were left speechless, unable to fully articulate your thoughts, spoke volumes my friend. There should be no reason for any of those 'adverts' to exist, and if everyone was as decent a human being as you, they wouldn't. I'm 64: young men and women like you give me hope that we're not totally f***ed... yet.

[@liserjones8465]

My Auntie died from MND. Confined to her bed with only her mind still working she asked for all medication and food tubes to be taken from her so she could die. One medication had to be kept though because it stopped her from choking to death... she starved to death instead!

[@Holcroft1969]

Seeing the guy in the road with the motorcycle, I was working in London and just came from Waterloo station and I was just crossing the bridge to Northumberland Avenue, and I could hear loads of sirens and a Police Helicopter overhead. I crossed the road and there was a young guy laying in the road and they were just putting the blanket over his head to cover his face, it was so sad to see. When I went back that way later on, there were flowers and children's pictures on the side of the road to a guy named Mike. I will never forget that. Also, Motor Neurone disease is what Stephen Hawking had.

[@matthewjamison]

The adverts i grew up on in Northern Ireland were crazy. You would see paramilitaries mowing down a whole bar full of people with a submachine gun, while you were eating your dinner as a child. They were designed to try & get people not to join paramilitaries.

[@geoffwright3692]

That was the one with Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle". One of the all-time greats.

[@matthewjamison]

@@geoffwright3692 No doubt. I watched it again earlier. It's still on KZbin

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Didn't that actually happen when people were watching Ireland in the world Cup in a pub?

[@matthewjamison]

@@jean-lucpicard5510 Yeah, more than once.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

@@matthewjamison There is a documentary about it on here, i remember it because it was the 94 cup where all our UK home teams didn't qualify.

[@peterfhere9461]

Motor Neurone Disease is known as ALS in the US. "Torture by any other Name" features Dame Emma Thompson - an Oscar winning UK actress.....

[@MarkPentler]

Great reaction, bear in mind some of these were cinema ads. Agree that you're a lot more switched on than most Americans when reacting to these. Also look after yourself. They're not usually going to be watched one after the other like this and it's a lot to take in.

[@philjones45]

Motor Neuron is what Professor Stephen Hawking had.

[@leohickey4953]

It's often called Lou Gehrig's disease in the US after a baseball player who had it.

[@dannjp75]

Motor buggy too

[@pennycarter3433]

I believe David Niven died from it

[@Jamie_D]

I'm not a parent but the child ones always hit me the hardest

[@rayfielding]

These Adverts are intended to raise awareness in a way that does not pull punches. Your reaction is of stunned and shocked very caring person. Please remember you would never see so many hear stopping adverts one after each other. So don’t have nightmares. I remember one advert where a drunk driver killed a child. The image of that ghostly child appeared everywhere he looked. Very haunting. I can tell you once I was first on the scene after a child was run over. Will spare the details but sadly the child died. For months after I saw that image. These things happen. All we can do is our best. Your reaction does you credit

[@CatonaWall175]

I remember when I was about eleven, I dared my friend to climb up a tree and I would throw stones at him so he did and I started throwing stones at him. After a short while there was a loud scream from the copse of trees and my friend fell out of the tree and had a big lump on his head. So I said to him,'O.K. now I'll climb up a tree and you can throw stones at me' to which he agreed. So I climbed the tree and in no time I saw this stone whizzing at me and it struck my forehead and split it open. I got down from the tree and I was crying and a woman saw me and threw her hands in the air and took me into her house to clean the wound. I ended up in hospital and got stitches in my head. Kids eh ? They don't give a monkeys about health and safety.

[@Derry_Aire]

I was a kid once and nobody I knew was as dumb as you, so your 'kids eh?' is tarring every kid with the thick brush.

[@angelafeeney3138]

You're a lovely, gentle and thoughtful Man. X

[@ruddyy123]

8:40 my spinal injuries cause my body t go like this. I get super bad spasms which astound the doctors at how bad and strong they are. I can’t breath or anything and my body can arch in a position that gymnastics would struggle to get in to. Scary stuff so I can’t imagine how this feels

[@Steve-ys1ig]

In the 70s and 80s there were ads that were really brutal that were aimed at kids. One I can always remember was one about not playing on railway lines and being careful at railway crossings - to this day it still makes me nervous crossing at a railway crossing that was how effective that ad was for me.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Getting people to talk will always be a winner.

[@cheryltotheg2880]

Just started watching the second half. I’m so frustrated by the fact basic life support isn’t included in the curriculum at school. We learn Pythagorus but not basic cpr or choking management. As a nurse I have yearly updates but EVERYONE should learn the basics

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

For over 40 yrs, paediatric trauma was my field of specialty. Fire injury is a particularly challenging area to treat, as pain and uncertainty are ever present.

[@seanmc1351]

Connor, i work in A&E, as a domestic, (cleaner), i see it all, as im every where, the worst sound in the world, is the automatic chest compression machine, because you know, thats thats the last thing keeping you alive, and the noise you can hear all over

[@dameceliamolestrangler3379]

These are not adverts, they are PUBLIC INFORMATION films.

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

Not all of them. Most of them were adverts to raise money for charities.

[@chrisfrench5304]

I was beaten as a child ....i am ashamed to say it took a while to un learn those traits . May god have find pity on my frailties

[@SharonFinn-nl9lt]

Forgive yourself, know you are better than your trauma.

[@Ray-lw2rh]

Nobody is ready for that video. It hits you like a sledgehammer

[@OneTrueScotsman]

When I was at school, jn the 80s, some of the safety films they showed us were traumatic. The worst one was probably the Apache one. Where a full group of childhood friends are killed off, one by one, from dangerous farming equipment. Then there's a railway line one, where some poor kid lost both his legs because he was pissing around on some train tracks. I have a theory that British teachers love to traumatize their students. 🤣

[@martinarscott3524]

First thing I did when my wife was expecting our first, was complete a full first aid course, I think every parent should! An old work colleague of mine used to be an ambulance driver, he said a sense of humour was essential or it sent you insane, especially collecting body parts at the side of a road.....We had a stabbing in Wales recently, 13yr old girl responsible, and the headline said 'what has gone so badly wrong with society?'. Discipline is what's gone wrong, and no I don't mean beating your kid, but when there's no consequence to actions that's where it ends up, until society wakes up and realises that it will only continue getting worse.

[@DeltaSol3]

You are visibly stunned by these adverts. No need to comment just yet, let it sink in. It's not an easy thing to talk about your feelings when you've never seen shit like this before

[@dgse83]

The Trafficking is Torture advert stars the very famous actress Dame Emma Thompson, who agreed to do this advert for free.

[@davidstewart9701]

You worded the sex trafficking extremely well.

[@lotiloti101]

I think you're missing the point. You're talking about punishing people, most of these are about the victims. When you see kids behaving badly or stealing etc, you never know what is happening or have happened in their lives. It's very often the home life that makes them hit out. As they feel helpless, it's more likely a cry for help

[@claregale9011]

Absolutely , my childhood was not great and don't want to go into detail but I turned to alcohol for a long time to cope , yes I was not the best mum to my two but I always loved them , now 5yrs sober and have a close relationship with my boys. I broke the cycle it's never too late . 😊

[@juniusvindex769]

Congrats on your sobriety 👏🏻 I'm only 4 days in after failing many times.

[@claregale9011]

@@juniusvindex769 only 4 days no luv 4 days is brilliant it will turn into 5 and so on you can do it , I relapsed a lot too it's all part of the process your brain has to learn to rewire itself it takes time but can be done .

[@claregale9011]

@@juniusvindex769 keep going 4 days will soon turn into a week and so on , your brain had to rewire as well its not just the physical withdrawals it's the psychological . Battle on my friend you can do it , give yourself some credit for getting through each day without picking up .

[@Reny2701]

🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Devonshirejackdaw]

Just a normal day watching telly for me. Ive seen all of these and more ❤

[@user-vh7uo2su3h]

If we are not told how bad something can be, and told in a realistic way we may never truly understand. At least this way it can show all of us how some of us have to live...and learn from it.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

The horrors that some humans can inflict upon others are due to the ability some possess to dehumanise certain factions of society. If you do not see a sex worker as being the same time of human as you do your girlfriend (if you see them as being human at all), then you are not going to consider anything about their life…including whether or not they are there by choice (even if it’s one made by desperation) or by force. It is the same mindsets that allow genocides to happen. Child and spousal abuse happens because the abuser sees those that they abuse as their possessions to do with as they please…including using them as an outlet for their frustrations about life and themselves. Both of these mindsets are learned and as such, with the right kind of therapy can be unlearned by those who really want to change. Sadly in the case of many abusers, they don’t necessarily want to change as it can be the only time that they feel both powerful and in control.

[@nightowl5395]

Having just watched those alongside you, I feel we all know what you are trying to express....they are so affecting 😥 [On a lighter note, re. you just remembering The Monkey Club from your childhood; I love it when something you happen to see or hear prompts a memory you may not have even THOUGHT about for many years....and there it is, in full technicolour detail 💡 I always think it supports the theory that nothing that happens to us is ever really 'lost'...that every thing we have ever seen or heard, or read even, is filed away somewhere in our memory archives 😁]

[@sandracopperwheathunt567]

These adverts are usually played after our watershed when young children hopefully should be in bed. .

[@pathopewell1814]

My late brother was a policeman on the patrol cars. He witnessed horrific scenes on the roads on a daily basis.

[@jasonc5413]

You haven't had the terrible upbring some have had. (Break The Cylce)

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

Connor, you probably didn't recognise the actress in the Helen Bamber Foundation advert !? She is the president of the charity; Dame Emma Thompson (who was a great friend of Helen Bamber). You of course know her from the Harry Potter films, the Divination Teacher, Sybill Trelawney. But she was acting several REAL people and quoting THEIR words about their story's... 😢😢😢

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

10:06 Motor Neurones Disease (MND) is a disease that can start in anyone at around 40 of their life but can start much younger. Early symptoms can include: weakness in your ankle or leg - you might trip, or find it harder to climb stairs. slurred speech, which may develop into difficulty swallowing some foods. a weak grip - you might drop things, or find it hard to open jars or do up buttons. muscle cramps and twitches. Men are affected almost twice as often as women...

[@maureenjones9107]

Very effective adverts though Connor. Brings it home to you doesn’t it? ❤

[@JJ-of1ir]

Can't think of anything to say that will help how you feel at this moment. Even though I've seen these adverts before I still need to take a break and make a cup of tea and give myself time to come about again. All good Causes, all outstanding Charities and all extremely worthwhile. Still, they are hard to take in one broadcast. Chin up Connor - go get yourself a drink too.

[@sharonbunn2363]

Oh hinny you look traumatised! We have grown up with these Public Information films so we know the impact they can have. When I was a child in the '70's we had a series of films trying to warn kids away from dangerous water. I am in my 60's and still remember them so well (they were terrifying) that I am very careful around water. The Joe and Petunia ones were funny but with a very serious message which rammed into us how and when to contact the Coastguard. They may be a bit harrowing but they definitely serve a purpose. xxx Just wanted to add that I have a direct debit for Barnados and NSPCC and have done since I started working at the age of 18. I would bet that a lot of people do the same and these films are a part of why they do.

[@denysmace3874]

I remember the water one! It also had kids getting electrocuted going near electricity pylons. There was a "Death" character in a black monk's cowl. Scary

[@denysmace3874]

Found it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rou6dWWpebd4ic0si=u9nL2p18iTjaBJA_ Forgot it had Donald Pleasance (or a sound alike) doing the voice over

[@evorock]

@@denysmace3874 or protect and survive. That was a right bucket of chuckles!

[@sharonbunn2363]

@@denysmace3874 Yes! But did you ever play near pylons or suspect water? I know I didn't. The nightmares were worth it lol xxx

[@denysmace3874]

@@evorock and the HIV/AIDS one.

[@StephMcAlea]

Most of these PSAs get to me. I'm always amazed at the woman from the motor neurone disease ad. What an amazing actress.

[@mral8145]

The Bernardo’s ones always get to me! The idea of lifting a hand to my darling niece or nephews makes me ill!

[@Steve0272.]

If the US had adverts like these demonstrating the horror and impact of school shootings I think it would speed up inevitable change, we are all determind by our biology and neurology , studies show that tumours and impact to the brain can and has dramatically changed personality from good citizens who then become violent , someone with a tumour suddenly commits crimes once its removed they stop , this indicates ALL actions are determined and can be changed and we do not technically dictate, similar to depression being a physical illness so are all the horrendous things i won't list , locking people up is pragmatic and we feel we need justice but I believe in the future these extreme negative personality traites will be fixed and similar to us not blaming someone with depression or ADHD or bipolar we won't blame someone who acts out physically and negatively again tourettes comes in this bracket we don't blame them and understand they can't control it

[@Reny2701]

You are spot on about the sex trafficking. It is disgusting how much is going on and also the “customers” who pay for that.

[@debrarufini6906]

Connor, you are a beautifully natured man. Love from your English admirer.

[@LowGrav1ty]

The barnardo's one always gets me ... anyway... love the videos Connor 👍

[@gaynor1721]

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is called ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig's Disease in the USA as Lou Gehrig died of it and Professor Stephen Hawking had a form of MND, although most people with the disease die within 3 to 5 years after diagnosis. It's caused by problems with brain cells and nerves called motor neurones. It's not known what the underlying cause is or if it's genetic, but you might be more likely to get it, if someone you are closely related to has it. My aunt's husband died of it in 1990, three years after diagnosis. He was due to have an operation, but the surgeons cancelled it when they realised what he was suffering from. They said the operation would've killed him, if they hadn't cancelled it. There's no known cure.

[@claredyson9936]

These are just a few. In the UK at one point it used to be a kind of a tradition especially at Christmas to have the hard hitting ads. A lot of us grew up watching them. I don't watch normal TV now so I don't know if they still do them, if they do it's not as often.

[@jingleyjen]

Connor you are a fabulous human being

[@176MarkW]

Heavy going stuff.

[@johnhewett9483]

well done for getting through this.. it is very upsetting and hard to watch but very effective

[@user-yw4zm6vp8b]

Your reaction shows what a good guy you are.

[@carls1959]

We had a treehouse in the woods. To get up, you could either climb the rope, or shimmy up a tree next to it and jump across. The secret was to climb higher than the treehouse and then jump, because you fell quickly.

[@philjones45]

Perhaps people that commit the crimes you talk about are also damaged. No one is born evil.

[@Reny2701]

😂

[@Windowswatcher]

Most of the adverts make strong points because they get to the heart of the issue…watching them in sequence like this is harrowing. I feel wrung out and I’ve seen them before.

[@amandanjama5222]

I think these ads are more shocking and graphic because it takes more to shock us than it does for Americans?

[@nicolawebb7581]

Hope your good Connor x

[@heathertaylor-nicholson9387]

The motor neurone disease advert brings home how MND robs a body of it's functions. In the USA it's known as ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The adverts are hard hitting for sure, but sometimes that's what it takes to drive the message homee.

[@user-bb1cf5ju4d]

Abuse takes many forms Connor and sometimes words just do not fit. My father never wanted children. He blamed me for being born. He never missed an opportunity to make my life as miserable as he could. I was born in 1951, a boy. Eventually I had a brother and two sisters!. At the age of seven I was sent away to boarding school. My mother loved all us children. I firmly believe that his hatred for his children came from some sort of mental illness. He was a successful businessman, showing an amiable character outside his home but inside the home he behaved like a monster.

[@Reny2701]

Sorry what happened to you. But actually people don’t like to admit that they are actually bad people without having psychological issues. They are just bad. Even when they had good upbringing.

[@HelenH-fk2jh]

It's pretty intense to watch all of them back to back, Connor! Saturation is true (and that can be a problem in itself, I guess). You should see the safety ads us UK kids got in the 70s btw. Terrifying! (But I would never play frisbee near a pylon, go with a stranger to see puppies, or cross a railway track... watch them and you'll see what I mean!)

[@darthwiizius]

We are the country of Shakespeare. We use story telling now to adapt real stories and not present fantasies. The loss of childhood is a crime, no matter the reason, it's a crime.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

I can see you were shocked . I think your reaction does you credit .

[@scousenotenglish2819]

Motor neuron is called Lou Garrick desease in the US.

[@Ikaelgo]

Completely agree with you on trafficking. No demand, no ”supply”. All these men who just use other human beings i this way. Disgusting.

[@duncanalmond7880]

Hi Connor .... I've always been impressed by the fact that the victim in the 'sex trafficking' advert was played by Dame Emma Thompson.

[@kristacostello9129]

Oh Connor saw your little face and thought, I can't wait to see his face when he see's what these are about, Am I evil 😂🤣 sorry hope you sleep okay we're brought up on these in UK and they still make me tear up

[@Jinty92]

These adverts would not be shown back to back. MND is ALS. When the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took place, we did it as the MND Ice Bucket Challenge. The PSA'S that I grew up with in the 70's and 80's were gruesome but effective. Kids playing on rail tracks - decapitated. Kids playing in power stations - electrocuted. Kids playing in rivers - drowned. One of the most gruesome as a 10\11 year old was a young child drinking out an old lemonade bottle from the garden shed. It had week killer in it. You see the kids screaming in agony in the middle of the night and puking up blood. There was also a car safety video in the 80's geared to parents and adults, about ensuring all back seat passengers wore seat belts whether child or adult. The tagline was *once Johnny had killed his mother he sat back down* You see the child being thrown forward and colliding into his mother's head. There is audible screaming on the soundtrack as the child is thrown back down into his seat covered in his mother's blood. From that moment on, my parents and most of their friends wouldn't let anyone travel unrestrained in the rear of our cars. It was that impactful.

[@plutoniumcoreuk]

I live in the UK and grew up in the 70’s with all the public information films that were made to scare us to death and often did. I have served in the military and Prison Service working with the absolute worst of the worst. I have never understood the mentality of raising a hand to a woman no matter what the provocation or hitting or hurting my child or any others. There is a simple solution walk away. I hated those who abused women and children they were nothing to me.

[@user-qj7et4wv3q]

Connor, i have seen some documentaries about abuse by one human onto another, both adult to adult and adult on child, it seems from what I've seen so far, that non of the experts in the field really fully understand at the moment, they can only study each case and gradually build up a theory as to why, the same goes for devoloping treatments. The human psyche is not understood but will it ever be. Prehistotic Man still prevails in all of us, maybe if we new something about their psyche, we could understand and develop treatment programs, lets hope that one day we will. Who can know the answer except nature for now.

[@Kess952]

I think you texted the number and it shows you how to save the boy who fell. Motor neurone disease is called ALS in America.

[@Millennial_Manc]

Yeah I think it had some training videos. Red Cross has an app at the moment that teaches you how to do CPR using a cushion to practice on at home.

[@user-es2ju9np9s]

Motor Neurone Disease is known in the USA as Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS, which is the abbreviation for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It is always fatal and takes away the ability of the nerves and muscles to function.

[@ABee-jb9vz]

Motor Neuron Disease is ALS

[@marklondon9004]

British TV. The best of times, the weirdest times, and the most horrific. All in a few channels. You took a dark trip.

[@gdok6088]

Here in this little country called the UK 🇬🇧and living in a village 6 miles outside a small city in Yorkshire we have full fibre broadband (FFTP/H) with download speeds of 1 Gbps + at a very reasonable price. Maybe we are not so behind in everything here in dear Old Blighty.

[@markdermody9698]

I used to climb onto the schools roof to get our football back down and always first up there to get it back even on the 2 storey roof. Often got caught but just ignored the teachers warnings and got the ball back then continued to play football! Btw, yes I do mean 'Football' as that is what we call it here in Britain and across Europe too, we don't call 'Soccer'!

[@suzannebessent-rothwell5813]

You should try and find the ones for aids from 1980s or public safety ones 1960s or 70s

[@nicolajackman2809]

Rather wonderful watching you grow up and get a glimpse of a wider world beyond your experience. Perhaps our tiny island's charity ads will cause you to see you needs help in your corner of the world. There'll be someone you can help

[@susangore4047]

Have to say all the actors in the vidios were very convincing