Bail: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver explains why America’s bail system is better for the reality tv industry than it is for the justice system.
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[@Dennisjay9]

Its really hard to laugh at the funny parts. This shit sickens me I can't fucking stand how we treat the poor in this country.

[@megalord2331]

DennisJ (The Last Methbender) The poor has been treated like utter shit through out the history of the world. It's...rather normal. I'm not saying it's right in any meaning of the word, but it's been going on longer than even Christianity or Catholicism. Though, to be honest, the poor is treated better -- barring individual cases mind you -- than they were a century or two ago. Hell, probably not even that long.

[@nichtswiezuvor]

Glen Aaronson and so what? how do these facts make the wrong and sick situation any better?

[@randytorero1516]

It's awful. Like being solidly cornholed constantly and not being into a solid cornholing at all.

[@weedmastersr]

Glen Aaronson Yes, but we live in the modern world. Developed countries don't treat their poor like that. Look at Scandinavia.

[@Dennisjay9]

talesin- god of the internet This HAS to be a troll. I refuse for the sake of my own sanity that this guy isn't this self entitled and stupid.

[@weedmastersr]

As an European, seeing this sort of thing makes me afraid even to visit America. In most things, the country seems so third world and uncivilized. I love your cars and your pop culture, but letting civilians forcibly take you from your own home and drag you to jail. WTF is wrong with you people?

[@TempestTossedWaters]

Protector of the Republic People I know in the US have the image that this only happens to bad people. That's why they tolerate it.

[@weedmastersr]

Hannu Marijarvi Well, too bad, because it seems like it could happen to anyone, and it can be quite a terrible thing, judging from the video.

[@anonamously5858]

Protector of the Republic also, born and raised in the states, I've never seen this happen personally. But I also don't watch TV and avoid reality TV like the plague so a lot of us are unaware. I mean I knew there were bounty hunters, I didn't realize how stupid the entire system concerning them was until now... I though they had required training and certifications and worked with the police department more closely. This is insane though, I've pretty much got one foot in Canada at this point...

[@bananatassium7009]

None of us really condone much of it and its getting changed at a relatively quick rate. There's also different types of issues in different areas and with how much money you have, so you can stand pretty safe at certain points.

[@TM56]

What a dumb comment. The usa third world? I've heard it all at this point. The usa is just a more conservative nation (although that is sadly changing slowly) than most European countries, which I prefer. I find it amusing how so many non Americans consume various our products, culture, technology, use youtube to watch american programming and drop baseless inflammatory remarks. We must be doing something right since most Americans don't watch or care to know such about countries in Europe on a general scale. But good programming by John Oliver nonetheless.

[@yourearsaregreen]

genuinely, as a non-american, the bounty hunter programmes look dystopian

[@Posty-vw9jc]

Because it is. It’s like someone looked as the Wild West and said. “Yes, I would like to go back to a time where anarchy was the norm where the only law was who had the biggest guns and muscle” vigilante justice is often no justice at all

[@aleksmeetsworld6873]

Hey, guess what? You're right!

[@ComicusFreemanius]

@@Posty-vw9jc because it is from the old west "In 1873, the Supreme Court ruled that bounty hunters were a part of the U.S. law enforcement system with a decision in Taylor v. Taintor"

[@higglybiggly1174]

@Carlos Spiceywhiener exactly. Actual bounty hunters don't exist anymore since there aren't wanted dead or alive lists anymore with a reward for a dead body... If they do they operate much differently then the 1800s.

[@MaeeParfait]

Plz help we are trapped

[@RichardX1]

Pleading guilty for a crime you didn't commit just to avoid time in jail because you can't afford the bail is LITERALLY one of the things the 8th Amendment was written to prevent. This is a violation of the spirit of the Bill of Rights.

[@antonbrakhage490]

In fact, offering a false confession should be considered perjury-lying under oath-yet our "justice" system is built around coercing people into doing it.

[@comradesky5931]

@@antonbrakhage490 Wait, are you saying you should be charged for lying by confessing?

[@antonbrakhage490]

@@comradesky5931 No, I'm saying the Justice system should not incentivize false confessions (false testimony, which under any other circumstance is considered perjury) with threats of greater jail time if you don't plead guilty. Nor should it offer bail (ie you get out sooner if you pay the court a bunch of money), as it is essentially a system of state-sanctioned bribery which creates a two-tiered justice system for the rich.

[@bentrishaleemartin926]

It happens every day

[@bentrishaleemartin926]

People do it everyday

[@chesseswar]

WTF BOUNTY HUNTERS? I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN 'MURICA ANYMORE.

[@drivelikeyoustoleit2]

Pranav Eswaran good get your sorry lame ass out

[@chesseswar]

drivelikeyoustoleit2 I can't tell if you are joking (if you are, that was pretty funny) or if you are insulting me (that was still a pretty good insult :D )

[@3rdGenGuy]

Pranav Eswaran You haven't watched those shows? they are very entertaining but fucked up.

[@jessie9842]

Ikr I live in Maryland and this is the first I have ever heard of bounty hunters and it scares me and I'm not even old enough for any of this to effect me

[@HawkoftheNorth]

I learned about bounty hunters from King of the Hill, when a certain Dale Gribble became one. As you can imagine, it was a GLOWING review of the system.

[@mikurunrunrun]

I never understood the American bail system,it always seemed like a way for the justice system to legally accept bribes from rich people.

[@Estarile]

+Mikurunrun The idea behind it is that some people aren't really dangerous to society, even if they have committed a crime. Because it costs money to lock somebody up, its easier (and cheaper) for society to just let them stay at home until the trial starts. The bail is just collateral, to keep someone from booking it. Your supposed to get it back after your trial if you show up. Kinda, like how a person might offer their car as collateral on a lone.

[@Secretman33]

It is

[@jasonbisdead]

It's not. It's a way to keep scum off the street and in the system where they belong.

[@jasonbisdead]

+Mikurunrun That's right. The rich and middle class scum work for a living and prepare for life. We have things called savings accounts, and we can afford to secure our release in order to appear when we say.

[@btac6481]

+Jason Bradley that's great til the warden tells you that you can't bail yourself out someone else has to do it. then ur forced to call your lowlife brother and trust him with ur bank info or have him use his rent money. poetic justice.

[@chantalgroot4275]

"Disproportionately hurting the poor" might as well be the US national motto at this point :/

[@Vanq22114]

We really are an extraordinary country, where everybody comes together and contributes their best effort to screw over the working class

[@SebMel9821]

Not to mention the amount of propaganda that makes it so that people then blame the poor for their own issues. Homeless folks are 'drug addicts that don't work' people on food stamps are 'draining the resources'. It's criminal

[@endybendy5699]

I googled Robert Durst (rich guy from the beginning) out of curiosity, and his trial just began YESTERDAY. This video's from 2015, and his murder trial just began yesterday.

[@GregInHouston2]

You need to look further. He was previously tried in Galveston county, Texas for murder and found not guilty. This was after he jumped bail. After he was found not guilty for murder, he still had the bail jumping charge pending but was just a few days short of his time served being equal to the maximum jail time for bail jumping. The judge set his bail at $2 billion dollars. This was immediately appealed and reduced to a reasonable amount. However, he just stayed in jail a couple of days and reached that maximum then he was released.

[@reubenbharucha225]

Watch "The Jinx: the Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" - it's an excellent documentary

[@desireeespinosa3954]

If that was me I’d be in prison.... even if I didn’t kill anyone. The system is fucked from top to bottom

[@marcusxperia5291]

And he will walk free...

[@tiagocardosom]

The only reason that law exists is to control the poor. The law never did, does or will work on the rich

[@winistan]

I would watch the shit out of Pretrail Services !!

[@Intialdragonr]

That's at least better than watching cops.

[@ClasssicAri]

It can actually be made to a comedy like "The Office"

[@fotakatos]

ermistan I would watch the shit out of it if they kept Michael Torpey.

[@anarchyandempires5452]

Yea I'm tired of all this facke high octane reality shows I want something I can actually relate two.

[@fritsfmn]

ermistan who open a kickstarter project for Pretrail Services

[@udipta21]

Once again, we are reminded of how bad things are for the poor.

[@arkamw7813]

Hurrrrrrrrrrly I somehow have my doubts about that.

[@niveshproag8660]

Hurrrrrrrrrrly lol. I'm a billionaire

[@tylerkeen5224]

meh forget it Depending on age it's may be likely that he is, a standard 401k (or any other retirement fund) for someone middle aged should be about that much depending on when they plan to retire and their standard of living/expenses. Being a millionaire isn't as big a deal as it used to be

[@macawkerts5930]

meh forget it He said it on the internet it must be true

[@xXxTr0nxXx]

udip21 Fuck the poor! They can eat cake

[@dontmindme1681]

Debra seems like such a nice lady. I'd much rather receive a polite and friendly phone call from Debra than a visit from a guy who literally couldn't find a better gig than running people down and tazing them into submission.

[@natesmodelsdoodles5403]

imagine if literally everyone involved in the whole justice system was like that. it'd solve SO many issues.

[@luckyluke2671]

you wouldn't. Bounty hunters only show up once people get their court dates and don't show up. He makes it seem like one is in place of the other but that is not at all accurate. You get the people like debra remind you of your court dates. Bounty Hunter's show up when somebody ignores their court date and runs, evading their sentence.

[@natesmodelsdoodles5403]

@@luckyluke2671 but what if someone get's there court date, but CAN'T show up or receive the notice? A single clerical error is all it takes to make that happen.

[@luckyluke2671]

@@natesmodelsdoodles5403 That's actually a really good point. I didn't think about that.

[@drzoidberg3849]

@@natesmodelsdoodles5403 so if you were sick that day you would later find a taser on your neck

[@Rubbersoular]

Just imagine pretrial services being a legit HBO sitcom, winning an Emmy, becoming one of the most influential sitcoms of the 2010's

[@finris1]

Looking back, why hasn’t someone legitimately pitched this? Not only could they make personal drama from the different characters, but it might actually affect people’s conceptions on bail.

[@wsonak]

Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. setting bail higher than someone can pay is illegal but it's done all the time

[@ROFLMAOtheNARWHAL]

William Sonak Because who the fuck can afford a lawyer to argue constitutional semantics with a judge?

[@wsonak]

you can argue it yourself. I have and got a case dismissed

[@Pasharamus]

William Sonak The law of capitalism: the one who has more money is always right.

[@aritakalo8011]

William Sonak Odd that John Oliver didn't bring this up to support his argument. Well maybe the writers and John thought that it is pointless. Constitution gets ignored so often in general, that appealing to it as an argument is as not effective as appealing to general human decency.

[@therrydicule]

William Sonak Yes, but you would need someone with standing to bring that to the supreme court and challenge his bail on constitutional ground... So, that would not happens - it should happen, but it would not... Or, we need to loby congress, the senate, and everyone to change that.

[@greygoose3936]

Bounty hunting should be illegal. You can't confront someone with guns drawn for not showing up to court. You aren't the police

[@OOZ662]

There's places in the US where you'll be held accountable for robbers being injured while taking your things, much less shooting them.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Grey Goose well to be fair, police blow people away for fleeing, or for jaywalking.. basically act like judge Dredd being executioner's for crimes not even worth time

[@miguelgeof]

OOZ662 Yeah but if someone (not police) comes to you pointing a gun you have a legal right to shoot him in most cases.

[@wireshock4633]

At least no-one's running around like Boba Fett, wielding a carbine and jetpacks. Geez, even saying that makes me think... yeah, someone's definitely going to do that now.

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

@@miguelgeof that sounds fun...

[@Rindiculousfun]

I was so disappointed when they didn’t call Brett “the vulture “

[@annusunus7474]

Ikr

[@edeworabraham2761]

HA

[@zoemundt4126]

Same

[@-thedog-briangriffin9720]

True 😂

[@zumabbar]

i don't understand why. can someone please explain it? is it referring to the actor's role in some movies or what vultures do?

[@HibahMirzaChughtai]

The Jesus Christ Bail Bonds ad has me crying laughing

[@AshTheFriendlyNeko]

That's gotta be the best thing to come out of Maryland since "Big Bill Hell's". So proud of my state rn xD

[@Enbious]

I would watch “Pretrial Services.” Seems like the new Office.

[@rosegarden69]

It really does

[@hello99127]

Nate Church complete with an actor from Brooklyn 99

[@berserkley]

@@hello99127 AND Mayhem!

[@melodys74]

I have

[@Jliske2]

that's what i thought lol

[@Donxster]

courts are also charging court fees even if you are innocent and charges are dismissed. $125 to have a traffic violation dismissed. yay 'justice' system!

[@Ketraar]

Chris O'Rourke Seriously? You saying I get a traffic violation, then go to court and tell them how wrong they are, they agree and I still have to pay a fee instead of paying for my troubles?

[@onanmerefat2624]

Ketraar having your charges dismissed without an actual trial is not the same thing as you being right / innocent or them being wrong. It's more like a settlement sort of thing. Happens pretty much in every legal system around the world.

[@jeremiahbell6129]

Chris O'Rourke Traffic fees in Wisconsin usually are over $250. I think of that court fee as a cost-saving discount... and to keep my insurance fees the same.... Still doesn't make it right, but makes it worth going to court.

[@HotCuppaCoffee]

Chris O'Rourke - You're not kidding! I disputed an $85.00 traffic ticket, and won. Judge dismissed the charges. Then I had to pay *$125.00* in Court Costs. It cost me $40.00 more, than if I'd just pleaded guilty to a crime I didn't commit. There is something very wrong with the system.

[@alexknight2738]

To most outside the U.S., Jon Stewart and John Oliver are really just comedians, because the things they point out most of us know already and our countries log ago fixed it or never had that problem.

[@MsAsdferas]

The Vulture on a Pretrial show? I foresee a plit twist!

[@ngtuananh1889]

I'm just as surprised

[@PlittHD]

You called ?

[@Acidfrog475]

*plot (But plit is funny)

[@yerghaizverot6441]

The Vulture is just one of the many forms of the chaotic trickster god we know as Mayhem ;)

[@jackwilson5050]

You know bounty hunting has gotten out of hand when you have to specify “no disintegrations.”

[@cmarlow606]

In Kansas, the jails charge inmates by the hour for jail housing fees. Tell me that's not a system that encourages keeping jails filled to capacity.

[@raziqkhan3772]

hgggyhhhjjjjk

[@raziqkhan3772]

,u

[@uniqueusername_]

what if you don't pay? do you just get to leave...?

[@OMIMreacts]

That would be funny, but when I look at our legal system I think they would rather start seizing your property to pay for your cell.

[@wroachwar]

wtf!!!! seriously?????

[@Jomander]

I would totally watch "Pretrial Services" if it was in the style of Parks and Rec or The Office. Just add a few more characters and I can 100% see this actually being a great show.

[@SenshiSunPower]

Add the camera crew as characters!

[@kirikayumura6015]

Didn't The Annihilator do disaster insurance commercials?

[@kevinfox298]

Agreed, I really want to see if Gerald and Deborah reconcile their differences of opinions on cats and actually hook up.

[@pclone5019]

Oh yeah. Same.

[@redsampler2017]

@@kevinfox298 he would need bail himself for ''knocking the bottom out of her'' just saying.. (i nearly died at that piece...XD)

[@liyralawless7164]

I know this video is 5 years old, but Debra, you're a goddamn national treasure!

[@presidentobummer447]

If only it wasn't for all the cats, man...

[@eccentricorbiter1390]

"The annihilator"? That's a strange way to write "vulture"

[@forrestweintraub9858]

Does anyone remember the eighth amendment, where it says, "excessive bail or fines... shall not be imposed"?

[@Champsr0ck2247]

You can easily interpret what "excessive" means. Just offhand there's no set bail for how good your financial situation is + crime. Ah, so that's why lawyers exist.

[@obito101man5]

Forrest Weintraub im calling "excessive" at least a quarter of your net worth

[@medha6735]

Forrest Weintraub Hey man, they're technically breaking the 7th amendment too: In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. (This law was initially meant for cases involving corruption but isn't often cited and can technically be used here.) $20 in 1789 is approximately $530 dollars today (www.officialdata.org/1789-dollars-in-2017?amount=20). If a case exceeds that amount the case immediately goes to the Supreme Court. As shown in Municipal violations: most people pay close to $1000 to get out of parking tickets if they couldn't pay at the time. This means theoretically EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE CASES must be handled by the Supreme Court. Now is that going to happen, most likely not because that means most of these cases will be dismissed, but it'll probably end a lot of this scummy behavior.

[@DoomFinger511]

Medha They also break the law of wrongful imprisonment when they don't immediately release you from jail when the Judge releases you. If you are in jail, go in front of a judge, then get released, you then have to still go back to jail and go through an entire process to get you items back, sign documents and then be released. It can take up to a whole day. Especially since you have to wait in a holding cell until all the other prisoners see a judge so you can all take the prison bus back to jail. I was in jail on $30k bail then the judge RORed me (gave me a bail set at $0). I didn't officially walk outside free for another 8 hours. Had to go back to a holding cell in handcuffs, wait to get on the jail bus (in handcuffs) to bring me back to jail, go through an entire process to receive my items, then be transported to a different area of the jail to officially walk out the door. All while my parents were in the court room and I could of easily of just walked out of the court into their car.

[@Funkopedia]

No, actually. No one remembers that one! I have never heard it mentioned before. Damn.

[@BigEZ95]

All Hail John Oliver, All Hail John Oliver Damn it

[@ilbv5]

Kerry Wichterich The Kingslayer has spoken!

[@BigEZ95]

I'm not the Kingslayer, I can still fap with my right hand

[@violetinthesun1756]

I KNOW RIGHT!! I LOVE HIM SOOO MUCH!!!

[@elizabethroman2727]

Mlk. 😂😂❤❤👄

[@DrakeSilmore]

drivelikeyoustoleit2 Europe > America.

[@nixmoore8163]

I've seen all of John Oliver's videos and now I watch them just to fall asleep. 10/10

[@shawnzuercher7262]

Somewhere along the line we became so narcissistic that we stopped seeing others as people

[@kylezo]

People of color have NEVER been seen as people by the American justice system, literally, codified. That's The Point. This didn't "happen somewhere along the way". This country was founded on it as a core value, and our systems promote it systemically.

[@neequayegill3951]

@@kylezo Well that isn't entirely true now is it.

[@theneekofficial8829]

@@neequayegill3951 no, it is entirely true. the us was built entirely on slavery and was one of, if not the last country to get rid of it.

[@comrade_lenin4820]

@@theneekofficial8829 literally! The UK got rid of slavery before the US, the UK had more common sense than America. That's just fricking shameful

[@BEEEELEEEE]

Seeing your local news in a John Oliver segment makes you rethink your life.

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

+R.J. Beasley I live in Rhode Island, and this has happened not once but twice on his show. Neither were very flattering.

[@BEEEELEEEE]

Mr.Aptronym Yeah, mine was also in the civil forfeiture bit.

[@terro740]

+R.J. Beasley nc..... yeah.

[@deoyx]

BEEELEEE I read this comment, thought to myself "well thank goodness my local news hasnt been on this show" saw one of our county police vehicles, googled it, and SURE ENOUGH guess who's local news was in this show? God damn it

[@somer4213]

My local anchors were on a segment about Sinclair's propaganda..

[@storminmormn6283]

John Oliver and his team are geniuses

[@wryckingbaul8612]

Storminmormn6 Mainly his team because John Oliver himself isn't really funny (sorry John). But they definitely are the brains of that outfit.

[@swamivardana9911]

evil geniuses.

[@mathunit1]

@@wryckingbaul8612 You have shit comedy taste.

[@YamahaYFS200]

@@wryckingbaul8612 I'm sure you're way more funny and great at party's.

[@wryckingbaul8612]

@@YamahaYFS200 When I'm not giving John Oliver's writers hand jobs, I guess.

[@atlasbailly5439]

my man really be saying "migwel"

[@mickeynotmouse]

seriously

[@Wakrar]

I love seeing english speakers trying to pronounce Spanish/Portuguese words

[@WildPirate13]

Odd how so many "compassionate" people turn a blind eye toward this obvious evil.

[@bluegenes2273]

Some, it seems, are honestly ignorant. But the really irredeemable pukes will cheerfully tell you that every person rotting in jail because they can't afford bail must've done *something* to deserve it. Their entire worldview is a dramatic illustration of just world fallacy. And, quelle fucking surprise, they'll change their tune with a quickness when they, themselves, are bitten on the ass by the very system they couldn't be bothered to learn about.

[@fred_ditto]

and I was listening to this while reading an email from my marching band director...

[@MJO-gf8jn]

ppokyqxo

[@endtimemessagebelieversass1841]

+Kazza FD M

[@MrBeef-sh3lc]

Went to a football game with the marching band on Friday.

[@BFFsEngineer]

I imagine your expression changing to poker face when hearing that sentence

[@abrokecollegestudent3507]

Dude

[@smala017]

Here's what I still don't understand: A) why the f*** are people being held in jail before being found guilty of a crime??? Sure they were arrested but nothing has been proven!! Doesn't that completely go against the "innocent until proven guilty" thing??? Why don't we see people complaining about that more often? Getting rid of this would also eliminate the problem of people getting fired for pleading innocent etc. Could someone explain why this isn't a big problem in society? Because it seems like a much bigger problem than most of the stuff people talk about. That brings me to my next point... B) "the right to a speedy trial" is guaranteed in the constitution. If you're gonna hold potentially innocent people in jail, you MUST grant them a quick trial. Two high profile trials here in MA just lated for multiple YEARS: Tsarnaev and Hernandez. How can you take away two years from a person's life without even knowing if they're guilty or not!?? Once again, seems like a blatant violation of the Constitution that no one talks about. This wouldn't be such a big problem if we didn't hold innocent (aka awaiting trial; not proven guilty) people in jail, but if that is what we are going to do we cant let it run on for years at a time. How the f*** is two years considered a speedy trial??? I think that if you can't find the evidence to prove someone guilty in TWO YEARS, that person should just be let out of jail. You can't have them just sit there while you wait for some evidence to come up against them. Why are these issues not talked about more??? They seem like basic simple violations of fundamental principles of liberty and justice. Ridiculous.

[@Montesama314]

Stephen Malacaria Well, the reason for bail is to prevent people from leaving the jurisdiction when they may present a safety risk to the public, or who risk trying to leave the jurisdiction prior to trial (aka a "flight risk"). The problem is when we start using high bail to keep incarcerated people who've committed non-violent crimes. People with a history of missing trials or violent crime? Sure. But people who drive with a bad license? Come on!

[@dimonai01]

Stephen Malacaria simple, i commit a crime then get arrested. there is 99% chance of i'm going to be found guilty and the consequences wont be good at all, what should do? well if i'm free to go before my trial then making a run for it does seem like a viable option ol. bail the system was set to make sure people actually show up for their trial. if you can't afford it, odds are you don't have much to lose so they think that you could make a run for it. while if you can afford that 200,000 dollars, odds are you are going to show up to court. there is some major flaws in that logic but that's pretty much the gist of it.

[@raven1234566]

Stephen Malacaria because thank god most Americans still care about the victims more than the felons. Most people arrested ARE guilty and most ARE repeat customers. Most normal people don't get arrested unless its for something like DUI which has a low bail. 90% of people arrested have been arrested before and just cant keep their hands out of the cookie jar.

[@ocadioan]

raven1234566 Except that they are not felons until they have been proven guilty in a court of law. Also, why even use the money system in the first place? Take a look at other countries, which does not have a bail system, but does sometimes hold people before they have been judged. For example: Denmark. In Denmark, you can be detained for up to 30 days before you must have had a court hearing, and only if the police can procure enough evidence to suggest that your crime is heinous enough and that you are a flight risk to get a judge to sign off on it. The decision is NOT based on whether you have the money necessary to get out.

[@aolson1111]

raven1234566 Wait, so who is the victim if you're arrested for marijuana possession? Also, nice made up statistics.

[@magicman9218]

1960's: "our jails are bursting at the seams" 2019: "......."

[@dillonhounshell9786]

2020: We got a solution... Hi COVID! Sorry for the necropost, but wanted to add an update.

[@Valentinathevamp]

Florida jails, Seminole County, charged inmates a daily fee, and an arrest/booking fee. And you can get re-arrested at the time of your release if you don’t pay as soon as you’re released. Justice.

[@thinkingoutloud3358]

vaphillips 😯 wow wth

[@Nynzy]

Central Florida just keeps getting worse and worse over the years being here~ =[

[@kevinleugan6037]

1) Cops want to act like the military and have tanks and ATVs 2) Civilians want to act like cops and carry tasers and guns 3) A stiff population of people are religiously against gun control 4) Federal Defense budget is higher than the next 10 countries' combined 5) Highest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world What is with the US and its fascination with weaponry?

[@macduggles]

It's a Guy Thing! Hell yeah!

[@jerrycan1756]

+Kevin Leugan Top of the military world. That's basically it.

[@carroboi2981]

+Kevin Leugan The fact the US was born out of a revolution fought with fire-arms? The gun has been apart of the culture of the US since its very start, the west was tamed by the gun, (and not to mention many thousands of people, dollars, and acres of land) the US expanded its global influence using the mere threat of a couple of big navy guns, and had been very successful in maintaining itself through the gun. Why is anyone suprised this nation is fascinated with weaponry?

[@jerrycan1756]

Fritts ShockTrooper Because "Europe doesn't do it so it's wrong" and people actually think like that.

[@mrjimmbo]

+Fritts ShockTrooper Europe was fighting wars a thousand years before Columbus even made it to the Americas...

[@cecoletti1]

I would 100% watch that reality show they pitched at the end.

[@NikkiDimesYT]

+Karloss Coletti One of my favourite shows is about a paper company in Pennsylvania, so hell yeah!

[@teheyepatch]

+Karloss Coletti Same here. Especially with Mayhem from the All State commercials XD

[@gamercows1]

+Karloss Coletti Same

[@capricec1428]

+BadassPuppyMaster same

[@marcogypaetus9607]

Only for Deb. She's precious.

[@lowlander04]

Just realized that Brett "The Annihilator" is also The Vulture from Brooklyn Nine Nine so this Episode of Last Week Tonight is a spin off prequel and no one can tell me otherwise!

[@sabahmerchant1866]

The question is how The Annihilator became the Vulture XD

[@letushear7301]

I honestly get my news and documentaries right here.

[@thatpedanticcommenter5847]

This message brought to you by: YOUR MOTHER. I died.

[@eviedson]

John Oliver providing awesome essay topics since April 27, 2014.

[@YouLittleRascal]

You may call him the Annihilator... but he will always be the Vulture

[@vini__dev]

lol

[@MeloraCarabas]

Debra's jacket is an accessoire that the designer of Dolores Umbridges' wardrobe would make soooo jealous! It's not blood spatter, it's flowers. really! It's so absolutely perfect.

[@Cr4ckerJ4cks]

Omg can't wait for this season of pretrial services

[@Tylernal]

Cr4ckerJ4cks kind of went downhill after the 8th episode.

[@cgnefarious5785]

I would totally watch that show. Get on it HBO.

[@jmarquiso]

Cr4ckerJ4cks I was confused as to why they hired improv actors for the bit, but as it went further I understood. It should totally be its own thing.

[@icegoblin6694]

Cr4ckerJ4cks No spoilers, I haven't seen season 2.

[@DialDforDeath]

icegoblin66 Just wait. I heard that there's a spin-off in the making called "Debra's Cats". Even better is that we see turmoil over Debra's preferred companion: The Cats or Gerald "The Nose".

[@m0rtred]

Every american should watch John Oliver...

[@Gam3Junkie]

+m0rtred Every person in the world should watch John Oliver.

[@hudrowportnof4058]

+m0rtred and they watch FOX instead.....

[@CasaiAgicap]

+Hudrow Portnof Hey, that's not true. Some of them watch CNN! ...I'm not helping at all with this, am I?

[@DiabloDBS]

+Gam3Junkie Slow down please ... think about the consequences.... he would probably gain so much control over how states act in less than a decade that in about 80 years the world will become a place where people like him cannot make fun of federal stupidity anymore as none still exists.. I mean you'd destroy the lifes of a large group of people abusing the systems as they never leaned something actual useful.. that would be horrible .. they would life on the streets with nothing left and when they commit a crime they wouldn't have to spend huge amounts of cash they don't even have... Wait .. now that i think about it a second time...

[@REDIUS999]

+m0rtred why is the black guy is fat, not attractive and is the only one doing the shitty job (piss sniffing) ? just asking .... that would have been nice if there was an asian, indian or arab in the casting to make it more fair and representative of the american society !

[@austinme5010]

As someone in a marching band I can testify that being on a marching band won’t ruin your Social life, mainly because everyone in them have no social life.

[@gamingman2720]

Bail hunters: *kills random guy* The legal system: yeah it’s fine

[@RainbowManification]

Why are these so addicting. I have a presentation to get ready for tommorrow. What the fuck am I doing. Damn you John Oliver

[@joncarr1200]

George Soros Your profile pic fits perfectly

[@AndrewmanGaming]

If you can marry meth over 5 pounds, would then smoking the meth be considered domestic abuse?

[@satsunada]

+AndrewmanGaming If you smoke 5 pounds of meth in one sitting, domestic abuse is the least of your worries.

[@Plantster15]

+satsunada i don't think he means smoking the whole thing in one go, but just a taking a little bit off until its all gone.

[@Plantster15]

***** jesus dued calm down

[@Pilotlucaseo]

+AndrewmanGaming No, that's cannibalism

[@ismaelawad-risk5803]

+AndrewmanGaming grams, not pounds.

[@RelentlessOhiox]

"Jesus was NOT bailed out." That was just too good.

[@mikeyang6583]

Thank god starting oct.2019, the bail system is gone in California.

[@amireinav1]

Mike Yang really, that’s so cool, I’m so proud of my state at this point

[@amireinav1]

Mike Yang actually wait, it isn’t. I checked there will be a referendum on that in November 2020

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjense7376]

As someone who doesn't live in California, what exactly are they talking about replacing it with?

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjense7376]

@Gabriel Langford Is it a case by case basis or are there guidelines as to how the judge should determine your risk? Again I'm not asking because I have an argument, I'm asking to learn what it's like *without* bail from someone who knows.

[@colormedubious4747]

It's worked SO well for NYC. I guess California hates the "Commiefornia" label so much they'd rather be known as "Crimeofornia." Let's see: They don't want you able to defend yourselves but they DO want to keep the criminals roaming the land. DON'T BE PROUD OF THAT!

[@RVRMTNS]

"Filling out forms and filing them in triplicate We won't lock you up if your crime's not significant." #BARS

[@ImmaterialDigression]

I'm confused you have people who can legally break into your house... in a country where most places you can have pretty powerful weaponry and a last stand rule where you can run after someone to shoot them. How are these people not shot?

[@zenopath1]

ImmaterialDigression that's why they look like swat teams, lol. Better treat everyone like they might fight back, stun gun to the face always stops me from going for my AK-47

[@ImmaterialDigression]

zenopath1 yeah but they also smash on peoples doors and prowl around their property. Either way it is really fucking weird.

[@Robstafarian]

ImmaterialDigression The answer to your question is the entire point of staging an ambush. However, I can think of a few other points: 1. It seems likely that most people who own firearms do not carry them within their homes. 2. It seems likely that most people do not sit at home with their backs in corners and clear views of all points of ingress. 3. Even if someone managed to shoot one of these vigilantes, bearing in mind that such a person would be within their rights, said vigilantes would take that as a justification to use lethal force. 4. Significant training is required to shoot more than one attacker in such a scenario (consider the El Presidente Drill).

[@ImmaterialDigression]

***** I'm not saying they carry them around, but if you look at the bit where he is banging on a door, or if you see some guys messing about outside your house. THEN you say OK lets get the gun because we have some crazies outside. I'm not saying they would be successful, just saying they would try to shoot them to defend their house when you got crazy ass joe and bob knocking on your door. There is little difference between them and people robbing your house except they are more conspicuous.

[@Robstafarian]

ImmaterialDigression Then you are getting into situational awareness and, honestly, sprinting speed. I phrased my reply the way I did to demonstrate how difficult such a situation would be even in relatively ideal circumstances. Apart from that, where is it legal to shoot someone who is knocking on your door?

[@ridwanquick]

The outro song of pre-trial services is awesome. Really gets you hooked to the show

[@jordansullivan5764]

"That's the kind of lack of attention to detail that makes me worry about you operating as an unregulated vigilante." XDDDD

[@TheDragonCat99]

I REALLY wanna see these fake TV shows Last Week Tonight makes up. They'd make amazing parody shows.

[@ole-jakobschubert4205]

ikr

[@aidanstenson7063]

what about the denmark zoo

[@natanoj16]

aidan Stenson what about the Denmark Zoo? ^^

[@candaceskeen7522]

TheDragonCat99 wow! Stupid people everywhere... LEARN THE THINK FOR YOURSELF! Because though he’s a late night comiden he very well speaks the truth with a spin of humor... sad, sad, sad.

[@guymine1233]

Cake cucks?

[@CUXOB2]

everything i hear about USA sounds like middle ages. Do they have knights and build castles too?

[@kingambrosius9125]

Yes White Castles.

[@ohyeahlopita2079]

No but we have a lot of people who refuse to get vaccinated, don't believe in evolution, or wont use birth control. So yeah, middle ages.

[@djbred18]

Yes they do. Medieval Times

[@josephepps7805]

We play chess!

[@rotfeasttenders2440]

We're not drawing and quartering people, but it seems like we're heading in that direction

[@pixelhavoc4950]

Honestly, I'm sad that Brett wasn't called "The Vulture" (Brooklyn 99 Refference)

[@vedantpatel4590]

Ikrrr

[@Talonistrying]

Eyyy

[@kingofthe000]

This is exactly what happened to me with a DUI case. I was sleeping in my car, no sobriety test was given not even mentioned. My Girlfriend at the time told the police I was high the night before when I drove. Couldn't make bail, the public pretender told me you can await a 90 day trial or you can plead guilty and you will likely be out tomorrow. Needless to say I plead guilty.

[@mirza7977]

Why are people even getting locked up if they are not guilty? This seems to me, as a non American citizen, like the police is going through a neighborhood just picking off people. " Nah he is good... he also... oh, there is a poor guy, let's arrest him for no reason and if he can't pay the bail he is fucked."

[@Macaroth1]

Because the only important US-American freedom is to have any gun you want. Anything else can be swept under the rug.

[@Necroskull388]

If there is reasonable cause to arrest someone, they can be arrested. They go to jail, which is temporary, unless their convicted of a crime severe enough to send them to prison, which is much more permanent. Reform is necessary, but you seem to have a very poor understanding of the system in the first place. Also, "any gun you want" is entirely wrong. Just because Americans can own guns, doesn't mean they can own any gun.

[@alexgeerts6404]

They are arrested for actual crime but the bail in most states then fucks them.

[@themadlibrarian2933]

Even if you get out on your own recognizance (i.e. no bail required), there is usually a charge just for being arrested if you are taken to jail and booked. Some jails will refund that charge if you are found not guilty, but you are responsible for asking for the refund and for keeping the paperwork that shows that you paid the booking fee.

[@Mustang424]

Guilt is determined by a jury of your peers (or by a judge if you ask for a bench trial). Police arrest on reasonable cause. Reasonable cause does not equal guilty.

[@gg_rider]

John and his writing team are SOOOOO effective at getting their point across in a memorable way that makes you laugh and remember. I'll be curious to what extent he can embarrass "the system" and "the people" into change by changing our perspective.

[@austintheforecaster2995]

Ya because I watch John Oliver for the gripping reporting and stunning realism, it’s not like this is a political comedy show

[@abbigailcarr2725]

Not much seems to change tbh. He’s covered every major injustice or most of them and they continue to thrive

[@ekdaufin1485]

Goodbye jail bit was great. Thank you for this serious, important topic.

[@SmokieMcShatter]

Dude this happens in Canada ALL THE TIME I have a criminal record cause I had to plea guilty because I couldn't find a surety and I was homeless

[@GadgetAndKite]

America, land of the free.* *Terms and conditions apply.

[@peterlohnes1]

Is this the only show that tackles an issue in great depth...while being hilarious. Keep it up

[@youtubeisawebsite]

Yes. Just yes. The vulture and John Oliver!!! 2 favorite shows.

[@omalor]

One of the best things about this show is the ad-free KZbin replay!

[@JuraIbis]

"The man was shot and died at the hospital" (dead silent audience) "And they shot his dog" OHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@themusician4909]

I would watch Pre-Trial Services.

[@kimjong-un1136]

All I see is a society where there is great suffering and injustice. This "land of the free" sounds jolly.

[@Maseater]

15:49 don't you mean 'The Vulture'?

[@samramdebest]

wait, you have to plead guilty to get out of jail? what?!

[@Chapai567]

***** And if you can't pay the fine you get fucked over even more.

[@doctorpc1531]

Chapai567 yep, the fuckbarrel..

[@TheKYLEdavid]

samramdebest It's because they plead guilty in the form of a "plea bargain", in which the prosecutor and the accused agree on a punishment without putting the case to trial, which is usually something less significant like a fine or a shorter jail sentence. But if the accused pleads innocent, then they have to stay in jail until their trial is over, which can take months, sometimes years. Then if they are eventually found guilty, they must then serve jail time as punishment in addition to the time they spent waiting for their trial.

[@smala017]

My question is: why are they in jail anyways even if they have yet to be proven guilty????

[@22439384]

TheKYLEdavid I think that in a lot of states, they get to count the time they already spent in jail. I think it is called time served. I am not positive though. Edit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_served

[@yonatanrotbach1722]

Fuck, I thought Rikers was a fictional prison in the Spiderman universe, this shit is actually real? That's scary.

[@mangakawang8015]

Yep and they are famous for their rape aka butt sex

[@blairisblood]

In the Marvel comics it's spelled with a Y, but yeah. Pretty much.

[@aml7481]

***** Sadly, it's not fictional. Some poor dude killed himself in there while waiting for his trial for 6 years - observer.com/2015/06/de-blasio-deeply-saddened-by-death-of-man-held-years-at-rikers-without-trial/ He was jailed as a teen over stealing a backpack.

[@beamersbeamer6514]

***** Don't have to worry if you are white. There is stop and frisk if you are black, then suspicion, then sent to Rikers to await trial. Wonder why black people rebel? River 90% black.

[@mask938]

Stuff like this makes me wonder if The Purge isn’t as implausible as I thought.

[@sorenolsen9281]

I never expected mayhem to work for pretrial servicds

[@1andonlyzara]

0:40 “One example! A man called Migwell.” Migwell? What the fu.... You mean Miguel?!

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

Clearly, he is too British to understand that the U is silent.

[@christopherpham2784]

I googled Robert Durst (rich guy from the beginning) out of curiosity, and his trial just began YESTERDAY. This video's from 2015, and his murder trial just began yesterday.

[@gislainelee3181]

I demand explanation now, John Oliver

[@MizterB]

@@christopherpham2784 Way to copy and paste EndyBendy's comment from, like- 8 months before

[@Min-hd2yi]

In Canada bounty hunters are illegal.

[@matthewmuir8884]

There are only two countries where bounty hunting is legal. The US is one of them. As for the other, you'll never guess... It's The Philippines.

[@completem3ss]

@@matthewmuir8884 WHAT??? IT EXISTS AND IS LEGAL HERE??

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@completem3ss That depends; by "here", which country are you referring to?

[@completem3ss]

@@matthewmuir8884 Philippines

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@completem3ss Ah; thanks. Yes; according to what I read in my quick research on the subject, The Philippines is the only country besides the US with legalized bounty hunting.

[@axer3515]

I had a friend who did a tmyear while waiting to be bailed out of jail. 20 grand. Finally, his parents put their house up and paid a thousand dollars. The next week the DA dropped the charges.

[@jacquelineknauff5276]

Thank you

[@samuraisalesman2566]

I just love the Halo Shotgun sound-effect after "The Hand Grenade".

[@ColonelPeppers]

Thanks to this show it is getting scarier and more depressing to live in America.

[@millerscrossing369]

Colonel Pepper leave then

[@ColonelPeppers]

Well, it is still better than Mexico. And by now I am used to it.

[@beamersbeamer6514]

Colonel Pepper Mostly if you are white, you won't have these problems.

[@beamersbeamer6514]

Millers Crossing Says the privileged.

[@mustachos1993]

Colonel Pepper Nice that the US has to buck itself up now by being compared to Mexico.

[@buleleader]

Not gunna lie, I'd watch that show at the end, I feel like it would be something like The Office

[@McMaster1471]

*JEEEEEEEEEEESUUUUS CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSTTT* bail bonds.

[@Roy-Batty-Nex6.]

John Oliver and last week never disappoints. Great show whenever I need to laugh I watch an episode. Keep it up John you are awesome.

[@jasoncooper9188]

you have a horrible sense of humor then

[@RaphaeLoh01]

I used to follow a bounty hunter on youtube, until bounty hunting was made illegal and he became a sheriff... he actually did it right. He only went in after calling several times, he films every he does for accountability, he mostly uses handcuffs and rarely uses his taser!

[@AustraliaRealEstateMobi]

Brilliant!

[@daviddawson1313]

So basically, In America, you can be arrested and put in prison for being poor?

[@d4vidq537]

Sora Dawson Land of the Free

[@Jinzoningen]

No, you get arrested for giving the police reasonable cause to believe you have committed a crime, THEN you are stuck in jail for being poor.

[@lilithpierce5359]

power is still in the states hands literally what the revolution was fought for

[@mb3938]

you can be arrested for the color of your skin. it is beautiful in her for the white and the rich.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@mb3938 thats total bullshit, the cops have to at least make up charges. there are 0 laws against being more tan than another guy

[@GdoubleWB]

16:58 Why is there a shot of Calgary spliced in there?

[@katjosh]

GdoubleWB I know right weird but also kinda cool at the same time

[@DerekRoss1958]

GdoubleWB Everything gets better when you add Calgary.

[@TazManiac008]

GdoubleWB Because this type of common sense had to originate in Canada!

[@Skwiib]

GdoubleWB holy shit you're right. Lived here my whole life, you would think i would have noticed it

[@GdoubleWB]

Skwiib I know, I just got a glimpse and I was like "Wait, is that the Bow?", and then I rewound and I was like, "Holy shit, that's Calgary!"

[@Shortkonner]

Thanks for educating me about this older video

[@johnascurry8100]

I love John Oliver!!!

[@hannahaugustyniak11]

In Michigan if you can't pay your bail you can do community service

[@cobravenom1316]

You're right, my friend Adam is doing that right now

[@josephepps7805]

Only after being convicted n by then u've toss a salad or 2!🤔

[@josephepps7805]

no wonder it looks like shit!🤔

[@Tom-uv7ry]

Then how the fuck is that innocent until proven guilty if people have to do that American is shit as fuck

[@CM-fh4lp]

Not every where. I spent 30 days in Wayne County on a first time non violent offense because I couldn't pay my bail. I lost my kids, car and was evicted. I'm still picking up the pieces.

[@WhyBeUgly]

Imagine these 'bounty hunters' go after some ex Navy SEAL or other Special Forces guys. That would be funny to see.

[@genericbearsounds5899]

They wouldn't show that...but agreed. They gotta keep them looking like badasses.

[@comedyman4896]

I want to see that show

[@WhyBeUgly]

Chris Small Maybe but they sure as shit are tougher than those fucking morons

[@WhyBeUgly]

+Chris Small Did you even fucking see those clips? They jammed weapons on the guys face and tackled them. Good luck doing that to a fucking SEAL, you think you can wrestle an angry Navy SEAL or a Green Beret? You fucking keyboard warriors I swear

[@HJohal-qb1jg]

Jesus Christ it's Jason Borne lol

[@keanehgz]

Not calling Brett 'The Vulture' is just a missed opportunity, come on John

[@srbojangals]

16:58 anyone spot that panning shot of Calgary?! Hometown shoutout!

[@TFCRAFTER]

The Bow!!!!

[@Alex-ge8cp]

I watched Dog the Bounty Hunter when I was so young I didn't even know what a bounty hunter was.

[@Alex-ge8cp]

It was kind of nice though. He beat them up then gave them an inspirational speech about finding Jesus and getting their life together. I hated Beth though. She's a twat.

[@StardustLegend]

okay the beating people up part is not okay but the second one is good XD

[@moekitsune]

"He beat them up then gave them an inspirational speech about finding Jesus and getting their life together." It's based in Texas, right?

[@user-wo8fi7ie6f]

+TheJewelOfJool hawaii

[@moekitsune]

P0ssum P I'm shocked.

[@Charleslough00]

The amount of respect I have for John Oliver is real. He may joke a lot but he has some great information and a realistic outlook on things that are plaguing us as a country.

[@EmperorStarscream]

And 7 years later bail is a thing of the past..

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

15:42 I was looking away and immediately thought “Wait, is that the Vulture?”

[@codymaxwell531]

Yeah I spent 16 days in jail for driving while suspended and no proof of insurance. 500$ for no insurance 250$ for driving while suspended 250$ for "municipal costs"=1000$ my brother killed himself while I was in. Lets just say i've been closeley monitoring the judge that did this to me. I'm gonna give em a reason to lock me up

[@NoGrip]

Your show really points out how bad America is, it's scary

[@Camdavideogameaddict]

+25 Media Last Week Tonight has destroyed my faith in humanity. Many times. Hilariously and happily.

[@rotierender_lurch]

*faith in murrica

[@thanosgaming625]

ThoObe * ‘murica

[@swamivardana9911]

you are a hydrogen breather.