Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@spaceman1848]

I like how Chris Rock put it when he said "some jobs can't have bad apples. American airlines doesn't say some of our pilots actually land the planes."

[@flaskhjertako]

List of jobs coming to mind that CANNOT have bad apples: Police Healthcare workers Police Airline Pilots Vehicle Manufacturers Police Secret Service Congress POLICE Firefighters Construction Workers P O L I C E

[@andreasbuehler1821]

No job can have bad apples. That's what the expression means: they spoil the whole barrel, so you have to aggressively remove bad apples before their rot infects the whole harvest. Letting small corruptions slide in single officers leads to bigger corruption and then institutional corruption. So anyone who calls them a few bad apples admits they were too ow to act and now everything is falling apart.

[@martinholm8708]

Funny how when it’s one officer the the hole department is to blame, yet when there is one looter the protest has nothing to do with that?? You liberal looser’s are arguing against your own points. And btw there are a lot of bad “apple” that work as pilots aswell ever hear of “Suicide by pilot”? Look it up

[@parthhanda6828]

@@Cl0ckcl0ck i think you went a bit too further with the analogy. it's testament to the problem we have for not seeing things are they are but instead we look at them as how we think they are or how we are informed they are. opinions and facts are seldom differentiable in today's world. an institution responsible for resolving the guilt of it's own members.... come on. don't you see anything wrong with that? attacking your own with less-lethal (not "non-lethal") weapons and ammunitions, using chemical warfare basically on them... that's a bit too much authority in one place, without proper accountability may i remind you. Chris Rock is a comedian by profession. it's his job to add a twist of comedy or satire to his work. Don't take everything he says seriously.... a thing that should be followed when trying to look for guidance in times of fear from the current President. Just don't.

[@Laxton07]

@@flaskhjertako Imagine the mental gymnastics needed to excuse that kind of behavior from any of those other professions. If there were one or two doctors in every hospital who just killed their patients because they could we wouldnt be like "I'm still going through with my elective surgery because they're not all bad. We can't lose any of our faith because of a few bad apples".

[@esmewvimes2901]

I answer telephones and provide customer service. I am on camera at all times, unless I'm in the restroom. Any, or all of my calls are recorded, and I have at least 2 meetings every month based on random calls my supervisor has listened to and critique them. If I hang up on a customer, or a number of customers rank my service as less than PERFECT, I can be fired. So why am I more closely monitored than an average police officer?

[@Thankz4sharing]

John shows that bad unions can protect bad officers. But no union at all - good or bad - no protection for the likes of you. Ima bet you have no union and that your bosses would sooner go out of business than allow you to have one.

[@john-zf1yb]

It’s the difference of the private sector vs the public sector. The cops don’t get paid based on how they preform

[@hedgehog3180]

I mean in literally every other profession fucking murdering someone would absolutely get you fired, even just slightly injuring someone would get you fired. Imagine if we had as little oversight for every other profession as we do for police, imagine if engineers just didn't give a shit and bridges and houses constantly collapsed, imagine if doctors just dropped shit into patients they were performing open surgery on, imagine if firefighters just refused to save people in burning buildings. It's utter madness that police are not just allowed to injure people but literally fucking murder them and keep their job.

[@owen4738]

Ever heard of Internal Affairs or IAB? Pretty much the same thing. You are making these blanket statements with no evidence. Especially to the people that protect you and DIE for you each and every day?

[@Jibaku]

Well said, Christine.

[@KkKk-bh8sx]

" that's our show, thanks for watching, goodnight" Man...the way he delivered it.

[@oscardziki4543]

He was close to tearing down the last few minutes of the show. That's how many of us feel lately.

[@jhawkweapon]

Every person watching this has an obligation to share this on their social media accounts.

[@AliAhmadTube]

well as Egyptian , i say you are lucky to have him and so lucky to have her. I hope I do the same here in my country and that social contract is the key for everything. ask The French Revolution for that.

[@moeb1us]

shaken to the core. that lady had power. speechless. ashamed.

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

👏. Perfect example of why he’s truly the best. This video as a whole was well edited, researched, delivered, and broadcast for free on KZbin. Can’t say enough great things about John Oliver. I’m stunned by his recent work. Especially this one.

[@stormyweather5628]

It’s two years later and my blood still boils watching this

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

agreed

[@janhoogland6104]

Should do because nothing has changed.

[@lindafox1679]

Mine too!

[@grantjf6744]

Right? I can't believe so little came out of it. I mean, I can, but it's so asinine. The denial from people claiming all the protesters getting assaulted were rioters (or denying that violence was happening in my city at all). The lack of accountability from the cops. The sheer magnitude of how many people of color have been needlessly murdered by police brutality. The entire thing is so unbelievably exhausting and rage inducing.

[@lawsonthepunmaster9010]

Agreed especially watching the part where the thugs in blue pepper spray the peaceful protesters to drag someone out of the crowd after they said some well deserved harsh words at them Police brutality is something that needs to be ended NOW

[@TheBrendanWoolbert]

The ending left me speechless. The pain in her voice, and then John’s cut to that’s our show good night was heartbreaking

[@felipegonzales5575]

Can someone tell me her name or link me that cause damm that was so raw

[@TheBrendanWoolbert]

Felipe Gonzales I’ll try to find it

[@lgm9324]

Watch the whole video of her speech. She gives a lot of history before this particular portion.

[@sidharthbankupalle7079]

@@lgm9324 gimme a link please

[@Twistedsackboy]

It really shouldn't. Angry person going on a rant for their 15 minutes of fame isn't really impressive it's just the same old acting. And him then doing a contrived quiet voice shortly after to sell it to the audience, isn't heartbreaking it's just good acting.

[@nicfuecol]

I'm speechless. thanks HBO for making these segments of the show free, by the way.

[@hressifavitinn9524]

Wait, the show is longer than this?

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

This was the show. I think at this point, this show is needed more than ever. We get our news from comedians and comedy from the damn "news"

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

@@hressifavitinn9524 The main segment was the whole show this time. There are usually around 10 minutes left for smaller stories.

[@ciaranbrk]

They do make the main segment free which is good because it’s very educational backed with quotes and evidence.

[@glost12311goduer]

Well seeing as it's a weekly currently events show there really is no benefit in keeping these clips off youtube. The show can't really be rerun once the week has passed so they might as well release it on here where it serves as promotion for the show.

[@aslandus]

I would think that if paperwork was enough to discourage an officer from drawing a gun, the situation may not have warranted a gun to begin with

[@juanaallebach4205]

You hit the nail on the head, my friend. 100% agree.

[@anneb889]

Exactly! If you truly are fearing for your life, what’s some paperwork? If you are in a position to contemplate the paperwork involved....sounds like a situation you could probably de-escalate with words.

[@Onlylettuce92]

Geeeeee you don’t say?!

[@AndrewDeFaria]

Not really. An officer can be deciding whether or not to say go into a house weapons drawn or not. With a high degree of probability, he might encounter a deadly force situation he probably will say "I don't care about having to file paperwork - there maybe somebody in there who is armed". I get that. But in another situation where there's a lesser degree of probability that he'll encounter a situation he might say "probably doesn't warrant the paperwork that I'll have to do" so he goes in without drawing his weapon. But guess what? He was wrong and gets shot.

[@JunctionToMusou]

@@AndrewDeFaria A firearm is a tool for which its only intended purpose is to kill others. Having the capability to kill someone else so easily absolutely should be treated as an extreme responsibility. In those "lesser degree of probability" situations, the idea of having to do paperwork shouldn't even be a relevant point. Either the situation required the use of the firearm or it didn't, and the paperwork should be considered as part of the job. The paperwork is part of the officer's job, and if pulling out a gun is necessary in performing their duties, then having to do paperwork afterward shouldn't even be part of the officer's thought process.

[@TransSappho]

Fun fact: in multiple instances where police unions went on strike, crime noticeably decreased. Not just arrests but crimes altogether(which yes, are also recorded by organizations other than the cops)

[@Amir-mq4jy]

Lol that’s bullshit man

[@tacioob2337]

@@Amir-mq4jy actually not, organized crime wants "peace" to sell drugs and control traficking, so if no police, no worries, and no problems. Which doesnt mean the crime has ended, just that is operating free

[@TheRed02151]

that's BS, by in large the exact opposite happens. There are so many stats on this.

[@joerionis5902]

​@@TheRed02151By all means say it

[@89qwyg9yqa34t]

@@joerionis5902 Can't post links on KZbin, but CNN wrote an article with the title: "Once nicknamed ‘Murderapolis,’ the city that became the center of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement is grappling with heightened violent crime." Crime doesn't magically go away when police officers stop existing.

[@dajayjayzee]

"if you're spending a billion dollars on misconduct settlements, you might want to seriously examine what conduct looks like" This right here...is the key. The city pays out, not the police. If the settlements were coming out of the pockets of the unions and the paychecks of the officers, misconduct would drop sharply.

[@MenverMan]

Specifically the people, the tax payers

[@craigcrawford6595]

Exactly!

[@craigcrawford6595]

@Box Car Settling out of court requires both sides to agree...

[@kaijsadragonborn119]

I have an idea.. don't depend on government to solve all our problems. Exercise your rights no matter how uncomfortable - it's your duty. If you vote away your rights and responsibilities and can't handle your duty as a citizen because it's too scary and makes you clutch your pearls, then STFU about it when they have a monopoly on violence and predictably abuse their power.

[@Cl0ckcl0ck]

Applications for becoming a police officer would drop even more sharply. To zero actually I would imagine.

[@aliflanagan7669]

“We got here on purpose” is the most revealing sentence

[@carltondunnert4131]

Holy F*ck what a powerful ending. This is Emmy award winning episode! Well done John!

[@Fire-Queen]

@Eshita Shukla the items mentioned are mostly marketed towards and used by people of colour. I'm glad to see their colleagues noticed this as being incredibly racist and they've been placed on leave.

[@Zabiru-]

The guy that called into that zoom call.. absolute legend haha

[@P.cookie]

There was a 2nd guy before him that had 2 minutes and said basically an essay which calls police pigs and all that shit

[@simonlong2305]

VitaDoden that was tremendous!! The “ perfect call”

[@Holostryker]

@Alison Sanches Krinski just a video call

[@harborwolf22]

He sounded so much like *Ryan Lockwood... So random, but he's a Goldeneye speedrunner... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYrQon2iabKihKs

[@noafortune3564]

@Alison Sanches Krinski Zoom is a form of video communication that mostly corporations use for meetings online. Like skype kinda. I don't use it through so I'm going off of friend's experience.

[@PaulFJarnes]

I feel that the lack of a live audience makes the message of this piece hit harder

[@DontTouchMyCroissant]

"Getting-shot-in-the-leg-instead-of-the-heart candidate" is so poetic and accurate a phrase that it hurts.

[@simonlong2305]

Losty that was brilliant Biden is all we got to stop the horror show?

[@oskarcolumb]

Is this a shot-in-the-heart or shot-in-the-leg kind of hurt?

[@booketoiles1600]

I was real surprised at the writers dropping support for Biden, I had expected they wouldn't dare touch the dem candidate

[@lackofsubtlety6688]

And still, it is the candidate a lot of people in the USA want. For me it's unfathomable that you guys have to choose between 2 morons like Biden and Trump in November. The lesser of the 2 evils is still evil as fuck. Time for a revolution. A revolution will be the only way you will be able to get the changes you need. The political apparatus is broken and will not provide the people with anything.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@simonlong2305 Could have had Bernie:/ But no. DNC can't have actual liberals in the power.

[@paulcondarcuri]

I am so grateful he spent less time on jokes in this episode, that his frustration and anger showed, but most of all I appreciate that the last thought shared was not his own and that he knew it shouldn’t be.

[@dawntraci]

Exactly!!! And after Kimberly Jones's clip, I have never seen him look more somber. It got him in the gut like it did me. ❤️

[@FilmmakersLifestyle]

The woman at the end is Kimberly Jones, co-author of “I’m Not Dying with You Tonight.”

[@asatruuasatruuasatruu7085]

He gave it to an obese monster who irrationally promotes burning down stores. She made a point on why she shouldn't respect the police, but fair enough - but o jump from that to justifying burning shit was pure ego-saving anger-masturbation.

[@dawntraci]

@@asatruuasatruuasatruu7085 poor you.

[@lianah7837]

Y'know when you're upset and can't organize your anger and thoughts properly and so John Oliver does it for you

[@hp2084]

Actually, he let the lady do it for him. He was too upset to get the last line out properly.

[@bunk95]

Thats fiction. Do you think thats untrue?

[@nickkerber1145]

that "unsuccessful Bible salesman" joke aged like fine wine

[@kriticaldiversity8750]

If you decide to not pull your weapon because the paperwork would be a hassle....then obviously that situation doesn’t require your weapon to be drawn in the first place

[@georgelane6350]

Exactly, when he said that I was like; uh, that's the whole point!

[@Smiththebat]

It’s how it works in Canada... I mean, we still have problems here... but I know a bunch of cops who don’t have any problem with the paperwork requirement; they say it truly makes their weapon a last resort and there’s no need for it to be the first thing they jump to.

[@graham1034]

@@Smiththebat Most cops you talk to in Canada, even in major cities, have either never drawn their firearm in the line of duty or only one or 2 times max. A cop putting their hand on their gun is considered very aggressive and borderline excessive force depending on the situation. I can't imagine how terrifying it would be to have a loaded gun pointed at me.

[@sol029]

Canada has some serious systemic racism issues to deal with. Far beyond just our policing. This country (Canada) makes me sick to call myself Canadian. Nothing will change here though. Not enough outrage. Just loads of white privilege and kind words. No actions.

[@graham1034]

@@sol029 oh for sure. While Canadian cops are less likely to resort to force than their US counterparts, they still disproportionately do so against minorities. Not to mention many other racial equality issues that need to be addressed.

[@donniethemillennial7609]

Anyone notice how shook John Oliver was at the very end? I’ve been watching him for years, and seen him cover some pretty disgusting topics-border patrol, police accountability, trump & balsonodo. No matter how bad the story, I’ve never seen him with a ghost face like that. I think that just exemplifies the degree as to how fucked up this situation we have going on really is.

[@thebenshenanigans9048]

I was just thinking the same thing. I watched his other police episodes from previous years in the last couple days. Sad that he has to redo it again.

[@hdkhh4435]

You are absolutely right about it - it made my face even more frozen after that powerful statement of the woman in the end.

[@mae2759]

Probably not authentic, but for dramatic effect.

[@Rebecca-qx1et]

I watched her video earlier this week, by gods she is right..we are lucky, I cried then and now...how dare we? So we have to fight for their lives now. We don't know what they live everyday in fear for their lives, we don't understand but now is our chance to listen and learn and know and change the system. The Black communities in our nation require us to help them, they deserve respect, to be treated with dignity and as equals, why shouldn't they expect that? This is not a Black people problem, it's a white people problem.

[@connorgreen6426]

Yeah definitely, he choked up as started to intro the video.

[@AggressivelyStoopid]

You know John's seriously upset when there's not a single clip of a cute animal

[@justjohn104]

And no Adam Driver rant. Appropriately dropped the tangents for this discussion.

[@ArcanineEspeon]

I made a similar comment way back on the Family Separation video about "you know some shit just went down when the show ends with sullen silence" but this episode's anger completely blew that one out of the water. And Family Separation was a great fucking episode.

[@DamianReloaded]

The racists in America are so awful that almost make AT&T look like a good company

[@ms9771]

American police force have been training by Israeli mossad agent police force, those Israeli make mony and american police , practice same suffereing palestinian have been by israeli police, on black american

[@sundayschoolflunkie3979]

When the cuteness relief goes out the window, shit's really gone down. Which it indeed has.

[@dennykimz]

The anger John Oliver feels is oozing from his tone to his shaking hands. Imagine the anger of those who actually still live this reality.

[@yoursicksecret]

Yeah, and then I imagine how in the hell they protest PEACEFULLY. And everyone is always exaggerating the violence of the protesters and for years have been playing down actual police brutality forever. Wtf, Americans??!

[@PillCosbylovesPills]

Remember Malcom X famous words in regards to NEVER trusting a white liberal.... Malcolm X was a wise man.

[@APrime25]

@@PillCosbylovesPills What is your goal here? Are you trying to make conservatism seem more friendly to blacks than liberalism? Because that’s stupid. White supremacy is white supremacy. It wears all hats.

[@PillCosbylovesPills]

@@APrime25 remove your feelings and stick with facts.... liberalism is a form of mental illness....John Oliver is a pandering 🤡

[@APrime25]

@@PillCosbylovesPills You’re not understanding me, for Blacks Americans it’s not about Liberalism, it’s about equality. Since I’ve been alive, Democrats are just the party that aligns with that ideology more than the other. I done base my trust of a person on their political ideology. Plenty of Democrats have harmed Black Americans, too. It’s just that Republicans would harm us more that makes us vote Democrat. You can thank the Southern Strategy for pretty much boxing out Blacks (obviously there will be exceptions to any rule).

[@yungavocado3158]

John Oliver is really, heavily pissed off. His tone, the speed of his speech, the fact that he does not smile as often, as in the other videos, and his almost defeated "That's our show. Goodnight." really does a good job to send the message.

[@sarapocorn]

I‘m used to watching at 1.5x speed and I‘ve noticed how, with every show, it‘s become harder to keep up.

[@kalbininkas]

I wonder if all that fake outrage will do him any good. It didn't do any good to Jacob Frey.

[@Gender_Ascender]

I don't think anything else to follow the anger in the clip he showed at the end would've been appropriate at all. Such intense, heated fury only can be followed by the abject cold of an exhausted farewell. I just hope it *isn't* the sound of a defeated Oliver.

[@dziesmasable]

Of course he's pissed off. He became US citizen about a year ago. Bad timing

[@hellohogo]

I would argue that the final tone was nowhere near defeated, but completely resolute.

[@nothanks1138]

I have never seen John Oliver so discouraged, so haunted as when he said goodnight there. He always tries to push change and be optimistic, and help that change along, but now all he can do is sit and watch, and tell us it's broken.

[@InarusLynx]

I feel like he just felt what the lady was saying. Cause I felt it too and knew it was true. It's not discouraging, but it does make you sad that the police have hurt our nation.

[@pushista9322]

@@ConformistDrone2 I didn't hope to hear that here, thanks a lot for your comment. No amount of black squares and twitter hashtags can beat hard economic truths. Which in turn leads us to politics. Is the citizens fighting and fearing each other good for political parties? Why of course, how else can you motivate your voters.

[@TheSonuvabish]

I've never seen anyone on TV act before, either, because I'm a fool too.

[@Merlincat007]

@@ConformistDrone2 You're bending your sources to make a point against a woman who doesn't care about the exact stats, she cares about the pain and suffering all black people feel from police brutality. Any minor reductions are beside the point. Black people are still massively, disproportionately kept down by the "rule of law". More opportunities and economic support will help, but policing needs to radically change as well.

[@kevenlightened]

@@ConformistDrone2 it sounds like you know how wealth is built. Riddle ne this... what's the BEST way to build wealth in America? Hint: we don't have it, and we can't (due to REDLINING) easily get it. You know, don't you? It's owning land. More to that point, land can be passed down from generation to generation, and... wait for it... you can leverage it to take out loans for whatever reason at any given time. The young lady was right. We don't own anything. And please do me a favor and look up how Central "Park" in New York came to be. I get that you don't understand that the bootstraps we are told will bring us prosperity have been shortened from the start, and cut by Jim Crow laws, and now we barely know what "generational wealth" looks like. You've missed the mark on what she said because you don't like the way the target looks. Educate and tell me that's not fucked up.

[@WIckedOmenOfThunder]

I dont think ive seen John so silent and near tears as those last few seconds. I felt exactly the same, this will be echoing for days in my head

[@oOnadeoOo]

yeahh...deffenetly one of his most emotional shows if seen so far!

[@TrilogySecurity]

I thought the exact same. I nearly cried, quite honestly. That resonated quite a bit.

[@justinhamilton8647]

I was speechless for a few minutes. Feels like seeing a parent cry

[@thegaminggeo1035]

I had the same feeling.. This women's words are really impactful.

[@Humphking]

Welcome to how so many of us feel, how we see this country while people tell us it's so free and great. The facade was gonna have to fall sometime, looks like it's that time.

[@vow4621]

Ya know, if broken windows is true, and unpunished minor crimes will lead to more serious crimes, then unpunished minor abuses of power will lead to more serious abuses of power. Maybe the police can remember that next time they turn their sirens on just to run a red light, then turn them back off.

[@alnabulsi313]

Great point 👏💪

[@angelabennett8245]

It's 2023 and boy are you right. Now the crimes are in the Supreme Court and Congress.

[@SixOneNiner23]

You’re 110% right, prepare now for what’s coming cuz I fear it’s bad

[@bunk95]

Crimes and punishments are fictional. Did someone tell you thats untrue?

[@alexis9212]

That was the most efficient use of 30 Seconds I've ever witnessed in my life.

[@jeremiahsaxton8967]

And he didn't even need it all!

[@simonlong2305]

Alexis I want to work it into a poem

[@Ulrich.Bierwisch]

It also is the most efficient use of 33:32 minutes about BLM I know of.

[@slipperyh8390]

Narrowly beating out the conception of Trump's kids (times summed up, not averaged).

[@ygcosplay]

You mean 27 seconds, lol

[@weiwei9056]

I can hear John's voice tone changed into almost choking in brink of sobbing when he introduced the ending clip, and after the clip he looked completely exhausted with red eyes...

[@omicronceti42]

It hit me really hard seeing him like that.

[@weiwei9056]

@@omicronceti42 I was able to crack up a few times during the show, but then at the end with his tone change and his eyes and her speech, I am speechless...

[@carpetbilly]

@@weiwei9056 you are beautiful

[@thatthomasguy1319]

Billy Jeans and you're a weirdo simp

[@MotokoBlaugrana]

He looks exactly how I feel. This was so hard to watch, but so needed. From Colombia we shout out too Black Lives Matter!!!

[@olandir]

John Oliver is displaying Jon Stewart levels of anger in this one (and rightly so).

[@carsonhoward2652]

oh my. sch a standard.

[@benjaminpark5460]

Every time this thing happens, and it’s a lot, I always stumble upon that Jon Stewart clip and watch it. It doesn’t solve anything but at least others feel the same.

[@justsomeoneelse5942]

So true

[@Beretta249]

YES. Absolutely. Goddamn but at least Jon got MAD.

[@wottusay3247]

facts kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4SYiIymat2grKs

[@FloydGirl51]

All of his shows are awesome but this one... this one moved me to my core. Kimberly Jones at the end and John just ending it right there was so emotional. And too fucking accurate for our brainless citizens to comprehend.

[@marh1618]

John Oliver's signing off this way really crushed me. He closed this segment the right way, Ive watched his shows for years and never seen him so somber. Really hits the point home.

[@CanuckMonkey13]

This. That woman's words ring truer than anything else I have heard recently, and I'm so glad that LWT chose to give her the final word on this show.

[@insanitysreign6195]

Second time watching, and it's always her speech that moves me the most.

[@suevee8114]

After that, I just sat there for several minutes, letting her last sentence sink in. And John's ending...both together really made an impact.

[@marh1618]

I found her full speech and watch it a couple times. Really made me cry. I say in silence and soaked it all in (or as much as I could)

[@HandsomeAlex25]

@@suevee8114 Yeah 100%. That's me currently.

[@BolttheSuperPony]

I think this is the most passionate I've ever seen John Oliver on his show and I'm here for it!

[@gavinbuck8130]

There's never been so much at stake.

[@andrewmastin4312]

He cares about this topic - he did police militarization 5 years ago, and police brutality 3 years ago, and he’s pissed that nothing has changed and he has to do it yet again.

[@isaiahpierce611]

Especially the ending. Wow. Just, wow.

[@maxhealer1]

Thank you John for giving the final word to Kimberly Jones at the end. I've always heard about racism and brutality in the police force, but this past week has revealed the problem is so much worse than I thought. Keep filming and stay strong, America.

[@kevink.7597]

Cucker Tarlson aside... The use of Police to abuse us has to stop. They have a bad day and people die. Get sent to prison, lives ruined... for what crimes? For not signing a ticket? The Gestapo use of force has to be banned in all but extreme cases. Pigs don't like it? Write them a ticket, if they deserve a ticket, and go on about your business. We'll see you in court. Time to put our foot on the neck of those that oversee our police departments.

[@violetlaurentis6879]

This is one of my favourite Last Week Tonight pieces. Quarantine has done wonders for this show. It took a good show with occasional moments of brilliance and made it a great show with frequent moments of brilliance.

[@precursorcodes2957]

I agree with you about this on all but a single point: referring to the mastery that is his piece on slapp suits as merely brilliant is an understatement of a borderline insulting extent.

[@jooyoonchung3593]

John Oliver, and all of the staff that work so diligently to put the show together, is a true American treasure. Call out the injustices in this country! Keep doing it! You're doing a huge service.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

And ironically he's not even originally from America :P

[@SirDylan23]

@@Thenoobestgirl but he's still a citizen.

[@WARCRIMES4WAIFUS]

And keep in mind, he’s not American, but he is a fucking human person (probably) who is capable of more emotions than Fox News combined

[@WARCRIMES4WAIFUS]

And keep in mind, he’s not American, but he is a fucking human person (probably) who is capable of more emotions than Fox News combined

[@Eric_Garrison]

Comb Nation he’s american I believe, but yea...

[@curtisjoseph4995]

I’m glad that essentially the entire episode is on here for everyone to watch.

[@theporcupine9993]

It's a really good and deep insight on the situation in the US for us Europeans. I've always thought of this show as "this fucked up thing in the US happens" but this really takes the cake.

[@musicaloperationstwothousa5511]

If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold

[@imperialkitkat]

@@theporcupine9993 their police and politics are even more incredibly fucked from the core then ours... I mean ours are also racists sometimes.... But they don't start just shooting into crowds. It's wack

[@curtisjoseph4995]

@@theporcupine9993 It's no surprise to anyone that has studied any amount of U.S. history to know that the nation was built on the backs of slaves, and at the expense of slaves. Jon Oliver does a fantastic job to show how those failed ideologies have extended from generation to generation and have become incorporated into modern law. What politicians, community leaders, and police forces should be seeing from these protests is that everyone is (and has been) sick of the injustice.

[@theporcupine9993]

@@curtisjoseph4995 I think the big difference between the US and Europe is that Europe got rebuild twice after the world wars so Europe changed revolutionary while the US changed evolutionary, in which the system maintains more conservatist(not political but the actual definition). While in revolutionary events countries/infrastructure and systems shed conservatist ideas faster. So the old systems are harder to get rid of and thus racism as well. expecially if racism is actually built in to the political and law enforcing structures then into people itself.

[@nurulizzati971]

Near the end where John is holding back tears and ending the show with such a painful expression, it shows how much corruption and injustice the US is facing right now. "The social contract is broken. You are lucky we are seeking equality and not revenge."

"Revenge" is _exactly_ what the people perpetrating these atrocities have been terrified of all along, because they project how they would behave if they were ever treated the way blacks have been treated over the centuries. There is the other real fear of having to play on a truly equal playing field. They know what advantages they and their children have.

[@harborwolf22]

I was watching it and by the end found myself getting super emotional... Fuck.

[@EatingAtRandom]

when injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty

[@db2180]

Correction "have always faced" But now it seems from the videos whites are getting whipped just as much as blacks. Back in the day they were called "N___r lovers" so were not treated as "whites"

[@Warden033]

@@bryanedds8922 your mother must be so proud

[@dgl6945]

My guy in the zoom call deserves respect for the huge pair he's got.

[@QUIGIB01]

people who are upset to defund the police should hear about how weve dufunded education for years

[@bablumenthal9703]

That's why, when campaigning, Trump said, "I love the uneducated' - they are his supporters!

[@Stop_Gooning]

Ah, yes. We should defund BOTH! Brilliant!

[@BlindErephon]

@@Stop_Gooning Or, and here's some radical leftism for you.....Maybe we should take that money we don't give to police and the military......and use it to fund education? Radical, I know, suggesting that we don't take that money and just throw it into a sewer or something.

[@MrMightyMido]

@@BlindErephon Don't bother brother. These people think that the endless wars and police brutality are actually here to protect us not make the rich and powerful richer and more powerful.

[@economicist2011]

@@MrMightyMido Ahem, without endless wars, exactly whom is the education industry going to tell us what to be afraid of as justification for a pernicious and expanding police state?

[@ian2000]

"We got here on purpose" Well I've never looked at it that way but that is exactly what happened.

[@thexenosaiyan]

Jeezes, man went off

[@sailinbob11]

Didn't help that the real criminals had AR 15s,so there was an excuse for the cops to arm up. I'm a southern, white guy,second amendment supporter,but they all come like they're in Afghanistan, which, I'm reasonably sure a lot of them served. Thank you for your service, but this isn't Afghanistan.

[@sailinbob11]

@@thexenosaiyan needed to,as should we all.

[@allisongross2946]

@@sailinbob11 In addition, even when there aren't people with semi-autos at these protests they still use excessive force. They'll shoot you with rubber bullets (which can kill you!) if you're just standing minding your own business. FUBAR

[@linusjoensson8219]

You did. And its great that you see that, but you simply cant hide it behind "we".

[@fifteen9945]

For years I have always had John Oliver to go to when things seem bad to get insight and a dose of good humor. This is the most furious and defeated I have ever seen him. When the calm, clever British bringer of jokes cannot contain his anger and disappointment, things need to change.

[@normalonevideos9778]

Yes what sucks is the fact Biden will not win

[@Donnah1979]

@@normalonevideos9778 - What really sucks is that Biden has absolutely no intention of changing things for the better.

[@tarynalston2775]

Things need to change regardless of how it makes John Oliver feel.

[@HeyGio_3]

@@Donnah1979 goddammit can we get an independent party candidate already. At least every 4 years we have 3 options from 3 parties and not 2 shitty ones

[@Harkness78]

Dude, are you like 12 years old? His show has only been on for 5 years, it's not some long standing authority of cultural justice and insight. He is still owned by HBO which is owned by Time Warner which wants politics to keep running just like they have been for the last 30 years. Both parties bought and paid for, no medicare for all, 55% of all government spending is solely on the military industrial war complex, politicians openly take bribes from pharmaceuticals/big banking/media conglomerates as campaign financing, permanent tax cuts for corporations and the 1%.

[@geoffreydevereaux3272]

I’m not a cop, but I work closely with them here in Queensland, Australia. I also worked in a project role where I had access to their systems for 18months. Seeing the bit in this video where there were issues implementing paperwork for every time an officer pulled their firearm blows my mind. Here - everything is documented. Every officer has a journal they are required to take specifics notes in, the system requires an input for every street check, every timestamp, every bit of evidence or context of a conversation. Logs of calls. Bloody everything. And on those occurrences there’s a section for “use of force” which each officer is required to complete following an incident. Whether that’s physically restraining someone, use of oc spray, use of a taser, baton, firearm. I personally read a report where an officer was being attacked by a dog and they called to the owner to come control it but were required to pull their firearm in case the dog actually got to them before the owner got to the dog. Dog was fine. Nil bullets fired. Firearm reholstered. Still wrote the report. The amount of leniency on USA Police is actually unbelievable.

[@davidchristian8447]

Actually, it's rather believable if you take a standard union, equip them with guns, RPG's, and crowd control devices that necessitate war crime charges, add that to the average demeanor of somebody working 10 hour shifts at a McDonald's drive-thru window and you generally get the level of administrative accountability advocated by American police unions.

[@alnabulsi313]

Very helpful information!

[@geoffreydevereaux3272]

@@davidchristian8447 see it’s interesting because our police service has a Union as well. But it tends to focus on advocating for mental health supports for its officers, additional leave, more resources, those sorts of things. I don’t mean to say they don’t ever try and shield their officers from accountability. It does happen. But it’s seen as an issue when it does.

[@BlueScarabGuy]

So I work in private security right now, for a company I feel does a good job keeping its officers on the up-and-up. Guess what? Every single thing you just described is policy for us. Report on any interaction we're called for or that escalates beyond a "how's your day going", extensive report on any use of physical force, if you get into a physical altercation a lieutenant will come out and interview you as well, or call you in for a meeting to make sure your conduct is above board. The fact that this level of scrutiny is an entirely normal and accepted fact of the job for me, a "rent-a-cop", but actual government law enforcers bellyache about having to write a report about pulling a firearm? Ludicrous.

[@geoffreydevereaux3272]

@@BlueScarabGuy sounds like how it should be. I fully support the need to use force in certain situations. It’s just logic right? In my profession I’ve had knives pulled on me amongst other things. I’ve either had police with me to handle that, or I’ve talked my way out of the situation. I don’t carry weapons of any kind in my role, and I don’t need them. I’m closer to what you’d consider a social worker (I’m not, I’m a specialist and was previously an investigator but not a cop). But every conversation I have is documented. I write assessments, keep a record of interviews, and am expected to provide that paperwork to court even if it goes against my assessment. Because I’m expected to speak to that evidence and why my assessment differs. I feel myself going a bit off track. Point is, when we use powers we have a responsibility. In fact in Queensland the Act police operate under is called the ‘Police Powers and Responsibilities Act’. We can’t expect power to come without responsibility. “You want corruption, because this is how we get corruption.”

[@hectorduenassanchez1208]

The expression and tone of John at the end of this episode says it all.

[@Kanriel]

I'm pretty sure the woman's expression and tone says it all.

[@winstonsmith11]

@@Kanriel fr

[@genshincn4972]

Japan No.1

[@MkeKen67]

@@Kanriel - She had me ready to hand out the gasoline, and I'm a 53 year old white guy.

[@hateyouifyoukillme]

It's a well written show.

[@cyberkat6615]

During my basic training in the Army I was taught that you don't have to obey an unlawful order. I did that during my military career and I got burned a lot. But, today I feel good about making that decision. You always have a CHOICE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. The police too.

[@rcookie3000]

Some of these cops don’t understand that they’re facing the same moral standings as the Nazi soldiers during the Holocaust. They can choose to do the right thing, but some would rather hide behind “following orders”.

[@gloomylobster111]

@@rcookie3000 Funny since white nationalists are supporting the police too

[@BlindErephon]

Good on ya. I hope the military remembers this collectively over the next couple of years.

[@shelbyherring92]

Thank you! Finally, someone gets it! I worked as a S1 clerk and there were times we were asked by NCOs to commit forgery to expedite certain personnel action requests that were behind schedule. Yeah, no. Then, funny enough, the last S1 NCOIC we had got busted for forging and falsifying docs to get herself out of base housing. Was great to see that go down in flames, she'd made a decent politician.😏 And yes, forgery is not as serious as assault, torture, or murder, but I'll be damned if I let any crime tarnish my service record or my ethical obligations as a soldier or as a human being in service to others.

[@cev12]

Wow, then why do so very few people abide by decency, and not obey unlawful orders? What about all those paramilitary forces that just landed in D.C.? They thought it was all lawful and fine to harm peaceful protesters so trump could parade to a boarded up church and flash a bible in a display of power?

[@Onikisuen]

This is possibly the most impactful video that he's put out to date. THANK YOU for explaining "defund the police" THANK YOU for showing the fallacy behind the idea of "a few bad apples" THANK YOU for highlighting the Camden police reform. As someone who worked and studied in Camden for most of my life I cannot even explain how much of a night and day difference there has been in the police force there. and most of all THANK YOU for that powerful end clip.

[@TheRedlotusblossom]

I've watched this video about three or four times at this point I caught it 10 or 15 minutes after it was posted and that woman's words have been rattling through my head for a good long time now.

[@merchantier4219]

The most relevant thing about what he said, is that police is given too much power and responsibility to deal with all the shit that is wrong in most communities in US. You all laugh about EU an call us socialist or communists when we refuse to entrust health care and social services to private corporations(actually we have both options, because, if someone is to poor to afford social services he still has a safety net. If I want/afford to pay premium, for faster and better services, I can. "Socialism" gives me options, winch is the most democratic thing).Of course the private corporations will pay a lot, to make you think universal health care and "social protection" as is the rough translation, is a bad thing because they will not cash in all the money then. Bottom line is that private enterprises have to make a profit for the share holders, the state does not.

[@N3UROTOXIN2505]

John’s best feature, is being aware. The way he signs off after that strong and justified speech, he is more understanding than most I’d say.

[@goldiemypal]

Every time John Oliver says "HOLY SHIT", an angel gets it's wings and a stray puppy finds a loving forever home

[@Panthia_Poe]

😅🤣😂 I needed that, needed to laugh.

[@alumbo]

...and 10,000 Zika mosquitoes die.

[@topofmindwithterri]

you are not wrong

[@mcfinnigan23]

Thats nice 😊

[@ElectricAgenda]

The way he closed this gave me chills.

[@matony19]

Violence only makes more violence

[@Bobfahrer]

Holy moly man. That ending was tough.

[@zaqwsxcde54321]

@@matony19 Yeah, and INACTION leads to violence

[@johnlewis8156]

"They are lucky that black people are looking for equality and not revenge"... Well said.

[@dglenn29301]

@@matony19 so we as black people are just supposed to ONCE AGAIN roll over and take it? Be all peaceful and loving and forgiving. We tried that but the person who WAS trying to lead us down that path was shot in the FUCKING head... So there's that... you really missed the point on the last 90 seconds of this show.

[@tudormadan5730]

Best episode until now. The ending is especialy powerful.

[@WalterSobchak101]

Nice

[@skar9556]

@Lhorenzo Moran he could've watched live on HBO on East coast

[@angel30382]

@Lhorenzo Moran It airs on TV prior to it going live on KZbin for those that don't have cable, or can't stay up late enough to see it.

[@KarenVerhoek]

@Lhorenzo Moran because that's probably the joke haha

[@Sirus99446]

Good joke, well i assume it is a joke since you watched a 30min video in 2 minutes

[@madelainekurtcobain6957]

I’ll never forget the day I saw the video of the cop on Floyd’s neck, I really do think that day and the following protests were the major point in my life so far where I started to genuinely lose hope and drive for life. This video is a good reminder to never forget the reality of living while black and this is too easy for me as a white person, so every other month I come back to this video to remind myself to always remember BLM

[@alnabulsi313]

A wonderful comment 👏 I come back every few months so I don't forget either. Sending love and solidarity ✨💪❤️

[@mammawlee]

Madelaine, l feel thr same way. I am proud that, as a Kentuckian, l have a (white) governor who was shocked and openly grieved when a Black woman in Louisville was MURDERED by police officers who entered her bedroom, in the dark.

[@Msoulantzos]

LOL...

[@Scar-jg4bn]

Watch the entire 30 minute cop cam footage and then see how Floyd acted.

[@dandotvid]

"Only a killer can catch a killer" And this is why I guard all my hen houses with foxes.

[@BoldOne8760]

FiGhT FiRe WiTh FiRe

[@zintkalawowinj3864]

No, literally I guard my actual hen house (with you know, real chickens in it) with a farm dog and a .22 long rifle. But if you think that analogy works,...? 🤷‍♀️

[@shanemorehead5024]

@@zintkalawowinj3864 Or just use a sturdy fence and door? That's what I do.

[@idonwonpeace8238]

@@zintkalawowinj3864 I understand this statement as in like the "killer" foxes would eat your chicken too. So thats not a good idea

[@myhandlewastaken]

@@zintkalawowinj3864 I think you're the only one who didn't get the point but *shrugs*

[@snow8624]

You can hear the genuine anger in his voice at times.

[@jaiparwani4279]

He is an actor ask zazu

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

Not that great of an actor. Loved him in Community but his range isn't great

[@Albahlolmalek]

Stfu

[@anonymousnobody2259]

Wow the replies to your comment are piss poor excuses for human beings

[@ianm.7121]

If you follow what happens and just shrug and say nothing or, what I have seen multiple times meanwhile, just follow the orders and nothing happens, then you are a sorry excuse for a human being and have a total lack of empathy and thus, are part of the problem humanity faces today. I am sitting here in Germany and am angry at what I see. So loving in the US, being part of the communities, I understand that he is angry. And rightfully so.

[@katyb3869]

Thanks, HBO for giving us the whole episode. Really appreciate it

[@wesleywatson8115]

I've watched this a few times this year, the last three minutes completely shatters me every time.

[@melaninqueen7009]

That dude that called into the LA police commissioner meeting...🤣 your my hero dude.

[@melaninqueen7009]

@Trump TheTerrorist you telling me you have never misspelled before especially when typing fast

[@pyrosianheir]

Nothing speaks to just how serious this is for everyone, than that comedy news shows are't treating this with levity. That they're addressing it so straight, and accurately, that it actually shames the regular news teams. That somber sign off, and everything that came before it, especially that woman at the end... ho boy....

[@bablumenthal9703]

I've heard Fox news called 'the fourth wing of the federal govt. They get the Trumpsters to declare 'Fake News to anything they don't agree with.

[@LifeofDayy]

If you haven’t seen Kimberly Jones’s whole speech, it is absolutely worth a watch (or a few).

[@TheMulToyVerse]

Notmy Realname Not disagreeing at all... It’s possible that the only way people can digest and process actual serious stories without feeling terrible in that specific moment is the light-spid, the quip and the one-liner... Jon Stewart was master and leading into a serious matter, adding some punchlines to it and then bringing it home again without the sugar added and it seemed digestibly profound... at this point in my life (39) seeing the non-stop horrors on regular news played over and over again on loop has me desensitized to it, but what’s worse is that it’s the same show over and over again... I pretty much stop watching it. Same with social media. The late shows were always a way that I could get glimpses of the world outside my box and not feel the same level of despair that I felt watching the regular news. They still recognize that they work best keeping some aspects of terrible things in a lighter tone with the singers and the laughter, but the message still gets through more effectively in 40 minutes, than the regular news does on its 20 hour marathon-cycle It shouldn’t be that way I shouldn’t be both disgusted ~and~ desensitized 😔

[@hedgehog3180]

I think this is a case where there just really is nothing funny about it, even the absurdity of it isn't funny anymore.

[@dudcom3739]

@Ok Boomer lol these people see one bad cop and saw the whole group is bad. But when extreme islamists perform horrible acts of injustice they say small group doesn't definee whole group. I agree that a small get doesn't definee the whole but that should apply to all case.

[@sennataylor592]

The last time I remember John being this angry, it was the child separation episode.

[@kunduco]

And now the asylum episode... 😭

[@jomilchristianliza7043]

@@kunduco And the WHO episode

[@justindong6209]

Holy shit that speech in the end was absolutely gripping

[@libby8090]

His 2016 DNC episode talking about how Trump responded to Kahn, he was livid.

[@goxyeagle8446]

Because he's white so he gotta make it sound he's serious about it 😁

[@halliewong]

This is one of the only LWT videos that genuinely upsets me every single time I see it. The emotion and rage coming from John Oliver is palpable and fills up the whole space that he's in. I love this show so much and seeing the way that this was done and the way that he talks about it always reinforces that appreciation.

[@Anvilman]

@jamukha The fact you're posting here proves that it isn't an echo chamber lol

[@JimM-vn7ft]

That would be more meaningful if he wasn't so obviously biased. He is partially correct on this issue. It's the cumulative effect of his anti-american bias on EVERY issue that detracts from his opinion and credibility on this one.

[@acemiller101]

I've personally been a victim to unfair treatment at the hands of police, and at a young age. The level of outrage John displayed in this video, i believe it's an appropriate expression of how many of us feel in this country on a daily basis. Thank you for speaking out for us, and thank you for understanding our outrage

[@SimonAndthensome4u]

I've been feeling confused and in disbelief. John's reaction really helps me. Makes me feel less insane.

[@jmkkrakkaus]

Thank for sharing you story. Every single one has to be brought forth... we are watching across the planet. Some of us, in broken down tears, I am. As a Canadian, living way up here in Finland (racism, bigotry is alive and well in Finland too) ( as Canadians, we arent blameless either ) Abraham, Bravo, Bravo for sharing. From one Huma being to another, hugs to you to your families and friends... twitter.com/JPHaukkavaara instagram.com/Ships_Mate1917 facebook.com/Johanness1917

[@coltonallgire1135]

@Darth Quantum or.... Or hear me out here.... The police targeted them because that's the entire issue the country is protesting....

[@tbz91]

@Darth Quantum Ooh, hot take. You seem to have forgotten that it's possible to fall under police scrutiny without actually having done anything wrong whatsoever. Way to blame his parents first. Not, you know, the police--who are human, just as flawed as the rest of us. Some might say more so, based on the kind of people drawn to that profession. You very well might be right--but skepticism is a two-way street.

[@robertmoore3982]

Bro same but you can change that. Get a great job and get a lawyer. This life is unfair but guys like John are not helping the matter. Anyone can see we have a ton of problems but it take courage and hard work for a solution. The only advice I have for black people is pick yourself up because no one will do it for you. I wish black people could stop being seen as weak victims and have agency and you can change how people view you by being the best you can be

[@sudhirmalviya]

John's expression in the last frame is the gist of the whole situation. Never ever seen him like that. It just broke my heart. Sad!

[@noobgoestrapping5084]

Sudhir Kumar Malviya it’s the expression so many Americans are holding right now. This doesn’t feel like my home.

[@sentientwaspswarm9246]

Yeah he is the face of every single decent person in America

[@jldug8754]

I saw that and was like: that's why you don't leave Europe for America

[@johnkelvintravolta3111]

Did you also feel sad about the similar discriminatory situation in India against the minority groups under new laws? I hope you did. Thanks.

[@dlg5485]

"If we want to talk about how we got here, it's important to remember that we got here on purpose" This right here!

[@HorrorRabbit9019]

John,I don't know if you even read these comments,but since I was introduced to you by a family member my life,my world view hasn't been and will never be the same again. Your commentary is always on point, usually whimsical and light hearted. But always thought provoking. But this particular piece is on another level. I am a 40 something white male. I was never raised to judge anyone by the color of their skin. In fact my dad was a Vietnam vet. He told me many times that if it weren't the black man I would never have been born because they saved his life so many times on the battlefield in the jungle. I can't tell you how sad it makes me that I'm approaching Half A Century Of Life and nothing has gotten better. What can we do? Sometimes it just seems so hopeless. The harder we try to break the status quo the harder it pushes back. And where is that leading us? To a civil war? Hasn't history taught us that no one wins in that situation? Maybe this country of ours is beyond fixing. Too broken. I hope that's not the case. Please don't ever stop being a beacon of truth or fighting for the little guy. Thanks for listening.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

All we can do is hope and vote brother.

[@Msoulantzos]

Any of those men would have saved his life. The only difference is that you wouldn't praise a fellow White man for saving his life..

[@Humanresouces]

@@Msoulantzos Did you want him dead or not? You either think his death was justified or that someone should have saved his life and use the normal legal process for what could have been his arrest, don't play both sides.

[@jonl727]

That man said more in 30 seconds than I did in my whole life

[@daanwilmer]

And they even cut off the first second, which he used for "Black lives matter, defund the police".

[@danioffthewall1927]

does someone have a link to the whole 30s clip? this is powerfull

[@YourWalkerex]

It's not to late. It's scary at first, but don't see all this and say nothing. Rage against the dying of the light.

[@thepriceofsalt9003]

@@danioffthewall1927 just go watch the lapd commission meeting, there's a whole lot of really powerful words in there.

[@strycknyne]

That was the saddest episode they have ever done. It touched me deeply. It's time for a change. Way past due.

[@MortallyChallanged]

The entire episode was heartbreaking but that last minute and john’s tone in his final words...I felt that...

[@scrappinfrine]

Completely agree. We need the change now!

[@juliochevres1685]

The most impacting episode I have seen!

[@JoeyCentral]

Hopefully police in his area are disbanded so that gun wielding patriots can finally take out this British POS communist once and for all.

[@G_handle]

@@JoeyCentral There it is....the shaky voice of white supremacy. Now now little fella, remember most of us want equality. But tough talk like that, welp...might make some reconsider.

[@kodoiinkodi4534]

That quiet & serious goodbye at the END with that low tone by John, messed me up!

[@5PYZ3R]

I can't remember which ones but he's almost broken down wrapping up a few of these episodes.

[@bliss12251225]

😥😢😥😢me, as well.

[@raniself7979]

کدئین کدی me too

[@charlesosimeon6375]

Yooo

[@JB-xl2jc]

You can see the tears in his eyes. I teared up too when that protestor was speaking. I saw the justified frustration, and I knew she was right.

[@baretstrieter554]

Fantastic ending. No words could add to the impact of the speaker’s message. Great choice.

[@marisandinianimelove]

Never had I watched John ended a show this solemn, this sad, and this angry. But most shockingly was the lack of jokes. I'm not saying he should make more jokes, but you can tell how bad the situation that John can barely find any silver line to make fun of.

[@MelindaGreen]

He knows it's pretty hopeless.

[@49reasons]

The same can be said of other late night TV hosts, too. I've been noticing a distinct lack of humor in Bill Maher's and Seth Meyers' programs (haven't watched Jimmy Kimmel or Jimmy Fallon, so don't know about them). There's always been an element of sarcasm in their monologues, but it was funny at the same time. Now it's not. This isn't a criticism, just an observation.

[@susanborkenhagen58]

The only show I can think of is when tRump won the electoral college votes/not poular votes in 2016. He blew up a giant "2016" with dynamite.

[@etorresrodz]

Sadly, this is also happening in Mexico, Chile, France and other countries. Each police reflect our systemic inequalities

[@TheKasperHermans]

Think he was more angry at the end of his family segregation piece.

[@shanadir]

Y'know, that whole "dissolve and have them reapply" thing, sounds like something to consider for politicians...

[@peterkjellstrom3100]

That is pretty much what elections are, no?

[@maallos334mi8]

Minnieapolis is doing that right now.

[@jermox]

It is kind of what elections are. Those are on us.

[@LE-gs9mo]

PREACH!!!!

[@bbfizzle_]

it's something to consider for everything ever

[@JohnBlack2345]

the brother who had the 30 seconds......my hero. Right on brother!

[@michaelthole9529]

I'm glad I watched this again today. Reminders are important.

[@chencalo]

A great way to end, John... brought tears to my eyes and I'm not even American. Thanks for the insight.

[@TheNiebling]

yeah same... I live in Denmark and I am in tears

[@der_holli]

Same here in Germany.

[@Acidfrog475]

I was almost crying. I'm very emotional, so I might have cried about this before. So same here in Finland.

[@JK_Clark]

Same here in England

[@mmic6056]

And here in The Netherlands. That lady's speech should be on loop on every news channel.

[@johnnyc.3261]

The cop with “Let me drop everything and work on your problem” sign really bothered me. His job title states “to Serve and Protect” and he’s clearly irritated by having to do that. We always knew cops weren’t really there for OUR best interests but this seeing something that confirms that is very disheartening.

[@kbolternorris2676]

more like "shoot and jail", not only in america but a lot of countries in the world. A big chunk, not necessarily a majority, but a big chunk nontheless of cops are power thirsty bigot cunts who get hard at the idea of shooting their gun for whatever reason. You don't need literal tanks to "protect and serve", I'd even go as far to say you don't need guns to protect and serve! Police need education, not training, and it shows.

[@offbeatpally]

The serve and protect the state. What's on that car has nothing to do with the communities they serve. It's disgusting.

[@lornathorpe1632]

Thanks for naming and explaining.

[@fathersolace2661]

Well y’all don’t got to worry about cops anymore enjoy your... chaos

[@tremolo2109]

If you're on the clock at your "fix people's problems" job, then what exactly are you dropping?

[@bascostbudde7614]

"It's certainly uncomfortable for me to say". Great job then. Addressing discomfort seems to be on the road out of this mess. Thank you so much for this segment.

[@scjincascadia]

Bas Cost Budde now go protest if you’re able to

[@bascostbudde7614]

@@scjincascadia Yes. I am almost ashamed to say yes, of course I am able to. That does not deter me though.

[@Furonanator139]

Damn I've been binging these vids the past few weeks and in none of them has John ever sounded on the edge of tears when signing off. That speech was moving.

[@tianabarrios3944]

I interviewed the head of defensive training for the police department in Olympia Washington, and when asked how the training police officers contribute to the amount of deaths they cause, he said "Some officers make mistakes, and shame on them" which basically sums up how much police officers value our lives

[@82Jaster]

Which is amazing because if a doctor makes a "mistake" they'll lose their license, be sued for medical malpractice and possibly go to prison depending on the severity of what they did. Meanwhile a police officers "mistake" more often than not leads to them being given a paid vacation. Chauvin had 18 different complaints against him and was still on the job. How many people could have nearly two dozen complaints against them and still keep their job?

[@gods_sun626]

Putting mustard on a hot dog when a costumer asks for ketchup is a mistake. Taking a person’s life under the guise of someone who’s supposed to protect people’s lives is an unforgivable sin.

[@tianabarrios3944]

@iheartdragons126 !!!! I've already signed the petition! I always knew police were protected because of their job but I was outraged when I found out about qualified immunity

[@johnmarshall861]

And when gov Cuomo put covid positive patients in nursing homes then said "people will die what can we do" nobody complained.. not saying either is right but, there was no outrage over this. If you going to be outraged over people dieing then be outraged at all people dieing. Yes cops make mistakes and it could cause lives.. hang the bad ones, heck I will tie the knot!! What people dont understand that the shoot/dont shoot decision is made within a split second..any longer could cost that cops life..and yes mistakes will be made (sadly) but if he was truly a good cop what do you do? What if he did everything exactly by the rules but made a mistake?

[@cytherians]

Amazing. "An officer killed someone. That's a shame." Testimony by some officers reveals the destructive nature of the organizations. So much funding cut from necessary social programs puts the burden on police who end up highly stressed, numb to empathy, and then an eroded integrity. They don't see themselves as serving the public, but instead babysitting a chaotic mess that overwhelms them.This is not sustainable.

[@dantana5774]

thank you John- I told my 22 year-old daughter last week that I was sick of hearing "this time it feels different" because I'm over 66 years old, and I know that it feels exactly the same. And who is that awwesome woman at the end of the video and why is she not in elected office?

[@Gaijin3005]

Probably because america doesn't like black people

[@Kyarrix]

Her name is Kimberly Jones and here is a standalone link that has the speech she made at the end of this video so you can share it and encourage people to subscribe to her channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOckKR9hMZsfdE

[@comradeklar5749]

Yeah... I went to one of Grossman's classes. It was required before I deployed to Iraq. Gonna say right now, after having been in combat in two deployments, most of what I learned in that class was straight bullshit. Can't believe people are still paying him to peddle that drivel.

[@MarillSweatshirt]

Dude's last name is GROSSMAN. I'm surprised anyone trusts a man that lives up to it.

[@Iason29]

yea cause real war can't be taught in a class. Your time would have been better spent in reading stuff about WW2 or Vietnam, and why PTSD exists.

[@davidsears5176]

I have a theory and I am curious about your take if you'd care to respond Aiden. I think soldiers and cops are pretty different people. Soldier goes into combat reluctantly and solemnly. Police, some of them, seem to have a kind of... hero complex. A mentality of 'its me against the world'... like that 80's action flick with Stalone... Cobra I think... 'Crime is a disease, and he's the cure'. I honestly think a lot of cops project themselves into that kind of fantasy in ways that I don't think most soldiers think about war. So here is where your impression will help; I suspect this guy makes money not by teaching useful techniques, but by stroking the ego of the cops that want to feel like they are badasses. Wolves amongst the sheep. He's not teaching them anything, he's stroking that part of their ego and making a mint on it. I could be very wrong, and you actually attended this course. So your impression counts way more than my theory. But your reaction kind of supported my idea. You were deploying to Iraq, you were not fantasizing about 80's action movies, the information was not useful and you don't have that ego issue to stroke, so the training didn't 'work' on you. But some cops walked out of there feeling like a combination of Dirty Harry, Martin Riggs and Wyatt Earp... I bet they would love the same course. But I suspect a lot of people don't need that ego stroke and see right through him.

[@simonlong2305]

Aiden Thell the fake expert business is alive and well Look at the trump whitehouse kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6mzk6GcZsyNnMU

[@ViirinSoftworks]

My maternal grandfather is a professional inventor (now retired) and my biological father was a businessman (now passed). They both agreed on one thing: Anything can be sold for any price, as long as you offer it to someone who was already primed.

[@Qveenshxt]

If you are in a situation and the thought, “ugh, I don’t wanna do the paperwork” even has the time to run through your head, chances are you didnt need the gun in the first place. The only time you should be drawing a gun is in a life and death situation where your life or the life of an innocent civilian is in danger. In *that* situation, you should be fearing for your life and/or the lives of others and there wont be a thought of paperwork at all, just the need to do your job and save lives. If you are not in *that* situation, why is your gun being drawn? You are not in a profession that can afford careless and reckless behavior. Some jobs can’t afford mistakes. If the baker spells “Bryan” as “Brian” on a cake, it doesnt make a difference. When peoples lives are dependent on you, when you hold lives in your hands, you cannot make these rash decisions. Mistakes happen. We’re all human. But willingly shooting someone at a peaceful protest is not a mistake. If they havent put their hands on you or threatened you, you shouldn’t be shooting. Its a shame when my little brothers have a better understanding of this concept than armed police.

[@lucky-13gof47]

The cops should be handled the way the system handles us. They should be encouraged to plead guilty before a trial even starts. Also if it's multiple officers some of them can get a lighter sentence if they inform on their friends. And they should have to explain a conviction at every job interview for the rest of their lives.

[@SacredMilkOG]

Hell yeah, that sounds like equality to me.

[@salvadortorres360]

@Yuki Schlagel That is so wrong. It's the opposite. Your encouraged to cop out to the charge, take the first plea. Then they threaten you that if you take it to trial and blow they will give you the maximum amount of time as opposed to of you just took the first offer. Now if you know you have a strong case, fight it, but if the D.A wins your going up the river a long time.

[@LadyCoyKoi]

Exactly! We need to stop treating police officers and all authority figures as if they are students from Special Ed classes. If they fucked up, they get the same treatment as the rest of us.

[@opugirl]

Best. response. ever.

[@Poldovico]

@@salvadortorres360 I think they mean if you have your own lawyer with time to look at your case. I'm told US civic defenders are so overworked the best they can do is hammer out plea deals non stop.

[@MrBlakeD82]

"We can't defund the police!" "Why not? We've been defunding education for years. "

[@wendysgarden4283]

Defund the police! But how scary is it to me, an old white woman, to show up at a local govt meeting and say it aloud. I KNOW I'd be targeted. My house might get burned down. They're nothing more than a terrifying armed gang. Scary times, not b/c of the virus. Not b/c of righteously angry black folks, with whom I march. Because we have stormtroopers in blue suppressing our most fundamental rights. We let it go too far. We ARE in tyranny.

[@FosterZygote]

But education doesn't reinforce the dominance of the oligarchy. Quite the opposite, actually. Educated people are harder to manipulate and mislead.

[@1isgrl88]

@@wendysgarden4283 💓💓💓💓👍

[@mirandawatson6150]

Don't take all of their money. A smaller budget for hardware and more money towards social programs. Every year a significant amount of a county, state and city budget should be earmarked for youth programs and schools

[@GladkyAndrey]

K-12 public education spending in the US Per pupil Adjusted for inflation 1950: $2,784 1980: $8,125 2017: $15,424

[@matthewray6008]

Me: "Oh awesome, John Oliver about the police" By the end, in tears: "Well, that was unexpected..."

[@Gledster]

Same.

[@Carnivore69]

100%! Over the last 3 years, as I've been educating myself from the far left to the center (which the far left would call the right), I've been finding myself less "entertained" by Last Week Tonight... But this is powerful and completely on point. And the speech at the end needs to be broadcast on every outlet.

[@alnabulsi313]

"That's our show. Thanks for watching. Goodnight." The solemnity and tired rage of that ending was perfect for this episode. J.O. really outdid himself with the quarantine episodes, but this one is a timeless educational resource.

[@janrupertalfeche8959]

"The next four years to never", that's one way to bring chills down my spine and stop my heart.

[@dertbom]

Yeah, that was sort of dropped in a matter-of-fact manner, it's no joke.

fucked up thing is this could happen! No Lil hands cuz those jobs pay very well & they have a lot of days of to call out trump knowing it could be the 1st day of the last day of your job

[@dr.vikyll7466]

Well I don't think the military would accept a civilian dictatorship, so he'd get overthrown instantaneously.

[@dertbom]

@@dr.vikyll7466 That's not how it works, but they would support the people and not him ... except he's been grooming them for years now. They have to follow him now because he's their Commander-in-chief, but not if he's attempting to overthrow the government. Try as he may, the people won't stand for it. That's why we see him testing his "unmarked" police units he'll try to use in the upcoming election. He knows he can't use the real military to suppress the vote, but he'll try anyway.

[@tushkirokz]

"what's he gonna do? Shoot me? I don't think so. Think of the paperwork!" JO is hilarious!

[@adenikeadebayo8294]

this killed me

[@JenniferChurchman]

I absolutely love John and his writers. You can clearly see how much research and passion goes into the "show". This is my news. Wish they did more shows or it was longer. Thank you for sharing that last clip!!

[@paigewashington6018]

I said that too but he's so thoroughly researched more episodes wouldn't be as strong. But I've been waiting for this.

[@JenniferChurchman]

@@paigewashington6018 yeah me too. I totally understand and perhaps that's why it's so good. But dang it, we need all of this honest info out here for people to watch. Makes me sad knowing people think he isn't real news cause he is "late night" or can make us laugh. Stay safe friends.

[@zacclark5945]

You wouldn't need more shows if this was the norm from news/media. But because this is the exception not the norm it leaves a lot of craving.

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

I was thinking the same thing. You can see at the end that John almost lost it as well. Very impassioned segment here. Every American must watch it. The only people threatened by this are racists.

[@EvilHippy666]

Re-watched several Time since release, Intense. Thank you John Oliver and all who played a part on making this piece.

[@sacamain0]

Gonna watch it for something like the 5 to 10th time right now. It's an incredible piece of television.

[@triciebird]

It’s important to remember that we got here ON PURPOSE.

[@millennialfalcon8958]

And people still wanna look at Clinton with rose colored glasses. He put his blessing on so much legislation that has inflated the prison industrial complex.

[@zweidönerhoch]

@@millennialfalcon8958 At least you guys did not have Hitler.

[@whyask...becauseyoucan3012]

@@zweidönerhoch yet we'll see in this next election

[@RandomUserX99]

@@zweidönerhoch The American police has been arresting and imprisoning black people in camps we call prisons so they can be treated as slave labor since the end of Civil War.

[@tobistein6639]

@@zweidönerhoch That's a pretty low bar to clear lol

[@ICE9RLN0]

"Take it a step slower" I'm a Security Officer, and I often work with the homeless. "Tale it a step slower" is great advice for both the guards I work with and the police who often come to my work place. When addressing a problem I take whatever time I need. It's a good deal safer that way.

[@avigutierrez8948]

and that’s why i want to have it that way much easier but these days people can be difficult especially some cops they can believe what they’ve want but at the end of the day it’ll always gonna be the most difficult😔.

[@adityabhide6300]

Moral of the last video. "Don't push a good person to the point where they don't give a shit."

[@themanofquagga]

There's nothing more dangerous than a man with nothing left to loose

[@samygafsi6429]

Demons run when a righteous man goes to war. (Or a woman)

[@SennaHawx]

@@themanofquagga Two men with nothing left to loose!

[@simonlong2305]

She has the courage we all need

[@ojrmk1]

@@simonlong2305 I wish it were courage. But it's desperation. We white folks walk the streets knowing no fear of police, no suspicion of those that walk them with us, being able to live our lives unconscious. But she, and everyone in her position, have had to constantly be aware of themselves, aware of the injustice, forced to be activists. Worn down, beaten down, disenfranchised, dispossessed. Courage comes from making a choice to face what you fear and black people in the West aren't given the luxury of choice. Fight, or be trampled. You don't have any other option.

[@firey171]

Rewatching this after the treasonous act on the Capitol, and I am more furious than ever.

[@elovejapan7818]

If you want to be even angrier, the police officers who were there trying to hold back the mob recently testified to Congress (after republicans tried to keep them from testifying) about their experiences at that time. In response to this, Fox “reported” on this by “awarding” them for their “performance”. After all that time spent defending the police when they kill black people, Fox threw them under the bus when a bunch of Trump supporters and assholes storm the Capitol building. Fucking assholes.

[@seraphlazuli6251]

It takes six months to become a police officer while it takes minimum 6 years to be a counselor for the people traumatized by them.

[@LarsaXL]

Just six months? Over here it's four years.

[@FishFreddy]

And you idiots defund it. Great job! I Ask someone "Do we get a better result by defunding?" Americans say yes and support it. Great job. No wonder no western country takes them seriously.

[@ricardoenciso7854]

And it take 4 weeks to get off putting a gun on a pregnant woman stomach. They all did their time right?

[@bunk95]

Police officers are fictional.

[@bunk95]

@@LarsaXLpolice are fictional. Are you talking about a portion of how slaves marked police are made/kept?

[@Shigawire]

True strong words from the woman speaking at the end.

[@mosesryder4792]

we are lookin for equality and not for revenge... Goosebumps

[@augustaseptemberova5664]

Moved me to tears.

[@Tilosag]

I don't understand her (non-american here). Can somebody explain why is she saying that "we own nothing"? Also, regarding equality I though that it means that everybody has equal access to resources, not equal resources :confused:

[@melody8923]

I'm crying

[@zoeherriot]

@@Tilosag they don't have equal access to resources. That's the point. If the police are killing you in the street for no reason, if everything you do is harder because of the color of your skin, then they do not have equal access to resources.

[@AndrewDavidWright]

John looked broke at the end. Kimberly’s righteous words dismantled his soul because of its undeniable truth.

[@daniellashah7995]

And because John Oliver is compassionate and can empathize . I have never had a bad experience with a cop ever but I am not black I am Hispanic who does not look like it and I know that if I had an accent and I look Hispanic the treatment would have been different. I feel broken for these human beings and what I feel the sorrow that I feel does not begin to cover how the people who actually go thru this feel every day every traffic stop every day of their lives .

[@terryfuldsgaming7995]

@@daniellashah7995 have you ever thought maybe it's just where you live? Im white. Ive had cops pull guns on me twice for absolutely nothing. Ive been handcuffed and questioned several times. I get pulled over randomly. And you know why? Cuz I'm poor. Im poor, and white, and laugh at blm cuz i go through the same shit, then have them tell me im in power? That im the problem??? Just cuz i have the same skin color as the president??? Blm isn't against racism, it's just for black supremacy. The only way their rhetoric works, is if Condoleezza rice, Ben Carson, oprah Winfrey, and every rich black person didn't exist, and neither did poor white people like me. To a poor white person like me, blm is just as bad as the kkk. They want to play the victim for things they don't experience, but i do.

[@terryfuldsgaming7995]

How many times did John say 'white people'? I guess it's ok to judge someone based on how they were born, or the color of their skin, and not by the content of their character??? So what's his problem with the kkk exactly? Sounds like he would fit right in. Just gotta change the words 'white people' to the n word.

[@zbolt8966]

I know it's old but, I never really got how bad it still was until my friend (African American) from Philadelphia was afraid of talking to the police when there was a murder outside our apartment because he was afraid they might shoot him. While my other friend and I had no idea what he was scared of...I can't imagine. We live in a really fucked fever dream when we are perfectly okay with living in an echo of the 1950s.

[@MichaelLesterClockwork]

I'm ex-military, and I'm stunned at the way American police routinely use weapons banned by the laws of armed conflict on their own civilians....

[@jarvisaddison8560]

Cause the excess military supplies go to the police

[@vail51]

Thank you for your service

[@DieGoetterdaemmerung]

I mean our police ( in germany ) uses dumdum bullets in order to prevent ricochet, we just have better trained policemen and not everyone and their mom has a gun - if you run into someone having a gun on him in germany you can be pretty sure he's intending to use it.

[@snazzypazzy]

I read that some cops were taping their insigna's or having no insigna's at all. Isn't that a thing that's banned under the Geneva convention for military in a war zone?

[@timothycc711]

Rubber bullets can kill. Tear gas is banned on a battlefield!!!! Wtf is going on? Its the rise of a dictator ____ Agolf Twitler!! Everyone be wary and vote out this tyrant who is suppressing our 1st ammendment rights!

[@NKraven88]

Singapore here. My friend unholstered his gun once, wrote a 3 page report detailing the event and what lead up to it. Paperwork is good sometimes. If you can’t be assed to write what you did, then you shouldn’t do it.

[@forestmanzpedia]

German here. We do the same.

[@parvizdeamer]

I think just about everyone has to

[@scottishjedi1522]

In Scotland the majority of our police are armed with non-lethal weapons like batons or tasers. Only time the armed response units are called in is if there’s a serious threat that requires armed response.

[@consequenceandmorality9937]

@@scottishjedi1522 Here in Australia every police officer has a chip in their holster and if that goes off it means they have used their gun and they have to write a 2000 word report every single fucking time they do.

[@dswabey]

Ex-police officer here. I worked in Wales, where we have one joint firearms unit that covers South Wales, Gwent and Dyfed-Powys police forces. I carried a flick-lock baton and CS. I never used either. Not once. We had 8 taser trained officers across our part of Wales. And I've never arrested or stopped a person of colour. Then again... It's Wales... It's not exactly racially diverse.

[@emperorkarlfranzrulerofthe2826]

whoever made that call to the police meeting, you have my respect

[@alnabulsi313]

Calling into city council meetings and absolutely unloading is a completely valid form of protest 💪👏

[@mackdaddie222]

Wow. Great show, John, maybe the best of all-time. THanks for being brave enough to talk about this stuff.

[@thegreatgario3478]

Yeah, that last bit from John just saying "that's our show, thanks for watching" is probably the most harrowing thing I've seen on his show. You can tell that he's shook by how the Police have behaved last week, and you can DEFINITELY see he's taking the words of the young black lady at the end deadly serious (as should we all). Seeing the host drop any act to close the show out on really hits you hard; it's so out of place that it just hits you like a ton of bricks. Good episode.

[@christopherrouse3216]

It stuck with me too.

[@RedPanda451]

@@DawnPatrolPMC bro antifa first of all isnt a group like you clearly are thinking, it literally means anti fascist. if you are not against fascism please re-evaluate your life choices. of course you've seen antifa work if you've at all paid attention to a history class in school, American WW2 vets were VERY anti fascist. if you want to actually educate yourself on this topic of our police system being corrupt and founded on racism, i would reccommend the documentary on netflix called 13. otherwise if you dont want to educate yourself dont bother speaking. remember acab, blm, and finally, have a nice fucken day

[@laughingtraitor1969]

@@DawnPatrolPMC Gonna be honest, I don't think you watched this segment at all. If you did, you may have noticed THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE PROTESTS. The protests and the riots are a symptom of a larger problem, regardless of what shirt the folks out there throwing stones happen to be wearing. Just... please watch the video. It's important. Leave it on in the background if you have to, but... please...

[@JamesKlemm87]

@@DawnPatrolPMC Don't engage with this racist MAGAt troll. Just report it and move on.

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

@@laughingtraitor1969 I watched the episode and I stand with this "MAGA troll". It's propaganda. It has some truth in it like the corrupted predator culture within the police and Democrats being just as bad as the Republicans, but some thing are hidden on purpose. For example the fact Obama militarized the police by equipping them with Humvees and other war bullshit from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, because he thought it was a waste of tax payer money to destroy that equipment. Also, left-wing extremism does play a role. Those black activists want to emulate the same thing as what happened in South Africa: The overthrow of the current white system being replaced by a black system. Was it an improvement in South Africa? Politically yes, practically not. The white system suppressed the gang mentality prevalent in a lot of black societies (including South Africa unfortunately, it isn't Botswana or Biafra) which now makes South Africa the most crime infested country in the world. The whites since things like the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution also like to set up systems to make sure people don't starve from hunger and dehydration and giving people opportunities no matter the background. The black people in South Africa just take this wealth for granted just like Mansa Musa *eight centuries ago* . This means Kaapstad could run out of water, quality of education decreasing thanks to nationalistic-socialist bullshit and the economy is stagnating, because they haven't discovered yet being rich isn't just about aristocratic networking like with the Ancien Régime, but it's also about having skills which the whites had to develop generation by generation thanks to the cold muddy environment they have to live in.

[@lluviadai96]

Why does John Oliver know exactly when I am going to sleep?

[@rebeccafreeman9883]

Right???

[@deosamriel0]

He's right on the corner of your room... Watching you... 👁️👁️

[@zayedadel8552]

Riggght?

[@soullessone9905]

it's like he's a late show host or some shit.

[@kuraddohikari]

the west coast struggle

[@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475]

*PRIVATE PRISONS, FOR PROFIT* We must add this as well. Justice cannot prevail while there exists a profit motive for imprisoning citizens.

[@randydonovan7844]

One by Land, Two if by Sea Run if by Air he did and episode on that forgot why year it was

[@estuardolopez992]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@witheredroses7654]

@Condizzle755 what is wrong with you? everything you comment on this video is ridiculous.

[@closetghost]

What about all prisons?

[@rodrigo6848]

Exactly! And we can go further and add capitalism. Corporations makes the rules, particulary in USA, where almost no restrictions are applied to them.

[@eustache_dauger]

How I wish he's here today (6th January 2021)to speak about the day's event

[@OzzieJeza02]

Same here today (6th March 2021)