Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@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.

[@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!

[@BillyWitchDoctorDotCom]

Ah, yes. We should defund BOTH! Brilliant!

[@BlindErephon]

@@BillyWitchDoctorDotCom 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?

[@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!

[@jordangrant3022]

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

[@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).

[@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.

[@nickkerber1145]

that "unsuccessful Bible salesman" joke aged like fine wine

[@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.

[@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.

[@PaulFJarnes]

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

[@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?

[@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".

[@pastellyjelly3913]

I really want John Oliver to do an entire series on systematic and institutional racism as he has done on the Coronavirus. The issue is huge, multi-layered and could use a multi- segment in-depth analysis!

[@common_undead]

He has done multiple segments on it over the year, specifically dealing with the criminal justice system.

[@s_mazey]

Unfortunately the ones who need to hear it won’t because their watching Fox News 24/7

[@isthiscereallife]

@@s_mazey there are definitely racist or racially biased leftists/democrats, as well as those who aren't aware of how far the rabbit gole goes due to america desperately trying to cover up its horrible past (and present,) so episodes like this definitely do get to an audience that may need to watch it.

[@s_mazey]

@@isthiscereallife I certainly hope so

[@s_mazey]

@@isthiscereallife stop

[@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.

[@bengel7868]

The more I learn about the US the less I want to go there. Such a deeply torn apart society and disfunctioning system.

[@calvinchann1996]

B Engel it’s OK if you’re white, I guess.

[@zarakikon6352]

Same here.

[@blackzim9231]

Coming here now would be like taking a vacation to Germany in 1945

[@chucklapd07]

If your a person of color get ready for the social biases our society has

[@DreamskyDance]

@@drunksquirrel2051 white but from eastern europe are also not the most loved in US as far as i know.. for them "we are all russians" ( because of the accent..if you speak slavic language you have a certain accent when speaking english.. not to mention that there are giant differences between culture and mindset between different slavic peoples )

[@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.

[@ksad96]

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.

[@dgl6945]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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."

[@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

[@nurulizzati971]

@@db2180 Yes, thank you for the correction. 2020 is the turning point, and everyone, especially the black community has had enough....

[@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.

[@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.”

[@assasindxd3193]

The fact that comedians are making a difference and politicians making a joke.

[@borismuller86]

There’s a word missing there, bud.

[@gracewang9511]

assasindxd oof that hit hard

[@Philemaphobia]

* are a joke

[@JuliaBl]

Politicians are the joke.

[@baskervill2680]

Politicians would make a difference if the right politicians would be elected (from a German perspective)

[@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.

[@baretstrieter554]

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

[@k.c84455]

That speech at the end was so powerful. I sat in silence for a few seconds to fully appreciate how true her words were.

[@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.

[@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.

[@cooldude0911]

The last statement from Kimberly Jones, brought me to tears!! 😢😢😢

[@Jayblazey]

Coming back 4 years later seeing that I liked this video back when it was first was posted 😊

[@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.

[@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

[@nothing.945]

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.

[@SarItachi79]

I can only imagine who flagged this and other videos on this channel, who wants to keep people without KZbin accounts from watching them. Not to mention the fact that KZbin authorized and implemented the flagging. This video is an absolute MUST, and should not be gated by any means.

[@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...

[@Grandpa_Joe]

"They are lucky black people are looking for equality and not revenge" preach it girl. Preach it

[@mestupkid211986]

I think the latter option would be bad for everyone. No one else should die for this, unless it's those responsible. If there were some kind of race war, the only winners in that is the police. Because they can point to it and say "See? We were right."

[@dpz4341]

"BE AFRAID AND REPENTFUL WHITE PEOPLE BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE BEING SPARED RIGHT NOW" "ON YOUR KNEES AND BEG FOR FORGIVENESS" Sickening.

[@Grandpa_Joe]

@@dpz4341 🤔sickening only when its by black people, not against them?

[@dpz4341]

@@Grandpa_Joe sickening PERIOD. doesn't matter who it is coming from

[@Grandpa_Joe]

@@dpz4341 so disregard their whole point then? Lol it must be a trip to live a day in your mind.

[@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.

[@michaelthole9529]

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

[@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.

[@IllusiveDude]

"Thats not a chip on my shoulder , thats your foot on my neck"-Malcolm X relevant words from the 60s

[@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.

[@jessethau5612]

👏. 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.

[@palmereldritch4166]

That woman at the end.... Words were deep. Things must change!! Thank you J.Oliver for getting this content out!!!

[@ayjamay]

That woman at the end, I have tears in my eyes and I’m speechless. She’s 100% right.

[@simonmescal9136]

what's she right about ? That Target should be burned down because of events that happened 100 years ago ?

[@connoranastasio]

@@simonmescal9136 you’re an idiot lol

[@simonmescal9136]

@@connoranastasio do explain

[@Zedetnik]

​@@simonmescal9136 She's right when she claims the social contract is broken and her skin color makes her a target of brutality just because her melanin levels, you f**king scumbag

[@kylehenderson5964]

​@@simonmescal9136did she say it should be? Or that she didn't care if it was?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@kevinstein1568]

Dude seems to get more angry every year. And I can't blame him.

[@johnh6065]

Probably why Jon Stewart bowed out. Too frustrating.

[@Emmes9999]

Well being in high dudgeon is his business model.

[@aserta]

How can't you? How can't you get angrier and angrier by the minute seeing all the injustice and hate, and disgusting creatures that live among us, that i refuse to call humans, more like human shaped excrements. The more time goes on, the more it's clear that it's us vs them. Them being the rich,the politicians, the corrupt, the dictators, the criminal police. There's no consequences for being a bad one of them, and we've let them have it for quite a long time without so much a lashing.

[@CruiserDynasty]

Did you know its a crime in almost every country to insult your leader. People are Litruly calling people dirt bags as they act like a dirt bag themselfs. Dont remove your morals just to make yourself feel good. If you hate the president insult him after he leaves his seat. If you want to say people are in the wrong, prove to yourself that you are better then they are in the atatude department.

[@FelisImpurrator]

@@CruiserDynasty So you're saying North Korea and China are great standards to follow, and it's a good idea to start executing people for criticizing the government? Awesome!

[@ccstyle22]

my english professor made us write an essay around this video and honestly this made me like her even more, sad that this is our world..

[@Jartran72]

Thats a great teacher right there. Appreciate her good!

[@alnabulsi313]

AN EXCELLENT LEARNING ASSIGNMENT 👏 that's a good professor right there. I bet college rn is crazy interesting.

[@wesleywatson8115]

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

[@SR-kd4wi]

How to reduce crime? Increase cops on the street. Nah Increase education, healthcare funding and employment opportunities for all. Yes.

[@canisxv9869]

Happy people with jobs don't turn radical or criminal we learnt that lesson in the Weimarer Republik.

[@realityqueen3173]

@@canisxv9869 he gets it

[@romainsavioz5466]

And don't put some group ot people as criminal by default

[@hcf4kd1992]

Give police money to social workers and other community intervention. Easy

[@natej0556]

Actually when you remove cops, crime skyrockets. Look up the "Ferguson effect"

[@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.

[@kricklasalty-dg2ri]

Cripes! The lady speaking at the end made me cry! DAM

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@orianchambon9446]

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

[@turbosippycup]

what that woman had to say at the end was spine-chillingly true..

[@simonmescal9136]

what, that they should burn Target to the ground because of events that happened over a hundred years ago ?

[@bigDFH803]

Mr. John Oliver where have you been allllll my life! 💛😚

[@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.

[@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.

[@josephwallace24]

As a white dude who tries to understand, the end bit hit me as hard as it should have. I didn’t expect John being teary and it opened up the flood gates for me. John and I don’t live in the reality of those people of color suffering, but I’m glad he promoted the dialogue and emotional vulnerability that has been taboo for men over the past few generations. I an not trying to white knight John, but those otherwise private moment of sadness need to be made public for solidarity. I don’t know how to help, but I want to and I’m glad there is a medium to let these issues rise to the surface.

[@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)

[@alphabetsoup6837]

I have never seen John Oliver this genuinely angry before.

[@MystearicaClaws]

Him and Legal Eagle. The latter takes great pains to remain central and calm, but his last few videos, you can see rage and pain as America crumbles under it's own hypocrisy and violence. 😥

[@Call-me-Al]

He wants his new country to be the best it can be.

[@bluz1864]

@@MystearicaClaws I watch Legal Eagle too. I've never seen him that upset before. I can say I've seen John very much angry before but never this hurt.

[@bluz1864]

@@Call-me-Al Nailed it. The country he worked so hard to be part of. There's a video on how legal migration was hard for him.

[@Yanaschaf]

I have, but never this constant from beginning to end, cutting jokes short and all. I like it a lot.

[@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.

[@elliealvarez5827]

If anyone ever asks you why _Last Week Tonight_ keeps winning Emmys hand over fist, just show them this or the _Asylum_ piece from this year.

[@ThePracticalDog]

I've watched this episode 3 times now since it was aired 3 years ago, and I still can't love the woman at the end enough. I would be proud to stand with her anytime, anywhere.

[@TheCrabError]

Sadly, the people who really need to watch this probably won’t

[@InarusLynx]

Well we have 9.8k racists that watched it as of right now.

[@DanielAlvarez-he9jq]

This. We are all blindfolded in some way or another.

[@xwasx08]

Biden is just as bad as trump. He's an old man who's wandered away from his nursing home.

[@TheNikKon]

@@xwasx08 except he isn't. He was the worst of the democratic candidates this election, but almost any politician is better than Trump. The war criminal George W Bush was still a better president than Trump.

[@Lol-fo2zq]

They watch the first 3 minutes and comment something equivalent of "Trump 2020" and close the video. The are like indoctrinated robots

[@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.

[@ThoseDingoes]

The comptroller bit is severely underrated

[@justicebrown1077]

Something I picked up on 5 minutes in, and appreciate. There's no audiences. No laugh track. No jokes. And at the end, he lets that lady explain beautifully why we should all be upset, and doesnt try following up with any quips or anything. He calmly says his goodbyes. This was a very solemn episode, and one that hurts very deeply

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@NewRedYolk]

I've watched this video several times, and the ending always makes me cry.

[@Calebguy13]

"If an unarmed man comes at you with a knife..." I don't think you fully understand the concept of unarmed, Joe.

[@silvasilvasilva]

It's the US we are talking about. Anything less than an assault rifle probably doesn't count...

[@sk31370n]

yeah i mean where would he even hold the knife? between his toes?!

[@writerconsidered]

Yea I caught that too, and it still wasn't the worst part of it.

[@mrspidey80]

Maybe he means an amputated man who carries a knife in his mouth?

[@MM-qy7si]

name one concept he fully understands

[@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?

[@dandotvid]

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

[@cameronburke8002]

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*

[@Killmaisy]

Ooohhhh! I was SHRIEKING at the end of this episode! God it got me worked up. The last 5 min are so damn moving and true and need to be heard over and over again. So right on ✔️ ✅️

[@lava172]

18:04 Welp now I'm binging old episodes during the '23 strike

[@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?

[@mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140]

"You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up. Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one. And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life! It's not about food. It's about keeping those ants in line." -Hopper A Bugs Life

[@sujimtangerines]

Damn, I need to rewatch that!

[@Hip.Username]

Yeah that adorable movie was some heavy shit

[@davidaijuka1108]

Dropping wisdom 🙌

[@marcuswatson4910]

I wish I could remember which Instagram account I saw this on. Where did you see it?

[@toadjiang7626]

That's why Trump keeps saying "You have to dominate!"

[@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.

[@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.

[@BB_Creative]

Some people: “They’re a few bad apples...” Me: “That spoils the bunch.” Same people: “What?” Me: “That’s the full quote. ‘A few bad apples spoil the bunch’ No one likes a cherry picker.”

[@KuyaAJoseph]

Eyy I see what you did there with the fruit things 👉👉

[@brya9681]

yeah its crazy how people don't ever finish that.

[@erich.956]

Those apple pickers man

[@carren1983]

Thank you. I been saying they should finish that quote then they will see

[@e.tressag4143]

Jody Owen you are making a completely irrelavent point there. Gj.

[@sabrinafrolich5669]

Tazing a pregnant woman who is refusing to sign a parking ticket. Neither my brain nor my gut want to process these words.

[@RealBradMiller]

Yup.

[@kyleguajardo]

And getting away with it because "The law didn't say he couldn't."

[@georgerogers2120]

And y'know, they do it all the time. They do worse all the time. They are monsters and we employ them to do monstrous things. They do it because we allow them to do it.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

That cop should be fired.

[@GeorgeTsiros]

Are the requirements for using a tazer _not_ the same as firing a firearm ? I'm genuinely asking. I doubt there is a clause that says "when you can't shoot someone, taze them instead!". Maybe there is. Who the fuck knows anymore.

[@joecseko2]

Bravo, HBO, the writers/crew, John Oliver; you're delivering some very important social messaging.

[@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.

[@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.

[@andersbowe9013]

Damn. This is the most angry I’ve ever seen John Oliver.

[@boreos3499]

Feels good. He's really channelling my feelings and probably many others.

[@jackbikerson324]

Also Hasan Minhaj

[@johnraimondi6017]

Feel sorry for Oliver the son of Satan...

[@phoebeclark4718]

And the most accurate.

[@kirkthiets2771]

@hi there This is all the result of any municipality you live in in the USA having an unprecedented 95% conviction rate so that they can qualify for federal loans so they can build bigger jails for decades now.

[@lifeonaplatez1764]

That was a very power full show.... The ending make me shed a tear... God bless you for bringing these things to light with your platform..... May God keep you going and the love and support you show the black communitys 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@hdhshdhs5503]

"Go ahead and take the hand away" love it

[@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

[@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.

[@NossAMV]

these last words... dang it... ringing to this day

[@blueskyy9813]

I've seen this episode several times and it makes me cry every single time..

[@Liberanimus]

I have more hours on the witcher than most police officers have 'mandatory' training.

[@melvinathemagnificent9007]

A painfully underrated comment lol

[@MrLeroyFox]

That’s not hard at all.

[@thegamelabgaming7556]

That’s really nothing impressive lol

[@zangomuncher]

how many hours is that then?, I know you will make it up and I know you will look up the number of hours before replying, oh wait I gave you that idea. Dumbass.

[@holidaycomplex]

don’t worry, they get good “ride along” training. where do you think they learn how to kneel on necks so well

[@Zabiru-]

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

[@cookiecandy4253]

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”

[@Gyropilot42]

What is a zoom call? I didn't get it

[@Holostryker]

@@Gyropilot42 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

[@Ashley-cv8bd]

That was ended beautifully; like John, I too feel on the verge of tears.

[@fredoliveira8938]

Holy shit that speech in the end was absolutely gripping

[@simonmescal9136]

Why do you find it gripping ? She's condoning violence without providing any concrete basis for her grievance. She's clearly delusional