Sheriffs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

With over a thousand sheriffs up for election this year, John Oliver discusses how much power - and how little accountability - they have.
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[@robertgronewold3326]

My mom once got caught up in a sheriff's scheme to get funds to improve his jail. On Halloween night 2002, at 10PM, my mom got arrested for 'writing bad checks'. (The truth on that front was that my mom bought a washing machine with a check, and the store lost their data on the transaction and for some reason didn't bother to just contact the bank to get it back.) So my mom, a lovable grandma of 12, was taken to jail too late to post bail and shoved into a cell with about 20 other women. She had to sleep on a concrete floor with no blanket that night, and tend to a young woman who had not been given her diabetes medication. The whole reason for this was that the local sheriff was wanting to pack his jail so that it seemed constantly crowded for an inspection November 1st, and get the money from the Iowa government to expand the facility. Thankfully, when the judge oversaw my mom's case the next morning, he went ballistic, and started a large investigation with a number of other officials. The sheriff lost his job, and the officer who arrested my mom literally got demoted to parking duty.

[@agsweet708]

I'm sorry this happened to your mom

[@Alexrider02]

@@agsweet708 I'm glad it happened to his mom, because if it hadn't happened, the sheriff would probably still be doing shit like this to other innocent people. Good on that judge for having morals.

[@tompatterson1548]

Robert Gronewold guess he got what he diserved!

[@csainphor]

The end result was great but G-Ddamn your mother and so many other people did not and do not deserve that kind of treatment. So sorry that happened to her.

[@forcesightknight]

I had a similar situation, only the sheriff deputies copied all pertinent information in my wallet then drained my account. Nothing ever happened to them, because the judge was the sheriff son. Cops need better checks and balances. Time for a federal over site committee. Then charge cops triple fines with no professional courtesy bullshit. They need to be held to a higher standard.

[@Greg_tha_rushin]

I live in Houston and it made me feel real proud to see Sheriff Ed Gonzales portrayed positively here. He deserves the recognition and I'll be voting for him again as long as he is running. Also, that horse can get it.

[@Blue-bx9pb]

Greg G I was also really happy to hear something good from the city I live in, especially when the show has documented the many cases where Texas kinda bites. But yeah. Ed Gonzales for the second good fact about Texas on last week tonight with glasses birdman

[@josed.2365]

And might I add a lot more capable than Art Acevedo.

[@seanwheeler7067]

I just wish he would do something about the murders of that old couple a few years ago. That and properly address the whole issue with our police union rep who threatened citizens of the city

[@onefastboi14]

Same here! I live here in Cypress and it made me proud to see him in this displayed positively. He does a lot of good for the community and I’ll be voting for him as well.

[@761jared]

I certainly agree that often people who are perfectly able and willing to come to court simply cannot afford to bail out of jail. However, I also wonder how much of this push by senior LE offiicials is to alleviate their stretched budgets?

[@benburke3015]

Kenny Boone is surprisingly complimentary to his enemies. “You nerdy, uh, intelligent bastard”.

[@SuperSaiyanD48]

You can't tell me that isn't Hank Hill.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

Kenny Boone reminds me of Kefka in that one moment in Dissidia where he said, "Yeah, it's been a pleasure! Wait--you're WHAT!?"

[@samrey1803]

He ended with, I promise, thank you.. LoL 🤣

[@antonbrakhage490]

Says so much about conservatives that they think calling someone intelligent is an insult.

[@ixlnxs]

@@antonbrakhage490 Only in America are "'smart" and "intellectual" more often used in a negative connotation than a positive one.

[@KGisthename]

If Adam Driver gets on a sexy horse, there will be a restraining order filed against John.

[@mistakencrown4858]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@chiggensandich23]

Lmao, this aged fantastically

[@amanarun8265]

Adam Driver on a Sexy Horse, with Hamsters wearing speedos

[@maidenofcats568]

By who? Adam Driver or the sexy horse?

[@tegantalks9612]

@@maidenofcats568 both

[@khop1268]

Imagine John Oliver asking the graphic design team, “I need you to make a horse thats fuckable”

[@BytheTicket222]

He's brought that idea up in multiple other episodes; im pretty sure he brings his own pictures from home.

[@KurtRichterCISSP]

Again? Right away, sir 🙄

[@Murf181]

And as they show him a dozen options, he sorts out the ones most fuckable.

[@jokarpinski22]

I mean he's clearly descended from horses, I mean he's English.

[@VictoriaSobocki]

Khop 126 Why does he always bring that horse up?!

[@ismaieladen4814]

"They said, One hit wouldn't hurt" "THEY LAAD" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@crypt0nym0ussec57]

LMAOOOOO

[@Sweet.Mother.of.Cheesus]

"Coraaaal..!!!" :D

[@frostfang1]

"One hit hurts a whole lot. Parents, remember to beat the drugs out of your kids. It takes a hit to prevent a hit. DARE to hit your kids before the Drugs hit them."

[@koilamaoh4238]

Here I thought he was talking about religious conservative child abuse which they do lol.. Let the poor kids do drugs man, so they don't have to feel that pain of being abused. Why you think they do drugs in the first place lol.

[@frostfang1]

@@koilamaoh4238 it's a viscous cycle! You gotta beat the drugs out of them, but then the abuse causes them to run to drugs.

[@CherryBomb_Games]

John makes a great point. I'm a cancer survivor, and when I was in the hospital I stole approximately 1,000 feet of copper wire while I was there.

[@Widdekuu91]

Way to go!

[@jadepaulsen8456]

Makes sense.

[@chrismanspeaker9372]

If you get the thin stuff, it makes a shiny wig

[@scottanddorinahendrickson8397]

È​@@chrismanspeaker9372

[@HeyyyitsLissy]

You’re amazing. Don’t ever let em make you feel less than

[@futuremovieactor]

It’s sad looking back on this now since it’s the last episode he filmed with an audience before going into quarantine.

[@seanmatyas3938]

What with Rob Coddry putting his hand in the salad bar and then licking both ends of a phone...hell even shaking that guy's hand made me uneasy.

[@ninawth]

I like the version of the show without the audience so much more. The laughing is just distracting and humour was never this show's focus or strongest point anyway. It's finally had to opportunity to really focus on serious matters now, without the audience. I really hope they're going to keep it that way.

[@seanmatyas3938]

@@ninawth yup one of the few good things about 2020 was the elimination of the crowd. Wow live audiences are just awful

[@MrAnimason]

@@seanmatyas3938 I thought his audience was pretty good. They quieted down quickly and I always like having people to laugh with. I'm looking forward to having them back by September.

[@ezgolf1764]

@@MrAnimason The big difference with most other live audiences is that they aren’t laughing every other line

[@VaderforprezAZ09]

fun fact: our last county sheriff was driving his own squad car drunk, the current one was the person who actively assisted him in covering it up

[@dumpygoodness4086]

​ chez moi OLIVER IS NAIVE. (If this were 1936 Germany, he'd say SOME Nazis are bad!) SHERIFF LITERALLY MEANS CRIMINAL THUG. POLICE WERE LITERALLY CREATED BY EMPERORs, DIRTY POLITICIANS, THE ROBBER BARONS, KKK JUDGES, etc. THE RICH CREATED POLICE TO PROTECT THE RICH FROM US LITTLE PEOPLE who are robbed by this SUPER-MAFIA every day. ex: the ROBBER BARONS of the late 1800s America... had to hire PRIVATE SECURITY b/c they were stealing, uh, making so much money off the helpless citizenry. "Wait a minute!" said one Robber Baron, "WHY are we paying for our OWN security? Let's create a PUBLIC security force that protects us, but make the IDIOT TAXPAYERS fund it!!!" No joke. Police are LITERALLY a Criminal Enterprise in EVERY way, under current laws. But wimps like John Oliver, funded by The Establishment, pussyfoots around this super-mafia. (EX: cops rape women EVERY day in Amerikkka, and no one cares!!) (When they've busted rapist cops, it always turns out that everyone knew and everyone looked the other way!) ALL OF AMERICA'S HOLIDAYS ARE FOR THE ENEMY OF POLICE!!! HOW THE F did everyone ignore that minor fact? (OR that the Founding Fathers were FUGITIVES from police and had they NOT resisted arrest... we'd still be an English colony!!)

[@ashleysasso7788]

That sounds like something that happened to the sheriff of the county im living in rn

[@lukeives7396]

In our county seat, the sheriff got drunk and took his squad car out. He found his wife driving home and pulled her over, presumably for sex...it wasn't her fucking car.

[@kylestubbs8867]

What were their names?

[@ashenwuss1651]

And that one handsome politician guy was also on the list.

[@volcryndarkstar3283]

Me: **Dies in the the warm embrace of a loved one** Kenny Boone:"Talk to your kids about hugs."

[@FrancisBehnen]

Well actually.. with the corona virus and all that could become more truthful than you think

[@ivanj9082]

Huh

[@tylerhackner9731]

Guess he wants us to have as much physical contact as possible considering the coronavirus

[@ericsmith8373]

@@FrancisBehnen Kenny Boone: "Talk to your kids about flu bugs"

[@justincastillogayray]

"Talk to your kids about felony embezzlement" still cracks me up.

[@KuariThunderclaw]

Likely reason sheriffs often run unopposed: One of the requirements to run is often being certified for law enforcement. And if the sheriffs runs the law enforcement of the area.... it essentially means you are running against your boss... and I can't imagine many of the power hungry monsters among them would take kindly to that.

[@antonbrakhage490]

That is a stupendously stupid way to set up a system. No shit it doesn't work well.

[@pullt]

It is almost as if the piece mentioned the obvious problem with running against one's boss ...

[@sebastiaocamarinhas194]

"Cancer patients won't commit crimes" Walter White would disagree...

[@tekbarrier]

Talk to your kids about dipping sticks

[@kwesiwelcome5812]

Bruh 🤣🤣

[@arielsigala2633]

He doesn't use drugs. He just makes it.

[@papagrounds]

@@arielsigala2633 Making drugs is not illegal where you live? I'm moving there!

[@Mark-xt8jp]

Perfect timing that one of the top recommendations on the right is a video titled "The Magic of Chemistry"...

[@enigmaPL]

"You nerdy, intelligent bastard." "Uh... thank you?"

[@lordsam1037]

didn't expect Doug Dimmadome owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome to be a sherriff in this video

[@adrielsebastian5216]

Wasn't he the clerk for Harris Co, TX?

[@petermanou9083]

Somehow the best line in all of this is "I've never seen a frog and not killed it."

[@tysonrunnels9315]

'Cancer patients aren't stealing my air conditioner.' That really depends on the cost of chemo doesn't it?

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Lol amen!

[@yorhaunit8s]

*Breaking bad opening starts*

[@irgendwieanders2121]

Cancer patients are drug addicts... It is just different drugs...

[@melonlord1414]

you know, it's true in most countrys outside of the USA

[@eponymousIme]

Bravo!

[@Edgemaster72]

And just like that, John's thirst for Adam Driver was replaced with thirst for a horse

[@orlock20]

If one took a hit of whatever the kid in the PSA was taking, those two things may look the same.

[@edwinhurwitz6792]

He might want to check the gender of the horse.

[@Demonskunk]

Edwin Hurwitz I don't think John Oliver cares what gender his Horse Daddy is.

[@sdfkjgh]

Min Lungelow: I don't think _anyone_ cares what gender their Horse Daddy is. Remember, never look a gift Horse Daddy in the mouth, and may the Horse be with you.

[@LucasMONeill]

@@edwinhurwitz6792 OR he is fully aware of the horse's gender and just wants to swing that way. Perfectly fine to me.

[@conorwithers4682]

That sheriff ad where he admitted to doing blackface really was the greatest reveal ever. I've shown this to most of my close freinds and paused asking them 'what do you think he'll admit?' so far nobody guessed that.

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

This was the last episode of Last Week tonight filmed in front of a live studio audience before COVID-19 forced John to do the show in his basement. You don't know what you have until it's gone!

[@franciscomm7675]

Live studio audience returned

[@ranelgallardo7031]

@@franciscomm7675 It was done remotely from Mar 2020 - Sep 2021.

[@jasonlane1528]

"Talk to your kids about felony embezzlement!"

[@blackmoon9793]

Just as soon as we finish talking to them about pugs

[@Lady_Crispr]

Instructions unclear. I gave my child detailed instructions on how to commit felony embezzlement. No idea why the cops came by this morning though.

[@varana]

@@Lady_Crispr Well, if they came for the kid and not you then it obviously worked. ;D

[@jodinsan]

Sheriff: A politician with the legal authority of a police officer.

[@mischaminxx]

The single most underrated comment in this entire thread!!!!!!!!! Edit: almost 2k likes, not so underrated after all.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

That is scary as hell to imagine

[@SASDPNV]

@@backwoodsjunkie08 why

[@bumlb54]

All Sheriffs are former or current law enforcement officers

[@wannaeatpizza]

what a dangerous concept

[@LakeFX]

"How much are flights?" You're in luck, John...

[@Phlebas]

As a Canadian, I just find it really weird that sheriffs are elected and that they're associated with political parties. Same with judges and DAs for that matter. I guess I understand the logic and I'm sure that Americans might see the way we do things as undemocratic (all these positions are appointed) but we also seem to have far fewer cases of corruption.

[@Phlebas]

@Colin Thiel You'd be welcome, though I suppose I should put out a disclaimer that things are only relatively better here than in the US. There's still lots of room for improvement, and a frustrating lack of political will to make those improvements. That said, I'm watching news from the US daily and am really hoping you pull through. My sympathies to everyone who has to endure America's systemic problems. If you don't end up moving to Canada, then keep fighting the good fight and know that decent people from all over the world are cheering for you.

[@jaster6056]

@@Phlebas @colin Thiel I agree - Colin you'd be welcome.

[@lukasfriedrichbauer8320]

In Europe electing someone like a local police chief is completely unthinkable, and we generally have a lot less Police violence and corruption too. To a certain degree I understand where it's probably coming from, when the US started electing Sheriffs, most of us were still ruled over by Kings and Emperors, and while it usually (outside of Czarist Russia, the Ottoman Empire and the Papal States) were constitutional monarchies, not absolutist ones, it still had very little in common with what we see as democracy today, pretty authoritarian even in the best of cases. The idea of having positions with some serious coercive power, like a sheriff or judge be elected offices, would have seemed reasonable, and an improvement over such officials simply be appointed by the Monarch and the ministers of his goverment, on whom people had zero influence at all. Fair for it's day. Unfortunately it didn't work out that well in the long run, and elections by themselves insufficient protections from abuse and overreach.

[@normanberg9940]

@North Pole-emics And yet, despite all that AMERICA is undoubtedly the most influential country in the world whereas Canada is only good enough to occupy the space between the lower 48 and Alaska. FOR NOW. At some point we may decide to let the Quebecose have their way and annex the rest of you. I mean, just saying EH!

[@normanberg9940]

@North Pole-emics You consistently beat us in almost every metric. Is that right now? How many are you? How many are we? Can you understand input cost differences? Besides no one forced them all to come here, Especially all those hundreds of thousands of Canuks, all here to make it big because for some reason the land of the Maple leaf just doesn't seem to provide that for them. One would have to wonder why if everything is so great up there. Beat us in almost every metric. What's your GDP? How many men have you put on the moon(Oh that's right, it's Canada so it would more than likely be a woman)? What major modern technologies do you lead the world in? What's your annual contribution to the goddamed W.H.O. ?How many Commie dictators have you sent packing? Your fantastic standard of living wouldn't exist if we hadn't been there to guarantee it with our blood, sweat and treasure. Now there's some real gratitude for you. For better or worse, we call the shots on this here planet. You just happen to be the geeky kid next door.

[@yrmoma]

This whole segment I was thinking: don't bring up my sheriff, don't bring up my sheriff. You didn't, but it's probably a bad sign I thought that.

[@esotericVideos]

"I've never seen a frog and not killed it." is the best one.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

That is southern Ohio for ya right thur

[@josephcola9662]

I did a spit take when I heard it.

[@fgggg4337]

“I’ve have never seen a frog and not killed it”

[@173rdskysoldier9]

Why is Adam Driver not on John Oliver's list with that horse?

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Adam Driver was from an updated list

[@rey187]

For those of us in Asia, it's a mid-day joy to see John Oliver uploads on a Monday afternoon.

[@deborah3250]

You dont have to stay up and lose sleep, lucky!

[@markozabic2255]

Same for us in middle europe, just the differents is its in the morning

[@HaikuBanter]

Hey dude. Happy afternoon! It is late here but I work at night. We're not so different, you and I.

[@mikeappleget482]

We’re on freedom time. It’s 3 in the morning.

[@Calvin.K.Langat]

I have work in the morning and I’m up at 2 am watching it because I need my fix

[@OptimusProvost]

“I have dabbled in what you would call ‘light cannibalism.’”

[@Christian-cz9bu]

Well hasn't everyone at one time or another?

[@bluegenes2273]

As one does.

[@fernandoherrera2256]

I can neither confirm nor deny that I may or may not have once, a long time ago, in a different century, world, solar system, galaxy, or universe, nibbled my toe till I pierced the skin and bled. The taste was, or perhaps wasn't, who can say, certainly not me....... intoxicating.

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

Would bloodsucking be considered "light cannibalism?"

[@sundayschoolflunkie3979]

It is just a hobby? A weekend fling kind of thing?

[@TimM-kz1vl]

Oh my god that last sheriff ad had me in tears, that was amazing!

[@tomharris195]

Sees Richard Jones, my tiny-ass county's sheriff, mentioned on John Oliver: Woo Hoo! Remembers literally everything Jones has ever done: Oh no.

[@cordelia7830]

I had no idea who my sheriff was. I looked into it and there was a lawsuit filed against him from two past employees and one current employee. One of them stated in reference to him: "intoxicated with power and will physically abuse, intimidate, incarcerate, extort, and defame in order to ensure their absolute control." Wow.

[@MrJimheeren]

Cordelia Maria Del Rey holy shit. Vote that guy out

[@123mickymouse123]

Pretty much the issue. It's almost always only the extremely politically active who will take part in such elections, which in law enforcement is typically the extremely conservative.

[@mypseu]

My local sheriff was recently replaced after he tased a grieving son who arrived at the scene of his mother's death and wanted to see her body. He also beat a suspect within an inch of their life for drowning his infant daughter. The second one is slightly more understandable but both are wrong.

[@CloudsGirl7]

I'm curious - was there a magic "R" next to his name?

[@alexandrub8786]

And that haven if you vote foe everything that need lots of time for research,you make bad decisions.

[@GnolithicStudio]

6.4K dislikes = 3K sheriffs and their families.

[@duncangilpatric987]

@Debra Young wow, you discovered how to copy and paste. Impressive

[@Friendlybot9000]

“Feces on the wall, blood everywhere” is literally a description of a containment chamber of an SCP.

[@noenken]

"... highly unusual and upsettingly dark." Who wrote that one? You almost killed me!

[@ragglock]

Good movie title 🤔

[@apophis9192]

Lol

[@hjspalenka]

Just three weeks later, and that H1N1 finger licking joke feels totally different

[@NoahTalkz]

Hunter Spalenka yes yes

[@jancoscholtz]

OH MY GOD YES I had the exact same though

[@infinitysalinity7981]

Feels exactly the same to me. Just replace H1N1 with SARS-Cov-2.

[@spokeydokey5237]

Something very similar actually happened here is Japan; A man found out he had the Corona Virus and decided to go to as many bars as he could and spread it. He was eventually caught after his family called him in but not before spreading it to two young women. The two of them have since recovered but the man died.

[@spokeydokey5237]

Something very similar actually happened here is Japan; A man found out he had the Corona Virus and decided to go to as many bars as he could and spread it. He was eventually caught after his family called him in but not before spreading it to two young women. The two of them have since recovered but the man died.

[@ericadeshaies2910]

I just voted in WA state and making sheriff's an appointed position instead of an elected position was on the ballot. So thanks John Oliver, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have known how important this issue is!

[@jorenvanderark3567]

Yes, let's have all law enforcement not be accountable to the people, it isn't as if big city (largely appointed leadership) and federal police institutions are the most corrupt and despised in the country. And before you bring in the sherrifs tend to be racist argument, yeah they are, the communities with elected sherrifs tend to be racist, that would not carry over to the big cities. Want to make law enforcement more accountable? Begin with the ballot box!

[@ixlnxs]

@@jorenvanderark3567 And yet there seems to be a lot more corruption among those elected American sheriff offices than among all those appointed police chiefs all over the UK, Australia, France and Japan, to name but a few countries. There's a reason why most countries have their law enforcement and judges appointed by elected people rather than elected directly.

[@jorenvanderark3567]

@@ixlnxs Comparing America to Europe is utter horseshit as the cultures surrounding law enforcement are not even remotely compatible. Let's instead compare the corruption seen in elected County sheriff department and City police departments shall we? The sheriffs suddenly don't look all that bad. I would be interested in seeing what would happen to European police forces if they where suddenly accountable to the very people that they police. Might end the little corruption that still lingers on there.

[@ixlnxs]

@@jorenvanderark3567 Many European countries are less corrupt than many US states. Plus, EU countries are still functioning democracies.

[@jorenvanderark3567]

@@ixlnxs Functional democracies? Poland and Italy would like a word with you. But generally yes, that an advantage of a many party system, more democracy is good. How does that defeat my argument?

[@kirstenornelas881]

I'm just thankful for our sheriff. If it weren't for him my daughter wouldn't have been returned home to me after she disappeared with someone she met online. It was the scariest 3 days of my life not hearing a word from my 16 yr old. Thank goodness we have a sheriff willing to go above and beyond to find a child. He didn't say she was just a runaway or drag his feet he was on it and got ppl involved who got to her in time. I was told he actually broke some rules to make sure my child got home safe but when I asked him about it he just said he would do anything to make sure children were safe as he is a father himself and would be devestated to be in the same position with his daughters.

[@mypseu]

"Tell your kids about drugs because I won't allow my officers to conduct life saving measures if they make a mistake!"

[@reappermen]

Tobe fair that add was done by a different sherriff, not the 'no help for addicts' one. It was still weird, but seems like a better message then what aome of the other sherrifs have.

[@eventer79]

I learned who my sheriff was -- when he was indicted last year for encouraging a plot to murder one of his deputies. True story. As far as I know, he's still just "suspended."

[@milliamp]

Probably suspended with pay

[@jackholmes6877]

Who?

[@nicole4508]

@@jackholmes6877 Granville county sheriff Brindell Wilkins

[@krinka1458]

why am I feeling surprised? wait no that curiosity.

[@aurorauplinks]

Suspected or... what did the deputy do... run against him in an election? Caus that's not how democracy works

[@PlagueOfWasps]

Hearing a live audience right now feels bizarre.

[@xylonbanda]

This was his last one before he got pulled into the void.

[@bookworm962011]

Ayyy that's my Sheriff Ed Gonzales! He was recently re-elected into his position on super Tuesday and with good reason. A wonderful contribution to our community.

[@goldengryphon]

Harris County? He's a doll.

[@joelmiddaugh8229]

@@goldengryphon I'm pretty sure Houston is like the most progressive city in the south.

[@sierrasouthwell9237]

@@joelmiddaugh8229 Nah, That'd be their north neighbor, Austin. Plus, Houston still has some pretty major segregation issues. And they have a pretty large Southern Baptist population.

[@goldengryphon]

@@joelmiddaugh8229 I'm sure they'd like to be. They do work hard to improve once they figure out what the actual problem is.

[@joelmiddaugh8229]

@@sierrasouthwell9237 Houston is more multicultural than Austin but Austin is certainly more left leaning.

[@matthewmuir8884]

You're forgetting the third mental image of a sheriff: a medieval noble who takes from the poor and routinely gets robbed by Robin Hood.

[@dr.feelicks2051]

Matthew St. Cyr sheriff of sleepy pig🐷

[@KeyDash753]

Cancel kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.

[@aaronmarks9366]

I was 100% thinking this, I'm glad someone said it

[@rubble7390]

@@KeyDash753 I wonder how many people will recognize that awesome quote.

[@slharbron]

@@rubble7390 The late Alan Rickman

[@ajaniwright3731]

It's wild seeing your hometown Sheriff on Last Week tonight😂

[@ranelgallardo7031]

This was the last show with a studio audience 😭

[@saupreinmadl3391]

Press 'F' to pay respekt ...

[@ranelgallardo7031]

@@saupreinmadl3391 I know they’ll be back with an audience maybe next year, but I checked this was the last one with a crowd

[@dgbrownnt]

It honestly startled me a little when I heard the audience

[@shellbmgo1310]

@@ranelgallardo7031 oof

[@ranelgallardo7031]

@@shellbmgo1310 They’re back now but this was the last one before COVID started in America.

[@yhazt6971]

THATS MY SHERIFF (Ed Gonzalez, the guy who made a good point about why poor people shouldn’t be in jail just for being poor). 🙌🏿☺️

[@mauree1618]

Same here, hope he stays level headed.

[@charliewunderock2149]

Agreed. Even if they are murderous rapists. If you're poor you shouldn't have to be locked up in jail or have to post a bond.

[@frimi8593]

@@charliewunderock2149 yeah clearly somebody didn't read the actual comment

[@ateasewiththecheese2140]

Poor peeple smeyll bAed

[@bimmjim]

Pants up. Don't loot.

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

that "they said one hit wouldn't hurt" ad is correct. i smoked one weed one time and now i'm gay, and also dead

[@JoshuaDavies04]

littlesnowflakepunk RIP in peace

[@ofallsadwords3207]

I only injected one marijuana and now I'm a couch.

[@kamadeva5121]

How long did it take you to die to death? I just had one weed

[@angelkarottu4793]

Plays 'My dead gay son' from Heathers.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

OLIVER IS NAIVE. (If this were 1936 Germany, he'd say SOME Nazis are bad!) SHERIFF LITERALLY MEANS CRIMINAL THUG. POLICE WERE LITERALLY CREATED BY EMPERORs, DIRTY POLITICIANS, THE ROBBER BARONS, KKK JUDGES, etc. THE RICH CREATED POLICE TO PROTECT THE RICH FROM US LITTLE PEOPLE who are robbed by this SUPER-MAFIA every day.

[@ThrottleKitty]

Man this episode is weird to watch 3 months later after Covid and the police brutality protests. If he ever does a video on the zombie apocalypse, you know you've got about 3 months to stock up!

[@blarmosanchez2593]

Predictive Programing

[@michaelfixedsys7463]

Learn how to make a solar still

[@arthurmartin4616]

Try a year later. It's even weirder.

[@ForeverMe543]

The one sheriff obviously doesn't get that you can get cancer from addiction and from drugs. You can get liver cancer from addiction to alcohol and you can get lung cancer from cigarettes. Cancer isn't as choiceless as he thinks if he thinks that addiction is a choice.

[@GameGeekRob]

Damn, I wonder how that woman smuggled in a baby just so she could lie about giving birth unattended, Greg.

[@jamesdriscoll9405]

Baby, hell, the placenta would be the show stopper. True story, I was fishing with my family and a sheriff deputy rolled up and started asking questions about a deer afterbirth he had found somewhere else. He said it looked suspicious, and he wanted to what we had been up to. It got scary when he mentioned drug charges. He got a radio call & left us seriously scratching our heads. Thinking back on it a lot of the stuff he said didn't make sense. He knew it was an afterbirth. And drugs were involved? WTF?

[@comingupooo]

@@jamesdriscoll9405 Drugs were involved, just not in the way you think they were.

[@SuddenReal]

I'm pretty sure she had it stuffed up her vajay-jay. That's how a lot of women smuggle stuff. (damn, now I'm wondering if the baby was wrapped in a condom)

[@roguishpaladin]

@@SuddenReal Catastrophic Misunderstandings of Birth Control, volume 12. X3

[@TheRazorTongue]

Police Officers get to see crazy stuff all the time. One time they caught this Black burglar who broke into a house and put up pictures of his own family. Do you believe it?

[@NewMessage]

Considering the cost of health care, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that stripping copper is an important income source for some cancer patients.

[@Crick1952]

It won't net you that kind of money. For that you have to cook meth.

[@kaziiqbal7257]

New Message honestly it’s sad that I was thinking that too. There’s probably some poor guy who’s mom’s dying of cancer and he’s down to that to try to pay for her treatment.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

I don't think they ever did catch the ppl that stripped the Iowa State Fairgrounds of all of its copper pipes and fittings several years ago. They didn't even know when the theft occurred - they only discovered it after they went to get the fairgrounds ready for some spring events. For all we know, they could have been cancer patients (or the family of cancer patients).

[@ProjectMayhem4Chaoz]

That or cooking meth

[@freeloader69]

It’s called “a revenue stream.”

[@stevejensen8874]

This Scott Wilkerson bit at the end makes me feel like I'm watching My Name is Earl

[@erictoledo5696]

I went to school with the girl that gave birth in the holding cell. She was a sweet innocent girl. We were both in special ed with learning disabilities.

[@KamsPoliticalPredictions]

Holy shit that must've been mentally scarring

[@incognitonegress3453]

They need 2 go 2 hell ...QUICKLY!

[@sbfh014]

You know, this is the second video where John said he'd screw a horse, so at this point we should definitely assume he'll get a horse showmate like Craig Ferguson lol

[@idndyzgaming]

He'll get an Akhalteke. His dragon money is absolutely enough for that.

[@RenzeKoper]

@@idndyzgaming as long as he doesn't fall of his akhalteke

[@ArcanineEspeon]

@@RenzeKoper He might put himself in danger to do that just for the sake of the meme.

[@kevinpotts123]

I'm fully expecting to hear John Oliver fucked a Lipenzzaner stallion on the nightly news this week.

[@rgderen88]

I think it's the third time, I saw him mention it in another older video.

[@kays4216]

My sheriff was actually opposed in the last election by his cousin. That’s local politics 🤷🏼‍♂️ Edit: The sheriff in the next county over was arrested for selling guns from evidence out of a barber shop.

[@bruinlover09]

Kevin Short their family reunions must be awkward

[@quickfingers5979]

@@bruinlover09 Yea, especially when it's also their anniversary...

[@apparentsymmetry]

@@quickfingers5979 Ha

[@dineauxjones]

It bleeds into statewide politics. My sherriff's brother is the governor.

[@albesunim5603]

The sheriff in Warren county Virginia. Removed himself 3 months prior to his possible re-election. He served 16 years. He said he wanted to leave the office in better shape than when he took office. This was 2 months before it was announced he was being investigated for his part in the embezzlement, along with another county employee and others, of over $25 million. When the dispatcher called him and said “ the boys are coming to pick you up “ he said okay I will be behind the shed. They found him there, dead. He put a bullet in his head. But he claimed prior to that that he was innocent.

[@kyland]

I love how zucchini noodles fit so well in that list of grave offenses!

[@palehorseman9923]

“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” Our criminal justice system is based on profit from punishment, and a high recidivism rate just means more money as they get repeat "customers". The motives for such an institution should never be "profit".

[@bluemoon9530]

Well said truth Bravo!

[@jeffreyfassnacht4991]

Great point about profit in criminal justice. On top of the fact that 80 % of offenders from urban areas are indigent defendants, meaning they can not afford representation and are assigned court appointed attorney's, almost guaranteeing a system of prosecuting offenders with extremely high conviction rates, who also have no way to pay to be released from jail on bail as the bail system is also run on profit and near "pay day loan" status when negotiating an interest rate if you want to be released on a bail loan. Surprisingly John never mentions the startling fact that Sheriff's do not need any law enforcement experience whatsoever to be one, and can hire literally anyone to be a deputy in their office, most of the time based on who contributed to their campaign. This is a fantastic way to guarantee a poorly responding law enforcement arm to crisis scenarios as they have no standards enforced by really anyone. Sheriffs honestly should be an office which is transformed. I understand that the founding elements of the country wanted to keep sheriff's elected so that the governor or the state could not appoint anyone they wanted to, but we have the resources now with a solid check's and balances system to ensure qualified individuals who can pass a background check are made Sheriff.

[@djs12007]

@@jeffreyfassnacht4991 "we have the resources now with a solid check's and balances system"?? The Senate has totally destroyed the "Checks and Balances system" at the federal level in order to keep their power and enforce their agenda, if you think that has not already filtered down to the state level, then you haven't kept up with recent newscasts, (and even this very video describing this exact problem).

[@jeffreyfassnacht4991]

@@djs12007 I was speaking more to the point that we have wide availability of information at an extremely high rate of speed, as an informed populace is the first step in combatting corruption at it's source. The fear the founders had of law enforcement being an agent of an ongoing mob mentality, or appointed against the interest of the people is disuaded by the amount of corruption that can be quickly exposed today. Which is why Sherrifs should be nothing more then a police chief with a seperate jurisdiction at county instead of the municipality level and a different set of responsibilities, with enforceable standards in my opinion.

[@shr9662]

IcantSeeReplies huh

[@darthkirby311]

There was a whole show revolving around a poor cancer patient turning to criminal life... This is what they're talking about when they say "choice".

[@TheSpecialJ11]

The illusion of choice is strong in America, and it's used to justify personal responsibility for everything that goes wrong in life. Even collectively wrong, like environmental degradation. It's you that uses too many resources, it's not any systemic problem or anything.

[@chrisarcher1146]

Morgoth Bauglir hey man, do you know how much easier it is to blame anyone and everyone but yourself? I mean that’s the irony really. We talk a big game about personal responsibility but then can’t accept the world in front of us for what it is. We’ve felt secure for so long we can’t handle the terror of uncertainty that comes with responsibility and cognoscent behavior. It’s a real shit-show

[@apparentsymmetry]

god, what a great show...... I should really watch it again.

[@percyblakeney3743]

Yeah but he was the one who knocks not the one who lifts your AC unit.

[@Mark-xt8jp]

@Simon Wyzik braking bad will get you into a lot of fender benders, to be sure! Breaking Bad was a great show on AMC! Have you watched Better Call Saul?

[@stephentheobdurate]

In my case I was an EMT who dealt with City Police and County Sheriff Deputies. The city police seemed to be there to give tickets and generate revenue for the city. The county Sheriffs I dealt with were there to patrol their county, stop crime and help people, not to generate revenue by writing tickets.

[@__Andrew]

I got cancer a couple years ago, my biggest worry (more than getting healthy) was cost of my care. Given time i probably would have stolen some "air conditions" and copper from houses.

[@f.s.9833]

I hope you are doing better now ;)

[@olestokke]

Andrew Hope you get to experience universal healthcare!

[@cocospops9351]

John Oliver is less funny than cancer.

[@Jabranalibabry]

Hope you are doing better, brother. Hats off to you!

[@MeaghanTamara]

Gotta do what you got to do

[@zraashaq]

John, does Adam Driver know you're cheating on him with That Horse?

[@Gaius__]

I remember people saying that one term as "Sherf" in the South would make a man rich for life. Can't say I was surprised.

[@SAMOANSTALLION1]

John Oliver is very impressive how he has a variety of different Topics in-depth knowledge in all his Shows

[@erictaylor5462]

5:00 I once participated as a victim in an emergency drill. They had a make up artist there to simulate some pretty bad injuries, but I don't think any of the emergency workers expected to find the injury I was simulating. When I told the drill director that I was an amputee her eyes lit up, she got this big smile and asked, "Are you willing..." Well I was willing, and the results were memorable. It was actually a lot of fun. Especially when the paramedic found me and gave me a loud "Holy f****** s***!"

[@kylestubbs8867]

Dare I ask what they did to you?

[@jonathanplatt5027]

@@kylestubbs8867 I assume made it look like he'd lost a limb in the emergency.

[@joaquincortada1483]

Do it again and get it on film

[@erictaylor5462]

@@kylestubbs8867 Well, I'm missing a limb. What sort of injury would *YOU* simulate? Remember, this is practice for a real emergency. Sometimes people suffer horrible injuries. Emergency workers need to be able to keep their cool when encountering such things.

[@erictaylor5462]

@@jonathanplatt5027 Sometimes, when you assume, you assume correctly.

[@themourning1783]

I will never hear "beating a dead horse" the same way again

[@downnheavy]

oh god why WHY ??

[@mattgoodwin953]

Beating off a dead horse Beating off on a dead horse Sorry I WAS BORN THIS WAY

[@Lady_Crispr]

@@mattgoodwin953 It's funny how just one little word like on changes the entire picture.

[@DeeJayFM]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@SoraShadowdancer]

Oh good god. O.o

[@tanjabuchholz5314]

They love that Wilkerson feller 'cause he's so darn honest!

[@RobertMichael]

“I’ve never seen a frog and NOT killed it” 😂😂

[@jayarby8494]

Give Scott Wilkerson his own spin-off show.

[@mr2981]

@@ocpd23 I was like 'Hey, he looks a lot like Rob Corddry', and then 'Hey, that's Rob Corddry!"

[@sinicalypse]

No, please don't. Rob Corddry is too often painfully unfunny. SEE: Children's Hospital.

[@plushiie_]

As a young European there was a time when I wanted to move to the US when I grew older.

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

As an adult American I've wanted to move to Europe since I was a teenager. Still do. This is a cruel country.

[@HiHello-wz6bx]

Im glad for shows like this and the internet. People like you need to truly know whats going on and has been going on here. This shit didn't just start 12 years ago

[@mattgoodwin953]

Glad you came to your senses

[@LabGecko]

Yeah, the US has been brainwashing Americans for decades. I'm a "war hero" who is currently an expat living in France. The propaganda is real in the US. BTW, if you saw the Medicare for All episode, health care here is amazing. Look up Guillane-Barre syndrome. I'd be dead if I'd been in the US when that hit.

[@Djuntas]

fun fact, many did also just 100-175 years ago. Denmark lost like ½ a million iirc

[@triggerisgroot82]

my list is that horse, that horse, that horse, that horse & John Oliver lmao

[@jakegilbert8116]

When I need to put a smile on my face, & laughter... the sheriffs add and comfort food for my mentality

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

I hope that Texan sheriff who deprioritized low-level offenses has a lot of terms

[@onefastboi14]

He’s the sheriff for the county I live in. Great guy and he’s quite popular. Definitely seems like he will serve a lot of terms.

[@TJames-lk5xb]

I live in Houston, Tx (Harris County, Tx) and I can say Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is entirely better than the last 2 sheriffs...actually believes in criminal reform instead of more incarceration

[@Habitt5253]

T. James Hey fellow Houstonian. I just have to back your statement up. Had a chance to meet Ed back in early 2019 and can confirm, he really is a stand up and all around nice guy.

[@TJames-lk5xb]

@@Habitt5253 well howdy my fellow Houstonian...that's pretty dang awesome you were able to meet him...surely seems like a damn decent fellow

[@sfmc98]

So when someone steals your shit, you don't want them to go to jail. Nice.

[@LaramasBee]

This made me google my county's sheriff, and apparently he was suspended for misconduct two months ago. So...yeah.

[@diablorojo27]

Ryan Butcher it’s hilarious and awful when Jon Oliver’s info hits closer to home than we would’ve wanted

[@lalalalalalee6311]

Oop...

[@heatherdanielle85]

My 2004 sheriff is in the federal penitentiary. 😂 Whitley County, KY for the win!

[@Olhado256]

Highly unsurprising

[@pernaboys]

@@heatherdanielle85 I'm gonna run for Sheriff in your town! vote for me~

[@LoveAndSnapple]

I loved the Scott Wilkerson bit. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jessicadeines]

I just want to point out, I am a phD Computer Scientist and a parent that became addicted to opioid medicine after having severe pain from pre-cancer growths in my digestive track. I was addicted for 3 years and overdosed 2x...so I guess I was not worth saving as only low life's struggle with this. Been clean for 2.5 years now but would not even be here if he was my sheriff.

[@Samantha_yyz]

Congrats on staying clean!

[@ajelder6822]

@Lance Jess Elias: thx for sharing (dig sarcasm/wry humor..protect that-humor saves :) so does remission frm pain. I hope pcg's lost ur "address"...Almost forgot the unsolicited advice..let's see, oh yeah. "Don't take any of it personally, it's not u, it's..(drumroll pls)..pure..CAPITALISM (!) Compliments of FDA, Sackler fam, lobbyists/congress ppl,doctors, pharmacists, drug reps, law enforcement, others w/o moral/ethical leg to stand on-nor judge on..do try to go easy on'm..after all, even rightwing criminally wealthy, opportunistic skeeves gotta eat..(BA-BAM !!) :D

[@nicolasrededeo805]

The moment he talked about the school shooting drill having a 'familiar face' I thought: "Its Steven Seagal, isn't it?"

[@Phob1c]

Same.

[@MsMdip]

But he is or was an actual cop in Jefferson Parish I think.

[@stan2066]

YMH warned me about him, still shocked to see him

[@DarkSideChess]

colbert did a great bit on this training a few years ago.

[@AutumnButterfly]

One of the funniest things I ever saw on tv was a guy being pulled away in cuffs going, "I've seen all your movies, man!" Fanboying in custody.

[@kerawayne2229]

I'm from Florence County and here's a fun fact about Kenney Boone: He is in fact in prison. Soon to be on trial for domestic violence charges and animal cruelty (he hit a cat with a baseball bat in front of his child)

[@Melesniannon]

See, he was right about the one hit thing. Detrimental to children.

[@stclemmons1969]

Hit batted a cat in front of his kid? Even as a canine who has no love for cats, I have to say that that is waaaayyyyy fucked up. Glad to hear he's locked up. Only thing better is if he was in the Alabama jail that doesn't feed the prisoners.

[@colbyposton349]

Thanks Kera for the info.

[@Name-jw4sj]

South Carolina is always backwards. Would hate to live there.

[@SuddenReal]

"Son, it's time to tell you about drugs... let me show you what the first hit is like... now, where's that cat?"

[@tygrahof9268]

John, speaking about that horse, exposed his furryness.

[@freya002YT]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kusanagiflame]

Watching this video 2 years after its release and literally 3 days after the upload about Harm Reduction, hearing John mention narcan really feels like this show comes full circle

[@CarlosBeo]

John: That horse Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov: 👌😏🐎

[@SoraShadowdancer]

Honest question: Did you have to Google his name in order to spell it? Because I can barely pronounce it, and there's no way I could spell that, lol.

[@CarlosBeo]

@@SoraShadowdancer No, I didn't google it...I went back to the videos and copied the title haha

[@onkelpappkov2666]

Dude, that's the guy who played Sherlock!

[@darkstar932]

I've been afraid of the power of Sheriff's since I watched the first season of True Detectives and Marty said the only person who can arrest a Sheriff is the Governor. "Well that's terrifying" was my immediate next thought. Nothing embodies the concept of "I AM THE LAW" more than only being beholden to the most powerful person in the state. For all the Sheriff's doing good work on behalf of the public who voted for you. Thank you very, very much. What makes it scary is the ones who don't.

[@megadeathx]

Don't worry. Other police officers will grab him and hold him against his will if the sheriff gets too out of line. No governor needed. They just won't call it an arrest, for legal definition purposes. "He's been 'detained' for a time until he reaches sobriety."

[@aundreadillinger3530]

What application or streaming service is True Detectives on?

[@darkstar932]

@@aundreadillinger3530 HBO Go. Also available through Amazon Prime if you subscribe to HBO through them (costs extra above Prime).

[@stclemmons1969]

Me when sheriff beats on the door: I'd like to get some sleep before I travel, but if you've got a warrant I guess you're gonna come in.

[@ibeezisi3847]

@@aundreadillinger3530 Season 1 is perhaps the most gripping first season of a show I've ever watched since breaking bad. Literally a mixture of everything you can think of. Was quite scary atimes but worth it.

[@USandNL]

Happy to say that in Essex County, NJ we have one of the finest Sheriff's in America; long-serving Sheriff Armando Fontoura. You should have mentioned his accomplishments and ethics in your program. He is what law enforcement should look like in America!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... Sheriffs* (plural, no apostrophe)

[@rjshearer6983]

I live in mn and along side the sheriff's department we also have the Sheriff's posse. All on horses, don't do much but are very helpful in finding lost hunters, or injured people out in the thick trees.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

This is completely unrelated to this video but John, I hope you know that you made that Coronavirus song go viral and turned many people into devote fans of Vietnamese pop music. *Good Job.*

[@kappadarwin9476]

Really?

[@h0lly_blue]

forget K-Pop, now we've got V-Pop

[@melz6625]

It’s a great song

[@vaiyt]

doing god's work

[@rich1051414]

@@h0lly_blue Good. The K-Pop industry needs to improve workers rights. Let's hope V-Pop are doing it better.

[@noxabellus]

One of the guys running in my local election for sherriff talks about "coming home from afghanistan" quite a lot as if he is a veteran, but as it turns out he was just working there, not even pmc just regular oil and gas stuff

[@ari7610]

noxabellus lmao he know how to spin

[@IgiWhiteman]

What a hero :´)

[@thearchibaldtuttle]

This is the art of not being entirely transparent to look cooler/more important/more interesting. Call them Slim Shady!

[@Seebu]

@Simon Wyzik *Vietnam

[@TheRoguesy2]

Working in active warzones like Afghanistan or Iraq as an infrastructure contractor can be almost as dangerous as being in the military. My uncle was in Iraq for several years as an electrician. He was constantly in areas with car bombs going off, or attempted attacks by militias. It's not a safe place to be dude.

[@DeathStarLuke]

omg that last bit with Rob Corddry was gold. GOLD I TELL YA.

[@KamsPoliticalPredictions]

14:27 bruh I know it's too soon with what's going on, but I fucking died laughing at the fucking quickness of the gun getting pulled out 😂

[@AcheOfHead]

“That horse” has got nothing on the Akhal-Teke

[@joelle4226]

that is a pretty cool horse

[@fernandoherrera2256]

what's so special about it? it's just a horse

[@hamzadawud]

Points to you for referencing an older LWT segment!

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

@@fernandoherrera2256 There's an older episode where Erdogan (I think) had a massive obsession with horses.

[@Charsy8]

@@theevildrummingsithlord1492 lol No, Erdogan is the president of Turkey. The episode referred to here is the one about Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow - the president of Turkemnistan. (The Akhal-Teke is a Turkmen horse breed)

[@GlennDavey]

I feel like this isn't the first time John Oliver has talked about good-looking horses.......

[@DarkPuppy9]

He makes a weird amount of horse sex jokes. Like getting close to that point where you wonder if it's joking.

[@MySerpentine]

Maybe he's Loki in disguise.

[@gecttakhla4249]

Akal teke

[@watermelon6878]

With the NAMBLA jokes tradition from The Daily Show in the days of Jon Stewart, I’m sure it’s intentional.

[@YTEdy]

@@watermelon6878 LOL. I'd forgotten about Jon Stewart's NAMBLA bit. Hilarious.

[@voltjmgaming2119]

6:23 Hannah Gadsby: That dog does not want to have shoes on! Me: You can do it doggy!

[@alexgulino335]

11:25 i got some strong king of the hill vibes lol.

[@sabertag6992]

"And if the horse is down for it" He even gets consent. My man.

[@sydstone9291]

When I heard an Alabama sheriff was in this, I thought for sure Blakely was gonna get a mention. He's been elected 10 times, was indicted last year on 11 criminal charges, and last weekend tried to delay his trial by saying he was in hospital being tested for the coronavirus.

[@kimberlyw2591]

Oof, I think I heard about this dude while I was living in HSV. Did NOT hear about the coronavirus deal 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lindabrooks1863]

Now that's funny Coronavirus😄😄😄😂

[@madison3514]

Syd Stone lmao!!

[@dbzmaniac1234]

Don’t you love our home state of Alabama syd? Lol fuck this place

[@ryanleonardpaul]

“Talk to your kids about felony embezzlement”😂😂😂😂

[@percyjackson4455]

"Oh my god, they [imprisoned] Kenny!" "You Bastards!"

[@homerj.simpson7562]

Missed out on a "law enhorsement" joke somewhere...

[@TheNationalfilmbored]

I'm getting worried about John. He seems un-stable.

[@abuutbutt2579]

Quit horse'n around you two!

[@aienatu]

the sheriff situation requires horse majeure to fix.

[@samuelluria4744]

What do horses eat?

[@abuutbutt2579]

@@samuelluria4744 hey

[@Morghena]

Is it just me or do Alabama, the Carolinas and Florida show up A LOT when it comes to bizarre and worrying news?

[@lynnebucher6537]

Florida does seem to be a trendsetter for weird behavior. My theory is that many rejects from other states move here because they couldn't succeed where they came from, and they bring their dysfunctional ways with them. PS I'm a lifelong Florida resident.

[@darksaint0124]

@@Lolokbye I agree that everywhere has crazy, but Florida has a certain kind of crazy that seems to go above and beyond.

[@monavie9110]

@@lynnebucher6537 it's mainly because of the sunshine laws

[@Skepticfornow]

All those descendants of terrorists do stupid shit in the south. It's usually done out of racist xenophobic bigoted "Southern values".

[@BustedWalletGarage]

Florida has very relaxed privacy laws and that’s why you see every arrest made there on the news. Except for the alligators this sort of behavior is commonplace throughout America.