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[@WinterMute99]

What a ladte comment, does one need more money for alcohol?

[@PlatinumGaming67]

​@@WinterMute99 I just got to this channel, what's with all the alcohol and cigarette jokes

[@somerandommflol]

i dont wanna listen to a mf biography🤬just tell me what happened that led up the lawyer offing himself… jesus this video sucks

[@hades1065]

@@PlatinumGaming67 I don't get it either

[@jagerandres5808]

take a hop over the pond someday, come over here to the states and learn about guns bud!

[@willwillbilly6958]

bro ran out of beer and cigarette money so he had to post

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@darkball31]

well that is what *$0.05* a minute?

[@willwillbilly6958]

@@darkball31 no clue, but bro prob gets payed🤷‍♂️

[@tanksnap3776]

​@@willwillbilly6958Not enough

[@Hakushodemon]

@@darkball31 i mean 10k views is in the hundreds at least especially if the retention rate is very high (people watch all of the animation/video)

[@shapshapshapshap2829]

The fact that he was using a revolver, probably one of the easiest guns to check if it’s loaded or not, makes this infinitely more funny

[@Dogsarecool2202]

Older revolvers could not pivot their cylinders out like modern ones can and like Qxir showed (6:20). Still pretty easy to check and this guy is still negligent

[@LeeThule]

Due to the time period, it was probably a cap and ball revover that did not take cartridges. It is likely that he wanted the revolver loaded witb a cap (easy to check) but not with powder and ball (more difficult to check).

[@buckberthod5007]

The case was in 1874, you could buy a Schofield, Colt, Iver Johnson, Smith and Wesson etc in center fire. Schofields are break tops, same as the Iver and Smith, the Colts had a loading gate on the right side, you have to half cock it then open it to inspect, load or eject casings

[@Dogsarecool2202]

@@buckberthod5007 accept he used a colt Patterson, cap and ball. Again not saying he's not negligent just that it's not the easiest gun to check if it's loaded

[@Funtime_Fz]

So someone accidently killing themselves and knowing something about the pistol making it funnier to you, is funny to you? What kind of sick person are you to consider a real person accidently killing himself, funny?

[@Bramon83]

his defense had one hole.......

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Dgero]

Sadly that hole was also a big leak in the whole thing…..

[@CodyHomes]

And quickly ended the case.........

[@Warsaquoack]

His ass?

[@Nick-rs5if]

When this came to light, the atmosphere in the courtroom died along with the defense........

[@dhelix85]

Dude was on to something with gunpowder analysis. Respect for his effort.

[@doopythespoopy6995]

Vallandigham *did not* win Ohio's election for Governor in a landslide in absentia. He won the democratic party's *nomination* in a landslide in absentia. He was soundly beaten by National Union candidate John Brough, 288,000 votes to 188,000.

[@d.c.8828]

*IMPORTANT CORRECTION!* Thank you for the clarification!

[@Tinil0]

Yeah, this is a huge mistake sadly.

[@dlxmarks]

I thought that was suspicious given how much of a Republican stronghold Ohio was for generations. 7 Republican presidents were either born in Ohio and/or considered it their home state.

[@hnfiiinc5993]

By a 100,000 votes back then is telling of this man’s character

[@michaelbarrett3229]

Thank for the correction. The video made Ohio look like a copperhead state instead of a loyal Union state that ratified the 13th amendment.

[@desktopfan8870]

Some people say that justice is blind. Sometimes the lawyers are too. Not this one though, he's just dead.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@butlazgazempropan-butan11k87]

Technically he is blind right now

[@augustuzmoon3814]

1000 ways to die ass qoute

[@foriarez944]

Justice is blind Lawyer is racist Put himself in a bind Now is pushing daisies

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Literally lol.

[@somevagrant3772]

Back from the liquor store.

[@idiamin1215]

Did you get the milk

[@johnnytelemundo]

@@idiamin1215 whoops. you want a cigarette¿

[@ozymandiasramesses1773]

If whatever rule brought you to go buy milk. Of what use was the rule?

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[@EdwinJanssen1991]

Username checks out

[@archstanton3931]

Can confirm; it behooves you to have more than a strong hunch that your gun's not loaded before handling it in such a way.

[@Eboreg2]

Literally the first rule of gun safety.

[@Oddman1980]

And there's no such thing as an unloaded gun.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@doubledee8677]

@@Oddman1980 I mean that's ridiculous. You can definitely be assured your gun isn't loaded, you just need to check thoroughly.

[@aaftiyoDkcdicurak]

Oddman1980 only until you confirmed that it isn't.

[@1chaka]

Idk why but I exclaimed “WOO!!” When I learned that “Sideburns” were named after a General Burnside sporting that particular facial hair

[@isaacbruner65]

There was also a widespread rumor that "hooker", a term for prostitute, came from the name of Union General Joseph Hooker, but that one may not hold water.

[@SaraRankins.]

What til you hear about the term "hookers"!

[@RuLo0803]

@@SaraRankins. what about it? In case it is common knowledge I must say I'm not a native speaker

[@SaraRankins.]

@@RuLo0803 there was a civil war General named Hooker who was known for..... knowing a lot of women.

[@RuLo0803]

@@SaraRankins. Ohh so it comes from like "hooker's" women? That's actually funny

[@Matt-zu2lu]

6:10 okay so as someone who does own a gun and have shot multiple guns before I can safely say that not only are you correct about the fact that you’re not supposed to just be satisfied with the mer belief that a gun is empty but you’re also actually always supposed to treat a gun as if it was loaded even when you’re 100% certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is unloaded. You’re also supposed to keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to fire and never ever point a firearm at a living creature (human or animal) unless you plan to kill it, less you end up like this lawyer. Also always know what’s behind your target.

[@kevlarkittens]

Yep that's rule #1. And one of the main questions on the firearm safety test that we have to take in CA before being allowed to even begin a purchase. And you might still get denied during the process. Unless you're Alec Baldwin, and then none of those rules or laws apply.

[@alimdzon7994]

100+ years hindsight

[@Johntin232]

@@kevlarkittens bro he’s innocent

[@kevlarkittens]

@@Johntin232 Exactly. None of those rules applied to him.

[@Johntin232]

@@kevlarkittens bro I don’t know if you’re joking? But I don’t like Alec Baldwin, I still believe he’s innocent tho

[@of1564]

QXIR IS ALIVE!!!!

[@ahardworker2154]

HE LIVES STOMP STOMP

[@RagingOrSomething-wg5dy]

THE QXIR IS REEEAAAAALLLL!!!

[@ZIM_skol]

I was legitimately worried

[@King_of_Cards]

unlike said lawyer

[@larryalvares1369]

HEA ALIVE M! HES ALIVE!!!!

[@amberswafford9305]

Rule #1 in gun safety is “There’s NO SUCH THING AS AN UNLOADED GUN!!”

[@GazB85]

I'd love a magical gun with unlimited ammo.

[@Dichete]

what if it actually doesn't have any ammo

[@sigmanation6957]

@@Dichete It's not about the physical reality of whether or not there's ammo, it's about drilling it into your head that a gun should always be treated as if it's fully loaded and off safety.

[@Briskeeen]

​@@DicheteYou still treat it like it's loaded. Complacency with dangerous weapons will fucking kill you.

[@Gencrossbones]

​@@Dichete Always treat a gun as if it's loaded. If you see a gun on top of a table do not put your finger around the trigger always check it first.

[@HeWhoShams]

This man was Saul before Better Call Saul was even thought of.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@TheMurderousStan]

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[@Dylan_Sterling]

Bravo Vince

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

Better Lament Clement

[@RickStormT]

Slipping Jimmy

[@Ploxtifs_OldAndDeadAccountXD]

6:11 the four rules of firearm safety: always treat a gun as if it is loaded, never point it as something you aren’t willing to destroy, know your target and what’s behind it, and keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to shoot. This is why you should politely decline any invitation from Alec Baldwin to “1v1 me on Rust”

[@Kasumstreak8]

The first rule of gun safety is to have fun :)

[@finboror]

A bonus fifth one taught to us in the FDF is "know the state of your gun". Is it _actually_ loaded? Is the safety on? If not and it's select-fire, is it on semi or full auto? Is it clean? Is there a bullet in the chamber? And so on.

[@owenfarmer1588]

“i’m not an american” 7:23 *gun changes into potato*

[@custos3249]

If only all lawyers had such commitment

[@CGR89]

>single action black powder revolver >swing out cylinder

[@josephd.5524]

being fair he's Irish he's better with explosives

[@evanbohn]

We didnt get those ones over here. Or Famas'.

[@ThePaperKhan]

​@@josephd.5524 wow

[@xtron1234]

@@josephd.5524lmao nice

[@chrisbeaumont4630]

It's the special russian roulette model. They have a cylinder but still can only load and fire one round

[@YarPirates-vy7iv]

"I'm not an American", replacing gun in man's hand with potato, was a great dig.

[@afartinghuman]

"man thats fucked up.." "he was born in ohio" oh

[@escoosy1763]

-IO

[@Cinnamowo]

I mean, I absolutely love how he made a throughout analysis of the bullet holes

[@Zorgot.]

Niko!

[@joshuas.g.g.4951]

"I mean, he DID kill all those vampires" got a belly laugh out of me. Well done.

[@notpc48]

I actually enjoy watching that movie every once in a while. 😁

[@LlamaBobby]

I love the arrest sketch, especially one guy being depicting holding an axe. So if he resisted arrest he’d be decapitated on the spot. “I’ll axe you to come along quietly now, boyo” because you knew he was Irish AF, possibly a distant ancestor of QXIR

[@RapTapTap69]

I only consult a pyshic on whether or not my arms are loaded. Seems easier to call up "Madame Magnificent" at the strip mall than to check myself.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

"I'm Cleo. You're a Libra, aren'tcha darling?"

[@weareallbornmad410]

A guy accidentally shot himself defending a guy who accidentally shot someone, who was also later shot. America.

[@bluegum6438]

The idea of a guy who isn't a bailiff even holding a loaded revolver in a courtroom is wildly inappropriate to me, I feel like Americans don't treat firearms with the proper respect a lot of the time, familiarity breeds contempt I guess

[@cryptickitsune1876]

As an American, I can confirm the legitimacy of this analysis.

[@randomuser5443]

@@bluegum6438at this point in history we didn’t have nearly as brutal organized crime nor did minorities have enough population to be concerned about arms control

[@garysgarage.2841]

Before you criticize Americans 170 years in the past first take a look at your society in the same timeframe. Next up what's up with those dinosaurs always eating each other.

[@weareallbornmad410]

@@garysgarage.2841 I'm not criticizing Americans 170 years in the past. I'm criticizing Americans _now._ You had 170 years to learn.

[@VenerabIe]

0:46 That's just Saul Goodman. Honestly, what else would we expect?

[@crisp.6341]

bro remembered his password

[@net6406]

bro really thought that he'll upload one video every week

[@WowBlankpage]

bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro

[@Mayhamsdead]

BRO DID WHAT?! FR FR NO CAP ON GOD? OHAIO RIZZ FENUM TAX GYATT FOR THE RIZZLER?! BRO, THAT'S SO SKIBIDI!

[@WowBlankpage]

@@Mayhamsdead witteraly

[@bideobamers]

@@Mayhamsdead Why are you typing like that?

[@xan_carman4216]

Was getting worried you succumbed to alcohol poisoning

[@Imurai]

Naw, he's immune, he's Irish!

[@therwtyt]

American here. you are correct in your assumptions on gun safety. you should always treat a gun as if its loaded, and double check to ensure it's not. have a third party also verify if possible.

[@etaleo2748]

I've heard some practice gun safety by treating the gun as if it's always loaded, even if they have confirmed no ammo is actually there. False negatives can kill in this case, so it helps to be cautious like that.

[@therwtyt]

@@etaleo2748 you are 100% correct. I was watching a Brandon Harrara video almost right after this one, and after the outro it shows some cut footage. One of the clips shows Brandon rack the bolt on what he thought was an empty rifle, and popped out a live round. Fortunately he abides by the rules of gun safety you and I have listed.

[@lilarrin1220]

Not just gun safety but a lot of safety rules in general when working with dangerous equipment. I work with high voltage equipment and lasers, and whenever I have to open up the high voltage stuff for diagnostic/repairs, I need to treat it as if it is fully powered up and minimize direct contact in case all the other safety controls have failed. For lasers, I behave as though I have no safety equipment or barriers and minimize putting any part of my body near the beamline. Safety measures are never perfect, and their failure can have very heavy consequences, so you operate as though they can fail anytime.

[@PerkulatorBenny]

@@etaleo2748 Not American, but I have been to the range a few times. Our rule was that the only time you can treat a gun as if it's not loaded, whether confirmed empty or not, is if it is in a position where it is physically impossible for it to fire, e.g. a break-action gun that is currently open or a revolver with the drum out. (And even then you always try to handle it with care/not go in front of it. Just in case.)

[@d.c.8828]

Tell that to Alec Baldwin....

[@barsozuguler4300]

"If I die then my client is innocent" Judge: (-_-)

[@AltHames]

4:42 when I heard “sons of liberty” and that it was a secret confederacy I immediately thought of metal gear solid

[@Servo_M]

Rules of Nature!

[@jimbabwe3]

the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

[@Ilix42]

Why the hell would you use 2 guns rather than just only loading the gun when you needed to fire a round?

[@Eboreg2]

Given the kind of revolvers available for the time, he probably didn't want to constantly go through the hassle of unloading it.

[@Ilix42]

@@Eboreg2 We’re not talking about having to load and unload it dozens of times. If he only loaded one round at a time, he probably would have only had to do it 3-4 times, depending on how many fabric samples he was generating. Alternately, he could have loaded and unloaded it once if the total number of samples was fewer than the total number of rounds the gun held. Either way, he made the decision to act extremely irresponsibly for a super minor convenience.

[@8bitarmory846]

it could've been a cap and ball revolver. They didn't use metallic cartridges that could be ejected - instead, the powder and bullet were loaded directly into the chamber and ignited by a percussion cap. Then again, the cap is still removable afaik

[@Ilix42]

@@8bitarmory846 In that case, they only hold one round at a time right? Or do they still have revolving barrels that are just loaded through the main barrel?

[@8bitarmory846]

@@Ilix42 still a revolver - apart from how the cylinder is loaded, it still works the same way as a modern one

[@JTA1961]

Just like this guy, Burnside / Sideburns thing I didn't know either. Finally broke down & got me a doodles all over Tshirt... hopefully their's a small portion that actually gets back to you.

[@A_Ducky]

The allover tees are very comfy. I have blue and purple.

[@TrineDaely]

I would have referred to his particular style as mutton chops, but I could easily be wrong on that since I prefer clean shaven men and don't pay much attention to beard styles.

[@loyalpiper]

Was a terrible general though, looks at the battle of fredricksburg.

[@kingjoe3rd]

Oh no. That stupid word “doodles” reminds me of the most annoying man I’ve ever seen. Sam Cox aka Mr Doodles makes me sick. I mean that I get physically ill when I watch any video with him in it. His art sucks and he’s … oh gosh I’m starting to get dizzy just thinking about him.

[@ryancialone3045]

People forget that Ohio was like the biggest southern sympathizer state and voted against emancipation

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

So-called Butternut states, along with south Illinois and south Indiana, basically any state bordering the Ohio river...

[@Wolf-gt7mb]

Don’t forget what happened in NY

[@pwrm8721]

Meine Liebe für den erwähnten Bundesstaat ist in unbeschreiblichen Maßen gestiegen.

[@jaredgerez3238]

And then proceeded to lose over 30,000 people in the conflict

[@frenchempire9471]

​@@Shiestey"only in Ohio"

[@unpronouncable2442]

0:32 Oh yes gimme that lawyer that will fight Toot and nail for me. I love a good toot

[@PhoenixT70]

2:50 He did this illegally, by the way. Only Congress can suspend the writ of _habeus corpus,_ but Lincoln did it unilaterally while Congress was not in session. When the new Congress sat, the Speaker of the House declared that since _habeus corpus_ was already suspended, Congress would proceed as though it had already consented. This infuriated basically everyone but the hardcore Lincoln Republicans, but without the Speaker’s cooperation, they couldn’t force a vote.

[@smartwhip.]

Cry more wawa

[@PhoenixT70]

@@smartwhip. Very mature.

[@kluneberg8952]

lincoln also had no constitutional right to prevent the confederate states from succeeding

[@PhoenixT70]

@@kluneberg8952 That’s much more of a gray area. While I believe in a right to secession, the Federal Government hadn’t done anything to justify it in 1861. Lincoln hadn’t even taken office when South Carolina seceded.

[@gabriel.b9036]

@@kluneberg8952 Lincoln had every right as commander in chief to do as he deemed fit to preserve the Union, so yes he did. As was confirmed by Texas v White, states did not have the right to unilaterally secede from the Union, no matter the cause.

[@Derpy1969]

It’s too bad more lawyers don’t use this strategy.

[@randomtinypotatocried]

Nah they do that in private

[@luger_Mann]

I have a good bit of experience with both original civil war era firearms and newly made reproductions of them and I can confirm it takes a almost painful degree of absent minded stupidity to miss-identify a loaded/non loaded firearm from that era, especially since what makes them go bang is external and in pretty much plain view at all times just about.

[@themightydropbear]

He may have had primers on both revolvers. The practice of law can be as much about theater as it is about legal procedure so it's likely that he put primers on his "unloaded" weapon so that it would go "bang" for his demonstration and underscore his point to the jury. Total failure safety-wise regardless. This event is a pretty good analogue to the chain of events that led to Baldwin shooting that staffer on "Rust".

[@DevilBirdProductions]

Lawyer, looking at percussion cap: "I wonder what that is"

[@lordofonions5699]

finally; someone who doesn't overuse the "as a" phrase.

[@fordson51]

The fact that I am an American and did not know this is not surprising, but it is still good you told this story. Nice to see you back after your absence, worried the Triangle got ya.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

Ye gads, not the Triangle!

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

To be fair, nationality has little to do with it. How well read are you 8n subject matter is what matters. Do you spend much time studying American history?

[@murciadoxial8056]

"... Was born in Ohio-" yep, that explains everything

[@casparfang]

4:45 THE LA LI LU LE LO WAS REAL THIS WHOLE TIME

[@LarryTheTugaGamer1511]

METAL GEAR REFERENCE?!?!!!!11

[@yes_and_so_what]

THE PATRIOTS?!?

[@quintencornelissen2274]

Glad im not the only one whos brain immediately thought of metal gear when hearing that lol

[@Snowingle]

glad im not the only dumbass on earth

[@purplehaze2358]

I don't think I expected this story to loosely involve the origins of the name of a facial hairstyle, but then again, I'm not sure what I expected.

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

Bro mains Phoenix Wright in MVC3 and was like “i can do better”

[@tommyfishhouse8050]

Now I want an Ace Attorney game set during the American Civil War.

[@dhans9662]

​@@tommyfishhouse8050 "Best I can do is during late Victorian Era" -Capcom

[@laurenf.7922]

That lawyer is pretty metal

[@d.c.8828]

\m/

[@petis1477]

Once I´ve heard about Ohio, I don´t need any further explanation

[@elizabeth5561]

He sounds like the kinda guy to somehow pass his final exam by guess work.

[@mathEspinoza916]

Ah yes, the classic "Royce Dupont" technique.

[@ItsRadeZ]

??

[@yihadistxdl951]

The "DuPont Defense", as we like to call it

[@ArthurMorgan_Gaming]

I don't know who this self guy is, but I sure hope his family presses charges against the lawyer.

[@chrisporter9397]

The gunshot resulted in Tom Meyers requiring an emergency bong hit transplant

[@Not_Ferrari]

The self-portrait of Qxir gazing at a potato near the end about killed me 🤣

[@tothepast]

This is exactly why you should always assume things and never ask questions.

[@hgborgards2]

A lawyer that won the Baldwin award during court

[@SageArdor]

you mean the darwin award, right?

[@anlasma7942]

@@SageArdor The actor

[@psikogeek]

@@SageArdor *Alec Baldwin" - actor who killed a coworker with an unloaded gun on the set of "Rust."

[@totallyreyalfactsfsfs]

​@@psikogeek Wait, unloaded? How do you kill someone with an unloaded gun?

[@chri-k]

@@totallyreyalfactsfsfsan "unloaded" gun. Actually this has happened at least twice and i don't remember which one was which, on one case someone brought bullets so they could shoot some cans before the filming started, on a second one the prop people or anyone else failed to realise that blanks are still lethal at close range

[@zollyu581]

I love this dude, his voice is so enticing.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@unsafe_at_any_speed]

@@EEEEEEEE Your grasp of the English vernacular is impressive

[@chrimony]

I'm after his pot of gold.

[@jlopez4889]

@@unsafe_at_any_speed You are talking to a bot

[@unsafe_at_any_speed]

@@jlopez4889 That's the joke! I guess some folks won't get it

[@blank6377]

Still a better court hearing than a typical Judge Judy episode

[@snoodge-cv7fj]

"Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery are generally regarded pretty favourably" I mean You'd be surprised

[@DoglinsShadow]

Thanks for the great videos Qxir!!!

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

Gentlemen, it is a fine day. A fine day, indeed, for the legend himself has graced us with his upload

[@phobosad4661]

This tells us a valuable lesson, never take a lawyer from Ohio

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Why? He won the case.

[@IncredibleCactusRoll]

First impressions, the thumbnail goes hard pls don't change it

[@dcd3lt4]

Finally, a lawyer that can represent Florida Man.

[@EllpaFox47]

"his qualifications are his name is Burnside and his kick-ass sideburns"

[@Balrog4242]

You're right the vampire killing really tips the scales...

[@speleokeir]

They're actually a protected species these days. It's very un PC to treat vampires as if they were some kind of blood sucking parasite...🦇🩸🩸🩸

[@jakobwhaley5641]

"Your honor" *BANG* "i rest my case"

[@GreedoShot]

not a lot of people acknowledge his vampire slaying, so bravo

[@kevin7242]

Hell yeaaaaaaah! You returned! KZbin is not the same without tales from the bottle 😢

[@Ikcatcher]

This is just an average Ace Attorney case

[@telapoopy]

Not going to lie, it's kinda hard to argue against the claim of Abaraham Lincoln being a tyrant if his regime was imprisoning people over political dissent.

[@mdshaler]

Qxir says, "I'm not an American" and goes from holding a gun to a potato, like a true Irishman! hahahha

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

Wasn't there a guy who carved a potato into the shape of a gun to get out of prison? I'm trying to remember if that was an old Qxir story.

[@mdshaler]

@@Dwigt_Rortugal I think it was either wood or soap. John Dillinger escaped with a "pistol" the cops said was "real" but the other inmates said it was fake. I think the cops were just tying to cover their ass for phucking up.

[@ForTheJerusalem]

You are supposed to check if the gun is loaded and then still treat it like it's loaded.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Those rules didn't exist for many decades after his death.

[@danielchmielewski8568]

We would run out of lawyers if they were always this good.

[@patrickwebster9153]

6:22 had me rolling. Reminded me of the video of the ATF “expert” unable to disassemble a Glock 😂😂

[@The_Big_Jay]

3:53 "By being a tyrant, Lincoln gave him more ammunition to call him a tyrant." Lmao.

[@darknes4150]

a tyrant is someone who arrests traitors got it.

[@The_Big_Jay]

@@darknes4150 He arrested Newspaper owners in the North that ran stories that made him look bad. What are you on about?

[@tiranito2834]

@@The_Big_Jay shhh lefties don't understand the meaning of freedom of speech, don't be too loud or their heads might start hurting trying to understand.

[@navadax4541]

​@@darknes4150 Did you know? Slavery is bad, and so is the suppression of free speech! Hitler and Stalin were *both* evil!

[@YelMalanta]

@@The_Big_Jay it was the middle of civil war, tf was he supposed to do? let everything burn?

[@iasimov5960]

One's opinion of Lincoln usually depends on how much you know about him.

[@y00t00b3r]

if you know, you know

[@EpicGamerino]

A tyrant

[@tziirkq]

I'm not American, can you explain please?

[@weabootrash5891]

@@tziirkq Lincoln was basically a dictator in all but name, who used the military and secret police to silence dissidents. Qxir mentioned it a bit, but he suspended Habius Corpus and began arresting most anyone who was against the war or who derided him, with the excuse of them being pro-confederate sympathizers. Sure he freed the slaves (only as a propaganda tool in areas the Union army held no actual control over at the time), but he was a ruthless politician who had a history of authoritarianism and wasn't afraid to use his power to silence opposition

[@Hypogean7]

​@@weabootrash5891You'd think he was in his rights to do so in the middle of a civil war, considering the Confederates were doing the same

[@SolSeal]

Uh… “Sons of Liberty “… never thought it might be real. MGS2 got the reference right.

[@mattpearse2707]

YES BRO 👊 So glad to see you back lad, hope you’re all well and good

[@TheMagicDragon-mm5dr]

To be fair, the gunpowder residue at different distances bit is pretty good.

[@damac5136]

According to Gore Vidal, Lincoln did indeed fancy himself a king.

[@silent_stalker3687]

And even boasted he had more power than the queen of England

[@damac5136]

@@silent_stalker3687 Oh, really? He may very well have had more power.

[@Spacesatyr6565]

Truly a (rather dubious) victory for the forces of justice!

[@kodakgreen6047]

5:22 What were they fighting over, a bong hit transplant?

[@InappropriateShorts]

As an American I can say this is the first I’ve heard about this character so thank you for the history lesson

[@Truelycustom]

I saw this video at two in the morning and I’ve gotta say I’m not disappointed

[@TUKByV1]

6:18 Shades of Alec Baldwin!

[@desktopfan8870]

bro gave himself the Baldwin special

[@8phase-d7w]

Surely you are not talking about Alec"when I see a thot,my gun goes hot"Baldwin.

[@ryanroberts1104]

You should be happy with the "belief" of a firearm not being loaded, because the #1 rule in firearms safety is the gun is always loaded, even when you unload it.

[@drowningin]

Here’s how you spot a good lawyer: it costs 5k just to get in the room with them, and 30k every 2mos of work. If you pick up the phone to call them, they bill you. Why? Because only good lawyers are that busy and name their own price. Did they only ask for 10-20k? You got a bad lawyer, and should stick with a public defender

[@ejamz]

That greatly depends on your reasons for needing a lawyer.

[@MrThickDick]

Haha! You spent 10-20k on an atty? You're fucked. Like comment above says, it all depends on what you need an atty for. I had to get one and it was about 5k. Fixed my problem just fine.

[@JacobSC_]

What an incredible tale, thanks for this 👏

[@louis-philippesavard742]

Your video are so good, I know the story already but still watch your video !

[@jasonlong8754]

"I've shot myself!.... The defense rests."

[@inrealdude-]

it sure does

[@novahoth3406]

Oooh, talking about how he attempted to unit a northwestern confederacy, I beg you to check into the story of the attempted prison break of confederate soldiers on Johnson's Island in an attempt to unite a military division in ohio sympathetic to the south Absolutely nuts, but an interesting story

[@chrisporter9397]

Ohio is weird. I lived in Texas all my life with family up there, and I’ve seen more confederate flags on those small trips to Ohio than I ever have in Texas, a state that actually fought for them lol.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

​@@chrisporter9397 Ohio was a state at the time and had a bigger stake between their location and population.

[@SerHalfrican]

Bro worked with the La Le Lu Le Lo?!

[@Bruss390]

Kojima must’ve really inspired these guys

[@LendriMujina]

6:09 Well, you have the single most important rule down already: *treat every weapon as if it's loaded.* Any firearms instructor will drill the hell out of that into anyone who wants a license to carry.

[@fio_log]

TLDR STORY STARTS: 5:18

[@Treblaine]

6:21 "Democrat's Guide to Guns" now that's a comedy goldmine.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

I hate party politics, so I'm not insinuating anything by saying that most Americans have no idea that the Republicans were originally for abolition and that the Democrats were on the wrong side of history. It's not relevant to the state of things now, but it's an interesting bit of trivia. That, and most people don't know that the Federal Reserve is not part of our government, though they deceptively put Federal in their name.

[@Dexrazor]

⁠@@Dwigt_Rortugal People know about the parties origins. Many don’t remember that the voter bases cleanly swapped because of the election of 1964.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

​@@Dwigt_Rortugalthere us no right or wrong side of history, there is only history. It is objective and impartial. "Sides of history" is a matter of narratives and bias, not objective truth and observation. In other words a political tool used for persuasion.

[@darknes4150]

@@sinisterthoughts2896 nah there are right and wrong actions to throw out this nonsense is to argue slavery was ok or as justifiable as not having it either you have morals or you don't

[@anusaukko6792]

@@darknes4150 History is a series of events and notes that are altered and written by the humans who won or survived to make themselves seem better, and this repeats for thousands of years. History as a whole is impartial, but there are morally wrong actions, groups, and people that happen to BE in history.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

So Lincoln basically proved him right. Oh, politics.

[@lordowencat4231]

5:20 is when the trial begins if u wanna skip the background

[@chickenlover657]

FYI, Abraham Lincoln was NOT an abolitionist. This is apparently a widespread popular misconception. In fact, when Douglas accused him of being one, Lincoln posted a public letter in the newspapers to defend himself of such "insult". Historical facts. Check it out.

[@frankheninja1]

When you fail the authority check in Disco Elysium.

[@sofahappy]

Some have a fool for a client, but this guy had an idiot for a lawyer. Really, who doesn't check the gun's not loaded before putting it in their pocket? Eejit.

[@redkraken6516]

But it worked... Good damn lawer)

[@DeclanMBrennan]

Not just an eejit - he was a feckin eejit.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Before this... Sad accident he's one of the best, if not THE Best defense lawyers in the US at the time...

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

The funny thing is, most likely he was far more educated than you.

[@sofahappy]

@@sinisterthoughts2896 Maybe, maybe not, but I'm yet to accidentally shoot myself.

[@FishVETTE]

Welcome back sir 🫡

[@marcello9476]

seems like he may have been kinda right about lincoln being a despot though lmao

[@Liquor_store_reviews]

This video made me laugh multiple times. It is definitely on point.