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StraightToCatFolder
He left his fucks with the Daily Show.
PossibleAlien
It's racist to put people in jail for heroin and crack? That's so unbelievably stupid
Urgalicity
Fix this
rhettbutt
My dad is in jail because a lying bitch said that he beat her, and he couldn't defend himself because he has Huntington's Disease.
specific78
in the immortal words of Jim Carey as Fletcher Reede... STOP BREAKING THE LAW, ASSHOLE!!!
RichardJohnsonTallywhacker
Seriously, for this and many other segments, John Oliver's new show is freaking killing it. Once a week is absolutely working.
BrandonVasser
Maybe we should stop breaking the law as frequently and stepping on each other's rights too often. We can take responsibility & change this
deftpink
It's almost like he's a social justice warrior...
tacoblockosupreme
How the fuck did it get here...I was in user sub a second ago I swear.
IsDisassembled
Shh, don't jinx it.
porquenolos2
Nobody else thought she was showing all kinds of weird cleavage for the first few frames? Ok...
smaug777000
you know, most schizophrenics are more likely to be victims of crime than cause it
littleladyluna
The crimes they usually commit are buying/using drugs in an attempt to self medicate.
Flyndaran
Unless you're talking about the paranoid variety. They're far more likely to become violent. GF's cousins are dangerous off meds.
Dutcher
Last Week Tonight is so underappreciated
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
As Slovenian neighbor: it's not like it's a big deal to have bigger population than Slovenia
Aontroim
took me a while to realise that the woman didn't have a messed up chest that it was just apart of her dress lol
Stromming
He's the man
PJehT
I can't be the only person who read that as "incinerated"
OMGWTHEFBBQ
Nope, I immediately read it as that.
WeepingAngel
I'm just sitting here waiting for bad comments to appear, now that this is front page.
jimicos
Sitting there? I'm doing something about it. *downvotes*
WeepingAngel
Way to be proactive.
jimicos
Thank you. I'm a trailblazer.
mybrothersmario
Not trying to defend the prison system, but let's keep in mind that the US has the third largest population.
hencethequeef
Still, our per capita incarceration rate is out of control
mybrothersmario
Oh, no doubt, which is why I said "Not trying to defend the prison system" at the beginning of my original comment.
waela
Can someone explain how minimum sentences for drug offenses "stack the system against Hispanics and Blacks"? I'm being genuine. Idk.
justtrynottobestupid
Well crack is generally used by poorer people who also tend to be minority. Even though crack and powder cocaine is prettymuch the same 1/
justtrynottobestupid
the system has harsher punishments for crack. Also the punishment of marijuana possession despite it's relative safety compared to 2/
justtrynottobestupid
other controlled substances suggests that young and poor minority persons are more likely to spend more time in prison for similar crimes.
justtrynottobestupid
also, a white middle class kid with a joint is far less likely to even be caught and prosecuted than a black kid middle class or poor 4/
darthheyburt
Ok then, mandatory sentences for white collar crimes stack the odds against white males, how fucking racist is that.
raspberrycats
Did you miss the part where he said that all races use these drugs equally? Statistically, there are more white people than black people 1/
PossibleAlien
The problem with that logic is that races aren't using these drugs equally at all
raspberrycats
in America, which means that even if we're doing all these drugs equally, we should see much, much more white people in jail for 2/
raspberrycats
drug crimes if people weren't being unconsciously biased, or consciously biased, against black people. That's what makes your point moot.
daaaavvyyycrockett
You are leaving out socioeconomic status as factor. Not all classes use drugs equally, and races are not divided equally among classes
littleladyluna
My brother is in prison right now. I just spoke on the phone with him listening to his delusions. He has schitzoaffective and they 1/2
littleladyluna
2/2 refuse to give him is medicine. He should be in a mental health facility not prison. I'm getting emotional even writing this. :'(
MatrimBloodyCauthon
If he does a part two and you gave him more info on how horrible the system is it might help! :)
MatrimBloodyCauthon
You know what? You should contact John Oliver about that. I know he already did a segment on prisons but it couldn't hurt
likeabakerikneadthedough
That's terrible, I'm sorry to hear that. I had no idea they imprison mentally ill people in the US..
opad
They do. After they commit a crime. So if you are deeply disturbed they do nothing. Until you harm someone - THEN They put you in jail.
opad
sucks for them, their families and whoever was the victim of the crime
Zahnradfee
This is awfull!: (: (: (
Triclopsian
Why do mandatory minimums on crack and heroin stack the system against blacks and Hispanics only? White people don't use crack or heroin?
kashiichan
The problem is the cops checking more non-whites than whites, not the mandatory minimum policy.
sonnydojo
White people use cocaine and oxycodone.
daaaavvyyycrockett
That's as racist as saying black people only like fried chicken and cool-aid
sonnydojo
Nope. This is a pretty known thing dude: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/racial-disparity-drug-use_n_3941346.html
daaaavvyyycrockett
That said that whites use more of every drug,not just those two. And racial disparity and socioeconomic disparity are not always equal
CaptainBlockedPunt
Save us Last Week Tonight. You're our only hope.
InappropriateElsa
help me obi john kenobi
accipiter
He and Stephen Colbert. Colbert/Oliver for President 2016!
jon123682
To bad he's a British.
CaptainBlockedPunt
Don't get me wrong; I love Stewart and Colbert. They are much more into the satire side of this. Oliver seems to be more into the exposing
Imgonnatipyouwell
He's really good at it too. Did you see the one about Miss America?
catcherintherye
IMHO this edgy limey basterd is doing more for social progress in 'Murica today than everyone else combined.
trob749
And American, he's got dual citizenship.
LightnessRacesInOrbit
That's because, unlike yours, our culture is not stuck in the 1950s. It's relatively effortless for him to enumerate the differences :)
DuckSick
doing more for social progress in 'murica than any politician....
MatrimBloodyCauthon
I dunno, Bill Nye is trying on another level, even if people are being rude shitheads to the guy
ienne
Basterd.
limey98
I'm not edgy!
Lummi
I totally read that with a British accent.
Griffy11
Are you sure? Or is he just doing it louder than those behind the scenes fighting for change?
JPBStory
From the first half of that sentence I wasn't expecting the second half of the sentence.
Mooie152
Or, he would be, if anyone listening to him didn't already agree with him.
K1ngFiasco
As a 'Murican, I agree. Thank you Daily Show for giving us so many great (and hilarious) voices.
andreik
For his 800,000 weekly viewers that typically already share his views?
TheFarmerAndTheDude
He informs about issues that i didnt know existed. I think catcherintherye way overexaggerated but he is doing good work.
EtherealRune
Only aussies get to call us that
Lankynyack
Nah, we are known as Pommies to the Aussies, Limeys to the Septics.
VisforLeo
His special pieces are riddled with hypocrisy. I end up agreeing with his final PoV but his logic in getting there is often hypocritical :(
FloodingWaters
example? I tend to enjoy the ride. (keep in mind, it is comedy so bits of it are going to be off the mark)
VisforLeo
Dismissing 4 cent gender-wage-gap is likened to shitting on his desk, he then dismisses single women age 30-44 making 8 cents more than men
VisforLeo
His main point is that ANY difference is wretchedly horridly wrong, and any notion otherwise is idiotic, yet perpetuates the same 'idiocy'
VisforLeo
You're right about the comedy part however, I need to lighten up in that regard! Overall I really enjoy the show, hard hitting realism
FloodingWaters
you're not wrong about those points, but I think it's a case of which points get the bigger laughs. Still, the overall effect is positive.
causality
The fact anyone thought it was ok for a PRIVATE company to run any aspect of a prison makes me unbelievably ashamed.
veralidaine
Remember, the govt can't do anything right, we should have no taxes ever, everything should be privatized! /s
stutteringbob
Same with military engagements in certain countries...
discollama
Rumor has it that those companies are the reason gangster rap was popularized in the 90s, they paid off record labels to make crime "cool".
Counterfit
Well, there was an actual example of one of them paying off a juvenile court judge in PA to send more kids to their facility
TheThingNoNotThatOne
Exactly - all those small people creating specialty courts that fix the problems Oliver merely talks about don't do shit.
resipsaloquitor
hm? You mean mental health court? I don't think a major TV program discussing important issues to a huge audience is "merely" talking.
McFarvo
Griffy11 is right. Don't expect much more than a huge circlejerk from any of these comedian pundit parodies.
Griffy11
The people who watch these types of shows are already in agreement with him. No one watches and is like hmm, that's a new train of thought
resipsaloquitor
That may be true but it's also hugely educational. I did not know a lot of the stuff he talks about. That's important.
zivc
just give him back when you're finished, thanks.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Dibs. There we go guys, we're safe.
creatingusernamesgivesmeanxiety
No thanks, I think we'll keep him
Aelinsaar
Yeah, you may not have noticed, but... we're not great at giving shit back to Britain.
chicagochick
no no nooo hes our for ever! :(
pillowfortoverlord
NO. We need him!
RWR2288
And he is British
jrau18
Yeah but he loves us
GrapeVan
and we love him!
idislikecomingupwithuniqueusernames
I think that's his point ;)
AndIThinkToMyselfWhatAWonderfulWorld
Most social issues get solved in Britain pretty quickly. We went from a white society to a very colourful nation in 50 years 1/2
AndIThinkToMyselfWhatAWonderfulWorld
2/3 Most issues solved in that time. There are whole areas of London filled with people from different countries- I lived in a mostly
AndIThinkToMyselfWhatAWonderfulWorld
Jamaican neighbourhood and, it was pretty cool. Lots of Arabic and Middle Eastern people too and we all got along with minimal issues
creatingusernamesgivesmeanxiety
Uhh dude...England has plenty of issues with racism
LordSaban
That's what I love about him, though. He refers to the problems as "our" problems instead of telling us America is fucked up.
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shameonewe
JUST KIDDING! That previous post was not true. Ignore it and move on please.
IsDisassembled
TIL Sesame Street got edgy.
Framperton
this is so fucking old.
iamireland
Yep, you've repeated the joke in the caption, well done.
AmericanAirlines
It's not a joke..
iamireland
Talking about prison is "edgy"?
Jasonsson
WallCrawlerArt
Have you ever seen the Ex-Men videos? There is one where Magneto explains that his name is cool because it contains the word neto.
Lemmesmash
Well, I kinda saw it coming, with their drug problems and all http://imgur.com/HbltIBb
THESHOUTINGTURTLE
thedutchmanstreasure
2spooky4me
pikmints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmVbeiOVvCk
MrPredator
There's a story somewhere about Sesame Street. It said as one character walked off, depressed, someone played a gunshot sound.
NoIDontHaveMono
Got a source for this or suggestions on what to google? I'm turning up nothing and I love urban legends like this.
MenstrualMonster
*Insert Prison Song by System of a Down here*
THEREAINTNOWEEPININTHISHOME
I prefer "Shut Your Little Trap Inc." by Dillinger Four.
BunnyChanX3
the fact that this is the second top comment srsly makes my fuking day! another prison system another prison system another prison system!!!
jimicos
*sigh* OK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yndfqN1VKhY
BrianTheAmerican
Thank you. you helped fuel my laziness
kahl55
Why can't I fav comments?
BunnyChanX3
the fact that this is the second top comment srsly makes my fuking day! another prison system another prison system another prison system!!!
edwardelricsnipples
P is for Prison! FOR YOU AND ME TO LIVE IN
ShuttleToVenus
Do Not Beeeeeeeeend Aaaaat Aaaaaaalllll
FuhrerScatman
DRAGONITEVIKING
ᵀʰᵉʸ'ʳᵉ ᵗʳʸᶦᶰᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵘᶦᶫᵈ ᵃ ᵖʳᶦˢᵒᶰ
orangeman10987
DUN DUN DAHHH DUN DUN DUN DAHH DUN DUN DAHH DUN DUN DUN DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN!
Wizdos
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Morebunnies
ANOTHAH PRISON SYSTEM
fredabomb
how about prison sex by Tool?
Flamil
had to login to upvote tool.
fredabomb
yea, its mandatory
MorePunkThanMe
ALL RESEARCH AND SUCCESSFUL DRUG POLICY SHOWS THAT TREATMENT SHOULD BE INCREASED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DECREASED WHILE ABOLISHING MMS!
titsandasstitsandass
Very impressive
stonerhippiemutt
uuuuOOOOH
itsimpossibletofindausernamethatisnttaken
Utilizing drugs to pay for secret wars around the world. Drugs are now your global policy, now you police the glooOOOooobe
yfronus
I buy my crack, I smack my bitch right hERE in hollywood!
coolKYLEbeans
Drug money is used to rig elections and train brutal corporate sponsored dictators around the world!
wam3483
Gosh. Why did they stop making music?
MenstrualMonster
They were my absolute favorite band for a long time. But Hypnotize and Mesmerize really let me down.
LassKibble
I really liked both of those albums myself, as well as their older stuff.
wam3483
To be clear, this isn't sarcasm. I freaking love SOAD.
TravDrinksBeer
Me too friend, me too.
BendOverHereItComesAgain
They have a new album on the way.
MorphotheDragon
SOURCE
phantomeye
As a slovenian, it's true!
Ardorious
What I'm not only Slovenian here?! Oh the joy! :)
SoniMax
Is this true?! Could it be? Another Slovenian!?
phlat6
Is your whole country in jail or did I misunderstand the comparison here
noisegirl
I think he means the entire population of Slovenia is smaller than the number of people currently residing in American prisons/jails.
theabilitytodestroyaplanetisinsignificantnexttothepowerofthe
WE ARE LEGION. Have some potica.
KeeWeeMan
As a fellow slovenian... hi! :D
Ardorious
Hi! :)
CaptainBlockedPunt
How many of you fuckers are on here?!
Zanyinj
Less than 2 million, that's for sure
Lynxfox
Hidden. Lurking. Many.
registeratwork
Less than you have incarcerated.
CaptainBlockedPunt
Burn.
dpatrick1a
Sauce, and it's pretty funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pz3syET3DY
curiouscatlearns
it's funny, but still made me cry
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
My best friend is incarcerated on drug charges, and I agree 100% that mandatory minimums on drug charges are shitty. Rehab would be better.
SquirrellyWhirly
"What is the size of a cell. The dimensions...in feet and inches. ........am I asking this wrong?" Holy moley.
accipiter
I facepalmed so hard. If you don't know the answer, just say so. Don't pretend you don't understand THE MOST BASIC of questions.
Harcorepkurharcoreprkur
WOW from the pics alone I had not idea this was ACTUALLY on sesame street and not just a skit. Holy fuck. Thanks for the source.
dpatrick1a
Exact reason why I looked up the sauce.
EnterDMZ
When the politician said "in her case, with a grain a sugar" I verbally proclaimed "Oh shit!"
dpatrick1a
Yeah that was an "Oh Shit" moment for me too. I maybe like John Olivers show more than Colbert's.
DNAhole
For sure. I love Stephen Colbert and his sarcasm, but John Oliver gets the point across even better
dpatrick1a
Like Colbert on Steroids with an English accent.
Imgazorpazorpfuckingfieldbitch
The whole show has been great, really. It is more engaging and goes more into depth than the Daily Show which I personally enjoy. (1/2)
dpatrick1a
I am in total agreement.
Imgazorpazorpfuckingfieldbitch
In my opinion, I would say both shows are equally funny but because Last Week Tonight analyzes issues further, it is more intriguing. (2/2)
INeedAboutTreeFitty
It helps being on HBO and not having to devote a third of the show to an interview
Imgazorpazorpfuckingfieldbitch
Yes, I realize that's part of the reason they can cover a topic so thoroughly
KraftDurchKoelsch
Fuck, now I'm sad and also relieved I don't live in the US.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
CAN YOU ADOPT ME
KraftDurchKoelsch
Blood and bloody ashes boy, with that username I might just have to! Bring beer.
Salpinus
*Not Budweiser though
MatrimBloodyCauthon
AWESOME. Where am I moving to?
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
I work for Aramark in a jail, actually. Some of what he said about Aramark is BS (was disproven) but his overall message was good.
baronridiculous
Specifics?
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
2 is the same served in school cafeterias). If Aramark was as bad as he made it sound, we wouldn't still be around, and counties/states
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
3 would've been sued into bankruptcy. I understand he's trying to prove a point, but as someone on the inside, the food isn't the enemy.
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
1 The thing with the maggots was not true, for one. And we can only use certain vendors, so we're not using terrible food (a lot of our food
baronridiculous
http://archive.freep.com/article/20140808/NEWS06/308080159/aramark-prison-food-fines
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
Yes, as the article states, Aramark was not responsible for the maggots/illness. Which is exactly what I said, some of what he said was BS.
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
1 I'm not saying Aramark everywhere is all sunshine and rainbows, but there's thousands of Aramarks in operation. That's like saying all
ImCommanderShepardAndThisIsMyFavoriteImageInTheGallery
2 cops are dirty because of one dirty cop.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Is it just on YouTube, or are there longer segments online somewhere? I've watched all his recent stuff and love it.
GaurdianOfTheEnchiridion
HBO... He does a full hour block.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
AMAZING. Now I gotta find it.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Alright HBO seems to be hosting the channel on YouTube, seems to still only be 15 minutes. Where would I find it?
GaurdianOfTheEnchiridion
I would assume that you'd have to have HBO Go subscription.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
So help me out here, the 15 minute clips on YouTube are FROM the show, or separate videos?