With midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses the issue at the core of many republican attack ads: bail reform.
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John Olivers staff (researchers and writers) should work for major news channels. Every topic is well researched and well written and feels like it should be placed into the news cycle rather than a comedy series. These talented people are not wasting their skills for this show as it is making a difference but feels like this information should be on ABC/CBS news or equivalent so it hits more people than youtube views and HBO viewers..
What a bozo
Um… Ted Cruz is the zodiac killer. There were shirts and everything.
Wtf rikers is so whack. Jails are ridiculous
I didn't know charge and convict was different. I had a warrant for 6 years because I couldn't afford the $100 ticket. It went up to $200 after a couple years and when I finally did zoom court when I figured out how to contact the Wisconsin county where it happened (it was disorderly contact btw because I was crying about a breakup at school and sat on the sidewalk and didn't want to talk to the police officer who they for some reason called), they charged me $500. And in that time I lost countless job opportunities (because I didn't think not paying a ticket turned into something like a warrant in another state) that I was sure I'd get, getting turned down after applying to housing, being homeless and jobless because of it and that was just a stupid ass ticket. Fuck Wisconsin.
That shit was Soooo hard to resolve and it was super super expensive for someone like me who was homeless AF the entire time I had the ticket/warrant. That's why I didn't know I even had a warrant. I didn't have a phone for 5 years.
Elon joke not good. Thumbs down just bc that. I liked the rest. Do better writers! Free speech is better than biased silencing
We are going back bc stupid Republicans are less crazy than woke left. We're sick of the fake woke
Wish Oliver would do a piece about the ad scamming/trickery that tries to take advantage of the elderly and the mentally diminished population- like that political rhetoric flyer dressed as a legit newspaper. It disgusts me.
I bet crime would go down if bail was high & hard to get. Politics & logic mut. Exclusive.
Don't break the fuckin law and don't be a c*nt. That dumb b!tch wouldn't have been in jail if she didn't choose to break the law you dumb pos.
Better 100 guilty go free than one innocent goes to jail…
I dunno, ever watched true crime, usually repeat offenders, who escalated to murder…….and were bailed out, early released etc
This is horrifying and completely unacceptable!!
😂😂😂😂 fml harris
“Cheri Beasley supports letting dangerous criminals out for free and letting sex offenders back on social media.” No, scary voice, Cheri Beasley supports letting poor people be free pre-trial at the same rate as rich people and letting sex offenders access things like job sites and LinkedIn so they can find employment.
Very informative. Great show John. I don't think people should be punished and prevented from earning a living for mistakes they made in the past!
Over here in Germany, you can only be put in jail if there's either a flight risk or if there are reasonable suspicions that you might tamper with evidence or witnesses. And even then the public prosecuter has to get a detention order from a judge no later than the next day, otherwise you have to be released
I feel so sorry about the guy in the end that killed himself, that I almost cry.
So, basically in U.S. you need money to buy your freedom, in case the police charges you.
Such a shame!!
Kristen Stewart? Totally agree!
Two things: 1) John is 100% correct. Bail reform is something we desperately need. It's unjust, disproportionately hurts the low income population, and is completely inconsistent. Reform is needed from top to bottom. 2) Democrats right now couldn't sell a warm blanket to an eskimo. They've made their policy about trans this and trans that and you're a racist and you're sexist and white people are evil and men are terrible and men can give birth and on and on and on and on. When really important stuff comes along impacting peoples lives, no one listens because of all the other noise.
No bail for violent crimes makes more sense than cash bail.
Don’t disrespect judges maybe
What about the poor bail bond industry!
22:00 How is a computer algorithm racist?
Nah i agree with the Bail system it’s not perfect but it keeps people straight how can someone rob some then be set free to rob again. It would be horrible to know to be robbed by someone who just got out of jail. Don’t do nothing stupid and you don’t have to worry about the bail system.
Come to Baton Rouge where criminals ride ATVs shooting whoever they see
So what happened to that judge in Harris County?
ive been doing this shit since early 22, gets em everytime
I couldn't help noticing that when crewcut-boi (what is this, 1954?) says "one hundred percent, no question" — he's also shaking his head "no".
I guess that way he can always claim later that "I didn't say yes".
What a condescending turd that judge is. Yeah is perfectly well understood. He should not be sitting in judgment of anyone.
JOHN can you do accused "Criminal Records" how companies can deny you work on non-guilty vertics
British and Happy? Come on! I am a EU citizen … but even John Oliver … ok, they had Liz Truss and now they have Riche Sunak … and before they had f***ing Boris., Ok, yeah, I agree, you are right, either you are British or you are happy … !!!
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It's funny that John is bringing up head size comedically when his has grown over the last years as his neck is wagging. In a few years Mitch McConnell will have a look alike. Bail reform good idea. Some holes in your 50 minute rant really make listening tough. If I had more time, I would go into it in detail.
Follow the money. Antagonists to bail reform often have financial ties to private prisons and bail bondsman businesses. It's profitable to keep people in jail.
Plus cops love to inflate incarceration rate numbers to justify budget increases.
The MAIN problem why people are held pretrial for 11 months is they WAIVE TIME. They were not represented properly.
Judges are allowed to consider. That's the problem. Judges with views like the host, will let violent offenders back out. The rising stories of those let out to commit more violent crime have been purposely left out of this reporting.
9:03 This 💩’s so Goddam backwards. Confessing to a Crime you Didn’t Commit and Eliminating Half the Jobs you can Work Now. Wow 🙄😳
U.S. incarceration is the highest in the world by far w 5% of the population…It's for profit.