PickVidsBest Law, policing & justice Videos
The 188 Law, policing & justice videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 3 introductory, 4 intermediate, 181 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a commentary. What they share is that something that already happened gets one reading. Channels you will keep seeing include LastWeekTonight, TEDx Talks, Tom Scott.
Talk - Eben Moglen - Free and Open Software: Paradigm for a New Intellectual Commons
Eben Moglen of the Software Freedom Conservancy speaks at the 2009 Law of the Commons Conference about free and open software as a model for a new intellectual commons.
The Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century
A speculative-fiction video by Tom Scott, framed as coming from a future, about an AI called Earworm that enforces copyright so aggressively that humanity ends up forgetting a century of pop culture.
The Real Cost of Cruises | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
An episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on the cruise industry.
Patents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on patents and patent trolls, explaining how stockpiled patents and lawsuit threats burden businesses.
Ochko123 - How the Feds Caught Russian Mega-Carder Roman Seleznev
A Black Hat USA 2017 briefing by the prosecutors who caught Russian carder Roman Seleznev.
Milton Friedman - Who Benefits From Licensing?
A short clip of Milton Friedman explaining who benefits from occupational licensing requirements, arguing they mainly protect practitioners from competition.
The Light It Up Contest -- geohot
A one-minute rap by George Hotz (geohot) aimed at Sony, made as an entry for a contest while Sony was suing him over the PS3 jailbreak.
The Daily Show - Gun Control Whoop-de-doo (ft. John Oliver)
A Daily Show segment in which John Oliver examines the argument that gun control does not work, using Australia's experience after the Senate rejected the Manchin-Toomey amendment.
Afroman - Lemon Pound Cake (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Official music video for Afroman's song Lemon Pound Cake, built from footage of a police raid on his home.
Guilty until proven innocent.
A compilation of police interrogations of innocent suspects who behave in very different ways yet are treated as guilty.
The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal | Adam Ruins Everything
An Adam Ruins Everything segment arguing that US cannabis prohibition grew out of racially and politically motivated agendas under Nixon and earlier, rather than scientific evidence.
How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is) | William Black
Former bank regulator William Black explains how fraud, including liar's loans, was committed from inside banks and drove the 2008 financial crisis.
Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
Veritasium's long documentary on the history of Monsanto's herbicides, including glyphosate, and how patented seeds prevent farmers from replanting.
Prosecutors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on how prosecutors wield power in the US criminal justice system and how it can be abused.
Why Every Japanese Criminal is Guilty
A Rare Earth explainer on Japan's criminal justice system and its extremely high conviction rate.
DEF CON 17 - Deviant Ollam - Packing and the Friendly Skies
Deviant Ollam's DEF CON 17 talk explains how legally checking a firearm in luggage can be the most secure way to fly with valuable tech.
Facebook Freebooting - Smarter Every Day 128
Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains 'Facebook freebooting', where Facebook users re-upload YouTubers' videos natively and the original creators lose views and revenue.
Watch Cops Seize Combat Vet's Life Savings [RARE FOOTAGE]
Institute for Justice footage of Nevada Highway Patrol troopers seizing the life savings of Stephen Lara, a retired Marine, during a traffic stop under civil forfeiture.
Daily Fantasy Sports: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on daily fantasy sports, arguing the sites are effectively gambling operations despite their claims.
A Man For All Seasons - Giving the Devil the Benefit of Law
A one-minute clip from the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons.
A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech
A one-minute clip of Sir Thomas More's speech from 'A Man for All Seasons', defending giving even the devil the benefit of the law.
Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)
Mark Rober sets up elaborate glitter-bomb traps to go after phone scammers, working his way up their chain of command, and ends with a scammer being arrested.
Doing Time Doing Vipassana - Full official version
A documentary about Vipassana meditation in India's Tihar Prison, led by Kiran Bedi, the prison's Inspector General.
Air Traffic Control: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment covers the working conditions of US air traffic controllers and the understaffing, outdated equipment (including floppy disks) and funding structure of the FAA.