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  • čas přidán 11. 12. 2023
  • Defense attorney Doug Ridley (www.ridleydefense.com) reacts to the many, many potential crimes of Willy Wonka during his infamous chocolate factory tour. Are the Oompa Loompas forced labor? Should consumers be worried about food poisoning? Can kids even sign contracts? Our expert catalogs the major offenses on display and preps a possible defense.
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  • @chrisdtgordon5331
    @chrisdtgordon5331 Před 5 měsíci +192

    I love that this attorney has lightsabers on his wall while he explicitly lists why Willy Wonka is a criminal.

    • @petere5065
      @petere5065 Před 5 měsíci +13

      I think I saw the Youngling Slayer 9000 in his holder too 😄

    • @KeithFraser82
      @KeithFraser82 Před 3 měsíci +2

      "For a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic..."
      Now I want a Disney+ show about a Jedi lawyer who goes in and shuts down exploitative corporations.

  • @protocol6
    @protocol6 Před 5 měsíci +107

    The evidence of intent is that there's only ever enough seats for the remaining children at each step.

    • @BigSplenda1885
      @BigSplenda1885 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I always wondered if that was part of Dahl’s book or not… or was it just from the movie??

  • @DanMilano
    @DanMilano Před 5 měsíci +78

    Now I want a sequel with Charlie dealing with all of the legal ramifications of this and unseen issues with the factory

    • @Yvolve
      @Yvolve Před 5 měsíci +9

      Wonka and the Lawsuit Factory.

    • @Gollvieg
      @Gollvieg Před 5 měsíci +9

      "Hey Boss, the OSHA guy is here. Does he, 'get mugged on the way to the factory by kids?'"

    • @random_cocaine4667
      @random_cocaine4667 Před 5 měsíci +4

      "You want the tooth!" "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE SWEETTOOTH"

    • @MinaWalker
      @MinaWalker Před 4 měsíci +2

      I’d like a movie about how Wonka shut the factory down because of slugworths spies

  • @alfredomaclaughlin1185
    @alfredomaclaughlin1185 Před 5 měsíci +16

    In the book sequel, Charlie and the Glass Elevator, Willie Wonka singlehandedly saves humanity from an alien invasion, so he'd probably get some slack for that.

    • @christopherhughes3551
      @christopherhughes3551 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I didn't know there was a sequel. How have we never got a movie for that one?

    • @alfredomaclaughlin1185
      @alfredomaclaughlin1185 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@christopherhughes3551 Not his best work, to be honest -- it's a bit all over the place. But kind of okay by sequel standards =)

  • @michellecrocker2485
    @michellecrocker2485 Před 5 měsíci +16

    A couple videos have made the point that the case could be made that wonka could face trafficking charges with the Oompa Loompa

  • @EthanDarke
    @EthanDarke Před 5 měsíci +9

    Hm well Wonka does acknowledge the ceiling of the Fizzie Lifting Drinks room needs to be washed and sterilized because Charlie and Grandpa merely touched it, so I would think it's a safe bet he adheres to health protocol and won't be shipping out any of the candy from the first room.

    • @maskedmallard537
      @maskedmallard537 Před 5 měsíci +3

      He also mentioned that Austus contaminated his chocolate river. The rest of the kids he seemed kinda blasé about but that one sounded like real concern and panic...for his chocolate. And probably his bottom line. 😂

  • @A_Pants_Incident
    @A_Pants_Incident Před 5 měsíci +29

    The book takes place sometime during the 1920's, and the movie best guess late 1940's/early 50's due to the TV references.
    How many of these events would be illegal based on the laws of the time? Due to how bizarre some of the events are, I'd be curious how much of it is actually addressed.
    We'd be looking at the laws roughly 75 years or in the case of the book, a century ago.

    • @frankm.2850
      @frankm.2850 Před 5 měsíci +13

      I'd also be interested in hearing from a british lawyer, since the book is, you know SET IN ENGLAND NOT THE US.

    • @zachtwilightwindwaker596
      @zachtwilightwindwaker596 Před 5 měsíci +3

      I thought it took place in the 70s according to Film Theory.

    • @themeantuber
      @themeantuber Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@frankm.2850even in the 70s movie, the factory appears to be located in Germany. They never said it was in the US.

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 Před 3 měsíci +1

      There’s actually a lot of ambiguity about the time and place it’s set.

  • @tigerspirit1917
    @tigerspirit1917 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Willie Wonka is guilty of a lot of stuff... But Grandpa Joe is still the villain

  • @heidiwills4259
    @heidiwills4259 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Legal Eagle calculated what Willie's prison sentence, and length, would be several years ago. It's worth a watch.

  • @unclenogbad1509
    @unclenogbad1509 Před 5 měsíci +26

    Really enjoyed this, thanks. It's something inherent in Dahl's style - captured so well in the ORIGINAL film - that there's such a breezy, cavalier attitude to any kind of danger. a sort of transgression of all adult warnings and proscriptions that make his stories so appealing to kids.
    Also, let's face it, Gene Wilder would have gotten away with any of these charges just on personality alone.

  • @agalah408
    @agalah408 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This fellow would make a great companion to take to the movies... Never Ending story, here we come!

  • @nishidohellhillsruler6731
    @nishidohellhillsruler6731 Před 5 měsíci +8

    How does he has 5 Lightsabers? How many people lost their hands to those?

  • @AnthonyAmbriz
    @AnthonyAmbriz Před 5 měsíci +2

    The series no one wanted but still enjoyed watching! Lawyers Ruin Everything! Haha this was awesome and very informative.

  • @kmortensen9312
    @kmortensen9312 Před 5 měsíci +19

    Would have been much more interesting if they had talked with a british lawyer who understood the law of the timeframe in which the book was set

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Based on the sequel, it was set when the American Space Hotel was being built and given that never actually happened the timeframe is hard to place

  • @zachtwilightwindwaker596
    @zachtwilightwindwaker596 Před 5 měsíci +9

    I don't think anyone actually died in the Chocolate Factory. Scarred maybe. Didn't the remake show this? I think the book had it too.
    I thought flying cars are already a thing but they are expensive and you would need a pilot's license to fly one anyway.

    • @marajade6
      @marajade6 Před 5 měsíci +2

      No, none of the kids died - they were just eliminated from the contest because of their vices.

  • @CanaldoPortador
    @CanaldoPortador Před 5 měsíci +2

    11:38 You can always count on a lawyer's vocabulary to avoid saying "hell nah, this dude's insane" diplomacy skills are high!

  • @Cludnugget
    @Cludnugget Před 5 měsíci +7

    I'm really distracted by the lawyer's collection of lightsabres.. that's got to be at least £3k worth..

  • @scotbotvideos
    @scotbotvideos Před 5 měsíci +5

    I want a second opinion from Law By Mike on this very important topic.

    • @ELmayberry
      @ELmayberry Před 5 měsíci

      ooh.. that'd be interesting 😊

  • @SinCitizenGent
    @SinCitizenGent Před 5 měsíci +1

    This needs a follow up! Great guest. How much do you think each kid could get in a lawsuit for physical & emotional damages? Or do you think the 4/5 kids could get more in a class action lawsuit for signing the same contract (even though it was already null and void for minors)

  • @stevespyder
    @stevespyder Před 5 měsíci +3

    How about the liability of the parents for letting their kids roam free?

  • @hughgreentree
    @hughgreentree Před 4 měsíci

    I love the five light sabers on the wall behind him

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    I love the lawyer's comments and Violet's facial expressions!

  • @allyourpie4323
    @allyourpie4323 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Did Wonka import all those Oompa Loompas with proper documentation? Work visas, whatever? What about that?

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yes. He smuggled them into the country in crates with holes for their breathing so yes, it’s definitely something he did illegally

  • @steviekickz
    @steviekickz Před 5 měsíci

    Best one yet!

  • @Capjedi
    @Capjedi Před 4 měsíci

    I'm so glad that lawyers like this weren't around in the '70's!
    How fun!

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    His singing in the boat would qualify for terrifying!

  • @williamfincher2260
    @williamfincher2260 Před 4 měsíci +1

    At the end of the book, the kids are shown leaving the factory alive, but with problems resulting from their actions.

  • @williamfincher2260
    @williamfincher2260 Před 4 měsíci

    The chocolate river wasn't for display, it was how the ingredients were mixed before it got pumped into other areas of the factory.

  • @MikiCab1
    @MikiCab1 Před 5 měsíci +1

    It would be much more interesting to do a video on his light sabers.

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    "Reckless: Case in point: One L by Scott Turow. One of the profs use the shooting analogy, exactly!

  • @maxrosenberg1167
    @maxrosenberg1167 Před 5 měsíci +1

    a fine addition to my collection

  • @dustinherberman3837
    @dustinherberman3837 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is all under the impression that Wonka is being serious. He's not, he knows exactly what hes doing and what he's saying. He is always non challant about everything which means he knows whwt us going to happen and that it's not permanent. She doesnt get sent to the incinerator, she just goes down the pipe to where they use the discarded eggs for something else

  • @j4m13a9
    @j4m13a9 Před 5 měsíci

    I love this series

  • @vanhopecomedy
    @vanhopecomedy Před 5 měsíci +7

    Can we question why this attorney has lightsabers stacked up on his wall instead of secured in a safe location? Imagine if a kid walked into his room…

  • @gschneyer
    @gschneyer Před 5 měsíci +3

    Well, I always thought this was a European company from all the architecture. So it might be the laws of that specific country, not necessarily here in the US. I doubt German, because no one has that accent, except for the Gloot boy.

    • @rmsgrey
      @rmsgrey Před 5 měsíci +4

      Roald Dahl was English, so that's the obvious place to start.

  • @AmaroqStarwind
    @AmaroqStarwind Před 13 dny

    9:49 A drone is, by definition, unmanned.

  • @primmoore6232
    @primmoore6232 Před 5 měsíci

    🤣The ad before this video was *Johnny Depp's* Sauvage by Dior with the wolves. 🥰

  • @marklane2718
    @marklane2718 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I’ve always felt like the chocolate factory was in in some way detached from the world and maybe even a gateway to another dimension, seeing that Wonka is not in the least bit phased by threats of lawsuits or the ramifications of maiming (or, possibly killing) the children (and not just because he might be planning to pawn off all that legal trouble on Charley); within that factory it seems like the laws of physics don’t apply, so how much more the laws of the land?

  • @realbadger
    @realbadger Před 5 měsíci

    I'd hire this lawyer in a heartbeat, considering how tongue-in-cheek he is on this topic, _and_ his display collection of lightsabers...

  • @andyharris3084
    @andyharris3084 Před 5 měsíci

    This has already been done my Legal Eagle a few years back.

  • @josephcallahan1664
    @josephcallahan1664 Před 5 měsíci +1

    What about the boat scene?

  • @TephraKoukla
    @TephraKoukla Před 5 měsíci

    If the glass elevator scene has the potential for suing due to emotional harm, then what about that glass walkway along a cliff in China that has a section which uses a transparent LCD screen and a speaker to make you think it's breaking? I've seen the videos of people reacting to that, clearly there is not advance notification.

  • @mymkacz
    @mymkacz Před 5 měsíci +2

    What about the labor laws from the book publication date?

  • @misterbennnn
    @misterbennnn Před 5 měsíci +3

    Are the Augustus bars vegetarian?

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    To take it out of context, to horror "Get Out!"

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    What if the "furnace was turned on"? Veruca Salt!

  • @ginogarcia8730
    @ginogarcia8730 Před 5 měsíci

    what a great video idea haha

  • @jacquecortez5014
    @jacquecortez5014 Před 5 měsíci

    Willy Wonka: "Don't start a war you can't win."

  • @KeithFraser82
    @KeithFraser82 Před 3 měsíci

    4:30 "Oompa, loompa, doompidy dee! We were trafficked, we want to be free!"

  • @Chronofrost001
    @Chronofrost001 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I think this misses the mark. He is evaluating it based on current laws but should be looking at the 40's or so. Also he mentioned the FAA, which is American but this takes place in Britain if I remember correctly.

    • @unclenogbad1509
      @unclenogbad1509 Před 5 měsíci +2

      (from UK) sort of Britain, sort of anywhere. One of the (original) film's charms, I've always thought.

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    He didn't make much effort to stop the kids from getting injured/possibly killed!

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    I would sue for the terrors of the "Wondrous Boat Ride"!

  • @ABSallah1
    @ABSallah1 Před 5 měsíci

    I'm just waiting on the a24 version of Wonka

  • @tmdrdd
    @tmdrdd Před 5 měsíci

    Now do "Revenge of the Nerds!!!!"

  • @princessarwen9194
    @princessarwen9194 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Can we talk about the fact that they’re talking about US law while the movie is set in the UK? lol

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Actually the movie (and the book before it) have some level of ambiguity

  • @barbaraarnstein179
    @barbaraarnstein179 Před 5 měsíci

    He left out the experimentation on Oompa-Loompas.

  • @shadowguy321
    @shadowguy321 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Oompa loompa do pa da dee
    Police come here and set me free!
    Oompa loompa do pa de doo
    I haven't eaten since I was two!

    • @jricks3909
      @jricks3909 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Oompah loompa doopity do
      Better call a lawyer
      We're gonna get sued
      Oompah loompa doopity dee
      That rhymes with culpability

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    Negligence!

  • @mangatoad
    @mangatoad Před 4 měsíci +1

    All the osha violations would be enough to shut wonka down

  • @1pcfred
    @1pcfred Před 2 měsíci

    Willy Wonka is my spirit animal.

  • @McNeej
    @McNeej Před 5 měsíci

    Kids can't sign contracts. That seems significantly important for a lot of issues, fictional or irl.

  • @BeaufortRyan
    @BeaufortRyan Před 5 měsíci +3

    Actually, the kids return in the book after Charlie wins the factory.

  • @theguy6847
    @theguy6847 Před 5 měsíci

    I thing the scene with the bubbles was off limits

  • @Ichy3
    @Ichy3 Před 2 měsíci

    You see serval safety hazards and the children are put into dangerous situations and the factory would be shut down by the health department

  • @ShampootheSpider2019
    @ShampootheSpider2019 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Rest in peace gene wilder

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 Před 3 měsíci

    "Attractive Nuisance": like a swimming pool!

  • @blahh4438
    @blahh4438 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hey it was the 70s

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 Před 3 měsíci +1

      And the book was written in 1964 so (assuming loyalty to the book) it might be set in an alternate version of the 1960s

  • @michellecrocker2485
    @michellecrocker2485 Před 5 měsíci

    Free candy for the legal team?

  • @jennifer3237
    @jennifer3237 Před 3 měsíci

    It’s a movie made for kids and adults

  • @TazDevil50
    @TazDevil50 Před 5 měsíci

    I would assume this takes place somewhere in Europe so would not fall under US laws

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 Před 3 měsíci +1

      The books are ambiguous (and sort of inconsistent) about if the book’s set in England or America

  • @shannonnewman3091
    @shannonnewman3091 Před 5 měsíci

    This is Good

  • @myunihausen
    @myunihausen Před 5 měsíci +5

    I couldn't sit through this whole thing but wanted to add if it wasn't mentioned that if it were here in America, regardless of what was done, it was pretty much put out there that he was rich enough to just do what he wishes without consequence. So everything was "legal" enough.

  • @DarthPoyner
    @DarthPoyner Před 5 měsíci +11

    You got a California attorney to talk about British industrial law. You need to put "if in Cali" in the title or something. California is crazy in and of itself. Wonka would just grease Newsom's palm and get away with all of it. ALA Disney.

  • @jacedayne1535
    @jacedayne1535 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Finally justice! Hated Willy Wonka since I was a kid, he was horrifying! And the chocolate factory sequel he’s even worst

  • @Micoke12
    @Micoke12 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Willy Wonka is a legit maniac 😂

  • @asiaoharasbutterflies9425
    @asiaoharasbutterflies9425 Před 2 měsíci

    …. WTF?

  • @JasonLaveKnotts
    @JasonLaveKnotts Před 5 měsíci +1

    Legal Eagle.

  • @tmage23
    @tmage23 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Nothing against this guy but was LegalEagle not available?

  • @vascoapolonio2309
    @vascoapolonio2309 Před měsícem

    Its a story. Its not real. Why this? Whats the point of having a real police talking about a fictional story??? How woke is that idea???

  • @garyp3472
    @garyp3472 Před 5 měsíci

    He's not Legal Eaglw. There's 2 lawyers on CZcams? More grooming problems going on SMH