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- This lawyer took a bullet for his client, literally!
"Clement Laird Vallandigham (/vəˈlændɪɡəm/ və-LAN-dig-əm; July 29, 1820 - June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War.
He served two terms for Ohio's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. In 1863, he was convicted by an Army court martial for publicly expressing opposition to the war and exiled to the Confederate States of America. He ran for governor of Ohio in 1863 from exile in Canada, but was defeated.
Vallandigham died in 1871 in Lebanon, Ohio, after accidentally shooting himself in the abdomen with a pistol, while representing a defendant in a murder case for killing a man in a barroom brawl in Hamilton."
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bro ran out of beer and cigarette money so he had to post
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well that is what *$0.05* a minute?
@@darkball31 no clue, but bro prob gets payed🤷♂️
@@willwillbilly6958Not enough
@@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)
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I was legitimately worried
unlike said lawyer
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Back from the liquor store.
Did you get the milk
@@idiamin1215 whoops. you want a cigarette¿
If whatever rule brought you to go buy milk. Of what use was the rule?
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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
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
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).
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
@@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
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?
his defense had one hole.......
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Sadly that hole was also a big leak in the whole thing…..
And quickly ended the case.........
His ass?
When this came to light, the atmosphere in the courtroom died along with the defense........
Some people say that justice is blind. Sometimes the lawyers are too. Not this one though, he's just dead.
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Technically he is blind right now
1000 ways to die ass qoute
@@butlazgazempropan-butan11k87THAT’S ENOUGH HOLD FIRE
Justice is blind
Lawyer is racist
Put himself in a bind
Now is pushing daisies
Rule #1 in gun safety is “There’s NO SUCH THING AS AN UNLOADED GUN!!”
I'd love a magical gun with unlimited ammo.
what if it actually doesn't have any ammo
@@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.
@@DicheteYou still treat it like it's loaded. Complacency with dangerous weapons will fucking kill you.
@@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.
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.
Literally the first rule of gun safety.
And there's no such thing as an unloaded gun.
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@@Oddman1980 I mean that's ridiculous. You can definitely be assured your gun isn't loaded, you just need to check thoroughly.
Oddman1980 only until you confirmed that it isn't.
"I'm not an American", replacing gun in man's hand with potato, was a great dig.
A lawyer that won the Baldwin award during court
you mean the darwin award, right?
@@SageArdor The actor
@@SageArdor *Alec Baldwin" - actor who killed a coworker with an unloaded gun on the set of "Rust."
@@psikogeek Wait, unloaded? How do you kill someone with an unloaded gun?
@@romancatholicgameingan "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
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.
*IMPORTANT CORRECTION!* Thank you for the clarification!
Yeah, this is a huge mistake sadly.
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.
This man was Saul before Better Call Saul was even thought of.
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Bravo Vince
Better Lament Clement
Slipping Jimmy
If only all lawyers had such commitment
bro remembered his password
bro really thought that he'll upload one video every week
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BRO DID WHAT?!
FR FR NO CAP ON GOD?
OHAIO RIZZ FENUM TAX GYATT FOR THE RIZZLER?!
BRO, THAT'S SO SKIBIDI!
@@Mayhamsdead witteraly
@@Mayhamsdead Why are you typing like that?
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
Dude was on to something with gunpowder analysis. Respect for his effort.
People forget that Ohio was like the biggest southern sympathizer state and voted against emancipation
So-called Butternut states, along with south Illinois and south Indiana, basically any state bordering the Ohio river...
Don’t forget what happened in NY
Meine liebe für den erwähnten Bundesstaat ist in unbeschreiblichen Maßen gestiegen.
And then proceeded to lose over 30,000 people in the conflict
Considering how Ohio is these days, that’s not surprising at all. I’m not even saying that as a meme. Have you driven through Ohio lately? It’s meth and racism as far as the eye can see.
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.
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".
Lawyer, looking at percussion cap: "I wonder what that is"
>single action black powder revolver
>swing out cylinder
being fair he's Irish
he's better with explosives
We didnt get those ones over here.
Or Famas'.
@@josephd.5524 wow
@@josephd.5524lmao nice
It's the special russian roulette model. They have a cylinder but still can only load and fire one round
"I mean, he DID kill all those vampires" got a belly laugh out of me. Well done.
Was getting worried you succumbed to alcohol poisoning
Naw, he's immune, he's Irish!
Ah yes, the classic "Royce Dupont" technique.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.)
Tell that to Alec Baldwin....
It’s too bad more lawyers don’t use this strategy.
Nah they do that in private
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”
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.
Ye gads, not the Triangle!
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?
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.
"I'm Cleo. You're a Libra, aren'tcha darling?"
That lawyer is pretty metal
\m/
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.
Why the hell would you use 2 guns rather than just only loading the gun when you needed to fire a round?
Given the kind of revolvers available for the time, he probably didn't want to constantly go through the hassle of unloading it.
@@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.
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
@@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?
@@Ilix42 still a revolver - apart from how the cylinder is loaded, it still works the same way as a modern one
Bro mains Phoenix Wright in MVC3 and was like “i can do better”
Now I want an Ace Attorney game set during the American Civil War.
Still a better court hearing than a typical Judge Judy episode
One's opinion of Lincoln usually depends on how much you know about him.
if you know, you know
A tyrant
It’s kind of sad, really. I understand WHY he did it, but he’s the closest thing we’ve ever had to a dictator, arguably more than even FDR
I'm not American, can you explain please?
@@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
The gunshot resulted in Tom Meyers requiring an emergency bong hit transplant
6:18 Shades of Alec Baldwin!
bro gave himself the Baldwin special
Surely you are not talking about Alec"when I see a thot,my gun goes hot"Baldwin.
6:21 "Democrat's Guide to Guns" now that's a comedy goldmine.
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.
@@Dwigt_Rortugal People know about the parties origins. Many don’t remember that the voter bases cleanly swapped because of the election of 1964.
@@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.
@@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
You are supposed to check if the gun is loaded and then still treat it like it's loaded.
Those rules didn't exist for many decades after his death.
You're right the vampire killing really tips the scales...
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...🦇🩸🩸🩸
Being anti war but pro slavery is one hell of a standpoint
America. Where you are expected to make your own standpoint.
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.
The allover tees are very comfy. I have blue and purple.
Homie said "watch this" and lives in infamy.
Gentlemen, it is a fine day. A fine day, indeed, for the legend himself has graced us with his upload
What an insane story at every level. Just keeps getting crazier as you keep going
Thanks for the great videos Qxir!!!
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.
First impressions, the thumbnail goes hard pls don't change it
I love this art style of yours man. I love how simple it is but yet still so funny and helps you to visualize the scenario being presented verbally
According to Gore Vidal, Lincoln did indeed fancy himself a king.
I love this dude, his voice is so enticing.
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@@EEEEEEEE Your grasp of the English vernacular is impressive
I'm after his pot of gold.
@@unsafe_at_any_speed You are talking to a bot
@@jlopez4889 That's the joke! I guess some folks won't get it
"He was arrested for speaking against the party" Sounds like he may have been right about king Lincoln after all.... First time I've ever agreed with a Democrat...
"Lincoln's a tyrant!"
"No I'm not!" * arrests him *
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.
But it worked... Good damn lawer)
Not just an eejit - he was a feckin eejit.
Before this... Sad accident he's one of the best, if not THE Best defense lawyers in the US at the time...
The funny thing is, most likely he was far more educated than you.
@@sinisterthoughts2896 Maybe, maybe not, but I'm yet to accidentally shoot myself.
Truly a (rather dubious) victory for the forces of justice!
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
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.
@@chrisporter9397 Ohio was a state at the time and had a bigger stake between their location and population.
Always a great way to start the weekend downunder. Your cartoons crack me up.
Great to see your channel growing.
Exactly why you always check every single time you bring the firearm out
Don't forget the Chewbacca Defense!
*I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense!*
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
It's good to have you back!
Glad to see you back!
I don't know who this self guy is, but I sure hope his family presses charges against the lawyer.
He lives
Good to see you again, man! Hope you are well.
I was suggested here while listening to the song “Dupe - Mbappe” ❄️❄️‼️
Ngl fitting end for a guy who supported the right to own people as property.
They put him over with the Confederates, and he decided he didn't want to be with them, either. Put your money where your mouth is, buddy. The Canadians probably told him to go home, too.
@@Dwigt_Rortugal Mfer wanted to support a fight for the right to own people and when he was given the chance to enlist he said no. Spineless.
Eh. Wanting people dead for having different beliefs is just about as f***Ed up. But I'm sure it's different;, because it's your beliefs, and not someone else's.
Thank you for blessing this night. 🙏
the world would be immeasurably improved if all lawyers followed his example..
Qxir says, "I'm not an American" and goes from holding a gun to a potato, like a true Irishman! hahahha
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.
@@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.
Interestingly Lincoln was acting within his constitutional authority when he suspended Habeas Corpus. The constitution allows for the suspension of Habeas Corpus during an insurrection
The only other time in history this was done, was with the approval of congress and utter disdain by the president that did it
He was also well in his constitutional authority in assuming "temporary" war powers that got approved by congress retroactively
I mean "approved" as in "since he already used them it'll be assumed that congress totally already passed it"
The interesting part is that Lincoln though Burnside overstepped his authority with his enforcement of the anti-insurrection laws.
Well he DEFINITELY proved the plausibility of his claim.
When we needed him the most, he returned. Welcome back, Qxir!!!
The Confederates and their sympathizers moaning about freedom when the main freedom they were fighting for was the freedom to keep other people enslaved. The goddamn audacity!
And now they use their "freedom" to restrict the freedom of others. And they're quite proud of it.
You told me you were just going out for a pack of smokes 😂 but i am glad you came back... where are the smokes
I was starting to worry - welcome back
The legend is back! Good to see u dude
truly a i won but at what cost moment
Oh! I thought Tom Myers was performing outdated comedy at open mikes. I hadn't realized he was on trial for murder in the late 1800s and being defended by this stable genius
Glad to see ya back!
Hell yeaaaaaaah! You returned!
CZcams is not the same without tales from the bottle 😢
The second I saw “born in Ohio, USA” all my questions were answered.
7:33 very underrated movie, made me love Honest Abe even more, plus a silver plated axe as a weapon to kill vampires, * chef's kiss * 👌🏾
I’m glad to see that you’re back to making these with drawings!!!
YES BRO 👊 So glad to see you back lad, hope you’re all well and good
3:53 "By being a tyrant, Lincoln gave him more ammunition to call him a tyrant."
Lmao.
a tyrant is someone who arrests traitors got it.
@@darknes4150 He arrested Newspaper owners in the North that ran stories that made him look bad. What are you on about?
unsatisfied. I'm gonna need another upload asap
Nobody should ever have to “prove their innocence”. It’s the states job to prove that you are guilty. You’re supposed to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
I can’t believe this man managed to literally never do anything wrong. I aspire to be him.
Oh thank goodness dad is back
Vallandigham: You are a dictator Mr. Lincoln!
Lincoln then decides Vallandigham is right and suspends habeas corpus.
each video is an upgrade from the last, keep it up
I have ALWAYS loved your voice/accent! So unique and easy to understand what he's saying. Me being legally deaf makes it hard to listen to some voice actors.
Thanks Qxir for all the amazing content over the years.
There are quite a few Americans who love freedom, and therefore, dislike Lincoln. Lincoln massively expanded the power of the federal government, and as demonstrated in your video, was heavy handed with his political opposition. There are many people who like Lincoln and FDR because they were told in school that they were heroes, but both men did horrible things to the country.
Lincoln didn't do anything that Jeff Davis wasn't already doing
@@yumad9830 When did I endorse Jefferson Davis? Saying, "well the other guy did bad stuff," isn't a good argument.
Official acts are protected
Thank you SCOTUS
@@yumad9830so as long as its official act its protected ?
I wonder how long it would take for political killings to take place
I miss being able to like some aspects of someone’s policy and dislike others. Too bad nuance is dead
You know who else had a dramatic legal defense? MY MOM!
Thanks for the comment muscleman.
Glad to see you’re back. I was commenting in your Community Posts and Twitter about the absence. Hope you’re doing all right. I’m fine with you taking a break, I was just worried since there wasn’t any word from you about anything.
LET'S GOOOOOOO. I love your videos to the point that I wait several months so they build up and I can binge them while eating lol
FYI - Federal rights vs states rights was a real thing. Our Supreme Court just had a ruling about abortion stating that it's not a federal issue, but each individual state's issue. Regardless of anyone's thoughts on slavery, federal vs state's rights is a big deal in the US with the states having power over the federal government in many cases.
Exactly. People think the Civil War was about slavery, it wasn't. It was about the federal government overreaching it's Constitutional powers. Slavery was just the issue that happened to exemplify this overreach.
As a modern intellectual, you can disagree with the Confederacy on the subject of slavery while at the same time agreeing with it in regard to Constitutional limits on federal powers. ;)
Typical democrat
Your video are so good, I know the story already but still watch your video !
Finally I don't have to check every day to see if he has a new video
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Solution: Force people to stay in the house against their will.
Says that in the Bible !
Haha, well technically the Confederates were free to leave, they just couldn't take the land with them.
@@coolfizzinAnd even in their own Constitution secession is illegal and so is not adopting slavery...
Yes I don’t know why Abraham Lincoln gets the credit for the quote so much.
True they could have chosen tho move to Mexico or somewhere.