Border Patrol: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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  • Donald Trump's plan to hire more Border Patrol agents could lead to more corruption and misconduct. If only their recruitment ads were designed to attract the most suitable applicants.
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  • @andrewstrongman305
    @andrewstrongman305 Před 5 lety +1455

    I love the way John bounces in his chair when he gets excited.

    • @stablegenius2389
      @stablegenius2389 Před 5 lety +4

      He does it for the jokes. He isnt actually current on events

    • @KelniusTV
      @KelniusTV Před 5 lety +61

      @@stablegenius2389 this isn't a current events program. It's a comedic journalism program.

    • @stablegenius2389
      @stablegenius2389 Před 5 lety +1

      @@KelniusTV it's very much current events. Comedic is questionable

    • @playgroundofsound7683
      @playgroundofsound7683 Před 4 lety +2

      andrew strongman get a life NPC he’s incredibly unfunny and extremely unamerican

    • @playgroundofsound7683
      @playgroundofsound7683 Před 4 lety

      Stable Genius he doesn’t do jokes tho

  • @stever1705
    @stever1705 Před 4 lety +192

    The car says
    "It would be great if you understood this, because having a good level of Spanish is essential for this job."

  • @gothicfairy2407
    @gothicfairy2407 Před 5 lety +2745

    To anyone complaining that John Oliver isn't American or patriotic or any other such notions: One of the duties of Americans citizens are to be well-informed and have the ability to come to our own opinions about what the government is doing. It is our job to criticize poor decisions, outdated systems, social inequalities, etc. That is American patriotism. America as we know it (or at least the basics of what make up what we generally perceive to be American) more or less founded on immigration and undermining a government that was doing things we did not respect nor believe in. So yes, John Oliver is very patriotic.

    • @cherokeewarcry
      @cherokeewarcry Před 5 lety +94

      I find it very sad day for 'Merica that your very clear and well thought out definition of patriotism only got four likes. I would give you many many more if I could. Respect.
      From like # 5

    • @katiekane5247
      @katiekane5247 Před 5 lety +8

      @@cherokeewarcry up to 19 on 1/2/19

    • @nominus1138
      @nominus1138 Před 5 lety +7

      46 on 1/22/19

    • @Bluswede
      @Bluswede Před 5 lety +56

      58 on 1-26-19
      Now, let's talk about Patriots...the ones who defended their beautiful lands against an invading force of illegal immigrants that had far superior weapons and, in the end, far superior numbers. A group of patriots who had lived in a relative paradise for 10.000 years before the invading force ever thought of leaving its home lands in search of MORE.
      Yup, those of you who have had a history class have probably realized that I am speaking of the 500 nations of Native Americans that were the victims of nothing short of genocide during episodes like "The Trail of Tears".
      Now for double-down patriotism and bravery...the "Code Talkers" of WWII. There were patriots from 16 different Native American nations in this program, (you hear mainly of the Navaho) and they served in all theatres of the war. They created a code using their native languages that was never broken by the enemy...and they had front-line positions as it was they who gave tactical information to those troops that were in the thick of battle.
      But, yeah, John Oliver is doing OK too...in trying to hold up a mirror to show us how stupid 37% of America looks these days...a bit different sort of Patriotism.

    • @danielcornett3587
      @danielcornett3587 Před 5 lety +7

      Very well said

  • @carrie_is_gay
    @carrie_is_gay Před 5 lety +2183

    Smoking weed 20,000 times in 10 years means you'd have to be smoking 5 times a day. Assuming 8 hours of sleep, that's once every 3.2 hours. That guy was high literally 24/7 lmao

    • @ariehill5631
      @ariehill5631 Před 4 lety +113

      I had a girlfriend who would dab like.. constantly. You could multiply that number to get her daily intake and the wax she smoked was fucking potent, like even some of her friends were like I don't know how the fuck lol I'm talkin a shotgunned a rip off her and had a "arms-around-my-knees-to-my-chest-on-the-bathroom-floor-Kim K.-style-ugly-face-crying" type total meltdown. Lol some people build a serious tolerance and smoke to feel 'normal' but to each their own

    • @philp6754
      @philp6754 Před 4 lety +19

      You missed the 60s. 5 Times and 8 Hours? Really.

    • @cartersmith5731
      @cartersmith5731 Před 4 lety +16

      Hey. It’s not impossible. I do it.

    • @michaeljasso10
      @michaeljasso10 Před 4 lety +8

      That was me before i found out i had ADD LMAOO

    • @FO_Biggles
      @FO_Biggles Před 4 lety +16

      & that's just on company time.

  • @jvsweet177
    @jvsweet177 Před 6 lety +692

    Story time. I went to high school in southern Arizona around the time of the last Border Patrol hiring surge (from 2007-2011, to be exact), so we had a lot of recruiters come to talk to us. I remember one guy in particular. He was on the younger side, and he showed us a recruitment video he put together. Said video featured a LOT of footage of agents rounding people up while holding rifles, a fair amount of flashing lights, and was set to death metal. Next he started ranting about how Chinese people were trying to cross the Mexican border (I have no idea why that was significant to him or if it was true), and that he loved rounding up illegals. Then he starting talking about how we shouldn't go to college, because the Border Patrol was so much better, and our principal had to swoop in and get him off of the auditorium stage.
    A week or so later, the agent's boss came in and explained everything to us in a more rational manner, with actual facts, and it was pretty clear that he didn't approve of the agent's behavior. Still, the fact that people like Death Metal von Shoot-a-Man were getting hired at the time...that's pretty fucking unsettling.

    • @bradleyogilvie8869
      @bradleyogilvie8869 Před 6 lety +120

      John Wedig I'm liking this not just because of the story, but also because of the excellent nickname: "Death Metal von Shoot-a-Man"

    • @MrEdwar084
      @MrEdwar084 Před 6 lety +3

      John Wedig chinese crossing through mexico is a thing, tho most get in through sea, ships.

    • @detectiveshaft9990
      @detectiveshaft9990 Před 6 lety +44

      "Death Metal von Shoot-a-Man" is hilarious, up vote for that.
      But in all seriousness that is probably a symptom of what happens when you're not careful about who you're hiring. That agent sounds like he needed to get another job. Unsettling story for sure.

    • @ruedelta
      @ruedelta Před 6 lety +20

      Chinese crossing through Mexico? Huh? Most are just going to use tourist visas and overstay because the vast majority of Chinese nationals are coming to the US with tourist or student visas.

    • @camillastimemachine
      @camillastimemachine Před 6 lety +3

      Bradley Ogilvie I came here to post that

  • @FoxMcovitch
    @FoxMcovitch Před 6 lety +2178

    my friend is a border patrol guy and 70% of the time he just plays Runescape.

    • @zeldafreak000
      @zeldafreak000 Před 6 lety +284

      An odd coincidence that a Border Patrol man plays a game that has "Run Escape" in its name.
      In all seriousness, im not too surprised. Boredom is one of the worst parts of any job. People have to find ways to keep themselves entertained, otherwise they quickly come to resent the job.

    • @jonhawk117
      @jonhawk117 Před 6 lety +138

      Dustin Johnson Great now every time I hear Runescape all I'll hear is Run Escape.

    • @50shadesofskittles9
      @50shadesofskittles9 Před 5 lety +15

      Dustin Johnson haha. Good catch!

    • @Skull35
      @Skull35 Před 5 lety +30

      Fox Mcovitch what's his woodcutting level?

    • @Masterrunescapeer
      @Masterrunescapeer Před 5 lety +10

      I thought that was the title when I first played it. :p

  • @taylorfaith2320
    @taylorfaith2320 Před 3 lety +212

    the back of the truck says " it would be really cool if you understood this, cause having a good level of spanish is fundamental for this job"
    just in case y'all were wondering

    • @GlennDavey
      @GlennDavey Před 3 lety +17

      Those "don't speak Mexican in my country" so-called "patriots"' would have their heads explode meeting one of those Border Patrol fellers at a barbecue. "Thanks for what you do to protect our country, friend." "De nada!" "Excuse ME????!"
      I feel like some Americans are distinctly uncomfortable with the idea that they live on Mexican and Indian land. Like if they can make everyone speak English then they won't have to think about it.

    • @tiffanypaulsen5334
      @tiffanypaulsen5334 Před 3 lety

      Omg you’re so right

    • @kozhedub
      @kozhedub Před 3 lety +8

      one mind boggling fact about the Spanish language is that the United States has more Spanish speakers than every other country on earth except for Mexico. that means that we have more Spanish speakers here than there are in Spain, which the language is named after.
      As there is no official language in the USA, Spanish is essentially the secondary language in this country

    • @kozhedub
      @kozhedub Před 3 lety +2

      I live in El Paso which has the greatest percentage of Spanish speakers out of any city in the USA at 70% of our population. if you lived in my city you would not find it to be an uncommon experience to have to order your food or whatever in spanish. In fact, it's common to hear "wow, you live in El Paso and you don't speak Spanish?" it's considered the norm here to be able to speak and understand spanish

  • @3MolesInATrenchCoat
    @3MolesInATrenchCoat Před 5 lety +138

    Will Arnett even makes that goofy-ass border patrol video sound badass.

    • @erfanmanouchehri7999
      @erfanmanouchehri7999 Před 4 lety +5

      Devin Giltner last season of bojack trailer dropped today, im actually sad

    • @MegaGamer1006
      @MegaGamer1006 Před 4 lety +4

      I 'knew' that was BoJack speaking at the end haha

    • @Canada1994
      @Canada1994 Před 3 lety

      I thought it was him.

  • @Chomuggaacapri
    @Chomuggaacapri Před 6 lety +2347

    Me: Alright, it's about time to go to sleep.
    **Last Week Tonight Posts**
    Well dang... guess I'll be awake for 20 more minutes.

    • @chriswatkins2410
      @chriswatkins2410 Před 6 lety +4

      Chomuggaacapri I was just about to turn on VSauce and go to sleep, then i got the notification.

    • @yoman785
      @yoman785 Před 6 lety +6

      Chomuggaacapri I need to be up in 3 hours to work. Very understandable.

    • @AlexJoneses
      @AlexJoneses Před 6 lety +2

      Chomuggaacapri wow this is an original comment!

    • @unrulycrow6299
      @unrulycrow6299 Před 6 lety +5

      Chomuggaacapri Meanwhile, from my point of view, the video got uploaded right when I woke up! :D

    • @someguywithatomahawk8058
      @someguywithatomahawk8058 Před 6 lety +1

      Same

  • @ethanplague1618
    @ethanplague1618 Před 6 lety +1459

    Isn't the poly-graph really unreliable or something?

    • @dumpsterdog879
      @dumpsterdog879 Před 6 lety +163

      Ethan Plague but with 50% people failing, that's still a terrible sign.

    • @ethanplague1618
      @ethanplague1618 Před 6 lety +12

      Very true

    • @shademonki13
      @shademonki13 Před 6 lety +283

      In the video Oliver refers to it being used as a placebo effect, basically spooking people into being truthful.

    • @fumarc4501
      @fumarc4501 Před 6 lety +16

      Ethan Plague it was such a small part of the video.

    • @ethanplague1618
      @ethanplague1618 Před 6 lety +4

      Guys chill out.

  • @pop5678eye
    @pop5678eye Před 6 lety +328

    Number 1 thing all law enforcement needs to learn: all these people are human beings too.

    • @BUSTRCHERRI
      @BUSTRCHERRI Před 5 lety +1

      Not all of them.

    • @sylvernale
      @sylvernale Před 4 lety +20

      But that'll make it harder to brutalize them

    • @romandarius6041
      @romandarius6041 Před 4 lety

      pop, go move to Mexico

    • @ericmiller4803
      @ericmiller4803 Před 4 lety +2

      They already know their people if they're that worried about being brutalized all they have to do is not cross the border illegally go to a legal Port of Entry not give thousands of dollars to criminal organizations to smuggle them across the border. It's a really simple concept if you want to enter someone's house you go to the front door and knock you don't sneak in the basement window

    • @obliviousotterI
      @obliviousotterI Před 4 lety +10

      @@BUSTRCHERRI What are some of them chihuahuas or something?

  • @jwelch5742
    @jwelch5742 Před 5 lety +94

    This episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming.

  • @jaylegend9780
    @jaylegend9780 Před 6 lety +28

    That's why I love John Oliver. Doesn't pause for applause just gets on with it. Fast, Informative and fun. Best show of the decade!

  • @harrybriggs2586
    @harrybriggs2586 Před 6 lety +543

    I don't think we can ignore this any longer. Guys, I did the math. If that agent smoked 20,000 joints over a 10 year period (3652 days, 2 extra days from leap years included) then that means he would have smoked 5.47645126 joints per day. That's between 5 and 6 joints a day for 10 years solid!

    • @imrcreeper1714
      @imrcreeper1714 Před 6 lety +46

      harry briggs That's alot of joints......but that's also alot of dedication for those calculations. holy shit

    • @danielbelda4349
      @danielbelda4349 Před 6 lety +5

      Lol ur the man

    • @wesley5nipes
      @wesley5nipes Před 6 lety +33

      Just to clarify, the story didn't say 20,000 joints. It just said 20k times. Granted, that's still a lit of weed, but in the world of all day every day smokers it's fairly regular. Translates to about an ounce a month.

    • @royalewithcheese7
      @royalewithcheese7 Před 6 lety +4

      harry briggs kids, THAT'S how you have with math. With a shit ton of blunts .

    • @KeepoKreepo
      @KeepoKreepo Před 6 lety

      It's not that much per day but the effort of keeping it up

  • @GandPTrixie
    @GandPTrixie Před 6 lety +586

    Wait, that guy smoked marijuana 20,000 times in 10 years? That's an average of almost 5.5 times a day. Wow.

    • @jessieb9384
      @jessieb9384 Před 6 lety +41

      Joshua Chmelik
      thats not that much if you think about it

    • @billy-joe4398
      @billy-joe4398 Před 6 lety +28

      Joshua Chmelik me I'm a about 13 times a day but I'm an academic

    • @elgordo2162
      @elgordo2162 Před 5 lety +23

      Did you take leap years into account?

    • @danicemalone7460
      @danicemalone7460 Před 5 lety +8

      And it ALL CAME FROM MEXICO...🤣😂😂😎😘🤗😁🤣😎😎😎😱😱 HAHAHAHA!

    • @MS-it9vv
      @MS-it9vv Před 5 lety +7

      Joshua C That guy was trying to set the high score. Eh? See what I did there?

  • @FizzleFX
    @FizzleFX Před 3 lety +71

    This show is "Adam Ruins Everything" combined with the "Tonight Show" XD

    • @jpheitman1
      @jpheitman1 Před 3 lety +14

      And with nore research. I've grown disillusioned with Adam Ruins Everything. There's often very little nuance or deep dives like this show has. It seems like they just go with the story just below the surface, then move on to the next topic.

    • @galacticbreadboi9796
      @galacticbreadboi9796 Před 3 lety +4

      @@jpheitman1 true but to be fair, this has about 25 minutes to go in depth with a single topic while adam ruins everything has to cram multiple topics into a similar time frame

  • @TheJanabeke
    @TheJanabeke Před 6 lety +282

    Here is how stringent our government really is about its hiring: My mom worked as an ICE agent for many, many years. Before that: She was a swing manager at McDonald's. She had a GED and went to Votech to be a secretary. I'm not sure she graduated from Votech or not. Almost all of her previous careers were fast food, then suddenly she is working for the government, jetting around the world and making good money all because one of her McDonald's coworker's husbands worked higher up for ICE. My mother is someone who is alcoholic and never should have been around a gun, but she had a GOVERNMENT ISSUED gun. She was FINALLY let go ... after almost 20 years. There they gave her ANOTHER government job until eventually, she was working at Dollar Tree. And for most of her time there she was obese and out of shape for the entirety of her employment. She was supposed to know Spanish ... she knew less than a toddler that regularly watches Dora.

    • @BUSTRCHERRI
      @BUSTRCHERRI Před 5 lety +15

      Wow. That is an incredible story. Not sure if I believe it or not but it's probably true. Shit like that happens once in a while I'm sure but I think her story is rather unique.

    • @Wolvilax
      @Wolvilax Před 5 lety +7

      Only in America.

    • @seahawkdragon9355
      @seahawkdragon9355 Před 5 lety +8

      ICE has only been around for 16 years, since March 1, 2003.

    • @Sc0ttPrian
      @Sc0ttPrian Před 3 lety

      @@muscularcatholicism What does that have to do with propaganda?

    • @morsmordre3
      @morsmordre3 Před 2 lety

      @@BUSTRCHERRI Unique? One in a while? You're kidding right. It's not just ICE or border control but even other law enforcement groups like local police they're infamous for their poor vetting in many cases and there's a plethora of evidence of the poor hiring in the border-related enforcement in particular. Sorry bud but that's reality.

  • @brianholmes1812
    @brianholmes1812 Před 6 lety +149

    After seeing this, I am legitimately interested in joining the border patrol. Speaking long periods of time on my own, and occasionally giving humanitarian aid and fighting crime sounds like my ideal job

    • @sapnupua5
      @sapnupua5 Před 2 lety +10

      good luck!

    • @hephaestusjosephson2054
      @hephaestusjosephson2054 Před rokem +5

      How did you go?

    • @jaysleeper264
      @jaysleeper264 Před rokem +9

      I do enjoy being alone but that lunch break looked incredible. Better than the cold case files reruns blaring on the TV and dead pigeons out of the window of our breakroom.

    • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231
      @thomastakesatollforthedark2231 Před rokem +2

      Come on, man, don't leave us hanging. Did you join?

    • @brianholmes1812
      @brianholmes1812 Před rokem +28

      ​​@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 Nope, I ended up following a lifelong passion and becoming an archaeologist. Spent my summer excavating some Roman ruins

  • @mksabourinable
    @mksabourinable Před 6 lety +103

    "because I don't do fruit"
    I thought that was the VP....

  • @AnselLeveque
    @AnselLeveque Před 4 lety +147

    It’s amazing that it’s almost 2020 and this episode is still relevant

    • @tiraichbadfthr6454
      @tiraichbadfthr6454 Před 4 lety +1

      why would it not be there are always drugs and illegal immigrants coming through

    • @MasterArchfiend
      @MasterArchfiend Před 4 lety +4

      Honestly every episode is still relevant to some depressing degree and I don't expect that to change in my lifetime. I'm only 26 and currently not suffering anything that will kill me anytime soon.

    • @wanderingpoet6350
      @wanderingpoet6350 Před 4 lety +1

      @@tiraichbadfthr6454 ok

    • @SethTraplifeGLO999
      @SethTraplifeGLO999 Před 4 lety

      @Jaxon Healey you gotta be a tween to write a comment like that for no reason lol

    • @SethTraplifeGLO999
      @SethTraplifeGLO999 Před 4 lety +4

      I've been rewatching legit every single episode on youtube and I haven't discovered a single episode that was not still relevant no cap. A couple were slightly less relevant but not irrelevant

  • @the_dead_poet7829
    @the_dead_poet7829 Před 6 lety +60

    people who equate John Oliver with other late night show hosts don't understand the kind of research which goes inside making a segment like this... on the other hand ,every other comedian has TRUMP.

  • @TheBretDark
    @TheBretDark Před 6 lety +1819

    Please don't finger the armadillos.

    • @krummholzsonny5833
      @krummholzsonny5833 Před 6 lety +13

      Zeppelin ♫ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIT

    • @surgeland9084
      @surgeland9084 Před 6 lety +32

      Indeed. Don't be like Daniel. Don't finger the armadillos. Don't eat the garbage. Don't flirt with the orangutans and most importantly, don't get end up under the zoo keeper's back garden.

    • @swampmarsh2792
      @swampmarsh2792 Před 6 lety +15

      YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!!

    • @NextLevelEntertainment
      @NextLevelEntertainment Před 6 lety +2

      Zeppelin ♫ It makes ya think about which finger we’re really talking about. Is it the bird? Or is it you know what. Haha

    • @elgordo2162
      @elgordo2162 Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks for that helpful psa XD

  • @omarmaach3494
    @omarmaach3494 Před 5 lety +540

    "Don't finger the armadilos"?
    We in Florida are like "hold my beer"...
    We actually have signs in our parks and lakes that say "please don't molest the alligators".
    I wonder what happened there. 😂😂😂

    • @aaronthedude8787
      @aaronthedude8787 Před 5 lety +41

      you could put anything after Florida man and i would believe it

    • @highonheroin5352
      @highonheroin5352 Před 4 lety +17

      Lol molest can also mean “to bother”

    • @highonheroin5352
      @highonheroin5352 Před 4 lety +6

      But also, that’s like an archaic definition of molest.

    • @ultrasupernectar
      @ultrasupernectar Před 4 lety +5

      Everyone should go on at least one hot ride with the village alligator bicycle

    • @theneekofficial8829
      @theneekofficial8829 Před 4 lety +1

      High Onheroin “please don’t to bother the alligators.”

  • @infinitysalinity7981
    @infinitysalinity7981 Před 6 lety +224

    Polygraphs aren't particularly reliable either

    • @btw3344
      @btw3344 Před 4 lety +3

      Lol if your a sociopath like the few serial killers that passed just makes the agents look worse

    • @btw3344
      @btw3344 Před 4 lety +3

      And there are a plethora of confessions!

  • @aishx
    @aishx Před 6 lety +16

    Senor Chang is a Spanish genius. He can teach Border Patrol staff good Spanish. Ian Duncan might not agree

  • @cooperjudson4616
    @cooperjudson4616 Před 6 lety +339

    John Oliver should talk about how polygraphs are bs in our interrogation system

    • @Artyomthewalrus
      @Artyomthewalrus Před 6 lety +59

      While results from polygraphs aren't all that accurate, they are often quite effective at getting people to be truthful about things they otherwise might not be, thus they are somewhat effective in interviews. Of course they should never be used as evidence in the judicial system

    • @infinitysalinity7981
      @infinitysalinity7981 Před 6 lety +4

      Waldo
      Yeah who the hell cares about accuracy?
      You fucking worthless rotten shit.

    • @xanderzmartini
      @xanderzmartini Před 6 lety +8

      Polygraphs should be used by the person using it, only if that person doesn't know that they are bullshit. Case n point the guy who said was incredible if he committed any crime during his 3 hour blackout.

    • @Oblithian
      @Oblithian Před 6 lety +5

      I thought he had... someone did. Was it Adam Ruins Everything?

    • @billy-joe4398
      @billy-joe4398 Před 6 lety

      Cooper Judson I hear if you clench your ass cheeks it throws off the lie detector test

  • @nigelvansuspicioussalmon7824

    It is weird that the government still uses the polygraph test, even though it does not work at all.

    • @Kyle_Schaff
      @Kyle_Schaff Před 5 lety +14

      *Nigel Van Suspicious Salmon*
      It’s a year late, but I gotta give my hot take. Generally speaking, polygraph tests seem to be reliable enough. Can they be trusted beyond a reasonable doubt? Absolutely no way: they should never be admissible in any criminal justice setting. But can they be trusted enough to screen for psychopaths on a job application? It appears so

    • @jak8714
      @jak8714 Před 4 lety +21

      I suspect that a large part of why polygraph tests are useful is because they worry people. Make a suspect uneasy about a 'truth-machine', and they're more likely to let something slip.

    • @dillonschickel8846
      @dillonschickel8846 Před 4 lety +15

      @@Kyle_Schaff one of the major problems shown with the polygraph test is the fact that psychopaths can lie their way through it simply by convincing themselves that they are not lying to not raise they're heartrate. Theres also the problem of false positives because people tend to become nervous when subjected to polygraphs. The primary problem, to me, with the polygraph test is that it is a tool of coercion and many people take the results of it too seriously. Just my take on it

    • @Kyle_Schaff
      @Kyle_Schaff Před 4 lety +6

      *Dillon Schickel*
      I just don’t think that a problem of psychopathy exists here. The disorder is so rare, and I don’t think that psychopaths would be attracted to such a boring job.
      I also think that it could be a useful tool if we were honest about its faults/shortcomings to ourselves and those being tested. That it’s a useful indicator but can never give concrete results.
      If our barrier for what tests can be used is nothing less than certainty, nothing can be used to screen people. I can accept the system’s faults since its use has been demonstrated to be much better at preventing bad actors than it not being used at all.

    • @Grubleafeater
      @Grubleafeater Před 4 lety +10

      It absolutely doesn't WORK, but on the other hand, the sheer belief that it DOES probably goes a way to ensuring more honesty DURING a polygraph test.

  • @kylestubbs8867
    @kylestubbs8867 Před 6 lety +27

    15:54 Used that line at a dinner party last night. Learned this morning that “fingering” does not mean “giving the finger”.

  • @shelbytheworm9363
    @shelbytheworm9363 Před 6 lety +225

    The real question here is, can you really finger an Armadillo???

    • @amittoibis
      @amittoibis Před 6 lety +5

      You can try

    • @iamjacksyoutube5375
      @iamjacksyoutube5375 Před 6 lety +12

      Please Don't Finger the Armadillos, you can get leprosy.
      Now you know! 🖒😉

    • @otakon17
      @otakon17 Před 6 lety +2

      Shelby Hansen Probably, but I wouldn't recommend it.

    • @jackyoung5965
      @jackyoung5965 Před 6 lety +7

      If you try hard enough, anything's possible.

    • @gorillaguerillaDK
      @gorillaguerillaDK Před 6 lety +15

      Yes you can!
      Don't ask me how I know it!

  • @sergiomelendez285
    @sergiomelendez285 Před 6 lety +9

    I never considered how much of the Border Patrol's work is humanitarian. It must be incredibly difficult to deal with not only drug traffickers, but families with children as well.

  • @7Lace77
    @7Lace77 Před 5 lety +18

    That job actually seems awesome, just chilling in a desert all day.

  • @farischugthai5598
    @farischugthai5598 Před 3 lety +11

    This won the emmy for outstanding picture editing for variety programming!

  • @mortiswell
    @mortiswell Před 6 lety +47

    Whenever I hear "drug smugglers" I can't help but say "drugglers" in my head.

    • @0Yazz
      @0Yazz Před 3 lety

      adding that one to my vocabulary xD

    • @PsionicMonk
      @PsionicMonk Před 3 lety

      Dang ole Drugglers

  • @TrueGamingVault
    @TrueGamingVault Před 6 lety +406

    I see a John Oliver video.
    I say "today is a good day"

    • @srquack27
      @srquack27 Před 6 lety +4

      TrueGamingVault I see a new GoT episode
      I says "today's a good day"

    • @unrulycrow6299
      @unrulycrow6299 Před 6 lety

      Darth Hitler It'll truly be a good day when Winds of Winter will be out. Or just announced.

    • @willdean6256
      @willdean6256 Před 6 lety

      See, I say the exact opposite.

    • @TheGsGClan
      @TheGsGClan Před 6 lety +13

      I see a John Oliver video.
      I say "FUCK it's monday already"

    • @nadiamccall4311
      @nadiamccall4311 Před 6 lety

      oh fuuuck it is monday and now my day is ruined

  • @michaelasheppard7863
    @michaelasheppard7863 Před 5 lety +13

    How have I never seen this show before today?!? What started as an ad has turned into a two hour long binge watching season complete with gay bunnies, Brexit/ EU go ‘f’ your self songs and Weird Al playing the accordion. Love this show and the charming British host playing Steven Colbert 😜Seriously keep up the great work 👍🏾

    • @elaineb7065
      @elaineb7065 Před 4 měsíci

      I'm on a binge-sesh too. Taken quite a few days while crocheting a blanket... & I'm going backwards!!!

  • @fishpreferred3322
    @fishpreferred3322 Před 6 lety +374

    Guys, the ineptitude of the polygraph test is not the point. The point is what they confessed to after failing it (7:35 - 8:15).

    • @TylerBaraby
      @TylerBaraby Před 5 lety +36

      No, the ineptitude of the polygraph is absolutely a point that needs to be made. John explicitly expressed concerns in the possibility of shortening the polygraph, which means he believes it's a valuable tool; which it ISN'T. It doesn't happen often, but Last Week Tonight is spreading false information here and it absolutely should be addressed if people are actually getting behind it.
      Furthermore, the idea of supporting the polygraph because "look at what they admitted to while under the impression that it's accurate" is so obviously flawed. That means that it's a useful tool for coercion when the person being tested is misinformed into believing it works; which means beating it is simply a matter of keeping calm, which obviously means none of it's results can be trusted.
      You are an idiot. A really, really, unforgivably dumb person, and your presence has clear negative influence on other people. Take a break from speaking your mind, and take some time to actually develop it first.

    • @jlambuth
      @jlambuth Před 5 lety +10

      Claiming the polygraph isn't the point is like claiming the falseness of psychics isn't the point despite being shown their foresight is totally bogus.

    • @ninaasf-ck
      @ninaasf-ck Před 5 lety +3

      Even assuming the polygraph is useless...if one could make the argument that the potential positive consequences of it outweigh any negatives... what's the harm in keeping it? (I really don't care, just seems like a weird thing to obsess over.)

    • @modothegreat108
      @modothegreat108 Před 4 lety +9

      ​@@ninaasf-ck If polygraphs were just used to bluff people into a confession of crime, that would be one thing. I'd still argue there are probably better ways to get confessions out of people, but that's not the point. The point is that these recruiters actually believe in the polygraph themselves. People can be hired or rejected based on their polygraph results even though, as mentioned, the polygraph is deeply flawed.

    • @ninaasf-ck
      @ninaasf-ck Před 4 lety +2

      @@modothegreat108 then I guess the real question here is: what does it say about the people that organization has hired if the recruiters believe the polygraph is infallible, and who would want to work for such an organization? (This is semi-rhetorical in that the entire point of this episode is to illustrate there's a lot wrong in these govt/public service organizations, polygraph notwithstanding.)

  • @alanbrad4564
    @alanbrad4564 Před 6 lety +41

    Border Patrol training:
    2 hours of exercise
    4 hours of learning Spanish
    10 hours of playing chess with an elderly person who never fully understands the game, and every now and then, they mention stories of their life, or how you remind them of their kids/grandkids.

  • @fidorover
    @fidorover Před 6 lety +485

    While perhaps not John's intended reaction to this episode, I could _really_ go for some Chipotle.

    • @fidorover2
      @fidorover2 Před 6 lety +20

      I think that's the appropriate reaction.

    • @erniellerena
      @erniellerena Před 6 lety +5

      Chipotle is disgusting but I did get a similar reaction when I saw Super Size Me. After watching half way I went to McDonalds.

    • @JohnDoe-rw4hl
      @JohnDoe-rw4hl Před 6 lety +1

      Y'all have got to see +Hush Whisper's video. I was not disappointed. Absolutely hilarious!

    • @bockbock2121
      @bockbock2121 Před 6 lety

      fidorover I

    • @dorisdominick966
      @dorisdominick966 Před 6 lety

      10 Habits To Manifest Your Dreams Using The Law Of Attraction >> t.co/BpgKa1SnQ0?eHHasq3edfh

  • @cyberlord64
    @cyberlord64 Před 6 lety +12

    I am hugely enticed by the being alone part of the job. Any job where I am alone 90% of my workday is a dream job for me...

  • @teamvlcn6820
    @teamvlcn6820 Před 5 lety +5

    The Honda part was absolutely perfect.

  • @landypaule
    @landypaule Před 6 lety +385

    Border Patrol? More like Boredom Patrol.

  • @Happyface45678
    @Happyface45678 Před 6 lety +118

    How come it isn't called the BOREDer Patrol then...

    • @TheDwarvenDefender
      @TheDwarvenDefender Před 6 lety +16

      Your bad pun is appreciated and is bad enough to be a good pun, but it would be both better and worse if it were phrased as, "The Border Patrol? More like the Bored Patrol, am I right?!"

    • @Pablo360able
      @Pablo360able Před 6 lety +2

      It is, everyone else just spells it wrong

    • @Happyface45678
      @Happyface45678 Před 6 lety +1

      +TheDwarvenDefender bad enough to be a good pun xD

  • @conortierney3583
    @conortierney3583 Před 4 lety +44

    14:50
    For those of you who aren't from the US, one of the pivotal points before our Revolutionary War was the Boston Massacre of 1770 where American colonials were throwing rock-filled snowballs at British redcoats, leading to the shooting death of 5 colonists. We regard it as a paramount part of our history, and a point where we said, "Enough is enough, it's time to fight back."
    So it's all the more ironic when these "true American" patriots see the shooting of a 16 year old for the same reason as a perfectly valid response.

  • @boo-xp7dg
    @boo-xp7dg Před 4 lety +6

    John: * takes the easiest circus move on the list and calls it the difficult one *

  • @lukasmiller8531
    @lukasmiller8531 Před 6 lety +263

    I would have thought that you would know, the polygraph doesn't work at all. It just measures stress, which can be caused by a multitude of different thing. Also one can cheat it easily

    • @blackearl7891
      @blackearl7891 Před 6 lety +17

      Kinda goes to show the point that hiring methods should be improved.

    • @ziggystardust1973
      @ziggystardust1973 Před 6 lety +43

      It doesn't work, but it seems some people here admitted to crimes, so it at least had some use

    • @TomasCyr
      @TomasCyr Před 6 lety +28

      "Anyone" can cheat it, the vast majority don't. You don't put a lock on your front door to keep out a determined minority of criminals, you put it there to keep out the more opportunistic less dedicated majority of criminals. Same applies with polygraphs, yes a mastermind can beat it, but mostly criminals are just folks.

    • @lukasmiller8531
      @lukasmiller8531 Před 6 lety +17

      True, but the problem is you also get a lot of false positives.

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 Před 6 lety +10

      I think the point is that most don't know it's unreliable. So you can with maybe some cold reading probably get people to confess to most things. Maybe just for the sake of this video the team at the show wanted to keep it that way or they figured they didn't have time to really go into detail about it and explain its short commings. That could almost be an episode in itself.

  • @Capjedi
    @Capjedi Před 6 lety +6

    Outstanding! Oliver makes a strong argument for proper training of Border Control Agents!

  • @gracechristine863
    @gracechristine863 Před 5 lety +1

    I have seen this personally many times. The BP was clearly forced to choose quantity over quality, which was their previous high standard. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of people who do not live near the border and have no idea of what happens here. My prayers are with the agents who serve with kindness, firmness, and integrity.

  • @KyleRyanFilm
    @KyleRyanFilm Před 6 lety +4

    I recently worked with law enforcement on the border in Texas and there were a lot of BP agents asleep in their trucks. A lot.

  • @channelforpositivitylunder9385

    *MORAL OF THIS VIDEO:*
    The job for border patrol ain't sexy

    • @snigdhajyotidas3057
      @snigdhajyotidas3057 Před 6 lety +10

      Yeah, too many jokers seen movies like Sicario and Cartel-land and Narcos and thinks they would be the one that brings down a Fuckin' Cartel.

    • @PitLord777
      @PitLord777 Před 6 lety +22

      Most jobs for the government aren't sexy. Those that are are usually dangerous. And by 'usually dangerous' I mean you have a decent chance of being First Blood. You know, that guy who gets hit to let everyone know that the action has begun.
      P.S. BTW, the military is a mixture of both.

    • @yolkonut6851
      @yolkonut6851 Před 6 lety +15

      real moral: Don't finger armadillos

    • @dannygherzgiher8430
      @dannygherzgiher8430 Před 6 lety +1

      Channel for Positivity l Understanding l Justice Vigilance is important. Needless to say Border Patrol needs to purge some people off the list in order to evolve into the force that it needs to be to guard our national borders. But just because the chances of direct action are rare does not mean you should you should slip in your quality of vigilance. There is a reason why the ads for recruitment have a martial and vigilant look to them. Because the quality of those rare moments of direct action are the make and break line between success or failure as a potential agent since they are meat and potatoes of the raison d'etre of the Border Patrol exists in the first place.

    • @Floxxoror
      @Floxxoror Před 6 lety

      stoner job #1

  • @Vrig
    @Vrig Před 6 lety +36

    Best ad ever.

  • @VampireSquirrel
    @VampireSquirrel Před 6 lety +25

    Next do one on why polygraph tests are BS

    • @darlinqq9846
      @darlinqq9846 Před 5 lety

      Hello fellow person with a Lucky Star profile picture!

  • @erin303mezzo
    @erin303mezzo Před 6 lety +4

    LOL! That ad is GENIUS!

  • @RE-de4wi
    @RE-de4wi Před 6 lety +172

    So tired of the hate and stupidity......this disaster of an administration cannot end soon enough.

    • @jurisprudence6549
      @jurisprudence6549 Před 5 lety +4

      You're aware that most of what he is talking about right here is old information that didn't take place under "this disaster of an administration"? Most of this info he presents is from the Bush and Obama administration.

    • @romandarius6041
      @romandarius6041 Před 4 lety +4

      R E, stop crying racism or hate. America need a border fence to keep people like you out

    • @TheRazorTongue
      @TheRazorTongue Před 4 lety +4

      @@jurisprudence6549 and if this administration does the same thing they'll get the same results. Despite this information they don't seem to understand the problem they're trying to solve.

    • @TheRazorTongue
      @TheRazorTongue Před 4 lety +6

      @@romandarius6041 and he'll use a ladder and rope to get over the poorly trained understaffed wall.
      Most illegals are people who overstayed their visa. If you want to discourage the ones coming for work then go after the people hiring them (and I mean the people at the very top like CEOs). When job scarcity increased during the Recession many went home because they were here to work. The lowest paid job in America pays more than a factory job there and it's less dangerous.

    • @romandarius6041
      @romandarius6041 Před 4 lety +1

      @@TheRazorTongue she would take down the wall around you home? Someone can easily break through you door. By the way, he wall works in Israel.

  • @MOLLYDOLLIGHT
    @MOLLYDOLLIGHT Před 6 lety +7

    I live in a border city and one time I was out in the desert for a field study and border patrol found my friend's iPod. That was nice. Also one time the remains of a mother and child were found on our school's research land so the students were allowed to test the decomposition. That was awful to find out about.

  • @MS-it9vv
    @MS-it9vv Před 5 lety +14

    That guy who smoked pot 20K times in 10 years must’ve been trying to set the HIGH score.

    • @BUSTRCHERRI
      @BUSTRCHERRI Před 5 lety

      Maybe if he tripled it. Its not really that much.

    • @mikefixescars
      @mikefixescars Před 5 lety

      I thought we were past the point where we were judging people based on them smoking marijuana. I understand the feds have to do it but do we?

  • @zedayy5635
    @zedayy5635 Před 5 lety +4

    Oh my god Will Arnett! I knew that voice was recognizable!

  • @yura50597
    @yura50597 Před 6 lety +875

    The polygraph is not good at detecting lies.

    • @goldengoose386
      @goldengoose386 Před 6 lety +25

      Justsomeguy asking a question, then waiting for the applicant to tell you the truth, can also be inaccurate.

    • @DamianReloaded
      @DamianReloaded Před 6 lety +8

      They are when the border patrol agent is fking tripping balls and you ask him scary things, like: _have you ever considered that everyone you love is gonna die someday and while it happens you'll be border patrolling? I think there is a horrible monster behind you??_ XD

    • @craiglewis-owen1132
      @craiglewis-owen1132 Před 6 lety +121

      The justification wasn't that it detected lies, the justification was that after introducing what amounts to a placebo, a lot of applicants admitted, in detail, to committing crimes.

    • @prideguy3233
      @prideguy3233 Před 6 lety +5

      A Man is No one Which you can't actually use in court.

    • @ChristopherTheBanana
      @ChristopherTheBanana Před 6 lety +22

      Pride Guy well then it's a good thing they were hiring people for law enforcement positions and not gathering evidence for a prosecution.

  • @oofin7868
    @oofin7868 Před 6 lety +989

    The length of this video is 20:20.
    The same year we're all waiting for.

    • @benlewis4148
      @benlewis4148 Před 6 lety +64

      8 years

    • @wingfan777
      @wingfan777 Před 6 lety +60

      Ben Lewis Nooooo, see.... I know it's hard, but 2020-2016 is only four years... It's okay though. I don't expect Trumpanzees to be able to do basic math...

    • @merrittpalmer4349
      @merrittpalmer4349 Před 6 lety +25

      Kyle Neff And you're too stupid to realize Ben was telling OP that he's going to have to wait 4 more years (a total eight) for Trump to be out of office, since OP was implying only one term. It's OK, reading comprehension is hard.

    • @mariomyers4797
      @mariomyers4797 Před 6 lety +35

      For Trump's reelection, you mean?

    • @_W2MD
      @_W2MD Před 6 lety +31

      The year trump gets re elected

  • @paddle_my_mad_laddle
    @paddle_my_mad_laddle Před 6 lety +6

    19:20 "It'd be great if you could understand this, because having a well understanding of Spanish is fundamental for this job."

  • @CrookiNari
    @CrookiNari Před 6 lety +78

    Hey, isn't that the horse from Horsin' Around doing the voiceover?

  • @turkeynuggets4450
    @turkeynuggets4450 Před 6 lety +124

    Are they giving them blankets or getting ready to put them in the toaster?

    • @monkiram
      @monkiram Před 6 lety +10

      LOOOL Those are thermal blankets that are engineered to keep heat from escaping, but that was a hilarious comment

    • @Ch4pp13
      @Ch4pp13 Před 6 lety +2

      monkiram they're bathed in sunlight, in what looks like a semi dessert. I think escaping heat is the least of their problems.

    • @javierrico1996
      @javierrico1996 Před 6 lety

      Yes.

  • @samanthagarcia99
    @samanthagarcia99 Před 6 lety +15

    I live near the border and it's kind of scary going to historical sites in the area because all of the border patrol. Is it weird that I actually do not feel safe seeing them watch me and my family have a picnic?

    • @ravenshirwood5201
      @ravenshirwood5201 Před 2 lety +5

      No, not weird at all. As mentioned in the video, many agents have itchy trigger fingers and a disregard for who they scratch it on.

  • @ar1adne586
    @ar1adne586 Před 4 lety +5

    15:58 I was going to the bathroom in a museum and there was a sign: no artillery I n the cubicles.

  • @jendisini5104
    @jendisini5104 Před 5 lety +2

    love the Will Arnett voice over at the end

  • @the_dead_poet7829
    @the_dead_poet7829 Před 6 lety +2493

    the most patrotic American Late night show host is British.

    • @thandie67
      @thandie67 Před 6 lety +133

      gabor and yet here you are being moulded

    • @elliottkillian
      @elliottkillian Před 6 lety +36

      An argument for immigration

    • @deprogramm
      @deprogramm Před 6 lety +7

      "patriotic" you have a very pathetic view for patriotic.

    • @Tay775
      @Tay775 Před 6 lety +5

      Octpka, saying the asshole who just curses at people for literally the smallest of things...

    • @Cyberspine
      @Cyberspine Před 6 lety +77

      It's almost as if people who travel thousands of miles at great expense and are willing to deal with the bureaucratic hell of the immigration process have a great love for the country.

  • @RepKyle95
    @RepKyle95 Před 6 lety +44

    To be honest, I wouldn't mind being border patrol if I could go herping or fossil hunting to pass the boring time.

    • @jessicacreed7773
      @jessicacreed7773 Před 3 lety +9

      *Approaches migrant family with a snake I found earlier wrapped around my neck like a scarf*

  • @pleappleappleap
    @pleappleappleap Před 3 lety +1

    Gravity is not arch-nemesis to the concept of "up". Without gravity, there would *be no* concept of "up".

  • @CassielTrismigistus
    @CassielTrismigistus Před 6 lety +7

    JOHN I am a 25 Y/O male in WASHINGTON state, and I !love! your show. The realism combined with fun and jokes is perfect. You are TRUTH; How we should act. Take it with a grain of salt or for you a pound of salt! HAHA Favourite man and yes I spelled that the Brit' way just for you! HAHA Much support and faith for you keep it on! You're more American than most of us! Post Script: I am flooding this comment for your support! #1.0221365 FAN lol

  • @bananaman1069
    @bananaman1069 Před 6 lety +156

    John Oliver is a hilarious man and I support almost all of his opinions but I can't get over the fact of how much he looks like an owl 😂😂

    • @homework4206
      @homework4206 Před 6 lety +5

      Banana Man xdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

    • @onelessavergegirl
      @onelessavergegirl Před 6 lety +12

      Like a nervous owl who wants to ask you to prom

    • @SAFbikes
      @SAFbikes Před 6 lety

      isn't it funny how this argument is used almost word for word about programs that force a certain number of POC teachers or women as firefighters or in the front lines of the military.. i'm not saying I'm completely against those things but its literally the same exact argument about lowering standards to quickly get whatever arbitrary number makes your organization look good

    • @libbybollinger5901
      @libbybollinger5901 Před 6 lety +3

      teamSAF bmx people are forcing a certain number of POC teachers or women firefighters because they look like owls?

    • @bananaman1069
      @bananaman1069 Před 6 lety +1

      Libby Bollinger hahahaha

  • @ryanturner3673
    @ryanturner3673 Před 6 lety +3

    Rockstar should hire John Oliver and his team to do the commercials and ads inside of the next grand theft auto game. Because that commercial at the end had me rollin 😂

  • @slavesforging5361
    @slavesforging5361 Před 5 lety +3

    i really want to watch Bojack horseman now. That advertisement was spot on. i feel like you should make more for the US military.

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey Před 4 lety

    8:55 "What is happening?" has become my statement on everything

  • @alexvasquez5053
    @alexvasquez5053 Před 6 lety +63

    I'm always up for hating on red delicious apples

    • @masjos7103
      @masjos7103 Před 6 lety +1

      Alex North What's wrong with red delicious apples?? Apple racist!

    • @TimBaoht
      @TimBaoht Před 6 lety

      too gritty, f red delicious apples!!!

  • @LackeysLack
    @LackeysLack Před 6 lety +10

    Well, if nothing else, I have learned that Cirque du Soleil is Canadian.

  • @LarsaXL
    @LarsaXL Před rokem

    Genuinely made it sound like a job I'd consider going into there at the end.

  • @Elegant_Sausage
    @Elegant_Sausage Před 5 lety +2

    Will Arnet was a good decision for their border patrol ad voice. ♡

  • @ButteredCalamari
    @ButteredCalamari Před 6 lety +8

    "President gravy-drugs" lol

  • @coochiewhspr
    @coochiewhspr Před 6 lety +5

    I love this show so much. It's my favorite thing in the whole week

  • @AgeingBoyPsychic
    @AgeingBoyPsychic Před 4 lety +8

    Umm.. I thought we all agreed now *that polygraphs prove nothing, are based on bad science, and aren't even admissible in court?* Like, even when the use of them supports what you're arguing, bunkum is bunkum.

    • @maxrichards3881
      @maxrichards3881 Před 4 lety +2

      Its not bunkum here, because they were tricked into confessing these things because they thought these things worked.

  • @ravenrose5712
    @ravenrose5712 Před 4 lety +1

    At 18:53, the family is looking at each other like "Is this country really worth it?"

  • @randy1280
    @randy1280 Před 6 lety +12

    Omfg, I can't be the only one that was absolutely cracking up when he said that part of the armadillo 😂😂😂

    • @mysteryman7877
      @mysteryman7877 Před 6 lety +3

      Randy there's a Florida law specifically against fucking hedgehogs. What happened?

  • @abasso5498
    @abasso5498 Před 6 lety +10

    No need to subscribe when it's always f**king trending lol

  • @JasonBrown-tx4lq
    @JasonBrown-tx4lq Před 5 lety +1

    That commercial at the end 😂

  • @tej226
    @tej226 Před 5 lety

    Him shaking the foil took me out 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @thedigitalodometer945
    @thedigitalodometer945 Před 6 lety +6

    Christ Almighty, it's 1:32am right now. Oh well. At least I don't have to pay for the HBO subscription!

  • @shadowdemon1375
    @shadowdemon1375 Před 6 lety +13

    Don't go down here. It's not fun. Save your eyes.

  • @SailorSaturn69
    @SailorSaturn69 Před 4 lety +4

    5:04 My friend also knew that Butt-Paste is for pasting butts closed. She is a mom of four and since saved hundreds on diapers/wipes by eliminating the problem at the source.

  • @rangergxi
    @rangergxi Před 6 lety +163

    Polygraphs aren't useful.

    • @firetarrasque4667
      @firetarrasque4667 Před 6 lety +3

      They are.

    • @matpsycic
      @matpsycic Před 6 lety +17

      Yeah but if someone believes the polygraph indication that he or she has been caught lying and confesses to everything, then it doesn’t matter of polygraph is credible or not. The people confessed to everything.

    • @firetarrasque4667
      @firetarrasque4667 Před 6 lety +1

      IT'S BETTER THAN A PLACEBO.
      POLYGRAPHS WORK.

    • @ForeverMe543
      @ForeverMe543 Před 6 lety +10

      You know that a plant can fail a polygraph, yes? It’s just a heart rate monitor. Anxiety or arythmia alone can fuck it up.

    • @rawovunlapin8201
      @rawovunlapin8201 Před 6 lety +3

      Hat43 they are, but as mentioned above they're better used as a method to convince somebody to confess, rather than as actual evidence of anything.

  • @oskartheguy2105
    @oskartheguy2105 Před 6 lety +9

    OI, LINUS AINT A JUNKIE!!! He is a good man, he helped a woman with cancer and gave hope to those who needed it. I will stand by Linus through anything so don't you dare insult him...

  • @mrinalganash4725
    @mrinalganash4725 Před 6 lety +8

    John Oliver is basically saying hire capable people and yet there are people in comments who find that difficult to understand, possibly because they refused to watch the entire video

  • @TetanicRain
    @TetanicRain Před 4 lety +5

    I honestly saw the title and thought it said “Paw Patrol.” As in, the kids TV show.

  • @surtu9221
    @surtu9221 Před 5 lety +1

    Can the Border Patrol please use this as its recruitment material, because it's perfectly amazing XD

  • @collollo
    @collollo Před 6 lety +8

    Love the show and I love Will Arnett doing the voiceover at the end!

    • @ExiledinElysium
      @ExiledinElysium Před 6 lety

      Gob can make anything sound both awesome and absurd at the same time.

  • @hyperion1028
    @hyperion1028 Před 6 lety +69

    Anakin Skywalker should have been given the title 'master'.

    • @aaronhall3602
      @aaronhall3602 Před 6 lety +17

      Take a seat.

    • @logansmith7517
      @logansmith7517 Před 6 lety +9

      Hyperion Anakin deserved a seat, a seat on the Council, that is.

    • @aaronhall3602
      @aaronhall3602 Před 6 lety +8

      Logan Smith He was on this Council, but we did not grant him the rank of Master.

    • @hyperion1028
      @hyperion1028 Před 6 lety +14

      Aaron Hall what? How can you do this? This is outrageous! Its unfair! How can one be on the Jedi council, but not be given the rank of master!

    • @Skullair313
      @Skullair313 Před 6 lety +6

      The jedi are scum! They tried to do a coup against our beloved chancelor (he is the senate)

  • @charliesmith1358
    @charliesmith1358 Před 6 lety +1

    Great job for audiobooks

  • @osmosis453
    @osmosis453 Před 6 lety +71

    Was that Will Arnet doing the announcement at the end

    • @domage
      @domage Před 6 lety +5

      yes

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Před 6 lety +8

      I came to the comment section to ask this! Thanks!

    • @Darktan2112
      @Darktan2112 Před 6 lety +3

      I also came to the comment section to ask this

    • @motorcycleman115
      @motorcycleman115 Před 6 lety +2

      OMG there's a great Bojack Horseman Joke here somewhere

    • @puppyprana
      @puppyprana Před 6 lety

      Marc van den Bovenkamp yes

  • @fullmetalweebl
    @fullmetalweebl Před 6 lety +3

    Holy shit, I died when the van door opened and the dude is just sitting there with his thumb up.

  • @lukehenderson4814
    @lukehenderson4814 Před 6 lety +16

    So are we not gonna talk about the fact that polygraph only work about 60% of the time?

    • @technoholican
      @technoholican Před 6 lety +2

      Luke Thomas although inadmissible, large data about many people failing polygraph can present statistical significance.

    • @DangerouslyFast
      @DangerouslyFast Před 6 lety +1

      Luke Thomas 60% of the time it works every time

  • @simonhoel2704
    @simonhoel2704 Před 2 lety +1

    can we take a second to think about all the money wasted so cops can play cowboys on horses everywhere they "protect"

  • @ideitbawxproductions1880

    Did they get Will Arnett to narrate the commercial? I approve 👍