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  • Опубліковано 11 гру 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 5 місяців тому +190

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

    • @petere5065
      @petere5065 5 місяців тому +13

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

    • @KeithFraser82
      @KeithFraser82 3 місяці тому +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 5 місяців тому +106

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

    • @BigSplenda1885
      @BigSplenda1885 3 місяці тому

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

  • @DanMilano
    @DanMilano 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому +9

      Wonka and the Lawsuit Factory.

    • @Gollvieg
      @Gollvieg 5 місяців тому +9

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

    • @random_cocaine4667
      @random_cocaine4667 4 місяці тому +4

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

    • @MinaWalker
      @MinaWalker 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @alfredomaclaughlin1185
    @alfredomaclaughlin1185 4 місяці тому +15

    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 4 місяці тому +2

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

    • @alfredomaclaughlin1185
      @alfredomaclaughlin1185 4 місяці тому +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 4 місяці тому +16

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

  • @A_Pants_Incident
    @A_Pants_Incident 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @themeantuber
      @themeantuber 4 місяці тому

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

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @EthanDarke
    @EthanDarke 4 місяці тому +8

    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 4 місяці тому +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. 😂

  • @heidiwills4259
    @heidiwills4259 4 місяці тому +4

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

  • @unclenogbad1509
    @unclenogbad1509 5 місяців тому +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.

  • @tigerspirit1917
    @tigerspirit1917 4 місяці тому +8

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

  • @nishidohellhillsruler6731
    @nishidohellhillsruler6731 5 місяців тому +8

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

  • @kmortensen9312
    @kmortensen9312 5 місяців тому +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 3 місяці тому +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

  • @agalah408
    @agalah408 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @AnthonyAmbriz
    @AnthonyAmbriz 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @zachtwilightwindwaker596
    @zachtwilightwindwaker596 5 місяців тому +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 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @Cludnugget
    @Cludnugget 5 місяців тому +7

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

  • @CanaldoPortador
    @CanaldoPortador 4 місяці тому +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!

  • @scotbotvideos
    @scotbotvideos 5 місяців тому +5

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

    • @ELmayberry
      @ELmayberry 5 місяців тому

      ooh.. that'd be interesting 😊

  • @stevespyder
    @stevespyder 4 місяці тому +3

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

  • @steviekickz
    @steviekickz 5 місяців тому

    Best one yet!

  • @allyourpie4323
    @allyourpie4323 4 місяці тому +4

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

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @hughgreentree
    @hughgreentree 4 місяці тому

    I love the five light sabers on the wall behind him

  • @MikiCab1
    @MikiCab1 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

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

  • @j4m13a9
    @j4m13a9 4 місяці тому

    I love this series

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

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

  • @maxrosenberg1167
    @maxrosenberg1167 4 місяці тому +1

    a fine addition to my collection

  • @Capjedi
    @Capjedi 3 місяці тому

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

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

    His singing in the boat would qualify for terrifying!

  • @williamfincher2260
    @williamfincher2260 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @SinCitizenGent
    @SinCitizenGent 5 місяців тому +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)

  • @vanhopecomedy
    @vanhopecomedy 5 місяців тому +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…

  • @williamfincher2260
    @williamfincher2260 4 місяці тому

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

  • @gschneyer
    @gschneyer 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому +4

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

  • @AmaroqStarwind
    @AmaroqStarwind 5 днів тому

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

  • @dustinherberman3837
    @dustinherberman3837 4 місяці тому +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

  • @primmoore6232
    @primmoore6232 4 місяці тому

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

  • @realbadger
    @realbadger 4 місяці тому

    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 4 місяці тому

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

  • @marklane2718
    @marklane2718 4 місяці тому +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?

  • @josephcallahan1664
    @josephcallahan1664 5 місяців тому +1

    What about the boat scene?

  • @mymkacz
    @mymkacz 5 місяців тому +2

    What about the labor laws from the book publication date?

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

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

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

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

  • @Chronofrost001
    @Chronofrost001 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @TephraKoukla
    @TephraKoukla 4 місяці тому

    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.

  • @ABSallah1
    @ABSallah1 4 місяці тому

    I'm just waiting on the a24 version of Wonka

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

    Negligence!

  • @misterbennnn
    @misterbennnn 5 місяців тому +3

    Are the Augustus bars vegetarian?

  • @ginogarcia8730
    @ginogarcia8730 5 місяців тому

    what a great video idea haha

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

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

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

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

  • @KeithFraser82
    @KeithFraser82 3 місяці тому

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

  • @barbaraarnstein179
    @barbaraarnstein179 4 місяці тому

    He left out the experimentation on Oompa-Loompas.

  • @shadowguy321
    @shadowguy321 5 місяців тому +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 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @princessarwen9194
    @princessarwen9194 4 місяці тому +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 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @jacquecortez5014
    @jacquecortez5014 4 місяці тому

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

  • @BeaufortRyan
    @BeaufortRyan 5 місяців тому +3

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

  • @Ichy3
    @Ichy3 2 місяці тому

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

  • @tmdrdd
    @tmdrdd 5 місяців тому

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

  • @mangatoad
    @mangatoad 4 місяці тому +1

    All the osha violations would be enough to shut wonka down

  • @theguy6847
    @theguy6847 5 місяців тому

    I thing the scene with the bubbles was off limits

  • @blahh4438
    @blahh4438 4 місяці тому +1

    Hey it was the 70s

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 3 місяці тому +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

  • @1pcfred
    @1pcfred Місяць тому

    Willy Wonka is my spirit animal.

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 2 місяці тому

    "Attractive Nuisance": like a swimming pool!

  • @McNeej
    @McNeej 4 місяці тому

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

  • @ShampootheSpider2019
    @ShampootheSpider2019 3 місяці тому +1

    Rest in peace gene wilder

  • @jennifer3237
    @jennifer3237 2 місяці тому

    It’s a movie made for kids and adults

  • @TazDevil50
    @TazDevil50 4 місяці тому

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

    • @matityaloran9157
      @matityaloran9157 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @michellecrocker2485
    @michellecrocker2485 4 місяці тому

    Free candy for the legal team?

  • @shannonnewman3091
    @shannonnewman3091 5 місяців тому

    This is Good

  • @DarthPoyner
    @DarthPoyner 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому +4

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

  • @asiaoharasbutterflies9425
    @asiaoharasbutterflies9425 2 місяці тому

    …. WTF?

  • @Micoke12
    @Micoke12 5 місяців тому +1

    Willy Wonka is a legit maniac 😂

  • @myunihausen
    @myunihausen 5 місяців тому +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.

  • @JasonLaveKnotts
    @JasonLaveKnotts 5 місяців тому +1

    Legal Eagle.

  • @tmage23
    @tmage23 5 місяців тому +1

    Nothing against this guy but was LegalEagle not available?

  • @vascoapolonio2309
    @vascoapolonio2309 Місяць тому

    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 5 місяців тому

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