You comment section is weird You shouldnt film anyone's children in the public just like you shouldnt be hit while in the public some people have no problem doing things when it comes to their kids.
The whole "it's illegal to have a light on inside your car while driving" thing is probably another entrant in the "lies your parents told you" category, as it's easier to get kids to stop playing with the interior light by threatening them with big scary police officers than by saying "stop that, it makes it hard for me to see while I'm driving".
Yes! I love this channel, but Simon walking around and slapping a paper script and yelling at the ceiling was just so good! He should at least do one once in a while the old way
At the liquor store I once saw, a “no shoes no shirt no service” sign that had “no pants” added to it with a sharpie and when I asked “seriously?” They said yeah “Winnie the Pooh” come in no pants wanting whiskey. Arguing “motherfucker, I’m wearing shoes and a shirt”.
My last job had to add new rules to their holiday/employee events every time, because there was this one guy whose spirit animal must have been malicious compliance -- this pants thing would have been right up his alley! hehe! :P
they tried to ban prostitution in denmark, and a spokesperson for the prostitutes replied with "if they ban it, we will tell which politicians have paid for it"
Simon: Is this really necessary? Why are there so many rules? Me, a school employee: Every weird-ass rule can be traced back to a little (or big in your case) shit who fucked around and found out.
we had a rule where male and female students had to be sitting 1 brick apart, many of us carried around a lego brick, lego became banned at that school within a month. why use bricks instead of a real unit of measurement? i don't know
Canadian here: We have the Scanning Code of Conduct so if Betty came in and saw the cigarettes with the wrong sticker price, we're legally obliged to match the sticker price here. It was a huge huge thing to double check labels for the correct price back when I worked in retail because of this. For example if we left a sale sticker up a day late, that sale now lasts a day longer and we can't argue with the customer on it.
In Australia on top of that if an item scanned at a higher than the advertised price then you get that item for free. If you bought multiples of that item then the first one is free and the others are at the cheaper price.
In the US, they are legally obligated to sell at the marked price and depending on the State are entitled to up to 5X the difference. They added reimbursement of difference to make it cost prohibitive to try and overcharge hoping to only price match.
From personal experience, highly NOT recommended. You will end up drunk and eat burnt custard. If your lucky, the kitchen wont burn down. Trust me, not a phone call you want to make to your insurance company.
Australia legalised brothels, but only specific licensed ones, with no street sex workers or kerb crawling being legal. Not only did it make the sex workers safer (as these brothel locations were added to the police routine check routes as well as being allowed their own security team) and it got rid of pimps and gangs controlling that "industry" almost overnight, it made them healthier as doctors give regular visits to test/treat for sexual diseases and help workers with drug addictions. They also introduced "cleanliness checks" that every client has to go through in order to be allowed their "services". Weirdly, it also resulted in the divorce rate to drop by an actually measurable degree - I guess partners were less inclined to go for divorce if their partner was using a brothel rather than cheating on them with some _other_ random stranger (and they know that emotional connetions are far less likely to happen with a sex worker as compared to some non-sex worker).
Different laws in each state though, Sex work in Queensland is legal if it occurs in a licensed brothel. When it is done outside of a licensed brothel, it is a criminal offence unless it is done in private with the sex worker operating alone. In all jurisdictions, except New South Wales, street prostitution is illegal and workers may be arrested for soliciting or loitering for the purposes of prostitution. Brothels are illegal in South Australia as is soliciting in public places,. Tasmania, prostitution is legal, but brothels and street prostitution are illegal. Self employed operators are legal and may operate with one other person. All forms of prostitution are legal in the NT but It is an offence to induce, (by intimidation, threat etc) a person to provide sexual services. It is an offence to allow a child to perform sex work or work in a sex services business.
@@janetpendlebury6808 Wow! Thanks for the added info! Of course it would be way more complicated than I thought, or made it out to be - Australia is absolutely massive after all, and made up of several States (I keep forgetting that part, to my shame). Apologies for making a generalisation.
Australia is way ahead of the US when it comes to sex workers, free needles for IV drug users etc. Disturbing story. When I was 17 I sat next to this hot girl in high-school, and she told me she earned $100,000 in the last year. I immediately asked her if I could get a job there. She critically looked me up and down and then nodded and said, "Well you are a pretty good-looking guy." Then it suddenly clicked. She wasn't even 18 yet and neither was I. She left the school soon after (it as a Christian private school) and the day she turned 18 she went on some stripper mag. She even apologized to me when she left the school for "leaving me" on my own when we used to sit together. This girl wasn't some idiot either. I was still friends, or at least on friendly terms with her, at University. She graduated with a Masters degree in Law, and went on to become a lawyer. The fact is, some women will want to go down the road of prostitution (or stripping - I hope it was just that). Trying to ban these things outright just causes harm to the workers. Some ladies simply want to go that route, for whatever reason ($$ I would assume). The under-age thing I *think* she was doing should 100% be illegal though.
In US most places are 'at-will' work, IE you employee) voluntarily decided to apply/accept job/terms/work for the employer: BUT the employer may fire you w/o having to give a reason. (They can't violate Civil Rights Act, but don't have to disclose 'reason' you're no longer needed). Businesses (any product/service provider, that isn't a public one like county/city services), can refuse any customer w/o giving reason, and trespass/remove them from the premise.
It's still a pain to deal with, especially if they file for unemployment. You are basically forced into being defensive over the reason for their termination and, as long as you were effical, should not hide it. Governmental agencies rightfully give weight to the former employee’s initial claims.
That whole "at will" thing sketches me out. Any time an employer has said that to me, I keep like they're trying to pull something, like beating me being ok because I'm willingly working there.
@@ScooterinAB yeah I feel you. At same token though, it goes both ways...even tho ppl still say to give employer 2weeks (sometimes 4)...100% not obligated to do anything for them, give them any notice, help with their transition (find replacement etc)...that is purely optional. Otherwise it'd be a form of contract between both: and you'd be forced to do a bunch of that: cuz its a corp...they'd write it into the contracts 1st page.
@djdrack4681 It absolutely goes both ways. I've had employers use the threat of firing as in "you are easily replaceable." My response has been " good, then we can make it effective as of now." Every single employer has backed down from that threat. And I have actually walked out a couple of times.
I was prescribed alcohol by my MD as a child. Drinking a schapps on occasion had a lot less side effects compared to always taking the medication instead. Thankfully I'm german and my parents just rolled with it and got me my own high proof schnapps bottle. It tasted disgusting.
When I was small my grandparents would rub whisky on my gums while I was teething. They'd also dip my soother in it! My mam would often come home to find me passed out in my cot reeking of drink! 😂
Bonus USA fact. If you're out in a public setting you can be videotaped by anyone and it's not illegal It's only in specific states while in private unique consent to videotape and/or record them but some states don't matter. But as long as you're in public you can be recorded in any capacity, because in public you have no privacy
Not quite. In PA under the wire tapping law it is illegal to AUDIO record(including audio captured as a part of audio/video recording) a private conversation in public without consent of those being recorded. (Does not include recording police while working in the public) To me, it's pretty vague, too vague. I'm waiting for it to be challenged in the higher court.
This is basically true where I live, but I've always been told that minors are the exception to the rule. I couldn't confirm that through a general search of local recording laws though. So unless someone else is willing to research 'recording minors' and prove me wrong, I'm going to keep telling people off if they record other people's kids.
@@babbiification if specifically made against the law it is legal. Laws vary by location. I have PAs full " Title 18 crimes and punishment" along with the CFR(code of federal regulations) on my phone and there is nothing about recording minors(with the exception of laws relating to p0rn). If you provide your location i could search online and let you know what i find.
Even in jurisdictions where consent is required, most places that have security cameras also have notices on the front door giving them implied consent from everyone who enters, and this consent is a two way street. Anyone else inside is legally able to record, although, management is also free to remove you for recording as well. If you want to record inside of a place with cameras, just be sure to capture video of the notice at the door, _that pretty much everyone doesn't examine and treats like chopped liver,_ clearly identifying the location in your footage before proceeding. It should easily protect your videos from members of the public, if nothing else. Obviously, it most definitely should go without saying, but restrooms in a public facility are not acceptable recording areas, even with legal notice. People walk past these things like those are not there, despite those things actually being specifically in plain sight. No, it's not fine print, sleight of hand or in legalese English. Every corporate chain location should have one, but should give you pause, if not. Another thing, the very specific answering machine beep is understood to mean that a call is being recorded and serves the same legal purpose for that end of things. The notice that companies give is understandably not going to be grey and ambiguous, but when these are invoked, you can and most probably should be recording as well. You will want the audio of their notice to make your copy of the recording fully fair game, which does put you in a brief dilemma, until it is verbally said aloud. This is where that voicemail tone comes into play. There will likely be hold music before the message of recording is heard, just play that voicemail tone during this period. Their rep should never be on the line before the notice is given in any case. This concept is only a factor in a few states, and in the vast majority of US jurisdictions, you only have to be a known party to the call with no one from those excluded jurisdictions on the call, to legally record the conversation. However, with the ubiquidy of cellphones and VOIP, it is impossible to know where the person on the other end of the call is located. As far as I have searched, I have not come across travellers, vacationers nor snowbirds to Florida invoking in court the state law for the area code for their home jurisdiction number.
When I was 18 I worked for PCW/DSG Group. We were always told by management that we didn't have to sell something that was priced up wrong but if we refused to sell it, we had to remove it from sale for 7 days. So if it wasn't that much difference to the proper price, then just sell it as the incorrect price, otherwise we'd lose money from sales for 7 days. This was 22 years ago and I never cared enough to find out if it was legally correct
Nah its not legally correct. No shop is legally required to sell an item at any price advertised. The price is considered an invitation to purchase by law rather than the specific price of the item. I learned that from Derren browns book tricks of the mind, purely because he used to study as a solicitor long before he became the magician we all know him as now. A sale is an agreement between 2 parties once money has exchanged hands. Both parties have to be in agreement before any sale can legally take place (so to speak) otherwise a customer could equally just as legally be obligated to purchase the moment they enter a shop as well by the same rules. Interestingly the actualy legal precedent for that particular invite to purchase was laid down in boots vs the pharmacological society 19(hundred and something) I forget the exact year. Not exactly interesting when the legal precedent was laid down or by who. But that it was written in the chapter where derren teaches you how to increase your memory and that I happened to remember quite a bit about it lol
@@steammachine3061 nice info, cheers. Another thing PCW would do was increase the price of a product in one of the stores that had the least foot flow. Then a week later they could advertise it as x% off in every store, but the price never actually changed anywhere except that one store.
It is perfectly legal to not sell something, even if the item was advertised. An ad and a price tag aren't legal offers; they are just invitations to make offers. So if a wrong price is ticketed and someone wants to buy it - and taking the item to the cashier and having it rung up IS an offer - the business can still reject the offer by refusing to sell at that price or even at all. That said, you cannot legally advertise a wrong price on purpose.
When I was in the military 20+ years ago; I had a patient that had a prescription for a shot or two of liquor to help with tremors brought on from exposure to various chemicals used in avionic maintenance over the decades before appropriate PPE became a thing.
Is it mad that while reading this comment, a loooong list of chemicals and their MSDS popped into my head and all I could think was "Yeah, that makes sense."
@@Plaprad The first time he pulled his flask out in plain view and took a slug from it. Alcoholic much? No, I have a script… Yeah, okay master sergeant; if you say so. Then he pulled out the profile. Literally a no shit kinda moment.
@@OldManAzeban Kinda wild the random profiles you see in the military. Actually had office chairs banned for me when I had knee surgery. Apparently my doctor did the surgery to someone else who tore it back up moving around in an office chair. So under threat of an Article 15, I was banned from using a chair with wheels for two weeks.
@@Plaprad not surprised at all. Had a buddy that was an Arabic linguist and avid basketball player. After his fourth ACL surgery and rehab the Air Force told him if he played anymore ball while in they were going to court martial him. The guy blew them out enough they didn’t have enough tendon to graph from; so they had to use a tendon from a cadaver in him.
In New Zealand it is illegal to sell or provide alcohol to someone under the age of 18. The exception to this is if a parent or guardian gives the alcohol to the minor and it is consumed under the parent/guardians supervision. It is always legal for an under 18 to drink alcohol. So if a 16 yr old happened to find an unopened bottle of beer, take it to the local park and drink it with their mates it is all perfectly legal unless the person who left the beer is proven to have knowingly left it for the minor to take.
Similar in Australia, though I think the exception for parents only applies to alcohol consumed at home. People under 18 can be in a pub or licensed club if they are in the company of a "responsible adult", but they can't be served or supplied alcohol by anyone (if they are seen drinking, they will be kicked out). There's also an exception for small amounts for religious ceremonies, like Catholic communion.
Ok as a kiwi myself this was news to me but I have looked and there does genuinely not appear to be any law against minor finding alcahole and consuming it, only laws regarding providing/selling alcahol to minors it would appear you are correct here
@NickSeide not technically as a minor you are not responsible for the supply the person that knowingly supplied you is, so if they did not knowingly supply you then from what I have seen there is a loophole. For instance if you take a bottle from your dad's beer fridge and go halves with a mate he didn't give you the bottle and you live at the address so it's not technically theft it's a loophole basically accessibility does mean willing supply
@trevdagg yeah a lot of people dont understand or know about this law. People know American laws from TV and assume ours are the same. Did you also know NZ does not have any open container laws? Also it is technically legal (but very inadvisable) to drink alcohol while driving as long as you remain under the blood alcohol limit. Also legal is for a minor to buy lotto tickets. For the bi-weekly draw. It is only illegal for under 18 to buy instant kiwis.
I have been practicing law in the US for over 15 years and I can say with great confidence that your average person knows little to nothing about the law or the legal system in general outside of things they saw on TV or in movies (which are almost always wrong in some way). People think they have rights they do not, they think the police can or cannot do certain things or that lawyers have the ability to do or not do certain things, etc... It can be very frustrating to spend so much time in school and in practice, to then have someone try to argue with me "well I know _____" and then go on to ramble on about what they think the law says, even though they are completely wrong.
Just like them making exxagerated, unnecessary & divisive comments about police shootings of unarmed black people. Simply cause they eat-up the media narrative. Of the roughly 1,000 civilians shot by US police each year, the vast majority were armed or otherwise dangerous. And of those unarmed victims in a given year.. 14 are black, yet 25 are white. So even though black people make up 14.4% of the populace, but commit over half of all violent crimes.. More unarmed white people are shot by police. Those stats dont go with the narrative/agenda though.. So you never hear about it
@@OnnieKoski Jury nullification is a real American tradition and part of democracy in action. Prosecutors have discretion to even charge an individual, jurors have the power to decline to convict for any reason or no reason at all.
As an ex police officer, there should be greater legality for brothels, this would add so ,any protections for vulnerable women as a legal brothel adds security to the women
I agree. The girls could be vetted to ensure they are not being trafficked or abused, they would have security and possibly even benefits like health insurance etc. hypothetically it could cut down on the spread of STDs, abuse and trafficking.
public place of business = cops can come in w/o warrant; all they'd need to do is write some extra protections enabling cops more oversight into the brothels activities...and they'd be safer.
Agreed! Then can be taxed, can add health checks and have local authorities carrying out checks on the women working there (to make sure they aren’t trafficked etc)
Did I just spot you having removed hotel california in the backround of the "Thats just your opinion man" meme. Some next level youtube bigbrain moves.
On so many US Body Cam channels you'll so often hear "you've arrested me but not read me my Miranda Rights!" when the Officer isn't intending to question them.
4:50 In Michigan, it is illegal for any server, including a bartender, to refuse service to a pregnant woman. It's one of those laws we have that everybody thinks is fake, until they learn it's real. Then they hate it.
I think that applies to almost everywhere, it is illegal to refuse to sell alcohol to a pregnant women, just because she is pregnant. You can refuse to serve her is she is already intoxicated, or is not following the dress code etc.
@@Pushing_Pixels It's really quite remarkable such a law exists. My only guess is, people generally expected common decency and maternal instincts to cause the woman to moderate her own intake, and to protect her child naturally.
I seem to have understood that, at least in Spain where I live, any establishment that serves drinks is legally obligated to give you a glass of tap water if you ask for it. Because the person asking could be dehydrated and not have any money on them, I'm guessing - it gets real hot here in summer. Edit: Oh you're talking about serving **Alcohol** to pregnant women. Yeah that's disturbing.
This was an A+ video! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked if I was a cop(I’m not) under seemingly normal circumstances; such as being in the hospital around other patients.WTF. Off topic, I wanted to point out that the currently(?) unlit Neon sign on the wall looks like it says VS. As in Victoria’s Secret. My fancy’s are ticked.😅
I worked in a co-op grocery story 2021-2022, and I can promise that we didn’t call the cops on people for refusing to wear a mask; we did however call them when the person not only refused, but got verbally abusive and threatened violence against us. It became so common that one day a grown man mocked me for saying I had to go see an oncologist the next day and couldn’t risk getting Covid, before attempting to punch me in the face, and I merely pointed at the security camera and said “I have a lawyer and a witness, make my fucking day”. And then there was the guy who showed up in front of our store with an AR-style gun and was screaming at anyone walking or driving by that we were trying to poison people with masks. The cops left him alone because he wasn’t physically on our property, wasn’t making explicit threats, and it’s an open-carry state. 🤷🏻♀️
in the US, if a cop tells you hes not a cop but then convinced you to engage in an illegal transaction, its considered "Entrapment" which is also illegal on their part usually making the case completely inadmissible in court and usually get thrown out of court.
@@schwingedeshaehersWhen I served on my local grand jury, it was explained to us by the lawyers that how the cop identified was irrelevant. The crux of the matter was this: If the officer’s words or actions resulted in a crime taking place that wouldn’t have happened without said cop’s involvement, it’s entrapment. If there’s reasonable evidence the crime would have happened anyway, with or without the cop, it’s an admissible case.
As someone who is disabled and can actually remember life before the ADA, I was both amused and horrified by the way people responded to mask mandates.
The answer to the question posited at 3:45 is "Because someone died" The UK has an extremely relaxed regulatory landscape; If it isn't illegal it is legal in the UK. Whereas in Germany if it isn't explicitly legal it is illegal, by way of example. This means that something extreme has to happen in the UK for a law to happen, and realistically the rich don't care until a whole bunch of proles die and the survivors make noise about it.
0:50 - Chapter 1 - Pubs do not have to open just because they can 1:35 - Mid roll ads 3:00 - Back to the video 5:40 - Chapter 2 - It's not illegal to sell sex in the UK 8:25 - Chapter 3 - It is perfectly legal to drive in flip flops 11:20 - Chapter 4 - It is perfectly legal to photograph children in public 15:05 - Chapter 5 - Police officers do not have to identify themselves if asked 17:00 - Chapter 6 - It is not illegal for a business to refuse service on health & safety grounds 19:20 - Chapter 7 - It is not universally illegal in america to drink alcohol under the age of 21
Chapter 6m though it is not illegal to refuse service for health and safety concerns, it is illegal to ask customers to put their own health at risk to shop there, like asking someone with respiratory issues to wear a mask that restricts their breathing further. Masks killed more people during the pandemic than the virus did. And the service provided by a cashier is accepting payment for goods, and refusing that service constitutes refusing payment, which legally means that the customer doesn't have to pay. To refuse the sale of necessities to someone who is medically unable to wear a mask is as good as a death sentence.
I had to play a drunk in a school play in highschool. My drama teacher flat out asked me if I had ever been drunk before. I had not because I was a goody two shoes. The look on his face was actual frustration and disappointment. I am sure if he were able, he'd ask me to get drunk for educational purposes so I could play this part better.
actually you are allowed to photograph people in a public space but if the main subject is a person, you have to get permission from said person before you can sell the image. If they are not the main subject just in the background that's fine unless they have been photograph in a comprised position, for example if a wind court a skirt and you photographed that embarrassing moment then you delete that image and apologise to that individual; if you decide not to than legally you might get into hot water.
US law can vary from state to state and even city to city, but generally it is legal to photograph or videotape anyone in public, no need for consent. Additionally, it is generally legal to photograph or videotape private property, even without permission, so long as you do so from outside the private property. And if the private property is open to the public (like a store or restaurant), it's usually just as legal as on public property, unless they post signs that state otherwise or the owner (or an employee, representative, etc.) requests you to stop/leave. The compromising situation you describe falls more under laws concerning personal privacy and the photographing of genetalia, rather than the legality of photographing people in public. You would likely need consent for a photo like that regardless of location.
It varies by jurisdiction. Apparently, in Germany you need someone's permission to take their photo in public. In Australia people can take your photo or video you anywhere you don't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy". So anywhere in public and probably in your low-fenced front yard, but not through your window. There are separate laws prohibiting things like deliberately invasive lewd photos, as well as places like nude beaches and public toilets. I actually doubt you need someone's permission to sell a photo of them taken in public, or the paparazzi would all be out of a job, and celebrity gossip magazines wouldn't exist.
@@Pushing_Pixels Yes, yes all very fascinating, we all have different laws for this and that great. The one thing that kinda bugs me (if we are be honest) is everyone talking about the laws around this yet no one has talked about common human decencies and respect for people's privacy regardless of the law in whatever country their in! I am fully aware of the dark side of photography, I have work with photographers, models; I have seen the damage it can do! Can you see what I am saying?
Similar to number 2, Cannibalism is not illegal in the UK. But the methods to get human flesh to consume is what's illegal (murder, desecration of a corpse, etc....).
Was it the UK that had a case a decade or so back, where a person advertised for someone who would let him eat them? Someone agreed, then that person died, and dude ate them. His defence was he had consent, so the question became "at whose hand did the person die?".
When I first got a "proper" job in Australia, I was the first point of contact for a government agency. I once got a call from a woman asking what documentation she needed to bring her placenta back from New Zealand to Australia. She wanted to eat it. I directed her to the Department of Health (I was working in a chemical safety area) but geez it was a weird call that stayed with me.
Photographing strangers in public (regardless of their age) is actually illegal in Germany. Unless they are just in the background or celebrities, you have to get the consent of anyone you are taking pictures of.
WTF? That is so weird. I would have though Germany of all places would at least have civilized laws in relation to public filming. Basically if you have the legal right to view it, you have the legal right to record it.
I totally agree with this german law. Just because I'm giong about my daily life why does someone have the right to take a photo of me or my children. This kind of law could also stop these stupid youtubers from doing dumbass "pranks" on people
In the US, there's no requirement for the cops to tell you the truth. They can say the sky is red, and that's perfectly fine. BUT... For a suspect to lie to the police, you can catch a charge for that.
When my son was 10 years old, we went on a cruise for mine and his step-dad's wedding. As such, my son wearing a tux - partly because of the wedding that day and partly because the cruise ship has "formal nights" where you were expected to dress to the nines for dinner. While we were eating, these two adorable older Italian women - think sweet grandmothers - came up and asked if they could take a picture of my son because he reminded them of their sons. I didn't know until that day that my son poses really well for photos. lol But it was very sweet of the ladies to ask first.
It is however Illegal to refuse service to a trans person that wants you to bake "A Transition Cake". I'm with you on the right to refuse service, but that case stands in direct opposition. I'm so in favor of this right, I would let someone refuse me on any basis they want. Yea, some cold meds contain alcohol, Simon. (aka Night Quill)
Might I suggest the craziest things that *are* illegal? Personal favorites of mine are it's illegal to trust anything a man in a bowtie says in Groton, Connecticut In Kansas, it's illegal to hunt bunnies...from motorboats Great vid always love the blaze! Great writing from Dave! Awesome reactions from fact boi! Frickin hilarious editing Julian!
I'm retired law enforcement and Pub owner and I know for a fact in my state when they tell me everyone must be out by 3:00 am then everyone must be out at that time. If your Pub is in our downtown area then you can be open later.
OMFG SIMON if you dont tilt that fucking picture frame up slightly so i dont have to see your set lighting I WILL FLY TO EASTERN EUROPE, BREAK IN AND DO IT MYSELF
We had a dude in my bootcamp flight that was 16 on a waiver. I also think he was on a one year trial period thingy too, super weird. Especially since 1 year usually only covers basic training and the tech school after, you really aren't getting into doing your job yet. But yeah, you can join pretty young in the US. I don't remember what job he got though. Would have been funny if he was a fuel truck driver or something considering he JUST got his driver's license a week before bootcamp.
I had the photographs argument with two Americans earlier today. Both were adamant that it was illegal to take a photo of a child in public. Unfortunately for them, their Constitution disagreed.
19:16 I did know this one, because when I was a teenager, my parents took me and my younger brother to a pub for dinner and we both had a half-pint of beer because we were having a sit-down meal with our parents. The barman/landlord was the one who explained the rule and when my brother and I were presented with a half pint of beer, we were very excited. I was quite close to turning 18 myself and my parents explained it was a treat for the occasion but it was still an experience I remember, because who wouldn't remember sitting in a pub drinking a beer while under age but it be perfectly legal!
Not to be eristic, but I used to work at a gay club in Birmingham, AL (USA) and all the clubs and bars had to close at midnight (or 1 am, I don't really remember because it was over a decade ago), except for The Quest and one other bar, and that was because they were grandfathered in. Because of that, they were legally allowed to stay open 24 hours.....as long as they kept their doors open. The first time they closed their doors for business, they were no longer grandfathered in and had to close at the normal time. So even when we had to bug bomb it, TECHNICALLY, we were still open. I sat out front on my little bar stool and anyone that showed up, I would tell them that if they wanted to drink that bad, they could go make their drink. No one ended up going in to make a drink that day, lol.
20:32 We have occasionally prescribed ethanol for patients who were in danger of detoxing from alcohol and couldn't take benzo's for whatever reason. You have to get the pharmacy to order it because most pharmacies don't keep alcohol in stock.
In the US, chocolate eggs with a toy inside (Kinder Surprise eggs) are illegal throughout the entire country and if you’re caught with one you could get a $2,500 fine BUT you can own any firearm without restrictions and without registration in some states…. 🙄🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Re: driving barefoot/wearing flip flops, my step dad was a driver training instructor as well as a high school biology teacher, back when driver training was a class taught in highschool. He told me that the reason no barefoot driving was taught was that students couldn't attend school barefoot, and therefore students couldn't be barefoot in driver training class.
My dad was actually told by a doctor to drink a case of beer once. He had already had kidney stones without passing them twice before and they had caused him to go into kidney failure both times. So when he got kidney stones a third time his doctor told him to buy a case of beer and drink it over the next day or 2 in hopes that the increased urine would flush the stones. It worked
In Quebec it’s illegal to photograph or film anyone without their consent. Now, this law is rarely enforced, as most people consider it is socially acceptable to take pictures in a public space and don’t care if they are in the background of your art project. What it means, tho, is that if someone is following you (or your kid) and taking pictures you are uncomfortable with, you can tell them to stop and they will be in trouble if they do not. And if any of those pictures or videos end up online, and you or your child become laughing stock in a tiktok meme for instance, you can do something about it. I think it’s fairly sensible, and also journalists and the press have exemptions so they don’t get in trouble every time a newsperson is in public.
3:49 “How did we get here, why are there so many rules?” I live in the US, and in my state you can buy beer and wine from a drive-through store where you pull in and point at what you want without leaving your vehicle. We also have pre-chilled wine and beer both in packs or single cans in gas stations. You’ve just gotta promise not to open it until you get to your destination. I’m gonna guess the UK has so many rules because they realized people would do stuff like this if they didn’t.
In the UK you can buy alcohol in supermarkets and service stations. We also have drive through bottle shops in Australia. You do not have to promise not to drink it till you get home though.
To clarify, in the US, you cant actually go into military service until you turn 18, however you can begin the enlistment process at age 17 so that by the time your 18 and graduate high school, you can immediately head to basic training.
In wisconsin a 17yo can drink with a parent in a bar, but an 18yo. 19yo, or 20yo cannot. Additionally, minors are allowed to be in a bar without a parent or guardian, so long as they do not sit at the bar (the bar must have tables), and more than 50% of the bar's sales at the time are not alcohol related. Source: my parents owned a bar in wisconsin and kept hourly sales records for at least one day each month in case they had a complaint about minors in the bar (which happened frequently during high school lunch). It was a small town with few food options.
My new favorite new thing about brain blaze is how UA-cam will auto play a random episode after you watch the current one and the outro will bleed into the intro of the next one to comical results. Today's was "WTF! EAT THE OMELETTES/and then he sewed the skull into a life size doll..."
In the state of Virginia, it actually says that it is against the law to drive in flip flops or sandals that do not have some type of heel support. I cannot remember the specific terminology because I got my license well over 20 years ago, but I remember it specifically being in the study guide. As for pubs/bars, different states have different hours. For Virginia, 2am is the latest and convenience stores can't sell alcohol past midnight.
As far as prescribing alcohol, there is one condition that I'm aware of where this is a thing. It's what we use if someone ingests methanol (aka wood alcohol). The problem with methanol ingestion is not the methanol itself. The problem is the metabolites - substances produced when the body breaks down methanol. VERY nasty effects, including blindness and I think liver damage. If we give ethanol, the body will selectively metabolize the ethanol and harmlessly excrete the methanol. Ethanol is the type of alcohol that's in booze. Normally we give it IV, but yes, if you're in a remote area where you don't have immediate access to medical care or if you're in a small facility that doesn't have IV ethanol on hand, you can absolutely go down the liquor store and pick up whatever you think the person will drink. (I actually worked as a nurse at one point in a very remote community that is also dry, no alcohol permitted, and we kept two bottles of vodka in the narcotics cupboard specifically for cases such as this.) Please do NOT anybody take this as an excuse to drink methanol. It can be VERY dangerous.
I am pretty sure you can drink at any age in a private home, I am Australian though and often enjoyed a shandy as a kid (mostly lemonade with just a bit of beer)
In Germany it is currently not legal to take photos of people without their permission. So photographing anybody on the street, child or adult, without asking them first is not allowed and could present problems if you post these photos anywhere. At events, people are asked for their written permission upon entrance and if they don't give it, photographers are legally obligated to delete any pictures containing that person.
The foto-thing actually is illegal in Germany, when the person can be identified on the foto. For example, if the person has turned their back, it is ok to take a picture.
note that the law does not say they can take photos of people for COMMERCIAL purposes without permission. nor does it allow harassing people with a camera
We were foster parents for a season, I had to CONSTANTLY ask people to delete or not publish pictures of our foster kids. It was enough to keep us from doing group activities in our community quite often. While it wasn't illegal, it was against policy and we could get in SERIOUS trouble for it, even though we weren't the ones posting pictures.
i love how Simon, from all the names for a fictional US undercover policeman, picked Terry 🤣 If he was calling himself Terry, he could have wear his FBI jacket at the same time (or Scottland Yard one, if they had those).,...
sweet! new video from my favorite yt channel and perfectly timed as well, i just finished watching every single bb video and was about to go into withdrawal😅
Here in Sweden, the laws concerning alcohol are really strange; You can only buy alcoholic products over 3,5% in the store Systembolaget, and then only when over 20 y/o. Regular grocery stores sell beer/cider containing up to 3.5% alcohol, and the legal age for this is 18. ...BUT you can get in to a pub when being 18 or 19 and order hard liquor. This just baffles me, I can't wrap my head around the reasoning...
The amount of people who stay in hotels (UK) who think if the hotel has a bar then they must serve them whenever they ask is unbelievable. I've had so much abuse when I've told guests that the bar is closed "but I'm a resident". They genuinely think they have a right to be served.
Here in Montana where i live it is absolutely illegal to drive with your interior light on(or at least it was about 10 years ago when my friends and i got our first licenses), i had a friend fail their driving test over it 😂
In the U.S., if a cop is in uniform and performing his job, yes they do have to provide their name and badge number if asked. They also have to call a supervisor if you request it. Most cops don't even know this is the law or blatantly defy the law for their own benefit. ALWAYS RECORD YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE POLICE!
In the US there are equal protection laws that can in so many cases make it illegal for you to not sell the person the product for the price listed that it's generally best for the store to just go ahead and sell the person the product for the price listed. The person can claim discrimination, which would be illegal, because you might raise the price for them and then lower it for someone else. The person can claim false advertising, which is also illegal in the US. The fact that it was an honest mistake could protect you if you could prove it was an honest mistake, but that requires going to court over a pack of cigarettes or even a TV set, and that you technically can refuse a person service is true, trying to prove you were refusing service because the price was listed wrong instead of because you're racist or something is also very difficult and again requires time in court. So, while it's not technically illegal, it's generally just better to sell them the item for the price listed, even if the price was wrong, in the US.
This is why, in the US, many stores put an expiration date on the price labels for their product, especially when it is for a sale. That way if the sale ends and a staffer doesn't get around to removing and changing the sale price tags the store can point to the date on the tag and say, "It says so right there, it's expired."
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Maybe when you prove you're wearing them.
can you specify that this is mostly a uk-centric episode? you should make a usa specific episode lol
Eat the omelette!
Still waiting for the next Florida Man installment.
You comment section is weird
You shouldnt film anyone's children in the public just like you shouldnt be hit while in the public some people have no problem doing things when it comes to their kids.
The whole "it's illegal to have a light on inside your car while driving" thing is probably another entrant in the "lies your parents told you" category, as it's easier to get kids to stop playing with the interior light by threatening them with big scary police officers than by saying "stop that, it makes it hard for me to see while I'm driving".
The cops are the new devil or bad luck for burning your toast or opening an umbrella inside the house.
Simon is legally required to bring back the O.G. Business Blaze!😂
Yes! I love this channel, but Simon walking around and slapping a paper script and yelling at the ceiling was just so good! He should at least do one once in a while the old way
Jokes on you we're into that shit
@@xm8553 yes!! I'd watch the hell out of that! Repeatedly
One a month would be great!
Please please please
At the liquor store I once saw, a “no shoes no shirt no service” sign that had “no pants” added to it with a sharpie and when I asked “seriously?” They said yeah “Winnie the Pooh” come in no pants wanting whiskey. Arguing “motherfucker, I’m wearing shoes and a shirt”.
My last job had to add new rules to their holiday/employee events every time, because there was this one guy whose spirit animal must have been malicious compliance -- this pants thing would have been right up his alley! hehe! :P
Our local pub had a sign:
Men - No Shirt = No Service
Ladies - No shirt = Free Drinks.
Oh damn. I normally wear a dress or a skirt 😥
Just go naked see what they think then...........you are just following the sign after all.
@@colinr1960 this comment needs 69 up votes! make it happen men!!!!
My cat thinks that if he eats any portion of his food bowl down to the bowl that I'm legally obligated to refill it.
Supposedly they just really don't like having their whiskers touch things - like the sides of the bowl.
they tried to ban prostitution in denmark, and a spokesperson for the prostitutes replied with "if they ban it, we will tell which politicians have paid for it"
Best reply ever
Simon: Is this really necessary? Why are there so many rules?
Me, a school employee: Every weird-ass rule can be traced back to a little (or big in your case) shit who fucked around and found out.
Also a school employee…. I think some weird rules come from weird people in charge.
we had a rule where male and female students had to be sitting 1 brick apart, many of us carried around a lego brick, lego became banned at that school within a month. why use bricks instead of a real unit of measurement? i don't know
Canadian here: We have the Scanning Code of Conduct so if Betty came in and saw the cigarettes with the wrong sticker price, we're legally obliged to match the sticker price here. It was a huge huge thing to double check labels for the correct price back when I worked in retail because of this. For example if we left a sale sticker up a day late, that sale now lasts a day longer and we can't argue with the customer on it.
In Australia on top of that if an item scanned at a higher than the advertised price then you get that item for free. If you bought multiples of that item then the first one is free and the others are at the cheaper price.
In the US, they are legally obligated to sell at the marked price and depending on the State are entitled to up to 5X the difference. They added reimbursement of difference to make it cost prohibitive to try and overcharge hoping to only price match.
This is absolutely false lol. While some retailers might have a sticker price guarantee the law does not require it to be matched@@andiward7068
@@I.am.Sarah.that's true I also got a 2 litre bottle of iced coffee for free because the register wasn't reading it
„We‘re getting drunk and making Crème Brûlée“ my plans for the weekend, thx Simon.
From personal experience, highly NOT recommended. You will end up drunk and eat burnt custard. If your lucky, the kitchen wont burn down. Trust me, not a phone call you want to make to your insurance company.
@@hoodzzeee yeeee, maybe it's better to use a traditional salamander and not a torch in that combination
@@hoodzzeee noted
Australia legalised brothels, but only specific licensed ones, with no street sex workers or kerb crawling being legal. Not only did it make the sex workers safer (as these brothel locations were added to the police routine check routes as well as being allowed their own security team) and it got rid of pimps and gangs controlling that "industry" almost overnight, it made them healthier as doctors give regular visits to test/treat for sexual diseases and help workers with drug addictions. They also introduced "cleanliness checks" that every client has to go through in order to be allowed their "services". Weirdly, it also resulted in the divorce rate to drop by an actually measurable degree - I guess partners were less inclined to go for divorce if their partner was using a brothel rather than cheating on them with some _other_ random stranger (and they know that emotional connetions are far less likely to happen with a sex worker as compared to some non-sex worker).
Different laws in each state though, Sex work in Queensland is legal if it occurs in a licensed brothel. When it is done outside of a licensed brothel, it is a criminal offence unless it is done in private with the sex worker operating alone. In all jurisdictions, except New South Wales, street prostitution is illegal and workers may be arrested for soliciting or loitering for the purposes of prostitution. Brothels are illegal in South Australia as is soliciting in public places,. Tasmania, prostitution is legal, but brothels and street prostitution are illegal. Self employed operators are legal and may operate with one other person. All forms of prostitution are legal in the NT but It is an offence to induce, (by intimidation, threat etc) a person to provide sexual services. It is an offence to allow a child to perform sex work or work in a sex services business.
@@janetpendlebury6808 Wow! Thanks for the added info! Of course it would be way more complicated than I thought, or made it out to be - Australia is absolutely massive after all, and made up of several States (I keep forgetting that part, to my shame). Apologies for making a generalisation.
Australia is way ahead of the US when it comes to sex workers, free needles for IV drug users etc. Disturbing story. When I was 17 I sat next to this hot girl in high-school, and she told me she earned $100,000 in the last year. I immediately asked her if I could get a job there. She critically looked me up and down and then nodded and said, "Well you are a pretty good-looking guy." Then it suddenly clicked. She wasn't even 18 yet and neither was I. She left the school soon after (it as a Christian private school) and the day she turned 18 she went on some stripper mag. She even apologized to me when she left the school for "leaving me" on my own when we used to sit together.
This girl wasn't some idiot either. I was still friends, or at least on friendly terms with her, at University. She graduated with a Masters degree in Law, and went on to become a lawyer.
The fact is, some women will want to go down the road of prostitution (or stripping - I hope it was just that). Trying to ban these things outright just causes harm to the workers. Some ladies simply want to go that route, for whatever reason ($$ I would assume).
The under-age thing I *think* she was doing should 100% be illegal though.
@@DavidStruveDesigns If you remember where you heard about the divorce rate falling because brothels became legal could you share the article/video.
Jokes on you, Simon. I watch every day.
Every. Single. Day.
The radio at work sucks
Same. He’s got so many channels I’m guaranteed to find something daily I’m gonna watch 😂
i miss the times he lock his writers in his basement.
I live in fear of the day I will exhaust the Brain Blaze catalog.
In US most places are 'at-will' work, IE you employee) voluntarily decided to apply/accept job/terms/work for the employer: BUT the employer may fire you w/o having to give a reason. (They can't violate Civil Rights Act, but don't have to disclose 'reason' you're no longer needed).
Businesses (any product/service provider, that isn't a public one like county/city services), can refuse any customer w/o giving reason, and trespass/remove them from the premise.
It's still a pain to deal with, especially if they file for unemployment. You are basically forced into being defensive over the reason for their termination and, as long as you were effical, should not hide it. Governmental agencies rightfully give weight to the former employee’s initial claims.
That whole "at will" thing sketches me out. Any time an employer has said that to me, I keep like they're trying to pull something, like beating me being ok because I'm willingly working there.
@@ScooterinAB
What kind of jobs do you have where it involves beating you ?
@@ScooterinAB yeah I feel you. At same token though, it goes both ways...even tho ppl still say to give employer 2weeks (sometimes 4)...100% not obligated to do anything for them, give them any notice, help with their transition (find replacement etc)...that is purely optional.
Otherwise it'd be a form of contract between both: and you'd be forced to do a bunch of that: cuz its a corp...they'd write it into the contracts 1st page.
@djdrack4681
It absolutely goes both ways. I've had employers use the threat of firing as in "you are easily replaceable." My response has been " good, then we can make it effective as of now." Every single employer has backed down from that threat. And I have actually walked out a couple of times.
I was prescribed alcohol by my MD as a child. Drinking a schapps on occasion had a lot less side effects compared to always taking the medication instead.
Thankfully I'm german and my parents just rolled with it and got me my own high proof schnapps bottle. It tasted disgusting.
When I was small my grandparents would rub whisky on my gums while I was teething. They'd also dip my soother in it! My mam would often come home to find me passed out in my cot reeking of drink! 😂
I'm sure that experience would prevent 99.9% of people developing a relationship with alcohol.
@@sameebah I'm not a teetotaler but it's rare for me to drink alcohol
Im from canada, in the 70s many parents gave booze to kids. These drugs they give are far worse
What on Earth would they prescribe alcohol for?
Bonus USA fact. If you're out in a public setting you can be videotaped by anyone and it's not illegal It's only in specific states while in private unique consent to videotape and/or record them but some states don't matter. But as long as you're in public you can be recorded in any capacity, because in public you have no privacy
Not quite. In PA under the wire tapping law it is illegal to AUDIO record(including audio captured as a part of audio/video recording) a private conversation in public without consent of those being recorded. (Does not include recording police while working in the public)
To me, it's pretty vague, too vague. I'm waiting for it to be challenged in the higher court.
This is basically true where I live, but I've always been told that minors are the exception to the rule. I couldn't confirm that through a general search of local recording laws though. So unless someone else is willing to research 'recording minors' and prove me wrong, I'm going to keep telling people off if they record other people's kids.
"Videotaped" ..... Showing your age there Smurffies!!
@@babbiification if specifically made against the law it is legal.
Laws vary by location.
I have PAs full " Title 18 crimes and punishment" along with the CFR(code of federal regulations) on my phone and there is nothing about recording minors(with the exception of laws relating to p0rn).
If you provide your location i could search online and let you know what i find.
Even in jurisdictions where consent is required, most places that have security cameras also have notices on the front door giving them implied consent from everyone who enters, and this consent is a two way street. Anyone else inside is legally able to record, although, management is also free to remove you for recording as well. If you want to record inside of a place with cameras, just be sure to capture video of the notice at the door, _that pretty much everyone doesn't examine and treats like chopped liver,_ clearly identifying the location in your footage before proceeding. It should easily protect your videos from members of the public, if nothing else. Obviously, it most definitely should go without saying, but restrooms in a public facility are not acceptable recording areas, even with legal notice.
People walk past these things like those are not there, despite those things actually being specifically in plain sight. No, it's not fine print, sleight of hand or in legalese English. Every corporate chain location should have one, but should give you pause, if not.
Another thing, the very specific answering machine beep is understood to mean that a call is being recorded and serves the same legal purpose for that end of things. The notice that companies give is understandably not going to be grey and ambiguous, but when these are invoked, you can and most probably should be recording as well. You will want the audio of their notice to make your copy of the recording fully fair game, which does put you in a brief dilemma, until it is verbally said aloud. This is where that voicemail tone comes into play. There will likely be hold music before the message of recording is heard, just play that voicemail tone during this period. Their rep should never be on the line before the notice is given in any case.
This concept is only a factor in a few states, and in the vast majority of US jurisdictions, you only have to be a known party to the call with no one from those excluded jurisdictions on the call, to legally record the conversation. However, with the ubiquidy of cellphones and VOIP, it is impossible to know where the person on the other end of the call is located. As far as I have searched, I have not come across travellers, vacationers nor snowbirds to Florida invoking in court the state law for the area code for their home jurisdiction number.
When I was 18 I worked for PCW/DSG Group. We were always told by management that we didn't have to sell something that was priced up wrong but if we refused to sell it, we had to remove it from sale for 7 days. So if it wasn't that much difference to the proper price, then just sell it as the incorrect price, otherwise we'd lose money from sales for 7 days. This was 22 years ago and I never cared enough to find out if it was legally correct
Nah its not legally correct. No shop is legally required to sell an item at any price advertised. The price is considered an invitation to purchase by law rather than the specific price of the item. I learned that from Derren browns book tricks of the mind, purely because he used to study as a solicitor long before he became the magician we all know him as now. A sale is an agreement between 2 parties once money has exchanged hands. Both parties have to be in agreement before any sale can legally take place (so to speak) otherwise a customer could equally just as legally be obligated to purchase the moment they enter a shop as well by the same rules. Interestingly the actualy legal precedent for that particular invite to purchase was laid down in boots vs the pharmacological society 19(hundred and something) I forget the exact year. Not exactly interesting when the legal precedent was laid down or by who. But that it was written in the chapter where derren teaches you how to increase your memory and that I happened to remember quite a bit about it lol
@@steammachine3061 nice info, cheers. Another thing PCW would do was increase the price of a product in one of the stores that had the least foot flow. Then a week later they could advertise it as x% off in every store, but the price never actually changed anywhere except that one store.
@@steammachine3061 They might get a slap on the wrist for false advertising though.
@steammachine3061 huh here I thought you'd have tighter laws than us on that. In America in some places they have to honor the listed price by law.
It is perfectly legal to not sell something, even if the item was advertised. An ad and a price tag aren't legal offers; they are just invitations to make offers. So if a wrong price is ticketed and someone wants to buy it - and taking the item to the cashier and having it rung up IS an offer - the business can still reject the offer by refusing to sell at that price or even at all.
That said, you cannot legally advertise a wrong price on purpose.
Feels like it's been a while since we had a good "Am I right Petah??!"
Miss that.
When I was in the military 20+ years ago; I had a patient that had a prescription for a shot or two of liquor to help with tremors brought on from exposure to various chemicals used in avionic maintenance over the decades before appropriate PPE became a thing.
Is it mad that while reading this comment, a loooong list of chemicals and their MSDS popped into my head and all I could think was "Yeah, that makes sense."
@@Plaprad The first time he pulled his flask out in plain view and took a slug from it. Alcoholic much? No, I have a script… Yeah, okay master sergeant; if you say so. Then he pulled out the profile. Literally a no shit kinda moment.
@@OldManAzeban Kinda wild the random profiles you see in the military.
Actually had office chairs banned for me when I had knee surgery. Apparently my doctor did the surgery to someone else who tore it back up moving around in an office chair. So under threat of an Article 15, I was banned from using a chair with wheels for two weeks.
@@Plaprad not surprised at all. Had a buddy that was an Arabic linguist and avid basketball player. After his fourth ACL surgery and rehab the Air Force told him if he played anymore ball while in they were going to court martial him. The guy blew them out enough they didn’t have enough tendon to graph from; so they had to use a tendon from a cadaver in him.
As an avionics technician, we could use some pretty hairy chemicals back in the day. Our exposure was fairly minor compared to fuels & engine troops.
In New Zealand it is illegal to sell or provide alcohol to someone under the age of 18. The exception to this is if a parent or guardian gives the alcohol to the minor and it is consumed under the parent/guardians supervision. It is always legal for an under 18 to drink alcohol. So if a 16 yr old happened to find an unopened bottle of beer, take it to the local park and drink it with their mates it is all perfectly legal unless the person who left the beer is proven to have knowingly left it for the minor to take.
Similar in Australia, though I think the exception for parents only applies to alcohol consumed at home. People under 18 can be in a pub or licensed club if they are in the company of a "responsible adult", but they can't be served or supplied alcohol by anyone (if they are seen drinking, they will be kicked out). There's also an exception for small amounts for religious ceremonies, like Catholic communion.
wouldn't them giving a sip to their mates be illegal
Ok as a kiwi myself this was news to me but I have looked and there does genuinely not appear to be any law against minor finding alcahole and consuming it, only laws regarding providing/selling alcahol to minors it would appear you are correct here
@NickSeide not technically as a minor you are not responsible for the supply the person that knowingly supplied you is, so if they did not knowingly supply you then from what I have seen there is a loophole. For instance if you take a bottle from your dad's beer fridge and go halves with a mate he didn't give you the bottle and you live at the address so it's not technically theft it's a loophole basically accessibility does mean willing supply
@trevdagg yeah a lot of people dont understand or know about this law. People know American laws from TV and assume ours are the same. Did you also know NZ does not have any open container laws? Also it is technically legal (but very inadvisable) to drink alcohol while driving as long as you remain under the blood alcohol limit. Also legal is for a minor to buy lotto tickets. For the bi-weekly draw. It is only illegal for under 18 to buy instant kiwis.
I have been practicing law in the US for over 15 years and I can say with great confidence that your average person knows little to nothing about the law or the legal system in general outside of things they saw on TV or in movies (which are almost always wrong in some way). People think they have rights they do not, they think the police can or cannot do certain things or that lawyers have the ability to do or not do certain things, etc... It can be very frustrating to spend so much time in school and in practice, to then have someone try to argue with me "well I know _____" and then go on to ramble on about what they think the law says, even though they are completely wrong.
Just like them making exxagerated, unnecessary & divisive comments about police shootings of unarmed black people. Simply cause they eat-up the media narrative.
Of the roughly 1,000 civilians shot by US police each year, the vast majority were armed or otherwise dangerous.
And of those unarmed victims in a given year.. 14 are black, yet 25 are white. So even though black people make up 14.4% of the populace, but commit over half of all violent crimes.. More unarmed white people are shot by police.
Those stats dont go with the narrative/agenda though.. So you never hear about it
Jury nullification!
@@OnnieKoski
Jury nullification is a real American tradition and part of democracy in action. Prosecutors have discretion to even charge an individual, jurors have the power to decline to convict for any reason or no reason at all.
Yeah, but... I watch MAD Legal Eagle. Checkmate. :)
As an ex police officer, there should be greater legality for brothels, this would add so ,any protections for vulnerable women as a legal brothel adds security to the women
build the brothel next to your house
Dread to think what the comment I can't see is. Good point and well made
I agree. The girls could be vetted to ensure they are not being trafficked or abused, they would have security and possibly even benefits like health insurance etc. hypothetically it could cut down on the spread of STDs, abuse and trafficking.
public place of business = cops can come in w/o warrant; all they'd need to do is write some extra protections enabling cops more oversight into the brothels activities...and they'd be safer.
Agreed! Then can be taxed, can add health checks and have local authorities carrying out checks on the women working there (to make sure they aren’t trafficked etc)
Did I just spot you having removed hotel california in the backround of the "Thats just your opinion man" meme. Some next level youtube bigbrain moves.
i remember when this channel had the word "business" in it for no reason.
Script slaps
The OG days, it's actually still called 'Business Blaze' in the video-description listing all of Simon's channels.
I work as a medical transcriptionist, and more than once I've had patients prescribed 1 beer per day while inpatient to help with alcohol withdrawals.
On so many US Body Cam channels you'll so often hear "you've arrested me but not read me my Miranda Rights!" when the Officer isn't intending to question them.
To be fair those people are always dumb as a bag of rocks.😂😂
Omg. The episode of The Inbetweeners when they have to buy a carvery meal to try to get a drink at the pub. lol. Great show.
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In Michigan, it is illegal for any server, including a bartender, to refuse service to a pregnant woman.
It's one of those laws we have that everybody thinks is fake, until they learn it's real. Then they hate it.
I think that applies to almost everywhere, it is illegal to refuse to sell alcohol to a pregnant women, just because she is pregnant. You can refuse to serve her is she is already intoxicated, or is not following the dress code etc.
It should be the opposite. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is probably the worst gift a parent can give their child.
@@Pushing_Pixels
It's really quite remarkable such a law exists.
My only guess is, people generally expected common decency and maternal instincts to cause the woman to moderate her own intake, and to protect her child naturally.
@janetpendlebury6808 but what's NOT illegal is refusing to serve with no reason given! Gets you out of that situation easily
I seem to have understood that, at least in Spain where I live, any establishment that serves drinks is legally obligated to give you a glass of tap water if you ask for it. Because the person asking could be dehydrated and not have any money on them, I'm guessing - it gets real hot here in summer.
Edit: Oh you're talking about serving **Alcohol** to pregnant women. Yeah that's disturbing.
This was an A+ video! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked if I was a cop(I’m not) under seemingly normal circumstances; such as being in the hospital around other patients.WTF.
Off topic, I wanted to point out that the currently(?) unlit Neon sign on the wall looks like it says VS. As in Victoria’s Secret. My fancy’s are ticked.😅
Wasn't expecting two Brennan clips back to back lmao. We love to see it 💜
I worked in a co-op grocery story 2021-2022, and I can promise that we didn’t call the cops on people for refusing to wear a mask; we did however call them when the person not only refused, but got verbally abusive and threatened violence against us. It became so common that one day a grown man mocked me for saying I had to go see an oncologist the next day and couldn’t risk getting Covid, before attempting to punch me in the face, and I merely pointed at the security camera and said “I have a lawyer and a witness, make my fucking day”.
And then there was the guy who showed up in front of our store with an AR-style gun and was screaming at anyone walking or driving by that we were trying to poison people with masks. The cops left him alone because he wasn’t physically on our property, wasn’t making explicit threats, and it’s an open-carry state. 🤷🏻♀️
in the US, if a cop tells you hes not a cop but then convinced you to engage in an illegal transaction, its considered "Entrapment" which is also illegal on their part usually making the case completely inadmissible in court and usually get thrown out of court.
and if the cop says they are a cop?
@@schwingedeshaehers Then obviously you are an idiot for doing something illegal in front of the cop after they told you they're a cop.
@@schwingedeshaehersWhen I served on my local grand jury, it was explained to us by the lawyers that how the cop identified was irrelevant.
The crux of the matter was this: If the officer’s words or actions resulted in a crime taking place that wouldn’t have happened without said cop’s involvement, it’s entrapment. If there’s reasonable evidence the crime would have happened anyway, with or without the cop, it’s an admissible case.
@@prime-of-two3753 that's understandable/reasonable
As someone who is disabled and can actually remember life before the ADA, I was both amused and horrified by the way people responded to mask mandates.
The answer to the question posited at 3:45 is "Because someone died"
The UK has an extremely relaxed regulatory landscape; If it isn't illegal it is legal in the UK. Whereas in Germany if it isn't explicitly legal it is illegal, by way of example.
This means that something extreme has to happen in the UK for a law to happen, and realistically the rich don't care until a whole bunch of proles die and the survivors make noise about it.
0:50 - Chapter 1 - Pubs do not have to open just because they can
1:35 - Mid roll ads
3:00 - Back to the video
5:40 - Chapter 2 - It's not illegal to sell sex in the UK
8:25 - Chapter 3 - It is perfectly legal to drive in flip flops
11:20 - Chapter 4 - It is perfectly legal to photograph children in public
15:05 - Chapter 5 - Police officers do not have to identify themselves if asked
17:00 - Chapter 6 - It is not illegal for a business to refuse service on health & safety grounds
19:20 - Chapter 7 - It is not universally illegal in america to drink alcohol under the age of 21
Chapter 6m though it is not illegal to refuse service for health and safety concerns, it is illegal to ask customers to put their own health at risk to shop there, like asking someone with respiratory issues to wear a mask that restricts their breathing further. Masks killed more people during the pandemic than the virus did. And the service provided by a cashier is accepting payment for goods, and refusing that service constitutes refusing payment, which legally means that the customer doesn't have to pay. To refuse the sale of necessities to someone who is medically unable to wear a mask is as good as a death sentence.
5:20 That being said I often hear a commercial for crypto on your podcast and it always makes me laugh
Remember when a couple of Simon channels got hacked by a crypto conference?
These sheath ads always crack me up. Like just tuck your suasage into your sock like everybody else
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😂 for any women in your intimate life I hope you wear really high socks if not then damn my good man endowed by the will of God himself
I love the new use of Brendan Lee Mulligan!! Props to the editors!
I used to be a full-time photographer I would always ask the parents and the child then show them the photograph.
I had to play a drunk in a school play in highschool. My drama teacher flat out asked me if I had ever been drunk before. I had not because I was a goody two shoes. The look on his face was actual frustration and disappointment. I am sure if he were able, he'd ask me to get drunk for educational purposes so I could play this part better.
actually you are allowed to photograph people in a public space but if the main subject is a person, you have to get permission from said person before you can sell the image. If they are not the main subject just in the background that's fine unless they have been photograph in a comprised position, for example if a wind court a skirt and you photographed that embarrassing moment then you delete that image and apologise to that individual; if you decide not to than legally you might get into hot water.
US law can vary from state to state and even city to city, but generally it is legal to photograph or videotape anyone in public, no need for consent. Additionally, it is generally legal to photograph or videotape private property, even without permission, so long as you do so from outside the private property. And if the private property is open to the public (like a store or restaurant), it's usually just as legal as on public property, unless they post signs that state otherwise or the owner (or an employee, representative, etc.) requests you to stop/leave.
The compromising situation you describe falls more under laws concerning personal privacy and the photographing of genetalia, rather than the legality of photographing people in public. You would likely need consent for a photo like that regardless of location.
@@SvafaBlackhand yeah, this is in the UK I believe and far as I am concern you cannot film anyone when they are on there private property.
It varies by jurisdiction. Apparently, in Germany you need someone's permission to take their photo in public. In Australia people can take your photo or video you anywhere you don't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy". So anywhere in public and probably in your low-fenced front yard, but not through your window. There are separate laws prohibiting things like deliberately invasive lewd photos, as well as places like nude beaches and public toilets.
I actually doubt you need someone's permission to sell a photo of them taken in public, or the paparazzi would all be out of a job, and celebrity gossip magazines wouldn't exist.
@@Pushing_Pixels Yes, yes all very fascinating, we all have different laws for this and that great. The one thing that kinda bugs me (if we are be honest) is everyone talking about the laws around this yet no one has talked about common human decencies and respect for people's privacy regardless of the law in whatever country their in! I am fully aware of the dark side of photography, I have work with photographers, models; I have seen the damage it can do! Can you see what I am saying?
@@Zombie_Problemno.
Simon saying "I just want to make people happy." before immediately taking the piss out of a subset of people is exactly why I love this channel.
Similar to number 2, Cannibalism is not illegal in the UK. But the methods to get human flesh to consume is what's illegal (murder, desecration of a corpse, etc....).
In the United States, there is no criminal prohibition on eating yourself or eating a part of your friend or family member that has been removed.
Was it the UK that had a case a decade or so back, where a person advertised for someone who would let him eat them? Someone agreed, then that person died, and dude ate them. His defence was he had consent, so the question became "at whose hand did the person die?".
@Pushing_Pixels No that was Germany. There's a Rammatein Song, Mein Teil, about it. Think his name was Ermin Mewes or something.
When I first got a "proper" job in Australia, I was the first point of contact for a government agency. I once got a call from a woman asking what documentation she needed to bring her placenta back from New Zealand to Australia. She wanted to eat it. I directed her to the Department of Health (I was working in a chemical safety area) but geez it was a weird call that stayed with me.
@@Jagonath Yeah, people do that. I once housesat for a couple, and they had one in their freezer. Saving it for a special occasion, I guess.
You know sh!t is serious when Simon is like, "Wassup?"
Photographing strangers in public (regardless of their age) is actually illegal in Germany. Unless they are just in the background or celebrities, you have to get the consent of anyone you are taking pictures of.
WTF? That is so weird. I would have though Germany of all places would at least have civilized laws in relation to public filming. Basically if you have the legal right to view it, you have the legal right to record it.
I totally agree with this german law. Just because I'm giong about my daily life why does someone have the right to take a photo of me or my children. This kind of law could also stop these stupid youtubers from doing dumbass "pranks" on people
I actually thought this was (now) based on GDPR laws, wouldn't it then apply EU wide?
yes, with GDPR it's EU wide
In the US, there's no requirement for the cops to tell you the truth. They can say the sky is red, and that's perfectly fine. BUT... For a suspect to lie to the police, you can catch a charge for that.
Perfect for my lunch break
When my son was 10 years old, we went on a cruise for mine and his step-dad's wedding. As such, my son wearing a tux - partly because of the wedding that day and partly because the cruise ship has "formal nights" where you were expected to dress to the nines for dinner. While we were eating, these two adorable older Italian women - think sweet grandmothers - came up and asked if they could take a picture of my son because he reminded them of their sons. I didn't know until that day that my son poses really well for photos. lol But it was very sweet of the ladies to ask first.
I've been binging the Casual criminalist and into the shadows while working all week... I needed this
It is however Illegal to refuse service to a trans person that wants you to bake "A Transition Cake". I'm with you on the right to refuse service, but that case stands in direct opposition. I'm so in favor of this right, I would let someone refuse me on any basis they want.
Yea, some cold meds contain alcohol, Simon. (aka Night Quill)
SIMION WHISTLER has the most amazing work ethic, the rate he pumps out videos. It Is a good motivation.
Ah, yes… Wisconsin, Louisiana and Texas… where you’re legally allowed to buy a glass of wine for your child bride.
Might I suggest the craziest things that *are* illegal?
Personal favorites of mine are it's illegal to trust anything a man in a bowtie says in Groton, Connecticut
In Kansas, it's illegal to hunt bunnies...from motorboats
Great vid always love the blaze!
Great writing from Dave!
Awesome reactions from fact boi!
Frickin hilarious editing Julian!
The bowtie thing should be universal.
I'm retired law enforcement and Pub owner and I know for a fact in my state when they tell me everyone must be out by 3:00 am then everyone must be out at that time. If your Pub is in our downtown area then you can be open later.
"put your different pieces in different places'" is the most wholesome way of saying it. lolol
OMFG SIMON if you dont tilt that fucking picture frame up slightly so i dont have to see your set lighting I WILL FLY TO EASTERN EUROPE, BREAK IN AND DO IT MYSELF
We had a dude in my bootcamp flight that was 16 on a waiver. I also think he was on a one year trial period thingy too, super weird. Especially since 1 year usually only covers basic training and the tech school after, you really aren't getting into doing your job yet. But yeah, you can join pretty young in the US.
I don't remember what job he got though. Would have been funny if he was a fuel truck driver or something considering he JUST got his driver's license a week before bootcamp.
First like!
I'm your first like
@@MarBarz and I’m yours.
You do know everyone collectively roll their eyes at this comment.
@@scubaad64 good for you
@@MarBarz haha yep, exactly the kind of worthless douche I thought you were. XD
I had the photographs argument with two Americans earlier today. Both were adamant that it was illegal to take a photo of a child in public. Unfortunately for them, their Constitution disagreed.
19:16 I did know this one, because when I was a teenager, my parents took me and my younger brother to a pub for dinner and we both had a half-pint of beer because we were having a sit-down meal with our parents. The barman/landlord was the one who explained the rule and when my brother and I were presented with a half pint of beer, we were very excited.
I was quite close to turning 18 myself and my parents explained it was a treat for the occasion but it was still an experience I remember, because who wouldn't remember sitting in a pub drinking a beer while under age but it be perfectly legal!
Not to be eristic, but I used to work at a gay club in Birmingham, AL (USA) and all the clubs and bars had to close at midnight (or 1 am, I don't really remember because it was over a decade ago), except for The Quest and one other bar, and that was because they were grandfathered in. Because of that, they were legally allowed to stay open 24 hours.....as long as they kept their doors open. The first time they closed their doors for business, they were no longer grandfathered in and had to close at the normal time.
So even when we had to bug bomb it, TECHNICALLY, we were still open. I sat out front on my little bar stool and anyone that showed up, I would tell them that if they wanted to drink that bad, they could go make their drink.
No one ended up going in to make a drink that day, lol.
20:32 We have occasionally prescribed ethanol for patients who were in danger of detoxing from alcohol and couldn't take benzo's for whatever reason. You have to get the pharmacy to order it because most pharmacies don't keep alcohol in stock.
In the US, chocolate eggs with a toy inside (Kinder Surprise eggs) are illegal throughout the entire country and if you’re caught with one you could get a $2,500 fine BUT you can own any firearm without restrictions and without registration in some states…. 🙄🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Re: driving barefoot/wearing flip flops, my step dad was a driver training instructor as well as a high school biology teacher, back when driver training was a class taught in highschool. He told me that the reason no barefoot driving was taught was that students couldn't attend school barefoot, and therefore students couldn't be barefoot in driver training class.
My dad was actually told by a doctor to drink a case of beer once. He had already had kidney stones without passing them twice before and they had caused him to go into kidney failure both times. So when he got kidney stones a third time his doctor told him to buy a case of beer and drink it over the next day or 2 in hopes that the increased urine would flush the stones. It worked
Why wouldn’t water, or any liquid, work. I mean you’re just trying to up your urine output
@@debbylou5729 according to the doctor, they would but not as quickly. Alcohol is a diuretic (a chemical that removes water from the body).
@@eph2vv89only1way thanks…I had forgotten how thirsty hung over people are. I was thinking it was to remove toxins
In Quebec it’s illegal to photograph or film anyone without their consent. Now, this law is rarely enforced, as most people consider it is socially acceptable to take pictures in a public space and don’t care if they are in the background of your art project. What it means, tho, is that if someone is following you (or your kid) and taking pictures you are uncomfortable with, you can tell them to stop and they will be in trouble if they do not. And if any of those pictures or videos end up online, and you or your child become laughing stock in a tiktok meme for instance, you can do something about it. I think it’s fairly sensible, and also journalists and the press have exemptions so they don’t get in trouble every time a newsperson is in public.
3:49 “How did we get here, why are there so many rules?”
I live in the US, and in my state you can buy beer and wine from a drive-through store where you pull in and point at what you want without leaving your vehicle. We also have pre-chilled wine and beer both in packs or single cans in gas stations. You’ve just gotta promise not to open it until you get to your destination.
I’m gonna guess the UK has so many rules because they realized people would do stuff like this if they didn’t.
In the UK you can buy alcohol in supermarkets and service stations. We also have drive through bottle shops in Australia. You do not have to promise not to drink it till you get home though.
To clarify, in the US, you cant actually go into military service until you turn 18, however you can begin the enlistment process at age 17 so that by the time your 18 and graduate high school, you can immediately head to basic training.
Quick mention on the "delete those photos" bit.
A policeman cannot insist on deletion of images. It requires a Court Order signed by a judge.
In wisconsin a 17yo can drink with a parent in a bar, but an 18yo. 19yo, or 20yo cannot. Additionally, minors are allowed to be in a bar without a parent or guardian, so long as they do not sit at the bar (the bar must have tables), and more than 50% of the bar's sales at the time are not alcohol related.
Source: my parents owned a bar in wisconsin and kept hourly sales records for at least one day each month in case they had a complaint about minors in the bar (which happened frequently during high school lunch). It was a small town with few food options.
My new favorite new thing about brain blaze is how UA-cam will auto play a random episode after you watch the current one and the outro will bleed into the intro of the next one to comical results. Today's was "WTF! EAT THE OMELETTES/and then he sewed the skull into a life size doll..."
Simon is a little more like Eugene Krabs with each passing day, and I love it
One of the many things I love about Simon , check the 1st 10 secs of the vid. Honest AF
In the state of Virginia, it actually says that it is against the law to drive in flip flops or sandals that do not have some type of heel support. I cannot remember the specific terminology because I got my license well over 20 years ago, but I remember it specifically being in the study guide.
As for pubs/bars, different states have different hours. For Virginia, 2am is the latest and convenience stores can't sell alcohol past midnight.
As far as prescribing alcohol, there is one condition that I'm aware of where this is a thing. It's what we use if someone ingests methanol (aka wood alcohol). The problem with methanol ingestion is not the methanol itself. The problem is the metabolites - substances produced when the body breaks down methanol. VERY nasty effects, including blindness and I think liver damage. If we give ethanol, the body will selectively metabolize the ethanol and harmlessly excrete the methanol. Ethanol is the type of alcohol that's in booze. Normally we give it IV, but yes, if you're in a remote area where you don't have immediate access to medical care or if you're in a small facility that doesn't have IV ethanol on hand, you can absolutely go down the liquor store and pick up whatever you think the person will drink. (I actually worked as a nurse at one point in a very remote community that is also dry, no alcohol permitted, and we kept two bottles of vodka in the narcotics cupboard specifically for cases such as this.)
Please do NOT anybody take this as an excuse to drink methanol. It can be VERY dangerous.
😂😂😂"I will send you to Jesus!!" Insert Jen's "OK" kid clip here.
Please keep educating people on the ability to refuse service!!!! People are getting wild in restaurants nowadays
People can drive with headlights so bright that they blind everyone within 3 blocks, but god forbid your interior light show up in the back window.
As a pregnant woman i appreciate Simon's in sight as to what having kids is like 😂
My sister thought that it was Entrapment if you couldn't see the Police before they stopped you while committed a moving traffic violation.
I worked in bars for eight years. Every year when Daylight Savings rolled around the patrons would always argue for us to stay open an hour later.
I am pretty sure you can drink at any age in a private home, I am Australian though and often enjoyed a shandy as a kid (mostly lemonade with just a bit of beer)
We'd get wrecked in fine dining class when talking with our sommelier instructor
In Germany it is currently not legal to take photos of people without their permission. So photographing anybody on the street, child or adult, without asking them first is not allowed and could present problems if you post these photos anywhere. At events, people are asked for their written permission upon entrance and if they don't give it, photographers are legally obligated to delete any pictures containing that person.
At a glacier in Canada, a young child was drinking from glacier melt. I didn’t even think about taking a photo….
The foto-thing actually is illegal in Germany, when the person can be identified on the foto. For example, if the person has turned their back, it is ok to take a picture.
thanks for the video, very informative.
Awesome editing on this episode! Kudos to Julian Vu.
note that the law does not say they can take photos of people for COMMERCIAL purposes without permission. nor does it allow harassing people with a camera
Hi Simon, I’m John. I hope you enjoyed that desk I delivered.
We were foster parents for a season, I had to CONSTANTLY ask people to delete or not publish pictures of our foster kids. It was enough to keep us from doing group activities in our community quite often. While it wasn't illegal, it was against policy and we could get in SERIOUS trouble for it, even though we weren't the ones posting pictures.
i love how Simon, from all the names for a fictional US undercover policeman, picked Terry 🤣 If he was calling himself Terry, he could have wear his FBI jacket at the same time (or Scottland Yard one, if they had those).,...
I absolutely love how honest Simon is about his love of making Mo' Money! :'D
The cure for methanol poisoning is surprisingly consuming ethanol
sweet! new video from my favorite yt channel and perfectly timed as well, i just finished watching every single bb video and was about to go into withdrawal😅
Here in Sweden, the laws concerning alcohol are really strange;
You can only buy alcoholic products over 3,5% in the store Systembolaget, and then only when over 20 y/o.
Regular grocery stores sell beer/cider containing up to 3.5% alcohol, and the legal age for this is 18.
...BUT you can get in to a pub when being 18 or 19 and order hard liquor.
This just baffles me, I can't wrap my head around the reasoning...
The amount of people who stay in hotels (UK) who think if the hotel has a bar then they must serve them whenever they ask is unbelievable.
I've had so much abuse when I've told guests that the bar is closed "but I'm a resident". They genuinely think they have a right to be served.
You can join the U.S. Military at 17 with a parents permission, however you can not be assigned to a combat zone until you turn 18.
When i was in the Marine Corp as long as you were on federal land,(base, and federal parks), the drinking age for beer was 18 and 19 for spirits.
Here in Montana where i live it is absolutely illegal to drive with your interior light on(or at least it was about 10 years ago when my friends and i got our first licenses), i had a friend fail their driving test over it 😂
In the U.S., if a cop is in uniform and performing his job, yes they do have to provide their name and badge number if asked. They also have to call a supervisor if you request it. Most cops don't even know this is the law or blatantly defy the law for their own benefit. ALWAYS RECORD YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE POLICE!
In the US there are equal protection laws that can in so many cases make it illegal for you to not sell the person the product for the price listed that it's generally best for the store to just go ahead and sell the person the product for the price listed. The person can claim discrimination, which would be illegal, because you might raise the price for them and then lower it for someone else. The person can claim false advertising, which is also illegal in the US. The fact that it was an honest mistake could protect you if you could prove it was an honest mistake, but that requires going to court over a pack of cigarettes or even a TV set, and that you technically can refuse a person service is true, trying to prove you were refusing service because the price was listed wrong instead of because you're racist or something is also very difficult and again requires time in court. So, while it's not technically illegal, it's generally just better to sell them the item for the price listed, even if the price was wrong, in the US.
This is why, in the US, many stores put an expiration date on the price labels for their product, especially when it is for a sale. That way if the sale ends and a staffer doesn't get around to removing and changing the sale price tags the store can point to the date on the tag and say, "It says so right there, it's expired."