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Best Law, policing & justice videos, as recommended on Hacker News

124 videos about law, policing & justice that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly explainer, commentary, talk. Channels that come up most: LastWeekTonight, TEDx Talks, Tom Scott, TED. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Don't Talk to the Police: HN treats it as the canonical video to link whenever talking to police or interrogations come up.

• lectureDon't Talk to the PoliceRegent University School of Law · 13 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• explainerYouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is.Tom Scott · 13 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• talkAntonin Scalia - On American ExceptionalismAmericanRhetoric.com · 12 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• lectureThe Cardboard Box Reform - Nixon's Ghost Bill & A Crucial Flaw in DemocracyCRI · 9 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• documentarySeattle is Dying | A KOMO News DocumentaryKOMO News · 10 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• documentaryEverything is a Remix (Original Series)Kirby Ferguson · 7 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• explainerThe Machinery Of Freedom: Illustrated summarybitbutter · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2020
• talkCybersecurity as Realpolitik by Dan Geer presented at Black Hat USA 2014Black Hat · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2023
• documentaryThe House I Live In Official Trailer #1 (2012) Drugs Documentary Movie HDRotten Tomatoes Trailers · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2015
• commentaryCivil Forfeiture: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 8 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• commentaryTobacco: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 6 HN recommenders · 2015–2021
• talkAll-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 MilesAll-In Podcast · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• commentaryThe Patent Scam IntroAustin Meyer · 6 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• musicCopying Is Not Theft - Official VersionQuestion Copyright · 6 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• documentaryHow Valve is Profiting from Steam's Back-Door CasinosPeople Make Games · 5 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• commentaryPig Butchering Scams: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 5 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• commentaryOpioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• talkOur democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how we fix it | Larry Lessig | TEDxMidAtlanticTEDx Talks · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• commentary"Games as a service" is fraud.Accursed Farms · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talk"You Have the Right to Remain Innocent" (James Duane)The Cato Institute · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• commentaryTelevangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
• documentary13TH | FULL FEATURE | NetflixNetflix · 6 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• talkEverything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TEDTED · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• explainerCopyright: How It Went WrongCGP Grey · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2020
• talkGermany: Low Crime, Clean Prisons, Lessons for America | Jeff Rosen | TEDxMountainViewHighSchoolTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• commentaryMunicipal Violations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 5 HN recommenders · 2015–2020
• talkDEFCON 17: That Awesome Time I Was Sued For Two Billion DollarsChristiaan008 · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
• explainerYouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else?Tom Scott · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• comedyVerbatim: What Is a Photocopier? | Op-DocsNew York Times Opinion · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• newsCall Between Alexey Navalny and FSB Officer Konstantin Kudryavtsev [English Subtitles]Bellingcat · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• interviewЯ позвонил своему убийце. Он призналсяАлексей Навальный · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• documentaryThe Part of History You've Always Skipped | NeoslaveryKnowing Better · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• comedyDon't Say VelcroVELCRO® Brand · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• podcastCan We Pull Back From The Brink? (Episode #207)Sam Harris · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• commentaryOpioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• commentaryEpic v Apple: Judgment Day - Who Won? Who Lost? ...and Why? (VL538)Hoeg Law · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• documentaryThe Kennedy Assassination: Inside the Book DepositoryLEMMiNO · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• talkRepublic, Lost (my favorite version)lessig · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• interviewAbolish Copyrights and Patents? A Soho Forum DebateReasonTV · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• documentaryPeople & Power - On a wing and a prayerAl Jazeera English · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• explainerWhat is Right to Repair? An introduction for curious people.Louis Rossmann · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• talkThe Surprising History of Copyright and What It Means For...Google TechTalks · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• talkDEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory DoctorowDEFCONConference · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• interviewEvery Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive)Adam Neely · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• explainerWatching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for LifeCGP Grey · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• interviewErrol Morris interviews mob lawyer Murray Richman - 1/3Melchi · 3 HN recommenders · 2009–2012
• demoGlitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch PiratesMark Rober · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• talkLaws that choke creativity | Larry LessigTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2012
• talkSusan Crawford on Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry & Monopoly Power in the New Gilded AgeBerkman Klein Center for Internet & Society · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2014
• explainerThe Long, Twisted And Slightly Ridiculous Story of Avgas Part 1AVweb · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• commentaryTimeshares: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• talkIn full: Rowan Atkinson on free speechDefend Free Speech · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• explainerAdam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee LawsuittruTV · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• explainerThe Long, Twisted and Slightly Ridiculous Story of Avgas Part 2AVweb · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• explainerWhy Japan's Conviction Rate is 99% (Actually Explained)That Japanese Man Yuta · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2020
• documentaryEverything is a Remix (2023 Edition)Kirby Ferguson · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerWho’s Taking America’s Water? | Climate TownClimate Town · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• explainerThe One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak TerribleWendover Productions · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerWhy Japan Arrests ForeignersPaolo fromTOKYO · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• commentaryDeception, Lies, and ValveCoffeezilla · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
• explainerHow to Design Impenetrable Airport SecurityWendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• talkLawyer. Passport. Locksmith. Gun. (A Talk About Risk & Preparedness)DeviantOllam · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerThe Iroquois ConfederacyHistoria Civilis · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• commentarySLAPP Suits: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• newsThe Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy: EventID=104573House Committee on the Judiciary · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2017
• commentaryPAW Patrol's Dark Secret, ExplainedSkip Intro · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• explainerWhy Are Emulators Legal? Dolphin vs. Nintendo, and the Fate of Emulation [Great Emu War Pt. 1]Moon Channel · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerEverything is a Remix Part 3 (Original Series, 2011)Kirby Ferguson · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2018
• talkRowan Atkinson on free speechThe Christian Institute · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• documentaryBUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police EncountersFlex Your Rights · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2014
• talkTEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a HelmetTEDx Talks · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
• interviewGaiman on Copyright Piracy and the WebOpenRightsGroup · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2014
• explainerCorruption is Legal in AmericaRepresentUs · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
• commentaryU.S. Territories: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
• talkThe $8 billion iPod | Rob ReidTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
• commentaryFerguson, MO and Police Militarization: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• explainerThe Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn SignalsTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• documentaryThe Fight for the Soul of Seattle | A KOMO News DocumentaryKOMO News · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• talkCopyright is Brain Damage | Nina Paley | TEDxMaastrichtTEDx Talks · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• explainerWhy We Can't Have Small Trucks Anymore - Blame the EPAAll Cars with Jon · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• documentaryEverything Is A Remix (Full Film)StarveTheSystem2 · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• explainerThe hidden background noise that can catch criminalsTom Scott · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• documentaryShenzhen: A New Breed of Intellectual Property (Part 3) | Future Cities | WIREDUncanny Valley by WIRED · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• tutorialThe RIGHT Way to Handle a Police Stopbart40330 · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2017
• documentaryUpdated BP Texas City Animation on the 15th Anniversary of the ExplosionUSCSB · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• commentaryHomeschooling: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• documentaryJohn Stossel's Illegal EverythingVP attnm · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
• commentaryJones Act Debate | Center for Maritime Strategy & Heritage Foundation | Containerships & DirigiblesWhat's Going on With Shipping? · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• comedyThe Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)Dropout · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• explainerHow They Caught The Golden State KillerVeritasium · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• commentaryCopyright Deadlock (The Jimquisition)Stephanie Sterling · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2021
• talkTalk - Eben Moglen - Free and Open Software: Paradigm for a New Intellectual Commonstalkingsticktv · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2023
• explainerThe Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A CenturyTom Scott · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2025
• commentaryThe Real Cost of Cruises | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | NetflixNetflix Is A Joke · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• comedyPatents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• talkOchko123 - How the Feds Caught Russian Mega-Carder Roman SeleznevBlack Hat · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2024
• lectureMilton Friedman - Who Benefits From Licensing?LibertyPen · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• musicThe Light It Up Contest -- geohotgeohot · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2025
• comedyThe Daily Show - Gun Control Whoop-de-doo (ft. John Oliver)Comedy Central · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2024
• documentaryGuilty until proven innocent.JCS - Criminal Psychology · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2021
• comedyThe Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal | Adam Ruins EverythingDropout · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2019
• talkHow to rob a bank (from the inside, that is) | William BlackTED · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2023
• documentaryWhy Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own SeedsVeritasium · 1 HN recommender · 2025–2025
• commentaryProsecutors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2019
• documentaryWhy Every Japanese Criminal is GuiltyRare Earth · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• talkDEF CON 17 - Deviant Ollam - Packing and the Friendly SkiesDEFCONConference · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2023
• commentaryFacebook Freebooting - Smarter Every Day 128SmarterEveryDay · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• newsWatch Cops Seize Combat Vet's Life Savings [RARE FOOTAGE]Institute for Justice · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2022
• otherA Man For All Seasons - Giving the Devil the Benefit of LawCrassHeretic · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• otherA Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speechdniete97 · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
• demoGlitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)Mark Rober · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• documentaryDoing Time Doing Vipassana - Full official versionKaruna Films LTD · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2020
• commentaryIan Hislop on Capital PunishmentCaptain Soul · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2024
• documentaryLocksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)CBC News · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• otherBill Gates - Microsoft Antitrust Deposition - HighlightsJoe John · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• otherAll Creative Work Is DerivativeQuestion Copyright · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2022
• documentaryThis LA Musician Built $1,200 Tiny Houses for the Homeless. Then the City Seized Them.ReasonTV · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• commentaryPolice Interrogations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• talkCopyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement | Damien Riehl | TEDxMinneapolisTEDx Talks · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• comedyAdam Ruins Everything - The Sinister Reason Weed is IllegaltruTV · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• other4th of July DUI Checkpoint - Drug Dogs, Searched without Consent, while InnocentChris Voluntaryist · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2016
• explainerHow Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers)Practical Engineering · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2025
• commentarySacrifices to the Church of NintendoEmpLemon · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• explainerHow to Stop a RiotWendover Productions · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2020