I was an MP in the Marines and it shocks me how policing in the civilian sector, is more militaristic than it was for me as an actual military policeman. We were taught that we were policing our brother and sister Marines and their families. We had a "police your neighbor" approach whereas Civilian police are trained with an "us against them" mentality and have been given ordinance and taught tactics used by actual occupying forces. There is a laundry list of things we need to do as Americans that perhaps starts with a hard look at the hearts and integrity of all our elected officials rather than their political lean. Accompanied by immediate changes to policing through De-funding, restructuring, and reallocation of resources and responsibilities. In large part because our police are asked to do things, they are neither trained or equipped for but primarily so they can focus on changing the culture of there order and the removal of those who cannot adjust.

I said this on another video but it needs to said again here. Everyone in America remember: even if the polls say he’s losing, that’s no reason not to go out and vote to kick Trump out. On the contrary, it’s a sign that your vote can make a difference, but only if everyone works together to make that difference. So vote like your vote could be the tipping point, because it definitely was 4 years ago. Remember all those people who decided not to vote or voted third party in protest? How about people who didn’t bother to vote because they were so sure Trump would lose? I beg of you, do not do that this year because all of that helps Trump. If last election should teach you anything, it’s that your vote can and does matter, even and especially when you think it doesn’t.

Want an example of what it could be like with fewer police? I had my home broken into once. Called the police, an officer came over, looked around and said there wasn’t much he could do beyond filing a report. At the time I lived in a not so safe area full of people who kept to themselves. I didn’t know my neighbors at the time and didn’t have a clue on who would have broken into my home. Was it a neighbor? Someone from outside the neighborhood? Suddenly everyone looked suspicious to me and I felt terrible and very sad that the police didn’t care. A few years later I moved into a “not so safe” apartment complex. It was primarily black and I learned very quickly that the police were not welcome. They came in and terrorized my neighbors, yes, but they were not welcome. At first, I was nervous about what I perceived as gangs walking around all the time, though they always seemed overly respectful to me. There were a few people who sat outside their doors to smoke or talk on their phones and I could count on them to kind of always be there. My next door neighbor was one of the people who always sat outside. She explained to me how the neighborhood worked. The “gangs” I saw were often just friends who had some time and they used their hangout time to patrol the streets. Most of them were teenagers and when they went home, they would let their mama’s know about what they saw going on in the neighborhood. The mamas got together and also shared information about the goings on in the neighborhood. This would then spread to anybody else who wanted the news. Most of the people I saw sitting outside were people who liked gossiping with neighbors and were the best sources of information about the goings on. I learned who was old and may be in need of help. Who needed a baby sitter and who was going to college next semester. Who had mental issues to look out for and what kids were actual trouble makers. Who had a gun. Who had been in prison. She also told me that prevention was the best thing to stop violence and theft. Lock your door. Keep your blinds and curtains closed unless you’re actively using that window. However, the biggest piece of advice she gave me, advice that has worked for this neighborhood, is to get to know your neighbors. It is so important to know the people you live around. Help them where you can and accept their help when they can offer it. Build a network of people to look out for each other and crime will reduce. Is it a completely crimeless neighborhood? No. But we make do without police and let’s be real, the police don’t do much for poor people anyway. All that money we put into policing should be reallocated into the community itself. Better public transportation so people can go to and from work without a car (freeing up the money that goes into a car into other things). More money into our public schools to promote actual learning rather than the school to prison pipeline we currently have. Public healthcare so people don’t fall into poverty because they get sick or injured. Public internet so more can have school and work from home. Basically public infrastructure would help everyone have a better life. Private infrastructure only helps the rich.

One random thought that's really been bothering me over the past couple weeks. In a pandemic, it took months for our country to have the proper equipment to battle this illness. But of all the hundreds of videos we've seen over the past two weeks, it seems the police don't have that problem. Those dudes have ALL the goods. Just seems strange and horrible.

Defunding the police sounds so radical until you realize we have been defunding education, housing, public health and public transportation for years!

How about we invest some of that money into education, which could reduce the poverty that leads to crime.

6 years now my wife has been a paraprofessional, sometimes referred to as a teacher's aide or teacher's assistant. In those six years the two of us have had to work 6 jobs at the same time to afford our sub 1000 square foot home, our 2009 kia soul and all other regular cost-of-living bills. My wife works full time and two part-time jobs after school and on the weekends, I work two full-time jobs and a part-time job on the weekends. That's how poor we are. My wife out of the goodness of her heart chooses to purchase school supplies for her 20+ EDBD (emotionally, developmentally, behaviorally, disabled) students instead of lettingthem fail. She regularly has to purchase dry erase markers, construction paper, notebooks, pencils... Etc. And a few years ago, when it was a thing, the talk was my wife needed to go get firearm training and purchase a handgun to protect the school because cops weren't capable, again all of this was expected to come out of our pocket. They've been defunding the schools, the healthcare, the firefighters, and social programs since before I was alive. Make the cops buy their own body armor, make them buy their own guns and ammo, make them pay for their own training. I had to pay for all of that a security guard.

I wonder if Seth ever reads these comments...You sure crack me up! Thank you for hanging in doing new shows during the virus instead of playing reruns! You are a funny funny guy! 👍👍

Defunding the police sounds crazy, til you realize we've been doing it to education for decades.

we had no ventilators to help our people during a pandemic, but plenty of riot gear and tanks to go against our own people.

"Diet Coke stained beanbag chair"; "soulless business potato"--I've gotta start writing these down!

AND WHILE WE ARE AT IT, LET'S TRY SOLVING HOMELESSNESS *WITH HOUSING* FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER INSTEAD OF CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD EXTORTIONATE RENT #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

It's cheaper to pay for public housing, drug rehab and education than for police, jails and emergency room services. That's just a fact. Some cities and states are already making a good faith effort to spend money helping people instead of locking them up, some are not.

"A soulless business potato" is one of the better descriptions I've heard. Well done.

I don’t understand those who say “wHo iS goInG to coMe heLp yoU whEn thEre’S nO poLiCe”? Defunding the police DOES NOT MEAN abolishing it! EDIT: defunding means basically not giving them as much of the HUGE amounts of $ PD’s receive and instead allocating it towards much needed resources such as schools who DONT EVEN HAVE ENOUGH TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHERS. Thanks!

If these people on the right were really libertarians, wouldn't they be FOR defunding the police? I mean, isn't that what your guns are for?

Hi from Canada! Fellow Americans, PLEASE VOTE YOUR LEADER OUT!!!

Vote, vote, vote! Don’t forget to vote! No matter what you have to do, vote! Remember all the poor ideas and how he wanted to TURN OUR OWN MILITARY ON US, for a photo op!

Defund and abolish are not the same thing!

47% of the people disagree with Trumps handling of the protests, that means 53% approves??? That would worry me a lot more, what a mess.

And by the way, end funding the failure of the “WAR ON DRUGS”! Another reason why police have become militarized! And the drug problem is WORSE, not better. Healthcare SHOULD NOT BE TIED TO A JOB EITHER!

I have to admit that when I first saw people saying "Defund The Police" I did have the wrong impression of what was meant. But then I read the explanations and it made sense.

Seth has been killing it lately. I love that he’s so in touch with the plight of our black brothers and sisters as well as our young people. This was just perfectly spot on. The baseball pitcher and catcher analogy was perfect for comparing how protestors demand the change, while politicians (mostly democrats) get spooked away because of the eye catching, non focused tested terminology that they don’t want to bother trying to understand.

There are school districts with cut budgets where the only classroom supplies were bought out of the teachers paycheck. We need to start at the roots of our society. Fund education IMO

It means more community outreach programs and less money for tanks

*The closer we get to his lose, the more erratic he will become. We need secret service to keep a close eye on trump so he doesn’t blow up the US when he thinks we betrayed him by voting him out. He is sick and delusional. He needs to go.*

Or, in other words, "Defund the Police" isn't saying Andy Griffith has to fire Don Knotts, hang up his badge, and go fishing. It's saying that he doesn't need to be given extra funding so he can maintain that Armored Personnel Carrier he's blocking the Mayberry streets with or that riot gear he's kicking Otis the town drunk's door down in. It's freaking Mayberry, pop. 150 at most, which doesn't need that kind of military presence, and they could use that same money to send Otis to AA meetings

“Oooooo, someone got a thesaurus”. You are a funny guy, Seth. Insightful and very funny. Thank you.

I like how Tucker Carlson has started painting himself orange to be more like his Cheeto Messiah.

Having that backdrop on Fox, stating "This is a move toward authoritarian social control" .... Oh my God.... the irony!

From what I’ve seeing and hearing it’s about 12 weeks training to become a police officer , it takes longer to learn how to cut hair

"if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"

He had low polls before the 2016 elections, too. Don't believe them. GO VOTE no matter what the poll says.

NEEDED; seriously strong PSYCHE/MENTAL evaluations needed before giving law enforcement JOBS

America 2020: Where people can hear “Black Lives Matter” or “Police brutality is bad” and argue.

“Antifa skate teens roaming the streets in their Hamilton t-shirts forgiving student loans and forcing people to use their free healthcare. ‘I’m sorry sir, but I have no choice to detain you, take you to the hospital and get that rash checked out, free of charge. Now, jump on the back of my board.’” Brilliant! Yes, please!

We need to up the funding of mental health resources most of all.

Quite frankly- responding to police violence by threatening to hit them where it hurts - their budgets - is probably a very efficient action.

This all seems to come at a time when it is most feasible to make real change, with a pandemic happening, coming out of this is perfect to overhaul a system that has needed it for years. It makes complete sense. Everything at some point needs to grow and move forward, this time it is the system of policing. I am looking forward to seeing the amazing things that may come of this if done right and if the system does not fight the change tooth and nail. Which in the end i can 100% see people saying to the person next to them, "wow, all of this change really did alot to help the lives of the people we help and the systems put there to do so... why did we fight this change so desperately?" IMO this is truly remarkable, something happened, the world reacted, and real change came of it, it usually doesnt happen this way. It really does feel good to see the people truly affecting change in America. Now we will see how the next steps roll out.

The fact that this guy isn't just smiling into the camera after every joke just to bathe in the laughter from the live crowd makes it so much more enjoyable to watch.

that they are buying ads on tv channels he watches to make him feel good, shows how thin skinned and how sad and insecure a person he really is

Why don't the politicians just call it Community Resource Reallocation. It has less bite but says the same thing.

Somebody should say "defund" does not mean "eliminate". It means "reconsider", not blindly slashing.

Well said, Seth. Thank you for a clear explanation of what "defund the police" means. Seems to me they're actually saying "Give less funding to the police, and shift that money into other services that will help people nonviolently." But that's too long to fit on a protest sign.

In November you will have the opportunity to say...”You’re Fired!”

My father was a correction officer (read "jail cop") as well as a security officer, and we've discussed this a bit. So I can confidently say "Defund the police" has a deceptively strong connotation. Far too many people on BOTH sides of the isle are hearing it and likely thinking "bankrupt" or "abolish," which would lead to total anarchy and then privatized security with no actual law being upheld. To make the message clear we need to be united on what the message _is,_ and I think we should just stick with "Reform the police." Like re-appropriating funds between different areas, increased employment for less stressed out cops (again, I've experienced this in my family), re-educating or simply booting out the hard-asses who won't accept reform, and making them all more accountable to the public.

Tucker Carlson looks like the result of someone trying to recreate the "trust-fund frat boy bully" from every 80's and 90's college movie in a lab

Glad to see Disney pulling advertising from Tucker Carlson.

Died laughing at "My wife forgot to pay our Twitter bill."

6:30: Aiming their weapons at reporters. It's no wonder we haven't heard from Reuters on this issue. Reporting in Lebanon is one thing but no way they are going into that US battlefield. You get shot at and then sued by the government for exposing the truth. Fascism plus capitalism=death to liberty.

Flash bangs are more properly known as stun grenades or flash bombs. Flash Bangs makes them sound like something a kid says when he’s playing Batman!

As a Brit I must say you are the face of America I knew and loved,please continue the flight to get your Country back.

Seth, I love the way you sign off with, "stay safe, wash your hands, we love you." Thank you for that.

I actually watched a Fox News episode and it truly seems like they tuck Rump in with bedtime stories, saying " you're a good person, you have done nothing wrong."

trump's like that old actress who's butler would write her fan letters so that she would think her fans still loves her

Does anyone else find Tucker Carlson’s tone to be the most patronising and grating that you’ve ever heard?!

I like, that Seth is getting sharper and sharper. Props to the writers as well

How can 38% still has approval in him ?

I liked the "sound effect", Seth 😂😂 And the thesaurus/ bunker joke 😂

Like him or not, Seth is an excellent orator.

"Mass action in the streets gets results!" Yep, Seth, you're right. That's why we need more of it. This country needs change.

This is the natural result of several decades of voting for "law and order" politicians who promised that putting more Americans in jail would fix everything.

What seems hard for me to understand is how the hell does he still have a approval rating of almost 40%?

"Cobra Hair dye" lmao "There is no Grecian formula in this dojo!!!" "Sweep the comb over!!!" "Get him a dying kit, Johnny!!!" And I'm spent....

You never hear about firefighter brutality. People love those guys.

Just get ready now, in June to begin training for November as though you were preparing for a marathon! Galvanize, organize and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Like Wisconsin and Georgia, if we have our vote by mail suppressed, we may be standing in wind, rain, cold, long, long lines for HOURS! But, think of it this way: a few hours of discomfort fighting for our inalienable right to vote or four more YEARS of tyranny, lawlessness, corruption and the continued erosion of our Constitutional rights. Vote, no matter how, no matter the obstacles they put in front of you, VOTE IN NOVEMBER!!!

Man, I can't wait for the season finale of America in November! Does anyone know if it was picked up for another season?

Seth really pin points the truth of all that is happening in the real world. Real news you can trust and pretty funny in his delivery. This is my first donation toward the cause and I will continue to support the effort for change in our country. God bless all who are protesting and speaking out!

Please stop saying, "we elected.". The Electoral College gave him the entry into the wh.

Trump is such a sensitive soul ❄️ when not faced with “alternative facts”. Polls said Hillary would win comfortably too, so please go and vote Trump out to make absolutely sure!

The look the catcher gives 50 after his hilarious pitch, is actually funnier than the pitch itself.

In Ireland, the average policeman doesn’t carry a gun. Only special reinforcements have guns. And the system works.

Police have often been the go-to solution for local authorities for years now. Homelessness, drug use, mental health? Police will handle that. Dismantling city police and leaving policing to counties is not only cheaper for city budgets to pay but is also removes that as a go-to solution. They'd have to focus on solutions rather than just punishing the problems, and police could focus on actual emergencies instead of being burdened with all the problems cities don't want to fix.

I am sooo ready for the "YOU'RE FIRED" headlines on 11/11.

They’re just trying to keep him pacified as much as possible till they can get him outta there.

Is it just me or is Tucker looking more and more orange? Wonder if he’s using the same self tanner as Trump?

The first time I have heard folks taking about actually meeting the basic needs of people instead of criminality and prison

$400K for ads in a district he will never win? Yup, sounds like Trump: spending spree on vanity.

Thank you for making that noise! lmao! I needed that!

If your banana bread is too dry, you didn't put enough bananas in it

Tucker Carlson: Buy guns to protect your family. Also Tucker Carlson: Without police, who will protect your family?

In addition to police department overhaul, we *strongly* need to wrest control of our prisons, jails, and work houses back from the corporate interests that they have been divested to. I'm still ashamed to say that I've been incarcerated myself at one point, and it floored me to see how the work house that I was assigned to had to literally wait to induct me because it didn't have a "bed" available. That's right: they were booking people like it was a damn cruise ship! And all because this privately run "institution of correction" was run by a corporation that charged the government $80 per filled bed, charged for services like a library, and sold the produce that the convicts farmed in the greenhouse and hobby farm. Additionally, they overcharged the convicts for toiletries, charged for phone privileges, and the vending machines in each area marked up the items for sale to unbelievable prices! Would you pay $1.50 for a package of ramen?? Seth et al. are correct: the problem is systemic and won't be changed by altering a single facet of the problem. However, I am heartened to see a new breed of politician like AOC bringing back the old school political precedent that politicians should represent and act on the desires of the constituents that they represent. It has become too commonplace and casual for people to think that it is acceptable to become a corporate shill in government. It *should* be a law that representation of any interest not public be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both. Hell, they *should* make it so that you cannot run for public office if you do not have a Political Science PhD! Think about it: you don't let someone operate on you without a Doctorate and a license, do you? You wouldn't let someone represent you in a court of law just because they have an interest in courtrooms? There's a reason that we require licensing and qualification of doctors and lawyers: they have the ability to do great harm to people's health and livelihoods if they are not adequately trained. So how much more harm could someone do--to not just one, but many people--as a politician?? The election of people to our government requiring no qualification, only the largest sums of money, is the single greatest failing of Capitalism that there is. Period. I will never understand how it has lasted this long. Lastly: "were-badger" ROFL!! Thanks, Late Night Team

What I don’t understand is how there’s still around 30% who support his response???

This was a great episode Seth - thanks!

A translation for defunding the police: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Reallocate The Police would be a much more accurate description of what the vast majority of protesters want....but its a hell of a lot less snappy a slogan.

Every time I've ever seen a police officer, on the street, in a restaurant, etc.,, I've always thanked them for their service to our community and their protection to our community! I also like to shake their hand!!

"... Defacating my Dungarees..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You are the KING of insults. Imagine telling someone, "you go find a stick, we're gonna do vowels over here"

“Diet Coke stained bean bag chair”. Actually laughed out loud.

Pulled it off the bone LMAO 😆💀😂🤣😆

~09:32 "Anodyne", yes! Thank you! Love that word, _totally_ forgot it!

"He is a soulless business potato." 🤣

"Soulless business potato" I'm dying

You do the absolute BEST Trump...lol....and also your other voices are excellent!! Your A Closer Look videos have been a lifesaver during this pandemic. THANK YOU SETH!!!

Love those peonies, Seth! Can I get some Ranunculus next week?! 😂 Oh, also y'all are my favorites. Seth 👏. Amber .👏Jenny 👏. And all the people whose names I don't know 👏👏👏!

4:40 NYS 50A secrecy statute repealed; important for police accountability.

I’m a proud Democrat, and a lifelong Bay Area resident - and even I’ve been seeing some really goofy Trump ads out here in Cali. I was like WTF is this nonsense? It’s like a commercial for a reality that doesn’t exist. 🤣 My God. To think there are tens of millions of Americans walking around thinking that ish is *REAL* ??? 🤦🏽‍♀️ Please vote for Biden, folks. Even Amash realized that Biden is the only way we get this dictator TF out of power. And while you’re busy voting Trump out of office: please vote out the 20+ Senate Republicans aka grifters, white supremacists, and soulless opportunists whose seats are up for grabs in November.

Defending the police sounds so radical we are not talking about getting rid of them! England has police that don't carry fire arms! They do have the weapons if they need them. I don't want my police acting like imperial storm troopers.

Your jokes have earned my subscription sir. Thank you.