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Law, policing & justice Videos Recommended on Hacker News (188)
Law, policing & justice is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 188 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2009 and 2026 — 387 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Law and justice: criminal justice, police tactics, courts, Supreme Court, prisons, legal explainers, drug policy, intellectual property and patents, true crime investigations, regulation.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Don't Talk to the Police: “If you don't know why, you must watch this” — an HN commenter, 2021.
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2 mo on HNBUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters
Flex Your Rights
2 HN recommender · 2010–2014
2 mo on HNTEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet
TEDx Talks
2 HN recommender · 2012–2024
2 mo on HNGaiman on Copyright Piracy and the Web
OpenRightsGroup
2 HN recommender · 2011–2014
2 mo on HNCorruption is Legal in America
RepresentUs
2 HN recommender · 2015–2022
2 mo on HNNet Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
2 HN recommender · 2017–2017
2 mo on HNU.S. Territories: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
2 HN recommender · 2015–2019
2 mo on HNThe $8 billion iPod | Rob Reid
TED
2 HN recommender · 2012–2026
2 mo on HNFerguson, MO and Police Militarization: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
2 HN recommender · 2020–2026
2 mo on HNWhat is a genocide?
Anders Puck Nielsen
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNThe Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn Signals
Technology Connections
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNThe Fight for the Soul of Seattle | A KOMO News Documentary
KOMO News
2 HN recommender · 2020–2021
2 mo on HNCopyright is Brain Damage | Nina Paley | TEDxMaastricht
TEDx Talks
2 HN recommender · 2017–2026
2 mo on HNWhy We Can't Have Small Trucks Anymore - Blame the EPA
All Cars with Jon
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNEverything Is A Remix (Full Film)
StarveTheSystem2
2 HN recommender · 2013–2025
2 mo on HNThe hidden background noise that can catch criminals
Tom Scott
3 HN recommender · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNShenzhen: A New Breed of Intellectual Property (Part 3) | Future Cities | WIRED
Uncanny Valley by WIRED
2 HN recommender · 2016–2021
2 mo on HNThe RIGHT Way to Handle a Police Stop
bart40330
2 HN recommender · 2010–2017
2 mo on HNUpdated BP Texas City Animation on the 15th Anniversary of the Explosion
USCSB
2 HN recommender · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNHomeschooling: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
3 HN recommender · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNJohn Stossel's Illegal Everything
VP attnm
2 HN recommender · 2012–2026
2 mo on HNJones Act Debate | Center for Maritime Strategy & Heritage Foundation | Containerships & Dirigibles
What's Going on With Shipping?
2 HN recommender · 2024–2026
2 mo on HNThe Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)
Dropout
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNHow They Caught The Golden State Killer
Veritasium
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNCopyright Deadlock (The Jimquisition)
Stephanie Sterling
1 HN recommend · 2016–2021
1 mo on HNTalk - Eben Moglen - Free and Open Software: Paradigm for a New Intellectual Commons
talkingsticktv
1 HN recommend · 2013–2023
1 mo on HNThe Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century
Tom Scott
1 HN recommend · 2021–2025
1 mo on HNThe Real Cost of Cruises | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
Netflix Is A Joke
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNPatents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
1 HN recommend · 2016–2024
1 mo on HNOchko123 - How the Feds Caught Russian Mega-Carder Roman Seleznev
Black Hat
1 HN recommend · 2017–2024
1 mo on HNMilton Friedman - Who Benefits From Licensing?
LibertyPen
1 HN recommend · 2015–2019
1 mo on HNThe Light It Up Contest -- geohot
geohot
1 HN recommend · 2011–2025
1 mo on HNThe Daily Show - Gun Control Whoop-de-doo (ft. John Oliver)
Comedy Central
1 HN recommend · 2013–2024
1 mo on HNAfroman - Lemon Pound Cake (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
ogafroman
1 HN recommend · 2023–2026
1 mo on HNGuilty until proven innocent.
JCS - Criminal Psychology
1 HN recommend · 2021–2021
1 mo on HNThe Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal | Adam Ruins Everything
Dropout
1 HN recommend · 2017–2019
1 mo on HNHow to rob a bank (from the inside, that is) | William Black
TED
1 HN recommend · 2015–2023