ALL of the Laws Broken in CHRISTMAS VACATION

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@LegalEagle 3 года назад

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@LegalEagle 3 года назад

This was a fun video. Though it does confirm my suspicion that Chevy Chase's only good character was in Caddyshack.

@just_a_turtle_chad 3 года назад

A Turtle does think Clark should go to jail.

@Jack_OutsideTheBox 3 года назад

Yes

@infallibleblue 3 года назад

Nah, don’t let the HOA win. They’re the real criminals against holidays! Love ya!

@florentinrovira6380 3 года назад

do a legal episode on community trial or black clover anime trial

@zjc92 3 года назад

Objection: The ice that breaks the window also smashes the stereo, which would most definitely exceed $500 worth of damage.

@XenobiaWinterWolfMoon 3 года назад

Not to mention the wet carpet

@zjc92 3 года назад

@@darkstar949 I was HOPING someone would know the model to confirm. Bless.

@user-nf9xc7ww7m 3 года назад

@@darkstar949 Very precise. I just recognised it as an ancient device used for playing music.

@CAP198462 3 года назад

SUSTAINED! Would the prosecution explain why Mr Griswold not being charged with a felony?

@stephendonovan9084 3 года назад

@@CAP198462 Something’s wrong here, I can feel it

@stevefyfe1018 3 года назад

I appreciate the purity of leaving Eddie's "shitter was full!" line unedited in the midst of diligently censoring every other obscenity in this video.

@DoctorX17 Год назад

Guess it didn’t count as a curse since it was referring to a toilet, lol

@CyRanger 3 года назад

It wasn't a "piece of gutter", that went through the neighbors' window. The gutter had obviously been clogged, with standing water that froze. When the gutter broke loose at the end, the channel of ice slid out and went through the window. The end result lead the neighbors to wonder not only about how their electronics were damaged, but why there was water everywhere (the ice channel busted everything, and subsequently melted.) Peace

@dutchtreat9 3 года назад

THANK YOU. I wanted to reach through the screen and correct LE

@tharivol123 3 года назад

Why is the floor wet, Todd?

@ElectroDFW 3 года назад

@@tharivol123 "I don't know, MarGO!"

@davesolarz3364 2 года назад

And with the damage to the electronics, it would exceed the $500 threshold.

@robertvirginiabeach Год назад

I'm thinking the gutter ice breaking the window and stereo was an accident, so subject to civil damages, but not criminal. Unless the tree was growing in the neighbor's yard same for that broken window. Eddie's dog, so not Clark's offence. She wasn't bleeding, I'm thinking she was just bowled over by the dog that was focused on chasing the squirrel. It's just a movie! Things get exaggerated. Between the breakers in Clark's power panel and the power company's breakers Clark would never be able to draw enough current to cause a blackout by himself or make additional generation necessary. Would have had to plug cords into outlets in multiple rooms to keep his own breakers from tripping. The cat chewed a power cord. Another accident, not animal cruelty. Current would be unlikely to flow through vital organs. Cat probably would have suffered a painful mouth burn. Another exaggeration. That was a power strip, not the home's load center. You can see it's adjacent to the side of a window in that clip. The waste tank was pretty much dumped by the time Clark even knew about it. Again, Eddie's offence, At worst Clark just didn't report it (might not have done any good on a holiday anyway) No sane person would think Clark was serious about wanting to kidnap his boss. Cousin Eddie is not a sane person. Probably should be in a V A hospital for service related disability.

@dr00ku 3 года назад

Re: Randy Quaid being crazier than his character I have a theory that Randy Quaid was never cast in Independence Day, he just wondered on set and fully believed there was an alien invasion.

@jonasdatlas4668 3 года назад

Laws Broken is hands down my favourite format on the channel and I'm so happy to see another episode.

@jonathanratsey2244 3 года назад

I love Laws Broken its cool to look at the movies in a different light

@mementomorgan6721 3 года назад

Nice profile photo 😇

@c.k.677 3 года назад

Bi pride!!!

@jonasdatlas4668 3 года назад

@@c.k.677 I have to admit these kinds of reactions are entirely off topic but I also absolutely love the fact that pretty much everyone who actually recognises the flag reacts positively, and it's a really nice feeling getting responses like this.

@SailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq 3 года назад

I love the Laws Broken format as well, even though I'm a Police Detective

@year_month_day 3 года назад

“Once Cousin Eddie comes to town, the pace of serious crimes escalates...” My god that was beautiful

@shaymorcormick8743 3 года назад

We all have that one family member

@AmaraJordanMusic 3 года назад

Shay Morcormick Yep.

@ripperthesmilingindoraptor 2 года назад

In my case it's that one friend. He loves throwing gas tanks. I'm pretty sure he's technically a terrorist, but they can't arrest a 50 foot Indominus

@katherinezimmerman6997 Год назад

Objection: Die Hard takes place on Christmas Eve. Therefore Die Hard is an *Advent* movie.

@AAZ-yu5ss Год назад

Actually, Die Hard is a Metroidvania movie, revolutionary for it’s time in fact!

@godofmediocrity7582 5 месяцев назад

The first strand type movie

@slamg4618 3 года назад

13:32 OBJECTION! Aunt Bethany’s lawyer could plead insanity to the charges since any jury could see that she is obviously senile and not responsible for her actions of animal cruelty.

@joemccarthy5508 2 года назад

Objection sustained.

@pz20jacobcouttsrogue 2 года назад

Objection accepted

@joemccarthy5508 2 года назад

@@pz20jacobcouttsrogue It' sustained, not accepted.

@brianwhiteman7268 5 месяцев назад

Also, the cat was inadvertently electrocuted when Clark plugged the lights back in. So, there would be no charge. Clark also didn't tell Eddie to kidnap his boss. He was mad that he didn't get a bonus and went on a rant.

@daverose2958 3 года назад

You’ve ruined nothing. This movie has only gotten better with your laws broken 😂

@thunderflare59 3 года назад

We already knew they were breaking the law.

@AsiaDanceScene 3 года назад

Does anyone really watch this movie and think for a second that Griswold is a law-abiding normal person?!?

@groundbreaker91 3 года назад

"Are we going to charge this old man with criminal mischief? Yes. Yes we are." I don't know why, but you had me rolling right me XD

@blakexu4943 3 года назад

Justice is blind and heartless. It is the way.

@Rune3100 3 года назад

Same, i dunno why but that line and delivery really got me

@blakexu4943 3 года назад

@@Rune3100 it may be a misdemeanor but by adding mischief to the title makes it sound like they are being charged with trickery.

@04beni04 3 года назад

I literally just had to pause the video because that line has me laughing so hard I'm missing parts. _Deep breath_ Okay, back to it!

@wpl955g9 3 года назад

FLETCH: What's the charge? SHERIFF: Pissing me off. FLETCH: Is that a felony or a misdemeanor?

@kippert8912 3 года назад

"The Griswold home is essentially a walking fire hazard" "Essentially a walking fire hazard" "Walking fire hazard" Walking house

@TheAweDude1 3 года назад

What, you never seen the simpsons?

@ripperthesmilingindoraptor 2 года назад

Walking fire hazard sounds like Indy the Indominus' little brother Opsin. He loves throwing gas tanks.

@ElPayasoMalo 3 года назад

I like how everyone from this movie all look like they are billions of years old except Julia Louise-Dreyfus who barely looks five years older than she did in 1989.

@BradyPostma 3 года назад

Being on Veep prevents aging. It's a proven fact.

@pwoolcoc 3 года назад

Being filthy rich prevents aging. It's a proven fact.

@quothetheraven79 3 года назад

Beverly DeAngelo has aged well

@BradyPostma 3 года назад

Making up garbage prevents aging. It's been well-tested on the internet.

@paleposter 3 года назад

I prevent aging. Give my money

@AzhreiVep 3 года назад

"The Griswold home is basically a walking fire hazard." - the Griswolds are secretly Baba Yagas, confirmed.

@akaimizu1 3 года назад

Objection: Clark Griswald was never specifically a *good* guy. He is the protagonist, but that's about it. From National Lampoon's Vacaction, he's already established as a person who slow burns off the deep end and is very willing to break all kinds of laws to *ahem* give his family the perfect experience, he could dream of, for them. We're talking about a guy who, before this movie even started, is already guilty of taking a hostage (first degree), and threatening that security guard under the pretense of keeping a loaded weapon trained on him, among other infractions that may be just as bad.

@Patricio4Christ 3 года назад

It makes sense that just because the person is a protagonist, he isn't necessarily a good guy.

@archdornan6053 3 года назад

Clark Griswold would better fit the Villain Protagonist archetype.

@ripperthesmilingindoraptor 2 года назад

@@Patricio4Christ Sounds like the little fuckers who had me impaled. I'll get those skulls even if it takes me the rest of my life. And I just wanted to see if Masie was OK. Did Owen actually think I was gonna eat her?

@danielbishop1863 Год назад

Plus animal cruelty (albeit accidental). And improper disposal of a dead body. And stealing cash from a register.

@BrianTXtreme 5 месяцев назад

Not to mention adultery (I know it's technically not a crime but it still doesn't make him look good)

@brenyatta 3 года назад

There is something I do wanna touch upon, in regards to Frank Shirley cutting out the Christmas Bonus Program, during the events of the movie. I’m not super knowledgeable about law, but I feel like a boss/superior cutting an established pay-system, without letting his employees know about it has some sort of legal ramifications.

@NellyHartnell 3 года назад

"Are we going to charge this old man with criminal mischief?" *Yes* *Yes we are*

@joebyrum9241 3 года назад

Objection: this was not their first kidnapping. They kidnapped two Walley World security guards while on vacation in 1983.

@KorGarrot 3 года назад

Objection! The Walley World incident would be more of a hostage situation, not kidnapping.

@tigerspirit1917 3 года назад

@@KorGarrot Objection! You're objection should have started "overruled" 😏

@Eraera1 3 года назад

Objection: Clark kidnapped the wally world security guards. In Christmas vacation, cousin Eddie kidnapped the boss

@moonlghtknght 3 года назад

@@Eraera1 Objection! Clark and the rest of the family were complicit once they didn't turn Eddie in for doing that. The only thing that MIGHT save them all is if the boss denies actually being kidnapped.

@jasonwolf6414 3 года назад

Judge Stella, could we get a ruling?

@donaldsmith5801 5 месяцев назад

The Christmas Tree scene was not illegal. The family went to one of those places where you can chop down your own tree.

@TheCoal27 3 года назад

"This is our family's first kidnapping." Probably not your last though.

@frocat5163 3 года назад

I mean...not even their first kidnapping...

@bretsheeley4034 3 года назад

@@frocat5163 Definitely not. They keep napping kids to replace their previous children from the last movie.

@ScottRadish 3 года назад

"Cats are above the law."-Legal Eagle 2020

@Foolish188 3 года назад

They pretty much are in Common Law. If your dog, horse or pig damages someone's property, you are liable. But not cats.

@ScottRadish 3 года назад

@@Foolish188 Yes, cats can do what ever they want

@KumaoftheForest 3 года назад

I’ll use this in court

@nigdyezemska2827 3 года назад

This confirms the ancient Egyptian theory that cats are in fact Gods.

@wesleyoldham-cartoonsandtv1962 3 года назад

"Thunder thunder thunder! Thundercats are above the law!" -Lion-O

@Puffytosser 3 года назад

"and as you know, when it comes to their own misdeeds, cats are above the law"

@TsukiKatana 3 года назад

My cat perked up at that line

@RequiemPoete 3 года назад

This is actually quite true. Animals are not considered 'persons' under the law, but rather property. As such they cannot enter into contracts, nor be charged with a crime. Before you start the "Well DUUUUHSS!!" Bear in mind, at one point animals were considered capable of understanding law and could be prosecuted for crimes. A mother pig was charged for murder when it killed and partially ate a boy and was executed. ( Her piglets were spared on the grounds they were too young to know better. ) The city rats were charged with crimes of thievery, criminal mischief etc, and their lawyer successfully got charges dismissed. And my personal favorite, a rooster was charged with witchcraft after being accused if LAYING AN EGG. The rooster was found guilty and it and the egg were burned.

@jenniferstine8567 3 года назад

@@RequiemPoete Odd that I know this, but determining the sex of a chick is really difficult. It takes a highly skilled person to do it. Today female's are in demand. Don't ask what happens to male chicks.

@RobbieFitzgerald 3 года назад

The line about him changing his name to Pierce Hawthorne was brilliant.

@paulmoore5392 3 года назад

Funnily enough, Clark even mentions in the film that Cousin Eddy dumping into the city sewer system is illegal.

@jmglor 3 года назад

Ellen: "It's our family's first kidnapping" John Candy from Vacation has entered the chat.

@stevefyfe1018 3 года назад

In all fairness, the original Vacation is chronologically later on than Christmas Vacation

@thomashajicek2747 3 года назад

He was technically a hostage.

@blankname6629 3 года назад

@@stevefyfe1018 I think you might be right his kids look older in vacation

@inquisitiveterrestrian 2 года назад

@@blankname6629 I think the kids fully change in every movie, as the age difference between them changes.

@nunureds837 2 года назад

@@inquisitiveterrestrian you are correct, the kids change every movie and it is joked about within the movies lol

@tedralston9918 3 года назад

OBJECTION!: Clark would be immune to litigation due to legal plot armor.

@justsomeoneelse5942 3 года назад

H O L Y

@thunderflare59 3 года назад

Or he could just run for office. That seems to work for a lot of people.

@alex0589 3 года назад

It's the christmas magic that bails you out

@galacticbob1 3 года назад

I, for one, would watch the courtroom follow-up... National Lampoon's Christmas Litigation 🎄

@GannerRhysode 3 года назад

@@thunderflare59 well actually cousin Eddie would be the one who got elected and he would pardon Clark

@blakdeth 3 года назад

Hmmmm. That Wrongful Tree Cutting Act specifies "cutting" a tree. He didn't cut that tree down though. He dug it up. He uprooted it. Totally different.

@michaelpettersson4919 3 года назад

I guess it grand theft Christmas tree then.... 😃

@moonlghtknght 3 года назад

Hey Legal Eagle, I just popped on the live action Grinch movie with Jim Carrey and it occurred to me this would be a GREAT movie to do "laws broken" on. Would love to see that in the future!

@TobeyFairre7861 3 года назад

"The Darker Side of Clark Griswold" is going to be my Holiday Metal band's name

@pete_lind 3 года назад

Make sure first Clark Griswold is not a copyrighted name , like Swedish band Avalanche had to change its name and is since 2009 called , Amaranthe . Finnish band , Nightwish , has a song called Amaranth published 2007 , so bet they had to ask them before getting rights to use their current name . In this case there is no big problem , when you see these both bands lot in same concerts and vocalists are singing with each other Christmas carols , sadly not this Xmas .

@shep9231 3 года назад

I want a copy of your first song mate :)

@SuperLordPedro 3 года назад

Objection! Merry Christmas.

@LegalEagle 3 года назад

Sustained.

@oblivious8868 3 года назад

Addendum: Happy Hanukkah!

@ethanmartin82 3 года назад

Addendum: Happy New Year!

@user-nf9xc7ww7m 3 года назад

Merry Christmas, merry Christmas, kiss my 🍑, kiss his 🍑, happy Hanukkah 😋

@Snowshowslow 3 года назад

Overruled ~ 2020

@coletrain3162 2 года назад

The fact that Bruce Willis doesn't think die hard is a Christmas movie makes it more of a Christmas movie.

@McSmacks 3 года назад

As a point of order it wasn't the gutter that broke the stereo, it was ice from the gutter.

@KnowingBetter 3 года назад

If stink bombs or offensive smelling materials are illegal, I wonder if Mark Rober could get in trouble for his bait-boxes... 🤔 (Not that I want him to, but I just watched that, so it's on my mind.)

@colescheller4439 3 года назад

Between him saying he worked with law enforcement and how big those have gotten I think he would've gotten in trouble by now if it were

@SlocumJoe7740 3 года назад

Or Rudy Giuliani during Michigan voter fraud hearing

@AnthonyHarrisTechrat 3 года назад

I don't think so, the porch pirates are the ones placing the device designed to emit the smells in their own homes, and then activating the device.

@coriespringer9785 3 года назад

The only problem is, who is dumb enough to turn him in? You would be admitting that you trespassed and committed larceny in the off chance that the police would enforce this law, which it is a stretch since it dissipates so quickly

@CaptainApathetic 3 года назад

I don't think it would be illegal since the property owner was the one to place the trap

@AGoodBrentDogs 3 года назад

Objection!: Clark never ordered Eddie to kidnap his boss. While he was ranting his wishes to the family, he never directly addressed Eddie nor ordered anyone to enact his wishes. Eddie acted autonomously to please his boss, er, Clark.

@tsherwoodrzero 5 месяцев назад

Objection Sustained. Clark is not responsible for the actions of another adult competent to stand trial for said actions.

@obarlao 5 месяцев назад

⁠@@tsherwoodrzeroEddie being competent to stand trial is debatable

@tsherwoodrzero 5 месяцев назад

@@obarlao Trying to prove incompetence here is debatable at best. Here's why: Prosecutor: Mr (Eddie) Griswald, do you have a driver's license? Eddie: Yes Prosecutor: Can you present it to the court? Eddie: *does so* Prosecutor: A valid driver's license proves the defendant is deemed competent by a Government-sanctioned authority and is competent to stand trial. Or it can go like this: Prosecutor: Mr (Eddie) Griswald, do you have a driver's license? Eddie: No Prosecutor: Why is that? You know it is illegal to drive without a license, right? (a "dumb" question) Eddie: Yes I do. Prosecutor: How long have you been driving without a license? Eddie: 3 years? (answer doesn't really matter) Prosecutor: So you have chosen to drive for 3 years without a license? Eddie: Yes Prosecutor: This proves beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is competent to stand trial. Legal Eagle details why it works in his video about My Cousin Vinny.

@MrSpartanicus 3 года назад

After watching all my childhood movies get lawyered one thing has become clear, if I ever need a lawyer, I’m calling Devin. 😆

@KennethCochran 2 года назад

Objection: No reasonable person would misconstrue Clark's ranting about his boss as anything other than hyperbole. The kidnapping charge should apply solely to cousin Eddie, whom no one has ever accused of being reasonable.

@monkeycat48 2 месяца назад

I’m not gonna lie, but this is the second RU-vid channel I have found where they have always punished Clark Griswold, despite the fact this was not his fault. I mean yeah he’s a silly guy who is a jinx in someways considering this is a comedy. but yeah, I feel like sentencing him along with many other stuff. Yeah that’s not right I don’t think legal Eagle watched the whole film or paid any close attention.

@piemonster9778 3 года назад

Haha he said “you AITA” instead of “you ATA” Oh...i guess i really ATA

@availanila 3 года назад

I thought he used it as a verb, i.e. you lurk and post there. But this is truly funnier.

@alvarorey9308 3 года назад

YTA

@katyungodly 3 года назад

I noticed that. He essentially said “you am I the asshole” when he meant “you are the asshole” lol

@techwiz81 3 года назад

OBJECTION: Clark was clearly just blowing off steam when he said he wanted his boss kidnapped, he can’t be held liable for Eddie’s actions

@lach888c2 3 года назад

But he stupidly falsely confesses to the crime in front of the police.

@jenniferstine8567 3 года назад

Well if he was a mob boss saying he would like to see someone swimming with the fishes it's implied that it would please him if he swam with fish. Being stupid he probably would've booked a scuba diving trip. Assuming some brain activity occurred he'd weigh him down and throw him in a body of water.

@fredocarroll 3 года назад

@@jenniferstine8567 The difference, though, is that a mob boss musing about people "swimming with the fishes" reasonably believes that someone will take him up on his musings and their nefarious intent. It would be pretty hard to argue that Clark should expect that his speech is "likely to incite or produce such action," if I'm correctly applying the test from Brandenburg v. Ohio.

@AmaraJordanMusic 3 года назад

If he said to more people he could be accused of stochastic terrorism. Aka, you hint at something to enough people, the very low odds of one person taking you seriously and DOING IT rises, and it becomes likely someone WILL try it, based off of your offhand (or, sometimes, less than offhand, if it’s a dog whistle) comments.

@archdornan6053 3 года назад

Clark actually can be convicted for solicitation to commit a felony.

@benbratko9904 3 года назад

Objection: grandma had clearly demonstrable dementia which means she lacked any intent when wrapping the cat so she wouldn’t be arrested The grandfather did not know the sewer was full of gas when he lit the match, and was only intending to lite a cigar not cause an explosion so he lacked intent And Clark’s neighbors were married which means when she assaulted her husband it would be domestic battery

@ericthompson3982 3 года назад

I freaking ADORE the Pearce Hawthorne tie-in. Nicely done.

@chaosae3143 3 года назад

Objection! The boss and his wife said that they weren't going to press charges for the kidnapping.

@Highfalutinloyd 3 года назад

A prosecutor could still decide to try to indict them though. Prosecutors don't need the victim's consent to press charges, but it helps if the victim is cooperative, I believe.

@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet 3 года назад

That doesn't really matter at all. The whole "I'm (not) pressing charges" thing is moistly just movie stuff, the state decides whether or not to criminally charge someone. Victim cooperation can influence whether a prosecutor sees the case as winnable but that's about the limit of their influence.

@vituperation 3 года назад

@@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet All I got from that was "moistly"

@brye687 3 года назад

The other comments are right, if the prosecution decides to go forward with the charges, they can. However the "victim" can choose to support the accused, in court, which is not great for the prosecutions case.

@elimartin3982 3 года назад

Objection: no one is talking about the fact that someone thought that the “Illinois Exotic Weed Act” would be the name for a serious law.

@noesunyoutuber7680 3 года назад

I mean, it is a serious law about conservation and preventing invasive species from taking root. It just also happens to have a name that sounds to a layman like it's about blazing pricey foreign kush. That's more on lawyers being very literal and, in many cases, no fun.

@rdumiak 3 года назад

SO I have no legal recourse if Clark wants to cut down buckthorn or hemlock for his holiday decorations from my property. I guess I'll just have to set some traps for trespassers (oooops that's another video they already did). But on a serious note, the word "exotic" (non-native) means a harmless plant that's been introduced from outside its native range ("invasive" plants are the ones that are harmful to the ecosystem).

@donaldhyattthe3rd524 3 года назад

Not all weed is exotic. Only the best kinds are.

@commentsiguess1263 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@davidstorrs 3 года назад

"Exotic Weed Act" would be an amazing band name.

@ashnorton4465 3 года назад

Its so funny to hear Clark say, “With all the other rich people,” 10:05. It’s as if he himself does not currently live in a nice house. And feels the need to stand on a soapbox, while framed by crown molding.

@CollinMcLean 2 года назад

Which he can afford despite having two children and I assume being the sole source of income for his household.

@joemccarthy5508 2 года назад

He is middle class.

@TheItalianCalifornian-fp3fn 5 месяцев назад

"middle class" for that time. Today you have to be a millionaire to own a home like his.....at least in California.

@smilesgoodsense468 3 года назад

Objection. Aunt Bethany would not be competent to stand trial for wrapping the cat. She wrapped other things she just found around the house showing her lack of mental faculty

@sarahbehringer5703 3 года назад

Objection: couldn’t it it be argued that aunt Bethany isn’t of sound mind and therefore cannot be charged of any harm done to the cat?

@jwppowers 2 года назад

Statement: A psychological evaluation of the Aunt would have to be carried out in order to determine if that objection holds water.

@danielbishop1863 Год назад

Plus, she had no knowledge that the cat was chewing on an electrical cord.

@brimeetsbooks 3 года назад

You get older, and you really start to relate to poor Margo and Todd.

@Clay3613 3 года назад

Thinking your better than everyone else cause you have money?

@mfenn7325 3 года назад

@@Clay3613 They live in the same upper-middle class neighborhood. I think it’s because, aside from snide comments they made mostly in private, they don’t infringe on the Griswalds the way the Griswalds infringe on them

@Cypresssina 3 года назад

It's kinda like as you get older, you relate more with the mom from The Santa Clause.

@groundbreaker91 3 года назад

Tbh, as I've gotten older, I've related more with Clark lol

@brimeetsbooks 3 года назад

@@Cypresssina Scott was the worst

@Brandon-lw1wx 5 месяцев назад

Clark didn’t tell Eddie to kidnap his boss. He just ranted and Eddie took him seriously.

@vladyvhv9579 11 месяцев назад

Note on gutter: It wasn't part of the gutter that flew off. It was a giant icicle that had formed inside the gutter. Hence why the neighbors were wondering why everything was wet when they got home. Kidnapping: Clark was just ranting, and didn't expect anyone to take him seriously. Additionally, when the cops heard why the boss was kidnapped, they wanted to beat the boss with rubber hoses. Tree cutting: They didn't cut the tree. They uprooted it.

@jmp1983 3 года назад

"Jelly of the Month Club" should be against the law.

@internetexplorer6304 3 года назад

OBJECTION: THAT SOUNDS DELIGHTFUL.

@meowtherainbowx4163 3 года назад

Someone made it a real thing, too!

@brimeetsbooks 3 года назад

But it’s the gift that keeps giving all year!

@TheKennethECarper 3 года назад

Why you have to hate on jelly?

@jenniferstine8567 3 года назад

@@TheKennethECarper It leaves him in a jam.

@daddysds1 3 года назад

Objection: the old man had no way of knowing the sewer would explode at most littering should be the correct crime.

@TknoelTellsStories 3 года назад

Pretty sure recklessly discarding an open flame is more than littering for this exact reason - you often don’t know how flammable an area is.

@hoboogre8023 3 года назад

SawyerAnderson - OBJECTION SUSTAINED: The crime of the exploding sewer would be pinned on whomever we're charging for the sewage dumping; Eddie if they cop to it, or Clarke, if he refuses to rat Eddie out and it was his storm drain.

@daddysds1 3 года назад

@@TknoelTellsStories I'm not aware of any open flame law that applies to a cigar or cigarette if it was more than littering with the number of butts on the ground you would think it would be prosecuted for that sweet state/city cash flow

@jenniferstine8567 3 года назад

Methane, hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas comes from bums. It's highly flammable. According to a "what is in a fart" site for kids it makes up 75% of a fart. If kids know this, so should adults.

@daddysds1 3 года назад

@@jenniferstine8567 it's a storm drain not a toilet

@wesleyoldham-cartoonsandtv1962 3 года назад

13:23 "Thunder thunder thunder! Thundercats are above the law!" -Lion-O

@colinrohach2493 3 года назад

Objection: you should have talked about police breaking down Todd and Margot's door. Police had no probable cause to enter her domicile and Margot's words to the cops did not give permission to break down the door.

@Gaminating 3 года назад

Sorry to keep asking this, but I’d love to see a Laws Broken: The Simpson’s Movie.

@LegalEagle 3 года назад

I'll add it to the list.

@galactic85 3 года назад

Lol seeing him break down the legality of the giant dome alone would be amazing to watch.

@J0SHUAKANE 3 года назад

@@galactic85 trapped in a dome, with more freedom than we have🤔

@thomashinks5545 3 года назад

Any chance you can add Matilda to the list? 😊

@TAILSORANGEs 3 года назад

@@LegalEagle did you put silicon into the iron apple????

@rhythmjones 3 года назад

Lol, Clark is not a "good guy" in any of the Vacation movies.

@JamesLatimer 3 года назад

He lusts after another woman in pretty much every Vacation movie.

@Clay3613 3 года назад

@@JamesLatimer It's a movie.

@JamesLatimer 3 года назад

@@Clay3613 You could have fooled me. I thought it was a play. Thank you for bringing it to my attention that this is in fact a movie.

@lilchapstick7022 3 года назад

@@Clay3613 it’s a what!

@RequiemPoete 3 года назад

@@JamesLatimer Why do you have to make the holidays hooter than they already are?

@erin8325 3 года назад

Objection: It wasn't a piece of gutter that broke the window of Todd's-it was a huge piece of ice that collected and froze in the gutter. And not only did it break the window, but it also broke their stereo equipment (lucky he didn't start a fire when that happened) and then as she complained in the movie-Margo asks Todd why the carpet was all wet; which okay, it would have been melted water from the icicle-and that isn't necessarily damages. But they could have claimed it as such, since most people who hate their neighbors (and obviously they don't like Clark one bit)-probably would have gone as far as to say the carpet was damaged, even though clearly, a bit of wetness can't damage the carpet; unless it caused a mildew/mold issue.

@MasterJunior93 3 года назад

Objection: this is a Christmas special!! As long as everyone laughs and has a festive night, EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED!!

@crazydinosaur8945 Год назад

"As long as everyone laughs and has a festive night" unless it's the neighbors, they don't count

@inura25 3 года назад

"Die Hard is....a Christmas song" the art of subversion lol

@KayeHalliwell 3 года назад

Still have my finger’s crossed for Matilda

@AmaraJordanMusic 3 года назад

YESSS

@AliJayCraft 3 года назад

The principal will have a long sentence

@lillianward2810 2 года назад

Yes please

@Real28 3 года назад

I almost posted about the moving violations but you just covered it. Pretty sure driving under a truck is a pretty substantial offense. Loved this. Got quite a few good laughs.

@timothypochowski2836 3 года назад

You should review the court scenes in "Grandma got run over by a Reindeer"

@o_o5210 3 года назад

YES!!!!

@frankr.ashbyjr.2006 3 года назад

What about “laws broken how the grinch stole Christmas” I’d LOVE to see that from the classic Boris Karloff version...that would be awesome

@thefaboo 3 года назад

Yeesss

@jenniferstine8567 3 года назад

That's one that would rack up charges! The Grinch probably won't live long though with hypocardiomyapia or heart cancer. The walls of the heart become too thick to pump blood. Which means he doesn't get the strength of 10 grinches plus 2. Law isn't the only thing that ruins movies. I think Cinema Sins did this movie. It would mostly be plot holes than law.

@Ed20942 3 года назад

Doesn’t matter that Grinch gave the presents back, either! Grinch, you still committed home invasion and burglary times every house you robbed.

@jima1135 3 года назад

OBJECTION: He clearly did not CUT the tree down. He dug it up by the roots. This law does not apply.

@VCBird6 3 года назад

He DID cut down his neighbors' tree tho

@korivakvehiclesims3341 Год назад

There’s no “stumpage value” if there’s no stump!

@nala2624 3 года назад

I just started watching your videos and while I am not a lawyer in any stretch of the word, I do live in Illinois and I love that you cover laws from Illinois.

@Jesse8874 5 месяцев назад

You forgot to mention that Margo went over with the intent of causing bodily damage to Clark. Even if she took it to court, that would've came up

@veggiesaremurder 5 месяцев назад

Also, they didn't "kill the cat". The cat electrocuted itself by chewing on Christmas lights.

@JoshNieporte 3 года назад

You forgot the theft committed by Cousin Eddie, because he stole this movie every scene he was in.

@jellysharkbat 3 года назад

I feel like that sledding scene should be added in there too..there were cars on that highway, if I recall..

@reginarodriguez1477 3 года назад

even when i saw this as a teenager i thought clark should go to jail lol

@donkeyhobo34 3 года назад

I love you

@ZoggFromBetelgeuse 3 года назад

I just read about that creepy American "Elf of a Shelf" thing and I wonder if that's legal. On one side, you have operatives infiltrated by the North Pole Authority spying on minor citizens to determine the morality of their actions and establish files with very personal information - on the other side, families "kind of" agree with the whole spying & filing thing by naming the operative assigned to their household. Also, that whole chimney intrusion thing by the head of the North Pole Authority seems kinda shady - even if it's to "bring gifts". Timeo Nicolaum et dona ferentem!

@bennood2031 3 года назад

Hey LegalEagle - the thing that the ice spear hit is called a beocenter (or another variant) - and even today costs about 4k. The damages well exceeded that limit 500$ limit EASILY at the time.

@facepalmdaily4404 3 года назад

OBJECTION: They didn't kill the cat. The cat killed itself

@patriciaw636 3 года назад

Yeah he bit on the wiring, yknow, like a dumbass cat

@Snoopy101a 3 года назад

Objection: @2:35 you state that it was "a piece of gutter" when in fact it was water that had become frozen in the gutter.

@parkerthebyleththomas7058 3 года назад

This is an amazing analysis good job LegalEagle

@lauraackerman5419 3 года назад

Objection: It actually wasn't a piece of gutter that went through the window. It was ice that had frozen sitting in the gutter that shot out and through the window. That's why when the neighbors discover the damage they ask why it's all wet in there too (not sure the exact phrasing). There's no way he could have known there was a giant icicle in the gutter when it broke, which was clearly not intentional.

@quothetheraven79 3 года назад

Objection: Clark didn’t cut down the tree, he dug it up 😝

@jenniferstine8567 3 года назад

I saw that too in the clip. He left a pretty big hole that means. Someone could easily break a leg now. Especially if it fills up with snow and/ or ice. That's if they don't crack their head open in the fall too.

@shmooveyea 3 года назад

I would say even on a tree farm or with a tree permit that tree far exceeds the height allowable. You can't take trees over x feet generally. Also there is no way hauling a 30ft tree on the wagon was legal, lol

@suebob16 3 года назад

Clark forgot to bring the chainsaw. If he had it with him, I'm sure he would have cut it down. His stubbornness led him to digging it out instead.

@rickhealey4231 3 года назад

Are you trying to plea bargain down to grand theft? Because assuming that the tree was worth more than $10,000 (based on LegalEagle's estimation that triple the tree's value was in the neighborhood of $50k), that constitutes a Class 2 Felony Theft, which in another 3 years and $25k of fines. If it was under $10k, you just have a second count of a Class 3 Felony Theft, but regardless, it's not like he's getting off there.

@GreenLuthor 3 года назад

I get the feeling that if you did a Laws Broken about the first Vacation, Clark's prison sentence would have precluded him from being out of prison by the time of Christmas Vacation...

@rjlack1975 5 месяцев назад

This is the second kidnapping by Clark. A Wally World security guard, played by John Candy, was held against his will several years prior. Clark is looking at life in prison!

@cmm07r 5 месяцев назад

A lot of these would be civil matters in other states because they lack a key component: Intent. Also, Margo would get a reclassification of Domestic Battery causing further stipulations to her sentencing, and the state filing the charges whether Todd wished to file them or not.

@tskmaster3837 3 года назад

OMG, something that's NOT about the death of Democracy, it;s a Chirstmas Vacation Miracle!

@temporalTechnologist 3 года назад

You should definitely do a Laws Broken: 9 to 5! It stars Dolly Parton and it's a office comedy about women in the workplace, and it's got all them office 'laws broken' you'd be looking for! I would love to see you do an examination of that movie!

@ExploreWithIsaac 5 месяцев назад

Is this what happens when a first year law student tries to tell us what is legal? First, it was ice and not a gutter that went through the window, and saying it was intentional would be a stretch. Most likely, that would be a simple insurance claim, possibly a civil case.

@zdwade 5 месяцев назад

This guys law knowledge is as deep as a puddle. Skips over the whole intent element. Also with the dog, Margo is on his property uninvited.

@wuphat 3 года назад

"Don't..." --Michael Scott

@MuttFitness 3 года назад

"Don't..." -Micheal Scott -Wuphat -MuttFitness

@graysongarrick1638 3 года назад

OBJECTION!: Wouldn’t Clark be off the hook for the kidnapping charges since later in the scene his boss clearly states that he has no intention of pressing charges?

@user-nf9xc7ww7m 3 года назад

Good question. Iirc the state/crown is able to charge even if victim chooses not to. Default crown/state being the victim (funnily enough) is murder. I still think the family should sue in the case of murder. Opinion: Its not a crime against the state, its a crime against the person.

@LangyMD 3 года назад

The victim deciding to "press charges", to a large degree, isn't a real thing. That's the (supposedly) impartial prosecutor's job.

@twitchascension 3 года назад

To counter what others have said, saying you refuse to press charges would imply intent to not issue statements or testify against the (alleged) perpetrator making prosecution difficult. However, as noted by the others, it is largely something done in fiction to wave away the consequences of actions the viewer knows would result in pretty serious charges.

@ahapka 5 месяцев назад

The decision to charge is the prerogative of the state. They can charge regardless of what the victim wants.

@jwfelde 3 года назад

Objection: While it may be worth that much aesthetically, stumpage is pretty much the value in timber. In New York this year, the price of a spruce (which is the kind of tree from the movie) was about $100 per thousand board feet. I’m not a forester, but I think optimistically you could get about 50 board feet out of that tree, so the stumpage would be $5.

@corgirugby 3 года назад

Objection: Clark couldn’t be charged with any of the criminal damage you claim as there is no intent. He’d only be civilly liable for the damage to Todd and Margo’s house.

@CollinMcLean 2 года назад

Don't forget that intent isn't always necessary for criminal charges and a person can be held criminally liable if they were found to be negligent or reckless in their conduct.

@melissacooper8724 Год назад

Well the Chesters have a right to sue Clark for the damages that he done to their property intentionally or not.

@jonmayer 3 года назад

Loophole: He never cut down the tree.

@amandas2639 3 года назад

When are we gonna get "everything is illegal" merch?

@RabblesTheBinx 3 года назад

Never. It would be illegal.

@megmcc9608 3 года назад

Very good idea. Contact local tshirt making company

@Kittsuera 3 года назад

@@megmcc9608 to have them commit an illegal act? oh shoot, even comments are illegal~

@beastmode_576 3 года назад

I dont know if anyone said this before, but as I’m watching Matilda, I would love to see it being analyzed in Laws Broken, I think it might be interesting

@markwilson4078 2 года назад

Yeah it would 😂

@andrewblanchard2398 Год назад

you're going to the CHOKEY

@ignitionfrn2223 2 года назад

1:30 - Let's set the scene 12:40 - Dishonorable mentions 13:50 - The charges 14:35 - End roll ads

@chrisstick5403 3 года назад

Objection! Die Hard is most definitely a Christmas movie.

@FreemanicParacusia 3 года назад

You can make a christmas ornament of John McClaine in the air duct with cardboard, aluminum foil, and a printed screenshot from that scene.

@karlajaeger2082 3 года назад

@@FreemanicParacusia brilliant!

@slake9727 2 года назад

The writer and director both say it's a Christmas movie.

@artman2oo3 3 года назад

You should definitely next do one of my other fav christmas movies... “Scrooged.” Please do that one. SO. MANY. FELONIES. LOL

@richardarriaga6271 3 года назад

Scrooged got Fox/Fox News down cold with gratuitious sexual content, violence, and sensationalism and greed. If only Rupert Murdoch got the treatment from those three ghosts.

@clarkjbunch 5 месяцев назад

At 2:38 Mr. Lawyer states that a piece of gutter goes through the neighbor's window. That is not a piece of Clark's gutter. The gutter was full of ice which explains why Todd and Margo can't find anything that broke the window and smashed the stereo; makes me wonder if the lawyer watched and/or understood the movie. He then talks about Illinois statues involving knowingly and intentionally doing different things; it is unclear that Clark Griswold was aware that ice launched itself nextdoor as he was swinging from the gutter and fearing for his life at the time.

@Stormkrow280 3 года назад

This is the best “slow-burn” movie series, where the main character just holds it all in until the last moment and their explosive break down is just awe inspiring.

@lunickiwrites7256 3 года назад

I've never been this early, but now I understand why people think it's noteworthy to say how early they are.

@Fomasy 3 года назад

Last time I was this early, peoples didn't question it.

@FieldMarshalFry 3 года назад

OBJECTION! A Muppets Christmas Carol is the best Christmas movie!

@lynnemc1424 2 года назад

It most certainly is! My sister and I use to watch it every year at Xmas

@doubledarefan 3 года назад

Objection! That was not a gutter, that was a chunk of ice in the gutter that turned into a missile. In reality, said "missile" would have just fallen to the ground upon exiting the gutter. The fact that it flew far enough to break a window and smash an appliance is pretty good proof that physics were on their own Christmas Vacation.

@averyeml 3 года назад

Objection: I don’t think Clark was saying he wrote the pool check knowing he didn’t have the necessary amount in his bank account, I think it was more of a “I have that amount, but it’s meant for bills and groceries” sort of thing. The check would likely clear just given how they’re clearly a financially stable family, but it would put his family into a financial tailspin.

@nateds7326 3 года назад

Hey if it's a wonderful life counts as a Christmas movie, than die hard definetly is. Their both crazy plots that use Christmas as a back drop, and the themes of the movie, getting back together with your family, is ultimately Christmas related even though they both really didn't have to be on Christmas. Oh yeah and the video was good.

@Gos1234567 3 года назад

Die Hard Is definetly an Xmas movie.Actually it’s got more Christmassy stuff in it than IAWL

@richardp5920 3 года назад

Objection! Die Hard is a Christmas movie, because the Christmas season is critical to the movie’s plot.

@happycamperds9917 3 года назад

You could make the same argument for Harry Potter, since some of the Christmas gifts have an effect on the plot.

@AdaptiveApeHybrid 3 года назад

Because the Christmas party? It could have just as easily been a birthday party

@hillkillr 3 года назад

@@AdaptiveApeHybrid You could say that about many Christmas movies though. Elf could have been about a birthday clown (intentionally stupid example).

@AdaptiveApeHybrid 3 года назад

@@hillkillr the god father was a Christmas movie ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@Quinntus79 3 года назад

Does that mean Child’s Play and Gremlins are Christmas movies?

@danielgerry6374 5 месяцев назад

Objection, when a device is plugged in to an outlet it falls outside of electrical code. And that power strip is no considered a service panel as it is a power strip. The only actual violation of ULL code their is the fact that is an indoor rated strip mounted outside