Britain is an old-fashioned, weird place, and its esoteric laws are among the most ridiculous things about the place. From it being illegal to handle a salmon suspiciously, to the threat of having your head chopped off for wearing a suit of armour in Parliament, VICE's Oobah Butler sees if anyone takes any of these laws seriously by trying to break as many as he can-in front of policemen.
00:00 Intro
00:50 "Handling salmon in suspicious circumstances"
01:35 "Gambling in a Library"
02:37 "Statue forbidding bearing of armour"
03:34 "Shaking a rug in public after 8 am"
04:05 "Singing obscene ballads in public"
05:12 "Knocking on a door and running away"
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Que bueno que más creadores hagan sus canales bilingües
la traduccion es horrible
pagenle a locutores por favor, eso esta terrible
It's awful.
I didn’t know there was an option to change the audio! That’s amazing, thanks a lot ✨
Her: I like bad boys This dude: *carries salmon suspiciously*
MaybeNot Yt i can’t stop laughing at this my gosh
Jaco 😂😂
Funniest joke ever!!!
@@africanlipplateandbonenose3223 lol, he would've gotten arrested before he could've finished the sentence.
@Jared Sylvester laughs in sam'o'nella
“I killed 56 children and burned a dog adoption center. You?” “I walked without socks close to the queen” “By the gods”
*backs away*
@@Vowagey *break out of jail just to get away*
There’s a psychopath on the loose Look up “Straight outta Cyrodiil” it’s what I’m referencing
Im a pretty boy
@@Shadow_1923 yes you are
i really liked the “is this an anti-establishment thing” like the genuine confusion that cop felt like he was really missing something thinking in his head like “is this how the kids protest nowadays?”
No, of course not. They adhere to much more productive strategies such as gluing themselves to something.
He was technically correct though, as the law is the establishment and this video was about breaking laws
Lmfaooo
Right?!
The best part is it's a 100% correct assumption on his part, because it is!
“He’s checking to see if his car is locked.. that’s how fucking creepy I look” GOT ME LAUGHING ALREADY
Who knew a man with a fish could be so unsettling
You don't see that everyday
Police: thats illegal British dude: this is for a kids show Police: understandable have a great day
British police at its finest
Some man: kills font of the police. British police: that would be a $50 fine
@@kingmegaburgesss2626 Some man: We're filming a kids show British police: Understandable, have a great day!
Great comment...
American:360 no scoped to the head
The worst criminal in England's History
Best*
jack the ripper is rolling in his grave right now
Claire baldings look a like
Dave B but you have heard of him
I mean, worst since after Australia was discovered
“Do you think this is a suspicious fish? ” “Oh definitely” 😂😂😂
Sus 😳
Best salesman ever
-How did you end up in prison? -_I handled a salmon suspiciously_ -_OMG GET AWAY FROM ME_
*Goes in for a job interview and they see his extensive criminal record*
🤣🤣🤣 dude this comment is way underrated
Suspiciously walking around in public with the fish.
Then they hire him because it was a Laws Tester Job.
@@boltowl625 knocking on a door and running away
“Police! Is that fucking fish jenga?”
Inmate: “Whatchu in for?” Him: I held a salmon in public
*inmate cowers away in fear after hearing he has committed such a heinous crime*
Shh
Well sometimes you can get in trouble for holding your "salmon" in public
Inmates:what a brave man
Inmate: suspiciously? Him: yeah Inmate: you monster!
I like how the cop was just standing there after knocking the door 🤣
How things have changed in London in such a short time. You cant get anywhere near that door now.
I love that the guy in the library actually sits down with him and starts playing a game of blackjack *before* asking why they are doing it also, although I already knew what the salmon law was really about, I always have some nasty pictures in my mind of what "suspiciously" might mean
"Is this like an anti Establishment thing?" Little did that cop know he was staring in the face of a criminal master mind.
Little does all cops know
TheIVEyed **police
👏👏👏😂😂😂😂
That shit actually made me laugh.
This reminds me one of the longest English word: "Antidisestablishmentarianism"
On a serious note tho this guy isint actually a bad singer at all
F i o n a on Pun intended? Lol
alhie
F i o n a for real, he’s not bad
Aggghhh ruelette!! 😆😅 me toooo!
F i o n a It You ugly
In Argentina, the action of "knocking and running away" is called " ring raje", and seriously, I can't believe that in the UK you have a law against it, even though it's makes a lot of sense, when I was a little girl, we used to have such a fun doing this 😂😂😂 Really fun and also interesting video. New subscriber here!
I call it Ding Dong Ditching
We used to call it Knock Down Ginger where I grew up
In Dutch its 'belletje lellen'
@@buakawfan333 as a red haired person I feel unsafe
@@shuenshuen lol I never knew why it was called that. As kids we never thought it was about red haired people. Maybe it was about gingerbread men 🤣 it's a mystery.
I like how the number 10 downing Street guard just looked as if it was nothing.
"Why are you wearing a suit of armor" "Because it's illegal, punishable by decapitation."
That's what he should've said
I'm so sad he didn't say that! Isn't lying to an officer an offence? 😂
"Oh it is? Come here" *grabs axe*
I wonder if he'd actually been decapitated if he didn't wear plastic.
@@craftydemon529 yeah…a real one 🤦🏾♀️
No one: Random man with a megaphone: *THERE'S A MAN WITH A FISH*
That guy with the megaphone was an asshole.
thats danny he has a youtube channel
@@CarpetHater I just wanna know why he had a megaphone 😂
@@MrAlphadog2012 megaphone guy?
@@ryn8613 kzhead.info/tools/gu1RDj7c3wVyEj3W6AHEGw.html
most politest law breaking I have ever seen
In Germany there are also laws such as: If there is a non-consensual pillow fight, the blow can count as a weapon. A self-defense reaction can then take place in full force. At the same time, a robber can sue you for damages if he is injured by a trap while breaking into your apartment - Kevin would be punished harshly under German law.
guy: *shakes a rug and wears an outrageous double ruff policeman: "is that like an anti-establishment thing?"
He knowsss
The police man has hind sight 😮
Did the policeman have an issue with you filming...?
That copper knows his shit!
Antidestablishmentaranism
Medieval soldiers who got their heads cut off are watching this in the afterlife like "oi' bruv this is unfair innit"
thy cannoth recieve such bullshith
Thy thinketh this is suchetg bull.
I imagine them being like: Heck yeah break those stupid laws and just cheering him on in their afterlife
I’m British and I can confirm that nobody in this country says ‘oi bruv innit’ it’s a myth.
quite roight mate
"not suspicious, it looks very interesting" 😂😂 so cute how curious he was
2:33 “I was gambolling in a library.” - Guy who gambolled in a library.
“What are you in for?” “I handled a salmon suspiciously.”
😂😂😂 this comment should be at the top
Prison Mate: *(backs up)*
Prison mate: GUARDDDDDDDDD
(The third prisoner: i gambled in a libary)
"Police! Is that fucking fish jenga?"
No one: *Draco malfoy's rebel phase:*
*intense wheezing*
You got me
That’s not his rebel phase, that’s just him muggle baiting again.
He was born rebel.
"These filthy muggles really think they can try to throw me in jail for holding my precious salmon fish? My father will hear about this!" *Draco then proceeds to bite down on his green apple, furiously.*
The last cop reaction where saw a man knocks the door then ran away is precious 😂
I’ve heard about dumb laws since I was little, but you actually had the guys to break them! I love it!
*"HE DID WHAT???"* "HE WAS WEARING *A DOUBLE RUFF!!!"* *"OUTRAGEOUS!!! WE HAVE TO WRITE A LAW AGAINST THAT!"*
The current monarch of that time after seeing a shitty double ruff.
I can see it as a law to nip a ruff arms race in the bud. So that people of higher social standing didn't have to go for triple ruffs just to one up some merchant
I read it in an accent of an angry british government official
That's rough. That's double rough.
@@namanaggarwal1957 Well done... That was pretty much the point of the comment. Have a Blue Peter badge 😂
"Ladies and gentlemen, I see a man walking past with a fish. Pointless." THAT'S SO BRITISH
I mean no
@@Chinawanka I see your no, and I counter with a yes
@@jp9707 I see your yes, and I double-counter with a maybe so
@9tn9ty 5 I see your definitely and double-counter with an absolutely not
deep-fried frog
Imagine he goes to court one day and they happen to find out he committed so many crimes. And then they find out what those crimes were.
How is no one talking about how BRAVE this man actually is 😭 like for real. Balls of steel
Shout-out to the man who actually sat down with him and played blackjack in the middle of a library aisle.
This guy just servedon't 3 months in jail for this
Man of the year
He is now serving his 6 year sentence in jail
Yes thats relly gangster
Yeah that was very funny🤣🤣
Nobody: *holds a salmon suspiciously* Police: Bloody hell mate.
Im dead lmaoooooo
I can hear the accent
I hear it in girding Ramsay’s voice Gordon* dumb autocorrect
@BRADMASTER woosh
BRADMASTER the only thing that is cancerous here is your comment
"do i look suspicious" "No you look interesting"
Love this content. Weirdly enough it brings people together
*Plot twist: Several snipers have been scoping him and camera guys*
They just had low fps and high ping, their shots missed
Man on horseback cuts his head off for wearing armor
Smh they should’ve used aimbot
@@lilfoot4837 The Knight's have been VAC banned.
Like "Sir, should I take the shot?"
If he was in the medieval ages. He would be the most wanted man
bounty: 90000 million coins
Or whatever the currency was at the midievals
El Chapo 2.0 but instead this is before El Chapo was even born
@@kingcartierjs7022 i agree
But... the medieval ages ended in 16th century. Those laws weren't even made up then :D.
the police's laugh at the end got me🤣
"I dealt illegal drugs, and murdered a family. What are you in for?" " _I carried salmon suspiciously_ "
*backs away*
*looks at the officer on patrol*
@@flamingblood8447 "officer help I don't want to die"
@@noahanders7605 officer : What did he do Prisoner: 🥵Sussy fishy😩 Officer: runs away cutely
@@softserve7623 you ruined the joke
He was later sent to a jail in Australia.
Do people actually get tricked by your username?
@@raynaldo529 ya somethimes
Y’a by mine too sometimes lmao
You are everywhere bruh
@@someoneontheinternet7027 *they* are everywhere
Guy - Ding dong ditches the prime ministers house Cop - ☺️
I didn't know knocking on somebody's door could be that funny. Thanks for the laugh lol
Inmate: What are you in for? Me: holding a salmon suspiciously.
*Inmate schooches away as fast as possible*
Inmate from other side of the cell tilts his head up: "That's nothing, I was wearing no socks 100 yards from the queen"
I shook a dirty rug. Beat that.
I wore a double ruff!
Inmate: What are you in for? Some british guy: having a plastic knife without a licence
Officer - "Is this an anti-establishment kind of thing?" Nailed it.
I was more interested by the fact that an armed officer moved into view. Maybe they were taking it more seriously then anyone realised...
@@refsmithy I mean the guy was doing something very strange. Even if it didn’t seem threatening they would still want to know what is going on for security reasons. They’re not on patrol their guarding the Queen after all.
@@refsmithy Officers around British landmarks in London are usually armed so the fact it was an armed officer responding isn't exactly unusual considering where he was, but yes, generally people acting in a manner that isn't very normal around an area of high interest will get a more elevated response from law enforcement
Lol vice is centered around anti establishment
@@ariefbudi427 You sure about that, buddy?
In Denmark there's an old law that says that if the strait Øresund freeses over and swedish people walk over to ice to Denmark, we're legally allowed to beat them with a stick. However other laws have negated that law today.
Now imagine that he did not search carefully and some of these laws can still be in force 🥶
They all are still in force
For what are ya here in jail? I was lookin suspicious with a salmon. Huh, pretty tough.
Lmao😂
Me too man
And in some US states, you can't push a bear out of a helicopter......
Prisoners stands and Sit away from you.
"How tough am I? I'll have you know I stubbed my toe today, and cried for only 27 minutes."
*in jail* inmates : so what crime have you done dude? vice : I wAlKeD wItH SaLmoN
Suspiciously
pff.. I gambled in a library.
That would go nice with a family guy meme if you know which I'm talking about :y
That edit was painful
I sang a ballade to Tony Blair
kid: can we get boris johnson Mum: we already have boris johnson at home boris johnson at home 1:41
This is a great material:)
Her : "I only date bad boys: Him : "Hold my Salmon"
Oof now im going to jail for holding a salmon
Him: "..suspiciously"
Dats kinda sus bruv
kzhead.info/sun/nKh_odacenWXZqc/bejne.html
No thanks man you hold it yourself
*Nobody can break over 10 laws in a day and not get caught* this guy: Hold my salmon
😂
I can’t breathe 😂😂😂😂😂
Wanted to upvote but 666likes
zbigniew pączek 😂
Hold ur unoriginal comment
The cop laughing at the end did it for me😭
I saw the title of the video and thought it's a Max Fish video. Awesome video dude!
1:27 Guy with megaphone: There is a man walking around with fish Guy with fish: *+5 suspicion points*
Microphone? A megaphone, mate. :)
megaphone = atleast +50 suspicion, just jump in a haybale.
Suspicion level: 100
What game is this a reference to
@@swocks4085 runescape
Her: I like bad boys who break the Law Me: Suspiciously carrying a salmon around
U copied this
Kieth Livingston r/whoooosh
@@zagreus6211 whoosh whoosh
Stolen comment
Unoriginal 👏👏👏
such a cool dude for saying yes to playing blackjack suspiciously
The best part is no one thinks it is odd enough. Just asking questions politely no judgement just questions.
"It doesn't look suspicious but it looks interesting." -local British man
sums us up quite well
@Patrick O perhaps your supposed to put sunglasses on the fish to make it a suspicious fish
Just the usual
But is this the reason that in english, if you see something suspicious you say that it looks fishy?
@@mariangelab9755 i think you're onto something🤔
"I love bad boys" I broke a law "Really? What did you do?" I shook a dirty rug in public after 8 am
And handled a salmon suspiciously
“Damn..that’s hot- you are so naughty!”
*Without wearing socks.*
"… Is that supposed to be a sexual euphemism?"
Sock-less
love love love it when you knocked on the door and run off and the copper behind you was laughing.....ahhhhhhhh gold
That was really great! Entertaining and the dude who looks like Malfoy really does a good job!
Inmate: I killed a man and you? Me: I carried a salmon suspiciuosly Inmate: *sits farther*
I appreciate the correct usage of farther.
HAHAHAHA
HHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
*Someone is walking by street with a giant salmon* A random British man: "It doesn't look suspicious"
Honestly there's so much weird crap in central London it's normal to us now 😂
Why would it?
Of course not in my town (doncaster) ppl are always carrying salmon
Bri'ish *
@@aleksababic3730 ? thats not funny
Guy: *breaking laws The police: lol
Something needs to be done with this criminal!!!
*Knocks on former prime minister's door then runs away* Police officer : *confused policeman noises*
Suzette C. 10 downing street is the address of the current prime minister. It is the equivalent of the white house in the US. But here you can knock on the door and run away
@@furkan3945 Oh, so I misheard when he said that
400th like
@@furkan3945 It's likely he went to a lookalike building nearby. That's where alot of journalists to filming if they haven't obtained permission to go inside of Downing Street.
policeman *farts*
I can't believe this maniac still roams the street freely. These crimes are heinous, bloody hell.
Bloody hell😂😂😂
Bloody L
bloodey el
@@kingdomofprussia9749 what have I started😂😂
Helly blood
The chance of being arrested for handling a fish is low BUT NEVER ZERO
This is comedy genius man 😂❤🏴🙏
The queen looking at the window be like: Aye yo fam, is that allowed?
My bad, I was just filming a video for kids ©
She was there when they wrote those laws lol
I almost shat laughing at this
She probably made The laws
@@jimmyandersson5135 I don't think she did. She is not that ancient.
Plot twist: he’s now serving 35 years for multiple offences
Plot Twist: He will only serve one and going to be beheaded after.
@@RogueSeraph double plot twist they skipped the sentence and went straight to beheading
Tbf if a man can get arrested over a joke , then i wont be surprised
@U̷n̷k̷n̷o̷w̷n̷ , quadruple plot twist, he's serving a 35 year sentence, but his head is in a separate cell.
I wish.
NO THIS IS SO FUNNY The cop walking up to you gambling in the library: "something smells fishy here..."
I'm glad people realize there are dumb laws that should be ignored.
Inmate: what you in for? me: *shaking a rug after 8am*
Inmate: *Scooches away*
Your comment made me wanna play GTA Roleplay again
Operation Blackout inmate: oh shit
Inmate: YOU ANIMAL!!! *runs away*
In prison I will stay right out of your way. You are loco man.
Friend: "Are you a bad girl?" Me: "Yeah im really bad" Friend: "Oh really what have you done" Me: "I shook a dirty rug after 8 am"
Infiresman *damn that’s hot*
Infiresman 𓂺
Friend: *surprised pikachu face*
Without socks and with a double ruff
😂😂😂
I love how they get riskier as the video goes on
That was absolutely amazing!🫡
Did the Officers seriously just *watch* him carry that salmon suspiciously?? Honestly, our law is in shambles...
You think that's bad? Where I live it's illegal to have a waffle cone in your back pocket on a sunday
Drunk Cat ur joking😂😂😂😂
@@ryanpriester9508 ikr sounds so fake but i remember seeing it in a childrens book about weird laws where we live
S h a m b l e s
I actually heard about this law. I'm not sure if that's quite the proper wording of the law, because the intent of the law is to curb illegal fishing. So really considering that, "suspiciously" would mean carrying it around with fishing gear and likely other fish, or being nearby to a fisherman who may have caught the fish that person was carrying. Just carrying around a dead fish in the city in regular attire wouldn't count.
"Is this salmon suspicious?" It is a bit fishy.
Ba dum cheeeee
Oh, Tom Get out
Don’t know if the punishment would Scale though.
Ba dum tsss
💀
If a stranger came to me and I said "Do you gamble? We don't have to do it for money, I got a sashimi quality fish", I totally would play a game of blackjack with them even if I don't know how
I think just holding a good fresh and moist samon in your bare hands in public is suspicious enough activity
These police officers are doing horribly at their job... It's common knowledge that it's illegal to carry a salmon suspiciously. Like seriously, man!
They probably already saw the camera...
Ellaine Ferrer you probably don’t know what a joke is
@@kn3knight649 I love how your name kind of fits.
But he was not suspiciously enough. :D
why blame the police officers?
Me: *Runs around with a fish* Policeman: Hey! I'm gonna have to arrest you for that! Me: Oh, it's a Tuna, not a salmon. Policeman: Understandable. Have a nice day.
You must be strong to carry a tune, unless it was a young one In that case, heck you
*Laughs in 42 pound Skipjack Tuna*
@@comradedyatlov4143 well you know what? I can get you a sardine if you give me enough time
phish
Ghoti
This is a certified good classic.
You are making me laugh so much. Thanks for making this video.
I love how you can just go up to the door of the prime minister.
Its not the actual door, but it's pretty close to 10 downing st, from what I understand.
@@JamesBond-xx1lv wtf when I read Downing Street the dude on the video said it
You can't
You can’t really. On either side of Downing Street there are black gates on both sides, each guarded by armed police.
dude i made ur comment 1.1k
Her: I like bad boys Him: *carrying a salmon* Her: 😩😩😩😖😌
👏👏👏
Moisture Lvls are off the chart!
I carry a salmon everyday... in my pants!
The Snappey I’m your 1,000th like
Carrying a salmon suspiciously mind you
Love how one cops all casual and cool and the others got an MP5 just in case
Everybody gangsta till the police yell at the cameraman for filming
The fact that a police officer looked at him while he knocked on the prime minister's door and leave is just hilarious
"Oi' Mate that's illegal"
@purplerains I think it was exactly that. The camera seemed to be positioned where they normally go for news stories, and I assume he was meant to be a reporter so they allowed him them through like that. Probably weren't expecting him to knock and run instead though.
@@ilasilas3261 it most likely wasn’t 10 Downing Street. There is an almost identical door on a near by street
They certainly had a permission to film there. You can't just walk into Downing Street, there is a fence blocking the entrance.
@@aiosquadron "you've got a license for knocking on that door?"
This guy has the face for playing a mastermind criminal role in a movie.
He looks like a Malfoy
@@germsspices he really does :D
He looks like Ramsey
@@germsspices heh
Could be Grindelwald
I’ve never had more respect for guy then this guy.
I'm an English teacher in Spain and I'm defo using this with my year 10s for a lesson on crime tomorrow. Class!
When you walked with salmon, i could almost see "!" on the heads of pedestrians
Haha, great comment.
Payday lol
@@masahirosakurai3733 i actually meant Metal Gear Solid, but yeah...
Then you jump on them and hide them in streets
More like it a "?" Mark was there !! Hahahaha
“Welcome to the Salty Spatoon how tough are you” “I suspiciously handled a salmon in England” “Right this way sir”
YOU DID FUCKING FISH JENGA
i swear i was waiting/looking for this comment haha
Nice
You have to have muscles on your muscles
This was brilliant! 😂
Thanks for making me laugh during my exams :D :D