Rep. Elliot Engel (D) NY on crime

[nextdimensions]

NO CORPUS DELECTI, NO CRIME. No victim, no crime. Evidence of harm, loss or injury. Evidence of fraud within a lawful contract situation. THE STATE cannot be a victim. "Society" cannot be a victim. Can you cross examine The State? Can you cross examine "society"? All these laws on the books are NOT CRIMES they are extortion, and these courts are run as comercial racketeering enterprises.

[janhelfeld]

@nextdimensions Agreed.

[ecoastdude]

Vote for Anthony Mele

[pizzakid770]

WE GET IT! HE IS A MORON, WE GET IT, HE DOESN'T HAVE A PRINCIPLE.

He didn't get your idea, ok? He is not a libertarian or a very smart man at that... you just confuse the poor guy and are mean.. take a chill pill, dude! Man ....

[janhelfeld]

This "moron" is making the laws you have to live by. His ignorance is a threat to YOU. Exposing him is a favor I am doing for you and others.

[pizzakid770]

I stand corrected. You are right. I (or any woman) can't carry a gun at night in NY or even in my own home, because of "morons" like engels...

Because of that and because someone might take their gun to enjoy a movie together, like bloomberg said.

[pizzakid770]

Still, if you would lower your tone a little, and be a little nicer you might actually get something from them. In many videos you come out as a jerk. You have to win the heart too, not just the minds.

[waveoflight]

@janhelfeld

Thanks Jan.

[lobo9er]

535 members of the United States Congress.

* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse* 7 have been arrested for fraud

* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

* 3 have done time for assault* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year

[abig1403]

The only actions that constitute a crime are those causing harm or loss - everything else is only a contravention of a legal rule that a legislative body has invented. This is the problem with our countries today - our legislators have no principles and therefore can be manipulated by those groups with an agenda to make certain actions "illegal".

[benjaminsidpage]

Great interview. This guy isn't very sharp. Vote him out.

[BurjElArab]

If the Congressman had a preconceived value judgement (general principle) about every crime (regardless of the specific sensitivities in society) that would mean he could be judgemental without considering the circumstances of a specific crime.

Moreover, by not having a principle, he would be better off (with you) by saying he based his principle on information from his constituents on the ground. That would complete his answer and settle it quite delicately.

For the people, by the people.

[georgedonnelly]

"I don't have any general principles." First time I saw a tyrant hang himself with his own tongue. Amazing work Jan.

[82abhilash]

I bet Elliot Engel would prefer to be eaten alive by hungry lions in a Roman circus to this interview.

[jcrc65]

Jan Helfeld.....THANK YOU,,,,THANK YOU ....THANK YOU.... I love to see the scum squirm!

[BRYAN351]

Blah blah blah. Hey Engel, stop spewing oral diarrhea and listen up.

A crime is when a person violates the rights of another person. Period.

Got it Engel??

[HymerSchmidt]

It's amazing how many politicians are stuck in Kohlberg's 4th stage of moral development.

[ikemkrueger]

0:34 Easy! If the people life good, there is nearly no crime!

[vipero00]

5:44 "I don't have any general principles...."

I think that says it all.

[starsassy]

google non aggression axiom

[Kurtyoungblood]

axiom? Do you mean principle?

[Stargazer5781]

I hate the word society.  Collectivist fogging at its worst.

[FarmerMason]

Great interview Jan. I really appreciate your sticking to the question until you get a responsive answer to what you asked, and wow! This guy is a legislator and he cannot explain his own personal principals, yet they thrive to control us!?

[modelmark]

"as a society we have to try to" ... a society does not 'try' anything. Whenever politicians say "we", they are up to something in which they want to implicate others

[jryan1971]

His tactic is to filibuster and play dumb.

[jryan1971]

he shouldn't be allowed near sharp utensils

[jryan1971]

"i don't have any hard and fast principles"

damn skippy you don't, congressman

[MengersDisciple]

By your idiotic definition of "crime", Mr Engel, NOT bailing out Wall St in 2008 would have been a crime.

This public "servant" needs an education in the principles of non-aggression and property rights.

What a fantastic interview, Jan! Congrats in getting it that far without getting thrown out this time (you know we love you, right?)

No, no, Jan! He said *he* doesn't need principles ;-)

[warzmx]

Can you upload the rest of the interview too ? :)

[janhelfeld]

YES.

[foolcow1976]

Was he really failing to understand the question, or was he just being evasive?

[WOLF333999]

He didn't understand. It's outside the scope of his understanding.

Actually, the guy makes me cringe, he's that narrow-minded and, I think, dumb. Jan interviewed yet another human being who thinks to be very intelligent, but is the opposite.

[bowtie728]

where's the rest of the video?

[WarVideo]

There is no rest of this video, Engels head exploded after he asked that last question.

[monageasmear]

jan keep it up man, your a class interviewer

[jasonleehudgins]

Any action that violates another individuals property rights should be considered a crime. All other actions should be considered lawful.

[jsyc07]

Nice job, Jan. Thanks for showing what an unthinking, unprincipled fool we have making our laws. How can this guy make things illegal if he can't even define what a crime is?! Incredible.

[Nexus974]

It's hard to tell sometimes which side of Engel's mouth he is talking out of.

[MengersDisciple]

The bottom part, Nexus974. Mr Engel is talking out of the bottom part of his mouth.

;-)

[soundmoneyfan]

did he just say he has no principles? yes he did. he is fit for congress for sure.

[soundmoneyfan]

haha, he said anything that deviates from social norms is a crime. keep the vids coming jan! great work! even if they are 10 years old, they are still relevant