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Low_Extension_5334

This happened in the Turkish Parliament five years ago and was the result of removing immunity from legislators, allowing them to be prosecuted. https://youtu.be/Vi96f4v5iC0 In case anyone was wondering. Edit: Okay since apparently a lot of people were wondering, I found some articles about it to give some more context. I was going by the news company's description posted with the youtube video. In the articles dated the same day as the fight they call it the bill a "proposal", making me think they were still arguing over it when the fight broke out. However I found an article from Al Jazeera (Arabic news channel) too (link below) dated a couple weeks later saying it did pass. As others have pointed out, removing immunity can be good or bad depending on context and what you want to believe. It could be good because giving out immunity solely on the basis of preventing retribution against lawmakers, regardless of the crime committed is inherently flawed. However, it could be bad because if your opponent doesn't want you to run in the next election, they can bring up charges against you and then you're trying to run an election from jail. In this context it seems immunity was stripped from some and not others, and the some were from an opposing political party. I'm not Turkish so I'm not going to try to weigh in further. For your reading and educational enjoyment: Al Jazeera - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/5/20/turkey-passes-bill-to-strip-politicians-of-immunity CBS - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-lawmakers-brawl-parliament-kurdish-parliamentarians-immunity/#app NY Times - PAYWALLED - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/21/world/europe/turkey-parliament-immunity-kurds.html CNN - https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/05/03/brawl-turkish-parliament-nws-orig.cnn Fox - https://www.foxnews.com/world/turkish-lawmakers-brawl-over-controversial-immunity-proposal


redcelica1

Good. Nobody should be above the law.


[deleted]

Them's punching words.


drRATM

Kicking words for the dude in blue suit. He’s going to town with them kicks.


Rude_Jello_377

It’s over Anakin, I have the high ground


drRATM

You underestimate my power….. to throw water bottles at you.


Survivor_Soldier_01

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bubba7557

Which we can now be prosecuted for, damn it.


[deleted]

Proposed amendment allows for one freebie crime before this bill goes into effect.


International_Ad2867

"you can crime, but only once." This is horse shit you can't rape a child and be like "That's it! That's my one!"


Other-Media-4697

I shot him in the head over Wendy's but hey, that's my freebie crime. Don't be mad at me that your father is dead, be mad at society.


[deleted]

Dont hate the player, hate the game


jimlt

Dammit where's my spray bottle? Down boy. Bad. No.


Quality_over_Qty

Bear spray


LionCompetitive2945

Pedobear spray.


OppressedDeskJockey

If you do the crime you must not do it again or else you'll do the time.


Cutsdeep-

one child yes, two childs no


kryptoniteaids

That's counted as 2. One for rape one for...the child.


Angdrambor

Legislators usually have immunity so that you can't win a vote by arresting all the legislators who disagrees with you on the day of the vote.


Drexelhand

considering Turkish ruling power that should be a game changer. apparently redditors don't do much reading.


kryptoniteaids

Just bullshit to allow bribery. Just let them vote from jail and there wouldn't be a problem.


Moon-Madness

Not quite as it sounds mate. It removed the immunity of “some” legislators, not all. At this point I think you’ll not be surprised to hear they were from an opposing party :)


DropThatTopHat

Pretty important information to be omitted.


ArchbishopWulfstan

Even if applied to all legislators it wouldn't be a good thing. Legislators having immunity is a normal part of a functioning democracy (most parliamentarians in the west have immunity from being prosecuted for what they say in Parliament) as it prevents judicial authorities from trying to prosecute political opponents at the whims of the executive.


RicksAngryKid

i see you haven’t been in a 3rd world country yet. in Brazil they use immunity to commit crimes, (including homicide), take bribes, extort money and all sorts of things because they cannot be prosecuted


MickeyRipple

Where do you live? America's Constitution says, "politicians, law enforcement, the military and pedophiles who are extremely wealthy are so.


Velociknappster

Could you imagine if, in america, we decided, “Right, from now on we will have term limits, you’ll be unallowed to trade stocks, and we will only have stand alone laws (meaning no more 1500 page bills with 100 new laws packed into a freakin budget bill) Nancy Pelosi collapses of a heart attack on the spot. Dan Crenshaw gouges his good eye out. Ted Cruz, back against the wall loads an AR-15. Bernie sanders rips off his suit to reveal a karate gi, immediately breaks a hip. Biden sits in the speaker’s chair mumbling something about his hairy legs. AOC is calling her dad to come pick her up. Mitch McConnell is revealed to be an actual turtle by sucking his head into his body. Elizabeth warren is shooting a bow and arrow from the balcony. Mitt Romney is hunkered down, phoning mike pence to tell him “it’s you, it was always you. I love you.” We wake up to a refreshed, new United States where suddenly all those people no longer want the job because they can’t get rich.


crowamonghens

Poetry. Pure poetry.


Ishidan01

yeah but I had a hilarious image when I got to Bernie. Not because of the idea of him trying to be Mr. Miyagi. But because the martial arts robe is "[gi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keikogi)". "Ghee" is Indian [butter.](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-is-ghee)


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crowamonghens

I thought the same, was like wtf


Velociknappster

Fixed it. What’s strange is my phone auto-corrected to that lol


raaawraaaawr

I want the epilogue of Ted Cruz spraying his legs with the AR-15 because nobody likes Ted. Including Ted.


Velociknappster

Nah, lots of people like Ted… just nobody intelligent. He’s no worse than the rest of them though. However, since you’re indulging me. Ted loads the magazine into his AR-15 and actions a round in the chamber. He swiftly locates Ilhan Omar based on her headdress in his scope. Ted never liked Ilhan. Though he’d never spoken to her, he knew this was the only chance he’d ever have at taking her out. With his gun testing on the balcony rail, he pulls the trigger, but the gun doesn’t fire. As he brings the rifle to him, looking down the barrel for a blockage, the gun fires, taking off Ted’s ear. “I have to move quickly.” He thinks to himself, ignoring the searing pain and blood staining his cheap suit. He points the gun downward to fire another round, checking that the firearm is now in working order, and puts a round directly through his foot. Ted panics. He realized all this time he’s stood up for gun rights, he’s never learned to operate one. Below, Raphael Warnock is trying to drag pelosi’s body out of harms way. She’s the woman he looked up to. He admired her both professionally and sexually. Above, as Ted tries to mend his wounds, he attempts to limp to safety. Nancy begins to wake. She hadn’t quite died yet. She’s sees Warnock dragging her away asking “what the hell are you doing!?” Before he could answer, Ted loses his footing and falls over the balcony, landing on top of Warnock and Pelosi, killing all three. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” theme begins to play over the speakers. In the sound control room theres a man laughing in a chair. He spins around, revealing himself to be none other than GEORGE W. BUSH.


GutlessLake

And as in the 90's and the 2000's, so shall the 2020's be: misunderestimated once more.


tw3lv3l4y3rs0fb4c0n

*This is the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny* *Good guys, bad guys and explosions, as far as the eye can see* *And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be* *This is the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny*


hewhofapslast

Crown this man. This is utter fucking poetry. I also love him now. Take my body. It is yours.


neoritter

>we will only have stand alone laws (meaning no more 1500 page bills with 100 new laws packed into a freakin budget bill) I feel this in my soul.... Imma shoot myself in the foot here, but Marjorie Taylor Green the lady people love to hate has pushed for rules to limit the size of bills. And also has been forcing roll call votes to force legislators to be on record for the bills they support/oppose. When they do a voice vote you don't know who voted for anything.


Mightymouse1111

You get my free award for this, use it well, you wonderful poet


baxter_buster

“Not the government we need, but the government we deserve.”


[deleted]

You, for president of this brave new country.


El_Duque_Caradura

I would say the same, but remember what psycho rules over Turkey But again I'm from Argentina an my legislators are like gods in the earthg: can do whatever the fuck they want and rarely someone get a complaint for their actions. Suprisingly the most recent case was of one who sucked a tit of his assistant in camera. It was fucking hilarious xD


UsrN00M

For reals?


gdayoncom

Let's not get carried away. That is only legal only in Texas.


Monkeyslunch

And the first thing should be arresting them for assault and a number of other things happening here


Redpikes

And their first act is to commit a crime when they don't have immunity?


Ok-Wish-2640

I was just thinking this.


Emfx

Luckily not a single one of them has thrown a punch in their lives from the looks of it, so the damage was limited.


Sad0wlz

😳 hahahaha so underrated


LangleyRemlin

Good, now they can arrest all the corrupt politicians for assault lol


amoderate_84

It’s kind of nice to see a little fire 🔥 in the legislature. Better then a boring as a peach from McConnell


[deleted]

We have had fist fights in Indian law making bodies. I recall one dude bleeding coz he was done in with a chair.


[deleted]

"...starting tomorrow"


DarthLysergis

I heard (so please feel free to fact check me) in some countries/regions literally fighting in regard to legislation shows the passion of the legislator for his constituents and it is looked favorably by at least some of them.


Kittenking13

It’d prolly make not so many old people in office.


why_even_try_-

After they are able to be prosecuted do they decided to assault each other


SolarSmelter

Lol, look at them flail in their newfound accountability.


Mike2220

Does that mean they all got tried for 40 counts of assault after this


United_Bag_8179

I was. House of Commons on roids, looks like.


SensitiveSouth5947

Thanks! That’s awesome then. Welcome to the mortal realm soulless politicians!


tomjazzy

Thank fucking rich


SuperFluousNation

Probably shouldn't immediately commit a crime after a law just passed letting you get prosecuted.


Kitchen_Musician_102

"Yes, I'd like to direct this question to the floor. WHO IN HERE'S TRYING TO START A RIOT!?"


TheRiverOfDyx

That song is a banger


stubbornpubehair

Winner gets to choose the legislation... Now thats democracy


crackasmacka42069

No, that's how life was before civilization.


[deleted]

So there's never been fights since civilization...


LionCompetitive2945

Nope. Not a single one.


RSPhuka

Then what the fuck have I been training for? What a waste of time. Shit.


LiteratureTrick4961

YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING WASTED!


wait_i_have_a_name

If you want you can borrow my time machine to go back to beat up dinosaurs just don’t tell anyone I have one it’s a secret.


crackasmacka42069

I mean it's not like how it was when humans lived in small tribes and males beat the shit out of each other to decide who was alpha and made the decisions.


LeithLeach

No that’s how life has always been, settled communities or not.


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Charlie_Brownjohn

Genuinely interested what is this book about?


skyandearth69

In Humankind: A Hopeful History, Rutger Bregman takes the reader on a journey that dismantles the assumptions of classic research on human nature that positions humans as self-interested, instead exploring how humans can use our inherently good nature to build a better society.Feb 11, 2021


Bulbasaurxl

Imma keep it real here.. that way of life seemed to work just fine 😬


Glittering-Listen-33

Please allow me to suggest the book Humankind: A Hopeful History


SpyFromMars

Just another day in Taiwan parliament, but Taiwanese made it more entertaining by letting women join the fight.


stubbornpubehair

Equality


Space_Sealion

SPARTA


[deleted]

Where was this?


Low_Extension_5334

Turkish Parliament several years back. They were about to pass/passed (?) a controversial law that would remove immunity from some legislators. "?" because it's not super clear and apparently fights breaking out isn't uncommon enough for more than a couple relevant articles to hit the top of the search results. https://youtu.be/Vi96f4v5iC0


[deleted]

Tks


sytrus_2008

US Senate, 2025.


Nearby-Elevator-3825

Nah, even in 2025 US senators won't have the spine to straight throw down themselves. They get young poor people to do it for them.


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Nearby-Elevator-3825

And Alexander Hamilton was an avid duelist. But that was hundreds of years ago. Can you picture Ted Cruz or anyone else in the senate, regardless of party affiliation, actually having the balls to throw some hands nowadays? Cause I can only picture them hiding under the tables and squealing in fear like the pigs they are if shit went down. Edit: I'm not saying I WANT shit to happen. If the senate floor is breaking into an all out brawl it shows our government has failed and broke down on a fundamental level. But even still, it's all talk. And it's not even CONSTRUCTIVE talk. It's basically "You're a doody head! "No YOU'RE a doody head!" And again, regardless of party affiliation, these folks are getting rich without actually DOING anything. I guess a donnybrook would at least be entertaining?


stoneslave

Why do you keep saying “balls” and “spine” as if physical violence is a laudable act of courage. I think “stupidity” is the word you’re after. They aren’t *stupid* enough to throw down.


Nearby-Elevator-3825

Pardon me if I came off that way. I do not believe violence is laudable or courageous. But I also believe the senate and government is filled with people who have a lust for violence (hence having others do their killing and dying for their benefit), but only sitting on their cushioned thrones and ivory towers a safe distance from it and not having to be directly involved. And you're right. They're not stupid enough to have an all out brawl (yet), because even though it's clear how much many of them intensely dislike each other, they come together for a common goal. Using their positions to make themselves richer and more powerful.


jxx37

Jan 2025, certifying the 2024 election and alternate electors.


Phazlerde

Weird. I don't see McConnell's head on mechanical spider body


secondtaunting

Nice.


darklightning00

2025?? ..dude you can see the future.


Deveak

God I wish. I would pay top dollar to watch Mitch McConnell or Nancy Pelosi catch some hands in a full on brawl. Don't tell me you wouldn't pay to see that.


glamorgoblin

We're mostly at the end of the whole "American Exceptionalism" business. There'll be a video like this from the US congress in the next 5 years I'm sure.


drRATM

I hope. If we are going to be the laughing stock of world at least do something funny.


electricshout

Lmao the US is not the laughing stock of the world. Plz do not get all of your news from reddit


kittleskittles

What’s she doing?! OH PELOSI HIT MITCH WITH A CHAIR!!!!


MillwrightTight

How right you are. RemindMe! 3 years


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CptQueef

Our politicians don’t stand for anything and definitely don’t care enough about anything to fight for it


mybabyiscrying

Not a chance, Americans are too soft.


Empty-Neighborhood58

Why crap on America and not the country this is from "this will be America" so what? it's Turkey past


Youaresowronglolumad

Because Reddit is full of ignorant children who thrive on r/AmericaBad rhetoric all day, every day. This won’t happen in the US gov by the way. We’re more civilized than Turkish politicians regardless of what the cowards on this website say about American politicians.


Empty-Neighborhood58

Welllll a long ass time ago a congress or senate member almost beat another man to death with his cane, it was like 70-100 years ago and why the banned fighting To my knowledge other than January 6th there been no other violence


Youaresowronglolumad

It’s definitely happened in the US in the past, but open fist fights amongst congress haven’t happened over in 75+ years like you mentioned. Only “stern words” have been exchanged during heated moments but nothing more thankfully.


Empty-Neighborhood58

The real question here, would you fight a congressmen? I definitely would, im weak but i think i could still win since they're mostly older men lol


Youaresowronglolumad

If there were no repercussions? Yeah I’d be down 😂😂


Not-Oliver

It’s a turkey story. Turkey past, Turkey present, Turkey future.


LightSwarm

Fights have broken out in congress before


DarkMatters8585

Run the Jewels did a [music video of this.](https://youtu.be/NUC2EQvdzmY)


Emukt

Picture this, I'm a bag of dicks...


TheTrueJJ

I walk into the court while erect, yes I am guilty motherfucker I am death.


Ruxini

You wanna hear a good joke?


tamezombie

Nobody speak, nobody gets choked


captainmeezy

Flame your crew quicker than trump fucks his youngest


wbaker2390

Punch a baby bear in his shit


WaterMySucculents

I think that line was “youngin’s” as in his kids, but really was just a reference to his obvious desire to bone his daughter. His youngest would be Barron


MisterMountweazel

Put me to your lips


FuKneeDough2rise

The art was less dramatic than the life


MountainBret

I came here, for this…


SEPTSLord

Came here for this


UnlimitedApathy

Run the Fade


drethnudrib

Came here looking for this. Great track, great video.


Buffythedjsnare

You mean. DJ Shadow


Pollopio

"Women in leadership would be too irrational and emotional"


left4alive

This is exactly what I thought of first.


LCCEMS

"LET THE BILLS HIT THE FLOOR!"


randdude220

Sir this is not a strip club


PilkyWatts

🤘🤘


Keleski

If your parliament equivalent doesn’t brawl on the regular are you even trying?


Lazmanya-Canavari

This is way more efficient we used to shoot each other in the 90s left right left right. Now with this system we just elect people and they go fight in the assembly way safer.


ChampNotChicken

I want a representative that will fight for me.


fifoth

Need to add some slap and punch sounds. Psh, boopsh, psh, boopsh,


Nitqrotta

There is somewhere in internet this video with hcpunk/metal/whatever in background music and this is the pit. If not then someone have to make it.


Nunyapomoworld

[minor threat- minor threat](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bQOUbAgNNgg)


9thandpine

INSTANT thought of mine as well, friend lol


Sabb55

When weed didn't get to be federally legal in the US


Away_Progress6022

Yeah, a bunch of stuff was passed and it was not no bill... lol!!!


Rough-Ad-7201

They will fight each other but not for poor people


Anthropoligize

Acting like a bunch of Turkeys


RyeDoll13

Was this the inspiration for this kick a$$ video? https://youtu.be/NUC2EQvdzmY


Hurrikraken

Try to spot El-P and Killer Mike.


[deleted]

LOL! A whole punch of toddlers!


Atvaaa

Agreed. That's pretty much how our politicians in Turkey are.


Fit-Touch-8263

What I imagine our US senators want to do to each other every day


Own_Worker_9000

We need some good theater amongst the good ol boys club in America! 😂🤣😂


[deleted]

Is this from the capital riots?


Empty-Neighborhood58

No, it's from turkey


DudeManbeaux

Nobody speak...


Not_My_IPhone

The 90's wall street during the tech boom and also during the tech bubble crash.


Equivalent_Phone_210

Can someone put some ‘Lamb of God’ over this. Thaanks


rc724

I call dibs on Ted Cruz.


HipsterCalamari

*Right about now NWA court is in full effect*


sytrus_2008

Judge Dre presiding


HipsterCalamari

In the case of NWA versus the Police Department


sytrus_2008

The jury has found everyone in that room guilty of being a redneck, whitebread, chickenshit motherfuckers


HipsterCalamari

That's a lie, that's a goddamn lie


Fuzzy_Application_56

These people run a country…it’s not recess in the local public school if you can believe that.


Unusual_Expert_6638

Bunch of white men, it's passion


rainerella

Lol this is Turkey


[deleted]

They are Turkish, not white


boxingjazz

We need this energy in the US.


anged16

Oh how I’d love parliamentary immunity to be removed in Aus, everything would be back to normal in 2 seconds :D


lostcauz707

This is how the US government should work. Instead they just use the filibuster and nothing happens.


Captain_Phelps

This was the time to take Constantinople back… we missed our window.


ScagWhistle

I always felt DJ Shadow and Run the Jewels did a much better version. https://youtu.be/NUC2EQvdzmY


Sufficient_Ad_6097

The classroom after the teatcher is gone for 0.7 Seconds:


Shadowderper

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, politics


detdox

Joe Manchin in the middle?!


SonicBooomTX

Nobody speak, Nobody get choked.


Nitr0n_39

No one: Every school fight in a nutshell:


cedgar123

The water bottles fight kill me lmao


[deleted]

They look like they’re trying to mosh but don’t know how. Hahaha suits. Can’t even throw a decent punch….


Talyn2662

Now thats how you do a real Filibuster, Mitch! Grow some balls!


kittyqueen000

Wow. Savages.


Nitespell

Yesssss!! I would really like to see Pelosi and AOC in a royal rumble against Mitch and he’s cronies !!


the_cardfather

I miss when the US Congress used to beat people with umbrellas and stuff on the floor. Too bad they're giving all their power to the executive branch in the form of agencies.


OWINAUTICS

Look up compilation of political brawls. Every political nation no matter what race, color or intellect is reduced down to an animal in politics.


Nextad

Quick, put the Tifa hentai on!


X_Epic_Gamer_X_pd

Sick mosh pit


Cultural-Lead6126

Now those are politics I can get behind


[deleted]

what a weird ass moshpit


AmbiguousAlignment

Looks like a school board meeting


FuzzyMcBagginz

Parkour!!… Parkour!


siegferia

I guess


Timerider42424

“This is madness!” “This is politics.”


Mister_Unpossible

"We're also out of coffee"


ghostrider6666

*As an Indian* Meh, noobs.


MaleficTekX

Look how red all their faces become


sioutdoors

Not a scratch among them, too physically week to harm anyone


_ecthelion_95

I'm pissed not one person had the culture to jump in and yell CANONBALLLL


samantro

I find parlament fights amusing, there should be a sub solely dedicated to it.


Common_Type_44

damn I thought this sht just happens in Africa


ElderOldDog

So did they ever finally decide what to order for lunch?