Hey guys what's up it's Charlie here and today we're going to be looking at nine
things you think are illegal but aren't there's some things we'd never do as we
assume we're not allowed to do them but how many of these so-called laws are
actually just convenient myths millions of people believe they have no right to
do these things but they may of course every country has different laws but of
the two countries we'll look at in this video are the United States and United
Kingdom but before we get into it why not subscribe and press at the
notification bell to it isn't illegal coming up first we have trespassing I'm
sure if you walk out in the country you'll see many signs saying no
trespassing why wouldn't you after all anyone can
buy a sign saying trespassers will be prosecuted for a few pounds but in the
UK these signs are just that simply signs really they don't mean anything as
you cannot be prosecuted for trespassing in the UK in fact the only person who
can prosecute trespassers in the UK is the Queen herself and even in 1982 when
somebody did just that the Queen did not prosecute them for trespassing in the UK
there's something called Ramblers rights meaning you can go wherever you want if
somebody does go into your property you can ask them to leave or use force to
get them to leave now don't think if somebody breaks a lock off your door or
smashes your window and gets into your house they'll get away with it breaking
and entering is still a crime but so long as you don't break anything in the
UK you can go wherever you want this includes any building park building site
or pretty much anywhere else you can think of next up we have resisting
arrest this is another one that applies to the UK in the u.s. a resisting arrest
is actually a crime in itself but in the UK this is not the case you may see in
TV shows and movies all the time but that resisting arrest is a crime but in
real life that's simply not the case and it's very convenient for the police that
everyone thinks this in the USA you can be convicted of resisting arrest even if
the arrest was unlawful or for nothing but in the UK
resisting arrest is legal now this doesn't mean you can injure a police
officer but if a policeman does try and unlawfully arrest you you can actually
use reasonable force to resist arrest next up is youth drinking depending on
where you live I'm sure there's some kind of age limit about alcohol in some
countries like in Saudi Arabia alcohol is banned and if you live in the USA the
drinking age is likely 21 in the United Kingdom and a lot of Europe it's 18
years old but in the UK if you think you can only drink when you turn 18 that's
actually not true in the UK alcohol can actually be served to anyone over the
age of five now this is not the case in a place like a pub a bar or in a public
place but in the privacy of your own home you have to rely on your own morals
to not do this I'm not telling you to surf boosts to anyone who's over the age
of five but legally I can't tell you not to do that also next up is lying to the
police if you ever get brought down to the police station they may say to you
that if you lie to them then you can get into big trouble but really this is all
just talk and bluster as lying to the police is not a crime if you come up
with a crazy story and they have to look into it and waste police time then you
could be charged for wasting police time but if you simply say something that
isn't true to a cop then this is legal in the UK in the USA this is true for
some situations however in the USA if a cop asks for your name you do legally
have to give it to them however you're not required to give your date of birth
social security number or address but no matter what you cannot be prosecuted for
a lie that you believe to be true that's because a belief is not a lie even if
that belief is wrong next up is eating your pets this one applies to the United
States I'm sure lots of you guys watching have nice furry pets maybe a
dog or a cat well if you ever encounter one very hungry person while you're
walking your dog make sure you don't tell them this law did you know that
it's totally legal to consume dog or cat now selling dog or cat meat is
prohibited in the USA but there's no actual law that says you can't eat it
in some countries around the world dog and cat meat are actually consumed and
it may surprise any pet owners that their furry friends can legally be eaten
but if you happen to know anyone who would eat a cat or a dog then I suggest
you do not tell them about this law next up is firing missiles right now in the
United States there's a lot of debate about their firearms laws some say they
should be completely done away with some say restrictions need to get tighter and
some simply say that there should be no change to the USA's firearm laws well
putting all that aside there's one unbelievable law in South Carolina USA
in South Carolina USA it's not illegal to fire a missile that's right in South
Carolina you can fire a missile without any legal repercussions this may be a
surprise as the USA is known for its tight military security but amazingly in
South Carolina there's no law against firing a missile
however the missile being fired could then result in later crimes
for example destruction of property next up is age ratings this is one of the
most misunderstood laws in the world I'm sure we're all familiar with age ratings
on things like video games and movies and I'm sure that when we were younger
we played games and watched movies that were too old for us well it may surprise
you to learn that these age ratings actually have no legal bearing at all
things like PEGI ratings are simply just guidelines that parents can follow but
in the UK it's not illegal to let a child play an 18 rated game or watch an
18 rated movie in 2015 a UK head teacher sent a letter to parents saying the
following if your child is allowed to play 18 rated games then we will contact
the police they said that's because it's deemed as neglectful to children however
this was all talk and it's completely illegal to let kids play 18 rated games
and if you're a kid who plays 18 rated games then don't worry you're not
breaking any laws either and finally on our list we have secretly
recording people if you call up a corporation like a customer service line
I'm sure you'll get a message like this the following call may be recorded to
provide training services that's because companies have to follow
strict rules when recording people's conversations but you don't in the UK
you can record any real-life conversation or phone call without the
other person knowing also even if the person did know this can be used as
evidence in court any evidence obtained secretly or even illegally can be used
in court in the UK so those four some things you always thought were illegal
but aren't I hope you guys now have a better understanding of the rights you
have and things you're allowed to do vote in the poll in the top right corner
and you can tell me the most surprising thing that is legal and if you'd like a
part two to this video then let me know in the comments down below if you want
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