I logged into my hbonow just to find this clip you are referring to. I transcribed it for everyone to read for themselves because i think you are remembering t

I logged into my hbonow just to find this clip you are referring to. I transcribed it for everyone to read for themselves because i think you are remembering this incorrectly they were talking about how cops are legally allowed to shoot civilians, including a quote: >fatal shootings can be considered legal even if they are unnecessary or disproportionate and that police have a name for such killings as "Lawful but Awful" JohnOliver: >on top of all this, prosecutors can bring in expert witnesses who can present nearly any situation as a potential threat. Take dr Bill Lewinsky, who runs something called the force science institute; for years he has testified on behalf of police officers. here he is providing rationale for why it may be ok to shoot someone that has a knife The clip starts, Bill Lewinsky talking: >knives can actually be more dangerous than a gun, they dont have to be reloaded, they can be used at a close distance. And we know that a stab from a knife, or a stab or a cut can be extremely quick(Makes slashing motion) John Oliver interrupts him there to make fun of his stabbing motion: >come on, that is not the motion you make when stabbing someone, that is the motion you make when you are a teenage magician finishing a trick. 'is this your card?' but - but there is no doubt there is no doubt a knife is a dangerous weapon, but what if someone doesnt have a knife? Dr Lewinsky, could force still be necessary if someone is unarmed? another clip of lewinsky plays, >first of all its significant to know that unarmed does not mean theyre not dangerous. In fact, the fist may have been the first weapon that human beings used against each other. In fact ive measured strikes of human beings on other humans and the strikes can occur at a speed of 4 5 or 6 strikes in a second, and some of them (pounds fist into hand) really hard Oliver then makes a rock paper scissors joke, and no more clips of lewinsky are played. I dont think you could really call this John Oliver saying that knives are not dangerous, i dont see him joking about police being worried about people with knives - its clear that he thinks the use of deadly force is happening too often and with too little consequence for the officers, but thats the point of the segment.