Snake Venom Superman Meets the Christian Snake Handler
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Steve Ludwin visits a church in West Virginia where the worship centres around handling deadly snakes, setting yourself on fire, drinking poison and refusing medical attention when things inevitably go wrong.
The Dangers of Being a Cocaine Dealer
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Cocaine usage is at a all time high in the UK. VICE speaks to a dealer about the dangers of his job, aiding addicts and why there are so many young dealers on the streets.
The Hardcore World of Deathmatch Wrestling
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In the world of wrestling, there’s nothing more brutal than a deathmatch: a fight where anything goes, and using weapons and spilling blood is the name of the game. New York wrestler Casanova Valentine runs a particularly hardcore circuit at the Tender Trap in Brooklyn, a bar where he and his opponents go at each other with barbed wire, fluorescent light tubes, thumbtacks, and garden tools, until there’s only one man left standing.
I Broke Dumb Laws In Front Of Police
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In het Verenigd Koninkrijk is het officieel verboden om een zalm “op een verdachte manier vast te houden”, of in een harnas het parlement binnen te lopen.
Om erachter te komen of er überhaupt nog mensen zijn die dit soort wetten serieus nemen, overtreedt Oobah Butler er zoveel als hij kan – recht voor de neus van de politie.