Criminal Lawyer Reacts to Darrell Brooks Closing Arguments

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[@Thepopcornator]

“I’ve chosen to speak from the heart.” Slight problem with that, Darrell - you don’t have one.

[@spookyruthy]

He does, just only for himself.

[@marywemigwase3354]

In 2016 my entire brake system failed on my Dodge Durango . I was at the top of a hill headed down towards a busy intersection in a school zone during school dismissal. I refused to involve another vehicle/ person so I took it off the road in hopes of losing some momentum . But the dip that ran alongside the road damaged my steering . And I struck a corner of a building . Burst fractured my spine . But that was easier to live with than involving another human being . That was my choice . His choice was to hurt people and there is no disguising this truth . His karma alone , to me , would be insurmountable. That’s what u get when u choose chaos

[@karena.taylormayberry913]

Bless you ❤

[@karifredrikson8492]

Sorry about those Spinal injuries. I’m amazed that you made that excellent last Minute decision! Good job!

[@blackwidor]

Hope you are alright. You did the right thing :(

[@abigaelwhite2383]

You did a brave thing, I hope you healed up alright ✌🏼

[@nottellingyou14]

Brooks is such a violent imbecile, you’d think he would want to stay far away from cops after being in jail 48 hours prior and violating the terms of his bail, but instead he heads straight to where the most cops and squad cars are in the city at the time instead of turning the freaking steering wheel.

[@seantyler7401]

This judge was so pissed during this entire trial. The guy made a mockery of his offense and completely disregarded the families feelings for a second time

[@mdh1974]

Brooks said "This wasn't an intentional act", but he was out on bond for running over his own girlfriend with the same vehicle!!!

[@bellezanegra0206]

Just days earlier right? Under a month

[@Hidakaku56]

@@bellezanegra0206 I believe the running her over was about two weeks prior to the parade incident. He also a day before the parade and the day of the parade also punched and/or slapped her both times when they met up because he wanted her to pay him back the money he spent on bail

[@Flyonthewall11]

@@bellezanegra0206 If I remember correctly that incident was on 11/2/21.

[@thelatinist5024]

But the jury didn’t get to hear that, of course. Somehow it seems not to have been included in “all the facts” he thought the jury should hear.

[@windywednesday4166]

@@thelatinist5024 lol, he tried to open the door on 'past bad acts' at least a couple of times! But that was just because he didn't know it he was doing.

[@KaylaMarie_]

His closing argument is basically “it’s unfair that you want to punish me for what I’ve done because I don’t want you to 😢”

[@stephjovi]

True. His defense was also hey they were in my way not my fault

[@ethical13]

Yeah, he honked. It's their problem they didn't get out of his way fast enough. Such a stupid waste of a pretend to be human being.

[@shioriryukaze]

@@ethical13 yea.....The people should have bent like the Matrix (Matrix facepalm)

[@mromatic17]

he has a i'm a black victim of the white devil syndrome and zero personal acountability!

[@KaylaMarie_]

@@mromatic17 Lots of people are victims of racism but we don’t drive through parades. He’s a psychopath.

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

“You don’t want a criminal lawyer, you want a CRIMINAL lawyer.”

[@Findpepperbridge]

Better call Saul

[@talandelana6873]

Lincoln lawyer

[@Mister_Clean]

"With all due respect" coming from Darrell Brooks essentially translates to "shut up and listen to me"

[@srobertweiser]

I can understand Darrellese, ''with all due respect'' literally translates to ''fuck you judge, I have no respect for you whatsoever''.

[@youngz13o]

If I was a juror, I’d be so pissed sitting there listening to him everyday, I’d find him guilty just for that

[@OhHeyJesscahh]

Between that and all the times he made them have to get up and leave and come back and leave again .. that woulda pissed me off enough to offer to be the one who fills out all the guilty papers myself

[@ryanm8465]

And you should never serve on a jury for this reason

[@kelcritcarroll]

Haha! I know what u mean….he was just a boreing idiot…..and full of himself but in his case it was pretty obvious he didnt care he was running down people and that makes him guilty as charged

[@kelcritcarroll]

@@ryanm8465I think they didnt mean that litterally.

[@Kamamura2]

@@kelcritcarroll Like... literally not literally?!

[@hayward5337]

Dude really thought he laid some profound wisdom and knowledge on them 😂

[@youngcansuela8327]

Damn he cut the IMBIBLICAL cord yall, and you dare say he’s a monster???

[@TinaMarieBrumfield]

😂

[@tammykelsey7877]

This should have NEVER gone to trial! If he was a REAL man, he would have just pled guilty and accepted his fate! He is a piece of s***!

[@JenLuvsWine88]

He says it wasn't intentional, watching the trial he blames everyone else but himself. I believe HE believes it wasn't intentional because that would mean it was HIS actions. He can't deal with that... nothing is ever Darrell's fault.

[@basic55]

He didn't testify for himself because he figured he could "testify" in his own way with his closing arguments. He uses his "emotions" (which are fake to begin with) to try to sway the jury. It is probably how he got the women to fall for him and want to "fix him" or "help him" but the rest of us who actually can see him for the monster he is aren't fooled one bit!! He is a complete narcissist!!

[@tonyachaplain6929]

He hasn’t been able to hold his newborn son, but the parents of the children he killed will NEVER hold their children again 💔💔

[@vickymc5106]

Also that kid is waaay better off without that loser raising him.

[@nancyevans7946]

He asked the jury to do the right thing and guess what….. they did!!

[@AmandaPaige71]

My thoughts exactly!

[@wom_Bat]

Yep, life in prison no chance of parole.

[@rohananya]

They sure did !!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@rohananya]

He don’t give a toss about his children….. he’s been in prison most of his life anyway !!! 😱😱😱😱

[@windywednesday4166]

@@rohananya Yes, and thank you for giving them the Round of Applause they deserved.

[@loriburnip]

Did he seriously think that people would nullify the law saying you can't mow down a group of people in a SUV?! For him?! What an ego! Sure you can murder people when you're mad because you're a special little man.🤦‍♀️

[@edmunddonnelly3881]

I honestly think he was an expecting both an acquittal and an Oscar after this speech.

[@jillestes1326]

😂😂

[@denisemarsh8725]

He seriously argued, "well, I didn't run over EVERYBODY, so..."

[@purpleomlet]

Having done a fair amount of video editing I know it's sometimes easy to miss things or render an outdated version of the video you're working on. I appreciate how hard you guys work on your videos, but I do think this one would benefit from a tune up. I'm sure you guys are working on it already. I love your videos and I hope you don't see this as a negative comment. Keep up the good work!

[@peabody1313]

I came here to look for a comment like yours. I can’t imagine how hard editing would be but this video makes me appreciate all the other videos that are flawlessly executed

[@zubetp]

i thought the same thing. but he's still learning! that's the cool part about stuff like video editing - he's only gonna get better and better at it.

[@13donstalos]

Yes sir. I'm not trying to be rude, but the content genius kinda screwed the pooch on this one.

[@ianhunter14]

Agreed, love this channel but the audio is such a distraction from the story it becomes unwatchable. A quick quality check prior to posting each video could prevent a lot of headaches. And to keep the video up this long without fixing it gives the impression that you don’t care about your audience. Perhaps you don’t know how to fix it after the fact, if that’s the case, maybe mention it at the beginning of the video or make a separate one explaining the situation. Otherwise the audience feels confused bewildered

[@m.w.4018]

He was enraged because he was just bonded out of jail from trying to run over his ex just a week or two before this parade and was pissed that he again wasn't able to control her and get her to refuse to testify or change her story, so he was trying to physically attack her again only this time she had two friends with her. The female friend he struck in the face when she tried to defend his ex, but then the male friend yanked both women behind himself and Brooks being half this man's size backed down. The male friend told Brooks to leave that he had already alerted the police of his presence. Brooks made a U-turn crashed thru the barriers blocking the parade route, almost hitting the police standing by the barriers. Brooks honked his horn and ran over the crowed. His vehicle was found to be in perfect working condition and even if it hadn't been Ford said it had no effect on the braking system and that Brooks could have simply stopped the vehicle like the all the others that had malfunctioned.

[@allenwoody8738]

Your missing the part where he didn't just go straight to the parade route he went to the gas station and stopped. He wasn't accidentally on the parade route because he was afraid of police the street he drove down had police vehicles on it with lights flashing. If he was afraid to get caught he wouldn't have drove towards the police. Before he dropped his GF off they drove around the area for 35 minutes he knew how to drive out of the area without being seen by police.

[@intothemindshaft]

Plus it’s debatable if he ever used the horn. Just pure control and rage and ego

[@schmatsa9231]

@@allenwoody8738 no, he was at the gas station prior to meeting with Erika, prior to the parade. He went straight from White Rock Ave (where they got into the fight) to Main street and took a right onto the parade route. IF he had turned right onto Barstow (going towards the gas station) instead of slamming into the first victim and then the Waukesha West Band, he would have been on his way to that gas station and SO MANY lives would never have been impacted. I live a mile from this street he murdered people on. Fear moved quickly throughout Waukesha. My son received a Snapchat saying that there was an active shooter driving towards our home shooting people... We feared for what could be coming our way. Of course, it was just rumors, but still!

[@allenwoody8738]

@@schmatsa9231 i am so sorry he did all this to you and you're community. Seeing the strength of Waukesha and how kind everyone is both heartbreaking and inspiring.

[@Benjy86]

The male friend you are referencing is Nick Kirby. He's a known pedophile and he's even smaller than Darrell Brooks at 5'6, so I'm not sure where you got your facts.

[@deplorablecovfefe9489]

I can't believe his tactic of charming and flattering the Judge and jury through the whole trial didn't work...

[@lyralablanc5022]

Thank you for reacting to this! I had hoped you would. And thanks to Michael for helping the channel so much! But I'm not sure what happened with the technical issues? Edit- You didn't hear one of his best lines! He said he had a clear conscience!!! You really should have reacted to the prosecutor's rebuttal. She did an excellent comeback to his 'feel sorry for me' nonsense.

[@drizzie00]

Ya technical issues messed me up

[@ShoalBear]

Yeah, I watched the whole trial and he was so cringe most of the time. Every once in a while he would almost make a good point, but would shoot himself in the foot a moment later.

[@maxokream6269]

Yeah audio was double layered until like halfway

[@ShoalBear]

@@maxokream6269 and at about 16 mins he was muted so no clue what his comments were.

[@nancykorensek4083]

I'm still shaking my head that DB thought that he could charm the jury into nullifying itself.

[@kylecanavan7967]

The thing about jury nullification is that most people take those two words and think that it's about the jury. Jury nullification is when a jury thinks that the law is wrong, and they nullify the LAW. For example, an entire jury nullifying marijuana possession laws for example. This jury would have to think that intentional homicide isn't a good law to enforce and should be stricken from the record. That's what makes it even funnier, DB thought that they'd say "yeah, intentional homicide IS a stupid restriction on peoples' rights, you're right, go free."

[@chefbetsy9094]

Mr. Rivers, it was a lucky day when your channel turned up in my suggested videos list. During covid I became very ill. 1st with Covid pneumonia, then severe anemia, sepsis, the list goes on. I was in 3 hospitals for a total of 1 year. Eventually a stroke at a relatively young age. When you can only walk with help and the hospital staff is stretched beyond belief there is little to do to occupy your mind. I was gifted a great android phone. Watching KZbin was my saving grace! Your channel is very informative, humorous, most of all entertaining. MICHAELRIvers is a content genius. In closing i thank God for your channel, as it is so far above theother channels that are available on all the many streaming services. Ive binged your old videos and look forward forward to viewing all your upcoming new content 🎉

[@sylviahernandez1601]

I can’t… you see he’s actually believing ppl feel sorry for him. Rolling his eyes at the victims and not a tear, until it’s about HIM. He has No regrets?!!! He has admitted he’s a MONSTER!!! With a paper cut and bruise he was tender” but clapped and rolled his eyes when he SAW what damage he caused. Unbelievable

[@kjh6903]

🎯 he’s a monster!!!!

[@Labarynthtube]

Your editor didn't realize the court audio was doubled so badly its almost impossible to concentrate on what being said ?

[@tammiedonnelly2676]

This lawyer is the absolute best!! I love watching his review. He holds nothing back!!!

[@jamesseurat8679]

I think Darrell Brooks edited this video. Jokes aside, I'm glad you covered this one. The entire trial was a Charlie Foxtrot and he deserves worse than rotting in prison for the rest of his sad life. But multiple life sentences will have to suffice until he infuriates other inmates to the point of no return.

[@KeithRingo]

Yeah I think he accidentally uploaded the raw footage and not the edited version.

[@misty5555]

I have been watching sovereign citizens for years I have yet to see any of them win any cases brought against them. They have the right to remain silent but they don’t I often heard them saying I plead the 5th and instantly start talking about the situation they are in.

[@Hartleymolly]

they are so dumb

[@abasdarhon]

The biggest clue that the entire Sovereign Citizen argument is utter tripe is how fast almost all of them will invoke a Constitutional right when the opportunity presents itself.

[@cloudieknight6484]

@@abasdarhon yea it seems like sovereign citizens pick and choose which rights they want applied to them and which ones don’t apply, which is obviously not how it works and makes them look like fucking idiots

[@ethanpoole3443]

They “have the right to remain silent, just not the ability”. (If I’m correct, that is a Ron White quote from his “they call me tater salad” skit).

[@juliefisk8066]

Brooks has been in and out of the system for decades. He never pulled this nonsense until now. So I'm guessing some cockeyed yokel, who's in jail on a contempt charge for accusing his judge of abandoning ship and creating a mutany, while simultaneously arguing subject matter jurisdiction over a ticket he got by the road pirates who were attempting to steal his personal conveyance, gave brooks some really bad advice throughout this trial. If I were him, I'd look into suing!

[@canda83]

Thanks Michael River's and all your content recommendations

[@lilbitsleepy2574]

Just look at his prior rap sheet. He even ran over his girlfriend in that same red truck, leaving tyre marks on her, and simply got a $1k bond that his mom promptly paid. Check the rest of his history and you see clearly that this is an aggressive guy who should have already been in prison when he was running over kids and grannies.

[@csnipper524]

This guy really thinks he is another victim? He went exactly where he needed to go. This is sadistic.

[@fairgreen42]

Shout out from Austria to Michael, the Mastermind behind this awesome channel. You and your dad make a great team. Thanks for the great content!

[@kailuabear2754]

“What about our tears having to listen to you” 😂 This guy is a trip!!!

[@annedavis3340]

"Trying to honk." Not honking. TRYING to honk. Total pile of crocks of you know what. If he was trying to alert people to his presence he would have honked immediately If he was unable to break, he would have told people he couldn't, it wouldn't be a final hour revelation his mom phoned him with 🤷‍♀️ If you wanted to save people, you could crash into a car, aim yourself at a car, not at the squishy things around them. The car's life has less value than people's. Your own life has less value than a marching band of kids. Zero zero zero excuse. NONE.

[@IsabellaRollim]

Bruce, the audio is doubled in this video 😬

[@bmyra]

Sure is. It's a mess.

[@Romulan2469]

Bruce needs to redo this video lol!

[@forallthestupidshit3550]

More than that. There's weird loud music, there's audio missing and multiple files play at once. This needs to be reposted.

[@frezling2442]

Wtf is going on in this video? Did anyone check the edit before uploading?

[@camillajulianagonzalez6044]

I thought it was my computer! Spent some time trying to fix it!

[@tamitrigg1337]

Didn’t he have 6 intentional homicide ?We all knew he’d ask for jury nullification, that was no surprise! What I wonder is did he really believe the jury would even give that a thought!? 😮😮

[@SpiritDragon888]

I was hoping you would cover this! Thank You Michael… you genius content creator!

[@Pamela-Lynne]

There’s only hundreds of videos and pictures of Duh-rell Brooks literally driving through the parade and yes there are cameras on high buildings so those videos show the people he hit go flying and get rolled over by him and him alone. There’s no way he was ever going to get out of prison. Rightfully so ...

[@BlackNella]

Sending love and gratitude to you, Michael Rivers. You and your dad are pure gold.

[@Georgie3463]

Bruce, it was six counts of murder, not 5. That was the worst closing ever. "I'm happy to say my conscience is clear". Really?!!!! WTF??!!

[@kevinashley478]

Even if we grant him the "not speeding", that is even worse for him. That obliterates the idea that the car was out of control.

[@yvie9627]

We love Michael Rivers 👏🏾🔥 always bringing the legal tea.

[@Aritzel]

I couldn’t watch this with all the audio issues. I hope it gets reposted! This case was wild

[@nancygreen1655]

DB standing there running down the list of hardships that he & his family are going through as if someone other than himself is responsible for this entire situation. It’s he, and he alone who brought about every bit of this.

[@julierehling6758]

I love your down to earth commentary. Tell it like it is. None of this sugar coated crap other broadcasters try to pull off. Thank you👍🏻

[@naomihollingsworth1019]

My son died 2nd December 21 and I can tell you straight he has not suffered a fragment of the pain his victims have. He's a genuine 24ct gold plated arsehole, ! I watched him get sentenced but there should be annual flogging every anniversary of his sick behaviour

[@kjh6903]

So sorry for your loss 😢🙏

[@flamingsickle]

It’s hard to comprehend the arrogance and delusion of this man to believe that a jury would nullify running over and killing innocent people for him. Especially when he’s the reason this case dragged on as long as it did with him endless, baseless objections and his outbursts that caused the jury to have to leave repeatedly.

[@rainbowcrash6990]

So this guy's closing argument is "yall should let me off for the good of the healing process"

[@sebastianmezzanatto5056]

Was my audio messed up or was that the video? lol. All the same great clip. I love your content!!!

[@HLidaze]

Did he really think the jury would be like, yeah, lets nullify! This guy seems great and OBVIOUSLY needs to be back on the streets with us!!!!

[@MissyJ]

Imagine thinking this jury would nullify these charges just by telling them they have the ability to.

[@4thamendment237]

The reason he represented himself was he knew he was a loser and a nobody, and this was the last chance for him to gain the attention of many others that his narcissism so desperately craved.

[@SEABIRDSYMPHONY]

Thank God his closing arguments over!! I'm a 100 years old now!!

[@szymon200000]

The judge was so polite and did so well to notify the jurors that the defendant’s out-of-line behavior shouldn’t affect their outcomes. I’m sure it did, but telling them to focus on the facts really helps avoid a mistrial or whatever. I’m not a lawyer I’m a cat on the internet

[@davidripley2916]

I get it! Cats and ( computer) mice. . . 😸

[@brianwhite8593]

The love and respect he has for his son is nice to see,some people find it hard to show any affection or emotion with their sons more than daughters,they say anyone who represents themselves in court has a fool for a client,and this man demonstrates this more than I’ve ever seen.

[@Hartleymolly]

I need more of Bruce with this case 😂 He is an entire mood

[@zulie9378]

👆👆👆

[@momof2boys895]

we all saw his rage over and over during this trial...almost on a daily basis...apparently he don't remember that...and apparently he forgot that the jury had seen his actions during the trial over and over...and he thinks they will let him go..i don't think so

[@JerseyGirl50]

He actually killed 6 people. 5 originally and later a young boy succumbed to his injuries, making the total that died to 6.

[@MrSheckstr]

I think that was just an accidental count by the host…. It’s like counting the bell tolls from 7-12 o’clock

[@maryricketts7337]

The little boy died later because he was on life support while they arranged to harvest his organs. This guy is despicable.

[@Lilith-Rose]

@@MrSheckstr he got the number wrong in the last video, repeatedly omitting Jackson Sparks from the victim count is incredibly disrespectful, intentional or not

[@MrSheckstr]

WHY he did it ? Because of the last two things he was charged with…. Bail Jumping… This man was out on bail for pushing someone out of his car and running her over, when he did that he was out on bail for shooting at several people. I think he also has issues pending with both child support payments and failure to register as a sex offender. Because of all this as condition of his bail(s) he was not to have contact with the individual he got into a fight with at the park nor get into any trouble with the law…. So that’s what he was running from…. Two counts of bail jumping…… he was trying to get away and establish an alibi elsewhere So to avoid TWO counts of bail jumping and maybe a third charge of domestic abuse he ran over and KILLED SIX (not 5) and injured dozens more…. And he expects 12 people from the County of Waukesha to enter in a secret arrangement and nullify these charges…

[@ladysaffire4006]

Just a brat barreling through life. Barreling through people. Having fits and tantrums. Finally went too far 😢.

[@stephjovi]

How he thought that he gets away with murder by jury nullification is beyond me. When he realised they caught him he knew his life was over ("why should I watch the moment my life ended"). But somehow someone gave him that souvereign citizen crap and he thought that means he gets away with it

[@emb5048]

That jury probably had their minds made up less than 5 min into this self-righteous sewage. I’d already be thinking what I wanted for dinner.

[@minikawildflower]

I love how this guy kept trying to talk about jury nullification, as if the jury would ever nullify on his behalf. There genuinely are cases where the jury might feel the urge to do it, if they feel the defendant is guilty of breaking an unjust law. Never in a million years were they going to do that for him in this case.

[@GamerSloth2275]

Geez the edit was rough today - so many issues with feedback, etc. Great content as always though guys 👍

[@Rascofresco11]

Watching that trail was like watching 90s-2000 Jerryspringer with the Judge playing Steve and no hands being thrown. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the lawyers antics for the Convicted Parkland Shooter.

[@proclivitas]

The audio is all over the place in this video.

[@donaldmarusak6501]

Never understood the tissue in his hand is everything...

[@resplndnt]

I like some of the looks they’re giving him, those looks essentially say: ‘what the f0ck are you talking about? I don’t care why you did it, I care that you did it’.

[@yougottabekiddiing]

This judge got a lot of bad press over her handling of the trial, but I found her brilliant in strategy. She allowed the defendant as much leeway and stretched the limits almost beyond endurance - as a result, he will have no basis of appeal that he was not allowed every possible accommodation. The witnesses and victims will not have to endure another trial full of his shenanigans. Well done, judge!

[@whatsanenigma]

During this whole thing and especially when he's talking about speaking from the heart, he seems to be trying to call out the prosecution for being the teacher's pet, doing more work than necessary to brown nose. So disgusting.

[@luvvinlovelock7254]

You are hilarious I love your show I love you attitude and the way you portray talking about the cases you are number one in my book. Have a great weekend

[@AutismusPrime69]

Allowing these animals to live in society and have rights and privileges as normal people is unfortunate

[@cbear9263]

Who's fault is it that his family doesn't feel safe? The prosecution? No Brooks, that's your fault! Can't believe he said that, tf?

[@AshorneinAotearoa]

Omg listening to him is like watching paint dry. Actually, no. Paint drying is far more exciting. That jury must be fighting to stay awake.

[@Yo77Yo11]

Bruce…he killed 6 people. The first 5 were killed quickly. Then the young boy died a few days later. I’m sure someone has corrected you by now. Thank you for your insightful commentary/content. Kudos to your talented son too!

[@Lilith-Rose]

He made the same mistake on the last video about the verdict

[@allenwoody8738]

Jackson the little boy was internally decapitated🥺🥺 he was kept alive for organ donations. I can not imagine his parents pain of having to make that decision and then hear brooks asking the medical examiner about why that decision was made.

[@joyceyagoda4207]

Can you imagine the “magnitude” of anger From the families listening to this dude?

[@ashleygraves301]

The best part of this is that he thinks that somehow making the jury aware of jury nullification will convince them to think he wasn’t in the wrong with what he did. He’s such an idiot.

[@Zeroshiki]

Zero remorse in this dude. If anybody deserves the death penalty, he does.

[@18ranruben]

Some weird stuff with the audio tracks, you might want ro reupload the video

[@forallthestupidshit3550]

More than that. There's weird loud music, there's audio missing and multiple files play at once. This needs to be reposted.

[@myfavoritecolorisrage]

I had the pleasure of going to a high school where the majority of the student body consisted of "angry males of a certain skin tone." Some of the antics of Mr Brooks, and certainly the unique attitude he displayed, brought back old memories. But why did he do this? He was angry obviously. And more importantly, he lies. But not just to the world, he lies to himself. He didn't hit those people, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They put themselves in this position by having a silly parade on his route. Mr Brooks stikes me as a man who is quite prepared to blame everyone else for every poor decision he has ever made. And he is quite incapable of learning from any mistake. He lies to himself so often that rational self-reflection is quite impossible. But never assume he is not intelligent. And his interest in deception toward the jury (vehicle malfunctions, tinted windows preventing his identification, trying to suggest divine repercussions on those who convict him) is outrageous!

[@sevenskies3424]

Thankyou Bruce for the amazing coverage you've made for this trial, and sharing your knowledge to us. Just wanted to point out that there are several editing malfunctions in this video that the editor may have overlooked. Other than that, can you please react to the Nikolas Cruz trial! Love your content! Have a great day ahead!

[@tinamarie3653]

I think the part of this trial that burns me the most is the only time he ever showed to care or emotions or sympathy was when he spoke of himself or his mother. He even used his own children to try to gain favor of the jury. This pos waste of air ...ive never met nor want to BUT I DESPISE HIM ON A CELLULAR LEVEL. A narcissistic psychopath and his children are blessed to forever have him out of thier lives. He earned every hard moment in jail he has coming.📌

[@n_amesr_emaina_nnonymous1253]

Did anyone else have an absurd amount of audio feedback almost the entire video?

[@TipTheScales27]

I bet the whole jury was just as annoyed with him as the judge! And as a stenographer, it would be a nightmare to do my job if he was on my docket! I for sure would’ve had to request a video playback to properly record everything

[@Soniti1324]

Mike, production quality on this one was really rough. Lots of double audio, clips still playing when Bruce is giving his analysis…

[@camillajulianagonzalez6044]

Could you do a video reaction about the victim statements of the Parkland Shooter in Florida? I have never seen anything like that.

[@vcbrittney4072]

They really punked his ass with those ankle restraints. They had him believing the whole time that he had shock bracelets on while he was in the court room. That was priceless!!! He was so convinced that he even commented at one point that he just got shocked! Lmao!! I hope he realizes that he is no longer in control.

[@cruisinguy6024]

That was brilliant. It’s like telling a child that Santa won’t come if they don’t behave.

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

@@cruisinguy6024 and its one of his biggest complaints - "the black tablecloth and the chair next to me when i have no council why there a chair next to me - to hide the truth xD LOL. So what if they were not real electroankles - the jury dont give a damn no sympathy for him.

[@johnbubba1143]

ummmm. I don't recall him ever saying he got shocked. unless I missed it. any idea when he made that claim? not calling you a liar or defending the POS, just genuinely curious to know what i missed.

[@isaned]

@@cruisinguy6024 Should have told his dumb ass, if he does behave, his dad will come back from buying cigarettes.

[@vcbrittney4072]

@@johnbubba1143 I can’t remember which day it was. I’m thinking it was while he was questioning ‘his witnesses’ because I remember he was standing. As he was speaking he said ‘I just got shocked’. Which kind of surprised me because he wasn’t carrying on at the time. I thought it odd that he didn’t fly into a rage about it and the judge didn’t even acknowledge that he said it.

[@marilynreyes1065]

This guy is guilty from the beginning. Have you heard he's going to represent himself in 2 another cases in Milwaukee. He'll sink his own ship.

[@ginaotteson5865]

The car basically was Christine according to Brooks

[@chadkordzikowski2833]

this is literally one of the most entertaining lawyer review channels. Keep bringing the heat!!

[@ursulatroxler7428]

Brooks only made his horrific situation worse and he also made it super easy to convict him ! Guilty

[@courtneylegaloff3851]

You need the Amended Criminal Complaint. He ended up being charged with 6 counts of intentional homicide as little Jackson died a little later of his injuries. Always check for any amended complaints or informations or superceding indictments.

[@JudyNeathery]

No one knows WHY Darrell did it but reports were made that he had a smile on his face.

[@greenman6141]

The amount of time that it took the jury to come back with Guilty on all 76 charges, was exactly the amount of time it took them to fill out the 76 forms.

[@mikedick6029]

He will be granted an appeal

[@stroodleboots5360]

The jury probably wanted this case to be done and over with as much as the prosecution.

[@wiredforstereo]

@@mikedick6029 He definitely deserves an appeal. It is totally clear that the defense attorney was working for the prosecution. HA!

[@stereophonicsmom]

@@mikedick6029 he will file and it will be tossed.

[@gurneyqueen5782]

@@mikedick6029 even if there are grounds for appeal, he simply does not have the legal knowledge necessary to make a successful case

[@marilynglazier9794]

He killed 6 people not 5. The little boy died later. He was kept alive so that the family could donate his organs. That takes a lot of compassion for a family to lose a child and still think of other families in need.

[@robynmarler3839]

Dear Lord Jesus, your comfort please.

[@cameronkrause4712]

good point Marilyn!

[@SunriseTango]

😢

[@BBlanco_]

@Marilyn Glazier when I heard what Jackson family did and donated his organs but your right the compassion that it took for them to do that selfless act of kindness , this whole thing is heartbreaking and listen to this piece of sh*t talk about healing on both sides and is the prosection even thinking about the families and victims is so i cant even think of the words , I am sorry for Brooks kids his mother but BROOKS YOU ALONE put them in that situation !!!

[@justindyches5510]

I didn't know that that makes my heartbreak even more God bless that family

[@vizoredchris]

Fun fact: the jury was ready to acquit him of all charges until he said, "Do the right thing". They were so compelled that they all agreed to find him guilty on all counts.

[@daviddefusco683]

You're kidding I hope.

[@Jartran72]

ofcourse it is a joke David don't't be stupid

[@lydiadevries8408]

Well put it made me laugh

[@e.starling141]

Lol 😂

[@tinavasquez7206]

@vizoredchris Oh. My. God. BEST comment ever! You win the prize. 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@maxdukefox]

Think about how civilized we are to allow this guy to go through this trial without beating the shit out of him....

[@shannonEGBOK]

If he's not housed in protective custody he will end up face to face with someone who was impacted with this crime. I hope they get some more justice then.

[@Ken-er9cq]

@@shannonEGBOK They won’t need to be impacted, he is famous and killed a child and that doesn’t go down well in prison.

[@shioriryukaze]

@@shannonEGBOK I'm of the opinion, that wherever they put him, somebody knows somebody.... Did he still has to deal with the court case of what he did to the ex-girlfriend. I mean he's already in jail for life. He still got to pay for that one...

[@OpalBLeigh]

I also think that of the Cruz case- they better be grateful to the Bailiffs that protect them or this WOULD be a death sentence case 🙄 They’re so lucky we don’t treat them the way they treat other people.

[@nottellingyou14]

Ikr? He’s always moaning about his rights, he doesn’t consent to this, blah blah. Never once does he acknowledge the people he killed had the right to live, but he wants to treated preciously, after all the things he’s done.

[@Gyaradosage]

You know the minute that Brooks mentioned “doing the right thing” during his closing argument, each and every member of the jury thought to themselves, “oh, we will”.

[@lukes9192]

The part about not kicking themselves later is what cracked me up. If a juror was genuinely torn on nullifying, and the two futures they could have kicked themselves over were "I let this guy the community hates walk, everybody is miserable, the guy ends up back in jail anyways but is a walking threat until it happens and this jury is considered one of the worst in modern history" or "I put a guy who can't stay out of a court house in jail, because he drove over people, and if I'm somehow wrong, it's his self representation that was unable to prove it". Or maybe best case scenario for him "I feel bad I put a father in jail for life but there was literally no way he wasn't guilty so that part can't weigh on me anyways". Like literally if a juror was torn and thought about that it would turn them against him ten times out of ten.

[@chuchuyeah3430]

Agreed! After what these jurors have had to sit through, I hope they at least felt some satisfaction that they would be able to do something for the victims' loved ones. They deserve at least that much.

[@fedbia2003]

Lol, right?

[@jerrypolverino6025]

I have never seen a defendant who was such a self centered, non caring individual. He did not give a damn he murdered those people. He only cared about getting off. He is a repulsive individual.

[@TwinFlyDSW]

Exactly!

[@robertawiese]

Its such a gift he represented himself… his victims and their families really got a gift to see him self destruct and show what a self absorbed monster he really is… if he had representation they would never see the true monster… In this case the monster was more apparent than any case Ive seen

[@TipTheScales27]

It’s scary how dumb and self centered his is!

[@nottellingyou14]

Really, your comment is a so true. After hearing about other crimes, I’m certain these criminals have mare similar to Brooks; quick to temper, long record, deadbeat and no conscience. But they stay silent and do what their attorneys say, dressing up in a suit and trying to look innocent.

[@tinavasquez7206]

@Blob86 W 🎯 That couldn't be more true. I thought the same thing from the minute the trial started. I don't think I've ever come across a more narcissistic sociopath and psychopath in my entire 53 years on earth. I work in mental health and I seriously don't know which is a harder disorder for people to be in recovery with. They both really can overlap each other.

[@Lila-Atip]

I see your point but at the same time I feel like it’s adding “insult to injury” and it is extra torturous to watch him as they already know he’s an indescribable monster and then the court allows him to indulge himself the whole time and get all the attention he wanted

[@dawnklug6986]

He must not have reviewed Ted Bundy's different Court trials where he represented himself. Ted displayed to the world his inner 'monster' also..........he fried.........too bad Brooks didn't.