Criminal Lawyer Reacts to What Pretending to be Crazy Looks Like (Pt. 2)

[@lynn2574]

He hears the voices ‘in the afternoon’ 🤣 I worked as a mental health professional for over a decade. Not once did I have a client who could schedule around their symptoms.

[@GilbertTheWeird]

Lmao, like his "demon" has to clock in to his mind or something

[@hallowseve5801]

The best part is when the detective says "So always around lunch time?" Lmao

[@michaelmcgee5478]

It would make my life easier if I could lol

[@KitsuneScholar]

Boy it would be convenient if I could schedule my symptoms, I could try to lead a more consistent life!

[@darenmiller2218]

I don’t hear voices or any type of “mental” issues, but I have been diagnosed with epilepsy and almost all of my seizures happen in the evening hours. My doc thinks it could be anxiety, but doesn’t really know. I just think it’s weird that my seizures generally, (like 99.9% of them) happen at a certain time of day.

[@StatischBenutzer]

Detective: Why didn't you smoke weed Nick: It's illegal Last time I checked so is mass murder

[@valkyrieagainsttheworld]

Also Nick too: I smoked Marijuana because it was illegal

[@Hotshotter3000]

Also no one cares if you smoke weed. They do care if you fucking murder people.

[@donkeyballs3307]

Marijuana is only illegal in the USA 🇺🇸,, in my country, Canada 🇨🇦 its fully legal federally and sold in stores like beer 🍺, just sayin 😉

[@Hotshotter3000]

@@donkeyballs3307 And the lineups are insane. Canadian here! Oh wow, the demon voice has returned. We'll get rid of you *lights up joint*

[@do_yohomework]

@@Hotshotter3000 try to smoke in Texas or Arkansas or sum shit n see if they don’t care 😭

[@pacolet2994]

"Any time you hear the demon just light up a blunt." - An Actual Detective

[@RogueBoyScout]

I think the Detective was Quoting from Black Sabbath's 3rd album.

[@autinjones7194]

You know it's bad when an actual on duty cop in police station is telling you to smoke weed every day XD

[@SpitefulAZ]

But that's illegal!

[@Julio-it1pl]

He´s a pretty cool detective 😎🤙

[@rocco7581]

I mean it’s better then shooting up a school

[@arturonunez1459]

"Does the demon know an attorney?" I laughed until I remembered what the crime was.

[@ManahManah77]

Don't worry, it looks like over 300 people (including myself) did too. So did the detective, and the way he scratched his nose after he'd said it just added to the effect.

[@ljjl6458]

😂❤

[@ljjl6458]

Ya that's facking😂

[@SlugCult718]

It's okay to laugh at this pathetic fool. You're not dishonoring the victims. In fact it's quite the opposite. You're not seeing him the way he wanted to be seen: as a dark, scary force to be feared. No, you're seeing the fact that he's a clown to be laughed at. And he should be laughed at and disrespected.

[@DeepThought420]

I would've loved to see him answer "Does your demon know an attorney?" With "Yea, Bruce Rivers!"

[@inferno0020]

It will take a 3-hours flight but ok

[@michaelpryor78]

@@inferno0020 And he couldn't even practice in Florida once there

[@JoeBrrrr513]

I need to be extradited to Minnesota your honor 😅

[@helenaroux209]

😂

[@ashleybergstrom8934]

Awesome thought!!!

[@smokeythebearr95]

"I've yet to get any cases that started with weed and led to anger. Usually you just get munchies" lmfaooo

[@nashbrandon]

38:22 *Me*- High asf eating some pringles *Also Me*- _subscribes immediately_

[@STOPSYPHER]

@@nashbrandon you weren't already subbed to blicky bruce???

[@mattaomartinez.9817]

LMAO, yup never got mad after a blunt.

[@nashbrandon]

@@STOPSYPHER Nah I just kept getting him in my recommended. Subbed now tho 👌🏽

[@cobyscott8965]

@@STOPSYPHER ik jb

[@angiestalesfromwales1590]

couple of notes, as someone with schizophrenia: 1) you can actually sometimes hear the voices while having headphones on. in fact, its how I determine if theyre real or not. if I put my headphones on and can still clearly hear the voices, it means they're not real 2) marijuana can actually trigger psychotic episodes in psychotic people, which is why I stay away from it. its another reason I don't believe his insanity defence. if he really did hear voices, weed wouldn't make them go away, it could actually worsen them. 3) its extremely telling he says the voice is inside his head. of course, some psychotic people hear internal voices, but considering cruz is going off a stereotypical psychosis, he wouldn't have said the voices were inside, he would have probably said theyre external. if he genuinely had a voice, its more than likely he would hear it externally.

[@little_bunni_hunni]

As someone with hallucinations I completely agree, still waiting on my official diagnosis but I agree with your comment 1000% having experienced hallucinations (and drugs making them worst) this myself.

[@angiestalesfromwales1590]

@@little_bunni_hunni yeah I unfortunately meddled with psychedelics myself as well as uppers which unfortunately made my symptoms worse for a very long time. don't ask me why, I just decided it was a good idea back then! in hindsight, I look at myself and im like "dude, what were you doing messing with LSD?". lots of people have the notion that weed is always a chill out drug, but forget that weed is a psychotropic and has hallucinogenic properties. in non psychotic people, this is barely noticeable if smoked in moderation, but in psychotic people, it makes things worse. even non psychotics say prolonged use induced paranoia and mild delusions. I don't believe cruz when he says it made the demon go away, because if he was THAT mentally ill I can almost guarantee you it would have made the voice ten times worse. obviously, this isnt a blanket statement, but the gentlemen commenting on this video was incorrect in saying that weed is a chill out drug and also im just really personally pissed off that people like cruz try and pretend to be like people like us, it only adds to the stigma surrounding psychosis.

[@little_bunni_hunni]

Exactly, it pisses me off too, not to say there aren't some who actually are dealing with true mental illness but I know a lot of people who have mental issues and a wide variety of them and none of them go out and do this kind of stuff, and the ones who do legitimately have mental illness it seldom if ever turns violent or worse. And there is usually some sort of history of the illness wether in the family or having been to a doctor or psychiatrist usually. There's already so much stigma around mental illness and people like this guy just add so much to it it really irks me.

[@angiestalesfromwales1590]

@@little_bunni_hunni oh yeah for sure, some mentally ill people do commit crimes, the same way non mentally ill people commit crimes. however, people specifically with psychotic disorders are more likely to be victims of violent crime, especially when it comes to domestic violence, assault, sexual assault, stuff like that, simply because we can't always trust our own perception of reality and we're very easy to gaslight and take advantage of. I forget the exact statistic, but there are more mentally sound people who have committed crimes than mentally ill people, we're more likely to be the victims than the victimiser. it's honestly just downright offensive that people like cruz will make a caricature of what genuinely psychotic people are like in order to evade responsibility for a crime they planned and carried out with full cognitive function. people like him are the reason why people call violent criminals "psychotic", because they add to the stigma of the crazed axe man schizophrenic. it infuriates me. im glad it rarely ever works but sometimes the damage is done regardless.

How does the voice sound like? Is it like your voice or a completely unique voice

[@average_mouse]

Okay but the cops telling him to “shut up.” Makes me giggle every time.

[@stevehardy7621]

I love it.

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

If only he took their advice.

[@ischray4089]

Seems like they were trying to stop him from giving credence to the insanity defense. You're right though, it's still funny as fuck

[@average_mouse]

@@ischray4089 the insanity plea is used so often and that dude is so old he probably knows exactly what to look for. You would NEVER tell a dangerous person with psychosis that.

[@jessicapearson9479]

Glad you think that is funny. I'll bet they do that to severely mentally ill people. That shows that they do not care at all about any form of mental health illnesses.

[@retron99]

Honestly the demon doesn’t sound too bad. He likes listening to music, he’ll buy you an Uber, just wants to smoke pot: seems like a pretty chill dude all things considered.

[@lisalove991]

Idk why but this comment made me LOL

[@evonne315]

Demon didnt try to stop him he said. It was like 'dude got a gun, Im out of here! I need a xanax after this!"

[@kieraaaaaaaaaa]

I'd hang out with the demon, seems like a great buddy.

[@sideways5153]

It almost sounds like the demon was the good one, and this kid is abusing the fact the demon can’t speak for itself to say it was all the demon’s fault.

[@dinamosflams]

@@kieraaaaaaaaaa it's a shame the demon is trapped to this guy xD

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

“Oh, the demon wants an attorney? Does the demon know any attorneys, can he give us some names?” Love love LOVE that man.

[@GuidoLuzzi]

seek help

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

@@GuidoLuzzi are you saying that because i said “demon”?

[@thereflectionofperfection3395]

"why didn't my demon protect me" Top 10 anime betrayal

[@ralphhammer4014]

how he felt after saying that 👺🐶

[@Rubenlostit]

bro fr he was trying to be anime protag and the detective's like "uh-huh"

[@influencerzwerg]

I actually laughed when reading this lol

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

Killer of 17 innocent people talks about why HE wasn't protected. The living definition of a narcissistic personality. Only he exists.

[@justindyches5510]

It's like when ichigos bankai beat the f*** out of him in the first season 😂😂

[@Annausagi2]

"He did not take 5 Xanax, he'd be dead." Well, obviously, the demon took half... 😆

[@zayan6284]

you can actually eat a shitton of xans without dying, you just can't drink while you do them. source: friend blacked out off them and kept popping them because he forgot he took them, he didn't remember jack shit and had none the next day

[@ia6619]

@@zayan6284 yeah it's pretty hard to overdose on benzos I've been on klonopin for years and took up to 10 bars of Xanax at once without blacking out or anything but true alcohol is a bad mix

[@longlivev-roy3528]

I've taken 10 in one day

[@steven1479]

@@zayan6284 I used to take Xanax and drink all the time.

[@zayan6284]

@@steven1479 that's you, other people die

[@victore8342]

This kid half remembers watching Donnie Darko and thought that was enough to pass as a lunatic

[@88xxx882]

lolz

[@tweakjitters4736]

That movie is so pretentious and hard to follow.

[@victore8342]

@@tweakjitters4736 I still.enjoyed it tho

[@ggsatonawall5654]

FAX

[@victore8342]

@Colby lmao

[@gptd7178]

"That's why it's important for everybody to have some kind of direction, where you wanna go with your life, have some vision of where you wanna be in five years. Doing that gives you hope, failure to do that takes it away, and that lack of hope can lead to depression." Damn, I wasn't expecting Bruce Rivers the criminal lawyer who reacts to all the self-snitching to just call me out like that.

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

Well, he is a defense attorney. He probably knows a lot about people who lacked direction in their lives.

[@frostyham]

Thanks doc

[@TerrysQuest]

true wisdom!

[@LegendsCampfire]

Right? Dang Bruce hit me in the feels…. I love how he goes from lawyer to fatherly!

[@kamiyal]

"so the voices tell you to kill birds and start fires in the firepit?" LMAO yo this fucking detective is great.

[@DrTune]

somehow it's extra funny when a lawyer in a fancy suit in a fancy office hits pause and says "Clearly, he's just making shit up on the fly".. It's also great seeing detectives at work, I have new respect for them

[@DeRockMedia]

ikr...been binging his videos now cuz of it XD

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

Yeah, if you want to spot a liar, just ask a lawyer. They're experts in that department.

[@alexcarter2461]

Love him for that. "That's just bullshit.. *Pauses* "You see that's just bullshit."

[@Janellabelle]

The nerve. Can you imagine pulling a mass murder of children and they offer to provide you a lawyer and you say nah. I'm gonna just free style this. The sheer nerve. I cannot believe some ppl.

[@meljusttalent1]

This detective is very skilled. It is interesting to watch him work

[@akshatsrivastava4280]

If he'd asked for a lawyer instead of a psychologist, the world would've been saved a whole lot of cringe.

[@Bob-jm8kl]

In Minneapolis we're being asked in November whether we want police of social workers.

[@akshatsrivastava4280]

@@Bob-jm8kl "Hello, officer...I just murdered my aunt. Can you send a social worker so I can feel bad about the systemic oppression that led me to commit this crime?"

[@louisrobitaille5810]

@Regal Octopus For some people, killing someone in cold blood is no different than going to the mall. By that, I don't mean that they've done either so much that it's the same thing, I mean that it never fostered a different psychological response. If I hadn't been counseled for years and lived in the US, no doubt I would've just killed anyone in cold blood by now. If I killed someone right now, I'd definitely feel the same emotions as I do when I eat cereals: none. Not even "oh hey, I did something I shouldn't have", just going on with my day. I bet you think I'm dangerous and should be imprisoned by now (you're not alone 🤣), but I've learned that I'll go to jail if I do so, so I don't do it. Simple as that. (Sometimes, jails look funnier than my home though... Shit life 😑)

[@louisrobitaille5810]

@Regal Octopus You've watched too many movies, you can't disappear nowadays as a nobody. You have to be extremely skilled and smart to escape from the police/FBI. Even ex-soldiers or ex-agents fail, so there's no way your joke even makes sense 🤷‍♂️.

[@A.Lost.Astronaut]

@@akshatsrivastava4280 lmaoooo they should have a rick and morty interdimensional tv episode where in one of the programs that's how the world is, that the people for whatever reason tell cops what theyre guilty of lmao

[@paulmitchell2916]

Detective's questions were actually pretty calculated, probably indeed assisted by psychologists and expert lawyers watching on closed circuit. "Do you have a good voice and bad voice" undermines any claim that mental illness blots out the difference between right and wrong. "How come the demons didn't make you beat up Ian" undermines any claim that demons propel him to extreme violence. His act is absurd, but that doesn't rule out that a gullible jury might be fooled.. Nice work by the detective..

[@OWR_Mission]

Yeah this detective is so sharp and collected. I'd want him on my team

[@Meanie74]

I love how unprepared he was for the disdain that will be aimed at him the rest of his life. These shooters think the other side is glory bc they will be on the news but fail to realize they set themselves up to be bullied the rest of their life and no one cares bc they deserve it. “Everyone is even meaner to me now?” *Surprise pikachu face*

[@cutthroat399]

We should amend the constitution so school shooters can be tortured. Life or death penalty is too good for them. They need to pay back the pain and terror they caused with compound interest.

[@fishscalecocaine]

@@cutthroat399 you can’t add shit to the constitution 😂 like what? Although I agree the fools need to be tortured that was kinda goofy on your part

[@deirdreprice6425]

LOL

[@platedlizard]

Lol it’s true. Most convicts have kids and hate child killers & abusers. He’s going to be in the protective wing with the pedophiles for the rest of his life.

[@purest_evil]

Thing is, they have these chïmp 0uts, don't forever-sleep themselves, realize he might've hurt the community in the long term but also set himself up to be bullied and treated like the shit he is

[@jacktastick]

I love how when the judge sentenced him she included that he get no commissary until his restitution is paid off. The look on his face was priceless

[@cadethumann8605]

Pardon me, but would you be so kind as to direct me to a video where the judge says that and makes Nikolas Crud react?

[@jacktastick]

@@cadethumann8605 you'd have to watch the sentencing vide

[@jacktastick]

@@cadethumann8605 kzbin.info/www/bejne/emGym3mKhNxjY68 18min 50 sec

[@cadethumann8605]

@@jacktastick Thanks, buddy. Appreciate it:).

[@danielnanninga]

That's fucking awesome I'm so happy to hear that because his restitution will never be paid on inmate wages he's looking at less than 10 dollars a day in the better systems and more like an average of 3 to 5 dollars a day so while that will never pay restitution it would keep him able to buy chips and pop and contraband and extra meals and since he doesn't have any family he probably won't get a pen package with clothes and a tv and game system so he can't pay to rent that off other inmates . Having money in your account weekly is the biggest taste of freedom in your entire sentence.

[@DM-it1qf]

Let’s never forget that when people who are schizophrenic or have a similar conditions do commit violent crimes it’s so unbelievably sad. They truly are deluded because of their illness into thinking that the person is trying to hurt them or they have to kill them first. People with these illnesses don’t need any more stigma from the actions of these dickheads, as you said.

[@ashleybergstrom8934]

Thank you for stating such truth! More people should realize this.

[@charmanwilson6354]

I am so grateful for your comment. I wish everyone had the insight you clearly have.

[@KevBotM]

Also important to remember that they are far more likely to be on the receiving end of violent crime than be the perpetrator of it. This is the nature of actual schizo disorders, the condition generally makes them uniquely vulnerable not predatory. The psycho killer is a rare subset.

[@donnaflynn8064]

Most schizophrenic aren't violent.

[@user60521123]

How evil can his demon voice be if it’s helping him pick out music to listen to? This detective does an excellent job at highlighting the fake and absurd aspects of Cruz’s act.

[@morellapoe2814]

The demon picked Panzermensch by And One. 😆

[@BurdieFromHell]

5:23 I went to college for Psychology and one of my favorite lessons were about coercion methods. One of the more simpler things we talked about was the idea that if you ask for a small favor, and then ask for a bigger favor, you are much more likely to have both your wishes granted. For example, if you ask a parent for 5 bucks, and then return shortly after saying "dang, I actually need 20 more dollars", you could leave with $25. But if you just come right out and ask for $20, they might tell you to fuck off. I think thats the point of asking questions about his phone.

[@evonne315]

🙌 I think you nailed it!

[@Janellabelle]

Thank u for this information lol

[@GuidoLuzzi]

you have some awful parents

[@Robert08010]

Now I wanna delve into your feelings about your parents. "They might tell you to fuck off"? Yikes!

[@carborundorum]

The "foot in the door" technique vs the "door in the face" approach.

[@kk4649k]

Kinda off topic but My friend’s older brother has schizophrenia and It blew my mind. When he talks he starts moving his hand like gang signs, he stutters a lot , and when he starts to drink sometimes he starts hearing voices and starts talking to himself. Recently his pops passed away and it just took him down so hard. He started using drugs again which he have been clean of so long thanks to his pops keeping a close eye on him. My friend confronted him and he says he can’t stop hearing his dads voice. 🥺🥺. It’s just insane how brain works and haunts people at times. He’s going to rehab soon for drugs and I hope the best out of him.

[@dereljohnson]

I hope he is doing better now

[@sobmodolo]

Wishing him the best of luck on his journey of healing ⭐️

[@bradleyhaney3723]

It can be done my friend..I'm a living testimony

[@jacemc634]

Your comments about hope and how not having a plan can lead to depression are so spot on. Good stuff.

[@miranda13c]

He plead guilty today and apologized for his actions, but nothing he can say will change the horrific crimes he committed.

[@gotgunpowder]

At least he showed remorse. Hopefully it was genuine.

[@Doc_Paradox]

@@gotgunpowder it wasn't remorse it was self pity. Hes not remorseful for what he did. Just that he got caught.

[@benmcgill2018]

Did he get a plea deal where they aren’t going to merc him?

[@retron99]

Fuck that. Apologies can’t bring back the dead.

[@nicholastaylor9687]

@@benmcgill2018 he is in court later this year. Jury of 12 will decide wether he gets the death penalty or not. Hope he fries.

[@influencerzwerg]

1. The fact that he describes "Panzermensch" as evil is hilarious because it's really not about tanks and war but I guess he just knew that "Panzer" meant tank, which it does but it also means shell (eg what.turtles have) 2. When he started to show his "suicidal tendencies" I laughed a little, ngl. I myself have been dealing with stuff like this and I've also been self harming for years and, as anyone would tell you, even if you use a dull thing to cut yourself, it still leaves some kind of mark. I can still see mine form like ten years ago and back then, the only thing I had were some dull-ass craft scissors which could barely cut paper

[@BlueRidgeBubble]

My forearms were nothing but cuts for a while Not a single scar remains That was over 12 years ago Stop going so deep, damn

[@influencerzwerg]

@@BlueRidgeBubble thanks for the advice, it's not like that was the whole idea behind it or anything

[@greedlike]

And you don't try and hurt yourself to show people "Oh look at poor me". These things are more often than not hidden after the incedent and brings shame. Not always the case, but often.

[@antinormal3671]

Mine aren’t deep or severe, but if he’d hurt himself that morning with a fishing knife, he’d def have marks, mine were from blunt stuff too and still faint lines a few years out 😅

[@DarenMiller-qj7bu]

Some I can still see that are from high school, but then some turned dark, others disappeared. Been years now since I've done that thank God. Wake up call was when one got infected and they almost had to amputate at the hip. That isn't going away lol.

[@DrPsychlops]

As a therapist that's worked with psychosis your analysis was refreshing as an alternative perspective. Thanks!

[@smoothvanilla93]

The fact his older sister was arrested for bringing a firearm to school is even more haunting

[@qbsirena]

That detective is a boss.

[@PhantomOSX]

You're cute.

[@chuckyyes]

@@PhantomOSX this is a KZbin comment section not tinder 😂

[@crowmedicine3890]

He is! I agree with the demon, he seems like a genuinely good guy.

[@Evan-co4tm]

"Why don't you want me to hurt myself?" "Well, what did the demon say? I'm a nice guy" Fucking mic drop

[@Prior2Popular]

That was epic

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

"Why don't you want me to hurt myself?"------Because we all don't want you to get off that easy. We want you to go on trial; be found guilty; and either be executed or live the rest of your miserable life in total despair.

[@lotsofsports2251]

Dollar Tree needs to be investigated for its unscrupulous imbedded advertising techniques.

[@nettieforce1]

😁

[@StahliCell]

"Lack of hope can lead to depression" Ouch, that hit me.

[@nightshadehelis9821]

The look on his face when salad days makes an appearance is an absolute goldmine.

[@loganplonski922]

It's funny how quickly he starts to answer questions once he's decided what his story is.

[@woo4l644]

Blicky Bruce really be havin a pole on his desk ready he ain’t lackin‼️💯

[@woo4l644]

@Scorplanet cuh Gucci my gamin name and I just like king von so I put it that‼️🤣

[@realistg1046]

Loool bruce been on ride outs to his opps with the 357

[@2ryan470]

he got that buster duster 🏴‍☠️🦜

[@lilasscream]

@@2ryan470 bruhhhhh🤣🎭🧤

[@UTubeGenius]

I didn't even notice until I read this LMFAO. Bruce ain't for play play

[@SerHalfrican]

Dude started tweakin and the cop just hit the water quick and told him to cut it. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelcalland801]

The police will always want an interview even though there's no question of guilt. They don't need the motive for conviction but it certainly helps to know why for several reasons. They also want to know if there are any other people that they can potentially charge. Any accomplices, where the weapon came from, anyone know what you were going to do in advance. The police will bend over backwards to get you to talk about your crime especially a high profile shooting such as this.

[@colleenwhitman9040]

Well stated and 100% correct. And as the lawyer here so succinctly stated, it’s not just about a conviction. Because- yes in some cases the criminal is caught dead to rights and you don’t need a confession. It’s about the victims and getting information and answers and the “ why “for loved ones affected by the crime too. Secondary to the victims is the knowledge gained for law enforcement in understanding the crime and how to continuously improve on the ability to catch and even try to prevent further crime in the future. And I’m one of those that is very unsympathetic to criminals. We ALL have a story, and ALL have bad things that have happened to us in life. So no matter what being a criminal is a CHOICE. However, that being said, I want every single person charged with a crime to have the best defense possible- no matter the ability to pay. It’s the bedrock of our freedom and everyone is entitled to it! And I would rather 100 guilty people go free than one innocent person be jailed. So , on that note anything that helps the police do a better job and lower the number of innocent people being dragged through the legal system is a good thing.

[@Robert08010]

No disrespect intended, but I have a problem wit the concept of "the BEST defense". Our legal system allows for a lawyer to KNOW the truth and still go into court and lie in defense of the guilty party. That sickens me. I wish our legal system required the lawyers to the best of their ability to tell the whole truth as they understand it under penalty of perjury. @@colleenwhitman9040

[@schmeat7609]

Lmao him outing himself on his own phone with a recording is fucking hilarious.

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

A victim of his own narcissism.

[@anovemberstar]

Wait til you see the Sarah Boone trial later this year 😂. Actually you can watch her interrogation vids on YT

[@Blue_Collar_Colonizer_1776]

Give him a break. That was the demons idea. Duh. He's a nice kid. He would never

[@norbeaster420]

I can just his 'Demon' talkin like Sarah Boone 'IT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL, NOT MALICIOUS!'

[@itsheff3929]

13:00 he says this is common in these shooter situations. That’s crazy there’s so many shootings that they can be compared.

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

@@x_voxelle_x Is it hard to treat people right and respectfully and not bully them? in like 90% of these school shootings this was the case, either unfair treatment from the school officials/board/whatever, or the actual students, or both.. Like look at his brother, he got accused of bullcrap tresspassing at that school, aka skateboarding in parking lot and then the gov set a 500k bail cost for that trespassing and hes still getting heat from people that bully him just because he is nikolas' brother.. If he went to shoot up a school too now, people would once again throw around surprised pikachu faces, thinking what could have possibly led to that.. go wonder lol

[@doodoofard69]

@@x_voxelle_x Is it that hard to understand the psychology of a troubled teenager who desperately needs help? Your kind of mindset is the reason why school shootings happen, the reason why teenagers don't get intercepted and given the help they need before something tragic happens.

[@MateDrinker33]

It's due to a combination of children being alternately either mis- or over- medicated and the now-widespread cultural belief that what happens to you is purely the result of what society does to you (both things that were extremely uncommon in both American public and private life before the explosion of school shootings that abruptly started in 1997).

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

Murica

[@TheKneeGrowNetwork]

Bruce, I see you hurt your trigger finger squeezing off too many rounds at the opps.

[@TheSoftspokenShaman]

Black opps....

[@genericusername4206]

@@TheSoftspokenShaman sure bring up race for nothing

[@JaDonnDamini]

@@genericusername4206 no the video game

[@ebiz2085]

@@genericusername4206 he’s talking about the game💀I can’t stand people like you who think people are always bringing up race. Screams insecurity

[@rackydacky2660]

@@ebiz2085 eh i mean black opps is completely different from black ops but it is what it is

[@toniawilmoth7535]

I swear I laugh my ass off every time Bruce cusses 😂 I don’t know why it’s so damn funny to me in such serious situations!! I love watching y’all’s videos so much!!!

[@vice2versa]

probably because we view lawyers as professional and above street level dialects so feels weird and funny when someone in such a well respected profession starts cussing. It's like if a president was giving a speech and starts cussing randomly in his speech.

[@BoJack_HorseFly85]

My demon and I really love the content and you've got yourself two new subs, sir!

[@tylerd1297]

Personally, I think you're using the demon as an excuse

[@patriciamaeda852]

😂😂😈😈

[@xiomaragomez6649]

I can't 😄😄😄😄🤭

[@Friu887]

How this cop keeps his cool the whole time well getting him to talk is pretty amazing. What a job to have. I wouldn’t be able to have the same restraint as this man

[@spoonbendingspacemonkey]

As a diagnosed schizophrenic - I can absolutely state that not all "crazy" people hear voices. I don't hear voices - I see and smell things that aren't there. I'm also paranoid and have delusions. I don't hear voices. Never have. Better living through modern chemistry - meds work.

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

Don't feel bad about having delusions. So does our current president. LOL.

[@hopemoon5221]

And I hear voices. I talk to them daily, whole conversations.... I am not diagnosed with anything. They don't tell me to do anything but my daily tasks..... he is full of isht....

[@mangos2888]

@@JohnSmith-ct5jd Trump isn't our president 🙄

[@mangos2888]

They're asking about this because when he was arrested he said he was hearing voices and that he was controlled by demons

[@ashleybergstrom8934]

I have a relative with diagnosed schizophrenia. He sees people that are not there and hears disturbing voices. I can easily tell when this is happening to him. They are as real to him as our reality is to us. I am so sorry for anyone who truly has this. When on meds. they go away. He too is paranoid and suffers with delusions. A tough illness, a prisoner of one's own mind. So sad.

[@demondude665]

17:08 “you can’t catch a bird homes” 💀😂

[@patriciamaeda852]

🦅 🏃🏼‍♀️

[@shinigamiisrael]

Bruce just chilling with the cap and the strap 🤣🤣🤣

[@ralphhammer4014]

when you move like Bruce you need that strap 😈😈

[@LECHEDUMFUK]

Every time he mentions “the voice” I imagine the morning talk show is just playing in his head 😂

[@alexmcd378]

Okay, I laughed. Nice one

[@DocM.]

1:56 I thought he was gonna say "Defendant" but he paused and said "Dickhead" instead and I fucking lost it 😂 That was hilarious and it made me so happy he said that 🤣 I love how regular Bruce talks! 😆

[@Mscalberts]

I thought so too! So funny.

[@hobonise]

One thing I love about this channel is just how sick Bruce's ties are. Dude rocking with all my faves

[@jackpawlus5784]

They do be fire! But I have to say bowties are cooler!

[@hobonise]

@@jackpawlus5784 big true, a real bow tie you do yourself is such a hard flex.

[@jackpawlus5784]

@@hobonise Glad to see we are in agreement

[@lay5395]

It must be a lawyer thing... My US Law prof at uni also had a bunch of spectacular ties 😂

[@artifactuated]

And his cufflinks

[@AstralStef]

Man I kind of needed to hear your bit about having a 5 year plan to maintain hope in life and a means to work towards it. Idk how I got to this video but thank you

[@DanielGwimbly-theGwimb-Larson]

Props to the investigator for being so level headed and on task

[@kmandutwo]

I absolutely love this cop. He’s so quick and so calm and you just can’t argue around him. Just love him

[@gravitron12]

That’s so cute, he thought saying that Xanax “makes the demon go away” would cause them to offer him some so he can get high as fuck while in jail. That’s just precious lol

[@kennethbutlerow3329]

Anytime you had the demons why didn’t you light up a blunt 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 classic

[@joshiahayash]

Bruce Gang what's good SLATT SLATT

[@DavidStirm]

😂

[@_bb_colton_1003]

Uhhh big daddy

[@bigsanrio]

Gang Gang

[@blackbandz3385]

Scared the shit out of me I thought it was him

[@SevenHunnid]

I smoke weed in my KZbin videos for a living 🥶I’m Going to be the biggest Mexican stoner on KZbin!😈

[@Gracie_19200]

I swear I found your channel yesterday and have not stopped binging it lol!!! So good!

[@chocolate_gore]

As a German, I cringe every time when he describes the panzermensch song as eViL. Like it’s just techno with lyrics describing dancing cyborgs, it’s at best a tad rebellious. And just fyi - because I think along with the commonly aggressive sound of the German language, he took the word at face value - the core definition of "panzer" isn’t necessarily "tank". It is used to describe exceptionally hard and protective outer shells of things, like the shield of a tortoise, or protective gear [in that case you use it as an adjective: gepanzert]. He fully just went with the common non German speaker association with panzer and war, because panzer = war = eViL

[@Listrynne]

So panzermensch is something like "shell men" or better translated as "metal men" if it's describing cyborgs?

[@niitsukid]

Interesting insight ! It’s quite an interesting choice - it’s supposed to be disturbing industrial goth but it’s kinda camp lol

[@Kaiser_Waffel_XI]

@@Listrynne panzermensch means Tankman

[@Slippindisc]

Doesn’t panzer meant panther?

[@Kaiser_Waffel_XI]

@@Slippindisc panzer means tank Panther menas... well panther

[@robertwinfree3197]

The My Cousin Vinny “I shot the clerk” reference is a perfect example of why even innocent people should not talk to the cops without a lawyer present.

[@greenngold52]

Do more of these! JCS is phenomenal

[@jaydice1]

If only there was more JCS. So sad they are leaving KZbin

[@eshiesty5694]

@@jaydice1 fr? why?

[@jaydice1]

@@eshiesty5694 their videos never got monetized and they had to keep fighting to keep the videos up. They would be up for a year and then taken down for months then back up again. JCS is just tired of it.

[@loqzzx5923]

Bruce got that pole on his desk to the right😭

[@allabored4443]

Always

[@alkezz99]

He's not called blicky Bruce for no reason

[@tuckerking7085]

You can tell he is right handed, Why isn't it by his right hand?? he should keep it by his right hand for quicker usage

[@SerHalfrican]

Welcome to the channel. 😁😁

[@dylanbivins847]

To the left *

[@stompuh5303]

Blicky Bruce I loved this kinda reaction man stay strapped brother never get caught slippin 😤

[@ciao9149]

Can’t get caught lackin.

[@LaDeeDah]

Where did he get the name Blicky from?

[@stompuh5303]

@@LaDeeDah because he keeps gun on his desk while he reacts

[@LaDeeDah]

@@stompuh5303 ohhhh lol thanks!

[@MrAjking808]

@@stompuh5303 and it’s cringe

[@deaddropholiday]

Pretending to be crazy for long enough is a surefire way of going crazy. Essentially you disassociate and in some cases you might never come back.

[@jayir993]

"Your demon wants an attorney" 😂😂😂😂

[@makaicollins7736]

He talking about lil durk when he says the voice

[@allabored4443]

😂 same voice who talked to Von

[@kamakazi74ghost97]

The voice

[@diapysik]

"the voice told me to play with fire, but just in the fire pit though." Even if this kid did have demons they seem pretty positive.

[@MultiLimpet]

Demon also told him to smoke weed and he said weed makes the demon go away.

[@kimberlyelliott7933]

😂😂😂

[@Robert08010]

Come to find out the demons didn't want to be around him because he was such a downer! lol. I should not kid.

[@aWildNelby]

I feel you on the “needing hope and a goal” type aspect; I’ve been struggling with that for years. I actually wanted to become a paralegal when I was younger, got my associate degree in criminal justice, but stopped there and haven’t gone anywhere in life since. I’m in my early thirties now with seemingly no path to a successfull, fulfilling life. It’s sad.

[@damienkun8786]

No one's fault but your own. That's the sad part.

[@rhino5250]

@@damienkun8786 nah it’s definitely people throughout your life that didn’t give you a fair chance. It’s not always on you

[@p004]

Same story different place man. I just think of what someone once told me every dog his day

[@jar-jar3806]

It’s never too late

[@theburgerbrains]

it's cool it's never too late to get back in your right mind. Early 30s isn't early 40s isn't early 50s.

[@clownrituals587]

2 years as a cashier at the dollar tree...sounds like a recipe for a mass murder...

[@cadethumann8605]

Is this a joke or is it serious? Sorry if this is a bad question.

[@clownrituals587]

@@cadethumann8605….a joke…

[@yeahiwascrazybackthenhahua2954]

As someone who has suffered from hallucinations their whole life, seeing people fake them is hilarious, specially when it's this bad. It's like he's recreating some type of low budget horror movie he saw once.

[@noeljimenez69]

I love Bruce’s blicky choice

[@SwedBaben]

In the end when the demon requested a lawyer was the funniest thing ever 😂

[@lindakay1700]

I learn so much about the law by watching your great videos! Thank you for educating us all…..we love you BRUCE! ❤

[@HECKproductions]

fun fact: the supposedly sad lyrics of the german industrial song translate to: your steps are so nice/let us dance to our reunion

[@elliewillow4556]

I’m autistic and suck at telling human emotions by someone’s face. I pick up instantly on someone’s voice and tone. To me his voice seemed small and as if he didn’t want to talk but forced the words out. When he says why he quit school his voice sounded proud when he said he got into a fight. When he says he lost the fight he sounded annoyed and talking about not liking school, he sounds annoyed with the situation. When he says they quit going and he transferred he sounded reluctant but annoyed/frustrated. They start talking about the demons his voice rises with pride and a tinge of “yeah you should be scared of me”. When the detective calls him out on the birds he goes back to lower smaller voice because he feels stupid again I’m assuming. When he speaks of the demons voice again he speaks louder and matter of fact. He is trying to sell a story he knows is not true, you can hear the lie in his voice. When the video plays of him talking about the crime he is loud and matter of fact and proud and boastful. When he says the voice is male he sounds offended that the detective would suggest that he’s got a female voice. He angered him when he said that he’s a psychiatrist because he has kids and he states that he wants to see one matter of fact and bluntly. The kid is annoyed that he’s asking why he wants to talk to the psychiatrist. The detectives voice gets louder I noticed around this time and he doesn’t tread as lightly, the boy sounds like hes making up stuff while saying the voices come at x time every day. He was annoyed when the detective says army ranger. Just by this point in the video it’s very apparent this young man maybe researched paranoid schizophrenia and is trying to imitate what he thinks it is. Pretty much as nicely as possible this kid is full of it. He is a cold blooded killer and never cut himself. He thinks he’s better than us. I hope the families can heal one day. I can’t imagine the grief and anger they feel.

[@choppystone2558]

I am autistic as well, but I would not have picked that up. How do you do it? Do you have any tips in regard to reading people and their emotions? I am working in healthcare but could still improve a lot in that aspect.

[@moonshadow3946]

elliewillow4556, Thank you for posting that information. It's very interesting.👏⭐

[@BetelgeuzeOnGo]

bruce needs to be protected at all costs

[@userequaltoNull]

He doesn't need to be protected, he's already packin that .38 on his desk 💯💯💯

[@prestonpowers7376]

@@userequaltoNull bruh had way better for power than just that . 38. In pay videos you could see some real heat!

[@bretttanner5420]

Bruce is the danger

[@luxonlex4453]

@@userequaltoNull , I am glad I am not the only one that noted the 38spl/.357 sitting to his left with the cylinder gate open. Way to self protect Bruce, but if you have to use it, don't self snitch. They are detectives,... tell them to detect.

[@BarronVonSchnoot]

What does this mean?

[@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185]

I had a whole host of mental issues, I guess I still do if what they say is true that it never goes away. But I can confirm that what Bruce said about setting goals and acting on them works. Haven't had hardly any issues with anxiety or depression in years and I've been clean off drugs going on 10 years now. The mind is a powerful tool if you can learn to work with it properly. And when I say "properly" that's going to be different for everyone. I went through a lot of the same stuff a lot of these people did that did crazy shit, and fortunately I never did anything like that. I self medicated with drugs. Not a wise choice but it's better than murdering or abusing people.

[@lizrose1905]

I’m sorry that had to happen to you. I appreciate your strength, courage and determination in battling your mind. I definitely can say mental illness is such a hard thing to live with but I’m glad you’ve turned a negative into a positive. That’s very inspirational. Well done mate

[@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185]

@@lizrose1905 Thank you!

[@gracehaven5459]

Thank you for sharing this. I've been having panic attacks so bad the last month that they're happening every day. I'm transitioning to more intensive therapy next week. But your post gave me hope but it'll get better. Thank you.

[@mickblock]

I'm glad you got on top of it.

[@ohmyzeus4538]

'I've never heard of anyone smoking weed, aaaannddd.... anything significant happening' hilarious

[@J-Rob]

Once again, loved this Bruce! Your videos are my newest obsession!

[@ange4048]

The longer the interview went on the more it seemed the detective seemed to be taking the piss out of the suspect 😂 just seemed he wanted to laugh at how idiotic his responses were

[@tonysslime7633]

Dunning kreuger effect

[@valoressbqiskrnrjbx5025]

the demon, picking his murder mixtape: ey bro i gotchu a sick sound track to the dumbest decision of my life the guy, not actually having any demons: yeah and ill throw in some sad songs, and say i picked em.

[@gracehaven5459]

"I'm against this but I'll still add to the playlist begrudgingly! 😤" lmao!!

[@Saighin]

Funniest part about the music is that the "evil" German song 'Panzermensch' he's talking about? The lyrics are actually about *DANCING robots* 🤣

[@codeinedd]

was really waiting for the part 2 , thought it wasn’t coming for a little/ i also think if bruce was to react to chris hansen’s to catch a predator it would do pretty could the T.C.A.P community would love bruce

[@rackydacky2660]

he probably can’t because they be taking those videos down cuz they beech and don’t want people posting their show

[@apollo1573]

@@rackydacky2660 there’s a whole channel that just posts their shit. They don’t even fall under fair use so Bruce would be fine. But to catch a predator doesn’t seem like something he’d want to watch anyway lmao

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

@@rackydacky2660 what about Mista GG or Cinnamon Toast Ken?

[@rackydacky2660]

@@IDoABitOfTrollin didn’t they get copyright strikes on all of them and aren’t making money off the videos

[@roy12525]

We'll get to that in a minute.

[@Miss_Dis]

Also I really appreciate Bruce's understanding of mental health

[@kevanjdm]

Definitely do more of these indepth reviews, very interesting to see a lawyers analysis on this.

[@johnproctor6438]

“What was embarrassing about your fight?” “He is blind and quadriplegic”

[@shadowprince4482]

"He did not take 5 Xanax, he'd be dead." That's completely possible to survive. It depends on how long you've been on it, the dose size of each pill, amongst a few other things like cross tolerance with alcohol. Not saying the person being interogated in the video isn't lying but it's not even remotely unbelievable that he did that and didn't die.

[@joshuawidener8407]

Xanax also comes in different doses. Its entirely possible to live.

[@cadethumann8605]

@@joshuawidener8407 Yeah, I mean, what exact measurement of Xanax did Nik Crud supposedly take? 5 MG? 5 Grams? 5 what of Xanax?

[@joshuawidener8407]

@Cade Thumann right? Lol I mean when I broke my hip I took 5 hydrocodone and survived no issue. There's simply not enough info here

[@matthewpagenhardt5084]

I have schizophrenia and a slew of other really long name "disorders" or "mental health issues" or whatever you wish to call it and watching this kid act is just priceless absolutely priceless he puts people who legitimately have problems a bad name lol

[@platedlizard]

I don’t think anyone believes he’s mentally ill aside from psychopathy & maybe not even that. Certainly he’s not schizophrenic.

[@Robert08010]

Well, he's got problems now... no question about that. His Demon is in the upper bunk.

[@barbaramatthews4735]

I have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and ptsd. I have even been hospitalized for suicidal ideation. I know other people with mental illness. I totally agree that this just adds to the stigma of mental health. Most people with a mental illness are not violent. He likely has some personality disorder. He is trying hard to manipulate the situation, and I'm glad it didn't work out for him.

[@maggot6320]

i have to say as someone who has lots of experience working with very schizophrenic people, very rarely will someone who experiences auditory hallucinations describe them as "inside their head." that's what tipped me off about him claiming he was crazy or something. nine times out of ten, the "voices" sound like voices of people in the room with you, or you'd hear voices through the walls or something (that is to say of course everybody with visual/auditory hallucinations experiences them differently). plus, the more lucid schizophrenic patients of mine can very clearly describe to you how the voices sound, where they come from, what they say, how many there are etc etc. let's not forget the voices don't ever really stop, and they can become an indelible part of someone's life....

[@kateg6029]

Oh Bruce your commentary makes me laugh, I love listening to you. Shout out to your son Michael for the wonderful job he is doing, I can imagine him trying to edit this, and I bet he has some stories to tell. Much love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@paulklenknyc]

Bruce, you crack me up in this video! I can’t get enough of you, man!

[@nudetaynehatwobble]

Man I hope I’m not the only one who can truly appreciate the wisdom you pass down in these videos Bruce.

[@TheJbro765]

I was with you til the last part then you lost me bruh

[@rackydacky2660]

@@TheJbro765 😂😂😂

[@UTubeGenius]

Use that edit button bruh

[@nudetaynehatwobble]

@@UTubeGenius haha yeah I sound like I had a seizure. Can’t even remember what I was trying to say there 😅😂

[@nudetaynehatwobble]

@@TheJbro765 lol ya my bad dude 😅

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

As a sufferer of scizophrenia. I wish I had a good voice that gave me life advice and told me not to do stuff XD.

[@Big_Bonfire]

How is it for you personally?

[@Gfysimpletons]

Psssssssssst

[@JLConawayII]

I like how he just casually has a pistol on his desk.

[@glasstuna]

Apparently many of his clients are "rappers".

[@felicityhoneycutt8570]

Literally the lawyer from it's always sunny

[@LGMLGK3G]

I need a full version of the intro song🔥🔥🔥

[@damienkun8786]

It's I'm gay by Lil spec ed

[@benevolentdictator9100]

@@damienkun8786 lmao gottem

[@johnsmith1474]

You need to learn to read, cuz it's listed in the notes.

[@LGMLGK3G]

@@johnsmith1474 It doesnt show the song it just shows the artist and their soundcloud

[@beepbopboop7727]

@@johnsmith1474 Dont be a prick.

[@honkeykong4049]

"Does your demon know an attorney?" "Yeah man, he says to call Bruce Rivers" 🤣

[@kylemaynard7797]

This is nuts because I was that kid lonely out cast from almost everyone. Even when people tried to help. I had this burning emptiness and dispare playing over and over takeing others down with me though my thoughts always went to trapping people in fire or explosions. I thank God for pulling me out of that crap... I still wonder how I snapped out of it and others go on to do this horrible crap.

[@Robert08010]

Sometimes its because you changed something about your lifestyle, getting more exercise for ex.. Other times just completing phases of your life like puberty for ex. can change your brain chemistry. It doesn't always take years of therapy. Sometimes people just hit a point that they are ready for a change.

[@SonOfMeme]

Man I wish my demon made me a playlist, all that good-for-nothing does is tell me to eat junk food and watch youtube

[@tomcampbell9105]

Bruce, another good one to go over in a similar light to this would be the interrogation of Danial Holtzlaw. He was a police officer, in I think Oklahoma who has been convicted of multiple counts of rape.

[@Ruder6163]

We need to get this one to the top.

[@allabored4443]

Yes

[@jackwilson5542]

That was terribly mishandled case. They were literally suggesting to the random "victims" he did something, with promise of money in settlement case. Granted he was not totally innocent, but what most likely happened is that some women he caught offered him sexual favors to get out of jail free card.

[@moegunz7289]

@@jackwilson5542 that’s literally the definition of rape. To use ur position for sexual gain. I don’t think you should be left alone with your kids. I hope your wife or baby mama see this comment.

[@jackwilson5542]

@@moegunz7289 Nope that's recently expanded definition by far-left. (Same as with drunk sex) These sorts of power-dynamic relationships were normal in the 80s in workplaces and such. I am not saying it is right, but calling it r*pe is an insult to the actual victims. I don't have kids and never intend to, I dislike them.

[@complicatedcelery4781]

Thank you, KZbin algorithm. Good content. The intro made me dance and laugh.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

I recall a Ted talk by a guy who almost became a school shooter. Dude stopped when a day before he bought the gun he went to see a friend and confided in having major problems. Because of the support, dude gave up on shooting a bunch of people and went to therapy instead iirc.

[@Robert08010]

Why isn't this the headline story? I wish more people had someone to reach out to.

[@huma474]

@14:00 its not even as much as having a plan or a goal. Finding a task that you want to do is enough. Every day give your self at least 1 thing you want to accomplish and work toward that. The longer out you look the harder it can seem to reach the end, cut things up into smaller bite sized pieces and you'll find ways to achieve the small victories that make everything worth it.