Man Get's Life Sentence for 9th DWI | Criminal Lawyer Reacts

[@jcnlaw]

I once had a divorce client who got 3 DUI’s in four months. He was facing serious jail time. One case was a not guilty verdict. One case was thrown out on a technicality. One case was disposed of when he went to classes and treatment. He only drinks water now. It cost him a small fortune. Nobody got hurt, but he learned a valuable lesson. Do not drink and drive. It is not worth it. No reason to drink and drive especially with Uber and Lyft in most areas. Or just stay home if you drink alcohol.

[@724deuce]

Your a beast if you was the defending lawyer. If you heard my case and how corrupt the state police was and made up the whole discovery knowing they had nothing on video I could use. Long story short I plead guilty out of fear I then won a pcra such a mess here in Pittsburgh pa nothing illegal in my system I might add too lol

[@MrGFloyd]

That’s not that bad, i mean he went a whole month without a DUI! 🎉

[@christophdollis1955]

I'm sorry your client had to ho through such a terrible thing as divorce.

[@jcnlaw]

@@724deuce Yes, I defended him on all three DUI cases. I typically handle only complex family law matters but he insisted I handle his DUI cases. I think that each case is different and many DUI cases can be won with the right lawyer and a ton of hard work. The DUI system in PA makes millions of dollars in costs and fees for the courts (probation, ARD, counseling, other court imposed fees, etc.) and the local economy (tow truck operators, storage fees). It is best to simply not go anywhere near your car if you have been drinking alcohol. In PA, you can get a DUI just by sleeping in your car with a BAC of .08 or higher (if you have possession of the keys). Stay safe out there!

[@dfinite1111]

The expense of other people’s lives is more expensive.

[@lyricmezzosoprano5357]

The pride with which you say, “I work for HIM. I’m HIS employee,” made me smile so wide. It’s always a delight to see when a parent and adult-child are as close as you two seem.

[@abrunz1873]

Seriously? This entire video and THAT is your biggest takeaway? What a dull mind you must have

[@Valspartame_Maelstrom]

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[@mickehogan3230]

Texas has always been too lenient on DWI criminals. So i'm not surprised this guy got 9 spins on the roulette wheel.big deal after 9 tries of killing someone they do something. I live in Austin, Texas, a town with college kids and politicians. And it's a rare night that I'm on the road that I don't see somebody swerving, driving too slow, has their headlights off.

[@sandrafunny957]

Same

[@GameOver9991]

my mom got hit by a drunk driver in front of me and my younger sister when I was 8. She survived by a one in a million chance. The fact that this guy got 8 chances scares me

[@JM-ot8ux]

It's Texas. If there's a human failing, perversion, or dysfunction, Texas celebrates it.

[@JacksonMack3742]

What I don't understand is why they didn't take his license away.. I met people with 1 or 2 dwi with suspended licenses for years that were hard and expensive to get back. I just think that's something that could be done early on if someone is repeat drunk driver. Suspend their license immediately, then if they get it back and do it again, lifetime suspension so they can never legally drive again. If again? Then potential life in prison. That's three strikes and you're out.. this guy got what 9?

[@dalestoltzfus6166]

​@Joel Morrison iam sure he didn't have a license. Iam sure he was driving on suspended license.

[@oheneba9184]

@@dalestoltzfus6166lol bro think once they suspend ur license, your car won’t start

[@JM-ot8ux]

@@JacksonMack3742 It's Texas. They think drunks are funny, cute individuals who just like their beer. "Ain' no harm in 'im, he just likes to DRANK."

[@WhiteoutMonster]

My highest BAC recorded with police was above .4. I was brought to the drunk tank. Drinking was a problem for me as soon as i found it at 16 yrs old. Waking up in juvy then in jail after 18 sucks. Luckily one day i was able to wake up and be done. Went to the ER for the third time, got withdrawl meds but this time was different. This time i was done with it. 5 years sober now. Ive been extremely lucky to not be dead, or in prison. Crazy that something so normalized can do so much damage.

[@aylaxypt]

I'm proud of you! 🎉 I just passed my 6th anniversary of sobriety. My drug of choice was prescription opiates, not alcohol. 🫡 congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳 in glad you're here to tell your story! Many don't make it that far!

[@RileyBanksWho]

You want a cookie or some?

[@munky342]

Jeez. .4 is right at the level that, for most people, permanent brain damage or death can occur. Your tolerance must have been very high.

[@jenniferclark9842]

Keep up the good work!

[@Warex06]

@@RileyBanksWhoI would like a cookie please 🍪 My favorite are snickerdoodles, much like your mother baked for me after a night of lovemaking with her

[@LucyJeff-z3x]

Side note, you seem like such a loving father. I love how in every episode you show how grateful you are for your son. You’re both lucky to have each other ❤

[@josh24441]

Here’s a scary thought…. This guy has been caught 9 times. But that begs the question, how many times has he NOT been caught?

[@jeannewommack1762]

Exactly.

[@kendallevans4079]

Bet's he drinks everyday

[@mvpfocus]

@@kendallevans4079 Exactly.

[@sweet2sourr]

Great point

[@rolandm9750]

Hundreds, most likely.

[@maht0x]

Imagine thinking a jury will go lenient on you for that! Every one of them would consider themselves or family members a potential victim.

[@maht0x]

@@RandomKZbin123 everyone within 5 miles was apotential victim

[@AtlasSkie]

@@RandomKZbin123 "dangerous but harmless" You keep using that word I don't think you know what it means

[@Ryan-re1rs]

​@@RandomKZbin123OK, tell that to the ones that died by drunk drivers.

[@Paetaor]

Had 4 friends killed by a drunk driver. Putting me on the jury would not help him.

[@ronswanson3124]

honestly i can understand this 9th dwi thats insane, if you havent learned your lesson the first time maybe the 2nd time bro come on they gave you 8 chances already...i lost my best friend to a drunk driver the night she was out celebrating her graduation

[@chaliwen7217]

You got that right! I got sober after the first DWI I got, it was that bad, don't want to go to jail

[@septegram]

I lost two nembers of my high school graduating class. Over forty years ago, and I'm still 😡 about it. I have exactly zero use for drunk drivers.

[@lareeseblaque8303]

Can't believe he hasn't had any consequences until now....UNBELIEVABLE

[@brendasequin]

Sorry for your loss

[@coryjohnson2486]

@@JadeAkelaONeal lol yeah ok 🥴. If those were the laws, probably about 50% of the people you know would be in jail forever. I understand that DUIs are terrible and people shouldn’t drink and drive, but you’re being ridiculous. The punishment should fit how drunk the person actually is and the circumstances.

[@ktkat1949]

I worked as an injury adjuster for auto claims for 45 years. The number of drunken drivers I have dealt with is unbelievable. One day I was driving to work, lovely clear dry summer's day around 7.30 a.m. I was travelling up a hill, suddenly a car starts coming down the hill sideways and luckily for me, it crashed into a tree on the other side. Before I could get out of my car the driver's door opens and a woman falls out along with numerous empty beer bottles. She blew .32. She was some bigshot's daughter and she had got off a few times before. She didn't this time. She went to jail for drunk driving, reckless driving and anything else they could throw at her.

[@BirdGang6]

I’m absolutely mind blown that he thought a jury would give him leniency on a case like this.

[@guzzijack9714]

Alcohol builds brain muscles.

[@mcnamaraky]

Isn't that wild? I'm pretty sure juries give harsher sentences than judge's in like 90%+ of cases. I bet his lawyer was BEGGING HIM to let the judge sentence him. Then again though, if he'd been in front of that same judge for DUI 5 times already, then this might've been that 10% where the jury is more lenient, because I guarantee if you go in front of a judge that many times they WILL throw the entire book at you (source: experience in front of njudge).

[@armedjoy3045]

Judge would have slammed him too and he's 62. Is life with parole in 15 any different than 20 years from a judge. It's not like a judge was gonna let him go. Maybe thought he could gamble and get some sympathy for being an addict or something. Maybe someone with a family member. Judges think about their career too. No one wants to be judge who slapped him on wrist on 10th dui and he kills someone.

[@Sw33tLilMonstr]

He probably thought since nobody technically got hurt it's no big deal🙄

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

I've only met and needed a lawyer 4 times in my 76 years, and ive found them to be personable, Supportive, positive about telling me my options and how each one likely would turn out. That's what I like ABOUT Mr Rivers.😢he speaks frankly and gives honest explanations

[@rivercitymud]

Lawyers get a bad rap, and sometimes deservedly so, but when you've got a good one in your corner they are worth their weight in gold. I haven't needed one in 10 years, but I still send my last defense attorney a Christmas card every year. I don't send anyone else Christmas cards, not even family, but that guy saved my skin and I'll always be grateful for it.

[@Redspeciality]

You were lucky. I’ve only needed one and he was horrible. I was young and didnt know the law. When i got older i realized there was no actual evidence against me yet he advised me to take a plea deal. Telling me id get 3 years probation, then the whole thing would be wiped off my record. Didnt tell me that i could never own a firearm for the rest of my life, or that my goal to be a doctor would also go poof. He was about to become a judge and apparently didnt give a rats ass about representing me to the best of his abilities, but why should he, he only charged three grand (1977)

[@noThankyou-g5c]

ive needed a lawyer for both criminal and civil (mostly contract negotiations) reasons and I’d say at least 3/4 of lawyers who were described to me as “very good” were so annoying to deal with. They were always in a rush. always talked over me, never made me feel like they actually cared about my concerns, etc. The criminal lawyer was all right bc at least he made it go away (and granted i wasn’t like… telling him how to do his job and he got annoyed or something. I’m not that stupid of a client 😅). When you have a lawyer like that for a contract negotiation, yelling at you to take a shitty deal bc it’s an industry standard and he doesn’t really have respect for the work you do it’s annoying as fuck to deal with. In general I think finding a lawyer is a huge pain in the ass bc theres simply no way to tell if a lawyer is good until you’ve hired them. and then it’s basically too late already. And they often make it worse by always being in a rush, talking over you, and trying to take every last penny you have (in criminal cases) to get the job done.

[@rivercitymud]

@@noThankyou-g5c I'm so sorry that you and @Redspeciality had to deal with that shit. A bad attorney is like a mummy curse. I hired a probate attorney for my mom's estate when she died and I seriously would have been better off picking someone at random off the internet. No kidding I would have rather paid you to do it, there's no way you could have screwed me as bad as she did. No other attorney would take me until I got free of her claws, which I basically had to teach myself how to do. That was a civil matter, that you had to deal with that for a criminal case makes me want to puke.

[@killian1075]

Only? I know a lot of people that never need one.

[@MLLambert]

"All the other lawyers you haven't paid" - I laughed right out loud.

[@titanicexpert]

Lmfao 😂🎉

[@ryanstenz2918]

Right😂😂

[@mattmarkus4868]

My brother is a serious alcoholic and is now in his late 50s. He had 7 or 8 DUIs (not to mention the times where he got lucky and let go). So naturally he lost his license until forever. But my attorney once said something wise to me when discussing his potential to get his license reinstated. He said, "you know, maybe your brother shouldn't have a license. Not everyone should". I thought about it and the fact that uber is around and realized he's 100% right.

[@P.willow]

Yeah and he's also saving a persons life who cud potentially come across your brother and die.

[@mattmarkus4868]

@@P.willow of course. It was just some wisdom that hadn't occurred to me until he articulated it. I was focused on getting my brother back from between the cracks in society with a job and transportation. But he was right.

[@P.willow]

​@@mattmarkus4868 that's a good blessing like u said it was how it was said in a different way it resonated with u. Build ur brother up and support him. Give him love and good direction and some good talks...

[@mattmarkus4868]

@@P.willowthanks. unfortunately he's not savable, but we've known this for some time. It is what it is. Appreciate the kinds words though.

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

Most other countries don't drive around and have cars like we do here in America you have to think about the fact that our biggest economy generators used to be the car manufacturers so we grew up and we were told the first thing you do is get your drivers license and get a car. I think they need to make it harder to get a license. There are a lot of people out there that I believe should not have a license. it's always been actually quite easy to get a license because of the way our economy used to be. everybody wants to own a car so give them that license and let them buy a car. I think they should have a simulator up like airline pilots do to train to fly their planes. Heck we have so many more deaths from people in car accidents why do we not hold that same standard as we would do for airline pilots for travel. EDIT: i have thought about this because i have been in 6 car accidents , all of which my cars were totaled and NONE of them were my fault .. i have caused zero car accidents in my 47 years

[@miguelgareis1099]

I’ll never forget a conversation I was having with a group of ppl about our hobbies and one fellow spoke up to say his favorite hobby was drinking and driving. Completely blew my mind

[@dixiewade8373]

unfortunately I know a guy who said, in all seriousness, the exact same thing. And means it.

[@edwarddelagarza958]

DUIs are so tough IMO, i remember a good friend of mine who was an alcoholic he had so many DUIs did a lot of time in prison but he got clean quit drinking tried to get a job and support his family but found out that due to all that prison he could only work as a waiter, ended up back on the sauce when i asked him "why? you were doing so good!" he said; "i can't get a job, i am almost forty and i am a waiter for the rest of my life so i would rather i be drunk for the rest of it...." he did not last long after that....

[@stephenzavatski8016]

Did he die?

[@edwarddelagarza958]

@@stephenzavatski8016 yeah

[@charliemiller1934]

Thank you Michael River for all your hard work with your lovely dad!!!

[@karen3876]

The videos are flawless. You and your dad crack me up. Wish my boys could have had a relationship with their dad. He died before they were ten years old from cardiac problems. Hope you both cherish what you have.

[@CherrrrBear]

The jury giving this man a life sentence shows how us regular people view habitual DUI offenders, we are sick of seeing them get off with barely any consequences!!!

[@baneverything5580]

If this man wears panties then this is serious discrimination.

[@EmperorOfMan]

@@baneverything5580 please don;t tell me DUIs have become part of the right-wing culture wars. my god lolol

[@sumtxflygrl1]

I don’t understand why it took the system 9 times to convict him to begin with

[@jakeplumber1373]

Then charge women the same ammount 🤷‍♂️

[@Trollinskyy]

@@jakeplumber1373 this, that famous one going around out of Peoria Illinois that woman got like 14 years bet if that was me a white man Im getting 25 to life easy

[@Quita30]

I love how he described the hypothetical for E-sign. It was hilarious!

[@JMAN0153]

I know a guy from northern minnesota who just got his 23rd DWI and the charges ended up getting dropped due to a technicality. Amazing how long they will let you get away with driving drunk, he knows he will eventually be free to do it again and again so he doesn't stop

[@earthstewardude]

he'll end up in prison soon enough! He belongs there for life!

[@joemartinez5714]

23 DWIS? Is that the record?

[@JBM425]

Minnesota and Wisconsin are shockingly tolerant of DUI/DWI. How many cop cam videos are out there showing WI police arresting someone who has double-digit DUIs on the record already!!!

[@aaronjohn6586]

My wife's oldest sister was killed by a drunk driver over 50 years ago. Next to the birth of her son nothing changed her life more then that. A life sentence for a man that cares about nothing and no one besides himself? That sentence saves lives!

[@5954ldydi]

Attorney Rivers and Son... You both are knocking those videos out into the stratosphere! I'm enjoying the variety and no matter which video I choose to watch their all interesting and capture my complete focus until the very end. 🎉

[@LosAngelesLaura]

Absolutely!!! They’re literally a dynamic duo!!!

[@georgieeve2026]

I wonder if he was intoxicated when he said he wanted the jury to decide his sentance.

[@carolbabb7875]

They drink from when they wake up until they pass out.

[@FavineMoore]

Bruce will always be my favorite Lawyer channel. He tells it like it is.

[@LosAngelesLaura]

💯

[@patrickshepherd1341]

"Board certified criminal defense lawyer. That's b - o - A - r - d." That is hands down one of the best jokes I've ever heard in my life. And delivered with a FLAWLESS deadpan. I'm in awe.

[@seahorse5689]

Love this channel so much--legal education with life advice and a large does of humor.

[@shawnhickman1412]

I love it to just hate the intro I don’t wanna here about him working for mike every time I watch and who the hell is mike no body to us we just wanna watch the lawyer. If mike once noticed he should get behind the camera

[@seahorse5689]

@@shawnhickman1412 Mike is his son and he is behind the camera.

[@lisalove991]

I remember my uncle was a big time alcoholic for years before he passed. He went through at least 4 or 5 duis and had to spend time in jail. After getting out and not being able to drive anymore unless he gathered enough money to install one of those alcohol breathe testers, he finally decided to get sober. One time he had driven home drunk and pulled up to my grandmas house with the tire of his car completely off and he was driving on one of his rims for like a block or two. We found the tire the next day on a major street that he turned on.

[@rivercitymud]

I have a friend who recently bought a car with one of those breath testers installed. She got a great deal on the car, especially in this market, but my God those things are obnoxious. Not only does she have to blow every time she starts the car, it also randomly goes off during transit and there's a camera installed to make sure she's not getting a passenger to blow or some other shenanigans. She finally got it removed a few days ago, but man, that thing was a nightmare to deal with. One more of the many reasons not to drink and drive. It caused all sorts of electrical problems with the car that magically vanished once she got free of that thing, and of course there was a ton of paperwork and legal hoops to get it removed.

[@sven8833]

I know someone who did that while on Xanax. They control these substances that have caused so few deaths-while alcohol and it’s ripple effects have caused many many millions over the years, yet there are barely any restrictions for adults

[@Seeker0fTruth]

Yikes!! Sounds like he turned on the tire and the tire turned on him! 🛞 Can’t say that I blame the tire. 🤣

[@lisalove991]

@@Seeker0fTruth lmao you could literally follow the path that the rim was making because when you drive with just the rim it creates friction and it like made this weird pattern on the road. We found the tire in the middle of the road on one of those street islands. Every time we were jus thankful he didn’t hit anyone or anything

[@lisalove991]

@@rivercitymud oh wow! Yeah my uncle couldn’t afford it he was already in debt, and tbh he wouldn’t have lived long enough to get enough use out of it, he passed away like a year later

[@monteirolobato6830]

“Since Mr. Stanford had four previous prison sentences for felony DWI offenses, he was treated as a habitual offender,” said District Attorney Jeff Swain. “His record showed that he was going to continue endangering communities throughout the Metroplex unless he was locked up. This was his first DWI in Parker County, but he had other convictions in Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall and Johnson counties, so he has been a menace on the roadways throughout the DFW area.” The case began Aug. 15 when troopers and firefighters responded to an accident at the intersection of FM 51 and SH 171 just south of Weatherford. When they arrived on scene, they found that Stanford’s Lincoln MKC had run a red light at the intersection and rear ended a Kia Sorento.

[@TraciBinIT]

Alcoholism isn’t defined by reasonable behavior. This guy ended up in the safest place for all of us, including him.

[@yarnpower]

Wow, 9 DUI’s! Imagine how many times he drove drunk and did not get caught. How selfish.

[@kendallevans4079]

Exactly! I'm willing to bet driving or not, this guy has some alcohol in his blood everyday

[@jayrod9979]

This guy is probably drunk when he wakes up, then hits the bottle before he takes a morning piss. At least he will get sober in jail

[@teresachapman205]

@@jayrod9979 I think my ex husband is at that point, currently. He once was incredibly kind and charismatic. Over the past few decades, the alcohol morphed him into an unpredictable human headache that is uncomfortable to interact with.

[@jayrod9979]

@@teresachapman205 My ex wife was that way.

[@DrivenA111]

@@jayrod9979 He’ll get sober in jail? Not necessarily.

[@marionmasiri2811]

My ex husband had a serious drinking problem and it came a point I knew it’s either he dies or he will kill someone. He ended up killing an innocent man. Robbing a family their father. He was in his 4th DWI He drive very recklessly And he got the max sentence in Tx 20 yrs And the sad thing is, is their was no Remorse He was in jail and was recorded talking to someone saying he can’t wait to get out so he can go take some shots I mean Zero tolerance to drink driving

[@teresachapman205]

My ex alcoholic husband is at that 'fork in the road'. He just feels entitled to that self destructive liquid poison regardless of how many/much it causes him to destroy. Just a senseless nightmare to observe. Sorry to hear what you had to deal w/.... even if you were already divorced... it still is traumatic hearing of the destruction they bring about.

[@jonpaul91]

How do you even marry scum like that?

[@marionmasiri2811]

@@teresachapman205 I’m glad he is an ex and that adrenaline he has right now he will pay for it later . Until someone wants to change you cannot change them.

[@user-xe5cz3dw8m]

" There's nothing like a good homicide between friends" .........I am still laughing out loud

[@jenniferwilson1260]

I got such a good laugh from that line 🤣

[@robertroy1878]

I saw, with my own eyes, a guy pleading guilt to his 14th and 15th DWI plus 13th and 14th driving while suspended.. He got 200 hours of community service, hanging out at the local council office drinking coffee, if and when he ever showed up.

[@christinechristine3848]

Bruce, you're entertaining, real, and professional. I love this! Wish I had gone to law school.

[@sarahm9813]

My mum was hit by a drunk driver head on when she was 16. She still suffers with mobility issues over 40 years later. She still has nightmares about it.

[@jeannewommack1762]

I'm so sorry. Selfish and irresponsible jerk, and your mother paid the price. .

[@loveherenow.]

So sorry. 💐🕊️

[@jenerin905]

Of course she does! When someone is that drunk and decides to drive, everyone on the road is a potential victim. And even worse, defensive driving doesn't always prevent them from ruining your entire life. I hope your mother can find peace, but I can 100% understand why she would be so anxious.

[@smartyjonez5470]

Why can’t u say “mom” instead of “mum”. Type like a normal person.

[@makaveli087]

*Don't* listen to ya mum, Sarah. She's just bloody lazy & you've made her life dreary enough. I *just* saw her jogging to the liquor store Tuesday Night since you can't be bothered to make the woman a wee cup of tea & bring her a crumpet! Up all night watching Top Of The Pops & you'll never make it on Strictly Come Dancing.

[@Lovvv]

I received a dui when I was 20, one of the worst experiences of my life and I don’t know how someone manages to get themselves get a second one, insane

[@PlatinumHustle]

I loved with an old roomie that had 4 goddamn duis lol

[@PlatinumHustle]

Couldn’t even get a job. It’s like he just gave up on life

[@dr.killmoretreeratologist8848]

I also got a DUI when I was just 21. And I damned well deserved it. Those cops probably saved my life and, possibly, the lives of others. Even I realized that as they were putting me in the drunk tank. I was wasted. Shameful.

[@sozoxd3754]

I got one as well doing dope and drinking while sitting in my truck in a parking lot. I beat the case from a lack of evidence but had my license suspended for a year for the refusal. Tho I beat the case I still learned my lesson. My years of dealing with the police and not talking to them saved my ass.

[@kendallevans4079]

@@sozoxd3754 What lesson? Are you no longer doing bad things?

[@stavrosk.2868]

I don't know if this exists in the US, but here in Belgium a police judge (police court for traffic violations) can order your car to be fitted with a driving lock, meaning that the ignition of the engine can only take place after you blow in the installed device and the reading shows 0.0% alcohol.

[@KristiLEvans1]

Yes, we have that.

[@katella]

I live in Europe and the last time I went to the US I went out with a relative and her friends. All were adults and mothers of several children. Once out, I discovered that all three of them were heavy drinkers so I offered to drive since I was only drinking mineral water. They laughed at me, saying that I had no idea where I was. They then laughed about the fact that none of them had a driver's license because DWI convictions. I was pretty shocked and scared. The convictions for drunken driving had no effect on their behaviour. All drove regularly. Needless to say I left the group and found another way home. I just don't understand how this is allowed to go on. Or how they have so little regard for life. How can being able to drink alcohol be more important than anything else?

[@pooryorick831]

Antabuse definitely DOES make a person sick if they drink. I've seen it. They turn beet red and start gasping like a fish out of water. Never use alcohol within 14 days of talking Antabuse. You'll be sorry...😮😂

[@tmanchu]

I feel so sad to hear people suffer from this disease when they could have found help. Therapy and AA works. It worked for me. Some may say it's not for everyone but if you really want to quit you'll try anything people recommend works. However, there is nothing you can do to convince an alcohlic who isn't tired of drinking to try to quit.

[@angelawatson1594]

Wrong. He can drink as much as he wants 2. He chose to drive. He knew he was going to drink, why didn't he just Uber?

[@barbarapaige]

tmanchu, you are so right. An alcoholic will not stop if they don't want to, and even some who want to, will still find it very difficult. Everyone says they need treatment, which is true, but there is no magic pill. It's not like you get an infection and an antibiotic will cure you. It takes a lot of motivation and dealing with your demons, and the alcoholic has previously learned to avoid all that by lessening their pain with alcohol. If he's 62 y.o. and started drinking when he was 13, emotionally he is quite stunted, and still stuck at a 13 yo stage of development. Bruce is right - you have to keep him away from society because the need of others to be safe outweighs his need for freedom to drink and drive again.

[@Valspartame_Maelstrom]

minus the weird religious culty aspect of it. it’s good.

[@3nim3nimabl3]

Alcoholism isn't a disease

[@Valspartame_Maelstrom]

AA is weird with the religion bullshit

[@Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator]

I used to run with Texas DPS DWI Task Force. We'd park right across the street from a bar or nightclub & wait. They mainly focused on Pick Up Trucks. More than cars but it depended on the driving

[@jarrodmelson7802]

I hope one day a year Bruce Rivers pays the guys that do the theme song to follow him around and give him a general life background track and entrance music on demand.

[@lear60man]

I just lost a childhood friend of mine a few days ago. He was an incredible athlete who went on to the US ski team and the Olympics. He got his first DUI years ago and stopped drinking. Then he started again and was facing 4 separate DUI charges in 4 states blowing........ .40 and .42. He died in his cell while awaiting sentencing for the first of the latest charges. He is the second one in our group of friends to die of alcohol related issues. Most of us are sober now as a life of over indulgence has taken its toll.

[@jaqcueslass2824]

With respect was it Jeremy Nobis?

[@lear60man]

@@jaqcueslass2824 Yes. Guy was one of the most happy go lucky dudes ever. Always laughing and smiling.

[@sehoujay]

What did he die off?

[@e.be.so.fr.]

“Nothing like a good homicide between friends” 💀💀💀😭😭

[@WookieWoman]

I woke up at a friend's house one morning after sleeping for about 9 hours, still feeling drunk, and drove the 5 minute drive to my house. I was 21 (38 now) and it terrified me enough to never drive drunk again.

[@AxlLeigh]

I teach CDL driving. In NY for passenger CDL our limit is .04. The number of people I have wanting to drive a 20 ton vehicle with MULTIPLE DWIs is staggering.

[@Layoorah]

2:56 I'll never forget what that Texas defense lawyer said in the Jinx that they would "hang horse thieves and let murders go" because you don't have any horses that need stealing but you have people that need killing. It's an interesting perspective.

[@lairofhorrors1756]

Its awesome how you always give props and love to your son that helps you with all your Videos! I wish my father appreciated me like that, family is the most important thing in life. Its nice to see a father proud of his child 😀

[@LosAngelesLaura]

I live vicariously through their relationship 😊

[@Valspartame_Maelstrom]

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[@mikekennedy5470]

I agree with you 💯 about madd I have watched drinking and driving change so much over the past 50 yrs I'm 60 rite now..

[@ralphcantrell3214]

As a teen in the very early 1980s, I was incessantly targeted by a crooked cop, who, for ridiculous personal reasons that would take too much space to explain in the KZbin comment forum, kept pulling me over without cause and falsely arresting me for DUI. This happened three times before the local judge finally ordered him to end the campaign with these words, "I had better not see this young man back in my court after another questionable arrest by you". After that it got slightly better, but only because the cop instantly resigned from the city police force, and went to work as a Sheriff's Deputy in the county. There he did continue to harass me without so much as a hiccup, but he could no longer stake out the street I lived on at night, and I quickly learned not to drive outside the city. I am 100% convinced that had I not given up my right to travel freely in my native county, he was preparing to plant something on me and put me away for good. I never blew anywhere near the legal limit, and the charges were always ceremoniously thrown out upon appearing before the judge, but it has still haunted me for the rest of my honest and sober existence. For one thing, I was forced to give up my life's dream of entering the Air Force and flying, because they, "didn't take drunkards". Reluctantly, I ended up in the construction industry, where I started at the bottom, but excelled and eventually attained a rather high position. For several decades I managed lots of huge government contracts for the largest company of its type in the region, (I once was involved in the 2nd largest construction project on Earth) and therefore had to undergo many, many background checks, where I was always treated like a crook, and was forever forced to answer for my , "extensive history of misdemeanor arrests and drunkenness". No FBI agent conducting background checks would ever entertain a tale of being victimized by dishonest and corrupt cops, so I quickly learned to act as though I had just made juvenile mistakes, and had learned my lesson... thanks of course to the heroic good cops who did their jobs well and kept me in line. This always worked, but it shook me to the core every time I had to do it, and it still ticks me off to no end that police have the power to nefariously alter the course of a person's existence without consequence. End qualified immunity now!

[@aloe191]

Congrats to the content genius, the production quality goes up every episode!

[@thethoughtsofmoz5948]

Here in Australia it’s .05. Which is like 2 beers and you can be over. Some people aren’t even drunk at .05 I use to drink but I waited to get my license until I got my drinking under control. When you get your license here you get 2 years where you have to be zero and my mate lost his license because he was 0.002 the afternoon after a night drinking. For 6 months he couldn’t drive and almost lost his job

[@ryanstenz2918]

Michael knows what he is doing! Kudos Guy! Bruce you are a great story teller and break it down to where for me is understanding some of the laws & what to do & not do!

[@emmabovary1228]

Before I graduated high school, 3 friends were dead as the result of drunk drivers. By the time I graduated college. 2 friends had been permanently disabled from drunk drivers. My friends gave me a hard time when I insisted on not riding home with them. They were drunk. My parents had a, No questions asked policy. If I needed a ride home, No questions asked. My job was to decrease their worries and get home alive.

[@apollyonkatastrefia1586]

My grandmother had eight siblings. Jack drowned when he was three. Six others were killed by drunk drivers in two different wrecks.

[@weiSane]

Oh gosh.... that's sad . How unfortunate.

[@kayzbluegenes]

😱 😥

[@katella]

Where did they live?

[@dragscrpn]

Imagine going to prison for this and then someone asks, "So what are you in for?"

[@Slim_Sumo]

The traffic court judge in my hometown, the guy that does the sentencing on DUI cases, has 11 DUIs and a handful of drunk and disorderly. He's not allowed to drive, the bailiff picks him up in the morning, drives him to the court, and takes him home at night. Dude absolutely throws the book at everyone that goes through his court for every offense but has gotten off with a lifetime personal driver for himself. Never spent a night in jail.

[@ryanstenz2918]

Whaaat?!?! That’s crazy dude!! Wait his story ain’t over yet dude karma’s coming soon lol 😆

[@mallninja9805]

It's a _legal_ system, not necessarily a _justice_ system.

[@shoeboxfulltv3607]

This cap😂😂😂

[@Slim_Sumo]

It looks like he retired in 2019. Been 11 years since I lived there. Judge Jeffrey Langton. Moved up to being a district court Judge for a few years before retiring. Lotta articles to see in the Google machine. "Judge Langton Hamilton MT DUI" should do the trick for the curious.

[@Scratchingforcash]

@@Slim_Sumo Ty, I was just wondering. Lol

[@seantyler7401]

I served time with a guy from Kentucky who had 11. Other states have laws that they roll off every 3 years. Well, not in missouri. He got 9 years. Still got lucky because he could only be charged and judged on 4 of them.

[@jackdaniel3135]

I didn't even know this was possible! I think it's fantastic, because this guy is a genuine menace to society. He has EIGHT chances to not put other people's lives in danger!

[@hypnotic13371337]

"Offender says he is 'Not lucky' but nothing could be farther than the truth. He is insanely lucky to have gotten drunk and behind a wheel 9 times without harming others. 9 times he could have ended his or another life.... and there wont be a 10th" Thats the kind of shit I think of saying if I was on a jury for this shit

[@fauxsuede.]

He's probably done it way more than 9 times

[@invictus_1245]

The way he says he's not lucky definitely implies he's gotten "lucky" before and not gotten caught

[@Nephthys-ness]

@7:51 News reporter; "a process Eberhard has been thru a dozen [12] times. With 10 Convictions" ▪︎ times Not caught...approximately every other day he was driving ☢️

[@aufan7134]

His liver is probably fried, so life may be short! Thankful he hadn’t killed anybody before now. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@hatchetwound666]

How is he driving legally after that many times? It should be 3 strikes and you're out public bus from then on out.

[@thomasdalton1508]

Who said he was driving legally?

[@hatchetwound666]

@@thomasdalton1508 True hard to regulate these things.

[@DanielJohnson-ps4xv]

I somehow quit drinking before I got a DUI. When you are an alcoholic you don’t stay home to drink like he did. He’s at a maintenance point where he really can’t just sober up enough to be legal.

[@jennieross7252]

Your videos make my day!!! I jump on as soon as I get a notification that you posted a new one!! Thank you!! Your the best!

[@Taydutt13]

I guess there comes a point when the tired of dealing with you. Also driving drunk is incredibly irresponsible the amount of people you're putting in danger because you wanna get behind the wheel is fucked up

[@xenn4985]

Imo drunk driving should be charged as attempted manslaughter

[@nellybarrett7]

Amen don’t drink and drive! This is def scary well deserved life sentence 😮

[@sherrymoyer1452]

“He has a little party going on on four wheels” 😂😂😂😂

[@LM-vq7ju]

Wow! 2:06 Bruce was drinking with the Double Dragon Twins!!

[@RocknRolla2023]

Absolutely love watching your channel. No fakery with you and I love it!!!!!!

[@frasersamuel2867]

In Australia our driving laws are strict. On one occasion I nearly got a dui when I was extremely drunk. I learnt my lesson and I don't drink & drive. Later in life I lost my licence for speeding which isn't hard in Australia. Once again I learnt my lesson. Our roads are safer because we are strict

[@realalbertan]

We recently adoped MAS over here 🇨🇦. You folks call it RBT.

[@kenanexpress2760]

Democrats don’t like strict. They don’t like to enforce the law or set bail

[@13ritneyanne]

When my alcoholism was the worst my BAC was .560 and I WAS STILL ABLE TO CARRY ON A CONVERSATION. The nurse took my BAC and got so emotional she had to sit down. Thats a lethal amount to most let alone a 130lb female. I am lucky i never got behind a wheel drunk. Im 16 months sober and grateful.

[@MrJCerqueira]

Weird place to fish for clout but go off

[@13ritneyanne]

@MrJCerqueira I'm searching for clout for sharing my story? Go touch grass. Don't like it, keep scrolling.

[@rashkae1]

I would expect, long before *extremely long* jail sentences are even on the table, say, after 4 or 5 DUI's, the courts would have the power (and responsability) to confiscate any motor vehicle he own and permanently suspend drivers license. Does he really have so many friends that someone would lend him a vehicle if they get confiscated and auctioned?

[@RayBetterThanEvilCanival]

Bruce are you a pilot too? Damn this guys’ done it all!! Love the videos from you and Michael

[@purelight821]

My mom was killed by a repeat 28 yr old drunk driver when I was 18. Mom was only 39 years old. That was many years ago. This particular drunk deserves LIFE IN PRISON. He's not worth the powder to blow him to hell based on the contempt he has for others' safety when he drives drunk. This creep deserves his misery. In the meantime Mr. Rivers, society has to be allowed to be safe from creeps like this. The jury in your state made a good call. PS-I love your video's as I learn a lot. Bless you.

[@michelleruss9877]

Alcoholic 13 years sober here. I drove drunk a lot. As an addict, I cared about no one but me, selfish to the core. Had an accident, got arrested, learned nothing! I'm blessed that my selfishness killed no one, including myself. Praise Him.

[@00Spiral007]

A man of that age, with that amount of tolerance and frequency of use -- it was either quitting the drinking (which he clearly wasn't going to do) or die from liver failure. He was dead already.

[@warehouseman6325]

Awesome job Bruce my Man

[@mollycote1021]

Thanks Bruce and Mike. Dropped 2 videos in a few hours, this is AWESOME! You need your own show!!❤🎉💪🏻👊🏼💥🙃🙃🙃

[@weduhpeople8504]

A life sentence unless he killed someone while drunk driving sounds unconstitutional!

[@jessicascoullar3737]

The US limit was lowered to 0.08? That is terrifying. In Australia it is 0.05.

[@blackwidor]

My granda was killed by a drunk driver. 😢

[@robsengahay5614]

The jury made the right decision. Imagine if you let this guy have another chance and he went out and killed a family innocently driving. I wouldn’t ever forgive myself. I wouldn’t be surprised if the jury members thought that the public needed defending from this man.

[@zephyrr914]

Isn’t it insane? I have neuropathy in my hands and feet. I can still feel some.. not perfectly. I quit driving completely a year ago BEFORE my feet got too bad. I will never put myself in a spot to hurt my children or someone else and/or their loved ones. Then there is someone like this. You drink..: you don’t drive. Put him away for life!

[@patriciabell4939]

I worked for several years for a criminal attorney. Most cases were “fasten your seatbelts” time. Crazy business!

[@patsgarage8593]

I got hit with a .04 which got me a 3 day suspension and a drunk driving weekend class. It was so embarassing. I dont make that mistake ever again. I don't go out for drinks often but when I do i cab it. Way cheaper than the legal route lol

[@hdbatin]

Bruce, I hope you stay safe, too! And your content creator, Michael 😌. Thanks for your great work!

[@edgybarbie77]

I worked for a chronic alcoholic who actually was an attorney. He everyone in the local system so he got out of any trouble that came up. I have never ever seen anything like it. And I have addicts in my family. But this alcoholic was on a whole other level. I would rather work for a crack head any day than work for another alcoholic. It was pretty sad. And he is gone now due to drinking himself to death. No one understands how much worse alcohol is for you & it's legal!

[@jcnlaw]

About 30% of attorneys have a drug or alcohol problem. The profession is starting to really address this issue.

[@kendallevans4079]

Similar story. Worked for a large corporation. There was a old guy that had been there for decades with a HUGE booze problem and most people covered for his drunk azz...It was always..." Oh you know Al, he loves his beer..." and stuff like that

[@monicachavera9246]

Amen!

[@teresachapman205]

A serious alcoholic becomes ao manipulative and nasty overtime. ANYTHING to get that next drink and avoid anyone or anything w/the audacity to suggest that they have a problem.

[@edgybarbie77]

@@jcnlaw I believe it. I feel bad for the clients.

[@JMAC123]

In his 60’s? Prison is the nursin home he needs…. Either way society still pays.

[@DanaTheInsane]

I remember when they raised the drinking age in Minnesota from 19 to 21. It went right through my graduating class. Some people were so pissed off.

[@louiehernandez4741]

Bruce, I represented a prison gang member in a re-sentencing hearing in 2014. He as serving a 25 to life sentence since 1996 for a 4th DUI within 10 years, a felony, and third-strike in California back in 1996. Nobody was injured and there was no collision. He was just stopped by the highway patrol. I had a tough assignment given it was in Conservative Kern County. He was documented as the best behaved prison gang member by the highest review board of the department of corrections and in general population (unheard for prison gang members). He was 65 years-old, engaged, support from his sister, and her husband's church where he was the pastor. I told my judge in closing arguments that client would die in prison if not released. My client was denied release and died 5 years later.

[@STCatchMeTRACjRo]

and? you want us to feel sorry for that person? the streets are safer with repeat offenders locked up for life.

[@nutmeg5]

Wondering how someone could do this that many times without a clue is not hard to understand. He has a physical addiction that supersedes absolutely everything else.

[@thedeergarden3964]

These chronic drunks are a menace and there are more out there than people know. I once stopped at my local gas station at around 5pm one day while i was chatting with the cashier who was a friend of mine in the span of about 5 minutes one after another customer came in for a 12 pack of beer. Probably 4 or 5 people in just the few minutes I was there. I asked Bobby if that was normal. He said it’s every day after about 5pm and mostly the same people. Most probably have one or two on the way home but I think there are those who even drink at work and then head home already drunk.

[@webcucciolo]

Definitely BOARD certified and not BORED certified, the e-sign stories are hilarious! Better than most professional ads

[@johnmccarthy7195]

Antabuse is a wonderful medicine. That help me give up alcohol and that would be 40 years this May.

[@13orrax]

i now hold power of attorney over several of my elderly neighbors thanks to eSign

[@DoItYourselfRC]

W comment

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

Good work 13orrax

[@waynejohnson1786]

I adopted a child soldier from the Congo. Thank you, eSign.

[@trayyoutube]

I wonder how much time he got for #8….

[@jasonbeatty831]

Years ago, I worked in a door factory, and a guy I shared a workspace with could not function at work unless he was at the bare minimum buzzed. One payday, he drove home plastered and entered an exit ramp and drove the wrong way on the freeway. Went to court and had his license taken away permanently. Shouldn’t be so hard to not let folks drive who can’t responsibly do so.

[@TheBigChad]

My uncle was a decorated Vietnam Vet, left his leg over there he loved the country so much. Anyways we live in Florida, he was about an hour away from the beaches, I’m way more coastal so I feel our rules are stricter here. He ended up getting 11 DUIs and only did more than an overnighter once. He spent 5 days in jail waiting to see the judge and his lawyer always got him off somehow. Never lost his license. He would hangout at bars to talk to people and he’s knew when he was about to catch a buzz. So he would drive home before that happened and finish drinking at the house and go to bed. He can blow a .103 and won’t be slurring because his tolerance is so high. Maybe that played into it? Idk but he kept his lawyer on retainer for his whole life when he got back from the war. Even left him things in his will after he passed.

[@neva_nyx]

That jury saved lives. It's unreal he hadn't injured someone.

[@Joel-cw1gd]

I have been convicted of 5 DWIs in my life. 4 of them I was under the age of 21. I finally grew up and don’t drink at all now. Im thankful I didn’t hurt anyone and didn’t completely ruin my life. Cost me a TON of money though. My lawyer was a boss though no felonies just tons of treatment and probation.

[@sberry80]

As a recovering alcoholic, its hard to quit. I finally hit rock bottom when i got my 3rd dwi. I can't imagine still drinking with 9.