MSNBC Investigates: Night Court (2000) | Full TV Documentary

🔵 Title: MSNBC Investigates: Night Court
🔵 Summary: If day court is like Jeopardy, night court is like Wheel of Fortune. Part game show. Part soap opera. All legal and binding. MSNBC takes a look at justice after dark, in a city on the rise with more people, money, and crime.
For many the courtroom brings to mind big cases like the OJ Simpson murder trial. But if you find yourself facing the bench, chances are you'll see a different side of the justice system. Traffic violations, petty crimes, and misdemeanors fill the calendars of most courtrooms, and very often, for convenience, these cases are heard at night. This episode of MSNBC Investigates explores the mechanics of Night Court through the eyes of the defendants and court officers of Seattle. It's a system designed for efficiency. Almost all agree that it’s quick, but is it fair? Some people get “trapped” in the system. Others use the names of friends when they get arrested. This episode also touches on homeless youth, and confrontations that leave youngsters with battle scars.
Starring: Judge Michael S. Hurtado, Michael Lacher, Virginia Stewart, Lynn Reilly, James Burnell, Richard Warner, Laurel Gibson, Donald Doble, Jeanne Todd, Michelle Thompson, Jessica McMillan, Eric Michl, Charles Howe, William Adams, Girum Seifu, David Butler, John Seigenthaler, LaVelle LaRue
Directed by: John Cirabisi
Produced by: Steve Rosenbaum
Editor: Marc Senter
🔵 Rating: TV-MA
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[@machruk]

Back in 2000 people thought that this was "bad and terrifying " however now in 2024, this literally looks like "the good old days ". Smh...

[@heyyyitsjosh]

Haha tell me about it. Gotta hand it to Seattle, didn’t think it could actually get worse

[@amandahugenkiss]

You need to stop mainlining right wing propaganda. Crime is down all over the country or world for that matter. We've had a 49% reduction in crime since 1993. The difference between now and then is that we smart phones, social media and body cams so get to see everything that happening.

[@akanwells4845]

30 days for public drunkenness. WTF? I don’t care if it’s the 1000th time he’s done it. So what? The sex offender only got 45 days.

[@bentheisraelite]

Yeah well alot of government officials partake in those activities & if they ever get caught .. they want a slap on the wrist . Just how stock market crimes has little prison time

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

Obviously this was way back when ; laws change for the better, for the worse - also, as said in the doc even the stuff prosecutors could get away then vs now is insane.

[@User_yhvz]

30 days to get sober

[@BrooklynBalla]

He had to have been on probation for other offenses.No way you get 30 days off that charge alone.

[@dinitis]

He never got 45 days. He got 320 suspended. Why are you lying.

[@bellaella2960]

The pervert should of gotten the full sentence when he made his remark cuz it shows he sees nothing wrong with being in a woman restroom

[@justinc4924]

That guy was my cousin we always said dat boy ain't rite

[@Supreme896]

Need these shows again

[@ktothec24]

That guy who was a voyeur seemed super creepy

[@mabelsue123]

Yea he was a total simp

[@412hwc]

dude got 45 days in jail for being a pedo and hes mad...make that make sense

[@justinc4924]

Hey I am that guy from the video. They actually released me a week after court cause overcrowding

[@412hwc]

@@justinc4924 thats even worse

[@John-ws5oh]

Now they burn down court houses &neighborhoods.

[@TheKlanFor2012]

No I’m the real guy from the video . My cellmate starting clapping my cheecks and I liked it so I stayed .

[@John-ws5oh]

@@TheKlanFor2012 🤣😅

[@lymarie1974]

I miss the old A&E

[@TheBeefSlayer]

This Judges Story tells something that he doesn’t say here, and that he would deny. Him not retaliating on the guy that stabbed him and the other people ostracizing him because of it caused him to become a judge so he could punish anyone he sees reminds him of those types of kids. Self admittedly he was bullied into the library. I feel that this conflict of interest would make him biased and unfit to rule the court. Anyone that seems to him as a “tuff guy” he’s gonna throw to the wolves to get back at those kids that bullied him. He is mentally scared, biased as a result, and should not be a judge. This alone and not even the sexual nature of the inappropriate interactions I’ve seen in the court thus far should be enough to disbar him. There is also the fact that he admittedly is friends with convicts he sees regularly. So anyone that seems nerdy or can’t fight to defend themselves he’s gonna let off and anyone that looks like they might be strong, angry, or confident is gonna get the max. It’s not right. It’s not fair. It’s not impartial. It’s not how it should be.

[@MrBrunchies]

Yeah from the story he's not impartial at all and who he saw as goons of society this is his revenge. Can't say I blame him personally but yeah he is definitely biased lmao.

[@lica1598]

It's mad you say that cos he's been disciplined for misconduct on numerous occasions!

[@CY937]

He basically increased dudes bail from 500 to 10,000 just bc he didn't take the plea deal... that's messed up

[@bentheisraelite]

Yeah he didnt own up to his mistakes . He should of as a man instead of denying it . Even his friend said he hit them so why would he be let out on the streets so easy ?

[@TheBeefSlayer]

If they only knew what was in store for Seattle in the future. They talking 800 young people with no place to sleep. Now they have thousands and thousands living in tent cities and it’s a Fallout town.

[@dungeonkeeper42]

This was back before msnbc became one of the most biased of news networks and had some shred of objectivity and impartiality

[@amandahugenkiss]

This was back before you became a victim of hardcore right wing propaganda. Now you think immigrants are coming for your job and the kids are identifying as cats. It's sad that you never learned to think of yourself. Is it easier now that Fox does all your thinking for you?

[@Joshmo1234]

Edit: Just realized this was 24 years ago, but the justice system still hasn't changed very much. The creep got didnt even get 2 months for hiding in a woman's bathroom meanwhipe the homelessguy gets 30 days for a beer? Wtf is wrong with America?

[@applied.precision]

30 days for drinking in public. In Seattle. Can you even imagine? I wonder what Seattle would look like today if they had stayed hard on crime.

[@dau1024]

They can't. It's literally too many people the jail is already full

[@Michaelcollin-wu2ng]

The defense attorneys meet with their clients in a hallway with other defendants, court officers, and other staff and people listening in. How can an attorney provide effective counsel in that type of atmosphere?

[@Jw-cb5se]

Happens every day in every court across the US. I promise you that.

[@CornPop2]

Wish we had this where i live.Get locked up on Friday if you want too.....

[@DavidHunt-pw4yd]

To

[@TheBeefSlayer]

How is your only charge going to be Resisting arrest????? Arrest for what then??? Such BS. It’s like when it said the reason my license was suspended was because my license was suspended. 🤷🏼

[@user-fs2nl6kt5x]

Resisting arrest is a separate charge. Resisting arrest is a crime by itself. It doesn't matter why you were arrested.

[@Inbeatswetrust]

​@@user-fs2nl6kt5x if someone actually serves time for only resisting arrest, they have a horrible attorney. You can be charged but it will never hold in court.

[@SonoftheWars]

@@user-fs2nl6kt5xyou have to be under arrest to resist arrest. No primary charge, no secondary charge.

[@Timmomcj]

Typically it's not. There are some cases where officers or prosecutors choose not to pursue the initial charge and will just charge the resisting. Keep in mind as well if you resist detainment during an investigation, you can be convicted of resisting arrest.

[@TheBeefSlayer]

@@user-fs2nl6kt5x it’s been proven in court that resisting unlawful arrest is legal. But that’s just one area here.

[@carolchristiansen635]

I got it right the first time that’s called lazy. She doesn’t wanna make an effort for a life.

[@endyctvrd9819]

Bring back 30 days for drinking in public nationwide 😅

[@Onullm]

Nice judge 😂 got great sense humor

[@MuckyPup115]

He wears the silly ties like Harry on Night Court.

[@markyoung3044]

great video keep up the good work

[@jeremiah-om7zl]

Patterns and ignorance 😢

[@John-ws5oh]

Deviants, exactly. What happened?? Patients are running the asylum.

[@John-ws5oh]

3:21 90 day vacation, 3 squares & a cot. Cable tv.

[@Zigzog-y3l]

Where’s the bailiff named Bull?? He’s so funny.

[@cocoaboucher8886]

Over 16,000 cases a year this court does... Its a assembly line of extortion

[@MistaTea247]

Is it at night so they won’t be late? Or asleep.

[@georgeedward1691]

These comments are funnier than the show.

[@MedicatedMemory]

This is before the entire world changed

[@mikeisaacs2314]

Just need Bull! 😂

[@josephperez2346]

90 days in jail for drinking lmaooo

[@DatDeal15]

Thats crazy 😂 Ive never in my life heard of that maybe 30 days after like his 3rd time but 90 i was like this judge here 😂😂😂

[@betrevryday1]

There’s still hope for Seattle with this 👍Honorable Judge and less liberal socialist soft on crime City Council dingbats .

[@louisb7339]

The good ole days

[@cs201qwerty]

13:55 she guilty lol

[@thirdcoastwherewestay]

I farted

[@Supreme896]

These judges are the worse very bias

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

Weird to know 9/11 has not even happened to need yet when this was filmed 💔🪽

[@carolchristiansen635]

Sounds like lazy women . And they sound like the perfect friends. I’m sure they both use each other.

[@akanwells4845]

2 days for prostitution. BS.

[@amandahugenkiss]

No one should ever get jail time for that. It should be legal and regulated.

[@yodiecomein]

p2p meth

[@amandahugenkiss]

Lol. The old biker stuff.

[@MuckyPup115]

@@amandahugenkissCrank 😅

[@gavinadams2690]

Judge probably asks to sit on his knee while wearing the robe.