We the People with Judge Lauren Lake - Are Teenagers Addicted to Gaming?

[@chupsychups]

“Just to go to the kitchen and stuff” omg he’s so stressed out 😂😂😂😂😂

[@markcushines3517]

I love Judge Lauren Lake!

[@nothembajozi2862]

My black African self doesn't understand this. If you take your parents to court you better have another sets of parents who've just adopted you.

[@jlf7362]

My son did the same thing. He stayed on those games, but he wasn't addicted. He went to college and became a teacher. My boyfriend still plays NBA video game at 51

[@songbird501]

It seems like this young man might be dealing with more than just a gaming addiction. I pray that he enrolls in some type of therapeutic counseling services to address his needs.

[@lilianbandera6151]

I will pay you back and ask you to pay rent 😂😂😂

[@twilderlm2559]

This is a Great episode

[@tamaraknox2185]

Gaming addiction causes too many problems

[@michaeliyore6419]

Even how she approached him after court…they both need help.😢

[@lungelobhembe9832]

This judge is fair

[@notoriouslyNAY]

18 is a child, a big child but a kid. And throwing objects is abusive behavior. If a kid doesnt feel safe outside they go inward. Also if he is gaming so much and wanting to start a career supporting him by helping him set up a business account, a twitch and other ways to make money which will help him feel more accepted which will help change his feelings towards the family. Yelling at a kid till they change doesnt really help. They either change to shut you up and they then block you out or they change for the worse & block you out. Her first response isn't to confiscate it but to throw it and damage the walls in her home? She is bout to lose her kid.

[@maryserrato1024]

Love Judge Lauren Lake

[@MarkcusHines]

I love me some Judge Lauren Lake, who is from the Motor City, which is Detroit, Michigan.

[@jacquelinecassidy7672]

I only gave mine if they cut the lawn, garbage, help clean whole house.

[@hivam3829]

Why is his behavior like an immature actor

[@MelodyBosh]

I agree with the Judge's ruling. For punishment she should have unplugged and taken the game away and put it in Time Out or hide it. He should have been grounded from the game for amount of days or weeks. She overreacted by breaking his game that he saved 11 months to buy. Punishment but still respecting each other. Jose Ortiz Suing for $1, 050 value of a Play Station vs. Marita Ortiz

[@krispricediy8421]

Make him get a job. Why does he have time for video games and is still getting an allowance? This young man can function or thrive if something happens to his mother.

[@MelodyBosh]

I think the reason why this show feels off is because we are expecting Judge Lauren Lake Paternity Court. We all can relate to Paternity Court issues. Some of the cases i watched on We the People their diva superior smug manner at the beginning and end of case made it seem strange not natural like the angry looks and such.

[@MelodyBosh]

He needs more daily/weekly responsibility chores around the house or get a little job. Continue picking up sister 2 times a week at school. Keep good grades in order to graduate high school. $10 more month allowance or get a job. He has no concept of working and responsibility even for a 18 yr old. He identify as 8 yrs old. He says she dont work that much and she says she works double shift. 18 yr old Senior Jose Ortiz Suing for $1, 050 value of a Play Station vs. Marita Ortiz, his mother

[@iSuperEMP]

As a Verified Gaming Partner with Twitch, Facebook and TikTok - I still have a full time job. If your shit ain’t picked up already to go full time, take your ass to the job fair and get a steady paycheck.

[@marialasallecumqueen4663]

Mom he is manipulating you...stop allowance find him a job....hurry😢

[@shelzrdgz812]

18 still getting allowance! lol go get a job already!! Started working at 16 by 18 got a car

[@juliousmiller4895]

Say it again for the ones in the back, I been working since I was legally able to even before I had side hustles like shoveling snow cutting grass ect.

[@ZeldaMaster24156]

I'll say it again. Me and most of my friends got allowance until we graduated high school. It is how some parents teach kids to balance their money 💰.

[@deon3133]

He’s in school still. My daughter didn’t have to work while in high school. Her job was school.

[@Denise-g3u]

I'm glad the mother got tough and made that new rule about the games. The son is an idiot and thinks he knows everything.

[@MelodyBosh]

*He needs a life coach like Dr. Phil gives to people. Life coach Mike Bayer. His mother needs to take his allowance of $95 a month and add to it and get him a awesome life coach to prepare him for adult hood. *He needs more than gaming disorder addiction counseling by psychologist Robert Shannon. *He is not going to be able to get his life together on his own. He needs great professional help and guidance. 18 yr old Senior Jose Ortiz Suing for $1, 050 value of a Play Station vs. Marita Ortiz, his mother

[@MelodyBosh]

*If she is so worried that he is playing his game too much then she needs to give him x amount of time on it a day. Make a schedule for gaming time. He enjoys it. *Maybe when she is off work no gaming time only when she is working. Jose Ortiz Suing for $1, 050 value of a Play Station vs. Marita Ortiz

[@amandastandley9403]

They kept saying at the end that the allowance wasn’t conditional. But the mom said earlier that it was. The only condition was picking up his sister

[@bridgeportBoyKobe203]

Case #1 this kid got hella issues 🤦🏾

[@RoseMeta-sc8fk]

The judge should have dismissed his case.. regardless of the reasons

[@Djvidmaster]

I wanna know what the home environment was like for him. Based on how he dresses i can guess a few things..... mom was very controlling, he was isolated, didn't fit in anywhere, made fun of, and had zero self autonomy. Also, seeing that there isn't a father around he didn't get to be a kid. So So im getting the feeling gaming is his time of freedom, but mom doesn't like seeing the reality. He lost his ability to grow properly due to lack of experiencing how to have work life balance. REMEMBER IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSE'S FAULT WHEN OVER CONTROLLING PARENTS LOSE CONTROL.

[@mahailiabrown3972]

I totally agree with you 100 percent

[@sandrawestley4193]

He needs to get a job, working at McDonald’s,or any other work on the side, he’s 18, how can he not be working in a job, it’s to cushy, just getting an allowance, I was working at 15 years old, in fact I started at 14 doing a job.

[@ZeldaMaster24156]

​@sandrawestley4193 News flash me and most of my friends got allowance until we turned 18. That is how some parents teach kids how to balance their money 💰

[@queencharles3527]

He said that he walks to the kitchen 😂😂😂😂

[@louiscoremin7384]

That mother is way too controlling. Let him be happy with his video games. That's what he enjoys doing.

[@sandrawestley4193]

Your not a kid, your a grown man at 18, get a job. My husband was 18 when we met, we worked our socks off and saved enough deposit for a brand new house by the time my husband was 21, and he could get a mortgage, we save half the value of the house. To put down on the house a 50% deposit.

[@RedRose-lb3xf]

Back then was different.

[@MelodyBosh]

Im beginning to feel sorry for Judge Lake the people this show has chose to hear their cases. Most of the people seem crazy. Not crazy in a good way.

[@agrimonyscrafts2089]

I agree with the judge on the mother paying back the money. I also agree the boy should get a part time job , then if he wants to play after work that should be ok. In this day and age kids are making a well paid career in gaming. The pay for a year is about 150,000. If he is not allowed to do play games then he needs to move out and do what makes him happy as well as making money. I wish them well. Oh and yes I think the mother is quite controlling and you can see from her testimony she has a bad temper. So as was commented on we don't know what goes on at home. When people know they are being videoed they put on a false front to please people. Good luck young man go for what ever dream you have and don't let anyone keep you from it. I lost my dream just because of family circumstances. So young man go for your dream.

[@rebeccawiegner1753]

18:30 blank 18:53 solid

[@matthewschnarrs6099]

I don’t think mom or son was right. Mom shouldn’t have destroyed the console. She should’ve taken it from him or the monitor; not destroy it. She has some anger issues she needs to work on. As for the son I do think he is addicted and he needs to get off the video games. I do believe it is possible to turn it into a career but it shouldn’t be his reason for existing. They both need to go to counseling and they both need to be more open minded and more willing to listen to the other.

[@RedRose-lb3xf]

1st case I feel bad for this young man he has a bad Mom.

[@aliciamackie5876]

Jose is putting on a show.

[@sib2799]

Gotta get out my house

[@joanwilliams3213]

He spoiled

[@moonriverandme]

why didn't order therapy for that 18 year old? He's crazy

[@marialasallecumqueen4663]

MOM stay on him..addiction is real😮

[@angelamitchell6657]

This stuff seems so fake

[@johnniboone4444]

Right. I thought it was just me. Paternity Court did not have the same vibe. All 3 seem like actors, bad actors but actors nonetheless less

[@MissAlSabah]

Because it's fake

[@sandrawestley4193]

@@MissAlSabahit’s real if your a parent

[@racheliradukunda9294]

Especially the guy. Doesnt sound like a spychologist.

[@rhondaturner1661]

That kid is perthic needs to grow up he has no idea what life is about

[@mahailiabrown3972]

So his responsibilities is to do school work. Pick up his sisters and chores. I feel like one of those responsibilities should not be his since he did not make his sister. His schoolwork and his chores is his first job. Also, I'm tired of everyone. Talking about college like is everything when people masters and PHDs are having a hard time keeping. For finding jobs in the studies that they're getting those things in including when some jobs that you get those degrees from are high value or sexes. Or races still, but we're not going to try to talk about that. This is all about video games at the end of the day. And it's so sad because I don't think he has an addiction. I think he is a regular kid like he keeps on stating and regular kids if they're not doing sports outside and not every kid like sports, I was a kid who hated doing sports. I was good at it, but I hated sports. And I love playing video games. I don't play video games like that. No more. I have my responsibilities. I grew up, but it was a stress reliever. Also me reading books in my family. Had an issue with me reading books all the time. And not wanting to suspend high with relatives. Let's be real when you're a Black Sheep or you're not comfortable and you just want time for yourself. Most of the time also from a long day at school and I'm tired of I keep one making a thing like school's not stressful for kids when ya know that when ya school. Yeah, I had all the stress of trying to fit in. No matter what generation you're coming from, I'm tired of talking about. Oh I was 16 when i had a job or i was 18 when my husband worked in everything like that and we worked our socks. No one cares. That's ya, lives, so the fuck what Like just because ya was able to do, it doesn't mean everyone else was able to do it. At 18 years old, I was adopted and I was sleeping under neat the truck from what? I've been from at 18 to what I am at 31 is not the same. Life has changed a lot for people. He's either gonna fail or he's gonna survive. But yeah, I'm talking about. That he's addicted at 18 with these video games. Don't make no sense if he's only playing it when he's at home like any other kid. In like any other child that I definitely know who's playing video games. They don't listen to nobody while playing video games. All they wanna do is play video games, why? Because they have friends that they could talk to who do not judge them like the folks and that is a shame

[@bridgetteruth4333]

WTF

[@Mishaikia]

Am I the only one that thinks they are lying about the miscarriage very convenient that they are just now saying that

[@Jabalakhdar-s1y]

She needs to just tell that spoiled brat that No more video games come to the house and actually mean it period she can't run behind him and keep saying jose jose jose... SHE IS ALLOWING HIM TO BE THE BOSS IN THE HOUSE. IF HE DOESN'T LIKE IT HE CAN GIT DA STEP'N

[@nastusalmander]

The case with the gaming addict sounds like depression

[@jen-ov2bi]

Not Jose walking away from his mom trying to assert boundaries! 🤣Personally, what I would have done is put it on record that I would pay the judgment however that he had a limited amount of time to find his own place or enroll in college under his own dime. In addition, I would have him sign a written agreement that he could not enter my home unless: shows proof of an account to save the judgement for a deposit (towards his education or own place), receives counseling, and agreed not to bring, buy, or download any games on any of the home & personal devices. Home would be a prison to him... he would go running out of there within 30 days... or I would put him out... You can NOT be a pushover with male children... they never grow to be men if you do...

[@deon3133]

The boy is in high school. Why treat him like he is in prison if he doesn’t get in trouble. Good thing you not his parent

[@bridgetteruth4333]

I don't think he has a sense of responsibility at all😂 his so called gaming carrer won't last either as soon as he finds something else that's a thrill for him. Mom should stop the allowance and let him pay for rent, food and power to wake his ass up to reality.

[@MrJoemarV]

What an entitled kid, feel bad for the mom.

[@francoc181]

Poor guy will never get a girl lol

[@janene4855]

This case seemed staged. It seemed more like warning that video games are like anything else- addictive when taken to extremes. Maybe it was just a book promotion?

[@samyuktaanand595]

Felt the same

[@MissAlSabah]

Yes , they are actor 😁

[@AnnabelleAsylum]

They’re actors. I did an episode too. Season 2, Episode 38 Feb 12, 2024 - A woman sues a babysitter for fatally injuring the family pet; a pickleball player accuses a teammate of sabotaging their championship game

[@619chrisoriginal]

They are actors but it’s based on real cases

[@AnnabelleAsylum]

@@619chrisoriginal no they’re all fake cases lol. I was an actor in there.

[@HakimMaru-wd7pi]

It seems fake. But also maybe he's on the spectrum

[@gayemoorefield9473]

He wouldn't play any video games in my house.

[@ZeldaMaster24156]

You wouldn't make it at my home. I started playing video games when I was 15. My mom set time limits for how long I could play for not that hard parental controls on the system.