Kim Gardner has submitted her resignation letter Thursday effective June 1st. She was facing a hearing to have her removed from office. This coming after a recent incident where a 21 year old man, who was out on bond despite the fact that he violated the terms of his release on at least a dozen times and his bond was never revoked, was speeding down the street when his car slammed into a parked car pinning a 17 year old girl ,who was in town for a volleyball tournament ,between both cars doctors had to amputate both her legs. While investigating Gardner it ,was also discovered that she was taking nursing classes at SLU while her office was seriously understaffed which constitutes a conflict of interest as an elected official she swore an oath to dedicate 100% of her efforts in service to the office she was elected, an oath she has neglected on numerous occasions. My fear is that if Gardner does get a position in the medical field she will continue to show her complete incompetence and actually cause harm to someone in her care.
I will never understand why the USA have judges who are elected. That isn't the kind of position I want filled by someone whose only qualification is winning a popularity contest decided by people who don't even know the difference between civil and criminal law.
The fact that one of the victims is an 11 year old child whose first encounter with the judicial system has FAILED them MISERABLY. This WILL FOREVER damage this child, physically, mentally and emotionally. SHE NEEDS TO GO TO JAIL.
If a jury member didn't show up, they would be arrested, if an defendant didn't show up, a bench warrant is written out, why the hell would a prosecutor think they have the right to just not show up
Because she is closely tied to the democrat establishment and does their bidding. This incident was only one of many that Gardners office did that should have resulted in criminal charges. The amount of victims that Kim Gardner and her team caused should have them all locked up.
I hate the Democrats. I hate the Republicans, too. Libertarians? Let 'em fight over the age of consent who pays for the roads. Socialists never live up to their promises coz they're too busy getting high and banging each other. I'm rooting for the A.I.
The dancing clown in the back shows no indication of having a bad knee. And, unless he was unconscious under the wheels of a bus, he had no excuse for not calling the court clerk.
Alright! This is the video where you won me over. I never comment and I rarely "like" videos. Your passion for your profession and the rule of law is inspiring ❤
His constant interruptions and annoying sense of humor (IMO) irritate me, but I watch his channel bc he has interesting cases and his posts are generally longer than most, but with this video and his outrage and on-point commentary has made up for all the times I've yelled "shut up!" at him. Thank you to Mike for posting this. PS: that poor sacrificial lamb!
@@robertmarks2379 That's rich, she obviously was not up to the challenge of this position. She needs to be held accountable and charged appropriately.
Mike, you have nothing to apologize for. If we didn't want to see raw, unadulterated law, we wouldn't be watching YOUR channel. You're one of the best in YT land that this law nerd has found so far. Keep up the fantastic work, AS USUAL 😅👏💐
The prosecutor said this... ""I'm not leaving. I'm not resigning. I'm not doing nothing," she said to rousing cheers. "You gonna have to remove me." If that was the person in charge of getting me justice, I'd be VERY nervous.
The back story here is that some 65 lawyers have quit from the circuit prosecutor office since Gardner took office. So one might expect something like this to eventually happen. Now, Kim Gardner may well be the cause for all those lawyers quitting, so this does in no way let her off the hook.
@@robertmarks2379 that was in 2022 according to an article in Baltimore Banner. Don't know how reliable that paper is or if the numbers have changed since then. Probably gotten worse.
I do about 5 felony cases a year in the City of St. Louis. Last year I think I had 3 or 4 pending. After those cases were done, I resolved to not take another case where her office is the prosecutor. She is a complete disaster and her Assistant Circuit Attorneys try for the most part, but they really have no support from her office. I am appalled at what has been going on there. It is horrible. It is the talk of the St. Louis area legal community. She is an elected prosecuting attorney. I am a member of her party but there is no way she has widespread political support. Do a little googling and you will see instance after instance of her incompetence.
Every lawyer is late? Speaking for myself, he can go f himself. One thing I will say is that many dockets are scheduled at the same time in every courthouse I have been in. But, we know to contact each clerk, check in, let them know “Hey, I am in DIV 6, I will be be back as soon as I get some continuances.”. Then you hustle over to DIV 6 and most of the other attorneys will let you skip the line and get the signature from the Judge that you need so you can hustle on over to whatever Division that we need to be in. BUT, if I have a trial set to go in one division, I damn well know whether I am first out or second out and plan accordingly. If I am first out, I arrange for others to cover for me in the other divisions so there is no chance I am late for the trial. I do that as a solo practitioner. Yet, a whole office of ACAs can’t figure out how to cover each other? What arrogance. Trial lawyers have to hustle to meet all of their obligations and that is part of our job. By the way, this particular Judge is probably the most respected Judge in that courthouse. Thank you for posting this. I missed it when it was being aired live.
As someone from the St. Louis area, I agree it’s disgusting. This is actually the second hearing for her on contempt in as many weeks, for the same reason!
I am confused. What is going on there? Cases aren’t prosecuted? What are they doing instead? Are they intentionally ignoring their responsibilities? Did he know he was to be in court & not in the dr.’s office? I must be missing a lot!! Understaffed? What a mess!! Ignored a jury trial!
@ellendickey4769 to sum it up.... she was going to full time nursing school, randomly. Most APs resigned over the years/months due to "toxic work environment" or "unbearable workloads" She had just 2 attorneys that handled violent felonies. In St. Louis. Two. They were hundreds behind. It was honestly a mess.
WOW! Purple tie guy aside, the arrogance of these people is astounding! Someone was shot, a child, and they did not care enough to make the best case they could to put the shooter away
I feel like it's because a 'knee injury' is rarely sufficiently emergent that the person could not attend court then proceed and still be standing unassisted in this hearing
@@axolotllan Right. Show up in the freaking gurney to represent if you need to. And I say that with all seriousness, the attorney was an arrogant creep.
I cant imagine how the family felt! The stress and anxiety of going to court & facing all of this! On top of all those jury members showing up and missing work. Only for the prosecution to not even show up! How enraging 😡
I'm in St Louis and let me tell you...she is a politician at heart and has a serious disdain for her office. She has blacklisted certain police officers from bringing cases to her office and the police are suing her. The attorney general of Missouri is suing to have her removed from office for dereliction of duty.
More than 65 prosecutors have quit, been fired or " ghost quit" since Gardener took office, two are saying they were fired because they prosecuted cases involving Gardeners "bad cop" list when told to stop. Now they are down to just THREE prosecutors that are qualified to prosecute a felony case.
This judge is a awesome, straightforward, and fair. The prosecutors office is pathetic. I am so thankful for the prosecutor and victims advocates offices in my mom murder case. They were spot on.
I'm someone who has had little contact with the legal system. Never sued/been sued, never got divorced, never a criminal defendant. I appreciate your commentary to better understand how our legal system works. Or doesn't! Thanks.
Same! To all the above! Last year I started following the Depp case. Reviewed the documents. Warched Emily D Baker commentary and found it fascinating. So joined the Law Nerds! Lol
I like it! You can tell he is compassionate about a situation like this! He seems like a real top notch guy. He knows how to have a good time, and he knows when to be serious, when needed. I’ve never heard him boast about his self. Very humble! Which from what I’ve noticed, that’s not a common trait of a lawyer. Lol And it’s so respectful! I’m glad I found his channel. I think simply being able to practice law is a hell of an achievement! But being Humble is a hell of an achievement!
Thank you for showing this video even though you might not have wanted to. I appreciate you and your channel. Whether you are humorous or cranky, your integrity always comes through. I’m a 68 yo grandmother who has not yet figured out how to be a “super user” on your channel, but today I have committed to figure that out. So far, I subscribe and watch. I will probably never text fast enough to be interactive on live shows, but I’ll give it a shot. For the record, I love your commentaries during the videos. I always learn something. Hugs to your dogs from mine.
Mike, the indignation you show at this shit just shows how much you truly care about the law. You may joke and laugh but beneath all that, you care about the law and show respect for the process, We are all lucky that you care enough to share with us. I have always liked your streams but I have a new respect for you as an attorney.
They are very sharp to act in her interest to all show up and defend Gardner on the other hand didn't show up in defence of the victims in question. The behaviour that wokeness is the future of destruction to humanity. The future these evils want to honour is the future for civil unrest and warfare. We need to prepare against these very people for our future.
@@Fight2BeFreeNeverGiveUp the one guy showed up because he was told to not because he wanted to I’m sure but I’m with Mike, I would have told her to pound sand and take her day in court like she should!
What I love is the judge is the proper person as to her trying to pull a race card. She’s despicable and needs to go with her fellow attorneys that think their poop don’t stink
I wanted to say thank you for today's stream. I started really watching your channel faithfully during the Brooks trial. I love the humor and lightheartedness and fun on your channel. Yet today, we are learning between prosecutors and other lawyers. Your wrath during the stream was remarkable and humbling. Thank you for sharing that emotion. We can all learn if we listen. I did today. Keep being real, honest and transparent. That's we we've come to love and enjoy. Just be you.
I saw this last weel my wifes a prosecutor. Not only does she blow off a jury trial but she sends a moron with zero info on the case. What does that make her? Did she find a law degree i a box of lucky charms?
She is a pro-crime Soros backed DA that is part of a new wave of DA's that are trying rewrite the way law is enforced. They are ALL over the place now and wreaking havoc on cities all over the place.
Ms Gardner also was in school for a masters degree in nursing while she was in office as the circuit attorney. Like, what? Does she want to stop being an attorney and become a nurse? God help those patients if this is how she handles her business.
I saw this video days ago and thought 😱 without context. I’m so glad you covered it bc now I’m even more outraged by the behavior of these attorneys. I can’t even imagine how the victim felt. The judge’s comments at the end have made headlines, and rightly so. What happens from here? Can they be disbarred, removed from their positions, fined, etc? I have questions.
I love that this 20:06 , this douche fock was at home with a KNEE INJURY while a child HAD A FREAKING BULLET within them. This is absolutely outrageous. And the way he waa standing there leaning on his elbow.... NO NO NO NO.. at least PRETEND you are ashamed.... UGHHHHHHH
Someone needs to be held accountable or fired for this. This hurts to hear and watch. I'm not a lawyer and understand how incompetent this guy is. 👍 for the judge 🤗
Fired wouldn't be enough, they need to come down on all off these woke criminals and put them behind bars for their crimes. Strip them from all duties in law for life.
Mike, I live in Missouri and those of us not living in St. Louis are so embarrassed that these shenanigans go on there and draw negative opinions of our state.
I have never seen such contempt for the court system as I am seeing in this particular show cause and the trial to which they no showed. This is simply an amazing set of facts that for which there is no justification.
I was sued over child custody and twice during our case I appeared before the court on time, anxiety and all, and my daughters moms lawyer didnt show up. In total the matter hung over my head for over a year. I can only imagine being the victim of a crime and the people who are supposed to represent me are this irresponsible
Mike, thank you so much for covering Kim Gardner case and conveying the gravity and absurdity of it all. I live in St. Louis and the DA's office is so corrupt it's insane, and the community has suffered so much and lives have been lost because of it. It's unbelievable and they have been getting away with it for years. I've been watching you for a long time and rarely see you get this angry. It's incredibly validating for those of us that live here and are affected by this disgusting craziness. Thank you sir and I wish you many enjoyable naughty adventures in future 👏
I think we all just got a little taste of what it would be like having you for our attorney. The passion you have for this child that isn't your client and that you don't know, never met etc. Just proves how well you would fight for your clients.
If the courts don’t let this kind of crap from regular people, they shouldn’t let DAs, ADAs or any other licences attorney. But does this judge have the authority to get them for contempt?
If I’m late to work or don’t show up, I become promoted to customer, meaning I’m fired. The way this guy smiles here and there when answering the judge’s questions offends me to no end. 😡
I live just across the river. It’s worse than what you said. There are sooooo many cases her office never showed up for. ALSO IT CAME OUT SHE WAS GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME AS BEING THE PROSECUTOR! She’s a disgusting person.
Too many cases, not enough attorneys, and an unwillingness to prioritize (and a shocking matter of what choices they make when they DO prioritize). They could have dropped some of the charges, offered softball plea deals to lesser charges and nonviolent offenders... but no, they're trying to cover it all, because despite being in the position of being the chief prosecutor, she doesn't have the management skills of that position, and *just doesn't care...* Look at her Wiki page - this isn't her first "stumble" (not even *close* ) but it may well be her last. What we saw showed how overloaded the caseload was. The offending prosecutor - the one who was assigned to the burglary/shooting trial that never showed up - is assigned to over 100 cases currently. If that's for the current month, that's more than 3 cases per day - when you know that some of them are going to take multiple days for trial. It doesn't add up.
Damn Mike! This was a great video! Amazing coverage. There is nothing wrong with doing a serious case on your channel every now and than. This is important to show that the Justice system takes responsibility in these cases. ❤ thanks man!
From what I’m reading this is NOT the first time she’s done this! It happened again about a week ago! For another 1st degree murder case! Clearly she is incompetent
I’m outraged!! He has no respect for the judges and witnesses who were kept waiting . He makes me sick. He had a knee problem? As someone who just broke my hip in June, and in November I had knee surgery. I wouldn’t dream of not showing up for appointments with the physiotherapist, the orthopaedic surgeon, or the radiologists. People who make a lot of money to represent the people, should not be more important than the victims of crime, who are supposed to trust the courts.
The way Mr Huq keeps standing up to speak to the judge, he knows his boss had dumped him in it and he's desperate to emphasise showing as much respect to the court as possible.
Thank you for all the “inside baseball” commentary! As a regular person, I love learning about the intricacies of all legal process. This unique situation is so crappy and I share your outrage!
Thanks for posting this, Mike. It's enraging at times, but very educational. I would do anything for the chance to go to Law School, and practice law. To see these people squandering their position pisses me off.
Mike, as a retired Nurse.... Have gotten hooked on your channel... OMG! I can't stress enough how respectful you are, how much common sense you have, how much you care about the judges, the lawyers and even to the defendants but mostly for the victims!!! Well done Mike! And truly, keep up the great work😊
They office assigned a murder case to an attorney that was out on maternity leave. And it was dismissed for prosecution's failure to appear. How crazy is that.
Well thank you for this one. That was a fine example of a judge taking control of a contentious situation and not allowing any shenanigans in his court.
I love seeing Mike this pissed about what happened here. It makes me like and respect him more. It’s very refreshing to know how seriously he takes this. This is why we love you @LTWM!
He really should have sat down and shut up! The judge was aggravated, to begin with, idk what made him think making her case for her would help the matter!
I’m so glad the judge just didn’t sweep their negligence under the rug. I’ve actually had this happen in court in Will County, for a child support order. And thankfully Judge Defenbaugh saw threw the crap my ex was trying to pull. I NEVER got served with paperwork but happened to be doing research and saw my name on the docket for 2 days in the same week. Neither lawyer my ex hired showed up for the first date, I did show and got the order thrown out. The second day I showed and so did both of his lawyers, they tried to bring up the case earlier in the week and she said NO, she already ruled and you wasted the courts time and the defendants time. They couldn’t understand how I knew of the dates because apparently the orders were still not mailed. Yah 1 lawyer happened to mention it. They were held in contempt. I did get the orders Friday of the next week. Both cases were thrown out. My ex couldn’t afford to pay his child support but he paid for many lawyers.
The judge questioning that one prosecutor sounds like a dad trying to get the truth out of his kid. He already knows the answer, but he has to walk him down the path to the truth.
I did some checking and, not only has Gardner not resigned, she's defiantly said she's not going anywhere, is intending to run for a third term, AND she wants a new judge. Really?!! A lawsuit has also been filed by Missouri Attorney General Bailey to remove her from office for exactly the reasons this show cause hearing was held.
Wow. For an attorney to not show and then think it was okay to show up late to the rescheduled date is just WRONG on all levels, and it does appear the office is absolutely in chaos.
I especially enjoyed the “I’m late all the time” excuse. He’d best be an hour early for the rest of his career (and 2 hours early in front of this judge) because if he’s 0.2 seconds late again in his life he’ll be doing time for contempt.
Love seeing you fired up and rightly so!! Thank you for sharing this. Glad the judge held them to the same consequences anyone else would have if we disrespected the judge or court. This Childs family deserves justice, them not showing up on trial day is more than embarrassing on the prosecutors office. What other corrupt crap are they doing??? The whole office and all convictions need to be investigated
How's this. In the McCloskey case. that was the one where the homeowners went out in front of their house with guns when a protest group broke into their gated community. She charged then with brandishing a weapon, but during the investigation they found out that the gun Patricia was holding was broken and couldn't be fired. Since it was inoperable, they couldn't charge her with brandishing a weapon. Gardner's office told the techs to fix the gun so that if could be fired and then filed a report that the gun was operable at the time of incident.
I cannot BELIEVE she didn’t even show for this. Holy crap. Side note, I read about this and had no intention of watching it go down, until I saw that you had done a video on it😅 it suddenly became way more interesting when I knew I’d get this commentary.
I don't want you to make a habit of these videos, but I want to make clear that I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated this video. It just helps give a greater perspective of your character more than anything else.
A serious Mike is not only appropriate in such a despicable turn of events but is great to see your passion for justice shine through! Btw I have finally given in and have bought a screaming goat 🐐😄
This situation is DESPICABLE! Despicable that it happened and despicable how it's being handled by the prosecutors office/Kim Gardener. Makes me sick and so very angry 😠 I'm thankful for this judge. Edit: I seriously cannot wait for this judge/someone to wipe the smug off of Mr. Desilets face.
Mike, I'm glad you are commenting on this. I saw this clip earlier in the week and thought it was bad. The judge tells it like it is. I hope the parties involved are held accountable. This lady needs to be removed from office. She's a coward.
I'm very pleased when you have cases you're so serious about. These cases really show us you're intelligence of the process of the law. I wish you would do these more often.
i'm so glad you're watching this clip!! i watched it yesterday and didn't really understand much except the judge was mad lol. Glad to hear your take on it :)
Mike, my man. I'm catching up on videos I've missed and hunny, I'm glad I watched this one. I love the fire inside you that comes out when someone disrespects the law they are supposed to uphold. Even the sov cits show more respect for the law and the Judge and they are not on board with the judicial system. Another awesome video, thank you Mike. 😉😁🥃🚬
I did some spear catching for a DUI attorney when I was just minted. Judges who were flaming pissed off beyond comprehension were nevertheless nice to me because they knew I was just getting paid $50 to stand there and look like an idiot. My job was to start with "I apologize, your honor, but" at the beginning of just about everything I said.
St Louis is a city of lawlessness (sorta like another major metropolis to the north east). Since MS Gardner has taken office the city has seen violent crime skyrocket, while experienced attorneys have left the district attorney's office in droves. She was elected for two reasons, neither of which have anything to do with her ability to do the job, and she stays in her position due to those same two reasons.
A complete and total disregard for law and order. What do these people do with the tax payers money? Kim Gardner has not resigned, has requested a different judge and states, " She ain't leavin' "
Kim Gardner has submitted her resignation letter Thursday effective June 1st. She was facing a hearing to have her removed from office. This coming after a recent incident where a 21 year old man, who was out on bond despite the fact that he violated the terms of his release on at least a dozen times and his bond was never revoked, was speeding down the street when his car slammed into a parked car pinning a 17 year old girl ,who was in town for a volleyball tournament ,between both cars doctors had to amputate both her legs. While investigating Gardner it ,was also discovered that she was taking nursing classes at SLU while her office was seriously understaffed which constitutes a conflict of interest as an elected official she swore an oath to dedicate 100% of her efforts in service to the office she was elected, an oath she has neglected on numerous occasions. My fear is that if Gardner does get a position in the medical field she will continue to show her complete incompetence and actually cause harm to someone in her care.
She needs to go to Dog Catcher School...
@@TheJackBakerhell no! Dogs deserve better!
I will never understand why the USA have judges who are elected. That isn't the kind of position I want filled by someone whose only qualification is winning a popularity contest decided by people who don't even know the difference between civil and criminal law.
Turns out she left her position in mid-May.
Thanks for the update 🙏
The fact that one of the victims is an 11 year old child whose first encounter with the judicial system has FAILED them MISERABLY. This WILL FOREVER damage this child, physically, mentally and emotionally. SHE NEEDS TO GO TO JAIL.
If a jury member didn't show up, they would be arrested, if an defendant didn't show up, a bench warrant is written out, why the hell would a prosecutor think they have the right to just not show up
This!
Because she is closely tied to the democrat establishment and does their bidding. This incident was only one of many that Gardners office did that should have resulted in criminal charges. The amount of victims that Kim Gardner and her team caused should have them all locked up.
Entitled. Narcissistic attitudes
I hate the Democrats. I hate the Republicans, too. Libertarians? Let 'em fight over the age of consent who pays for the roads. Socialists never live up to their promises coz they're too busy getting high and banging each other.
I'm rooting for the A.I.
The dancing clown in the back shows no indication of having a bad knee. And, unless he was unconscious under the wheels of a bus, he had no excuse for not calling the court clerk.
Any attorney who feels there was nothing wrong with this should not be an attorney
Interesting to watch this judge acting as a lawyer. This is how he got to be a judge, and a damn good one.
Alright! This is the video where you won me over. I never comment and I rarely "like" videos. Your passion for your profession and the rule of law is inspiring ❤
His constant interruptions and annoying sense of humor (IMO) irritate me, but I watch his channel bc he has interesting cases and his posts are generally longer than most, but with this video and his outrage and on-point commentary has made up for all the times I've yelled "shut up!" at him. Thank you to Mike for posting this.
PS: that poor sacrificial lamb!
Mike, thank you for showing the difference between these prosecutors and how a real Lawyer should behave in court.
💯💯💯
Salute P Barnes II 🫡
I'm only seeing this now but I did see she claimed it was down to racism!! Lol
@@anythingforselenas806 ⁰,😊😊😊 11:5
@@robertmarks2379 That's rich, she obviously was not up to the challenge of this position. She needs to be held accountable and charged appropriately.
Mike, you have nothing to apologize for. If we didn't want to see raw, unadulterated law, we wouldn't be watching YOUR channel. You're one of the best in YT land that this law nerd has found so far. Keep up the fantastic work, AS USUAL 😅👏💐
Agreed! 👍
The prosecutor said this... ""I'm not leaving. I'm not resigning. I'm not doing nothing," she said to rousing cheers. "You gonna have to remove me." If that was the person in charge of getting me justice, I'd be VERY nervous.
The back story here is that some 65 lawyers have quit from the circuit prosecutor office since Gardner took office. So one might expect something like this to eventually happen. Now, Kim Gardner may well be the cause for all those lawyers quitting, so this does in no way let her off the hook.
I'm from STL and l truly hope she faces some severe repercussions.
65! YOU SERIOUS?
@@robertmarks2379 that was in 2022 according to an article in Baltimore Banner. Don't know how reliable that paper is or if the numbers have changed since then. Probably gotten worse.
@@bjornlangoren3002 that is ridiculous!! I wonder how bad it actually is! that is crazy
The fish rots from the head down. One leader responsible for so many capable attorneys leaving. What a disaster.
"It appears that Ms. Gardner has complete indifference and a conscious disregard for the judicial process." EXACTLY!
Thank God for this Judge! Terrible behavior by this office!
I do about 5 felony cases a year in the City of St. Louis. Last year I think I had 3 or 4 pending. After those cases were done, I resolved to not take another case where her office is the prosecutor. She is a complete disaster and her Assistant Circuit Attorneys try for the most part, but they really have no support from her office. I am appalled at what has been going on there. It is horrible. It is the talk of the St. Louis area legal community. She is an elected prosecuting attorney. I am a member of her party but there is no way she has widespread political support. Do a little googling and you will see instance after instance of her incompetence.
Interesting that is what I would expect but it’s a whole different thing to hear it from someone with first hand knowledge.👍
Great info M iMi
Every lawyer is late? Speaking for myself, he can go f himself. One thing I will say is that many dockets are scheduled at the same time in every courthouse I have been in. But, we know to contact each clerk, check in, let them know “Hey, I am in DIV 6, I will be be back as soon as I get some continuances.”. Then you hustle over to DIV 6 and most of the other attorneys will let you skip the line and get the signature from the Judge that you need so you can hustle on over to whatever Division that we need to be in. BUT, if I have a trial set to go in one division, I damn well know whether I am first out or second out and plan accordingly. If I am first out, I arrange for others to cover for me in the other divisions so there is no chance I am late for the trial. I do that as a solo practitioner. Yet, a whole office of ACAs can’t figure out how to cover each other? What arrogance. Trial lawyers have to hustle to meet all of their obligations and that is part of our job. By the way, this particular Judge is probably the most respected Judge in that courthouse. Thank you for posting this. I missed it when it was being aired live.
She's Soros funded
This seems totally in line with what that party wants across the country. She’s only or of very many Soros backed prosecutors.
As someone from the St. Louis area, I agree it’s disgusting. This is actually the second hearing for her on contempt in as many weeks, for the same reason!
I agree, the St. Louis area is disgusting. Laughing from KCMO
@@set671 KCK and can't believe this is acceptable.
St Louis has gotten really bad glad Kim is gone
I am confused. What is going on there? Cases aren’t prosecuted? What are they doing instead? Are they intentionally ignoring their responsibilities? Did he know he was to be in court & not in the dr.’s office? I must be missing a lot!! Understaffed? What a mess!! Ignored a jury trial!
@ellendickey4769 to sum it up.... she was going to full time nursing school, randomly. Most APs resigned over the years/months due to "toxic work environment" or "unbearable workloads"
She had just 2 attorneys that handled violent felonies. In St. Louis. Two. They were hundreds behind. It was honestly a mess.
Kudos to the Judge for standing up to the DA. Hopefully, the Commissioners’ Court will side with the Judge!
WOW! Purple tie guy aside, the arrogance of these people is astounding! Someone was shot, a child, and they did not care enough to make the best case they could to put the shooter away
OMG This is the first time where someone has actually appears to have pissed you off Mike.
I can totally understand too!
I feel like it's because a 'knee injury' is rarely sufficiently emergent that the person could not attend court then proceed and still be standing unassisted in this hearing
@@axolotllan Right. Show up in the freaking gurney to represent if you need to.
And I say that with all seriousness, the attorney was an arrogant creep.
I cant imagine how the family felt! The stress and anxiety of going to court & facing all of this! On top of all those jury members showing up and missing work. Only for the prosecution to not even show up! How enraging 😡
I'm in St Louis and let me tell you...she is a politician at heart and has a serious disdain for her office. She has blacklisted certain police officers from bringing cases to her office and the police are suing her. The attorney general of Missouri is suing to have her removed from office for dereliction of duty.
This situation is exactly why we need open courts. Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. Stay calm and carry on. Watching from Texas.
More than 65 prosecutors have quit, been fired or " ghost quit" since Gardener took office, two are saying they were fired because they prosecuted cases involving Gardeners "bad cop" list when told to stop.
Now they are down to just THREE prosecutors that are qualified to prosecute a felony case.
This judge is a awesome, straightforward, and fair. The prosecutors office is pathetic.
I am so thankful for the prosecutor and victims advocates offices in my mom murder case. They were spot on.
I'm someone who has had little contact with the legal system. Never sued/been sued, never got divorced, never a criminal defendant. I appreciate your commentary to better understand how our legal system works. Or doesn't! Thanks.
Same! To all the above! Last year I started following the Depp case. Reviewed the documents. Warched Emily D Baker commentary and found it fascinating. So joined the Law Nerds! Lol
at least you know that it IS a legal system not a justice system. Justice has nothing to do with it.
That smile on his face should cause him to have to serve 10 days for offending and disrespecting the court. That’s contempt.
I spotted that snide smirk of utter contempt.
You know Mike is extremely angry when we get actual law on Law Talk With Mike.
I felt like I was in trouble. I'm sorry, Mike. I will not be Kim Gardner.
I like it! You can tell he is compassionate about a situation like this! He seems like a real top notch guy. He knows how to have a good time, and he knows when to be serious, when needed. I’ve never heard him boast about his self. Very humble! Which from what I’ve noticed, that’s not a common trait of a lawyer. Lol And it’s so respectful! I’m glad I found his channel.
I think simply being able to practice law is a hell of an achievement! But being Humble is a hell of an achievement!
As a democrat, Kim is a disgrace and deserves to be disbarred.
Lolol, normally, it's giggles and goat noises.
I totally agree, and love these cases.
Thank you for showing this video even though you might not have wanted to. I appreciate you and your channel. Whether you are humorous or cranky, your integrity always comes through. I’m a 68 yo grandmother who has not yet figured out how to be a “super user” on your channel, but today I have committed to figure that out. So far, I subscribe and watch. I will probably never text fast enough to be interactive on live shows, but I’ll give it a shot. For the record, I love your commentaries during the videos. I always learn something. Hugs to your dogs from mine.
Awww thank you 😘
Mike, the indignation you show at this shit just shows how much you truly care about the law. You may joke and laugh but beneath all that, you care about the law and show respect for the process, We are all lucky that you care enough to share with us. I have always liked your streams but I have a new respect for you as an attorney.
Totally agree with you
They are very sharp to act in her interest to all show up and defend Gardner on the other hand didn't show up in defence of the victims in question. The behaviour that wokeness is the future of destruction to humanity. The future these evils want to honour is the future for civil unrest and warfare. We need to prepare against these very people for our future.
My heart breaks for the family. 😢 that poor kid!
Inexcusable
@@Fight2BeFreeNeverGiveUp the one guy showed up because he was told to not because he wanted to I’m sure but I’m with Mike, I would have told her to pound sand and take her day in court like she should!
@@Fight2BeFreeNeverGiveUp- “wokeness?” What does that mean?
Leadership matters. Competence matters. Character matters. Thanks Mike!
I’m from the Saint Louis area, thank you for covering this. She is a terrible prosecutor.
I heard from another report, this DA is being financed/supported by George Soros. That means there must be political overtones involved.
A quick TH-cam search and it's easy to see what her game is....she screws up and then hides behind black voters she convinces that she is the victim.
@@UnchainedAmerica she just resigned
She hasn't resigned but this guy did this morning. Praying that she does. So much distruction since she's been in office and letting major felon's out
@@ericaklebolt5929, thank God she's resigned now. There was a LOT of celebrating in St. Louis restaurants and bars yesterday!
Given her record I’m not surprised. I pray the parents of that poor child sue the pants off her.
Love that the judge showed this attorney who’s boss! People need to be held accountable, regardless of their status. Great episode!! 👏🏼 🎉
What I love is the judge is the proper person as to her trying to pull a race card. She’s despicable and needs to go with her fellow attorneys that think their poop don’t stink
This woman is gone, but the devastation left in her wake is outrageous 😡
I wanted to say thank you for today's stream. I started really watching your channel faithfully during the Brooks trial. I love the humor and lightheartedness and fun on your channel. Yet today, we are learning between prosecutors and other lawyers. Your wrath during the stream was remarkable and humbling. Thank you for sharing that emotion. We can all learn if we listen. I did today. Keep being real, honest and transparent. That's we we've come to love and enjoy. Just be you.
Awwwww 😘
“A rudderless ship of chaos”…that was a magnificent way to categorize this case.
I saw this last weel my wifes a prosecutor. Not only does she blow off a jury trial but she sends a moron with zero info on the case. What does that make her? Did she find a law degree i a box of lucky charms?
Cracker jack box is more like it
She is a pro-crime Soros backed DA that is part of a new wave of DA's that are trying rewrite the way law is enforced. They are ALL over the place now and wreaking havoc on cities all over the place.
She purposely chose and sent in the moron to disrupt the hearing.
Smh
This is so appalling and disgusting. To let down the community like this is devastating. Pray this can be resolved so justice can get back on track.
THIS JUDGE WAS PHENOMENAL. MIKE I'D BE HONORED TO HIRE YOU. YOUR PASSION MELTED MY HEART ♥
Ms Gardner also was in school for a masters degree in nursing while she was in office as the circuit attorney. Like, what? Does she want to stop being an attorney and become a nurse? God help those patients if this is how she handles her business.
I saw this video days ago and thought 😱 without context. I’m so glad you covered it bc now I’m even more outraged by the behavior of these attorneys. I can’t even imagine how the victim felt. The judge’s comments at the end have made headlines, and rightly so.
What happens from here? Can they be disbarred, removed from their positions, fined, etc? I have questions.
Gardener the head prosecutor the state Attorney General is trying to get her removed from office.
The DA should be booted for letting that lawyer be late and lazy frequently. That lawyer should be fired and possibly disbarred.
@@Gwentheferret This is only one case of thousands that this prosecutor office has screwed up and or dismissed.
I love that this 20:06 , this douche fock was at home with a KNEE INJURY while a child HAD A FREAKING BULLET within them. This is absolutely outrageous. And the way he waa standing there leaning on his elbow.... NO NO NO NO.. at least PRETEND you are ashamed.... UGHHHHHHH
Ugh I meant to write that comment in the main section sorry yall.
Someone needs to be held accountable or fired for this. This hurts to hear and watch. I'm not a lawyer and understand how incompetent this guy is. 👍 for the judge 🤗
Fired wouldn't be enough, they need to come down on all off these woke criminals and put them behind bars for their crimes. Strip them from all duties in law for life.
Mike, I live in Missouri and those of us not living in St. Louis are so embarrassed that these shenanigans go on there and draw negative opinions of our state.
This is why people need to pray and get their lives on track. You can see how this system works 🙏.
I am glad I didn't miss this one, Nothing quite like a cranky Mike! -;))
You are so right Mike. You nailed it and so did the judge.
If Mike isn’t happy the LTWM crew is not happy! Seriously, it’s good to see the passion you have for justice. Appreciate all you do!
I have never seen such contempt for the court system as I am seeing in this particular show cause and the trial to which they no showed. This is simply an amazing set of facts that for which there is no justification.
I was sued over child custody and twice during our case I appeared before the court on time, anxiety and all, and my daughters moms lawyer didnt show up. In total the matter hung over my head for over a year. I can only imagine being the victim of a crime and the people who are supposed to represent me are this irresponsible
Mike, thank you so much for covering Kim Gardner case and conveying the gravity and absurdity of it all. I live in St. Louis and the DA's office is so corrupt it's insane, and the community has suffered so much and lives have been lost because of it. It's unbelievable and they have been getting away with it for years. I've been watching you for a long time and rarely see you get this angry. It's incredibly validating for those of us that live here and are affected by this disgusting craziness. Thank you sir and I wish you many enjoyable naughty adventures in future 👏
God Bless that Judge for calling out blatant disrespect for a victim and their family as well as for the Court.
He sure stands for a long time and dances around the background pretty well for someone with a knee injury.
I think we all just got a little taste of what it would be like having you for our attorney. The passion you have for this child that isn't your client and that you don't know, never met etc. Just proves how well you would fight for your clients.
If the courts don’t let this kind of crap from regular people, they shouldn’t let DAs, ADAs or any other licences attorney. But does this judge have the authority to get them for contempt?
If I’m late to work or don’t show up, I become promoted to customer, meaning I’m fired. The way this guy smiles here and there when answering the judge’s questions offends me to no end. 😡
Do you have to be in at least two places at once and stay in one of those places for at least 15 minutes and probably an hour?
I live just across the river. It’s worse than what you said. There are sooooo many cases her office never showed up for. ALSO IT CAME OUT SHE WAS GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME AS BEING THE PROSECUTOR! She’s a disgusting person.
This is the stuff of my literal nightmares. How is it humanly possible to miss a jury trial.
Too many cases, not enough attorneys, and an unwillingness to prioritize (and a shocking matter of what choices they make when they DO prioritize). They could have dropped some of the charges, offered softball plea deals to lesser charges and nonviolent offenders... but no, they're trying to cover it all, because despite being in the position of being the chief prosecutor, she doesn't have the management skills of that position, and *just doesn't care...*
Look at her Wiki page - this isn't her first "stumble" (not even *close* ) but it may well be her last.
What we saw showed how overloaded the caseload was. The offending prosecutor - the one who was assigned to the burglary/shooting trial that never showed up - is assigned to over 100 cases currently. If that's for the current month, that's more than 3 cases per day - when you know that some of them are going to take multiple days for trial. It doesn't add up.
Damn Mike! This was a great video! Amazing coverage. There is nothing wrong with doing a serious case on your channel every now and than. This is important to show that the Justice system takes responsibility in these cases. ❤ thanks man!
I don't blame you for being so angry, Mike. This is despicable! 😡
I think we have a new judge to create a playlist for, Mike. He was awesome.
From what I’m reading this is NOT the first time she’s done this! It happened again about a week ago! For another 1st degree murder case! Clearly she is incompetent
That just an RUMAR!!!
I’m outraged!! He has no respect for the judges and witnesses who were kept waiting . He makes me sick. He had a knee problem? As someone who just broke my hip in June, and in November I had knee surgery. I wouldn’t dream of not showing up for appointments with the physiotherapist, the orthopaedic surgeon, or the radiologists. People who make a lot of money to represent the people, should not be more important than the victims of crime, who are supposed to trust the courts.
Mike, I love when you are funny. But this shows how you feel about the LAW. You are #1 in my book.
Correct, for all his goofing, and fun. He is SERIOUS about Law. I completely understand why he is pissed, and rightly so.
I haven’t been a lawyer for one second in my life, and I knew that was the wrong answer
The way Mr Huq keeps standing up to speak to the judge, he knows his boss had dumped him in it and he's desperate to emphasise showing as much respect to the court as possible.
She just resigned and I'm sure her subordinates are super happy
He was thrown to the wolves and didn't come out skinned solely because of his respect shown to the court.
After all this misconduct she refused to step down..........she thinks she is above the law.
Sounds like someone else I know … orange skin, dead animal on his head, putrid body odor, 4 criminal indictments. That guy.
Thank you for all the “inside baseball” commentary! As a regular person, I love learning about the intricacies of all legal process. This unique situation is so crappy and I share your outrage!
Thanks for posting this, Mike. It's enraging at times, but very educational. I would do anything for the chance to go to Law School, and practice law. To see these people squandering their position pisses me off.
Nothing's stopping you
Mike, as a retired Nurse.... Have gotten hooked on your channel... OMG! I can't stress enough how respectful you are, how much common sense you have, how much you care about the judges, the lawyers and even to the defendants but mostly for the victims!!! Well done Mike! And truly, keep up the great work😊
Agree. Mikes the best I've learned so much from him.
They office assigned a murder case to an attorney that was out on maternity leave. And it was dismissed for prosecution's failure to appear. How crazy is that.
Well thank you for this one. That was a fine example of a judge taking control of a contentious situation and not allowing any shenanigans in his court.
I love seeing Mike this pissed about what happened here. It makes me like and respect him more. It’s very refreshing to know how seriously he takes this. This is why we love you @LTWM!
Her lawyer should have just ‘taken a seat’, he totally made it worse. Obviously trying to look like he’s earned his retainer! 😮
He really should have sat down and shut up! The judge was aggravated, to begin with, idk what made him think making her case for her would help the matter!
I’m so glad the judge just didn’t sweep their negligence under the rug. I’ve actually had this happen in court in Will County, for a child support order. And thankfully Judge Defenbaugh saw threw the crap my ex was trying to pull. I NEVER got served with paperwork but happened to be doing research and saw my name on the docket for 2 days in the same week. Neither lawyer my ex hired showed up for the first date, I did show and got the order thrown out. The second day I showed and so did both of his lawyers, they tried to bring up the case earlier in the week and she said NO, she already ruled and you wasted the courts time and the defendants time. They couldn’t understand how I knew of the dates because apparently the orders were still not mailed. Yah 1 lawyer happened to mention it. They were held in contempt. I did get the orders Friday of the next week. Both cases were thrown out. My ex couldn’t afford to pay his child support but he paid for many lawyers.
The judge questioning that one prosecutor sounds like a dad trying to get the truth out of his kid. He already knows the answer, but he has to walk him down the path to the truth.
Love the serious ones every now and then. It shines a light on a different aspect of the law. Very interesting! Thanks Mike!❤
I did some checking and, not only has Gardner not resigned, she's defiantly said she's not going anywhere, is intending to run for a third term, AND she wants a new judge. Really?!!
A lawsuit has also been filed by Missouri Attorney General Bailey to remove her from office for exactly the reasons this show cause hearing was held.
Hear Hear Mike, you have my full respect on this, well done! please keep us up to date on this
Wow. For an attorney to not show and then think it was okay to show up late to the rescheduled date is just WRONG on all levels, and it does appear the office is absolutely in chaos.
WOW... that was absolutely disgusting. I'm so glad the judge let justice speak.
I really appreciate your passion regarding this, Mike. The people deserve better than her.
Absolutely!
I especially enjoyed the “I’m late all the time” excuse. He’d best be an hour early for the rest of his career (and 2 hours early in front of this judge) because if he’s 0.2 seconds late again in his life he’ll be doing time for contempt.
Love seeing you fired up and rightly so!! Thank you for sharing this. Glad the judge held them to the same consequences anyone else would have if we disrespected the judge or court. This Childs family deserves justice, them not showing up on trial day is more than embarrassing on the prosecutors office. What other corrupt crap are they doing??? The whole office and all convictions need to be investigated
How's this. In the McCloskey case. that was the one where the homeowners went out in front of their house with guns when a protest group broke into their gated community. She charged then with brandishing a weapon, but during the investigation they found out that the gun Patricia was holding was broken and couldn't be fired. Since it was inoperable, they couldn't charge her with brandishing a weapon. Gardner's office told the techs to fix the gun so that if could be fired and then filed a report that the gun was operable at the time of incident.
I love your passion. It shows you truly care & take pride in your career. Nothing to apologize for. Kudos to you!
I cannot BELIEVE she didn’t even show for this. Holy crap.
Side note, I read about this and had no intention of watching it go down, until I saw that you had done a video on it😅 it suddenly became way more interesting when I knew I’d get this commentary.
I don't want you to make a habit of these videos, but I want to make clear that I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated this video.
It just helps give a greater perspective of your character more than anything else.
I wonder,could they be disbarred or bar sanctioned if found guilty on the new prosecution against them?
A serious Mike is not only appropriate in such a despicable turn of events but is great to see your passion for justice shine through! Btw I have finally given in and have bought a screaming goat 🐐😄
This situation is DESPICABLE! Despicable that it happened and despicable how it's being handled by the prosecutors office/Kim Gardener. Makes me sick and so very angry 😠 I'm thankful for this judge.
Edit: I seriously cannot wait for this judge/someone to wipe the smug off of Mr. Desilets face.
Never seen Mike pumped up like this & I'm loving it bc he's saying what many of us are thinking♥️
Mike, I'm glad you are commenting on this. I saw this clip earlier in the week and thought it was bad. The judge tells it like it is. I hope the parties involved are held accountable. This lady needs to be removed from office. She's a coward.
She won't, because she didn't do anything wrong merely because one of her attorneys missed a jury selection trial, bud. XD
I'm very pleased when you have cases you're so serious about. These cases really show us you're intelligence of the process of the law. I wish you would do these more often.
i'm so glad you're watching this clip!! i watched it yesterday and didn't really understand much except the judge was mad lol. Glad to hear your take on it :)
Mike, my man. I'm catching up on videos I've missed and hunny, I'm glad I watched this one. I love the fire inside you that comes out when someone disrespects the law they are supposed to uphold. Even the sov cits show more respect for the law and the Judge and they are not on board with the judicial system. Another awesome video, thank you Mike. 😉😁🥃🚬
I did some spear catching for a DUI attorney when I was just minted. Judges who were flaming pissed off beyond comprehension were nevertheless nice to me because they knew I was just getting paid $50 to stand there and look like an idiot. My job was to start with "I apologize, your honor, but" at the beginning of just about everything I said.
can these people be disbarred for this?
When he says everyone is late unless they're unemployed the judge should have responded Oh so you're suggesting a solution to your lateness problem?
This is my favorite version of LTWM. I love the insight and passion!
St Louis is a city of lawlessness (sorta like another major metropolis to the north east).
Since MS Gardner has taken office the city has seen violent crime skyrocket, while experienced attorneys have left the district attorney's office in droves.
She was elected for two reasons, neither of which have anything to do with her ability to do the job, and she stays in her position due to those same two reasons.
Blaq Cat
Cities all across the country are turning into Mad Max style hellscapes. People need to STOP electing these "kinds" (not to get political) DAs.
Attorney Mikey Mike I just discovered your Channel a couple of days ago and I absolutely love it thank you for all you do for us.
Love that u showed this Mike and your commentary was spot on !!
A complete and total disregard for law and order. What do these people do with the tax payers money? Kim Gardner has not resigned, has requested a different judge and states, " She ain't leavin' "