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2:57
"Your honor, I didn't kill that man. I only tried to kill him and missed, I can show you the bullet hole in the wall."
Noice
I didn't break-and-enter, I only tried to. I can show you the scratch marks on the lock!
@@caleb4772 "I _attempted_ the crime, and I made a really serious go at it, here's the proof!" Which is all you need to qualify for equal punishment without "attempted" in front of it.
@Joshua Sweetvale that's not how conspiracy works, the punishment is still harsh but it isn't the same. Many factors also come into account
@@JoshSweetvale it's a joke that's mocking the mother who said she didn't hit her daughter, she only tried to hit her and can show the court the marks on the doorframe
Reminds me of a Judge Judy scene where a couple were fighting over ownership of a dog. The woman was cold but the man was caring. The dog was brought in to choose who to go to. It went to the man instantly wagging it's tail and the case was closed.
A classic Judge Judy case. Another case that always has me laughing was this one that was over in just 26 seconds. The plaintiff was this high school student who claimed that the defendants, two guys, stole her wallet. Judge Judy had her list what was in her wallet, and she mentioned an earpiece, and one of the defendants immediately blurted out "There was no earpiece in there, ma'am." The entire courtroom, Judge Judy included, just lost it laughing and obviously, the plaintiff won.
@@alishac5540 oh my god lmao
@@alishac5540sounds like the whole thing was set up by both parties as a way to get free $$ from judge Judy (the show pays out any awarded winnings). If you want to make money, you need to make sure the defendant loses
That sounds like the most judge Judy solution to ever judge Judy
One of my favorites was the one where 2 boys were accused of throwing rocks at a man's car. Judy brings the boy next to her and they both listen to the car owner's story, how he and a taller boy were throwing rocks.
She looks over at the boy and asks, "And the taller boy was?" And he without hesitation says his name.
She smiles, lets him go back to his seat, and asks if everyone heard what he just said.
The dad of the boy was wearing the dumbest grin and was ready to say "it wasn't my boy and he can't prove it", but here Judy got the boy to effectively admit the plaintiff was telling the truth.
Story 3: yeah... family services can be really *_really_* stupid in their dedication to trying to 'reunite kids with their mothers'. Two of my cousins were *_horrifically_* abused by their mother and yet the state of N.C. child services tripped over itself trying to reunite my cousins with their mother once she got of jail for abusing her kids... and then as soon as she could she started abusing them *_again._* Their mother was a sick piece of work.
Abusing children should automatically disqualify you from ever having custody over a kid again
Thanks the FCs for that those c unts are the reason Phil Hartman died
@@stellaleicht4035 Yeah, I know. Right? My uncle fought tooth and nail in court trying to get his ex-wife barred from access his kids but each time the family courts kept backing her up.
@@stellaleicht4035 I'd say it should be delt with the same as sa, they are put on a list and not allowed near children
@@dutifulbarrel9084 Or at the very least, it shouldn't be the default and become much harder once credible allegations are made.
5:00 I know a guy who was accused of disability fraud, the prosecution had plenty of videos of the defendant (or someone who looked exactly like the defendant) working in his yard and on his house.
The prosecution's case looked rock solid, until the defendant came to court with his identical twin brother. The prosecution tried to argue it wasn't the brother in the photos then they showed a picture of the "defendant" working in his yard while a man who looked exactly like the defendant sat in a wheelchair in the yard of the defendant's house.
That's insane. Haha
Did they try to argue "b-but the defendants brother must have been in the wheelchair!" ?
Disability fraud cases are wild. Imagine spending thousands to catch one person maybe stealing $700/month.
@@r3bstime is money, sometimes it's worth it, especially if they are "sure" they're lieing.
@ceddavis7441 Well, as you can see above, you can't possibly be sure that someone's lying. Statistically speaking, you're practically guaranteed to end up like that asshole who spent months trying to weasel $700 from a vulnerable person. Faking is so rare that it's statistically irrelevant.
Imagine you're so bad at defending clients that the PROSECUTION doesn't want you defending clients.
OOF level 10. FAT OOF.
This is because good prosecutors want a fair fight.
Bad prosecutors cheat and get caught, and then the perp goes free.
Good prosecuters play fair, so the perp doesn't get a re-do.
It makes sense. I imagine that as a prosecutor you'd rather not have a bunch of your convictions appealed because of incompetent defense. It would just make those trials a waste of your time.
As a person learning law at the moment, and thinking of going to law school. This has happened in multiple cases of mine we practiced. It sometimes is hard sometimes not to as most of the time you get the person who did something wrong.
To be fair, allowing incompetent people to be your opposition can be setting yourself up to have to hash it all out again if they get an appeal for ineffective council, as was mentioned in one of the other stories.
Story 2: “If you see your enemy about to make a mistake, do not stop them.” -Sun Tzu
I still can’t believe someone would actually try to evict a domestic abuse victim…I mean wtf??!
"only reveal the opponents mistakes after you beat them"-Mr beast
That was Napoleon, not Sun Tzu.
Don't do what was done at 16:42 because I have read that private detectives are a thing!
@@erica70 most caring landlord
Story 3's moral: Those who represent themselves in court have a fool for a client and an idiot for an attorney.
Most people yeah. Some have pulled it off, moral of the story is more like, dont represent yourself when your only understanding of the court room is from movies and the occasional judge judy episode lmfao
@@Yes-dx1gd Even many lawyers would choose to hire a different lawyer to represent them rather than go for a _pro se_ defense. First of all, in many cases the violation would be outside their area of expertise--a civil lawyer being charged with a crime being an obvious example. Second of all, being the defendant in many cases means that the detachment necessary to be an _effective_ lawyer simply doesn't exist. The latter may not be an insurmountable issue for some lawyers, but for others it would be significant enough not to take the risk.
Enoch Burke ahem
Okay but can we talk about how he fell in love with his foster sister.
Even in movie and shows when a lawyer gets in legal issues himself he never represents himself, even if he could cause it’s his profession, they always hire another lawyer to represent them
When I was growing up I had an awful neighbor who had to be evicted but by the time the papers were served they were already on the run from the law. The landlord came through and was having a discussion with my dad about how the tenants had absolutely destroyed the house and it would almost cost more than the house was even worth to fix it. He'd been renting out the house to build money for a retirement fund but this would totally destroy all of his savings. My dad was like "Sounds like you need a property lawyer, my brother is one, let me call him for you!" The guy is like "Dude, I don't have the money to pay a lawyer right now, were you not listening to how screwed I am financially?" My dad's like "No, no, trust me; just let me put in a quick call." He puts the cell phone on speaker and calls his brother: "Hey, funny story; you remember my neighbor X?" "The one who embezzled money from my law firm?" "The one who embezzled money from your law firm! Well, X's landlord is here complaining X totally wrecked the house. Happen to know any *property lawyers* who might be willing to help him out?" My uncle was like "Yeah now that you mention it, I think I might know one or two."
A few months later the landlord came back and cheerfully thanked my dad. He'd gotten enough money in court to totally fix up the house plus quite a bit more so he was actually going to sell the house and get out of the renting business altogether. I don't know exactly what happened in court but uh, I guess the moral of the story is don't personally screw over the local lawyers before ending up with legal problems.
Ha, I love this!
Hahaha! "I guess the moral of the story is don't personally screw over the local lawyers before ending up with legal problems."
Yeah, that was a dumb one! Haha!
This. This story right here. THIS is what we should tell kids, stories like THIS, where neighbors and good people who get screwed over band together to make their lives better through teamwork and sweet, sweet karma. Your dad is an excellent role model lol
So a guy had to be evicted, was on the run, but magically had enough money in court to pay all of the monies? This story seems like bullshit. A few months for a court case like that? Un-fucking-likely. Do better if you are going to make up some trash to get youtube comment section clout (which is pathetic).
Awesome dad and uncle tbh.
The guy in story 6 seems like a really swell guy. Like, there's representing your client yeah, but there's also not screwing over a kid out of 9k just because of a stupid paperwork error
noice guy. Saved the opposing guy some money instead of giving himself money. Kudos to you, random prosecutor!
@@dacomplex1Yuhanhan.hanna-Xia I mean, he probably gets paid regardless. If he “loses” he doesn’t really care, so if his client is asking him to do something unethical, it doesn’t hurt him seriously to do the right thing.
The sentence "i didnt tell you this..." now has a higher meaning in my mind because of this. Great chap.
Either that, or the client was screwing him over big time. Then it would be a story on one of the revenge subreddits.
Forget “nice”, that’s definitely a guy who has moral standards and PROFESSIONALISM.
A lawyer who is truly in the SPIRIT of the law, not just the letter.
"So you claim you did _not_ stab your husband five times in the arm and shoulder with a bread knife?"
"Of course not! I only stabbed him _four_ times, with a regular steak knife!"
How would you stab someone with a bread knife?
@@ntfoperative9432 A bread knife has a pointed, 8- to10-inch long serrated blade for slicing loaves of bread, usually hard breads like baguettes and what we Americans call "Italian bread". You may be thinking of the butter knife, the small rounded blade use for spreading butter and other condiments.
Though now that I look into it, it seems most modern bread knives have a flat or rounded "point", as opposed to the one in my house which looks like a giant steak knife.
@@arcticbanana66 My family's bread knife has a rounded point, so I assume so.
@@ntfoperative9432 with gusto, I assume.
@@ntfoperative9432I say it's more of a blunt force than a stab wound at that point
Though I could be wrong
Arrested for cursing in public after a parking attendant cussed me out, refused to ID himself, and then called the police to help him evade accountability. The original charge was dismissed on an uncontested first amendment motion, but they added a charge of harassment. Two years later, we're still in pre-trial motions and I'm still facing jail time. Prosecutor stipulates in the motions hearing that the parking attendant yelled obscenities at me and then refused to identify himself. Case dismissed. First amendment violation confirmed. Lawsuits on the way. The prosecutor told the judge she accidentally admitted things she didn't mean to, and then tried to charge it again as obstruction. The judge told her to take a hike.
Bro how can you be arrested for cursing in public? Is that an actual thing?
@@NaThingSerious yeah, lower courts like to add stipulations that violate the first amendment because it hurts their feelings when someone tells them to fuck off
I'm sorry you went through that
He doesn’t have to ID himself to a random person… people have the right to privacy
@@wolfetteplays8894 you have that a little twisted there, sport-- *private citizens* have a right to privacy. In addition to that, *private citizens* in this state have a constitutional right to defense of property. Government employees have no right to privacy in public, no right to trespass, and it is my first amendment right to file a complaint. Refusing to ID infringes that right. Not my opinion, pal. That's Judge Andrews talking.
My spouse & I were sued by our ex-landlord. We handed the paperwork to our attorney and about a month or so later we went to court. It turned out my BIL had extended the lease and had someone sign my spouse's name. The plaintiff's attorney went to great lengths to prove that we were responsible by focusing on the fact that my BIL & spouse had "clearly signed" the lease extension. The attorney must not have actually looked at the lease or extension signatures. The judge REALLY scoured the paper and then asked both my spouse & I to sign a clean sheet of paper with my spouse's name. He showed both sets of signatures to the plaintiff's attorney and asked which one matched my spouse's signature. The atty admitted none of the signatures matched the original lease. The judge also looked at my husband's license and work ID. He told the attorney the signatures not only didn't match the lease, they were not even attempts at forgery. The case was found in our favor. I wish I could say my attorney was instrumental, but he actually tried to get us to settle out of court without even looking at the documents the plaintiffs had provided. Thank heavens for 'thinking judges'.
ALAB
Lmfao
Judge: sign here
Okay which signature looks like the one on the papers?
Lawyer: neither
Judge: -_-
@@fumothfan9Yuuka!!
I've never watched someone play powerwashing simulator and get more stressed, but here we are
OMG I was thinking the same thing! How does someone play like that?!?!?!?!
It's so inefficient.
Oh my god, so I'm not alone on that. Amateur, an absolute AMATEUR!
lmao I would be backseat gaming if that was a stream like crazy
The game itself is incredibly stressful. I don't understand how people find it relaxing.
I just love it when people provide true but totally unrelated points as "evidence".
If A wookie is not a dog, then you must acquit
Either the lawyer is really bad or really good to use this. You use it when you have no real defense because the jury often times are people dumb enough to not have a reason to get out of being a juror. So saying statements they can agree with that seems related to the case could lead to them agreeing even though they would disagree other wise.
You see... I have 5 fingers on this hand, which means that I could not possibly have committed fraud! **stupid smug grin**
@@boomknight1015 what about "i don't want to be a juror." isn't that a valid reason?
@@roberthenderson3769 depends. The judge would want to hold you to your civic duty. But the lawyers don't want that kind of person as a jurer (wild card that could result in any number of outcomes).
The lawyers might play chicken with who has to remove him though.
Not accidentally. I am a lawyer, and I had a case where I needed to prove my client mailed a certain paper by a certain date. Did everything humanly possible to get a record from the government. Each time, no luck. Lost at trial level, and appellate level. Filed with the US Court of Appeals. I got a brief from the government which totally destroyed such argument as I had -which was long on emotion but short on fact - you argue what you got. A few days later, I got a call from the government attorney, who told me that he ran his own search for the paper, and found it. He asked me to file a motion to remand the case and said he would join the motion. The case won, because he believed the guy deserved to win. Sometimes, just sometimes, the Justice Department does the right thing, and no, it wasn't a white guy on trial.
A guy I knew told me how his buddy got out of drug trafficking charges The defendant was charged on trafficking 4.5 kilos of cocaine and had X amount of money. Well when they ask him if he pleaded guilty on trafficking 4.5 kilos of cocaine and X amount of money he said "No your honor. I had 6 kilos of cocaine and x+y amount of money. Who the hell stole my shit?" Charges were dropped and that's how they found out they had a dirty cop. Don't know if this story is true or not. But if it is its hilarious.
If that's true, it's great to know somebody does drug trafficing with that kind of humor 😂
I'm guessing it makes sense for him to correct the amount just in case his sources find out that what they gave him doesn't match what he was charged with, they're going to get very painfully, potentially lethally aggressive towards him and his kin regarding the missing amount...
That sounds like a man who knows full well that he's fucked and just wants to clear something up before he goes down.
Professionals have standards!
These sound like the first case in a law game like Ace Attorney games. Like you need to prepare a case and go through the motions, but there's enough hand-holding to make sure you can't lose even if you're not ready.
The victims name was Cinder Block
The defendant is naturally Xin Eohp
@wormsign2637 Is this a pun? Please explain if you can, thank you very much in advance.
@@Ovyoxrz Xin Eohp, backwards reads as Phoenix, the protagonist of the game
@@MixedSnowFox Oh, thank you.
It always strikes me as a little strange that so many people openly commit perjury and suffer no consequences.
Ace Attorney is more true than we’d like to think…
@@wormsign2637 Damn, you beat me to it x,D
Well, to actually face the consequences of perjury there has to be a second case going over that. And if a second case is required to get someone for perjury, you need to decide whether or not its even worth it to go for it.
Perjury is actually very very hard to prove. You'd need to prove the mens rea AND actus reus in regards to SPECIFIC facts/testimony in order for it to stand in court.
For anyone wondering what the game in the background is called - it's PowerWash Simulator
Thank you!
Saved me from having to say it. I knew it and haven't even played it.
Was looking to get a settlement from a hotel for bed bug infestation.
I got a voicemail not addressed to me from someone who I guess was representing the hotel in this matter. Wasn’t sure what to make of it but told my lawyer. She asked me to send it and when I spoke to her, she was practically cackling.
Got me a tidy sum :)
I much rather have a lawyer that goes safe with a weak argument then one who proves the other side's point.
Seatbelt violation. Cop testifies that I was wearing my seatbelt the entire time. Judge finds me guilty anyway.
that judge should be fired
The law isn't your friend, and neither are cops. 😞
@@chrisashtonlightell-west1189one can wear a seatbelt incorrectly
That kind of hurts as my cousin is a cop.
@@sheerdumbluck not unless correctly is defined by law.
As it happens, I was wearing a lap belt. The judge ruled that it didn't count as a seatbelt with also having a shoulder belt. "I am ruling that the definition of the term 'seat belt' is a lap belt used in conjunction with a shoulder belt."
Problem with that is, the legislature didn't leave it to him. The statute says "a seatbelt is defined as any combination of lap belt and/or shoulder belt."
I know some people just cannot allow themselves to consider the possibility that a judge and a cop could agree with each other and still be wrong, but those people are called children. Grow up.
Story 2:
Landlord recounts the entire events while the lawyer begins to slowly look at him, and then proceeds to finish.
Judge: would you like to say anything
Lawyer: I uh... I guess not..
Lawyer wins
My thoughts: I know what the domestic abuse case but this actually got me chuckling so I think I might be going to hell for this one
Part of me wonders if opposing counsel was just 'doing his job' but hoping laying out the case would cause it to get dismissed.
@@stadot1427 shit you know what would be more funny?
Opposing counsel knows that the client (landlord) is full of s*** and then proceeds to tell it as it is; this way he's technically doing his job and allows him to lose a case which results in him getting paid and feeling good about life
Then again that would just give him too much credit
ALAB
That Chad Solicitor who basically lets a poor student win .
16:50 - "They say that the man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client. With God as my witness, _I am that fool!"_
- Gomez Addams, _The Addams Family_ (1991)
Guy break checks me. Goes on and on about how I was on my phone.
When asked how he knew that his response was.
"I saw him when I passed it's why I got into his lane so I could teach him a lesson" even if I didn't have the dash cam that showed I clearly wasn't on the phone that comment alone would have put him over 51% at fault and were in a one party fault state.
What does one party fault state mean? Google doesnt have it.
@@jaredcrabb if you're 50.01% at fault you're treated as being 100% at fault.
@@nip3004 Thanks.
I have cleaned patios, I have watched patios being cleaned on TH-cam, but watching someone else clean fictional patios on TH-cam has made me question my choices.
Fair... but I need to know what app this is...
@@carliekoenings3451 PowerWash Simulator
@@carliekoenings3451 power washing simulator
Story 20
Judge: "You bought a child a birthday cake with the thought they'd pay it back?"
Me: 🤣 That was the best part out of this whole video!
It’s the “well, that’s how normal people think” that got me.
That just explains… so much, doesn’t it?
The one about the kid that had mom's meds in the car, was obviously because the county police was sold out to the prison concession industry. These people are capable of colluding with the sheriff, the attorneys and the mayor to get the police department to establish a monthly jailed people quota, and will go to such insane lengths to jail innocent people while leaving the real dangerous criminals alone.
So in short, the prison needs to be sued for bribery and the county police needs to be sued for abuse of power?
Lol my dad tried to represent himself during my parents divorce and the judge was like yea no rights go to the mom 😂
Context?
@@potatogaming7044 more then context, I'm not even sure what the verdict was...
is it: "the judge was like, "yea... no rights go to the mom."
or: "the judge was like, "yea no... rights go to the mom."
based on context... I'm going to guess the second, but as written could be either.
@@banaman7746 commas are really important
@@potatogaming7044 so are comas
@@VidelxSpopovich what?
My client was suing her ex husband for child support, and he presented his defense... 6 months after the statute of limitations, that, in Brazil,is 15 days.
15 days? 15 DAYS?
@@cherrycolareal yeah
Brazilian law is kinda bad in that regard
@@cherrycolareal The term "statute of limitations" is not applicable here; the correct term would be "preclusion". After the defendant is duly served notice, the term to present the defense is of 15 business days. If you do not present a defense, all facts stated by the plaintiff are considered as true (there are exceptions of course), but the defendant can still bring certain discussions such as the application of a certain ruling to the case or procedural errors that would lead the case to be dismissed.
@@xboxoneyes7734 Nah, in most of the cases, 15 business days is more than sufficient to elaborate the defense, which should allow the cases to be ruled faster if it wasn't for the judges theirselves that take an eternity to analyze the case and speed up any proceeding.
@@AntonioJFrota Woops,I swore i read something else,My bad
I thought dude was sentenced to like 15 days in prison, not that the child support procedure was resolved in that quickly
An acquainted of mine represented by my lawyer father wanted to take his sister's custody from their drug abuser mother and put her on reab, and the judge allowed the mother to see the daughter on weekends. Very soon the mother not only missed the visit day, but also took a picture of herself drinking a beer can at the beach during that time and posted on social media. Eventualy the mother was put on reab, and nowdays she's getting better little by little.
0:07 - Story 1
0:35 - Story 2
1:21 - Story 3
3:14 - Story 4
3:43 - Story 5
5:35 - Story 6
6:12 - Story 7
7:03 - Story 8
7:53 - Story 9
8:06 - Story 10
9:51 - Story 11
10:28 - Story 12
11:30 - Story 13
12:13 - Story 14
13:01 - Story 15
14:13 - Story 16
14:51 - Story 17
16:49 - Story 18
17:25 - Story 19
18:08 - Story 20
19:19 - Story 21
21:51 - Outro
The 2nd story is horrifying. It is legal for a landlord to bar a tenant from calling the police??? Like even if it was not a case of domestic abuse, but she called the police on an intruder or whatever, that should be her right.
I know that many people call the police on Black or homeless people just living their lives or whatever, and that's an issue that should be dealt with, but not allowing someone to call the police is NOT the solution.
Yes, of course it is illegal. Some idiots think that you can put anything in a contract but contracts cannot supersede actual laws.
"That's the normal way people think"
God, I have f-ing autism and even I can tell that's not how neurotypical people think...
(fun fact: I'm so high functioning my doctors keep arguing that if I have bipolar or autism or both, so currently I am classified as both)
same here dude, honestly didn't think there was anybody else out there with this specific combo lol. Reason being, the two conditions came from different sides of the family, so I honestly thought they didn't usually overlap and I just got "lucky" lol
edit: forgot to mention, I have a sister and she didn't get either condition, nor did she get any of the other crap that runs in our two sides of the family (besides Asthma) so my assumption was based on that
@@pokegirl1799 ya, that's fair, it's really annoying because I keep getting switched between medication as it's hard to be treated when even the professionals don't know what's going on
My good sir, as a neurotypical, I c an assure you it is indeed not how an intelligent person would think of the matter. Before, I believed that only a cartoon character is capable of such scroogery.
Ayyy, another autie!
@@elijahhayter3026 I dont think even most cartoon characters think that way.
So what I got from all of this is that there is a video game based entirely on power washing.
yeah, and is rather big
It's called Powerwashing Simulator and it's lots of fun!
I read the title and instantly went
"Hmmm... I wonder if the opposing counsel in the ALEX JONES case has posted their story here..."
somehow the way this guy playes the game leaves me more dissatisfied and frustrated than before
It's all the wiggling. Instead of a steady, "scraping" action, he acts like he's watering a lawn, spraying water all over.
Yeah, the gameplay images are horrible XD
6:00 DUDE!! That lawyer for the *opposing side* doing the right thing there was freaking *_ballsy._* What he did there could get him disbarred if it was found out. He could literally lose the privilege of practicing law ever again if he was caught. Lawyers get what is effectively a doctorate over the course of becoming a lawyer and this guy could lose everything if the person he helped had a big mouth. Thats brave and honorable behavior right there. For those who don't know, even though he was preventing someone from getting cheated, by the standard of ethics lawyers go by, he betrayed his clients trust. Losing his license for that would be all but guaranteed if I'm not mistaken. I'm no lawyer, maybe a lawyer can confirm or deny my statement?
Trying to evict someone because they called the police is the worst thing I've ever heard of
That moment when Ace Attorney villains are somehow on par to a few irl cases. Now I'm morbidly curious to find irl Redd White take the stand.
Big plus to the ethical attorney that called about the obviously senile attorney's ineptitude.
Full disclosure, I'm a senior myself.
I personally believe there's a difference between senior and senile.
Not a lawyer, but I'll never forget the time I served on the jury and the prosector asked their primary witness to confirm they reported an instance of the defendant making threats. The defendant firmly and explicitly denied this, and in fact the 911 call recording confirmed it.
To be fair to the prosecutor, it looked like an honest mistake on the part of reporting officers, and thus getting filtered down to those working the reports...but she didn't back down. The rest of the trial she still kept hammering this point home, and in deliberations we even double-checked because we all had it in our notes...But the witness simply, at no point, made the accusation that the defendant was being charged with.
We probably would've found him innocent even if we were in backwards land "presume the defendant is guilty until proven innocent" because we had actual proof that he was innocent of that charge. (There was an additional charge, that was a harder call...in truth I think it was more likely then not the defendant committed the other charge...but we couldn't make that determination beyond reasonable doubt and so acquitted him.)
Ive never heard of anyone reported an ID stolen. I’ve known numerous people who’ve had their ID or drivers license stolen and I don’t know a single one that reported it to police. You just get another one from the DMV
Its good practice to report stolen IDs in case they commit a crime using it
In story 3, the cross-examination I think I can imagine it from Depp case
"Objection, hearsay"
"My dog stepped on a bee!~"
“And I was sitting there, on the carpet-“
I dont even know what to say about that case other than it was *wild*
I'm glad Depp won, and I hope Heard gets the help she needs.
I was indicted for a crime that I didn't commit in Elmore County Alabama. Not only did I not commit the crime though, I was actually one of the victims. My attorney didn't need to solve the crime though, it only took me 48 hours to figure it out. I solved the case and revealed more crimes than what I was being charged with, including additional federal crimes committed by the criminal. Ironically, I was indicted for a small $1000+ crime, but once I solved the case, the prosecution isn't interested in going after the actual criminal. I don't know if it's because perjury was used to indict me, or if they just lack the integrity to admit that law enforcement made some mistakes, but a criminal is free from many charges, and a few other victims all thanks to Elmore County, Alabama's 19th district court. It is important to note that I might be murdered for posting this comment. The District Attorney was kind enough to threaten revoking my bail if I continued speaking about the perjury that I believe was used to indict me. That "perjury" comes from a recorded conversation that I have in my possession that indicates that the investigator "lied" in his story to make me sound guilty and indict me. I firmly believe that the grand jury would have gone differently had they known that I called law enforcement to "report" a crime. Yes, you read that right. The person reporting the crime was indicted. It is also important, for the sake of humor, that due to a flaw in the case, the courthouse unintentionally assisted the criminal in committing additional crimes against me as they mailed the criminal my SSN, Driver's License Number, and DOB to the criminal. Roughly 1 month before trial date, it is believed that the criminal stole my identity and attempted to use my money to purchase a cell phone from Verizon. Those criminal charges are not being investigated, likely due to being related to the crime I was falsely indicted for. The Attorney General, Steve Marshall, I feel has declined to respond to any of my concerns that this case was so important when it was a small crime and I was the suspect; but now that I have proven my innocence and revealed larger crimes, it just isn't an important case. As a person that is supposed to support victims, he has more or less failed as far as I know. There's a lot more negligence to cover, but I have revealed enough. I loved it when the investigator's wife contacted me via Facebook and threatened me. You can't make this stuff up.
Sounds about right.
Wow… that is certainly something…
You certainly can't make this stuff up. That Attorney General is an ass-hat I feel 100%. How can one do this crap and still be considered a respectable man overall? Without anyone even admitting their faults too! Sorry that happened to you dude.
if your concerned about retaliation I would try to contact a judge directly or reach out to a news station that has lots of resources.
Get copies of the recording into a journalist’s hands, preferably send them to several. Let them know what it is.
Not a lawyer here, but was riding a city bus, which was hit by a pickup. Well, I drove a 1963 Ford gran torino. It was a big boat of a boat. When I was testifying, the DA asked the usual questions. Then he asked if it was possible to pass the bus without crossing the other lane. Well, I often drove that way if the freeway was jammed. No way could I pass a bus without going over the line. He pursued that line and then rested. Guilty as charged. The DA was SO glad he just followed that line.
I have a story!!
I was 3 at the time but it’s been retold and retold for years. I can’t remember a good amount of it, but it went somewhat like:
Bio dad: attempts to SA my cousins (they were 8-9 respectively)
Cousins: tell my mom
Mom: calls the cops
Bio dad: gets arrested
Me and my sister: get questioned
My cousins: tell them what happened
Bio dad: gets shut down.
Also, after that, someone called cps on my mom on the basis of “she’s not feeding us.” They came to the house where there was a fresh plate of at least 12 biscuits on the stove. They essentially said “just clean up the house.” (It was bad because of what just happened)
I love how your mom went to court and the closest thing to a punishment she got was being told to keep her house clean.
The one time I ever saw a court case, the guy that went before us was charged with wreckless driving due to passing someone on that outer part of the road which is only for when you get pulled over or your car breaks down. The judge asks him to explain his case and he says at the corner of Moscow road (its a small town so everyone knows where this is) he passed the prosecutor at the right when the prosecutor was slowed down and turning left onto Moscow road. There is no right lane, and passing via the left lane would've drove him straight into the prosecutor. The judge was at least kind enough to explain that you cannot legally pass someone without using a proper lane (this guy borderline drove off the road and back on it) and the case was dismissed.
The Pass in the Grass only works in NASCAR. He learned that the hard way.
A renter was taken to court for putting nails in the wall to hang pictures. They denied putting holes in the wall then added: besides they were only little holes
Okay but who tf takes someone to court for hanging pictures
“First of all, you have no proof that I did it. Secondly, after I DID do it I put it back!”
@@sonja5058its for the money not actual damage lol
Landlords are parasites
There was this guy up in Wisconsin, who took the stand, and admitted he had pointed his own weapon at the defendant, immediately before his bicep became pink mist.
COMPLETELY off topic, but what game is being played in the background? It looks very satisfying.
Power wash simulator
It's even more satisfying when the person playing know how to play..
@@LegitChipmmunk1002It’s just a way to relax. They can play however they want.
Can we get a revamp for family services, laws, and policies? Along with foster parents too both ways? I'm upset
Pro-tip: yellow nozzle takes care of most types of grime in power wash sim.
On the tree story. OP, they didn't buy you Ice Cream. They bought themselves Ice Cream. They were just gracious enough to share.
Story 21 is like a tutorial case from a bizarro Ace Attorney game where you play as the prosecutor (do stuff in the court, as opposed to just being in a point and click adventure game that inevitably ends up involving international conspiracies. Although, I suppose the case sets up potential links to one such conspiracy...)
Story 4: can you not renovate if you can see it from a church
You can renovate but you need to keep it in line with the traditional aesthetic of the area.
Oh no a slightly different house that doesn't look 100 years old what shall we do?
Preventing any meaningful improvements in that large of an city part, sounds like a slow way to let it die.
@@peterhacke6317 That probably only limits exterior renovations and you would be completely fine for interior renovations though.
6:28 does this mean every single time I've picked up my mom's or my sister's prescription I've been breaking the law?
No, the whole point is the case is bogus. The pharmacy will ask for an ID for controlled substances, but it doesn't have to be the ID of the patient whose name is on the prescription. If holding someone else's controlled narcotic were illegal, the pharmacy wouldn't release it.
Edit: the idea of the charge is for people who consume other's prescriptions or sell it.
@@stadot1427 does the law clearly define the difference between the 2 or is it one of those poorly written laws that rely on the judge or cops discretion
@@petelee2477 well, depends on the state, I think. I'm not a lawyer or anything close, so I'm not sure on the details. Everything I've found seems to be for Florida.
@@stadot1427 ok but I care about the letter of the law not the intent
The ID is to prove that the person accepting the prescription is of age to accept a controlled substance. In my state, it's 16. In some it's 18. The only purpose of scanning ID, legally, it to cover the pharmacy's butt that nobody is handing controlled substances to children. At some pharmacies it's policy for the computer to store the name of whoever picked it up in case there's a theft accusation. You can pick up your neighbor's best friend's uncle's dog's prescription if you have the name and birthday.
That landlord that trashed the house is something else. That is *disgusting* the state he left it in, especially knowing people were going to be living there.
Edit: And yes, I know that's *why* he did it.
Representing yourself in court is badass but you only want to do it if you're actually smart and have a landslide victory case if you're not a lawyer
You only do it if your smart, well read AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LAWYER!!!
The Rittenhouse trial was kind of this pretty much. Like embarrassingly so. Binger was without a doubt the worst prosecutor I’ve ever seen.
Man, dude in the sixth story is a genuine fucking champion, trying to help make sure someone isn't screwed over even if they're on the opposing side.
Would love to hear more of these!
Is it a common practice ( I guess this is in the USA) to sue someone just because you tripped on a branch ( or root idk, how do you trip from a branch ??) from their tree ? That is like the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
I mean, considering that their politics consistently end up being equivalent to: "Shoot every puppy alive" and "Do absolutely fucking nothing while we allow specific places to shoot puppies" and people still havent done anything about it,I have no doubt believing that someone would be stupid enough to do so.
Not just roots or branches. Rules and codes vary by location but essentially the idea is that if someone is injured on your property from something that can be considered the homeowner's responsibility to maintain, they can be held liable for that injury. Where I live, there is a city ordinance for property owners to clear ice and snow after a specific set of time following the weather condition (I want to say 24 hours following) so 1) you can be fined for not clearing your sidewalk/stoop and 2) sued if someone falls or other wise injures themselves claiming it was from the uncleared snow/ice
Well, there’s a good reason the “Good Samaritan” laws exist, I’ll say that.
Frivilous lawsuits are bad here but it is better than Italy where you can't get a case thrown out no matter how obviously bogus it is.
Some people just like to sue for a living. They don't whose lives they ruin.
"Closing argument?" "Nah the other side said it for me"
Judge: Are you accusing the definition of contact fraud?
Prosecution: you’re goddamn right I am!
If a child refuses to go back to an abusive parent, why would the courts even order it?
Like why can't the child just go "nuh-uh"? It's literally insane to me that a child can literally say "biological parent is an abuser" and a court will still go "go back to real mommy uwu".
What if the kid decides to remain with the foster family?
Just a small critic.
The stories are awesome and entertaining but i have a hard time understanding the voice as non native, so i have to read the titles. Unfortunately the videos behind them stress me out and confuse me while i try concentrating on reading / whats happening. This applies also to the "Am i the Jerk" Videos.
Im a native english speaker and theyre distracting and annoying.
For tires:get yourself what's called a valve core tool. Use it to remove the valve core which keeps the air in the tire. Use this on your own vehicles should Necessity dictate.
Story 12 is a great case study in the importance of defense attorneys.
Being able to testify while questioning a witness is the one advantage of representing yourself.
#15 -- I love the picture this paints. Poor, poor lawyer! I wonder how he carried on for the rest of that day. Maybe the guy really was injured by carelessness on that street, but there'd be no hope for him. Straightforward detail and memory accuracy is everything in court and you don't have to be nutty not to have it. I know from a family case that this is exactly the kind of straightforward memory-based detail good accident lawyers check and double-check with their clients ab nauseum in case it ever ends up being in a courtroom.
Thanks for the great stories!!!
I've heard story 20 before and still do not understand how anyone could think that, unless it was just to get back at OP's mom for breaking up with him, that buying things for people without telling them they'd intended for such things to be paid back, as miniscule as cheeseburgers, Kit-Kats, and birthday cakes, but expecting the recipients to do so is something everyone believes and acts accordingly. I also don't understand why someone would buy inexpensive things like cheeseburgers, Kit-Kats, and birthday cakes and expect them to be paid back. Big things, expensive things, whatever those might have been as they weren't identified, yeah, that one would be expected to pay back if big enough and had been stated beforehand that it was a loan that would need paid back.
i love how in the background is power wash sim job 2 gameplay
Story 3 is terrible. I went through this same situation as a child my mother was abusive and me and my brother wanted to live with our father. The court would not grant him custody even though we had no water, electric or food. I was beat daily by my mother until I was old enough to pick where I wanted to go.
come for the podcast, stay for the gameplay.
The gameplay is mid asf what are you on
Not exactly what was asked, but once I was defending a bid protest and the main issue was how far away something was from a grocery store. So we had two surveyors claiming different distances. Turns out the plaintiff's "expert" somehow forgot the Pythagorean Theorem, but I didn't. I showed them on a piece of scrap paper that a^2 + b^2 did not equal the length they claimed...
The settlement conference came to an abrupt halt.
Story 6 was the perfect example of doing your job right in law. Giving justice whether it benefits you or not
Story 2: Opposing council absolutely did that on purpose
Chopping off your own fingers to get insurance money? No sh*t the insurance costs are THAT high...
The fainting in the last one sounded like an Ace Attorney meltdown moment 😂
are you...are you pressure washing a fence in a video game?!!
Ngl, the first one was smart
The voice that you do for the karens / bad buys always sends me 😭😭😭
I love your videos I watch them everyday and am I the jerk tysm for your hard work
"Fell in love [with your female foster child]" is probably not the wording you should use in court...
Story 6:
Restored my faith in humanity.
Wait wait wait. Did he use the voice of suction cup main for the vice of the mom?
16:42 im dying 💀
Juror speaking.
Criminal case. Prosecutor questioning the key witness. The witness's testimony is incomprehensible dribble. Prosecutor finished and I thought to myself, "That settles it, there's no way I can vote guilty."
Defense lawyer does cross-examination. All the mysteries and confusion were cleared up. I thought, "Oh, that was helpful. Plenty of evidence pointing toward guilt *now*."
(yeah, I know I shouldn't make up my mind until I hear the defense case. My mind wasn't made up. I just clearly understood the prosecution's case now.)
You can’t call the cops if a crime is committed because it “causes a disturbance”? That’s the stupidest bullshit I’ve ever heard
Weed ls legal here and 11 is still hilarious.
I think you should have a link to the posts you are reading from and you should also show the user name of the people you are taking the stories from
Good job "Other Solicitor", what an absolute chad. Just a top shelf human being.
"I don’t care if I win. I just want things to be fair and true."
Honestly after taking a law class where we had mock court so we could experience all the non-judge roles
I really appreciate these stories more
Why do the thumbnail, title and Reddit question always differ? There is never a time where 2 of the three have the same question?
story 3 is so on point, family services and family court is useless
granted it was a long time ago(1990s) but it took my mother like 7yrs, in CT, to get my biological father barred from seeing my siblings(I actually turned 18 before it ended)
despite witnesses to the mental and physical abuse and him doing a brief stint in jail for domestic violence
it wasn't till his sister decided to show up, with her credentials, that he finally lost... she came up from DC to testify with 'credentials in hand' it was an ongoing issue his entire life(why she waited that long, I have no fuckin clue) where he would mentally, physically, and sometimes sexually abuse women because it was "his right as a man" or whatever BS(the SA was 70s when things like f'in a blackout drunk chick wasn't R but just normal and consent/rejection from wives was 'not a thing')
one of my two siblings is 'semi normal' if her tastes in men does seem a bit sus, the other has enough mental and substance abuse issues to keep a shrink in business for life
I have my own issues, but I spent a lot of time being raised by my grandparents on my mother's side due to work schedules and whatnot
I'm sorry y'all had to go through that. None of it was necessary and could have been prevented. I really hope you're hanging in there alright.
I appreciate the honesty with these people.
5:56 that’s really nice of the other guy, helping out.