Criminal Lawyer Reacts to Bodycam of Passed Out Councilman with Crack Pipe on Lap AFTER COURT 

This is 10000% true 👍 but still doesn’t give people the right to down someone because of what they do 🤦‍♂️

Exactly. And he said they dont think rational Thats absolutely right. When i was stealing my mothers belongings for cash and stealing money from my brother, it was more important for me to be okay for one night than my entire family relationship. Now as a sober man, I can’t believe how intensely addiction affects your brain.

Preach! They think we are all pan handling dirty dingy people but there’s a lot of us who are functioning or high functioning addicts with ability to fund our addiction. But we usually have some unresolved trauma or rationalize are usage by saying things like “people drink all the time, why can’t I do drugs as long as I’m responsible” which can be true but usually we are killing ourselves or hurting loved ones.

You said it perfectly

i’m so proud of you. i wish my parents could say the same !!

Same here. My dad was always there for me physically and financially, but the only way he knew how to communicate was through anger with yelling and put downs. If I was a jerk, I would be jealous. Fortunately, I'm not, and it's really touching when Bruce selflessly gives his son the credit he deserves.

that goes for us all. i believe in you for what it's worth.

​@@mealsome1571 me too!!

So now you know what to do for your sons/protégé. I got lucky with my dad I'm trying to be like him for my son good luck to us both

Same 💔

Right? It's so wholesome and I love it.

Luv from South Africa. ❤

Amen to that

“Bryce Michael! My son! I should’ve told you how valuable you are!” -Meatcanyon, ‘Death of NPC Simp’

It is really nice! I just hope his daughter gets the same love. From how he's talked about her, I can see who the favorite is.

i tell my son every day

Welcome to america bud

Ever think that higher standard leads to this kind of behavior?

Not to defend him but we don't know the situation of his divorce... if he was a previous addict and his kids are taken away i can see how he went back. I hope he gets help and never touches this shit again. I used to love my new years parties, but with fentanyl now being a thing. NOPE! you can't even trust cocaine.

​@@syko2164 No one is saying not to have empathy for his situation, just that he probably shouldn't be a councilman right now.

This comment is absurd. Higher standard? The law should apply equally to ALL people. The moment you have different standards thats when you are completely wrong.

4 how long, ha ha

9 months later I assume she's a fan too and asks "and what he do?"

Hahah

"My Huckleberry friend..."

Hopefully he did go to rehab after jail, maybe even as a part of his sentencing. Sober 8+ years now and that’s what it took for me (flipping my car while DUI, not smoking crack, but same dog, different leg..) just wish him the best. Props to the Major that gave him the stern talk he needed and I just hope he listened!

Came here to say this.

I believed police when they said they could overdose from touching it. Then someone told me that wasnt true and I looked it up and yep. Not true.

Then explain how fentanyl patches work.

Thank you,I was going to say the exact same thing,why to police create such fear by saying this things. You are correct 💯 fentanyl cannot be absorbed through the skin.

He would’ve been let go is what would’ve happened.

@@DavidDavis311 exactly. Cops live their GOP masters. Who else is going to give them overtime and give them bonuses

Or the officer simply letting him off with a warning.

Actually the officer was insinuating that if he didn’t have the body camera on he would have let him go. Listen carefully how he say it and repeat it. You know I have a body camera on and it seen everything I seen so I have to document it.

@@cherrelleg8276 officer could've left it off or turned it off if he wanted to regardless of what the rule is. he chose to have it on.

Major kudos to you. Getting clean is one thing, but staying clean might be even harder. Great idea about the money!

Congrats on your sobriety!

Congratulations and keep up the good work. Don't forget your lowest moments and darkest days! We need those as a reminder of where we came from. Keep working everyday, our fight is never over.

I’m proud of you

Almost my exact story, down to the dollar amount. Proud of you

Amen. I agree completely.

This!!

Sadly this is American not Germany.. 😂 prison system here in America is literally a fking cooperate interpreter.. it makes insane money locking ppl up.. not only that unlike Germany.. America has a bail bonds system that literally exist to target ppl who get out an catch them slip to throw them back in… after most ppl aren’t aware that inmates make good cheap to free labor producing a woooping 11billion dollars worth of goods and services in 2022 I believe all for Pennys or “reduced time” on “good behavior”. massive turn over of like 74bil since war of drugs started.. 😂 and it’s US THE TAX PAYERS footing the bill… fyi Walmart McDonald’s and 100s of companies btw exploit this .. 💀 American prison system is objectively the most evil shit in the western world… it even outperforms trash dictatorships of the world as it’s literally better at exploiting ppl then them.. 😂 MONEY… most ppl in jail and prisons aren’t even violent offenders… that insane.. not only that all inmates regardless of violent or non violent crimes.. are forced into raw survival mode as prisons btw literally EGREGIOUSLY violate most constitutional rights still afforded to humans as inmates.. and you the public (not you personally) are brainwashed with this view of retribution/revenge so it’s ignored and ok to most ppl… as they say “how a ppl treats their inmates is reflective of how they treat each other” so blacks.. women.. gays.. homeless.. poor.. mental ill.. handicapped.. veterans.. addicts.. even pedos who aren’t sex offenders get treated like criminals.. btw that’s why most ppl with clinical pedofilia don’t seek help cause if how you the ppl will treat them.. so they don’t get help and eventually they ACT.. they coulda got help and this high chance it would have never happened but it’s enabled by society demonizing views … u get the point 😂.. btw I emphasize on pedos because it’s the best example of how ppl will outright cherry-pick and close their ears to basic logic and rational thinking in favor of emotional ideological beliefs… as with all the groups I listed… Americans are nothing more the resources for their own prisons systems… im not Republican nor democratic.. I hate all parties… why does no part ever fking address out prisons system??!! It’s fking EVIL.. im athiest and don’t believe in “good” or “evil” persay so i don’t use that word lightly… this shits EVIL 😂😂

I think it was fear as much as respect because city council usually funds the police. I'm not saying all police are bad but it's another point of view

they don’t deserve to be mocked and laughed at either by this lame lawyer. Addiction stems from trauma it’s literally just an attempt to stop suffering.

Positive masculinity. Spread it around!

How are you doing? You got this!!❤

One day at a time man!

The most blatant example of unequal law enforcement I've ever seen

he was treated this good not because he's white but he worked for the city

@@denyskar this

@denyskar sure kid

@@denyskar ¿porque no los dos?

i have a long memory and my grudges are forever

The crack epidemic was in the ‘80s

The guy with the "complexion for the protection" also didn't give the cops a rash of shit, so there's that.

@@ZiaSunshine What!!! That’s exactly what he did. He lied and covered up from the start - claimed sleep apnea & lies about drugs in his car. He also tried to use being a councilman to get out of arrest. HE’S white - so everything is right. If black… 1st the call to 911 would have been inaccurate- like “I think he’s trying to steal a car” -2nd the officers (plural) would have walked up to the guy yelling aggressively & guns drawn - 3rd the black man most certainly would have been detained, arrested, injured, violated… Lots of compassion for the poor white man.

No, it's called councilman protection.

Ya, what cd i have if not for drugs and alcohol?

Hey, I'm really glad you are here 50+ years longer than where you were headed. I quit drinking 15 years ago. It's true that addiction steals everything from us and our loved ones. ❤

Bruce- if he were black he would have his car searched and be arrested! Police- Searched his car and arrested him. Bruce- Stop lying. This was policing done fairly by a caring department.

​@@JodyOwen-we6oo a black person would be cuffed immediately

100%…. My cousins sold drugs and the customers you would not believe. Addiction does not discriminate. Go to your local methadone clinic… from homeless to teachers, medical professionals, to lawyers in their SUITS going into the office! Just another day!

I'm 10 years sober and STILL get vilified, demeaned and made to feel like shit. Addicts will never get treated with compassion, there is too much ignorance, biases etc 😢

Yeah people that take drugs are often people that never thought that they would be taking drugs. Many start when they are in a vulnerable state and then you are addicted and therefore you continue. I understand that people wonder why people take drugs but they also need to try and understand that things aren’t as black and white as they seem.

No drug should be illegal

@@oskarekelund1476 mine started when l had 14 surgeries and countess procedures after giving birth to my son. I became addicted to pain killers. I naively didn't know you could, and not one of my surgeon's or doctors told me either. Still not a excuse, just explaination of how my story began

David and that’s what the Mexican President is doing and teaching in the mañanera.

Me too. Just turned 10 years, I cannot imagine going back to that painful life. #WeDoRecover 👌🏼🙏🏼

Same here 10 years sober from heroin 🫶

Good job homie!!

@@johanahonen8627 blessed!

That’s so great to hear…from all of you. Congrats to everyone who has beat any addiction - it’s so freaking hard

he already lost his job genius

Depends. Is he Democrat or republican? Democrats don't go to jail.

@@a_100lb_blunt facts! Hes actually a republican. If he was a Dumbocrat Bruce wouldn't have done a video.

@@a_100lb_blunt How many republicans have gone to jail?

@@a_100lb_blunt Surely you jest. 😂😂😂😂😂

Continue on your path of sobriety. Best of luck!!

@@mekeiawatson thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

My advice would be to find a reward system, to try and replace “reward” that the drugs offer, I know, easier said than done. If you’re really struggling Kratom is a good way to transition.

@@dragonlotion1789 many an AA meeting with a multitude of Kratom addicts. Talk to a doctor.

I believe in you 🙏 🙏 it’ll be hard but the first step to the top is sobriety. you’re already enough, you’ve been enough. You deserve a healthy body. #sticktothedro

And for naming the likely "white privilege" that seems to be shown. Although by the end of the video it seems that he's been very fortunate to have been met by compassionate and caring officers. Which is also really good to see. No hostility from anyone - showing how it's possible to do law enforcement without fear and aggression. Thanks Bruce, and Michael Rivers!

@rivercitymud. If your comments about absorption are factual, they need to be widely heard.

I agree to disagree Fentanyl can be absorbed through the the skin by touching it, unless the powder form is disturbed it causes a reaction if it is not disturbed it has no effect let me verify that the side that is mediated. It does not have to be put in eyes, nose, and mouth to cause a serious reaction to someone else which is why Narcan is being used by Officer’s and Emergency medical personnel. The low cost of Fentanyl and the lacing/mixing of cocaine and meth it’s truly hard to know what someone has used.

thanks for sharing your experience @rivercitymud, came to the comments hoping someone was bringing this up

​​@@Mikki4722 No, the dangers of fentanyl from just touching it are a myth. Not sure why police and now popular TV shows keep making this myth more popular. There are countless medical professionals who have explain ad nauseam what you said if completely false.

​@@Mikki4722 Here, this is from an actual M.D. explaining fentanyl and the myths about ODs from simple exposure. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-215hLEVD9ww.html&pp=ygUORmVudGFueWwgbXl0aHM%3D

Omg

I've worked as an assistant and don't understand how you would not be 100% for this type of job. You're working in the mouth, sharp instruments, around teeth, tongue, gum, throat, and head to head with your boss sometimes 😮

He was a councilman dude... Would be totally different if this was just some random dude.

​@@TheRealSwampOperatorno, it wouldn't.

@@FUnzzies1there are so many videos on youtube that show how different cops act

didn`t stop him being arrestedagain for the same thing only a month later!

Crack makes people sleep? I thought it made people tweak and stay up for hours

Hah, neighboring state and I wasn't surprised either. Going forward, might want to keep his crack at home.

Is your father Wes watson?

except that it's not, and there's no evidence to support this claim. actually, decriminalization and the medicalization of addiction are the better option

​@@mektheblackfor those who want to get clean though its often the easiest way to access help. I support decriminalization and medicalization but as the system stands right now, getting in trouble with the law is the quickest path to help.

Ugh… I’m so sorry for your losses. How traumatizing and heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing with us. I hope your medical situation improves/is over soon! 💗

Wow! I'm sorry you went through that loss and they didn't realize they didn't have to go that route

Have u escaped the affliction? (Hope so). That's a lot of tragedy for a person to overcome.

Good for you players

Go to AA and get some solid help!! Step 1 is admitting your out of control and you're life has become unmanageable. Glad you can recognize it!!

Congratulations in making the first step towards recovery ❤

White privilege doesn't exist. Its media left wing narrative.

You can do it. You might find this song inspiring - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CV5BQcgZWX8.html

Nah, what's messed up is that the dude molested a child.

Prepare to get angry again when you hear what he got arrested for in June.

@@rars0n omg what?

@@angelamiller4113 Child molestation. This guy is a real piece of shit. He also drugged his kids to go have sex with a client and set his wife up to try to get her in legal trouble.

I was dying!

Do u feel that way towards all ethnicities caught up like this?

@@lonnieburkes8166 Yes. Despite him being the whitest of all white dudes, he’s just a human who’s struggling with addiction. Mental illness and addiction touches everyone. It doesn’t matter what your faith is; the color of your skin; how much money you have; where you came from. Anyone can fall victim to this.

Yeah? Would it change your opinion of him to learn that he was arrested for child molestation in June of this year? This guy is a total piece of shit. Just google "Matthew Reilly Rhode Island" and read about all the terrible shit he's done.

Try putting on a black face and see how fast you’ll be pulled over for driving while black. People who act like it’s not a problem is the problem. Do u know how many times my husband got followed and pulled over for driving while black.

@@cherrelleg8276 Yeah, I don't think it's a black issue.

😂😂😂😂

@Cherrelle G I don't how many times he was pulled. Also dont know if he drives a dumpy car and cops were judging him for that, or if he's a bad driver. I also wonder when this was as 30 or 40 years ago i may have been more inclined to think police racism was the problem.. but I mightve still thought the problem was more to do with failing to hold people accountable. Bodycams have done a lot of good also. I think at this point main thing is qualified immunity could use some refining. I think the general concept of it is legit but it could be better.

@@cherrelleg8276 We got to stop thinking everything is a racist issue, and things'll get better I promise

You can be a “bottom feeder” and also know things-important things about people, systems and the many ways they intersect.

@@carlodave9 You are correct. I know the bottom feeder comment sounded harsh but it was actually a reference to a running joke I have with a friend who is one of those “bottom feeders” I like to give a hard time.

Yes, absolutely. This man was compliant with the officers, wouldn’t trying to fight or being combative and he still got arrested.

I am a night nurse as well. I get it.😂😂😂😂