LIVE! Real Lawyer Reacts: Darrell Brooks Sentencing Recap Day 1, Waukesha Parade Trial 

I was so glad to hear some of the victims say to him “I’m the Plaintiff; we’re the Plaintiff.”

When he twirled his finger indicating her to wrap it up made me the most furious!

I thought the young man who gave thanks to Judge Dorow and the prosecution team did an amazing job as well, and he's only like 18 years old! He was well spoken and you could hear the gratitude in his voice! He is an amazing young man!

He was super pissed when that one guy said his mom was responsible too.

I think Judge Darow is 100% pure unadulterated class. I think she's an amazing role model for girls and women, well anyone really. She was so resilient, patient, controlled and wise. She's amazing

I didn't realize until just now that the point where he JUST couldn't keep his mouth shut any longer was when she said "he thinks he's in control of everything when in fact, he sits here and he's in control of NOTHING". Sue Opper for President!! LOL.

His eye rolls are NOT nervous "ticks". They are ABSOLUTELY 100% deliberate and purposeful.

I’ve been crying all day watching. The evil that exists is sickening.

This guy pissed me off through the entire trial, but something about today really got to me. Today was probably his calmest day since this all started; even so, I think it was just his sheer disrespect and indifference for their grief. Even through his "best behavior" he managed to be insulting and inconsiderate. He was shaking his head, rolling his eyes, clapping sarcastically, and rubbing his heart mockingly. I have never loathed a person I have never met- a complete stranger, until I stumbled upon this trial.

Judge Dorow has 3 children. She was listening to the victims statements as a mom. It was not lost on her that it could have been her children injured by Brooks. Tyler's statement was amazing. I know everyone involved will be relieved after sentencing.

The DA said DB "stacked" his victims and asked the judge to "stack" his sentences. It was BRILLIANT!

He had the nerve to ask them did they seek funds out of this bad ordeal that he caused. As though they did this to receive money.

No Peter you’re wrong - this was an excellent video! Showing emotion is nothing to be ashamed of and enables us to see your humanity. You had us hooked right at the start referencing your need to take the family for fancy ice cream. I’m in North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & know this affected people worldwide. Thank you for fighting through this deep respect 😘

The prosecutors words were POWERFUL "this wasn't him plowing into one large group of 50 people at one point in time, it was linear. He hit one, kept going, hit two, kept going, hit three, kept going all the way down the street. That is consecutive sentences your honour... stacked one on top of the other just as he stacked victims up as he drove down the road in complete disregard for any other person whatsoever."

ironically as he "cried that he refuses to be disrespected" he took no issues in "his complete disrespect" to the victims and survivors by rolling his eyes, laughing, shaking his head etc etc... so much more disrespectful and belittling to everyone's impact that affected and changed their lives forever... with not a tear shed for one of those but the audacity to yell "I refuse to be disrespected" smh

At 76 years of age I have never felt intense hatred for an individual until I watched Monster. I did not realize I was even capable of hatred. I am the kind of person who loves everyone and animals. I put bugs outside rather than kill them. With that said I am certain I could put a bullet between Monsters eyes and feel I had done a good thing. I know I could sleep soundly the same night. I know I am not alone. I was with a large group of people in a large restaurant filled with lots of people that felt the same way. The Monster will always be universally hated, even long after he dies.

The judge even says, the victims deserve your apology more than the court. And he still couldn’t do it…ugh so frustrating to watch. Peter, your videos are always helpful…even for just a safe space to watch this horror together. So thank you for that.

No apologies..... Peter, thank you for your humility and humanity. I was born and raised in Northern Wisconsin and integrity is REAL. Sue Opper and her team are warriors. Thanks, Peter.

I watched live with Emily, and cried all day. Afterwards I watched a Disney movie , Frozen II with my 42 year old daughter & she put up ALL our Christmas decorations.

Him not being able to intimidate the court is glorious. He is a coward in so many ways and deserves nothing from anyone. The guy in the gray suit was itching for Brooks to get out of line. I feel you too dude! Have fun being told what when where and how you are going to act in prison Darryl Brooks.

Attorney Opper's statement gave me goosebumps. Wow.

I am a band teacher. My son and I always went to DG to celebrate. I've watched you through various trials (Depp/Brooks, etc). I esteemed this judge from the get-go. I think, as a laymen, she gave DB enough rope to hang himself, making sure there would be no mistrial or reason for an appeal. The sheer PATIENCE she exhibited, was astonishing and laudable. Thank you for your channel. Excellent tone and content.

Clenching his hands like he’s gonna hit somebody when the State was speaking at the end of the day. Unbelievable. I loved the officer sitting behind him looking like he’d like a moment in a room alone with the POS.

The kids pain when they talked absolutely gutted me. Darrel felt nothing. He wanted to argue, but had zero feelings. Such a bully!

Definitely a hard day. I watched live with Emily D Baker while at work and I basically cried all day long listening to the victims. Came home with a headache and fell asleep. I was exhausted just listening, can’t imagine what these individuals went through.

So sad to hear the gut wrenching heartbreak of these people. Everyone go hug your family !

The judge in this case was amazingly patient with this man. I was yelling at my phone almost constantly with him. He tore so many families apart by his careless actions 😢

It broke me when, after struggling to keep it together with victims on Emily D Baker's stream all day, Emily's own 'band kid' came into the room and gave her a big hug. She held him and didn't want to let him go.

I watched this live with EDB yesterday and it was heartbreaking to watch his antics. I did love that multiple people called him out on his reactions and the way he carried himself. The people of the community showed absolute strength.

Please 🙏 🙏 🙏 don't be so hard on yourself this was what your LYK community needed. You are human and it's great to see your compasion and empathy.

One of my favorite parts was when the adult son of a deceased victim said he was appearing right now as a plaintiff and will be filing a suit against him. I wonder if Brooks will still appear pro se. 🤔

I’ve said this multiple times…even Jeffrey Dahmer showed remorse and respect for his victims and apologized to the families. Brooks is lower than a serial killing cannibal.

I bounced back and forth between crying at their statements and being very angry at his disrespect.

*8:58* I love how you ended up giving more credit to Judge Dorow, even saying you learned from her. While I'm not a lawyer or a judge, the way she handled everything seemed incredible and the best way to handle this certain case. With each day I watched the trial, I continued to be amazed at her professionalism, class, respect, patience, and brilliant strategies to ensure Brooks wouldn't see the light of day again. She is pretty much unheard of in the justice system, at least from what I've seen in my years of studying true crime.

Peter---you are such an inspiration!!! Great lawyer but even a better person!

I wonder what happened to his 20 people that were coming to talk on his behalf

I cried the entire time. My heart goes out to those who lost their lives, the families and friends. Their TRUTH was heard. Let’s pray they get the Justice they deserve. 🙏💔❤️

She kept her cool and wrapped it in a nice bow . She handed to him with a smile and he thought he won.

Peter, as someone who watched this video I felt it was a perfect reflection for us today. You're human, it's why we watch.

I think its healing when the victims talk

@LawyerYouKnow Deeply appreciate your candor, kindness, and compassion in this video. Many thanks to you and your family for being a light in the darkness. ✨

No Peter, you provided a debrief for what we had to listen too today. Thank you. From Australia.

Peter, after such a LONG...TOUGH day watching the victim impact statements, as someone who is near Waukesha, thank you for what you do! It was a heart wrenching day that I hope I NEVER have to go through again!

I'll be at the parade to support the families.i live in Milwaukee Wisconsin where they allowed him to get out of jail over and over I lost my oldest son who they also allowed the young dude who took my baby life to walk smh and called it self defense I won't go into it but something needs to be done about them allowing him to keep getting out just sad 😢😭 I've never been to another state but looking to get my two youngest children out of this city so we can start our life's over I'm grieving and just seeing others dealing with the same pain hurts me and make me relive the night I found out my son wasn't with me anymore sending prayers and hugs to all the families even his mom because she lost her son as well and the city of Wisconsin allowed this

The victim statements that told him in no uncertain terms that THEY were the plaintiff were powerful.

Part of the rewatch crew. Don’t apologize Peter. It helped me process everything that we witnessed today. This video was from the heart and it shows.

She was an amazing judge

I really love this prosecuting team. Winners, every single one of them.

I spent the day watching/listening to Emily's stream while working from home. I cried all day listening to the pain all of these victims suffered. The children who spoke just about broke me. It was such a draining day. The complete lack of respect for his victims expressing the trauma he put them through is unfathomable

Sue Opera is truly remarkable and I absolutely see her compassion and conviction to that community. All of the prosecution truly deserve to be in that position. This judge is a force to be reckoned with.

Peter, thank you for this video. I understand your approach and disagree that you didn’t add much. Holding space for us to witness these folks pain is SO important. Just as it is important for the judge to hear, so us too. I watched about half of it at bedtime and it was so rough. But so important for us to stare this pain in the face especially if he won’t. So, thank you for holding a safe space for us to witness and grieve together. Coming from a counselor, this video was so helpful and you did a great job!!

Jackson’s mom’s statement broke me. When she described how she had to tell his older brother that Jackson wouldn’t come home. I felt terrible that big brother mistakenly blames Brooks’s actions on himself. The statements were powerful.

Judge Dorow deserves a special award. She is the epitome of grace and professionalism.

This young man was so mature and full of grace. Someone for brooks to aspire to

What a wonderful heartfelt speech by this young man! 😇❤

I am in no way a lawyer or have anything to do with law, but you are the only one that I put on notification because I do love the back-and-forth with people and the respect that is on these chats and I have learned a lot from you and as well as people that comment thank you and even if you don’t think it was a good video, I appreciate that you did not show a lot of the victim statements because it was very hard to listen to. I’ll be back tomorrow, thank you!

Thank you for not playing the hard parts. I didn’t watch the statements because I can’t handle it, but I did want to know what went on. Thank you for going through that for us.

Good morning here from UK its 04:40 I watched the whole victim statements and cried through most of it. I think it effected the whole world not just USA. I took great pleasure in seeing DB squirming at the end when the DA was giving her closing statement. Those victims spoke with great strength and dignity.

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Watching live was one of the hardest things I have watched in a long time. I literally had tears in my eyes the entire day listening to these victims. The kids broke my heart and still choke me up. I am glad he got the max.

Glad you got your Blizzard. Family is the best of all. Thank you for channel.

Watching as part of the rewatch crew! Thank you Peter for your heart and love that shines through to all of us! My heart broke and I cried watching this yesterday. In the end, God has the final say, and to Him where all things are laid bare...may we all find grace, mercy, and salvation.

Peter - I was on for the entire live, but missed putting a note in the chat. No need to apologize - this is perhaps the most difficult part of the trial to cover as we move away from facts and process to emotions and impact. You handled it admirably. Thank you!

I hope you know Peter how respected you are for your content, knowledge and humanity. You’re a credit to your profession.

I think the content you provided was absolutely perfect because we all just needed a place to vent our feelings, frustrations, and a place to process all of this craziness! Thank you

The victim support team in Waukesha has done a stellar job of working with the families.

Judge Dorow is also one of my favorites! What an amazing person she is! She has put up with so much from the defendant! This community is so resilient and strong! God bless them all with God's richest always!

He was my favorite too; a really brilliant summation. What a great guy, and he’s really young. His mother must be so proud. And he delivered his speech after listening to his mother’s painful speech. He was amazing.

I'm glad you had a great family nite..and blizzards. I feel for the families who suffered from DB

Thank you Peter, I appreciate the opportunity to voice our frustrations and vent as we approach the conclusion of the trial. Sometimes their isn’t anything more to add in regards to commentary but allowing us a place to bring this case to a close adds just as much benefit. Thank you!

Wow the prosecutor! Hats off to her, to the joung man who spoke and to you for your streaming

It was a very sad day! 😔 I have to admit that I couldn't watch and listen after the first group. Jackson's mother was so heartbreaking and powerful 💔 😢 😭 I had to stop because of the emotional connection. It was just too much! I might watch it all later. Thank you for doing a recap...I am hoping to get through it 🙏 My heart goes out to all the people involved ❤️ In my eyes, although devastating and traumatic, the Good is conquering the Evil!! As you said, the Judge is doing such a respectful job and I will definitely be watching what she says and does!! I pray that it brings some kind of healing to this community 🙏

We know the pain of losing a child suddenly! We lost our 22 year old son last year of a brain bleed! No matter the age its torture!

It strikes home that even with sentencing scheduled for this afternoon, it is not the end. It is a milestone. This horror, trauma and medical issues continue on for the victims, their families and their community for rest of their lives. It has impacted all of us too.

Peter, please don't apologize for this video. You did a fantastic job in providing insight into a horrible day. You have been a light in a very dark day.

Peter you said you didn’t provide anything I disagree. I think we needed to just talk. It was very helpful and comforting to come here and just talk. It helped me a lot. Thank you!!

You are a good man Peter. You have a kind heart.

Man I watched those speeches the first time all the way through. I can't listen to them again I can't not cry

I’m watching from Australia, thank you Peter for your time. You make your laws easier to understand .

I just feel like I have to take a deep breath and meditate every time I get done watching this guy or even just listening. I can't even imagine having to deal with him day in and day out. I wonder how many times his poor mom gave into him out just utter exhaustion 😳

It was so sad, listening to all that. I got depressed yesterday listening to that heartbreak. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

I appreciated this recap the way you did it. I watched the entire trial-started halfway through then had to go back to the beginning over a weekend because there was so much context there-and then watched to the end. Your channel along with some of the other ‘lawtube’ channels were and are invaluable for we the public’s contextual understanding of why things were happening in court the way they were. Thank you. I felt I had to watch the victim impact statements without commentary, though. I watched all day. They deserved that respect and to have their words honored. It was late for me when it ended, though (Atlantic time zone), and so I waited until this morning to watch your recap. As always you did a great job. You picked up on the points I needed to hear, and confirmed what I had been thinking. The only thing I disagree on is Brooks feeling any remorse. That chest patting was a mockery, not agreement with the speaker; IMHO he was using the preaching responses taught him by his pastor grandparents which were expected of him when he was forced to go to church as a child. I will never believe he’s gone since then, unless it was to manipulate others. He doesn’t believe in anything beyond himself, but he always attempts to manipulate the perceptions of others. He knew intellectually what was expected of him but, like a bored child sitting in a pew, was constitutionally incapable of keeping up the pretense for any length of time. Cue the contempt and eye-rolling. Judge Dorow (Superhero in a Robe!!) called him out on it when she pointedly said, at the very end, that the people he should be apologizing to were the victims. BOOM! Mike drop! “Court is in recess.” I can’t wait to see who besides his mom actually calls in on the Zoom this afternoon.

You just being here with us helps sooooo much!!! Great family!!!

He tried doing a number of subtle actions, but STILL flat refused to apologized to the victims...... Even when he "apologized" to the judge for his mouth and she suggested that his apologies need to be directed to the victims, not her.

I watched the re-run. You did a great job on this emotional day. You are the Best.

The statements were heartbreaking 😢I was crying my eyes out! I have nothing but praise for Judge Darow🙏🏻and prayers for the victims🙏🏻

Thank you Peter, it was hard to watch the trial today, but you have helped by sharing. A sad feeling is refused when you have someone to share it with.

Those statements were total tear jerkers. Oh my god. Please don’t play it again; I cried all day. But so glad to hear your take on it.

This video was excellent. Sometimes you just have to keep from exploiting the sadness and tragedy just because you can. You hit the high (or low) lights and helped us see some things from a different POV. Thank you for all you do!

You did an amazing job last night! I didn’t get to watch live but was part of the rewatch party. It was a tough day yesterday, literally heartbroken. After today, he’ll be gone. Thanks Peter, as always.

This WAS a great video Peter!💯🤗❤️ Thank You

No apologies for this content. You did a great service of summing up the day!

Thanks Peter, I was weeping today. Just praying for healing for this community. So hard.

Sue is the best, she gave me chills. Thank you, Peter for the great coverage, your channel is great. Happy Holidays to you and your family.

I love how humble you are!!

I was actually looking at flights to attend the Waukesha Christmas parade this year Dec 4th. I live in FL. I would love to go and support these wonderful people.

Thank you for your hard work putting these videos together. They show the good the bad and the real ugly.

Continued Love, prayers, and support to Waukesha! -from a NJ family

Thank you! Sometimes talking is what is needed. I have a friend who was hurt in the Vegas shooting who will never be "all right." So this was a very difficult thing to watch, but I felt I needed to.

Thank you for this Peter!!! You are a wonderful man ❤️