I know right. All of his disrespect and antics in the courtroom was so frustrating so any opportunity to see his ego squashed was titillating and fun. I can't wait to hear about this guy being made a B%$ch in prison.
@@chefroxstarr9467 unfortunately with him being so high profile he'll be kept out of gen pop for a long time if ever (old correctional officer here). I don't think any of the gangs will even want to be affiliated with him.
@@amberlyn28 How do you think people are over using the word narcissist? I think we hear it more now then ever before because people aren't afraid to call people out or with social media we are seeing more and more Narcissistic behavior then ever before.
@@asmrp2p903 let’s say for example one person is very unhappy in their relationship and they want to break up. The person who gets dumped will immediately call that person a narcissist. When in reality that person felt like their relationship was horrible just wanted to leave. A real narcissist drains you in every single aspect ….in the way that this guy drained every two minutes of his entire trial. A real narcissist makes you question everything and does it in such small doses but so constantly that you have difficulty pinpointIng a singular issue that can’t stand on its own. I can’t explain it you would have to go through it to understand
With his extensive criminal record he’s probably got more experience in courtrooms than anyone else in the building. He actually “thinks” he’s the smartest person in the room.
Hey, give him a break! The day that the Wisconsin Adult Education Center was teaching Trial Practice, he decided to smoke a blunt and film a music video of himself. After watching his music video, its clear he thinks he is some sort educated thug, touting a laser tag Uzi and is demanding respect form everyone, yet is unwilling to extend said respect to anyone else. All joking aside,... use a real attorney and get far away from jail house lawyers and sovereign ideologies. Fortunately we can rest assured that there will never be a next time.
@@houiemdandani81 I think he would’ve done it with any judge let’s be honest. This is the only thing that he will do outside of prison for the rest of his life he’s just doing this to pro-long the process and try everything to get a mis-trial
I have never seen a defense hurt themselves as badly as he did during a cross examination. There is an expression he should have followed “Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than to open mouth and remove all doubt” .
I wish everyone commenting that the judge is “weak” or “has no control” would realize this is a very calculated tactic on her part to ensure he has no grounds for an appeal or mistrial. She knows exactly what she’s doing. Her patience is phenomenal.
@@peerrucke2599 Or maybe us as the victims can finally start to heal and have some closure. This has been the toughest year for my family and would like to put it behind us. The amount of grief and pain this has caused is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, let alone wish we have to go through it again just for laughs at the circus this monster TRIED to make this trial. Unfortunately, this jackass can appeal but I highly doubt that he would ever win against the appellate judge. I'm praying you don't get your asking for or that you ever have to go though this. We all deserve peace. Almost time to Rest in Peace Aunt Durand. We love you and miss you dearly ❤
He can’t cross examine a witness for his life. He asks nonsensical questions. An attorney asks Q’s that he knows the answers to. Darrell is just all over the place. And somehow makes himself look even worse
He’s intentionally confusing so that he can play semantics. He also repeats questions over and over again to attempt to infuriate the witness so that they will look “crazy”.
@@shoosh222 thank you! My thoughts are with everyone that has had to deal with Darrel Brooks. How he made it to 40 years old I’ll never know. The State of Wisconsin is almost done with him. May every victim he killed and made families suffer RIP
It must have been such a traumatic event to witness. The sergeant broke when he recalled the terrible sounds of the people getting hit and the screams from those seeing the car hit people.
@@heyhay007I see this type of comment so much and there have been multiple people who have given an explanation as to WHY she did what she did, so now I’ll chime in. The judge did everything in her power to see to it that Brooks never had any type of leeway for an appeal, giving him a fair and just trial. She was meticulous in all that she did and every decision made, to keep the victims and their families from having to re-live this trauma again which would happen if an appeal was approved and a retrial conducted. I’m sure even she cringed internally having to do certain things, but it was all for the benefit of the victims and to make sure that demon stays in prison where he belongs.
@@KrysDlite if I had been one of the victims mothers and this guy had ran over and killed my 8 year old boy I would have been absolutely hating on this judge for how she treated Darrell that’s not my name brooks! But after reading your comment that makes actual absolute sense!! I’m glad there’s some clever minded people like yourself able to see a different side to it all! Thanks for that xx
This judge is outstanding!!! Most professional, classy, elegant judge I have ever watched. Her patience and respect for the judicial process should be awarded.
It has been rewarded, she was allowed to become a judge. She is an outstanding judge too. She has more patience than Job. She repeatedly explains everything to him all to no avail as he still objects to everything. He is disruptive on purpose to the entire court procedure. If he doesn’t have an adequate defense that’s on him. Anyone representing himself has a fool for a client as the saying goes.
She was rewarded by citizens from all.over world. They sent letters commending her excellence to her superiors at the court house, flowers, edible arrangements, gift cards for various things to include massage's for her well deserved relaxation all thanks to humane people that appreciated her professionalism and decorum on her job. And the respect she showed to the victims and their families by her demeanor after watching the horrendous video where she showed true compassion, empathy and emotions; that the defendant who committed this heinous crimes did not even show 😥God bless these souls 🙌🏽🙏🏽
Absolutely, but she explains at a later point that it is mainly to keep the record clean so that there can be declared no mistrial. Which in other words mean, she isn't about to risk this guy having anything to go on. It is educational and extremely intelligent of her to make everything above board for cases like this.
Oh, wow, I am just barely past the prosecution opening statement and I am out of patience with the defendant. The judge and all present should get som sort of a mental health bonus for having to deal with that POS.
Crazy how he could miraculously hear what Erika said in Prosecution exhibit video 6. He continually claims his hearing isn’t good and he can’t hear when in the other courtroom but hears what was barely audible on an officers body recording. After listening again the judge commented he has miraculous hearing. He displays ignorance over and over again in his rants. So thankful this judge carefully addressed everything she did to shut down any appeals. I don’t know what he expected was going to happen. Did he really think he’d get off? What did he want to be called? He is the defendant even if not called by name. Every childish tantrum he showed was to illicit being held in contempt so that he could petition for a dismissal or use it for an appeal. His cowardly actions of accusing a juror of flipping him off and then accusing a juror of writing a letter on Reddit hoping for a dismissal prove how underhanded he is. Wearing a mask trying to hide his identity is another cowardly action. Attempting to discredit every witness, many of which were directly affected shows complete lack of moral character. The audacity of thinking he could defend himself speaks loudly how arrogant yet clueless he is. He said the combined experience of prosecution didn’t make him flinch one bit is gonna haunt him daily as he’s gonna be flinching day and night to some good ol’ boys in prison for the rest of his life. He never once has apologized for his actions in opening or closing statements. Every word was about him or how it affected him and supposably family that never showed up behind him in court. His own mother declined to attend. She’s even stated she won’t be present for sentencing. Highly likely his baby mamas are relieved he’ll no longer be able to invade and negatively effect their lives. Sad that his older children have to be associated with him. He’s never said he wishes he’s acted differently or regrets his actions. He even dares to say he didn’t know why it was God’s Will for this to happen. Utter sacrilege and insult to all the lives lost and affected.
@@kingsofthegridiron , Example: yes clearly you have a mental Affect and its Effect is nauseating. By adding the "Fun Fact" to the needless critique does not make it less annoying. It's the comment section of RU-vid, not a doctoral dissertation. Be grateful that they did not use texting acronyms and emoji faces. We are all grateful they afforded a near complete run down of Brooks tactics and antics. I am not trying to be mean, however it is unessasary and could be the result of an honest mistake. No need to rub their nose in the carpet.
He is someone who is truly of no value at all to any society, community, or gathering of people…He isn’t even worthy of being around wild animals…They have more integrity and morals then he does.
I know that was Awful to See! Considering as an Officer what they see Everyday and how they're always having to Testify in things. His part really put things into prospective of how Truly Bad 😞 that Day had to be for Anyone Involved.
It's a sad testament to the life of a 40 yo when you have to be exiled to time-out due to not knowing how to conduct yourself in a serious, orderly forum
The fact that he's standing there holding the objection sign just shows how he knows absolutely nothing about the law! It's also funny to me that he uses the "sovereign citizen" defence to try to get out of MURDERiNG 6 people and injuring 70+ more, is absolutely DISGUSTING!!!!
@Jessica Bartley the sentencing made me so happy. Though it can't bring anyone back, I too hope the families were able to find peace in knowing this guy was practically buried under the jail with this sentence! It made me so angry the way he was acting. He's an absolutely disgusting human being
the fact also that he is complaining about not understanding and not having time to prepare were directly brought onto himself by his insistence on representing himself
Not only that but remember when they gave him the list of witnesses and she gave him a chance to go to his cell to get his list asked him more than 5 times but Mr bigshot lawyer wanted to be defiant and not be told what to do it makes me so irritated how highly he thinks of himself like everyone has to respect him and cater to him but he can disrespect everyone in his own feeble little mind
He intentionally waited until the last minute, believing he could get the trial postponed. He got more time by using different tactics, like a toothache, a jurer flipping him off, his hurt little finger and bruise, his COVID BS, trying to get a mistrial for the online fake jurer, on and on, besides his daily conduct.
@@louiseallen5298 I noted every freaking distraction and delay. DB is a human like no other and none of us know in the end why as he had YES 76 FELONY account’s against him. We all want to know why he dragged this out and made the trial MISERABLE for the victims and there families. I’ve never seen anything like him in my life.
If the facts are on your side, site the facts. If the law is on your side, site the law. When neither are on your side, blather BS until the cows come home.
@@tamararutland-mills9530 he went before a male judge in Milwaukee after this trial and was a completely different person, quiet and timid and not defiant, complete opposite. That judge also had a much more no nonsense try it and see what happens to you approach from the start. He wasn’t putting up with it and his demeanor made that clear from the jump. It was very interesting to see the contrast when he’s dealing with male versus female.
I think he believed he can represent himself while still having the attorneys sitting next to him. I can't imagine what kind of appeals he'll turn up with. He'll keep a few attorneys busy for a few decades 🥴
@@nice1cool And you truly believe he understood it? 🙄 He has no idea what the judge is saying, he's not able to understand the language of the law. How many times did he ask about the jurisdiction after the judge gave him a clear explanation? People shouldn't be allowed to defend themselves in court. Nobody should practice the law without qualification.
He will NEVER EVER be successful on appeal 😂 He understood everything just fine! Maybe not the law- but that’s because HES NOT A LAWYER! However- his attempt to derail the trial and delay it as long as possible is simply for his own want to stay in county jail and keep the circus going.
this is why after all the hilarity & craziness, maybe MIRANDA should be revisited because if we are entitled to be... represented by an attorney, allowing a layperson with no legal knowledge or understanding of the various rules of procedure, evidence, etc is not giving them adequate legal representation....
This video should be viewed by every interested person so they can see how carefully, thoroughly and fairly the judge responded to the defendant’s litany of accusations.
@@mobiditch6848 If she holds him in contempt, it will delay the trial and he knows it. She is deliberately giving him room to throw fits so he has absolutely no chance on appeal. It makes me want to throw things and scream, but it’s very deliberate on her part.
@@tinydancer7343 he can participate from his cell. The judge being lenient doesn’t protect from appeal. That is decided wholly on the rules of evidence and procedural grounds…both of which this defendant while fantasising that he has a grasp is entirely ignorant.
I have been wondering this whole time what it was they were arguing about because no one had ever said, that I had heard. I finally heard something yesterday that he was arguing with her because he was mad that she wouldn't give him the bail money for his previous offense. So first he knocks her up when she's a teenager, then he abuses her emotionally and physically for the next 15 years and he's angry at her that she didn't give him bail money for hitting her yet again? If I understand it right what I heard.
Yes you str correct. However, this isn't the first time he has hit her. He has several domestic abuse charges against her, over the years. He has a long rap sheet.
Yes and I believe this most recent charge against him was an eerie foreshadowing of the events of Nov.21, 2021 as he ran over Erika Patterson with the same red Ford Escape he used to murder 6 and injure 61. He really expected HER to bail him out! After he ran her over!!!! If that doesn’t tell you he is a narcissist I don’t know what would!
Everyone else was prepared for trial, knowing what each individual was going to be doing. The Prosecutors and Judge Dorow, Court Officers were ready for trial. DB never CONSENTED to or given his PERMISSION for the court to do anything to him. He had a male Judge removed before the trial started through the attorneys he removed from his case. Females in full control of the entire process are extremely professional and sincere. DB kept saying that everyone testifying for the prosecution were coached. Everyone else was so patterned in the court, presenting EVIDENCE and speaking the truth. Of course he's NOT NOT NOT gonna know what the absolute truth when he hears and sees it.
If I never hear “Would it be fair to say” again in my entire life, it will be too soon! 🤮 If he was questioning me like that, I swear I would preface each answer with, “As nearly as I can recollect, I think it WOULD be fair to say, …blah, blah, blah”. 🤣😂😝😜🤪🤣😂 I just about lost it when the prosecutor actually seemed to take mercy on the fool and probably warned him why getting that last bit of information about what his ex girlfriend had told her roommate in the shelter about him on the record, might not be in his best interests (as in it might further prejudice the jury against him)! To hear him say , yes, he wanted to move on was golden! 😆🤣🤣🤣👍
I can't handle the way he bangs his disgusting long fingernails on the table when he's trying to make a point. His gross little dainty hands make me want to gag.
I concur, I'm surprised his ego allowed him to agree to not disclose any additional information that would pose him as a bigger peice of garbage in the eyes of the jury. That almost appeard as a mentally resolute decision by an individual who is cognitively aware and is exercising self preservation. Surely an individual with the mental conditions and affects that he claims to have, would not be that cognitively aware of the possable repercussions and/or consequences.
My heart breaks for the officer at 1:51:13 when he broke. He couldn't answer quickly any longer as the sounds of that day came raging back with such strong traumatic force. Then he had to watch footage. No one deserves any of this Darrel Brooks is a monster. He did a great job. Thank you sir and may you be able to heal and find peace soon.
Yes. I am crying. I can’t believe that Darrell literally got to put on a suit and play an educated roll of an attorney and literally torment these people. All of them… again. And he has yet to say sorry.
@@tatonkapeach It was awful wasn't it? Going Pro Se (w/o attorney) is a pretty rare thing. He definitely TRIED to use it to his advantage. Im just glad its over and no one can be hurt like that ever again. I definitely shed tears of joy when this monster was put away for literal centuries. I have friends/family that were injured in that parade. I live north of Waukesha. Thank goodness its over and we can try to find a semblance of peace now. Wishing you and yours a wonderful day!
Poor guy, and then Brooks turns around and states to him, that he wont keep him there any longer that he needs to be as he knows it’s been emotional for him. Then what does he do , keep him up there asking him pointless bull 💩 sovereign citizen questions.
It was painful to watch the officer fighting to hold his composer. He will have to deal with that for the rest of his life, like so many others, whether hit by him, or just a victim from the utter shock of what they saw and went through. A pebble, or rock, thrown in a quiet pond.
Wow… his whole relationship with Erica is SO messed up. You know how he’s extremely disruptive and argumentative the entire trial and refuses to answer simple yes/no questions just for the sake of delaying and being difficult? But when it’s concerning him being able to see and question Erica in person, he suddenly becomes compliant and momentarily turns his rudeness off. He answers the judge’s questions with short and simple answers (esp when asked if he wants to be brought back to the courtroom to question Erica) and converses with the judge in an efficient, direct, civil/polite way. She even compliments him on his newfound good behavior! He’s just so obsessed with abusing and controlling her that he alters his entire behavior just so he can do just that. He does this several times throughout the trial whenever it had to do with seeing Erica in person. I feel like she stayed with him despite everything because she had very low self esteem, prob caused by Brooks constantly putting her down. I’m glad she was finally able to stand up for herself (on the stand) and leave him for good.
He wanted to abuse her, tear her down, give her vailed threats. He has abused her from the age of 14. Battery charges going back to when they met. Someone pointed out he can never harm her again with 6 life sentence's plus additional charges of over 700 years. She is safe now.
When asked why she didn't tell the officer about the abuse on the day before the parade attack, she said she was use to it and didn't think about it. They were not together all of the time over the relationship, it was off and on. In two days he hit her twice and tried to run her over, injuring her foot and leaving tire marks up her pant leg. A person gets beat down. She is no match for this life time narcissist.
The terrible relationship between Erica and Brooks is what led to this catastrophe. Erica was in a womens' shelter and Brooks would never have known where she was had she not contacted him and invited him to come. Womens' shelters do not allow men on premises; nor do they allow drinking. Consuming 'HALF A PINT of VODKA' was not allowed at the womens' shelter either, so they went to a park. Had ERICA stayed with 'the program' she would not have invited Brooks to Waukesha nor would she be drinking. She is bears direct culpability for the disaster that ensued.
I have watched this trial from beginning to end 3 times. I was so impressed by the maintenance, control and more than anything the unbelievable patience of this judge. She should be commended and shown such gratitude for her outstanding professionalism, knowledge of the law and I extend my above compliments to all 3 of the prosecutors. They were a very organized trio. Love it when the head attorney,took the floor to give that Animal Brooks a piece of heard mind and an education on respect and decorum. The State of Wisconsin and the United State of America are proud. Thank you. Donna
Time has passed since this trial. I also have watched and rewatched this trial. Your comments regarding the Waukesha district attorney and her assistant attorneys were absolutely correct. Judge Doris did a magnificent job. I hope the Waukesha community and victims have found some peace and continue to heal. May brooks spend the rest of his miserable life in prison. God is good
It's the same state of Wisconsin that your so proud of that unleashed that creep upon society in the first place! It took. This to put him away🤔? Who knows what he did while in NV,CA, Georgia??? That DA out there is an accessory!!!! To Mayham!!!
Huge sigh of relief he was found guilty of all 76 counts today Oct 26th hip hop hooray may he forever be told what to do while rotting in prison. So thankful judge Dorow did a phonimal job during this case. She has way more patients than I Indeed I would've smacked him in his head n told him Knock it off. Act right. Stop talking nonsence Have respect for the judge and the judicial system. He needed to keep in mind he killed 6 poor innocent people. He beat up Ericka Patterson days before he ran her over with same suv which was why he was out on bail from in first place. Ericka suffered so much abuce at the hands of this coward of a man. Thankfully he has been found guilty!! May the families never be forgotten and I send my deepest condolences to the families and to Ericka Patterson. Justice was served.. He's guilty a charged. Amen
I feel so sorry … he utterly lacks capacity to understand how critical his decision to ignorantly waive his rights to a public defender and to represent himself ! You can’t fix stupid, sadly.
He understands. He’s just that arrogant. Sovereign citizens are morons. All of them. brooks is no exception. And now he is a moron and convicted murderer.
Oh he knows very well what he's doing. He's just been used to getting his way by gaslighting and bullying, and he used those tactics here, hoping he'd wear down the judge and get the upper hand.
Thank you Prosecution team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💙 Everyone of you deserve the highest recognition, we owe you ALL a debt of gratitude !!!!! You worked so hard for the families and the community !!!!! We LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!
I think she could have stop alot of Darrell brooks actions it is a known fact that if u are sentenced to life u get amn appeal .i like her alot she is 👌
JUDGE DOROW................YOUR JUST AMAZING !!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR BEING SO CAREFUL PRESERVING THE RECORD AND MAKING IT YOUR MISSION TO HONOR THE FAMILIES BY DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO PREVENT BROOKS FROM WINNING AN APPEAL !!!!!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 THANK YOU JUDGE !!!👋👋👋👋
Bless the prosecution team; they were so professional. I can hear people crying during the opening statement. Waukesha will have a parade in 2022. What a resilient, incredible community.
Iknow! That whimpering sound was so heartbreaking! God please hold this community close while they heal. I understand the trial is over & done but their trauma, injuries and loss is far from healed. Sending love & many prayers from North Carolina. 🙏🏾❤🙏🏾❤🙏🏾❤🙏🏾❤
Lol she’s talking to him like a child, which is appropriate. “Honey, do you think you can go back to the big room and play nice with the prosecution? Hmm? Whatcha think?”
Of course any questions you 'axe' him, he's going to object, complain, or state that he doesn't understand. I can't believe the patience he was shown for his toddler behavior. I'm grateful the court had a timeout courtroom!
I don't think he has ever once answered her question directly with a yes or no answer. No matter what she says he finds some way of sidestepping it or arguing with it or trying to Sidetrack her.
Yes, it’s infuriating. I think he’s addicted to arguing and conflict and/or trying to delay as much as possible. Thankfully the judge isn’t playing into his game and keeps the trial moving forward despite all his delay tactics.
I can’t stand it, I have to fast forward. He does that and then wants to throw and fit and complain that they’re trampling on his rights or some other crazy thing when she makes it clear if he doesn’t answer then he forfeits his right. It’s just crazy making behavior and he knows it and that’s why he does it.
Mind if a child in one sense: he feels entitled to behave as he will, and that whatever he wants outweighs whatever anyone else wants or needs - always. Little kids are wired to demand, demand, demand. They are wired to tantrum, in effect, since early in they cannot use words to have their needs met. He has learned that he can still do this if he surrounds himself with people who will either defer to it or who he can terrorize. And if they are not terrorized enough he beats them, shoots at them and runs them down in his car. But the judge and prosecution both noticed separately how he produced well written legal requests (well structured argument, with standard formal grammar, complex syntax, excellent penmanship and perfect punctuation. You can see this in his letter to his mother which reads exactly as if written by a pastor’s son - which is what he says he is.
Shame on Darrell E Brooks! It’s takes a lot for a man to cry and this broke my heart! I can’t imagine what everyone involved will deal with emotionally for the rest of their lives! May God provide comfort and peace to all! He has no conscience whatsoever!
The way he treats the female 👩 judge he didn’t treat the male 👨 detectives this way! Ijs I noticed a difference in his demeanor and his responses. He was not as aggressive! 🤷🏽♀️
Ohhhhh yes he does and that's even more reason why he sealed his own fate, not to mention the horrific crime. He didn't miss one opportunity to mention subject matter jurisdiction and that the jury needs to know the truth as the jury came in each time.
Yes he does..... Closer to the end of the trial when he's getting more and more frustrated he starts going off regardless of whether the jury is present or not. The judge and prosecution took as many steps as they could to shield the bulk of the outbursts from the jury view but eventually they became too numerous to hide.
It was funny when he was trying to ask a question mention he won’t swear because he doesn’t do that. Then ask what did you hear and she said she heard Brooks say “...........” which included a bunch of swearing! 😂 What an idiot.
Lolol right ! He doesn't swear, but he murders children and elderly, abuses women, lies like a rug, etc etc. I think I'd rather be a cusser than the others.
From what I can see she doesn’t react emotionally, remains calm and composed, and doesn’t play into his game by not arguing with him which is exactly what he wants her to do. He’s addicted to arguing which is why he has circular arguments so that they’re never ending which is heaven for him. Also why he refuses to answer simple yes or no questions and constantly tries to redirect. She does not feed into this behavior and does not allow him to take control by not allowing him to change the subject or delay proceedings.
Watch Brooks' body behaviors. He has a tendency to self-soothe almost constantly - rocking back and forth, or swaying when standing - both symptoms of mental distress, sometimes in the extreme. He was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at a very young age - 11 years old. Bipolar is characterized by manic phases followed by depressive phases. Watch his behavior. He becomes manic and can't stop talking or he sits slumped in his chair and rocks or sways. I wonder if he's being medicated for his disorder while in jail. His mother claims he doesn't remember the event. She also claims that as a child he was medicated but was unable to afford the array of needed meds as an adult so went without them. He has a long and complex history of acting out. Many run-ins with law enforcement - violence against women. He seems to be quite intelligent, but aggressively anti-social. I think he had an argument with Erica, and smacked her a few times in the face, after which Corey called the cops. He was out on bond and didn't want to be put back in jail so he ran. When he saw the parade he was wild with anger and as soon as he saw all those vulnerable people found what he saw, in the moment, as a way to soothe his anger. I think the killings were a highly irrational response to his fight with Erica, and absolutely intentional. Guy is deeply sick.
That is not typical bipolar behaviour. He has some sort of narcissistic personality disorder. He is a gaslighter, a manipulator, a coward and a typical abusive man.
I grew up in a time and an area where body language like he displays in the first 25 minutes was absolutely bog-standard for many adolescent and younger men, and the kind of middle-aged men who routinely got in stupid bar fights &/or beat their wives and kids. The side to side (and some of the back and forth) rocking, pacing, arm-shrugging, the knee bouncing, clapping on stressed syllables, head thrusting forward- it is not manic, it is macho display, a deliberate display pantomime of exasperation with implicit threat. He holds it at a level that he knows he dare not exceed in court. Look how he escalated in blacking his girlfriend’s eye *in a blitz attack without warning*, and how he worked up through this stuff to lay hands on another female who was a complete stranger to him, even with Kori’s male friend present. This is where he would be and what he would be doing right now except that he would simply end up in even more restraints. It is where he was when he leaned out the car window at the gas station and berated the other driver - who declined to get wound up and shrugged it off. I can assure you this man is PERFECTLY in control of his responses. If he actually were manic he would by now have punched the screen, tossed his document boxes around or started kicking and yanking his own foot chain.
His genuine self-soothing is actually really normal. 1. Beard-smoothing - he forgets he doesn’t have a long beard any more and sometimes does that finger-&-thumb sweep outward from the philtrum, down the corners of the mouth to the neck. Loads of bearded men do this. 2. Paper shuffling, patting & rearranging and book-opening & closing. 3. He bows his head, elbows in the table and hides behind folded or clasped hands.
Oh, and watch how his body language rapidly transforms for the jury. He stands up, folds his hands and confines himself to signalling much milder frustration by pacing, such as he can on a tether. And as the prosecutor begins his address, Brooks realizes he has to stop it now and he tapers it off so that it doesn’t look too obvious. He is all about display and theatrics. It has literally been his livelihood, his profession, his way of keeping control over the women he leeched off all his life.
@@lesmerz3178 I agree with the part about being locked up for the rest of his life, but there's nothing about his mental state that would justify what he did to those people. I blame the justice system for not keeping him on lockdown for all those crimes he committed.
Bless Judge Dorow. ❤️ Thankfully she had to patience to protect, as difficult as that had to have been, this scumbags rights. I’m sure he’ll attempt appeals and I pray her leeway allowed him protects his victims. She did everything humanly possible, I believe.
They should have never let him come back in until Ericka had testified, it was a treat for him to come into the courtroom and see her face to face! That was the ONLY reason he asked to come back in--- all sweet and $#$#! He asked her more questions that ALL THE OTHER WITNESSES COMBINED! He abused her for years! She shouldn't have had to face her abuser. The least they could have done was make him stay in thar other room until after she testified.
Yes, he completely changed his behavior when it concerned him being able to come back to question Erica in person. Even the judge commended him on his newfound good behavior!! This shows just how truly sick their relationship was and how obsessed he is with controlling and abusing Erica.
Me too. db trying everything in his cross to get her to say he never said anything bad to her or EP or hit her or EP when everyone knows what kind of monster he is.
@@anthonyj9787 Christ would be right there to welcome him with open arms and change that vile heart of his if only there came a prayer of true remorse.
Actually, if this had happened in a Massachusetts’s Court: he would have been rudely laughed at until the tears were rolling in the courtroom. I’m not kidding.
Things got shaky when Kori went to the stand and The State knew it. Darrell was hounding in on her intellect. He’s a manipulator and getting his last bits in. Please let justice be served 😢 for the families they need this peace
Yeah that was painful. I knew how he was trying to trip her up, but he was too dumb to ask a coherent question and she didn’t understand what he was trying to do or what he was asking.
It was very weird how he took exception to Kori identifying his SUV in the video with “That’s him!” He seemed to be genuinely saying that she was not allowed to know it was his car - as she sat there watching the video. This was what baffled Kori, she thought he was saying that as she stood in the street, how could she know it was his SUV? (She did also know this because of course when Erika called to say he was now stalking her in his car, Kori would ask what his vehicle was.) But in fact what Brooks seemed to object to was her saying in court, “That’s him!” as though she wasn’t supposed to know NOW who it was. He does seem a bit ADD, so possibly he just forgot that she said it in the present and his recall was that she claimed she had said it at the time. Which Kori didn’t realise he was thinking. He didn’t miss a trick in trying to confuse her on purpose, either. But the creepiest, “most sociopathic”, entitled thing about his grilling of Kori is that HE asked for such a moment to be rerun. On this video watched by the jury, he had just swerved his car at Erika: then he *at least* shoves Kori so she staggers back - and he asks for a repeat of that moment, presumably to prove that she was exaggerating. Thus demonstrating to the court how he *still* assumes he had a right to lay hands on a stranger who was trying to protect his first near-miss of the day. He doesn’t even think to try to justify it. It’s just “look, I only shoved you and you didn’t even fall down! Replaying the aggression and re-enacting the sense of entitlement that let him assault and kill more strangers a few minutes later. It goes way beyond being an unrepentant brute - it underlines how much of a danger he is going forward.
I agree and they handled it with dignity knowing she probably was just nervous knowing it’s a televised trial. Just imagine talking about the deadliest parade attack ever!!!!!
DB will appeal in any case. However, the judges actions should (I hope) prevent the appeals court from overturning the verdict or demanding another trial.
I say there is No way he will get another trial..this trial was beyond what he deserved and is required and with everything from the incident to evey day of the trial, he dug his own grave.
@Hoosier James even if he managed to overturn anything, he's still never doing anything less than life without parole. He will die in jail no matter what. If he actually acted normal and remorseful through this trial he could've walked away with a few "sick" fans to send him money in jail. He really just made things harder on himself
@@lessthanahome He's not going to jail, he's headed for prison. And not a state prison, but a federal one. Prison is worse than jail, and federal is worse than state. Even in protective custody, he will forever be a target. Jail will seem like a luxury, which is why he tried so hard to prolong every single procedure. He's been to state prison, but not federal. His existence will be terrible, and inmates who are aware of his crimes will find ways to get to him. The system will try to transfer him to other prisons, but inmates are clever, and his crimes will follow him. Forever. Protective custody will not help him much.
The man prosecutor is extremely handsome and very intelligent. He has a long career coming in the legal justice system. Judge Dorow is an amazing candidate for a Supreme Court Justice.
@@sww3405 the cool aberration it took must have been a joke as they as we all did know it was a slam dunk case. They probably had group therapy sessions to cope with a one in a billion personality.
From bailiffs to the Judge and everyone in between what an EXCEPTIONAL well run (given the circumstances) went way above and beyond. Wisconsin proud! My condolences to everyone affected by the defendant what a horrible human being. Erika Patterson all though her mistakes in the past what a powerful testimony and I’m so happy she finally got away from him for GOOD!
I know what you meant by her mistakes in the past.... At least I think I do. You're saying that she made mistakes and that's okay, right? Otherwise her past is irrelevant. She's obviously come from a less than ideal background and tried to find comfort in a man who turned out to be a predator and criminal. She was young and impressionable. But put that aside she did the right thing and gave strong testimony. None of us are perfect of course. But some of us are just a waste of skin and space, i.e. Darrell Brooks. I'm not a proponent of the death penalty because there are a lot of innocent people in jail based on false and faulty evidence but this guy is clearly deserving of it.
@@chefroxstarr9467 I absolutely agree! My intent was that we all have a past but hers is now public knowledge and she has learned from them. I give her a lot of credit not only testifying once but then supenad back from the father of her child and the horrible human being that drove down 68 people. She came back and testified AGAIN with class and confidence. I live in the county that this happened in about 5 miles away as a Wisconsin native and what was suppose to be a day of celebration turned out as a massacre by a inhumane person. Erika is kind, beautiful and well spoken and I just want to express my not only condolences to all but she has turned her life around at the young age of 32 years old. I respect this woman as I know we all do. This has been a rough year in Waukesha County I’m happy the ones that survived got JUSTICE in one calander year. He will be sentenced 11/15 and 11/16 fyi! Thank you for your comment and intellect.
Have you watched the opening statement for the Chandler Halderson case-specifically the prosecutions? If not you HAVE TO! I’m not even from Wisconsin and it makes me Wisconsin proud!! 🙌🏼 That man voice is as smooth as velvet and he keeps you on the edge of your seat with the way he lays out his case! I watched it multiple times! This man is just such an absolute train wreck clown that I’ve found myself unable to look away! I’ve watched every bit of trial, just horrified! He not only killed six people but injured DOZENS of others; many being children who are permanently changed -but he killed an 8 year old little boy! Brain damage! It’s difficult for me to even type it without crying but DB has the NERVE to sit here and attempt to pick apart people, including victims, about absolute NONSENSE! He deserves the rest of his miserable life to be spent in prison!
@@jadalee6924 Well said. It was heart wrenching to listen to the victim statements, and how this criminal had the NERVE to make insinuations that were so painfully felt by all who listened. It was as if he knew what would hurt them the most before he would ask a question that cut like a knife through the gaping grief of a loved one’s heart. How completely depraved. 🙏
My Dear God you can hear the weeping of the victims families. This is the first time I’ve watched Zach’s opening statement. What a handsome, intelligent articulate young man. Thank heaven for these God’s angels who worked so hard for Justice at the Prosecution’s table.
Why hasn't the judge ever tell Brooks that she doesn't give HIM consent to interrupt her and the court for starters.... Lol I wish she could say everything she likely wishes she could say and call him out on the fact that it's not her duty to teach him law or hold his hand in this. A public servant as he puts it doesn't mean she is the servant of anyone to use and abuse how they choose. And he also had the wrong idea of her duty. But what's the most wild and shameless is that he claims to be a sovereign citizen and exempt from US law but then has no problem cherry picking whichever line, amendment, case, or whatever else he heard out of context , and then believe he is entitled to have full , unrestricted protection under said right. So he can take lives, be exempt from prosecution, but then use the 1st amendment to tell the jurors "what their duties and obligations are" despite having zero idea what those are and not being qualified remotely to do so. In heating his verdict, u can clearly see and hear how confident he was that the jury returned a not guilty verdict .. so much so that he spoke before the verdict was read and demanded to be unshackled ...what's his deal and how could be under the same room but entirely different universe? Hopefully the judge and prosecutor go out and party this weekend. They need to unwind.
That’s EXACTLY what sovereign citizens do - cherry-pick the law and take it out of context. It amazes me that they continue they pseudo legal arguments when they have NEVER been successful.
@@frautayyou are absolutely correct. It's one of as you said the "lawerly" words he's learned during his time as a lawyer. He's overused all the words he's throughout this trial. Not only that his misuse of so many words drives me nuts lol. But at the end of the day I'm glad he was sentenced to forever. That boy ( I can't call him a man cause he isn't one ) is a waste of our oxygen!
@@THATDAMSPORTSHOW I think he got that from Attorney Kees or Perry in all the preliminary stuff. He’s positively revolting, even when he’s copying someone. 🤮
She's a beautiful lady. I couldn't believe it when I saw an interview with her after the trial and realised she is 53 years old. I honestly thought she was late 30's at the most.
When he decided to "defend" himself, he crossed out the word "understand" on every form, signifying that as a sovereign citizen, he doesn't "stand under" any laws of the U.S. Now, he continues to say he doesn't understand! 😂 It is nice to know that when he is muted, he can still talk to his imaginary friends, Me, Myself, and I. He clearly is very disturbed and dangerous. His ignorance and defiance are making me talk to myself!🤪🤬
That Sgt, when he says that the sound was the worst thing he ever heard. I don't think any of that even bothers DB at all. How dare him ask why would he show up in uniform. Like he's trying to say that the SGT is showing off. Oh and have you noticed the serious frown he has on his face almost constantly?
@@VJ-fm6vz Which is so stupid because everyone knows that testifying in court is part of their job! Well everyone except Dumbass McGee who keeps incriminating himself repeatedly in his ridiculous cross-examinations.
Hearing people dying on the radio...one of the worst things I experienced in the Army. Unable to help them. Feeling like a failure because you aren't there. His testimony was as moving as the victim statements before the sentencing...I still have nightmares about that. I hope the officer is dealing with this.
This is so much funnier to watch the second time round when the anger of what he did has subsided. What a monkey show. How the judge didn’t break protocol and go and donk him on the head with that mallet is a super power in itself.
Wow, I was so amazed at the 3:30 mark when Zach Wittchow went so far above and beyond by going over to the murderer and explained the reasons why he shouldn't continue with his question, or the way he was asking it. That was extremely nice of him considering what he has had to sit through. It truly shows his professional character as well as his compassion as a human being. When the court resumed and Judge Dorrow asked Brooks if he would like Kori to answer that question or move on and he said move on, it was so funny that even the officer behind him laughed right there. The officer behind the laptop. Take a look back if you didn't catch it, it's funny.
My heart breaks for all the officers and victims forced to testify in front of this insane, evil man. I really wish Judge Darrow would have done more to stop Brooks from objecting to ever word that was said. I could not help but cry all the time watching and listening to the screams from the poor helpless people being struck. God I hope you held them in a our embrace. Amen
Me too especially given the fact she was actually repeating herself explaining why the prosecution would object etc. They’d say OBJECTION Vague & he’d ask why and Dorow would actually repeat that saying “it’s vague” wwhhhaaattttt the fuuukkk
She can’t legally stop him from objecting. That’s how the record is preserved for the appeal process. He’s still the attorney. Doing that would mess around and win him his appeal, just based off of that alone. He got a more than fair trial, as was his right, and will d!3 in prison thx to the judge and DA.
The judge told DB several times the "objections rules" - which only made him even more agressive in his objections and the reasons even more bizar. Practically all the exhibit to be held into evidence was objected with "relevancy".
