Police Surprise Man at His Doorstep Just After He Escapes Them | Criminal Lawyer Reacts 

Cop: "We have your bike, it's got plates on it. I dunno what you were thinking" Suspect: "I wasn't thinking" Cop: "That's fair"

I love the cop’s cheerful voice, “Hey you wanna put that down?”

“You never ever ever commit a felony to avoid a misdemeanor” wise words bruce

80MPH on a motorcycle *without a helmet* isn't just "thrown off your bike" if you hit something; it's *sudden death* - What was this guy thinking?!?!?

“He’s my…ah…goomba as they say” Bruce kills me 😂😂

"Yeet" is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don’t yeet something if you’re worried that it might break.) Yeet is also used as an interjection, most often to express excitement or enthusiasm.

The cop is slapping wacka flocka! 😂

So happy to see that no one was injured. Great video and advice, hopefully the young guy had some sense knocked into his head so he doesn't end up doing something stupid again in the future. Whooo boy I can imagine the dressing down he got when he got home :(

The dumbest thing he said was 'I couldn't tell ya'll, when asked where his motorcycle was. If you'd been home, you'd expect it to be where you keep it.

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,.....Bruce? 😂 From the comments we all love that one. 😅

Really enjoy your show!!! Absolutely love your beard, you wear it well and you look amazing!!! Don't ever shave it off!!❤😍

This is comical 😂😂😂😂What a lier.

Damn, that cop had a patrol rifle setup.

I out ran the cops once when I was young. They knew who I was and never showed up at my house. Five years later I got married and went to my new wife's grandfather's house. There was a cop there in full uniform and he grabbed my arm and said... gotcha

Not the cop listening to waka flocka 💀

Yeeted, Scottish word originally for heaved or hefted an item recklessly. Used by comedian Rab C Nesbit on his Scottish comedy show. Now surprisingly used by American news anchor😮

A yeet is like a stronger throw

I’m not a lawyer, or a criminal lol. I am a father and I love your videos for the knowledge, humility, and humor. And I love how you are with your son. I know it sounds lame but honestly I never had much of a father. You’re the type of father I aim to be. Thank you for showing the love you show for your son it’s very inspiring and humbling. Keep it up. God bless you and your family. Again, I thank you.

Your not knowing what "yeeted" means made me laugh. I love you Bruce. Never change Brother!

Appreciate how this officer handled the situation. Stayed calm, didn't mindlessly chase the kid through the woods. Secured the bike. Handled the armed homeowner well. Just an all around pro. We could use more officers like him.

I actually think everything the cop said to him was genuine tough love out of care for a young guy who needed a lesson x

When the narrator said "Yeeted him off into the abyss" my first thought was " You can't just start casually throwing around yeeted in official narration like it's an ordinary word now!" And then Bruce reacted appropriately 😂

I live in deer country (more days seeing deer than without), and the bikers racing along country roads at night blows my mind. No human can safely react to a sudden deer at 80mph and the motorcyclist loses in that collision 100% of the time! Obviously this is a drunk kid with poor risk assessment (running from the cops sure was a dumb choice), but experienced bikers make that specific mistake as well. The risk is not worth it.

This kid may have been stupid for running from the cops, but I actually respect how he responded once he was caught. He didn't double down and try running again, he didn't become aggressive, he just accepted the consequences of his actions and showed remorse. I'm optimistic for his future.

Yeet basically means throw something, but more specifically throwing something in a careless or thoughtless way.

Two lessons learned here: 1. Never commit a felony to avoid a misdemeanor. 2. Don't talk to the cops.

Excellent advice from Papa Rivers as always, hopefully lots of younguns watch these videos and make better decisions. I’m lucky none of my bad decisions ever led to anything life altering.

“Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever commit a felony to get out of a misdemeanor.” Bruce is the best.

"Yeeted" in this context means "threw him off" basically. Or like he flew off the bike

Lots of respect to this cop. He tells it straight, but he's still kind and calls it like it is bud and has a decent conversation with him.

Love that the officer told the youth to apologise to his parent!

Despite his bad decisions this night, you can tell this is a good kid and he was taught right from wrong. I don’t see many adults with a fully developed front cortex that take responsibility and ownership for their mistakes. This kid will be fine, I think Bruce is right about this saving this kid from something worse in the future.

Thank you Michael for bringing your Dad to us. He is a character, which I'm sure your aware of. I enjoyed what the two of you do and keep it up.

I don't think the officer really cared about Mirandizing him because they already had plenty of evidence on the guy. Plus they seemed more interested in helping him get his life straightened out than putting him in prison for as long as possible. At 19, he's not a minor, but he's still at the "overconfident idiot" stage of life. Also, fight-or-flight seems to be a huge part of why people run from police for even the most minor stuff. When people get stressed out, they often do really stupid things.

I'm 67, but this brings me back to my teen years. We lived in a small town which had a town Marshal as the only sworn officer. One evening, I was acting out on my motorcycle, and evaded our town cop. Feeling proud of myself, I went home to find him sitting on my front porch with my parents, drinking iced tea and waiting for me. It was an 'attitude adjustment' moment for me, to say the least.

Defense: “I’m sorry your honor, my client is a dumbass”

I like the cops in this one. They were calm and polite through the whole thing and never even escalated. The chase was probably too risky but nobody got hurt in the end, thankfully.

My 20 year old cousin died from a motorcycle accident about 2 years ago. I worked at the funeral home and we were in charge of his burial. It was the most awful thing. I have a 16 year old son and we will fight if he ever tries to get one. I know there are many people who own them who drive safely but I don’t want my son on one.

bruce not knowing what “yeeted” means is so funny, absolutely love it😂

Bruce can you do a video on the Ruby Franke situation, the famous RU-vidr, 8 passengers. It’s insane.

It does not pay to admit your guilt to the cops or court. Come clean to family and lawyers.

Dude. Mom’s response was amazing! 😅 However, I have to say, she’s lucky the cops showed up looking for her son instead of stating he was dead.

Yeeted is a highly technical term that highlights your linguistic sophistication. I use it in job interviews… hence why I’m still unemployed.

"Never ever ever, commit a felony to avoid a misdemeanor " needs to be on merch 😂

“Yeeted” is a slang term that means to throw something with force and without regard for the thing being thrown. For example, you might say “He just grabbed my phone and yeeted it into the river”. The term “yeet” can also be used as an exclamation to express excitement, enthusiasm, or surprise. For example, you might say “Yeet!” after something cool or remarkable happens, such as when someone is about to throw a three-pointer in basketball. The term “yeet” originated in the US as an elision of “Yes!” and “Neat!” . The earliest confirmed use of the term was in a dance video posted on Vine in 2014 What is an "elision"? 🤔 Elision is the omission of sounds, syllables, or words in speech. It's a common practice in spoken language because it speeds up speech and improves the flow of conversation. For example, "I don't know" might be pronounced "I duno". Elision can also refer to cases where two words are run together by omitting a final sound. For example, "th'orient". Elision can involve omitting vowels, consonants, or syllables. For example, "library" might be pronounced "laibri". Elision can also refer to omitting a vowel at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel. For example, "see it" and "go in". Elision comes from the Latin word elidere which means "to crush out".

I had a terrible car accident at 18 years old. Hit a tree going 80 km/h and car went down in flames. Was able to get out of car unharmed. Grossly overestimated driving skills in bad weather. Lesson learned the hard way! Never been in a accident or ticket since.

Undeveloped prefrontal cortex strikes again! Saw this the other day. It ended as well as it could, once he decided not to pull over. The recklessness is mind blowing… I’m just relieved he didn’t crash and die that night.

Out of all the lawyer podcasts I watch, I must say you are my favorite. Great advice, good common sense, and awesome sense of humor considering the content you cover. Thanks to the both of you!!

"If you hit a deer on a motorcycle, you're gonna lose." That is some sage advice thanks Bruce lol

It's hard to think of a problem with the police you can't make worse by fleeing them.

I love this officer. “YEA, you wanna put that down, everything’s good”, this officer needs a promotion. 😂

You are such an old man, I love it. Even I know what yeet means

4:48 love how it "yeeted" him off into the abyss. By the way, yeet means to throw forcefully.

I love how you give such love to your son.

Hey Bruce I used to be living on streets addicted to self snitching but your videos helped me get clean and now I’m proud to say today I’m 6 months clean of self snitching 😊

Would love to see your take on the Ruby Franke case. It’s so bizarre

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I know fifty lawyers, I work for three, and I like five, and now I like six. These videos are very helpful.

Props to mom for not objecting and letting her son learn his lesson the hard way.

Yeeted him off into the abyss is the best line ever

This is America baby. He's protecting his property. I live in rural missouri and that's the only protection we have The police usually show up afterwards love your show keep up the good work love it

4:47 I’m with Bruce. WTH is “yeeted”? 🤣 yeeted; yeeting; yeets. transitive verb. : to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown.

I LOVE your sarcasm! I'm a new subscriber & am having a marathon of CLR today! I appreciate your knowledge & your relationship with your son, my son is the most important person in my life as well. You're a keeper, Bruce, I'm watching the drunk teacher video next! Love you AND your beard! ❤

15$ Uber could have saved him this whole mess

This scenario could have gone the other way had the office been in a different mood. I hope the young man learned a valuable lesson and practices good judgement in his future.

"Can you put that down please?!" - too funny

Bruce not knowing what yeeted means is a real throwback to the early days when people were discovering him for analyzing rap lyrics

The Busch shirt is hilarious

I just wanted to let everyone know. That there is sometimes being honest and self snitchin can be beneficial. I've twice admitted to crimes to police officers, and was let go because of it. They decided I was a victim of circumstances. And was not charged.

The mom was super chill. If this happened to me, my mom would have been cursing up a storm at me and would have whooped my ass in front of the cop. Kid's lucky he's got a cool headed mom.

Wearing a beer branded shirt trying to convince the cops you haven't been drinking is the best thing about this video.

4:55 To "Yeet" something is to throw it with great force. I've heard "Yeet" described as the opposite of "Yoink" which is to pull on something roughly with great force.

Michael, Please get him on the Franke/Hildebrandt case as soon as enough comes out!

I shouldn't laugh but Bruce not knowing what yeet is so funny to me.

If that’s not the most Midwest interaction / reaction idk what is. For one dude just comes out with a pistol has to know cops are there with the lights, and the cop just tells him to put it away lol. I applaud this cop for just being super chill, knowing the situation but also not making another conflict

Thank you and Michael for bringing good content. My husband and I are hooked. Side Note: The facial hair is quite nice.😊

I was on an 8 hour round trip in Wisconsin on my 2014 heritage. Around 10pm at night, going 65mph and I saw movement in the distance and 2 seconds later two deer are in my lane. I slam on both brakes and pull the clutch and JUST missed both of them. Experience can help you avoid some crazy things.

I totally agree that this episode of his, did save life in the end. With the way the kid handled that, it's obvious he is far too immature and irresponsible to be riding a bike. Some of the best advice, one should always remember is "Never, ever, commit a felony, to avoid a misdemeanor."

I love this guy and his "Stop Self Snitching" mantra. My Father was an Attorney and he would tell me "Even if you are 100% innocent, DO NOT under any circumstances talk to the Police! They are NOT there to help by giving you this one opportunity to get your side of the story out or Man Up!" I have literally heard that 100 times on The First 48. I read somewhere that the guys on First 48 who Lawyer up are something like 3X more likely to be acquitted or case dismissed. He described a criminal case as a blank, untouched painter's canvas upon which your Attorney paints the picture and is in control of the artistic direction. EVERYTIME you utter a statement he said it was like throwing paint on the canvas a la performance art which your Attorney has to correct and is no longer in control of the narrative. Listen to this Bruce Rivers guy and clam up!

Wow, kudos to that officer who told the guy in the house (?) so nicely to put the gun away. It also sounds like he said please and thank you. I cracked up at that. And the guy basically said okay like it was no big deal.

Fifty years ago July. Drunk leaves bar. Speeds down the pavement doing 70 in a 25, hits 13-year-old, killing him. Owner of the bar that he left finds drunk driver, walks him to the police dept. Thinks it's funny because drunk. Drunk spends 3 weeks in jail. Is found guilty of vehicular homicide because woo hoo! I didn't kill your effin' son. Receives 3 weeks time served. Did the drunk learning anything? Nope. Is it funny that he killed a kid? Apparently. Is the drunk feeling sorry? No. Blame the 13-year-old? Yes. Trust me, you don't want to be the 13-year-old or the family of the 13-year-old.

Just another reminder that most police chases that endanger innocent lives are unnecessary; catch them later, it’s 2023 and cameras are everywhere

Bruce, congrats on your ride across Alaska! That had to be a lifetime of a ride!

Honestly the cop was super nice to where the kid was even trying to have a casual conversation after he was arrested lol

I think the cop just wants to scare him a ton, so he doesn't do anything like this ever again, thats why the cop didnt mirandize him. Just a guess.

Cop was very professional and cool about all of this. Hard lessons learned

Night out in the country is terrifying even in a car around here. Especially towards the end of the year. I live in Elk Country, and those a**holes will try to fight your vehicle. Knew a guy who hit one and was physically impaled by it.

I got really luck once, kinda like this Isaac back in around 2004ish I knew I was gonna be getting pulled over in Ohio seeing a cop pull out a few cars behind me when i had expired out of state plates so I pulled into a gas station and parked in back and walked around front, went inside and got permission to park there then walked across the street to a motel and watched the cops look at my car and then search it with more cops finding weed, bowls, expired plates, suspended license, fleeing and evading and I think a few more charges and could only charge me with Driving without an Opperators License after illegally searching and seizing my car all cause I had permission to be parked there!!

So, the word "yeet" has a couple meanings: 1) to throw off with great abandon or force as in "he was yeeted of the motorcycle" 2) a term in basketball meaning to throw something in the air usuall with great excitement. This teminology is attibuted to Bubba Johnson in 2008..

I never understood why people run when they know who you are. Do they plan on hiding for the rest of their lives?

Three types of motorcyclist exist: 1) those who have come off 2) those who will come off 3) those who will come off again. If you are not going to wear a helmet PLEASE carry an organ donor-card. I've hit the tarmac with my face slid still at high speed and smashed my head into the curb stone, not a mark on me. Needed a new helmet but did not donate any organs that day. That came out of the blue oil, rain, and speed, no breaking just manoeuvring on entry to a traffic island. The only other time I hit the ground with my head I was definitely innocent, a van just did not notice me overtaking and took me out. I rode away 2 minutes later and did not wind up drooling in a chair for the rest of my life because of my helmet. I've been off a few times over the decades and each time it came out of the blue and mostly it was in the dry and always in daylight. I don't pretend no-fault always but I was not being reckless either. You get confidence from an off a bit of a scrape or two not so bad but ride for long enough and it will happen to you headfirst: no IF just a WHEN.

Bruce rightly points out that bike loses to deer any day. HOWEVER, almost no vehicle can protect you against a moose.

Okay Bruce, foul on the play! The mother clearly rats out her son to the cops. “I heard him come home; the dogs were barking.” Yet no “Stop Snitching” screed was shared.

Thank you so much, I am learning so much about your tips, law, and lawyers, eventhough I would never use any of those tips. I obey the law and I have never encountered problems with police, I respect them. One time while I was driving a police stopped me, gave an advice, but no ticket. I have never encountered any problems, I listen to them, if they ask for my registration, license, etc. no pronblem,, I have everything in order. I respect the police, their job is dangerous and difficult. Thank you Mr. Bruce, you are kind and sincere persone, a great father. You love your community, thanks again!

Damn this one is pure comedy.. from the story about Bruce’ friend, Bruces reactions, the actual facts of the story. L for the mom though

My teenage son wanted a motorcycle, and I said no. He told me I couldn't tell him no because he had the money to buy one. I laughed and asked him if he had the money to fully support himself. He just stared at me. When you become fully independent you can buy whatever you want. He is now almost 28, never bought one and is glad I didn't let him.

Big Shout Out Micheal Rivers You A Real One 💪

Bruce yeet means to eject, remove, etc. Emily D. Baker is particularly fond of this word. Im sure she'd be happy elaborate.

Have you done "sarah boone gets 7th attorney? " Would love to hear your opinion

Due to the oh-so-obvious advice of “never commit a felony to avoid a misdemeanor (or a simple traffic citation),” police officers have to assume that anyone who flees has nefarious motives - drugs, guns, has already committed another (more serious) felony…

I remember learning from a friend that knew someone in the ER and they called them “donor-cycles” by how often these kinds of accidents would happen. 😬