I genuinely cant believe how kind, patient and helpful that judge was. He genuinely seemed to take his points on board and on several occasions he gave him advice on how he needed to make his argument since he understood that the guy had no legal knowledge at all and didn’t know how he was supposed to present things or question the witness. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.

Before we get started, Your Honor, I would like to object to everything that isn't going to allow me to win my case -

Imagine having the sheer arrogance/ignorance to challenge the entire American legal system with something you read on Facebook.

Officer Bourgeois looks like he stepped right out of a World War I movie.

"I have a PhD in American Indian Studies. It's not called that but that's what it is." WTF????

Finally ! A judge with the definitive shut down to the endless repetitive argument "who you think gets to decide ? Me!" Perfect. I hope other judges follow suit

You KNOW that the officer’s friends and colleagues refer to him as “Officer Bougie” 😂

Prosecutor: "The people would like to call Officer Bourgeois to the stand to offer additional testimony." Defense [after 1st question]: "I object. He's trying to give additional testimony!" You just can't make stuff up.

Mirroring Judge Bryant: You can "travel" your way into the Wayne County Jail....🤣😂🤣😂

I started to try to follow the guy's logic but I decided to save my brain cells.

Finally, a maritime law case! They can’t use that sovcit angle.

If the boat is tribal and doesnt need a registration, then why did it have an EXPIRED registration?

Hip replacements do not explain the foul stench of alcohol that I smelled on your breath sir. ROFL

"Chief Runningmouth" 😂😂 omfg.

It's amazing that these people think they can outsmart a room full of lawyers with some stuff they printed online

I read the treaty. It protects hunting and fishing, not drunk boating. "Tribal members: (i) may Hunt, Fish, Trap, and Gather natural resources, without limitation" and "The State is also prohibited from prosecuting Tribal members for alleged Hunting and Fishing violations"

I had both my hips replaced....and because I did, I now walk better than before.

I love saying Sheboygan! (That is all, thank you.)

The more Dr Bellfy talks the more you find out what he doesn’t know about the Native Americans

Seeing that the boat was on water. He blew the chance to insist on an admiralty court

My uncle was a member of the Cherokee Nation, but he lived most of his life in California. He would absolutely take more fish than allowed and if he got caught he'd use the Native Fishing Rights, right up until the time fish and wildlife started asked for proof of membership

Why do I feel like drunk boating was not in the decree

Judge Gauthier ROCKS it within 7 seconds!!!! A new court record! (See what I did there?) ROFL

"I'm an Indigenous American, which means fishing laws don't apply to me." Yep. 'Kay. "Which means I can operate a vehicle while intoxicated." Nope. No you can't.

Imagine what it must be like to excel in high school, pay for a 4-year pre-law degree, get accepted to law school, go thru all that, serve an apprenticeship as a clerk to some court, pass the Bar exam, work at a law firm, maybe your own, for X years, FINALLY get appointed or elected a judge, and THEN have to with there and listen to these idiots, especially some Quack “doctor” that has studied tribal law. GEEEEZZZUS! How does this judge have the patience of a saint?

Every time I hear someone trying to represent themselves in court, I think of Charlie from It's Always Sunny. "Objection - filibuster!" 😂😂😂

That was funny... Chief running mouth

In the beginning he said “commercial fishermen”. Ask the man is he an involved in the commerce of fisheries 😂 I doubt he sells fish for a living. If he says yes, then ask him for his tax ID number(if that’s legal), or make him show his filings with the town/city if he is conducting business of the fish along with the exchanging of monies on their fine streets and water-ways as a tribal traveler(🤷‍♀️) ‼️CASE CLOSED - You Welcome‼️ 😂🤣😂🤣😂

So this dude was in a boat, a vessel, so "Admiralty Law" would apply. :)

The verbal resist was the boater refused taking a drunk assessment test. If you refuse a sobriety test you are automatically arrested for further investigation.

So first defendents defense is that he is Native therefore he can be drunk and operating a boat? That's really safe for everyone. Simpson's defendent doesn't have a clue. 😂

Mr McCloud got charged with contempt of court also and spent night in jail

I drove through Washtenaw County this past weekend and sent a salute to Judge Simpson.

Dr Bellfy”s testimony should be taken with the value similar to there is a Santa claus

The Darrell Brooks fan club. They should all meet in prison

Mike, may I suggest something? You should clip for future use that part of last night's stream where Judge Oakley says 'the internet is the worst thing for these people'. I think that sums up the problem. These sovcits Google around trying to figure out how to deal with their tickets/charges, find some nugget promising the key to getting the ticket/charge dismissed, and end up down this weird rabbithole that ultimately only causes them more problems than it solves.

The prosecutor needs to be better prepared for the trial. Luckily he won during this hearing.

Conservation Officer Bourgeois strikes me as a very middle of the road fella, not the type to start a revolution.

The fact that people believe this stuff, just boggles my mind. Really speaks to poor education system in this country.

Ho-Kay! I screwed up and learned something because of LTWM. For the first case I read the decree of 2007. The Professor is correct. Indian members from one of the 5 tribes mentioned (or those hired by them or fishing for them) do NOT need their boat to be registered in the state if the boat is fishing in one of the mentioned waters. But the fisherperson must have his boat registered by the tribe. He must also have a tribal permit and display it at all times. He must also conform to Michigan penal codes. If he violates a penal code outside of the Tribal exceptions, the State may prosecute. Impaired operation of a vessel is a State crime not exempted by the decree. Sooooo….he doesn’t need a state boat registration. He needs a tribal boat registration. He doesn’t need a state fishing permit, he needs a tribal one. And if he violates the Tribal requirements, he may face a Tribal Court, with a prosecutor from that particular Tribe to which Mr SovvyCit belongs. Sorry. I couldn’t help it. I learned!!!

I am dying over here! - The guy who simply walked into the courtroom attempting to represent the defender without offering anything resembling a law license, and got stopped by the judge at the very last moment in his attempt to sit at Defendant’s table, *has been qualified as AN EXPERT witness on legal and jurisdictional issues* - BY THAT SAME JUDGE. 🤣🤣

The McLeod tribe. Ya know, the American Indians called the McLeods🙄

This Judge is so patient.

1:09:17 "I had a lawyer who worked with me. Now he don't want to work with me". Judge Simpsons face 😂😅😂😅😂😅!!!

MARITIME LAW IS STRONG HERE, The drunken Admiral stumbles in objection.

I know experts. Not one would ever say, "I'm an expert."

And the FIRST thing that the defendant says to his witness is: "Mr. Belfy." ROFLMAO

"Cheif running mouth" I love it!😂😂😂

OMG...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣between the actual video and accompanying chat...I'm going to die from excessive laughing. Before I do...thank you for giving me the opportunity to die with dignity.

The defendant’s posture represents his weakness in his case.

“Shut up, Chief Running Mouth”. My fave @Law Talk With Mike🚒🚒

It’s flooding here in California but I’m in my office grateful to have your video to laugh at! Indian Studies doctorate and he thinks he can be an expert on a DUI?😂😂😂😂

I want body cam footage of him exiting his vessel and that wrestling match! How is this missing?!?

the classic you can't arrest a drunk Indian defense because reasons....

If she truly has $0… how in the hell is she eating, paying utilities, et cetera???

All the objections.

All I can think about is Jeff Foxworthy. No sir I don't care if the fish are biting, step outta the boat. You lost your skier about a mile back.😂😂😂

If the "consent decree" prevents authorities from being able to protect the public from drunk people operating boats then it is a flawed decree indeed.

Ya don't get to 'object' during the Judge's ruling! You can appeal the ruling but to keep arguing with the Judge is unacceptable.

Too bad i missed the live. Im surprised this judge qualified this witness as an expert without more knowledge or CV.

I live in the West Coast and fishing treaties were renegotiated within the last 20 years. And it gets crazy. In the treaty it says that natives can use native methods to fish for salmon, which means something called gill netting which the white fishermen are all up in arms about. gill netting can bring in lots of fish more than the whites can bring in and that pisses the white fishermen off. The treaty also says that the natives can take all the fish they can use. The white fishers want that to be more narrowly defined as only the fish the fisherman and his family can eat, the fact that the natives can sell the salmon they catch, which puts them into a more advantageous position than the white fisherman. But there's a whole bunch of other stuff going on like housing that's been promised but hasn't been built in thirty years. Fun stuff

Doctor.....he has a FJD degree: fictus juris doctor 😋

I also looked up the decree, section 24.5 states that operating a boat in a manner that creates a threat to public safety is enforceable by both state and tribunal officer under state law. Thus the officer and this court had jurisdiction. Also, 1.2 states that the michigan district court has jurisdiction. And the interpretation, as shown above, isnt really needed, a plain language reading would be enough. Tag in me prosecutor, im ready! And the expert is kind of right about registration, but tribal registration is required as is evidence of fishing which is a tribal activity. I suspect interpretation would be required to determine whether, if you are intoxicated, then you can be fishing. Thus to do a tribal activity do you have to do it in a safe manner? Finally, 24.4 requires that the person is “currently engaged” in the activity, was the defendant currently engaged in fishing, he was at the dock, just having fishing gear may not be enough. And final, final thing. Has the defendant established that he is a bona fide member of a relevant tribe? Id be asking for proof that he is a member, you dont want non tribal members trying to abuse the rights and privileges others has fought to get.

I want to see the one and I believe it’s Greenwood County with. I can’t remember her name were Jill, Gerard and Judge Webster. I believe it is supposed to have a person here from Texas for a hearing in person and he supposed to be here or have a warrant out for his arrest, I’m curious if he actually shows today

@LTWM Mike you're the best! Thanks for everything especially that judge last night 😂

Are sov cits increasing Or are they just getting around faster.

I'm thinking there were two separate times where the defendant was handcuffed during this incident. Perhaps they cuffed him once and then uncuffed him to allow him to climb off the boat or to get documents and then cuffed him again afterwards. I'm thinking he resisted one time and cooperated the other time they cuffed him. And he, of course, is only showing the judge the tape of the time he cooperated.

From the angle we're watching the defendant looks like Woody Allen to me.

Loved that judge who was on last night… “sir your ass in the chair,” judge.😂 I stayed up after seeing beginning. When are you sleeping? These are awesome…. Especially for those of us who wake at 2 or 3 am, can’t go back to sleep! Thanks!❤😂👍👏👏

Mike Mike Mike miiiiiike!!! I lost my sip of coffee to "Keep Quiet Chief Running Mouth!" LOL.

I need free went! Then move to the projects. Yep, it's called rent "can you believe that, they want me to pay rent!"🤣 The last dude, does anyone at LTWM think that he will be able to pay the $ 3,100+ by Feb 20th? I am a tad doubtful🤣

The police found that McCloud's boat registration had expired, but why would he need a registration for his boat in the first place if he were a member of the Sioux tribe? I thought Mr. McCloud's "expert" witness claimed that he didn't need to register his "vessel" in the first place because he was a member of an Indian tribe in the state of Michigan. Did Mr. McCloud only find out that he was a member of the Sioux tribe after he registrated his boat, and then after that he didn't renew his boat's registration anymore? I know that all this a moot point since Mr. McCloud was arrested first for DUI, and then latter for the "expired" boat registration. I'm just curious. It should be a "doozy" of a jury trial.

the clerk looks like she has a nice bag of ganja next to her, she must have knew the sov cit was coming and brought enough for everyone. Such a sweet clerk.

Did he really argue that he wasn’t boating under the influence because he did his drinking outside of the boat?

And I'm almost 70, takes me a few minutes to put on flip flops.

The expert contradicts themself by highlighting how important each word of this treatywas taking hours on each word, followed by saying, "i assume that is what they meant by possess?"

I think the point that is trying to be made is that the contact was invalid. He is arguing If the officer was not legally allowed to contact the defendant, the objective symptoms of intoxication could not have been observed. Therefore, the arrest is invalid. That is why the judge asked if the tribe issued any placards etc. for boats to tribal members. He argued once the person identifies as a tribal member, no further search can be made. However, in this case the objective symptoms had been observed so the argument holds no weight, even if he was, which he is not, a tribal member.

This expert sounds like he had a little bit of fire water before the trial.😂

This is a case that ACTUALLY IS on the water! OMG. Sov Cit’s wet dream.

I am a expert in intoxicated indians operating vessels.

Nah, not just an Attorney He must be at least a Private Attorney General!

When the good Doctor said, "I guess." He disqualified himself 🤣🤣🤣

Once again, pro se cross only hurts their case.

I cant imagine what a "sovereign citizen court" would even look like

Thank you for showing how, I can't believe this material. It is just beyond my scope of reality why our courts even entertain any of this nonsense. I parallegaled for a short time in the 90s and I thought I'd seen it all, but no...

In the first case, everything that "expert" stated being under federal jurisdiction has to do with treaty and Indigenous rights (or Native American as they're called in the States), and their fishing rights. The defendant is not Native American, and therefore under the rules of county or states conservation law, including needing a license and his boat being registered. His "expert" conveniently left that part out (and I seriously doubt that man is really an expert in anything of consequence, and I seriously doubt he has a doctorate)..It also doesn't cancel out the fact that he was drunk, Native or non-Native. By the way, did he ever produce a status card to claim Native rights, because they don't just hand those out, you have to prove you have Native heritage.

So he's a member of the Sioux tribe? his Indian name must be "so sioux me"!😂

I'm not an expert in tribal law, but what does tribal law have to do with you operating a boat intoxicated?

Officer Bourgoire looks like he could be in a village people tribute band…in full uniform

Randy Marsh voice - “Isn’t this America?! I thought this was America!”

I get thrown off, every time I hear Cheboygan, Mi Sadly….happens often We have Sheboygan, Wi less than an hour away!!!!

“You see, Your Honor, my right to subrogation is the right for me to say ‘I exercise my right to subrogation’ and then I don’t have to pay rent. It’s pretty straightforward.”

the case was about boating while drunk with unregistered boat.. what the hell does that have to do with some native american fishing treaties? no freaking way the idiot is going to jury trial with that? the jury is gonna say guilty after 5 mins of his "expert witness" ramblings aboutfishing treaties..

You know, I applaud these folks for attempting, at least, to extend their vocabularies, but the words have little use if you don't understand the actual meanings, lol. You learned new words, but not their true meanings and proper usage!

I was gonna type thank you but you beat me by saying it...judge should be able to communicate without hitting dead ends

Love to hear Sov cits question witness!! Lol

Oh noooo. I’ve seen this defendant before.

The funniest line of this was when Mike says…”Doctor??…Doctor Seuss” 🤣🤣 I laughed out loud🤣

"shut up, Chief Running Mouth!" Hahaha!

Im a citizen of the world and no court has jurisdiction over me. WRONG.