He has a repeat charge of evading arrest. As long as he didn't have priors, the theft would've been a Class C misdemeanor, class B at worst. That's assuming the police even bothered over a cup of soda.
I've seen this judge give people who have abandoned their kids less time. How is stealing a cup a felony offense? Why is she so mad at him? It is like this one is personal to her or something. This is so weird.
Read other's comments, it often explains things. Seems the felony was fleeing, 2nd offense, not the cup of water. A case of turning something very minor into a big deal.
@@Canucklesammich I get it but 131 days for fleeing after stealing a cup with nothing in it? Why even pursue him? Judge didn’t rly take the facts into consideration in this one. Meanwhile I’ve seen 30 days and deferred adjudication given to men and women who get arrested with drugs and children in the same vicinity
@@beauknows93 He literally evaded the police which stacked onto his PRIOR convictions, before all of this. Sounds like you didn't take into consideration anything, except of course your ignorance.
It is honestly ridiculously excessive to charge someone with that many days over such a minor crime. Usually things like this happen because the person has prior offenses or may have some kind of restriction such as probation or bond. Regardless it's disproportionate to the offense at issue. During probable cause when judge first learned that he was arrested for stealing water they should have used their discretion to prevent taking 4 months of a man's life for water.
118 days and $1000 for fleeing the police for the second time. It would not have amounted anywhere near that without that. He realized he was about to get in a spot trouble and started digging his own grave.
So it's ok to lunge over a counter, steal a cup, get soda, evade arrest when cops arrive, have it stack onto prior convictions of evading arrest, and then you want to give this guy sympathy and blame the judge for his life choices? Good one
She read the charges & video put it up on screen in the intro. He's charged with evading arrest wth a prior conviction of evading, that's what makes it jail time & felony, not just the "water theft". He asked for a cup of water, not sure why they said they "don't give cups of water", that's ridiculous, but he didn't have to reach over counter & take the cup either. Regardless, that's why they called PD, as silly as just a cup is, in their eyes he still took it. And if he would've just cooperated & not ran from the cops, this would've been such a simpler outcome but instead he now has a felony conviction. Can't imagine it's that difficult to find employment even for minimum wage, unless he possibly has a deeper record, we don't know. Also stated he has some mental health issues so hopefully he receives some of the help he needs...
He should never have taken the plea deal. The public defender wasn't looking out for him, she just wanted a quick way of closing his case. Especially since they know he has some mental health issues. Would have been more productive if they plead it down to a misdemeanor and restitution combined with community service/job placement assistance.
He evaded arrest, and that stacked onto a previous evading arrest case which got him 118 days which is quite the deal. But I guess everybody who makes bad choices just has mental health issues that you can blame it on
I agree with the statement he needs education. He looks confused over alot of what the judge says. Something she said sounds like he already had a previous conviction and was on probation before he did this.
Whattaburger was breaking the Texas law, which forbids charging for tapwater in restaurants. Just how did this case get so messed up. If he had filled the cup with water and not soda could he have been charged?
Which law were they breaking? Go ahead and cite it kiddo. This case only got messed up when he decided to evade arrest and have it stack onto his prior evading arrest charge
Imagine stealing a cup to get soda, and then evading when police are ticketing you, which stacks onto your prior convictions of evading arrest. Great life choices, you sound intelligent.
This has happened when I have been at a takeout. Homeless people want to eat, and they are run off when they ask for a cup to get water. I am more than happy to buy them food and a drink. Some people are just down on their luck because it is so expensive for many to live in California.
A felony for taking a 2 cent plastic cup and 5 cents worth of soda? He mustve had a lot of priors or something. Shouldve been dismissed, Im sure they have enough cases for serious offenses they should be focusing on, shouldnt be wasting time/resources for crap cases like this
Thank God he's only getting changed with a felony water cup... I heard sweet tea is Fed Time 😮😅😂 (Before everyone starts yelling at me, I know the felony was for evading. Just making a joke 😬)
Shame on you for thinking it's ok for him lunge over a counter and take whatever he wants, and then evade arrest when police arrive, while having prior convictions for evading arrest.
What was the point in whataburger to even call the cops over this in the first place? They lost what, maybe 15 cents? They made that back, plus more on the next customer. Just crazy they wouldn't give him some water in the first place being in Texas.
Because he lunged over the counter? Took what he wanted? Made a scene? And ultimately he wasn't going to jail over that anyways until he decided to evade arrest, which stacked onto his prior convictions
@@paintore If you had the ability to watch a youtube video, you would know it was for evading arrest, which stacked onto his prior convictions of evading arrest.
normally I really like this judge and I she thinks pretty fair...but with this guy...not so much. I feel like she isn't hearing or understanding what he was really saying..
Wait, didn't she say 180 days is the minimum penalty? How can she give 118 days then? Or did she give 180 days and the transcription tool just misunderstood?
For the people who are calling this judge names because of the felony conviction, please rewatch the video. He was convicted for fleeing (which is not his first time) and has a history of other crimes. As someone who studies law and watches a lot of these videos for entertainment and education, I understand how many people will jump to the conclusion that this is all over the old cup of water trick. It’s how it started, but he ballooned it into a much bigger issue. Judges do these lines of questioning to help defendants that are consistently breaking the law to understand really what kind of situations their behavior is getting into. It’s true that the fleeing got him into the most trouble here but all would have been avoided if he just didn’t steal what’s genuinely a negligee amount of money for most working people. (Like she said, get a job [and stop being a bum])
A Felony for a cup of soda seems a bit harsh. I wonder what the rest of the story is?
Seems very harsh. I don’t understand this one. I’d have given him a cup and a burger out of my own money if I witnessed this.
it's Tex-ASS enough said.....the last State I would want to live
@@miamidolphinsfan and we're happy to not have you here 😊. Also, context is needed before rushing to judge
He's charged with evading arrest after a previous conviction, that's probably why the punishment is so harsh.
Probably a repeat offender so charges got automatically escalated
That doesn't explain how it ballooned into a felony
He has a repeat charge of evading arrest. As long as he didn't have priors, the theft would've been a Class C misdemeanor, class B at worst. That's assuming the police even bothered over a cup of soda.
I've seen this judge give people who have abandoned their kids less time. How is stealing a cup a felony offense? Why is she so mad at him? It is like this one is personal to her or something. This is so weird.
Read other's comments, it often explains things. Seems the felony was fleeing, 2nd offense, not the cup of water. A case of turning something very minor into a big deal.
@@Canucklesammich I get it but 131 days for fleeing after stealing a cup with nothing in it? Why even pursue him? Judge didn’t rly take the facts into consideration in this one.
Meanwhile I’ve seen 30 days and deferred adjudication given to men and women who get arrested with drugs and children in the same vicinity
@@beauknows93 He literally evaded the police which stacked onto his PRIOR convictions, before all of this. Sounds like you didn't take into consideration anything, except of course your ignorance.
Wow. 118 days and $1000 for water???? This is sad. Embarrassing for our country. Whataburger.... Smh
for soda tho
Wow, don’t steal…
It is honestly ridiculously excessive to charge someone with that many days over such a minor crime. Usually things like this happen because the person has prior offenses or may have some kind of restriction such as probation or bond. Regardless it's disproportionate to the offense at issue. During probable cause when judge first learned that he was arrested for stealing water they should have used their discretion to prevent taking 4 months of a man's life for water.
118 days and $1000 for fleeing the police for the second time. It would not have amounted anywhere near that without that. He realized he was about to get in a spot trouble and started digging his own grave.
I thought they usually give you just water if you ask. In some states a restaurant has to give you a glass of water to anyone that asks
I saw a man get arrested for.25 cents bag of peanuts. I begged the officer to let me pay. He said no
What a shame! I was shopping yesterday when an employee chased a homeless person who had taken a cup.
Second evading arrest. That is the felony not the theft
I'm amazed that so many commenters are incapable of listening to the charges.
@@occamsrazorblades I'm not. This is the norm. Most people weren't even capable of watching the whole 60 short to know he took soda and not water.
So dude got a felony for evading police as someone with priors?
Water should simply just be free. They could have given him a courtesy cup 🤷🏽♀️
Boooooo, Whataburger, Boooooooo!
I usually like this judge. I didn't like her smugness and ridiculous sentencing.. wow. She was condescending too.
So it's ok to lunge over a counter, steal a cup, get soda, evade arrest when cops arrive, have it stack onto prior convictions of evading arrest, and then you want to give this guy sympathy and blame the judge for his life choices? Good one
Felony conviction for stealing a cup of soda? Something is way off here.
19 years for stealing a loaf of bread
Repeat offender
He evaded arrest twice, it's literally in the video. How come you kids never watch the video but comment?
A cup? Time in jail for something that costs less than a dollar? This seems rather harsh.😮
She read the charges & video put it up on screen in the intro. He's charged with evading arrest wth a prior conviction of evading, that's what makes it jail time & felony, not just the "water theft". He asked for a cup of water, not sure why they said they "don't give cups of water", that's ridiculous, but he didn't have to reach over counter & take the cup either. Regardless, that's why they called PD, as silly as just a cup is, in their eyes he still took it. And if he would've just cooperated & not ran from the cops, this would've been such a simpler outcome but instead he now has a felony conviction. Can't imagine it's that difficult to find employment even for minimum wage, unless he possibly has a deeper record, we don't know. Also stated he has some mental health issues so hopefully he receives some of the help he needs...
Imagine actually watching the video to know what he did wrong
Why would they release people at midnight or 1 AM? That's like punishing them further. No public transportation, would be difficult to get a ride.
He should never have taken the plea deal. The public defender wasn't looking out for him, she just wanted a quick way of closing his case. Especially since they know he has some mental health issues. Would have been more productive if they plead it down to a misdemeanor and restitution combined with community service/job placement assistance.
He evaded arrest, and that stacked onto a previous evading arrest case which got him 118 days which is quite the deal. But I guess everybody who makes bad choices just has mental health issues that you can blame it on
He seriously got 118 days and a felony for taking a fountain drink.. What the fuck,
Imagine actually watching the video to know why he got 118 days.
She's a GREAT judge. Very balanced and fair.
I agree with the statement he needs education. He looks confused over alot of what the judge says. Something she said sounds like he already had a previous conviction and was on probation before he did this.
He said he graduated high school. Not sure if I believe that. Maybe he slipped through without learning. He seems to have a mental disorder. It’s sad.
He had a previous conviction of evading arrest, so it stacked onto this 2nd charge of evading arrest which got him 118 days. It's really that simple
Signs of serious substance use.....😢sad
Whattaburger was breaking the Texas law, which forbids charging for tapwater in restaurants. Just how did this case get so messed up. If he had filled the cup with water and not soda could he have been charged?
They give small clear cups for water, this guy is just lying.
Dude got soda. It’s the oldest trick in the book.
Which law were they breaking? Go ahead and cite it kiddo. This case only got messed up when he decided to evade arrest and have it stack onto his prior evading arrest charge
Seriously. He gets more time for “stealing” water than many do for eluding with a weapon ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
or billionaires who NEVER get justice done to them for stealing millions from the taxpayers
That's because he gets this time for eluding, not stealing. The penalty is harsher than usual because of a previous conviction he has.
He evaded arrest twice, learn to read, learn to watch a video before commenting on said video.
Imagine you steal a can of sardines and get 30 years to life she would probably do it 😂😂😂
Imagine stealing a cup to get soda, and then evading when police are ticketing you, which stacks onto your prior convictions of evading arrest. Great life choices, you sound intelligent.
Dude said working under the table in court 🤣
WTF 118 days for stealing a cup for water? This judge is outta control.
Imagine watching the actual video to know what he got arrested for
This has happened when I have been at a takeout. Homeless people want to eat, and they are run off when they ask for a cup to get water. I am more than happy to buy them food and a drink. Some people are just down on their luck because it is so expensive for many to live in California.
I hope he will be alright
A felony for taking a 2 cent plastic cup and 5 cents worth of soda? He mustve had a lot of priors or something. Shouldve been dismissed, Im sure they have enough cases for serious offenses they should be focusing on, shouldnt be wasting time/resources for crap cases like this
a felony for evading arrest, twice. kiddo
He shouldn’t have stolen that cup. There’s more to the story.
Thank God he's only getting changed with a felony water cup... I heard sweet tea is Fed Time 😮😅😂
(Before everyone starts yelling at me, I know the felony was for evading. Just making a joke 😬)
He don't need a program.He needs prison time
My ex-husband works for Whataburger - he has given hungry people FREE FOOD not just drinks - shame on Whataburger
Shame on you for thinking it's ok for him lunge over a counter and take whatever he wants, and then evade arrest when police arrive, while having prior convictions for evading arrest.
Grabbing a cup of water from employee is a felony?
No. Running from the cop that saw you do it is a felony.
@ ahhhah
What was the point in whataburger to even call the cops over this in the first place? They lost what, maybe 15 cents? They made that back, plus more on the next customer. Just crazy they wouldn't give him some water in the first place being in Texas.
Because he lunged over the counter? Took what he wanted? Made a scene? And ultimately he wasn't going to jail over that anyways until he decided to evade arrest, which stacked onto his prior convictions
guy managed to get 118 days for stealing a measly cup of water, well probably menacing too but i digress.
also why did he plea to the state for 6 months in jail, for a measly petty theft? the world may never know.
@@paintore If you had the ability to watch a youtube video, you would know it was for evading arrest, which stacked onto his prior convictions of evading arrest.
"WaterBurger" lol
At least he can have all the tap water he wants now in jail win win for everyone.
Well he will het water in jail
normally I really like this judge and I she thinks pretty fair...but with this guy...not so much. I feel like she isn't hearing or understanding what he was really saying..
I can barely understand what you're saying, take a hint
Wait, didn't she say 180 days is the minimum penalty? How can she give 118 days then? Or did she give 180 days and the transcription tool just misunderstood?
a minimum penalty doesn't mean you can't have less time with a PLEA DEAL
Mmm 😋 Whataburger
For the people who are calling this judge names because of the felony conviction, please rewatch the video. He was convicted for fleeing (which is not his first time) and has a history of other crimes.
As someone who studies law and watches a lot of these videos for entertainment and education, I understand how many people will jump to the conclusion that this is all over the old cup of water trick. It’s how it started, but he ballooned it into a much bigger issue. Judges do these lines of questioning to help defendants that are consistently breaking the law to understand really what kind of situations their behavior is getting into. It’s true that the fleeing got him into the most trouble here but all would have been avoided if he just didn’t steal what’s genuinely a negligee amount of money for most working people. (Like she said, get a job [and stop being a bum])
Pathetic !! People abusing children get less in her court!!
I do it too sometimes at McDonald's 😶🌫️🫥😂😂🤣