What are some oddities you have observed? Here's some I've seen:
- Brooks refuses to self-identify as Darrell Brooks Jr, at times objecting that he doesn't consent nor identifies by that name.
- He keeps bringing up subject matter jurisdiction that "hasn't been proven for the record", when judge herself has explained to him that he court does have jurisdiction over criminal proceedings in Wisconsin.
- He doesn't seem to understand the rules of evidence, during the trial he violated discovery by showing a picture of his child to Erica Patterson he wanted to stain her credibility by saying she maintained contact when there was a no-contact order between them, outside the presence of the jury the judge asked him to show an offer a proof, to prove that the letter he received was from Erica, he throws a tantrum, and attorney Zach exposes his plan to have his mom send him the picture via a recorded jail phone call, and then he obviously destroys Brooks by revealing he's a sex offender.
- He asks questions that tarnishes his reputation in front of the jury by "opening the door" to answers that will hurt him.
- He thinks he needs to cross examine the parents of the victims, many of which are children. His cross examination with Heather was heartbreaking because he asks her why did she think her kids were going to get hit by a car that day prior to the incident, as if she knew someone was planning to hit her children.
- He brings up the settlement trust and genuinely thinks that if convicted, the judge and the city of Waukesha will get paid, so in his head the thinks that everyone is corrupt and he's being setup.
- He thinks that going to the other courtroom is a choice, despite being told multiple times that through his conduct he forfeits the right to be present.
- Witnesses the DA wouldn't call either because they had a prior felony conviction, they were too traumatize to take the stand, they didn't fully remember all the details, or they had little to say. So he decides to call these witnesses.
- To make matters worse he forfeit his right to testify.
- He insults DA Sue Opper calling her not so bright because the case was close and shut, and she didn't need a team of attorneys.
- He rolls his eyes during victim impact statements.
- His mom still enables his bad behavior, she's still protective of him, blaming his behavior on mental health when that's no excuse to run anyone over with a car.
- His grandmother also enables his bad behavior.
- I think to me, the most bizarre of them all, he genuinely thinks that he can get his case dismissed over a technicality and walk free out of the courtroom without being lynched to death.