🚨'The KILLER and I Have MUCH in Common" - Seattle Judge BLASTED for SYMPATHIZING with Killers

Added: 2026-05-19

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[00:00:01]Thank you for watching today. Go ahead and hit that like button, my people. You know, that helps us out a ton. And of course, it helps you because it helps us keep bringing you these stories every day. Now, y'all, today we're talking about Seattle. And we have a couple of different stories. The first of which is a judge that is being pillaried, absolutely taken to task for allowing people accused of murder and murderous deeds to go free on relatively low bail amounts. Y'all, we're talking about 50,000 20,000.

[00:00:36]You get on out of jail for 20k. They think you killed somebody in cold blood.

[00:00:41]50k will do it, y'all. For for this judge. And you're going to see how many people are saying she has a callously cold heart to the victims and even seems to maybe have more sympathy for the alleged perpetrators. Y'all, this is this is causing a lot of consternation up there in Seattle. So, we'll take a look at that. And also, there are some rumblings. There's some some people ready to speak out against your girl, the socialistic mayorist of Seattle, Katie Wilson. y'all. In particular, one council member is like, "Yo, I'm gravely concerned about all of this that she's doing here, particularly the business climate that the socialistic mayor is creating." So, we'll take a look at that as well, y'all. Without further ado, let's go ahead and get into it.

[00:01:29]>> Well, now a murder case that gives a snapshot of what's going on in many courtrooms in our area on a regular basis. Judges setting low bails on dangerous suspects. It happened after a man was accused of stabbing a handyman to death with a butcher knife in Reon.

[00:01:43]And then a different judge in the same case expressed empathy for the suspect's family, not the victim. The whole thing has many people upset, including the Reon police chief. This is video from the crime scene showing 20-year-old Kashon Jefferson hitting 65-year-old Michael Gray from behind with a broom handle. The video shows Gray then following him back into the apartment.

[00:02:03]And that's when detectives say Gmerson pulled out a butcher knife and stabbed Gray in the back, killing him. According to court documents, Gmerson called 911 after the crime and confessed. Judge Michelle Gellson, who you saw there, set his bail at $50,000. During Gmerson's court appearance in front of Superior Court Judge Johanna Bender, Gmerson's mom wanted to address the court, asking that the media not show his face in fear of what she called vigilante justice.

[00:02:28]That's when Judge Bender expressed empathy for Gmerson's family.

[00:02:32]This hearing isn't about me, but I will share with you that I often get death threats based on the decisions that I make. Uh, which is equally frustrating to me because I'm trying to do my job and it should not be the responsibility of any member of the public to threaten my life because I am trying to uphold the law. So, I am very empathetic to the situation that the family finds themselves in. uh had an experience with it myself and I understand personally how very frightening and disrupting it is all the more so that you are also navigating this incredibly traumatic time in your family. I'm just doing my job. You're dealing with a crisis that is a huge difference and one for which I am very empathetic.

[00:03:17]I will also take this opportunity to editorialize that I hope that the press continues to take seriously their obligation to tell the stories of what happens in our courtroom in a fair and unbiased way and takes every reasonable editorial action to not stir up public sentiment for revenge.

[00:03:37]>> So a lot of people are taking exception to the fact that you have a dead man here, right? Somebody's dead. You have a person who's dead. the the victim, you know, the victim. And then you have the victim's family, obviously, who are also victims.

[00:03:55]And the judge is editorializing on, you know, I get death threats. I can understand you, Mr. Perpetrator. You, we're kind of in the same boat, you know, misunderstood while she's presiding over the case of a person who's dead due to someone killing him. Right. Well, ultimately, Judge Bender allowed our cameras to show Gmerson's face in court, and she increased his bail to $500,000. But let's talk about those previous decisions. Back in July, we told you Judge Bender set bail at $50,000 for the man accused of shooting a grandmother multiple times at an ATM right in front of her granddaughter. The woman who only wanted to be called Tina was outraged with the decision.

[00:04:38]I should have the right to have the peace of mind knowing that they're locked up. And I don't have that. I can guarantee you my medical bills far exceed that amount of money.

[00:04:50]>> Then in February, the accused accomplice in a double murder had his bail dropped by Judge Bender from a million dollar to $20,000. Joshua Jones was accused of dumping the bodies of Robert Riley and Ashley Williams in Maple Valley. When Williams family found out about Judge Bender's decision, they were furious.

[00:05:07]Nobody is safe, you know, if he's out and a $20,000 bail is not good enough to protect people.

[00:05:16]>> So, in this latest case involving the Renton homicide, Judge Bender did not have a single word to say for the victim or any of the victim's loved ones. Her only comments were for herself and the accused killer and his mom.

[00:05:28]>> So, y'all, all of that's happening in Seattle, Seattle, Washington, headed up by your girl, the mayor is Katie Wilson.

[00:05:36]Now, I'm not saying that Katie Wilson is responsible for this judge's actions. It just seems to be there's some kind of underpinning philosophy that's out here right now, y'all, that's being implemented. And I I don't totally get it, but it seems to run through a current of victimization.

[00:05:54]Everybody's a victim except for people who have power. Okay? If you have any power, you can't possibly be a victim of anything. And if different people, the victim and the perpetrator both come from groups that are marginalized or what have you, then the real victim is whoseever group is more marginalized than the other person. That's the true vict. Doesn't matter who did what to whom. If you come from a more marginalized group, you're the real victim, right? And I would say that that type of mentality seems to be implemented by the mayorists as well.

[00:06:30]And it uh it it demonizes businesses because after all businesses have the money, they have the power. They have the control. So let's get rid of those dirty old businesses. Right. Well, that type of mentality now seems to be backfiring as one councilman comes out and says he has grave concerns about what's happening in Seattle. Here. Fox News reports. Democrat who welcomed socialist mayor's change now sounding alarm over billionaire exodus says he's gravely concerned. Uh, you gravely concerned now, huh? A Democratic city council member who once welcomed the change from socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is now admitting he is gravely concerned about the business exodus affecting the major American city. This comes as blue states like Washington and New York face a business exodus in favor of more market friendly red states. Starbucks, a major player in Seattle's business scene, recently announced a major expansion into Nashville while simultaneously cutting Seattlebased corporate jobs. A move that has intensified concerns about Seattle's business climate and economic competitiveness.

[00:07:58]Now, less than 5 months into Wilson's term, Seattle Democratic Council member Rob Saka admitted to the New York Times, quote, "I am gravely concerned."

[00:08:10]Telling the outlet, "This is real." "Oh, you think? You think?" Saka previously welcomed Wilson after she defeated incumbent Bruce Herel, saying in a statement, "The voters have spoken, calling for a change and a renewed focus on affordability, community, and fighting back against a resurgent Trump agenda." So, he was all down with Katie's socialistic ways. And five months later, y'all, this guy didn't even last five months. And now he's like, "Oh, whoops. Whoopsie. Oops.

[00:08:45]Whoopsie.

[00:08:48]So, yeah, y'all.

[00:08:50]This is This is the way it is now. It's gonna keep being this way for a while.

[00:08:55]I I don't think this I don't think all of the I don't think these policies can last.

[00:09:01]Not Not forever, but they can last for some decades. So, get comfy and cozy, people, because this is the ride that we've all decided to take. Now, I will say I'm not a judge. I'm not criticizing this judge. Uh it doesn't seem like what she's doing is right for the community, but I don't know what she's basing her decisions on. I just know it just doesn't look right to me. So, I want y'all to let me know. What do you think?

[00:09:28]Do you think there's been calls for judges when they let people go on these low bails or or these repeat offenders?

[00:09:34]They let them go and then these people victimize further people, new victims while out on bail. There have been calls to do something to the judge. What do you think about all this? Y'all drop a comment down below. But before you do, please stop, hit the share button, share this video out over email, text message, WhatsApp, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, all your favorite social mediums. And of course, if you're not a subscriber, please do subscribe. Thank y'all for watching. Love y'all and we'll see you back in the next one. You know that we are a parallegal school. If you've been watching our program now, you know that we've been around for 23 years, you know that we help people get going in the parallegal field. You know that we've helped hundreds of people since 2003 start their career in the parallegal field or even move up in their career.

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