Thursday saw another stop on Jose “Chille” DeCastro’s visit of Oklahoma in what some are calling his “Let’s Be Friends” tour of police stations in the state as he continues his visit with the auditor known as the Ripple Effect.
DeCastro was in the state to provide moral and legal support to the auditor as the Ripple Effect was in court to defend himself against charges stemming from an audit he had previously conducted. The diminutive YouTuber’s help was apparently not effective, as the Ripple Effect was convicted of one count of interference and received a $750.00 fine on Wednesday.
Thursday’s livestream originated from the Tulsa Police Department’s Mingo Valley Division, where DeCastro briefly interacted with police officers before turning his attention to the Ripple Effect’s loss on Wednesday.
Appearing on camera, both men said that they had extensively workshopped the Ripple Effect’s defense in court but lost to a more experienced prosecutor. They credited the prosecutor for knowing the ins and outs of the court system, when ultimately, the Ripple Effect would have had the winning argument had he had his own attorney.
Displaying another major change, the Constitutional Law Scholar implored his fans to hire real attorneys to defend them from low level crimes. DeCastro said that inexperience with the proceedings and ins and outs of the court system was what got him convicted in the Nevada case last year, even though he had a superior argument.
DeCastro took responsibility for insulting the bailiff and disrespecting the Court. He maintained that those were the key factors in his conviction and stated that while he was still suing former Justice of the Peace Ann Zimmerman for his conviction, he did play a part in provoking the negative response.
The change of attitude comes again, as DeCastro appears to be repositioning himself within the industry as he says he’s taking a step closer to patenting and developing his replacement for handcuffs.
Making it clear that he’ll still make videos that disparage police he feels are acting inappropriately, DeCastro told the police officers he interacted with that he’s a changed man and his attitude towards police had to change.
While using his topics of the moment, that police shouldn’t be using the lines “handcuffs aren’t made to be comfortable” and “we’re past that now,” DeCastro appeared to have failed in his attempts to get the Tulsa based officers to rethink their approach to policing.
DeCastro’s change of attitude towards the police, while in the presence of police, has proven controversial with his current fandom. After three years of anti-police videos, the change of attitude has caused some to give up on his channel.
The YouTuber himself was already at odds with many in his fandom, and admittedly in his inner circle, over ICE’s activities in California and the treatment of illegal aliens. DeCastro said that he upset a lot of his fans with his stance against the current immigration crackdown and has not taken steps to rectify the divide.
According to Playboard.co, DeCastro’s livestream did 8,549 views as of press time, with 1,755 concurrent viewers, 556 likes, 4 comments and $4.00 in super chat revenue.
DeCastro indicated he was returning home to Los Angeles following one more stop with the Ripple Effect later in the day.
