How would it have any bearing on the trial or the case? All of that information is going to be introduced to a jury at trial anyway or in a public PH unless SW waives it. It will be interesting to see if he and his attorneys decide to waive a speedy trial which of course is his constitutional right to waive it or demand a speedy trial.
I am sure the attorneys know how to weed out those who may already have biases. I truly think the jury will go by the evidence entered in a courtroom and set aside anything they have read about the case.
Many cases are high profile nowadays and have leaks to the media about them but it is a different matter imo when jurors swear to uphold the law and go strictly by the evidence heard from the witness stand only.
I think by the time this goes to trial the DA/LE will have an overwhelming amount of evidence amassed against the accused murderer.
I am not worried about Blaze or his family not seeing justice done in this case.
I think most logical and reasonable people already know a person cant murder someone just because they may have said something they didn't like or tried to kiss them.
SW knew without a doubt Blaze was a gay man. He was not forced to pick him up. All he had to do is say no and he wasn't interested and that would have been that. He had a choice and he made that choice.
Imo, the reason he did he had premeditated a plan to murder Blaze all along. That is why he went, and that is why he had a lethal knife in his possession at the time that he used to stab Blaze over 20 times. He had probably fantasized about murdering Blaze for a long time.
I want to know how the contacts were made and when it started and by whom. Did he catfish Blaze into believing he was meeting someone else and SW had the knife when he picked Blaze up and forced him into his vehicle by using a threatening deadly weapon?
SW knew Blaze would be no match for him with him being such a small non-violent passive person. I think SW targeted Blaze for the purpose of killing him all along. He chose Blaze because he saw him as gentle and non-threatening.
I believe before its all over this will become a hate crime and a premeditated one at that. IMO
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I am quoting my own post since it seems this one is the one RUK has problems with.
My posts are always my personal opinions as noted.
I meant, IMO, any reasonable and logical juror is not going to give a pass to a murder suspect simply because they say the victim may have tried to kiss them or may have said something to others they didn't like. I have been 'hit on', groped, assaulted, and had three attempted rapes during my lifetime. Even at my age now, I have had two sex stalkers on FB yet not one person was harmed by me and certainly not murdered nor will they ever be.
Sure murderers can murder for whatever reasons they choose, and unfortunately they do. But it still never means the jury will buy the motive as a viable excuse why the victim had to be murdered. I thought it was clear to everyone that is what I was saying, but evidently not.
SW can use any defense he wants, but IMOO attacking/repeatedly stabbing, and murdering a victim much smaller than him shows SW had no reason to feel threatened by Blaze at any time or even fear him in the first place. I honestly don't even see a viable defense for this case but that is JMO. Blaze was unarmed. The murderer had a deadly weapon with him and used it to murder. SW outweighed the victim by 50 pounds and was much taller and we certainly know he was much meaner since he murdered Blaze in such a cruel manner.
SW was not forced to pick Blaze up and if he was offended at any period they were together (although we know he lies with ease) he simply could have taken Blaze home or put him out right there, and let him walk home. SW had a choice.......to stay or leave. He also had a choice of never picking Blaze up in the first place since he knew Blaze was gay and seems to have had deep seeded hatred against him since he wanted to call him a disparaging word. IMO, if the truth was known he probably did use that word and others when he was murdering him.
IMO, there is simply no legal excuse or motive that I can see that will ever justify the cruel murder he perpetrated against Blaze who was a defenseless victim.
If someone has an idea that they think would work in SW favor at trial, I would certainly be interested in reading it. I still wouldn't be surprised if this case is elevated to a hate crime once the investigation reveals all of the evidence.
I saw a link about 'panic defense.' I haven't had time to read the link on what that means in CA, but will do when more time is available.
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