Cobra Jet
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Personally, I think the prosecution should have overwhelmed the jury with witnesses who had gone to the wrong floor and the wrong apartment, each time asking them to explain how and when they realized they made a mistake. That could have easily shown how out of the norm (and therefore, unreasonable) AG's behavior was that night.Hope they get to closing statements today. I've heard enough of people going to the wrong apartment.
Yes they do take the witnesses quite often on "field trips". That would have been interesting, for sure.I was just thinking, is this the kind of case where the jury should be taken to the building and walk the third and fourth floors to get an idea of what the differences were- and if it was reasonable for Amber not to see the differences as walked down the hall passing 16 apartments and arriving at Botham Jean 's Apt with the red mat in front of it-
Do juries ever actually get to see the crime scene itself? just wondering
Personally, I think the prosecution should have overwhelmed the jury with witnesses who had gone to the wrong floor and the wrong apartment, each time asking them to explain how and when they realized they made a mistake. That could have easily shown how out of the norm (and therefore, unreasonable) AG's behavior was that night.
Yes they do take the witnesses quite often on "field trips". That would have been interesting, for sure.
True, that was pretty much a face plant.They did a pretty good job of that with defense's own witnesses. Maybe even more effective. moo
Personally, I think the prosecution should have overwhelmed the jury with witnesses who had gone to the wrong floor and the wrong apartment, each time asking them to explain how and when they realized they made a mistake. That could have easily shown how out of the norm (and therefore, unreasonable) AG's behavior was that night.
Will court start at 8:30 AM today?
Ok.. thanks!IIRC, 9 to 4 today.
Maybe both? I gained some empathy from her testimony yesterday in that she had a difficult upbringing. My armchair psychologist thinks her becoming a police officer was an attempt to gain control. She grew up not having control, getting jerked around in her family life. That certainly doesn't excuse her behavior by any means, of course. As a woman, and as a small woman similar in size to AG, I am always intrigued why on earth women choose to become police officers. It's an enigma to me.Spot on. This. You walk into the wrong apartment, apologize, and hurry out.
It is a good thing that AG is no longer a police officer. She was definitely ready to shoot anyone, for any reason. Was this just her personality? Or was she "trained" to shoot first, ask questions later?
Spot on. This. You walk into the wrong apartment, apologize, and hurry out.
It is a good thing that AG is no longer a police officer. She was definitely ready to shoot anyone, for any reason. Was this just her personality? Or was she "trained" to shoot first, ask questions later?
Yes, juries are sometimes taken on field trips to better understand a place/situation. I don’t think that is necessary with regard to her mistakenly ending up at his door instead of hers. Defense has brought witnesses to testify that is not uncommon.I was just thinking, is this the kind of case where the jury should be taken to the building and walk the third and fourth floors to get an idea of what the differences were- and if it was reasonable for Amber not to see the differences as walked down the hall passing 16 apartments and arriving at Botham Jean 's Apt with the red mat in front of it-
Do juries ever actually get to see the crime scene itself? just wondering
I'm actually a little surprised we haven't seen that yet. I expected a recreation of some sort.Yes, juries are sometimes taken on field trips to better understand a place/situation. I don’t think that is necessary with regard to her mistakenly ending up at his door instead of hers. Defense has brought witnesses to testify that is not uncommon.
What I would like them to see is what Amber would have seen once she opened the door ...
How dark was it, really? Was the change in light that debilitating? (We’ve all walked into a dark room before and it does take a moment for one’s eyes to adjust.) Why didn’t she let her eyes adjust before shooting? Was there no light coming in from the hall, at least until the door closed behind her?
How far away is the spot he was found? Not “it was 10 feet,” but really visualize THAT ten feet (or however far it was).
If she was so darned scared, why didn’t she retreat, rather than go in guns blazing?
Maybe both? I gained some empathy from her testimony yesterday in that she had a difficult upbringing. My armchair psychologist thinks her becoming a police officer was an attempt to gain control. She grew up not having control, getting jerked around in her family life. That certainly doesn't excuse her behavior by any means, of course. As a woman, and as a small woman similar in size to AG, I am always intrigued why on earth women choose to become police officers. It's an enigma to me.