tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post3306092489089450925..comments2024-03-23T08:54:02.530-07:00Comments on CRIME, GUNS, AND VIDEOTAPE: The Second trial of Jodi Arias and Her Next DefensePaul Huebl Crimefile Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07841397705805774698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-29360923089253901892013-05-24T20:04:00.597-07:002013-05-24T20:04:00.597-07:00There are a lot of things that simply don't ad...There are a lot of things that simply don't add up in this trial. <br /><br />It is curious that Flores did not interview Dustin Thompson (an Alexander roommate who is now in jail for Mortgage Fraud) after his ex-wife Ashley Reid anonymously reported her suspicions that Thompson was involved in the murder. It is suspicious that Reid subsequently died of a supposed suicidal gunshot wound to the head. <br /><br />Why did Alexanders roommates not find it suspicious that his wallet, car keys. mormon ring that he never went anywhere without were all left on the kitchen table while his car was in the garage and he was supposedly in Cancun, without his Wallet? How did the bloody sheets go for 5 days without being noticed in the washing machine, especially in a house of with several roomates? <br /><br />Why did no one notice the putrid smell of a decomposing body, particularly when in Flores report he notes that the smell was strong in the house? <br /><br />It is eerily suspicious that the Mormons have a historical faction known as the Danites that practised a Blood Atonement ritual called the Endowment Ritual that sacrificially spills the sinners blood on the ground by cutting the throat from ear to ear. The ritual is performed to release the soul of a sinner of adultery or other sins to heaven. Rumours have it that modern day Danites are in Utah and Arizona.<br />No doubt Alexanders sexual habits are not in line with the Mormon Church, especially as he was considered a Church Elder. <br /><br />It also makes me wonder how Arias managed to shoot and stab Alexander drag his body back into the shower, over a two inch shower stop without leaving marks on the body from the shower stop, all in 62 seconds. She must be mighty strong, or others were involved.<br /><br />It appears to me that Arias was set-up to take the fall. It is no wonder that many of her friends were afraid to testify in the trial. Perhaps Arias is afraid to tell the truth for the safety of her family.<br /><br />I truly hope that one day the truth behind what really happened is exposed in order for Justice to be served.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-49179613910846609742013-05-22T16:08:33.410-07:002013-05-22T16:08:33.410-07:00Thoughtful posting!
I agree that the use of mobil...Thoughtful posting!<br /><br />I agree that the use of mobile devices, tablets, and the totalizing effect of the internet pose considerable challenges to what constitutes a fair trial.<br /><br />Sequestration may have in fact been in order.<br /><br />However, if she was acquitted would that have been a fair trial? If the public was swayed by her contention that Alexander abused her (of which absolutely no evidence exists...not even from his former girlfriends), would the prosecution have been right to claim that the trial is being unduly swayed by public opinion?<br /><br />Was O.J.'s trial a fair trial? Remember, it had non-stop media coverage--most everyone thought he was guilty...but he got off. Why? Much harder case to prove. He denied he killed his wife. <br /><br />But what we do know is this:<br />1. Jodi admittedly killed Alexander.<br />2. Jodi in fact nearly beheaded him--and short of a sword, that takes an effort that only EXTREME hate and aggression, or complete tunnel-rage could explain. After having stabbed him dozens of times, mounting him and sawing away at his throat (again, short of a clean slice with a samurai's sword) seems beyond the pale of reasonable self-defense.<br />3. No one likes a liar---not even your boss, when you lie about being sick. So maybe we are hypocrites, but that does not make Jodi's CONSISTENT and NUMEROUS lies any more palatable.<br />4. Finally, Jodi had to prove that she was a victim of abuse, because she was on trial for (admittedly) killing Alexander. She claimed, in defense without any material evidence, that he physically abused her. So of course she has to PROVE or offer viable evidence to back up this JUSTIFICATION of the act she is being tried for. <br /><br />Therefore, I do not think that the court got things backwards.<br /><br />Also, her attorneys did very well if you ask me (Willmott more so than Nurmi). <br /><br />Given what they had to work with, the pictures, the blood-smear, the gas cans, the incredible coincidence of the .25 caliber bullet and the theft of an identical caliber from her grandparents, the incredible support from Alexander's former friends and girlfriends (and it seems that abusive behavior is a pattern, not a one-off deal)---how would you have defended her?<br /><br />As a champion of self-defense (and I am as well), I know that a bullet would have been fine. Or perhaps she might have panicked. So don't you think she would have unloaded the gun on him? Why the knife? Where's the knife? <br /><br />It was conveniently by the bed? For sex games? But its a sleight bed--take a look at the photos. There's no place to tie anyone's hands or feet.<br /><br />You see, NOTHING she said adds up. How much "reason" does reasonable doubt require?<br /><br />My take away is that you are right that we owe it to justice to reconsider the role of media in the courtrooms--we are standing on very tenuous ground with all of this devices, and immediate uninformed spreading of information.<br /><br />But I think this trial had nearly 6 months (including 17 days for her to personally make her case) to get things more or less right. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments---keep writing brother! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-27081243860769767582013-05-22T16:07:29.020-07:002013-05-22T16:07:29.020-07:00Thoughtful posting!
I agree that the use of mobil...Thoughtful posting!<br /><br />I agree that the use of mobile devices, tablets, and the totalizing effect of the internet pose considerable challenges to what constitutes a fair trial.<br /><br />Sequestration may have in fact been in order.<br /><br />However, if she was acquitted would that have been a fair trial? If the public was swayed by her contention that Alexander abused her (of which absolutely no evidence exists...not even from his former girlfriends), would the prosecution have been right to claim that the trial is being unduly swayed by public opinion?<br /><br />Was O.J.'s trial a fair trial? Remember, it had non-stop media coverage--most everyone thought he was guilty...but he got off. Why? Much harder case to prove. He denied he killed his wife. <br /><br />But what we do know is this:<br />1. Jodi admittedly killed Alexander.<br />2. Jodi in fact nearly beheaded him--and short of a sword, that takes an effort that only EXTREME hate and aggression, or complete tunnel-rage could explain. After having stabbed him dozens of times, mounting him and sawing away at his throat (again, short of a clean slice with a samurai's sword) seems beyond the pale of reasonable self-defense.<br />3. No one likes a liar---not even your boss, when you lie about being sick. So maybe we are hypocrites, but that does not make Jodi's CONSISTENT and NUMEROUS lies any more palatable.<br />4. Finally, Jodi had to prove that she was a victim of abuse, because she was on trial for (admittedly) killing Alexander. She claimed, in defense without any material evidence, that he physically abused her. So of course she has to PROVE or offer viable evidence to back up this JUSTIFICATION of the act she is being tried for. <br /><br />Therefore, I do not think that the court got things backwards.<br /><br />Also, her attorneys did very well if you ask me (Willmott more so than Nurmi). <br /><br />Given what they had to work with, the pictures, the blood-smear, the gas cans, the incredible coincidence of the .25 caliber bullet and the theft of an identical caliber from her grandparents, the incredible support from Alexander's former friends and girlfriends (and it seems that abusive behavior is a pattern, not a one-off deal)---how would you have defended her?<br /><br />As a champion of self-defense (and I am as well), I know that a bullet would have been fine. Or perhaps she might have panicked. So don't you think she would have unloaded the gun on him? Why the knife? Where's the knife? <br /><br />It was conveniently by the bed? For sex games? But its a sleight bed--take a look at the photos. There's no place to tie anyone's hands or feet.<br /><br />You see, NOTHING she said adds up. How much "reason" does reasonable doubt require?<br /><br />My take away is that you are right that we owe it to justice to reconsider the role of media in the courtrooms--we are standing on very tenuous ground with all of this devices, and immediate uninformed spreading of information.<br /><br />But I think this trial had nearly 6 months (including 17 days for her to personally make her case) to get things more or less right. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments---keep writing brother!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-52653310178845768862013-05-22T16:03:33.368-07:002013-05-22T16:03:33.368-07:00Paul, as you know, I am inside the courtroom of th...Paul, as you know, I am inside the courtroom of the Jodi Arias trial and am at this moment watching security keep an eye on final deliberations. Those 12 people deliberating in there disagree with you, the State did prove that Travis did not attack Jodi. They also unanimously agree that Jodi carefully planned out her attack on HIM. This jury has sat through months of forensic testimony on the nature of Travis's wounds and compared that to Jodi's lack of wounds. Travis was much bigger than Jodi, if he body slammed her onto tile, where were her bruises? I have many other details I could highlight but I'll just wrap up with asking a question I've been meaning to ask: do you find it possible that any hermetically sealed jury absolutely sanitized from contact with the outside world might reach the same decision this one did? Is there any chance in your mind that the facts are just as this jury decided they are?<br /><br />Camille KimballCamille Kimballhttp://www.camillekimball.comnoreply@blogger.com