passionflower
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1 hour 33 minutes and YES!!! GREAT JURY!!! Thankyou!
I think for me it would totally depend on the circumstances surrounding the killing, and the evidence. I would certainly encourage a plea bargain of a lower charge e.g. manslaughter with a relatively limited period of time in jail (10 yrs). But it would all hinge on the circumstances. If I was mama arias, I would have encouraged a plea bargain for LWOP.
I understand that - during this past week while JA has been in the psych ward on suicide watch, I've been watching hours upon hours of trial videos, as well as media interviews and police interview videos.
I don't understand the OP regarding what a parent would do if their child confessed to them that they had committed premeditated murder, since I haven't seen any evidence that JA admitted to her parents that she committed premeditated murder.
Amen to that, today was the last day I will ever listen to JVM because of her playing that tape. There is absolutely no reason for it!
HLN has been showing footage of ja being taken back to jail...in stripes and leg irons and waist chains......I have so been looking forward to seeing it. But, guess what she was strutting her stuff!!
OK so far on Twitter after court we have a shout out to DV victims (T-shirt BS) and we have the prisoner invoking religion and god's forgiveness. I think we can see what will be coming up in mitigation.
Jodi is trying to be a good christian, by helping DV survivors, God forgives .. can we get a 'thou shalt not kill' up in here .. I so hope she goes there, just quietly, I will enjoy watching Jodi preach to the jurors about what they should and shouldn't do.
Phenobarbital? If so, then yes! :floorlaugh: I'm thinking they will have a nice cocktail waiting for her back in her cell.
Oh, no. She will be on Death Row giving interviews and wondering if her execution will be shown live worldwide like the Olympics. Got to take time to edit the manifesto.
And her hair? How shall she wear her hair so that it won't be flat for her funeral...so much to think about. Good thing she was a wedding planner...
HLN has been showing footage of ja being taken back to jail...in stripes and leg irons and waist chains......I have so been looking forward to seeing it. But, guess what she was strutting her stuff!!
I emailed Jane VM telling her to stop playing that tape.
Jodi herself? Is that possible? No one would believe her!
I was just thinking (once again, miles behind everyone else) about the reasons for requesting that the Victim Impact Statement be on video. I wonder was she actually 'planning' that far ahead? These statements, though I'm sure heartbreaking, would be much less impactful recorded than live. After today, I don't see her being too bothered by what Travis' family had to say but very concerned about their impact on the jury. Not that it makes a difference now ...
The jury has spoken for Travis, tomorrow his voice will be heard through his family
Jodi,is that you??She'll speak up for herself whether her attys want her to or not. That last interview was a dress rehearsal for her grand finale.
I'm guessing she'll opt for the sad, sincere Jodi on the cross. As in, "I understand why you decided what you did, and I know all my lies before trial made it impossible for you to believe me, and I am sorry for that. I am also sorry that Travis is dead. I know now that it didn't have to be this way, that if I had only reported his abuse when it happened that he might have been able to get help, and that I could have too, and that he would still be alive.
I can understand that you probably think that I deserve the death penality, and maybe I do. If you decide on life for me though, I plan on spending that life helping other victims of domestic abuse in whatever ways I can. I want you to know, though, that I forgive you if your verdict is for death, because actually, death is the ultimate freedom and I am not afraid of it."
I am posing a question. If your child planned and committed a homicide, admitted doing it to you, would you
A) Encourage them to go to trial pleading not guilty or
B) Have them plead guilty and accept LWOP
I just had this conversation with my husband, and he said A. I said B. Just curious if it is a role thing, a gender thing or if I am alone in my thinking. Thanks
OK so far on Twitter after court we have a shout out to DV victims (T-shirt BS) and we have the prisoner invoking religion and god's forgiveness. I think we can see what will be coming up in mitigation.
Jodi is trying to be a good christian, by helping DV survivors, God forgives .. can we get a 'thou shalt not kill' up in here .. I so hope she goes there, just quietly, I will enjoy watching Jodi preach to the jurors about what they should and shouldn't do.
Anybody gotta clip?