Im sorry I dont understand, are you defending murder as a reaction to an unwanted kiss? From a man or woman.
I apologize if I am misunderstanding you.
I nearly always carry a pocket knife of some sort. I do remember, however, on several occasions in Orange Country where I was the only person with a pocket knife in the gym, office or at the cook out (somebody asked to borrow one for some reason).
Thus, I am betting that statistically, a solid majority of males in Orange County do not habitually carry pocket knives, let alone a large pocket knife with a locking blade (if that is what the victim was attacked with). Receiving a knife as a gift does not mean that it is habitually carried.
There are, of course, many exceptions given that a million or more males reside in OC. An Eagle scout, as you indicated, would be more likely to be an exception.
In the end, I think there is a somewhat good chance that the suspect deliberately carried a knife that night rather than reached for one he habitually carried.
I am still a little confused about some of this. It says the parents found he had left the house by getting on his social media accounts. But it had been reported that Blaze and SW had communicated with Snapchat. They would n't have been able to read those messages. They might have seen that he had communicated with SW, but not the content. So there must have been some other form of social media being used as well. Its probably irrelevant, but a bit confusing.
Your wording has been confusing, even when you attempted to clear it up. I think that's where this is coming from. I'm not sure if possibly you've used sarcasm in parts of your posts, which may have contributed to misunderstanding them.there seems to be a mindset some people have gotten stuck in. NO ONE is saying it is ok to murder over a kiss--OK?
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Mother of murdered student Blaze Bernstein: 'I lost the most precious gift'
https://www.today.com/news/parents-...e-bernstein-speak-out-about-their-son-t121359
Neither do I. I am carrying one now, have a spare in my work desk, a third one in my car and about 10 more at home of varying sizes.I live 15 miles from the park, and I carry a knife with me every day. I hold an executive position in a technology company.It's not a large knife but a knife none the less I do not think its odd that people have knifes.
As a former resident of the area, I would say that it would be unusual, perhaps very unusual for average suburban youths to habitually carry either a fixed blade knife or a large pocket knife with a locking blade (I suspect the murder weapon was one or the other).
There are, of course, exceptions. One of which could be a former Eagle Scout. In addition, it was trendy at one time to have one of the "clip on" spyderco type knives largely as a fashion accessory.
Your wording has been confusing, even when you attempted to clear it up. I think that's where this is coming from. I'm not sure if possibly you've used sarcasm in parts of your posts, which may have contributed to misunderstanding them.
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I think denying bail requires the murder charge to be enhanced by some special circumstance, like the hate crime connotation. Hes saying the judge didnt legally have a good reason to go beyond the $1mil bail guideline set by the state for murder.
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You can set your Snapchat messages to not disappear. Especially (I would think if you're sending someone your address you may want to do that.)I am still a little confused about some of this. It says the parents found he had left the house by getting on his social media accounts. But it had been reported that Blaze and SW had communicated with Snapchat. They would n't have been able to read those messages. They might have seen that he had communicated with SW, but not the content. So there must have been some other form of social media being used as well. Its probably irrelevant, but a bit confusing.
Regarding the knife, I think some crucial questions might be:
1. Did SW routinely carry a knife on his person or in his car?
2. If so, what kind of knife was it? Possibilities include a pocketknife with no way of locking the blade, a folding knife with a locking mechanism, a switchblade, or a fixed knife such as a hunting knife.
3. If SW did routinely carry a knife, how accessible was it typically? Possibilities include in his pocket or on his belt, in a backpack (and where did he usually put the backpack), in the trunk of his car.
4. If SW did routinely carry a knife, were BB's wounds consistent with being attacked with that knife, or did it seem like SW must've brought a different knife with him on that occasion?
While the murder weapon has not been found, presumably BB's wounds have given some indication of what sort of knife was used, from what angle, etc. I'm guessing it would be hard to kill a person using a pocketknife with no locking mechanism, though I don't really know and it might be easier if the victim was much smaller than you were.
While I realize that with 20+ knife wounds, one could argue that premeditation had to have occurred during the attack, a stronger case for premeditation would be made if SW didn't routinely have a knife on his person or in his car, if he would've had to get the knife out of a backpack or the trunk, or if he didn't usually have the kind of knife that must've been used.
(As for my own experience with knives, I used to carry a Swiss Army-style pocketknife in my going-around-town backpack, but got out of the habit after 9/11 meant that that was no longer okay on planes or in many buildings. Now I only carry a Swiss Army knife in my hiking backpack. But I'm not a young man nor an Eagle Scout from Orange County.)
Regarding the knife, I think some crucial questions might be:
1. Did SW routinely carry a knife on his person or in his car?
2. If so, what kind of knife was it? Possibilities include a pocketknife with no way of locking the blade, a folding knife with a locking mechanism, a switchblade, or a fixed knife such as a hunting knife.
3. If SW did routinely carry a knife, how accessible was it typically? Possibilities include in his pocket or on his belt, in a backpack (and where did he usually put the backpack), in the trunk of his car.
4. If SW did routinely carry a knife, were BB's wounds consistent with being attacked with that knife, or did it seem like SW must've brought a different knife with him on that occasion?
While the murder weapon has not been found, presumably BB's wounds have given some indication of what sort of knife was used, from what angle, etc. I'm guessing it would be hard to kill a person using a pocketknife with no locking mechanism, though I don't really know and it might be easier if the victim was much smaller than you were.
While I realize that with 20+ knife wounds, one could argue that premeditation had to have occurred during the attack, a stronger case for premeditation would be made if SW didn't routinely have a knife on his person or in his car, if he would've had to get the knife out of a backpack or the trunk, or if he didn't usually have the kind of knife that must've been used.
(As for my own experience with knives, I used to carry a Swiss Army-style pocketknife in my going-around-town backpack, but got out of the habit after 9/11 meant that that was no longer okay on planes or in many buildings. Now I only carry a Swiss Army knife in my hiking backpack. But I'm not a young man nor an Eagle Scout from Orange County.)
Very good points. A habitually carried knife could be an element of a "panic defense" in which the suspect could claim he just reached for a knife he routinely carried. This could reduce the element of pre-meditation to commit a crime.Regarding the knife, I think some crucial questions might be:
1. Did SW routinely carry a knife on his person or in his car?
3. If SW did routinely carry a knife, how accessible was it typically? Possibilities include in his pocket or on his belt, in a backpack (and where did he usually put the backpack), in the trunk of his car.
4. If SW did routinely carry a knife, were BB's wounds consistent with being attacked with that knife, or did it seem like SW must've brought a different knife with him on that occasion?
I wonder when the suspect bought the knife. Didn't he fly to OC from the east coast? Though knives can be carried in checked luggage, a casual traveler may not know that and thus leave their usual knife at home.I think it's now been established that as an Eagle Scout and for other reasons, it would be fairly reasonable for SW to have a knife in his possession whether or not he was planning to murder someone, which means premeditation is not automatically a given just because he used a knife.
So, was it premeditated?
You can set your Snapchat messages to not disappear. Especially (I would think if you're sending someone your address you may want to do that.)
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