I have been thinking a lot about this case and why Dunn felt compelled to shoot into the car. He said Jordan was "disrespectful" and the prosecutor and detectives called Jordan a "mouthy" teenager.
I have dealt with my own "mouthy" teenager" and she has had her cell phone, keys and door removed. Never once did I threaten to kill her. I have on occasion threatened my male German shepherd with going to the pound when he chewed a very expensive pair of shoes.
In the ER, I experienced my fair share of disrespectful patients of all races, mostly young males. I have been called all kinds of names, including "chalk faced *advertiser censored*". I have been spit on and had equipment thrown at me. Never once did I take an IV pole and whack them in the head or use the largest bore needle I could find. Typically, I just got quiet and simply asked them if they wanted my help or not. If it escalated, Security was called. Despite the threats, names and disrespect, I never once threatened anyone in return.
This is where I have a problem understanding Dunn's actions that night. He had a choice to de-escalate or simply not engage. Did he really feel threatened? To the point where he thought his life was in danger? Was he truly scared?
With complicated jury instructions, I wonder if Dunn will be convicted of lesser charges like manslaughter. I will be shocked if he is convicted of 1st degree. I think the jury may consider the actions of Jordan Davis and render a lesser verdict. He certainly deserves a higher conviction, but this is a Florida jury and I am not sure what they will do. Hopefully, Mr. Guy will deliver an excellent closing and show the jury why Dunn deserves 1st degree.
IMO, JMO, JMV
I'm almost finished uploading all of the video of the trial to my Youtube account. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyf5vDg8ngPjHlo9l29Dwqw/videos I just have yesterdays stuff to upload, but they are the longest videos.
Thanks so much Steely. Hope you are feeling better today.
I have been thinking a lot about this case and why Dunn felt compelled to shoot into the car. He said Jordan was "disrespectful" and the prosecutor and detectives called Jordan a "mouthy" teenager.
I have dealt with my own "mouthy" teenager" and she has had her cell phone, keys and door removed. Never once did I threaten to kill her. I have on occasion threatened my male German shepherd with going to the pound when he chewed a very expensive pair of shoes.
In the ER, I experienced my fair share of disrespectful patients of all races, mostly young males. I have been called all kinds of names, including "chalk faced *advertiser censored*". I have been spit on and had equipment thrown at me. Never once did I take an IV pole and whack them in the head or use the largest bore needle I could find. Typically, I just got quiet and simply asked them if they wanted my help or not. If it escalated, Security was called. Despite the threats, names and disrespect, I never once threatened anyone in return.
This is where I have a problem understanding Dunn's actions that night. He had a choice to de-escalate or simply not engage. Did he really feel threatened? To the point where he thought his life was in danger? Was he truly scared?
With complicated jury instructions, I wonder if Dunn will be convicted of lesser charges like manslaughter. I will be shocked if he is convicted of 1st degree. I think the jury may consider the actions of Jordan Davis and render a lesser verdict. He certainly deserves a higher conviction, but this is a Florida jury and I am not sure what they will do. Hopefully, Mr. Guy will deliver an excellent closing and show the jury why Dunn deserves 1st degree.
IMO, JMO, JMV
I'm coughing a lot less and only have two more pills to take from the Z pack. The problem now is my right eye has a type of infection I think. My sight keeps going cloudy in that eye and I've had to pick crust off of my eyelashes. My right eye looks like Bob Costas' except I don't have pink eye. It's clear the vast majority of the time and the reason it's bloodshot is because I have to keep rubbing it to clear it. :scared:
I'm coughing a lot less and only have two more pills to take from the Z pack. The problem now is my right eye has a type of infection I think. My sight keeps going cloudy in that eye and I've had to pick crust off of my eyelashes. My right eye looks like Bob Costas' except I don't have pink eye. It's clear the vast majority of the time and the reason it's bloodshot is because I have to keep rubbing it to clear it. :scared:
I was thinking earlier about the 4 charges. Even if the jury believes that Jordan threatened MD, that definitely cannot justify shooting at the other kids, right?
Can someone remind me of how long they have for closing statements? TIA!
I think this is a huge problem in Florida right now. You have laypeople who have not been exposed to legal language. The language isn't clear, and it wasn't written in a way to assist your typical juror's understanding. They can make of it whatever they choose, or they can throw their hands up and just find defendants not guilty, because the instructions were too befuddling.Anyone else concerned about the jury instructions? Much of the court's time has been spent complaining on the record about how bad the guidelines are and that they can't do their job...meantime they admit a layperson can't understand them...it is now time for closing arguments and they are still wrangling. The jury instructions were very problematic Arias trial and pretty much the reason why they are having to repeat the penalty phase.