I'm still following it, too. I'm hooked on it, in fact. I read the blogs at buffalonews.com, wivb.com and, starting Wednesday, #hassan on twitter. Among the three of them, I get a more complete picture, and each of them provide information that I might not have seen on the other two.
I'm a night owl (as evidenced by the fact that it's nearly 4:30 am here in California, and I'm here posting this instead of going to sleep), so I usually sleep until noon or later, and they are almost done by the time I get up, so I already have lots to read.
I'm trying to figure out what his game is. Can he really be THAT blind to his own abusive, VIOLENT and controlling behavior?
Is he deliberately misunderstanding how devastating the testimony from his OWN WITNESSES is?
Is he so stuck on his own version of events and perceptions that he is incapable of believing he is anything other than a kind and gentle soul who was simply pushed beyond his limits, so they should let him side this time?
Is he hoping there is a closet-abuser or someone who is abused by his own spouse on the jury who will sympathize with him, thereby providing that one holdout?
Does he think he can slip in an insanity defense by demonstrating that he is insane (not gonna work, Mo)?
Is he just trying to get out of the cell for a little longer?
Is he trying to provoke some kind of response from the judge, prosecution, jury or audience that will result in a mistrial?
Is he just doing it to amuse himself, knowing he's annoying everyone, day after day, and they have to let him do it to a certain degree? Is he doing it just to piss off the judge and prosecution, not trying for a mistrial, but just for the sake of pissing them off?
Is he planning on trying to self-immolate himself in court once he finishes telling his story (fat chance -- he's much too narcissistic to physically harm himself), thereby "martyring" himself for verbally-abused husband's everywhere? Maybe that's one of the reasons he's being so closely guarded at all times (more likely they are afraid he'll go off like a powder keg on someone ELSE).
Enjoy your "control" of the courtroom, Mo; after you are sentenced you won't be in control of ANYTHING and you will understand what it is TRULY like to live in fear of those you live with. You will be micromanaged by prison personnel every day of your life (stand here, walk there, freeze, eat now or go hungry, clean your cell, bend over, stop, go, faster, slower, lights out, hands on your head, move it, and the ever-popular STFU). In addition, I'm sure other inmates will be more than happy to discuss any of YOUR personality flaws that they happen to notice and will offer helpful suggestions on how to "fix" them.
