It's great to see everyone, again. Thanks for all your comments.
I missed the appeal live but just watched the replay. I had no idea what to expect but found it was riveting. Almost makes me want to go to law school.
Questions I have:
Do you think any of the judges read the entire trial transcript?
If not, will they read it now?
If so, would it be optional or required?
A commenter here mentioned that, if Oscar appeals this appeal, it wouldn't be fast-tracked. Why do you think not?
You know, I really miss the old times of the trial - on pins and needles every minute, little sleep, blood pressure through the roof, obsessed.
Then, again, I really don't miss the old times of the trial - on pins and needles every minute, little sleep, blood pressure through the roof, obsessed. My heart began racing today as I got sucked back into the drama and the energy of it all. I still haven't calmed down.
General Comment in re: Masipa:
I'm afraid I'm too tired to find it right now, which I SINCERELY apologize for, but maybe someone will recognize what I'm going to say, here, and can add the link because it was REALLY interesting.
At some point, months after the original trial concluded, Masipa showed up somewhere for something and was asked on camera? (paraphrasing, here, how she was handling all the negativity directed toward her personally regarding her judgement.
She seemed genuinely shocked by the question, by the idea that anyone would feel anything personally about her in that regard. She said that, if people felt negatively about anything it was only because they were all shocked by the outcome, that everyone had been so convinced that things would go the other way. They were just surprised.
I was shocked by her reaction. Genuinely shocked. Then I thought, "No, it actually makes perfect sense. She was, IMHO, clueless then and is just as clueless now. People generally tend to be consistent if nothing else.
I realized today that her fellow judges may have know very well that Masipa was old, incompetent, whatever, when she was involved in this trial. I work with other professors who everyone knows shouldn't be teaching any more but we can't / won't really say anything or admit it outside of our own department circle because, well, because they're colleagues. Do students and others actually think we don't know it just because we don't acknowledege it? It's a really awkward situation and it happens in every profession. Soon enough, I'LL be the one people will be too "kind" to ne honest about.
Well, that's all I've got. Thanks so much, again!