State rests rebuttal case- thread #163

[ElleElle]

Nope. I do not. But I did study Criminology in my early 20's.

I understand your posts now (I think) and I did not realize really what organ harvesting was. :blushing:

An activist? Only when I type. Otherwise, I'm rather shy and retiring.

Philosophy background? Well, I read Plato's Republic once. A better book, though, is a Young Person's Guide to Philosophy--heavily and colourfully illustrated ... Do you have a philosophy background?

 

[IBsleuthin]

Thanks for that. I just get a spooky feeling thinking about Jodi's organs being transferred to another living being. :razz:

Ya, well I'm with you on this, if it comes down to me being blind or getting a transplant from JA, well...I'll just get a really nice seeing eye dog. :drumroll:

 

[Rocco]

Well Jodi certainly took the evil with her after the killing.

She had evil in her long before the murder.

 

[Dewey2Me1MoThyme]

Ya, well I'm with you on this, if it comes down to me being blind or getting a transplant from JA, well...I'll just get a really nice seeing eye dog. :drumroll:

And judging by her testimony, some of her other organs are too wore out to be much good to anyone now. :floorlaugh:

 

[Emmi]

Oh My...

That book (Never Let Me Go) is the most haunting book I have ever read...

It was made into a movie last year (I think).

"Oh my" is right. Profoundly sad. And haunting.

When I heard it was made into a movie, I resisted. I wanted to "protect" my experience of the book. But, actually, it was quite well done.

 

[ElleElle]

Be active! Go for walk, smell the fresh new growth of Spring. I have done 30 minute walks everyday lately. There are many men out there. Focus on yourself. Travis is in a happy place, don't worry.

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I've been around the block more times than Girl Scouts selling cookies and I'm here to tell you to GET OFF the dating sites. Go get into life!! Join some kind of club that goes hiking or boating or fishing or something where men with shared interests will be.

Try selling fresh bread at the farmer's market, men LOVE fresh bread.

 

[IBsleuthin]

And judging by her testimony, some of her other organs are too wore out to be much good to anyone now. :floorlaugh:

:silly:

 

[Rocco]

Yes. Have you read the dystopian novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro? It's quite a piece of work. I had a hard time shaking it from my mind for weeks afterward.

I haven't read that novel but it just so happens I'm out of good books to read right now so thanks for the suggestion. :seeya:

 

[ElleElle]

Since we are way off topic, have you experienced ghosts?

She had evil in her long before the murder.

 

[ElleElle]

Great i'm going to watch the movie first. :rocker:

"Oh my" is right. Profoundly sad. And haunting.

When I heard it was made into a movie, I resisted. I wanted to "protect" my experience of the book. But, actually, it was quite well done.

 

[IBsleuthin]

So you're thinking then that the evil might transfer then? :floorlaugh:

I'm thinking about transferring a little evil myself. :scared:

 

[IBsleuthin]

I haven't read that novel but it just so happens I'm out of good books to read right now so thanks for the suggestion. :seeya:

I'll have a list of suggestions for you ready soon. I'll PM ya.


:seeya:

 

[IBsleuthin]

I don't believe in ghosts.

 

[Rocco]

Since we are way off topic, have you experienced ghosts?

Oh heck yes. When my kids were growing up I watched Casper with them all the time.

 

[verbonica]

Nope. I do not. But I did study Criminology in my early 20's.

I understand your posts now (I think) and I did not realize really what organ harvesting was. :blushing:

I'm not sure that you still understand what organ harvesting is.

Let's say a person is killed in a motorcycle accident and is brought in to the hospital dead (within a certain period of time -- I'm not exactly sure of the window of opportunity). If he has a donor card (or if his survivors are on hand), the transplant team removes or 'harvests' any useful organs and prepares them to be received by a needy patient.

Emmi's point was that another poster was suggesting that death row prisoners should have their organs 'harvested' involuntarily while they are still ALIVE -- like strapping them down and taking their kidney, or cornea, or part of their liver, etc. ! The prisoner would not necessarily die from the procedure and could be made to have as many as possible.

 

[Dewey2Me1MoThyme]

Good night one and all, I need my beauty sleep. I know this for a fact since everytime I stick my ugly mug out the door I hear property values drop. :blushing:

 

[IBsleuthin]

Oh heck yes. When my kids were growing up I watched Casper with them all the time.

:crazy:illowfight2::giggle::laughcry:

 

[Rocco]

I'll have a list of suggestions for you ready soon. I'll PM ya.


:seeya:

Thanks for your suggestions but I've already read all of the Dr. Seuss books. :seeya:

 

[ElleElle]

I was attacked by an evil one at my brother's house. That was pure evil.

The house was blessed with holy water after that.

I don't believe in ghosts.

 

[pufnstuf]

I did a quick search to see if anyone else has pointed this out... didn't see anything, so here goes.

Jodi Arias is still obsessed with Travis, even now as she conceptualizes her prison artwork.

Right now, on her art website (won't post the link, don't want to give her free advertising) there is a piece that she did titled "Blissful Ignorance." It shows a woman's lips with a blue pill clasped between her teeth.

Well, any film fans out there would instantly recognize the blue pill vs. red pill dilemma from the movie The Matrix. Choose the blue pill, you continue living in the fabricated world of the matrix, in "blissful ignorance" of the real world that exists outside of the matrix... to see the real world, you have to take the red pill.

So there's no doubt that her drawing refers to the iconic film The Matrix.

Now, let's look at one of Travis' blog entries--this one entitled "Why We Are Here."

Quoting Travis: "We Only live once, we dont get another shot if we screw it up. Why not live life to the fullest. On our death bed, none of us will wish they watched more TV or read more tabloids or liste to foul music, and they certainly wont wish that they blamed there lives on someone else a liitle more.

"It is my prayer that we live all the days of our lives. That we will be brave enough to unplug from the matrix and let the greatness within us manifest to all the world so that you will provide courage for others to do the same. Then can you live an abundant fulfilling life with out regret. A life that most are afraid to even dream about. I know that such a life exist. That it is intended for all of us."

So his blog entry is undoubtedly about the movie The Matrix.

There's no point to this post, I guess, other than to point out that Jodi's art reflects knowledge of an aspect of a film with which Travis was familiar. Here we are, five years after his murder, and she's still enamored with his interests.

There's a huge messianic theme to the movie, but I won't go into that but to ask the rhetorical question of whether or not Jodi has some grand delusion that she's "The One" and, as she faces death, that she is making some sacrifice for humankind. Ridiculous, I know, but who knows what's in her mind. She cares enough about the film to create a piece of artwork about it, so...