Can anyone help with this?
Dr JD testified to her Dx of Jodi w. Borderline personality disorder; she went thru the list of 6 symptoms, but said Jodi was not impulsive.
Quite puzzling, as I thought Jodi is/was very impulsive in some of her behaviors:
Job-hopping (Dr JD said Jodi mentioned at least 10 restaurant jobs, plus spa receptionist; child-caregiver (babysitter?); and (third, Im blanking here). Oh, plus sales rep for PPL, which I dont think the Dr included. Not sure of the time period addressed, but seems like longest it could have would have been ~10 years (say, Jodis dob 1980, start work at age 18, to Travis death in 2008 = 10 yrs). Thats less than one year on the job an average, except Ventana Spa was ~3 years(?), even if we factor in overlapping part-time jobs.
There were several/numerous instances of Jodi at work, receiving boyfriend-cheating or similar news, just leaving in the middle of her shift, or not reporting to work, to go confront boyfriend or the other woman.
Moving from one city to another (sometimes following boyfriends) without a job or housing secured before the fact.
Converting to a totally new religion on a dime. (met Travis Sept 2006, was converted in/by Nov).
Some other things not coming to mind now.
When I heard DrJD say, no, not impulsive, these and other things nagged at me. Maybe they are normal or maybe signs of immaturity, but I understood these actions to be spur of the moment decisions.
Why not impulsive? Or is it a matter of degrees? Or?
Did occur to me, if Dr JD concluded - impulsive, jury might be confused about the terminology and less inclined to find premeditated murder, despite all the evidence of her murder planning, for days, weeks, perhaps longer.