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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.27.16 - Day 41

    <modsnip> In my opinion, she just isn't testifying to everyone's preference. Unless, she admits to having done the crime and says DM did it and she knows everything people will be unhappy. I don't condone her actions or her mannerisms, but her conscience isn't going to help keep out of prison...
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.26.16 - Day 40

    Yes she has a very involved father and no she doesn't have daddy issues, her family is extremely hard working, her father is probably at work.
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    She did not start her testimony screaming that she was abused and asking for sympathy. It came out that he hit her after she was asked by the defence. She even said he wasn't amazing but he also wasn't terrible.
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    IMO, having sympathy for a witness who was a possible victim of an abusive relationship has nothing to do with siding with the accused. It's not a choice between her or TB. I feel extremely horrified by the murder and disgusted with the actions of the accused. However, MM is not on trial. While...
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    Abuse is a back and forth between good and bad. The problem is that the good can be bad but just look good in comparison. For example, if you were beaten by your partner being taken out to a party feels like you are being treated well in comparison to being beaten. For some victims of abuse, not...
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    I found this Wikipedia article on witness credibility extremely helpful: There are many tools for assessing the credibility and reliability of a witness' testimony:[1] Internal inconsistencies: consider the inconsistencies with previous statements or testimony at trial. External...
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    There is evidence that people who play violent video games are more inclined to become aggressive after playing them. However, the actual chances of someone committing violence after playing violent video games is dependent on the person themselves (like their upbringing, their personality...
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    As far as I understand, all the stuff about the pregnancy test and him abusing her and trying to get her to go into stripping/prostitution isn't relevant to the verdict since the accused cannot be convicted of murder based on that. The relevant information she provided was she corroborated the...
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    Ask yourself why she is agreeing that she was physically abused? Yes, DM can lie but why would she corroborate DM's lies? She doesn't seem to be throwing MS under the bus.
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    I expect Dungey to call MM a liar for claiming that she was abused, reference the testimony by others that he treated her well and go back to what he said earlier about MS helping her get out of another abusive relationship and drug problems. This whole abuse thing is making me really really sad.
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    Bosma Murder Trial 04.25.16 - Day 39

    This isn't a domestic violence case so she's not required to provide proof that she was abused. The defence probably did find this information out from DM and this is being used to prove MS was capable of violence and thus capable of killing TB. IMO
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    Bosma Murder Trial - Weekend Discussion #11

    In serious cases with high penalties the general rule is the judge appointing a lawyer for the accused. For example, Basil Borutski he's accused of killing three former partners in one day is being appointed a lawyer by the court because him not having a lawyer would be bad. Here's the attorney...
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    Bosma Murder Trial - Weekend Discussion #11

    This was probably the exception not the rule. I'm sure if she's testifying she was offered protection of some sort.
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    Bosma Murder Trial - Weekend Discussion #11

    Because her testimony does not do anything for the crowns case.
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    Bosma Murder Trial - Weekend Discussion #11

    Perfectly ethical. It doesn't matter what a lawyers opinion is on their clients guilt or innocence, they were hired to protect their clients rights and defend them to the best of their ability. In any job, one has to deal with nasty people or people they do not agree with but they can't just...
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