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Oh, the irony.I get your point about BK's length of incarceration so far, and of course that is going to affect his appearance, however a shrinking body due to lack of meaningful exercise doesn't preclude the defence supplying him with a smaller shirt. One would think that a smart presentation would be the best impression their client could give, afterall they made a big thing about him being allowed to wear a suit to hearings and all. I'm sure the budget could stretch to a better fitting shirt. JMO
Right before our eyes, BK has gone from a professional, business-formal, doctoral scholar, far and above murder, to an overgrown -- but still diminutive -- kindergartener who still can't tie his shoelaces or (my addition) cut his own sammich.
AT is well aware of human nature. People form impressions, often subconsciously. Of course jurors are charged differently, taxed with evaluating only the evidence, ridding themselves of non-evidentiary judgments, but these are hearings, ones AT argued to be public -- remember BK's supposed right to have people know....
Toward this end, for trial, she wanted to give (unsupported testimony as) evidence to help the jury evaluate nonevidence (namely, how BK appears at defense table)! While at the same time intentionally manipulating how BK appears, in order to further enfeeble him. Attempting to play both sides of the argument to her advantage. Let us help you make sense of what you see (of his weirdness) so you don't make subconscious, subjective judgments about his guilt but also please process your subconscious, subjective judgments about his appearance (as he shrinks into a harmless toddler in oversized Carter's) to render him innocent.
I actually have to hand it to AT. She's trying everything. There'll be no ineffective counsel here.
It's just an indefensible case.
Jmo
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