NC - Shaniya Davis, 5, 11/10/09 TRIAL THREAD

[MsFacetious]

It's their way of saying they don't believe the prosecution proved their case.
I hope they are wrong.

Lisa Bloom ‏@LisaBloom 8h
Author of SWAGGER and THINK; legal analyst for Today Show and http://Avvo.com ; managing attorney at http://TheBloomFirm.com
https://twitter.com/LisaBloom

Aspiring (white) model murder case = national coverage. Rape, murder of 5 y/o (black) Shaniya Davis = none.

Honestly... I've noticed something with Shaniya's case... people don't want to talk about it.
They are okay with talking about an adult model being murdered and dismembered...

But a little 5 year old being raped and murdered... don't even GO there.
I honestly think that has more to do with the lack of media coverage, really I do.

And I'm one that fights for media coverage for the ones that don't get any, so I'm not deluded. :seeya:
Juliette vs Caylee and Alexis Patterson vs Elizabeth Smart for example.

In this case, I think it's just "too much" and people can't handle hearing about it.

Look at Jonathan Foster's case. People don't want to talk about a little boy being torched either.
So it didn't get covered. Once he was found and people realized what actually happened to him.

The cases of "babies" 6 and younger... who have been raped and murdered, often get less attention.
Unless there is some other major story to go along with it. Wrongful arrest, (Riley Fox) or something.

There is also A LOT going on in the news right now. This happened at a bad time.
There are several trials going on right now we aren't hearing about. :banghead:

 

[SCHMAE]

It's their way of saying they don't believe the prosecution proved their case.
I hope they are wrong.



Honestly... I've noticed something with Shaniya's case... people don't want to talk about it.
They are okay with talking about an adult model being murdered and dismembered...

But a little 5 year old being raped and murdered... don't even GO there.
I honestly think that has more to do with the lack of media coverage, really I do.

And I'm one that fights for media coverage for the ones that don't get any, so I'm not deluded. :seeya:
Juliette vs Caylee and Alexis Patterson vs Elizabeth Smart for example.

In this case, I think it's just "too much" and people can't handle hearing about it.

Look at Jonathan Foster's case. People don't want to talk about a little boy being torched either.
So it didn't get covered. Once he was found and people realized what actually happened to him.

The cases of "babies" 6 and younger... who have been raped and murdered, often get less attention.
Unless there is some other major story to go along with it. Wrongful arrest, (Riley Fox) or something.

There is also A LOT going on in the news right now. This happened at a bad time.
There are several trials going on right now we aren't hearing about. :banghead:

Agreed! It's very difficult.I stopped by this thread this morning just randomly because I remember her name and face and thought " oh i'll have a peek at this trial' and then realized in just a couple of reads that I dont want/ cannot watch it or read about it. The older I get the less tolerant I am of the details involving children It's not that I cannot but that I choose not to hear/read/listen if possible. I want all the perpetrators SLAIN in public,,,,,,that's all. But I don't need to hear what they've done. I'll trust LE and DA's and Juries to be sure they've got the right guy. This case may be even a little more gut wrenching because of that **** video of her in the hotel hallway...... it's a horror to see her within reach and know it's too late and what happened to her next. So to those of you who are following God bless you and thank you and I'll look forward to your updates but I'm a sissy these days.

( it was tobias summer's warrant/indictment that turned the tide for me and made me realize i have no business reading that type of info . none of them deserve another breath of air )

 

[imamaze]

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/...s-In-Shaniya-Davis-Murder-Case-207758601.html
McNeill Won't Testify; Defense Rests In Shaniya Davis Murder Case
Closing arguments will be presented next week in the trial of a Fayetteville man accused of raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago.

 

[RoseRed]

Lisa Bloom ‏@LisaBloom 8h
Author of SWAGGER and THINK; legal analyst for Today Show and http://Avvo.com ; managing attorney at http://TheBloomFirm.com
https://twitter.com/LisaBloom

Aspiring (white) model murder case = national coverage. Rape, murder of 5 y/o (black) Shaniya Davis = none.

Yes and where was Lisa Bloom all through the Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom kidnapping, and murder trial. Shame shame on these people bringing race into these issues when they refused to follow the Christian/Newsom torture and murders.

 

[Kimberlyd125]

We can't all follow every case.

Different things draw us to the cases we follow.

I'd love for this thread to be about Shaniya and ONLY Shaniya. She deserves it.

JMO

 

[all4justice]

I agree, SCHMAE. I think we all have varying tolerance levels for these cases. It doesn't mean we care less about certain cases though. It just means we know our limits and show our support in a way that's comfortable for us. JMO, MOO

The case I couldn't read about in detail was Emma Thompson's. I wrote a letter opposing her egg donor's parole but I just couldn't bear to read the details of how her egg donor refused to protect that precious baby. Just reading WS members' posts about Emma's case was enough to reduce me to tears. JMO, MOO

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[Salem]

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/...s-In-Shaniya-Davis-Murder-Case-207758601.html
McNeill Won't Testify; Defense Rests In Shaniya Davis Murder Case
Closing arguments will be presented next week in the trial of a Fayetteville man accused of raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago.

So he chickened out huh? Nothing less than what was expected.

The news shows shots from inside the courtroom, so there has to be a camera in there. I wonder why they didn't live stream this trial.

Salem

 

[imamaze]

I was kind of surprised he didn't want to get on the stand. He seems so arrogant.

 

[Oriah]

I was kind of surprised he didn't want to get on the stand. He seems so arrogant.

I think he's both, guys. An arrogant coward.

I'm so glad I'm not a defense attorney.

 

[seattlechiquita]

So the defense was null? Not ONE witness!? This troubles me. Appeal for ineffective assistance of counsel, anyone?

 

[john's mom]

I too don't understand why this wasn't broadcast in some way. (Stream / network ) but I know that what happened to this beautiful little girl just broke my heart. I don't believe it's a race issue, and Shaniya was way cuter than Jodi, that's for sure!

I did follow Shaniya's case when it was happening and it was a real tough one. Emma Thompson, I just couldn't handle, still don't know many details. There are always so many cases here, after Caylee, Haleigh, Robert Manwell, and Ethan Stacy, I was in no shape to get more details of these other cases. It's like you know you will be heartbroken and yet you keep coming back for more. I sometimes want to never come back here, but here I am, and I check in just about every day.

 

[believe09]

I cant take this case. I have never been able to-this girl was destroyed in every way and every time I see the image of her being carried I get nauseous. Carried like you would carry a child that you loved and wanted to protect and cherished. But she was in the hands of a monster and she had no choices. None. She couldnt have been betrayed more on any level. The glimpse we had of her shortly before he destroyed her breaks my heart because every time you want to reach through the screen and snatch her back.

It doesnt mean I dont follow it and I think we dont have to justify ourselves...not that anyone is asking us to. We are holding a vigil. At least I feel that way. Quietly and without fan fare. I think he will lose. I dont think he cares, tbh.

The world is worse off for her loss.

 

[believe09]

It is almost over little one...

 

[LaLaw2000]

I have followed Shaniya's case every day and am sorry I don't post a lot. The hurt goes deep for me on this case as it does for all of you.

I simply will not be able to bear it if this monster is not convicted. My granddaughter will not be able to bear it either. They are at Ft. Bliss, Texas, having been trandferred from Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville. She and I talk about Shaniya every day. There will be no decond chance for justice for Shaniya if this monster is not convicted because her so-called mother will not have to pay the ultimate price for what she did. I think she as well as MAM should have to both pay with their lives.

I cannot say more without getting a T/O. I've never had one and don't want one now.

MOO

 

[LaLaw2000]

I cant take this case. I have never been able to-this girl was destroyed in every way and every time I see the image of her being carried I get nauseous. Carried like you would carry a child that you loved and wanted to protect and cherished. But she was in the hands of a monster and she had no choices. None. She couldnt have been betrayed more on any level. The glimpse we had of her shortly before he destroyed her breaks my heart because every time you want to reach through the screen and snatch her back.

It doesnt mean I dont follow it and I think we dont have to justify ourselves...not that anyone is asking us to. We are holding a vigil. At least I feel that way. Quietly and without fan fare. I think he will lose. I dont think he cares, tbh.

The world is worse off for her loss.

So beautifully stated, believe09. I feel the same. Now I am crying again and my heart is hurting. GB you! Also, GB the ones who truly loved this beautiful, sweet, innocent little Angel.

lease:

 

[imamaze]

http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2013/05/16/1257301?sac=fo.local
Mario McNeill won't testify during his capital murder trial in the 2009 death of Shaniya Davis
"One last time, court is of the impression ... from the defendant, that he has chosen of his own volition, own will, not to testify. Is that correct, Mr. McNeill?" asked Jim Ammons, Cumberland County's senior resident Superior Court judge.
"Yes," McNeill answered.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"This is the time to make that decision. Once Tuesday rolls around," Ammons said, "it's too late."

 

[SCHMAE]

About the only silver lining in a case like this is imagining the next phase of his life, knowing how baby killers are treated in prison. He will get back ten fold the horror he put on Shaniya and it will not end in a day or two. It will go on for all the years that he lives and for that we can all be grateful.

 

[believe09]

He doesnt care what happens imvho-he doesnt care either way which makes the punishment issue irrelevant for him. I dont know if he refuses to face what he did directly or he is just that broken. *shrug*

Bio mom is glued to the www I am sure. I am sure she is covered with cold sweat and she should be.

 

[Kimberlyd125]

He doesnt care what happens imvho-he doesnt care either way which makes the punishment issue irrelevant for him. I dont know if he refuses to face what he did directly or he is just that broken. *shrug*

Bio mom is glued to the www I am sure. I am sure she is covered with cold sweat and she should be.

I agree. He doesn't care.
He's evil to the core!

Can AD spend her days on the net?

 

[songline]

Yes, he has been every day as far as I know but I'm not positive about it being every day.

Ima

Thank you, plesed to hear that.