Barisone Trial Starting Monday, 3/28

[SinMiedo]

I was pondering things during work last night and came to a potential hypothetical scenario that seemed to make sense in light of the bite marks, etc. I have a suspicion that the dog is a big piece of the puzzle.
My thinking was along the lines of MB arrives, is accosted by dog, and pulls out gun. LK (not necessarily unreasonably, I’d probably do similar) freaks and tries to intervene, shooting ensues.

[hntrjmpr]

I have a legal background and have sat through hundreds of trials…I’ve never seen so many sidebar conversations!! It’s interesting how careful the Judge is being so the jury isn’t tainted.

[eggbutt]

Has there been a day in this trial that the Livingston Police Department hasn’t been shown to be incompetent?

What a disgrace.

[Jealoushe]

At one point in my situation the police searched my house. They literally walked through and just flipped cupboards open and strolled through non nonchalant, barely looked at anything. The went to the barn/garage and did the same thing. I mean, it was a BS call that led to this search and they knew that, but still. I thought no wonder you guys can never solve or prevent crimes. They didn’t even look in the stalls, hay loft or tack room. Literally took them maybe ten minutes. I appreciate they knew I was a victim but I could have been a liar

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

Oh boy. Now we are getting to the camera. They could have seized it per the search affidavit… but… they didn’t.

Bilinkas really highlighted the specific things the police who were immediately on the scene didn’t bother doing.

Didn’t swab RG or LK for GSR.
Didn’t search RG’s vehicles or trailer.
Didn’t seize the camera that might have been recording the scene.

This makes the police look BAD.

[caffeinated]

Oh maybe it was a he- I wasn’t watching, just reading here and thought the witness was referred to as a woman

[trubandloki]

@Virginia_Horse_Mom

Judge called for a sidebar though and is shutting down Bilinkas

Right, because we would not want the defense to be able to point out that police did a crappy job. What the heck. Why is that not allowed?

[Davignport]

Sure seems as if this judge is pretty partial to the prosecution. He is REALLY, REALLY annoying.

[hntrjmpr]

100000%!!

[rothmpp]

This is going to seem completely unimportant - but I really wish Bilinkas would go up a size in suit coats or lose about 20lbs. The ill fitting coats have bugged me for a week. It’s like the suit version of a muffin top.

[eggbutt]

@Virginia_Horse_Mom

Oh boy. Now we are getting to the camera. They could have seized it per the search affidavit… but… they didn’t.

Bilinkas really highlighted the specific things the police who were immediately on the scene didn’t bother doing.

Didn’t swab RG or LK for GSR.
Didn’t search RG’s vehicles or trailer.
Didn’t seize the camera that might have been recording the scene.

This makes the police look BAD.

The police department IS bad (at least that particular department!)!

[Syrynx]

May I just say, I love Jamie’s jacket.

That is all.

[TwiSedai]

Comparing MB pacing to a stressed horse. Definitely a horse person

[Jealoushe]

I can’t wrap my head around a mental health professional giving this man a gun. Neurotic pacing, unsettled. Under extremely high amounts of stress.

Boggles the mind.

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

@Jealoushe

I can’t wrap my head around a mental health professional giving this man a gun. Neurotic pacing, unsettled. Under extremely high amounts of stress.

Boggles the mind.

Agreed.

[hut-ho78]

@atl_hunter

@ohnoO

Can you imagine yourself in this living situation at that age, financially independent and single except for a bf?

I can. I would be the boarder from hell!

Maybe I would take some time to catch a movie or go out to dinner, but basically I would be in the barn. Taking lessons, watching lessons (assuming that was permitted) doting on my horses, sitting with the farrier, shadowing the vet (hopefully at a respectable distance)—they would hate me after a while!

I just don’t understand the lack of curiosity about the whole system and I conclude that because it seems she was sleeping through a lot of it! I guess it was the drugs—heartbreaking!

I don’t know. Having parented an adult child struggling with both addiction and psychiatric issues, the sleepiness may not be from any illegal substances (drugs) but may be from medication. Regulating the ongoing psychiatric issues can be extremely challenging, and if the person isn’t even able to understand or perceive that they have a mental disorder (is experiencing anosognosia) it can be even more challenging to keep them in balance, as they often think they are fine and don’t need medication. Sometimes the afflicted person struggles to keep up with time, and overmedicates. Sometimes they under-medicate. Sometimes they mix their prescribed medications with other medications or illegal substances or alcohol. If she was prescribed any type of benzo for anxiety then I could also see her struggling with staying awake. I can’t imagine living a life where the very medication that keeps me from struggling with anxiety and other potential issues (paranoia comes to mind here) is the very thing that also strips away my joy to live. It’s a horrible thing to watch as a parent because you see your child struggle daily - you work with doctors to find a balance between keeping your adult child in control and keeping them happy. Too much medication, and they are “stable” members of society, but also lethargic and unmotivated. Not enough and they have energy but lack control. As an example, our child was an artist - the less medicated she was, the more brilliant her work. As we worked to stabilize her, her work became more “normal” and lost the brilliance. After a while, she no longer painted, as she stated she lost her creativity. This also happened to my schizophrenic aunt when we leveled her out - she no longer felt she could paint and her world became what she described as dull, but when she wasn’t medicated she was incredibly dangerous. How do you keep the afflicted person happy and keep society safe? That was always our challenge.

And as adults, they can leverage HIPAA to keep their health information private and away from caring and willing family members who would love nothing more than to help.

Our child became skilled at manipulation and lying. She had to, to hide her behavior, drug usage, etc… It became a lifestyle for her. I would always ask, “How can you tell if our child is lying? Her lips are moving.” In moments of clarity, she would even admit to us that she was manipulating her bio mom - it was a sport for her.

It’s possible that going to a job and working would also be a struggle, as was the case with our child, who regularly missed her alarm for work and overslept constantly. She couldn’t finish school as she could never stay focused. It was so sad to watch.

Someone on here has also commented about the boyfriend. When you have an adult child who struggles, you have to accept that no healthy minded person would ever be able to maintain a relationship with them, so you learn to accept that it will likely take a relatively co-dependent (or parasitic) person to stay in the relationship. Heck, we were just thrilled when our child got a boyfriend and he was able to support her emotionally from to time. He was a bit of a freeloader, had all the potential to contribute to the GNP but no real ambition to do so. But he truly loved her. And somehow that meant more to us than all of his issues, because she was so incredibly hard to love at times.

One thing is true - it is heartbreaking for all involved.

Thank you for posting this. Prayers for your family.

[MorganSercu]

He was a prosecutor before becoming a judge.

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

My heart goes out to Alison Brock. This is so incredibly sad.

[rothmpp]

OK - Ali Brock is almost making me cry

[EADoug]

Allison Brock on Direct

Close friend of MB, was alerted that he was possibly suicidal. Called him to discuss.

When she was on the phone with him, MB was very quiet, then proceed to get upset and then started sobbing hysterically by end of phone call.
She was unable to calm him down. (Allison choking up)
She has never encountered him in this state before.