Barisone Verdict Is In: Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity

[ekat]

Yeah, they could do all that. And work on some of the minor players involved. But if I were Mr D, I would object to anything that could jeopardize MB’s progress in therapy.

Now, if he ever gets moved and gets that first eval, and the entire world decides it’s safe to release him and he’s done with all that, all bets are off.

[ekat]

It’s likely going to take years, even if MB gets to go home on or about May 17th.

[MHM]

Thanks.

And also, oof. That’s unfortunate. I would have to think that having something like that hanging over your head for a long time would be very hard on anybody, much less someone with mental health issues they are trying to work on.

[ekat]

Oh definitely. Part of me wants all the parties to just walk away, because this isn’t going to make anyone whole, which is the concept behind a tort case. Part of me wants to watch the legal aspect play out, because that right there has been fascinating already. And then there’s the whole stopping to watch a train wreck part of me. It’s hard to turn away.

[MHM]

@ekat

And then there’s the whole stopping to watch a train wreck part of me. It’s hard to turn away.

Narrator: Once again, understatement!

[eggbutt]

@DownYonder

Off the current topic at the moment, but does anyone know why on Day 5 of the trial, they put plastic barriers between Mr. B and MB? Was it a cautionary measure due to Covid? Or for another reason? I don’t recall seeing it the first few days of the trial, so I am wondering why they decided on that day to put up a barrier.

The COVID barriers were ordered by Taylor on the 2nd or so day of court. The barriers made it harder for Barisone to speak with Bilinkas as some jurors were sitting directly behind him and could hear if he spoke above a whisper!

[MHM]

Plus there’s the old saying about only the lawyers getting rich. But that might not even happen if it’s done on contingency. And I’m guessing the initial outlay will be substantial for all the depositions and the rest of it.

[ekat]

Lol, true! I mean, just think about the criminal trial. I’ve sat through so many trials and I can’t really think of any that had people as compelling to listen to as this, including LK. I mean, Hay Guy? Health Board lady, RC, even without getting to award winning equestrians. I didn’t want to miss a minute. And thank goodness I could go back and rewatch, otherwise I might have missed the Ninja!

[CurrentlyHorseless]

@FitzE

@Virginia_Horse_Mom

Did you flag these posts for the mods?

S/he did admit to flagging a lot - or is that just my posts? I believe it’s also now known as ‘running to mommy’ and also ‘telling’.

Funny, I’ve never been contacted about any of this flagging, so it must not have gotten the result CH wished for. I have had a couple things simply edited out by the mods. FFS once, oh, and another word for donkey or mule.

So, you may not even be aware if you were flagged. Also, flagging seems not to be terribly effective. RND was flagged and did absolutely nothing in response (accept mock and demand the flagger out themselves) and nothing further was done. So, I’m not sure why that group of folks is so flag happy. It doesn’t seem to result in much of anything from what I can see.

IIRC, you’ve had words edited out of posts as well whole posts removed.

Until a couple months ago, I never flagged anything no matter how offensive, until I suspected that Equkelly was banned because it was lots of people on the Eggbutt team who were flagging her posts to get her banned. It worked! I never saw her say anything worse than FFS. Eggbutt had a post in which she stated that flagging was used to “try to get a thread shut down”, or “get someone banned”.

I was instructed by the mods to flag posts that I felt violated the rules or were offensive.

[Jealoushe]

The beginning is about him and then about 20 mins again. It’s very interesting and I think everyone who is interested in the case should listen. Talks a lot about the township and experience with prosecution and also how rare the verdict is.

[Sdel]

@CurrentlyHorseless

Until a couple months ago, I never flagged anything no matter how offensive, until I suspected that Equkelly was banned because it was lots of people on the Eggbutt team who were flagging her posts to get her banned. It worked! I never saw her say anything worse than FFS. Eggbutt had a post in which she stated that flagging was used to “try to get a thread shut down”, or “get someone banned”.

Nice way to directly connect yourself with LK.

[Jealoushe]

If you turned it off they talk about him more in the middle of the episode also.

[MHM]

@ekat

Lol, true! I mean, just think about the criminal trial. I’ve sat through so many trials and I can’t really think of any that had people as compelling to listen to as this, including LK. I mean, Hay Guy? Health Board lady, RC, even without getting to award winning equestrians. I didn’t want to miss a minute. And thank goodness I could go back and rewatch, otherwise I might have missed the Ninja!

As I’ve said before, this is the only whole trial I’ve ever watched.

I doubt I will ever bother to watch another one, since I can’t imagine it would measure up for me, between all the horse content and the characters.

What are the odds there would ever be another trial with testimony about wrapping the horse with cellulitis, or whether the dryer with the barn laundry was going to turn off? Or even trying to get the horses shod?!? Totally relatable for me. Lol.

[ekat]

Good to know. Thanks.

[MHM]

Good to know, thanks.

[MHM]

Jinx!!

[ekat]

This one certainly was different!

[CurrentlyHorseless]

@Sdel

@CurrentlyHorseless

Until a couple months ago, I never flagged anything no matter how offensive, until I suspected that Equkelly was banned because it was lots of people on the Eggbutt team who were flagging her posts to get her banned. It worked! I never saw her say anything worse than FFS. Eggbutt had a post in which she stated that flagging was used to “try to get a thread shut down”, or “get someone banned”.

Nice way to directly connect yourself with LK.

I have zero “connection” with LK other than expressing my own opinion that the bashing of her here is gratuitous and ugly.

Not sure what type of “connection” you’re alluding to, but it sounds sinister!

[CurrentlyHorseless]

@Virginia_Horse_Mom

@CurrentlyHorseless

@ekat

Cyberstalking: the repeated use of electronic communications to harass or frighten someone, for example by sending threatening emails.

Not Cyberstalking: looking stuff up that’s available in public records and commenting on it on a random BB.

“It may also include false accusations, defamation, slander and libel.”

Let’s talk about this.

If you are going to accuse people of things like this, in the context of comments made on this thread… then back it up.

It’s not hard. We are literally writing down posts on an open forum.

So - which posts that have been written contain false accusations, defamation, slander and libel? Did you flag these posts for the mods? If not, why not?

The post in which you retold a horrible accusation about LK from her high school years, yes I flagged it and it was edited out by the mods.

The post in which you asked or wondered out loud whether JK was in a position to force MB to agree to a deal he didn’t want because possibly JK had “connections” to “organized types of people”, yes, I probably flagged it.

[jvanrens]

@CurrentlyHorseless

I have zero “connection” with LK other than expressing my own opinion that the bashing of her here is gratuitous and ugly.

You obviously never read many of her posts here or on Facebook. Talk about bashing and ugly.