Barisone Verdict Is In: Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity

[trubandloki]

@CanteringCarrot

Also, do not drive around with a shovel in your vehicle.

Are pitchforks allowed?

I have been known to drive around with one of those in my car (yes car).

[Einhorn]

@trubandloki

Are pitchforks allowed?

I have been known to drive around with one of those in my car (yes car).

I only carry a broom and a couple of umbrellas. Oh and a chair.

[eggbutt]

My apologies. I will find the post for you. Sleep deprivation (foal watch) coupled with the angst of the mendacity of so many outrageous posts the past three days have me off my game. I truly do apologize.

From Gold Coast Dressage 2017

[Angela_Freda]

Just in the news the other day, guy murders some woman and then dies of an MI burying her body.
So, I dunno… Make sure you’re in better shape beforehand?

[Warmblood1]

@trubandloki

I have been known to drive around with one of those in my car (yes car).

You’re my kind of people.

[Omgitsme]

There’s also no evidence MB shot the gun but you’re firm in that belief.

[DownYonder]

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@DownYonder

@CurrentlyHorseless

I’ve stated before that by his obtaining the gun and driving over there with the gun and initiating the confrontation, to the extent all that was established for the jury, which it was, he can’t claim self defense when RG then tackled and choked him. In the absence of all that evidence that he went into their physical presence with a deadly weapon, Blinikas could have woven one of your tales of reasonable doubt due to maybe RG tackling him before the shots, despite the amnesia. I believe RG tackled him after he shot LK, as LK and ED testified. But even if RG had tackled him first, my non lawyer opinion is that it’s not * considered self defense given that he brought the gun and “started it”.
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Once again - he could not claim self-defense because that would have depended on one or more of the following:

1. his own testimony
2. other supporting witnesses
3. video

Item 1 was out because he was beaten so severely, he had no memory of the event. Item 2 was out because the only witnesses were LK and RG. Item 3 was out because the video from the porch camera had oh-so-mysteriously disappeared.

Ergo, no self-defense tangent because there was no evidence to support it.

If you want to take the word of two lying grifters about what happened, that says a heck of a lot about your character.

Apparently you didn’t understand my point. I won’t bother repeating it.

Your point is that you believe the story told by two lying low-lifes who admitted they were on a mission to destroy MB and “finish the bastard.”

Although I’m not sure which story you believe, because their stories changed from their first statements to the police and again changed on the witness stand, and the lack of corroboration left plenty of room for REASONABLE DOUBT regarding what really happened.

And there is no proof that MB “initiated the confrontation” other than driving to the farmhouse and walking up to the patio/porch/door that was a bona-fide entrance to HIS PROPERTY. A guy with no prior criminal record, no recorded history of assault or violence of any sort, a successful businessman, an employer, an Olympic athlete, who was well respected in the equestrian community and local community at large. To be confronted by two lying drug-addict grifters - both of whom had criminal records and had embarked on a terror campaign against him, his girlfriend, his employees, and his clients.

And again - Bilinkas could not have used a self-defense argument because it was shot down by Taylor before the trial started due to the lack of evidence. He could not have “woven” in a tale about RG “tackling him before the shots” because he would have been in essence, trying to assert self-defense - and Taylor was not going to allow him to go there.

The state wanted someone to pay because the daughter of a local “influencer” got shot. And absent any hard evidence that MB had acted in self defense, Bilinkas had no choice but to push for NGI.

[Edited to fix a typo - oops!]

[eggbutt]

@CanteringCarrot

Also, do not drive around with a shovel in your vehicle.

But wait! I have a camp shovel, hammer, small hacksaw, and a bowie knife in my car. Am I a serial murderer?

[Ambitious_Kate]

@Omgitsme

There’s also no evidence MB shot the gun but you’re firm in that belief.

She thinks that evidence that he brought the gun to the scene is evidence that he shot it. She’s unable to imagine a scenario where someone else might have grabbed it from him, or where soemone might have jumped MB and it went off during the struggle or if the dog attacked or anything. [edit]

[Ambitious_Kate]

@eggbutt

But wait! I have a camp shovel, hammer, small hacksaw, and a bowie knife in my car. Am I a serial murderer?

Not without duct tape and plastic contractor’s bags, ya dummy. Sheesh.

[CanteringCarrot]

@eggbutt

My apologies. I will find the post for you. Sleep deprivation (foal watch) coupled with the angst of the mendacity of so many outrageous posts the past three days have me off my game. I truly do apologize.

From Gold Coast Dressage 2017

Thank you for the article and the apology. I appreciate it.

[eggbutt]

OMG! I so needed that belly laugh today! Thank you!!

[Rhythm_Pace_Impulsion]

And bleach

[Ambitious_Kate]

Oh, yeah, I forgot the bleach.

[CanteringCarrot]

@eggbutt

@CanteringCarrot

Also, do not drive around with a shovel in your vehicle.

But wait! I have a camp shovel, hammer, small hacksaw, and a bowie knife in my car. Am I a serial murderer?

Yes, obviously. A rather experienced one too judging by those carefully selected materials. I might recommend the addition of a tarp and some bailing twine. Oh and duct tape.

[Omgitsme]

Excellent question. I’m sure people have done it before but…why? Was it a trend like Tide pods?

[3PonyFarm]

I currently have a various assortment of whips, lead ropes with chains, a hoof boot, 2 dog collars, a shovel, pink weeding knife, mallet, dead plant in pot, tarp and a little winnie the pooh doll in my car. I hope I am not stopped by the police.

[eggbutt]

Anyone want to take a guess what RG has in the cab and bed of HIS truck?? We’ve been told the upholstery is covered in cigarette burns so maybe a fire extinguisher is in order!

[Ambitious_Kate]

@eggbutt

OMG! I so needed that belly laugh today! Thank you!!

[CanteringCarrot]

@Omgitsme

Excellent question. I’m sure people have done it before but…why? Was it a trend like Tide pods?

That seems likely. I’m actually allergic to bleach so have zero interest in coming into contact with any never mind drinking it it was a trend of sorts within certain circles during the height of Covid, IIRC.

Unrelated to MB, just generally speaking/speaking of other instances here.