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Mary in S. Carolina

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30. Not what she did,

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 20, 2021, 12:35 PM

Dec 2021

notice no tears, but a lot of drama.

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I'm guessing that Kim Potter took lessons from Kyle Rittenhouse's Crying Coach! [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2021 OP

I'm guessing that shooting someone is traumatic no matter who you are, and crying is a perfectly WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #1

Except she has no tears and her constant Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #2

What would acceptable crying on the stand look like for you? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #4

At least a few tears. blueinredohio Dec 2021 #7

Right but how many. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #9

More than none? Fullduplexxx Dec 2021 #11

okay but how many is too many and looks fake too WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #12

How many is subjective but it should start with more than none Fullduplexxx Dec 2021 #13

What if it is just one? A single tear. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #14

You can get that just by yanking out a nose hair Fullduplexxx Dec 2021 #15

I feel like that kind of tear would be judged illegitimate, though. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #22

Well if you got it by pulling out a nose hair it would be illegitimate Fullduplexxx Dec 2021 #24

Well if you got it by pulling out a nose hair I agree it would be illegitimate Fullduplexxx Dec 2021 #25

Not what she did, Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #30

I saw a brief clip and she seems to be sincerely devastated and remorseful. yardwork Dec 2021 #3

She had no ill intent. PTWB Dec 2021 #17

Oh, I agree. I'm just saying that I don't think it was malicious. yardwork Dec 2021 #18

Agreed. Not malicious, just extremely negligent. PTWB Dec 2021 #19

Agreed, and I don't think that people should be put in prison for making genuine mistakes. totodeinhere Dec 2021 #21

I agree. GoodRaisin Dec 2021 #28

Very typical male reaction to any crying. LakeArenal Dec 2021 #5

+1 MrsCoffee Dec 2021 #6

I'm a woman and I'm not buying it tulipsandroses Dec 2021 #8

+10000 Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #31

I believe her. pressbox69 Dec 2021 #10

If I accidentally shot and killed someone DenaliDemocrat Dec 2021 #16

So you really think that people should be thrown in prison for accidents? totodeinhere Dec 2021 #23

If the accident is because of your negligence - yes DenaliDemocrat Dec 2021 #26

What will going to prison solve in situations like this? totodeinhere Dec 2021 #27

+1 GoodRaisin Dec 2021 #29

Agreed Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #32

Or maybe she genuinely felt remorse. totodeinhere Dec 2021 #20

We are looking at the Facts Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #33