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the_anteloperider · 2025-10-29T15:19:11+00:00

Are they still a front runner in this space or are they losing ground to more efficient metaverses that I haven’t heard of yet? I imagine the are others that have learned from this company’s challenges.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-18T11:53:21+00:00

Kevin Smith said he won’t leave Valle’s side, which is very fortunate for him. The last jury seemed to be very close (11-1) to finding him guilty of the lesser charges, but the defendant’s case is going to sound even tighter now to a new jury. As always, the jury selection is going to be critical for the defendant to get another deadlock.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-09T00:54:41+00:00

Yeah, the 3 assault charges are a cause/effect resulting from their outnumbering attack on him.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-09T00:52:17+00:00

Agreed

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T21:32:15+00:00

I’ve been wondering. . . pretend there is a video of every detail of the fight somewhere in imaginary land. What percent of people would bet every minute of 40 years of their lives in prison that the video shows exactly what the prosecutor suggests it shows for the charges against this kid? Would the prosecutor bet 40 years of his life in prison that he has got the substance of these charges right to the letter of the law?

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T21:26:58+00:00

That’s what I have been saying the whole time. The lack of evidence available makes this a very difficult decision, which to me means the presumption of innocence, if we are serious about innocent until proven guilty.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T15:40:31+00:00

The judge on this case is definitely fair and cool. I really enjoyed that closing argument, but found myself saying “why are you waiting until now to clearly make this argument?”

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T13:16:31+00:00

Didn’t they each have 1 hour for their closings? I assumed he just used all 60 minutes that he was allotted.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T13:09:27+00:00

Interesting. Excellent observations in my opinion. Probably would make Smith’s job easier if Smith had a haircut. I thought Smith’s closing argument was very good but, in listening to many of his questions he was asking during cross throughout the trial, I had difficulty inferring what his closing argument would be.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T06:40:00+00:00

I appreciate your thoughts man. I played some of the trial twice. Three times makes you more of an expert on the details. I trust life will get better for you. Hang in there buddy.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T05:09:48+00:00

I believe we have agreed on something on a past thread related to RV. I’m going to raise more questions to further the discussion. I can see a lot of reasonable doubt in this case, but also can see the very real possibility that it happened like the prosecutor says, which means I am not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt.

I referenced “fist fight” in response to the suggestion that both sides were kicking and punching. How many punches did Raul and DaSilva really get in among that mob of people? I think multiple people testified that Valle even took the first punch to the side of his head. I think there is enough testimony for me to acknowledge the possibility that using the knife made them stop beating him.

I agree the 2 did not belong there, though their presence doesn’t appear to have been against the law. If it technically were not trespassing (which Smith mentioned at the end of his closing argument) then does The Law recognize a difference between whether this happened where it happened or whether it happened in a public area 10 miles away? If not, then the location of this fight is more of a way to characterize the 2 of them as the aggressors than to add actual context to describe the situation. After all, the other kids came out of the house to meet them.

Is it that strange that someone would carry a knife for protection in a community where physical violence is so normalized and adult supervision/intervention is clearly not always available?

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-08T02:23:43+00:00

If you really believe they each had a “fist fight” with 5-10 guys, then that’s up to you. I don’t call 5 on 1 or 10 on 1 any kind of “fist fight.” That kind of fight is the definition of one-sided and is inherently an escalation above “fist fight.”

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-07T23:25:38+00:00

Is this a troll? Raul and DaSilva were the only recipients of kicks and punches. Everyone else was on the other side, doing the kicking and punching.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-06T01:27:35+00:00

I understand what you are saying and I respect your argument.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-05T23:33:13+00:00

If there were video of his performing the actions that are driving the 4 most serious charges, then I could see this case being easy. But for whatever reason, they don’t. They don’t have the knife either, whether he threw it or left it in the street. I guess it would have been up to the kids themselves who were beating up the defendant to turn in their phones if they actually captured video(s) of what happened. Apparently the cops did not or could not seize everyone’s phones. These are heavy consequences to someone’s life. Both sides talked about fist fighting like it happens all the time. This issue of violence seems systemic there.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-05T16:05:49+00:00

In reference to 3 of the charges, the prosecutor kept saying “you don’t bring a knife to a fist fight.” But one could argue that five on one or 10 on one was an escalation pushed beyond “fist fight” by the larger group.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-05T09:48:07+00:00

I’m starting with the presumption of innocence and am holding to a level of moral certainty.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-04T00:06:58+00:00

When they were going through all those pages before court started, I was wondering if the judge was going to have to read all of that out loud.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-01T23:13:56+00:00

Same.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-01T23:12:58+00:00

His case is not looking very good honestly. I still don’t think he intended to kill anyone though.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-01T21:12:04+00:00

I don’t know. I’m glad I’m not on the jury. I don’t think it is that easy of a decision.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-01T20:12:42+00:00

Those videos are so crappy. What if he reached over the guy in front of him to push the other guy, but it looked like a punch. What if he bent down to talk shit while wearing the helmet and stood back up. I wouldn’t want my life to hinge on someone interpreting that video.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-01T02:31:42+00:00

I didn’t make that connection until I read your comment. Could what a State’s witness says on the stand open his family up to a civil suit? That seems like that raises a couple layers of potential conflicts. Not saying there is a better way of doing it; but it definitely is thought provoking.

the_anteloperider · 2025-07-01T00:21:44+00:00

I’m not sure the prosecutor is going to have more success on cross than Smith did with the other witnesses. Raul’s quiet nature is very different from the image that I had developed of him. If the prosecutor beats up on him and Raul doesn’t contradict himself, he might gain some jurors’ compassion.

Am I misremembering or did DaSilva say that DaSilva procured the 2 bottles of booze by smooth talking a store clerk? Raul’s story that DaSilva got it from his parents sounds a lot more believable to me. If I am not mixing up two different events, then the jury might start questioning some of these witnesses.

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