Chauvin Trial - Current witness - Speedway employee

[Tripper11]

Is a fucking train wreck...I mean, is she stoned? She seems completely out of it! Slouching, eyeballing the judge, doesn't have an idea of time or space for that matter.
Who is she? I missed the beginning.

[FSogol]

1. Maybe they should have cast a better actress for your tv viewing pleasure?

[Tripper11]

3. WHAT?

No...I am not looking for actresses, it just seems awfully concerning that she doesn't seem with it. If I'm not mistaken, don't lawyers prepare their witnesses?

[SoCalDavidS]

2. Glad I'm Not The Only One

She looks like she doesn't even want to be there, and would rather be home getting high.

[Dream Girl]

4. Watching daytime tv. She's pretty bad.

[Siwsan]

5. I get the feeling she's really anxious

I feel kind of bad for her. She seems to be settling in a little better, but it's really uncomfortable to watch.

[maveric]

6. Looks like heroin.

Having two brothers that on the stuff.
Eyes are slowly trying to close.

[nolabear]

11. Wow.That's quite the jump.

I see absolutely no reason to make that accusation.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. Christ, this fuckin place

[obamanut2012]

21. OMG just stop

This place sometimes.

[IcyPeas]

7. the video she took seems pretty crucial. yes she is a nervous wreck. we are all watching her.

I'm pretty sure some of us would be a wreck knowing millions (probably) of people are watching this.

she is answering the lawyers questions, he is being very considerate of her.

[sop]

9. The judge asked her to raise her rght hand while taking the oath, she raised her left hand.

Her right arm is not incapacitated, she was toting a large purse, and can be seen moving her right hand on the stand. It's not legally required to raise one's right hand, but I was surprised it wasn't pointed out to her.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Yes, how dare this young high-school drop out who witnessed one of the biggest crimes of the past

year and is nervous about being on the stand not be sympathetic at all. Who knows what kinds of threats she may have faced.

[spooky3]

13. And maybe ptsd from witnessing the murder Nt

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. Good point.

[nolabear]

14. I'm so surprised people are so bloody judgmental around here.

She's young, not very educated, in a very embarrassing position (whether we would be or not, she clearly is) and is doing her best under circumstances she is not used to.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

16. Even big-name trials are full of fallible everyday people just trying to get by. Apparently that

makes some people feel like they need to say every damn thing that comes into their head.

[IcyPeas]

17. and she actually deserves credit for taking this video and turning it over.

this video is crucial.

[sop]

19. If she hadn't taken this crucial video, she wouldn't be on the stand.

She's a pretty bad witness, but it doesn't really matter how she presents herself on the stand. Her video clearly shows what happened.

[FSogol]

18. The witnesses on their favorite crime dramas are much better public speakers!

[Baked Potato]

27. Totally agree.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

20. This is the first time this video has been shown. She needs to be there because she's the one

who shot the video. She's not an expert witness. She's a person who was there and now has to talk about it.

[secondwind]

22. I think she was nervous, very nervous

She got bearable as she went on. She took some great videos from across the street

[Grammy23]

23. The attorney interviewing her was patient and tried to help her along by showing the video

and then asking questions. Asking her to rely on her memory was not working. She just said she “could not remember, it was a long time ago.” She was a terrible witness but one that had to be used. She was, no doubt, very nervous and ill at ease. But her demeanor was not good. Thank goodness her video speaks for itself. But since she shot the video, she had to testify.

In the future, video of her performance will be used to show a poor witness. But since her testimony was necessary to introduce the video into evidence, the attorney showed how you slowly and methodically get her to give the testimony you need.

As an aside, I was a witness to a murder and had to testify. I was so nervous (and the trial was not being broadcast to millions) and very aware as the only other person present to see the murderer shoot the victim, that I was speaking for the victim. I was there to tell the jury the things that only an eye witness could know. So I pulled myself together and did what I had to do. So I know what that 23 year old young woman had to do was hard. We should cut her some slack because she is not sophisticated or highly educated. She showed up as a witness in a sweatshirt and pants. Maybe that was all she had. She is probably doing the best she can. She videoed the incident because she said the “cops were always messing with people. And that’s not right.” So we need to be glad she did recognize that something was happening that was not supposed to be unfolding the way it was. And she took video of it adding to the body of evidence.

[secondwind]

25. How true...

[Midnight Writer]

24. She is now a public figure in a hot button trial. I'd be freaking out if it was me.

How many loons are going to go out of their way to make her life miserable?

And she's probably not in a position to move away or hire protection.

I bet her picture and personal info will be all over Right Wing media within the hour.

Who's going to protect her? The cops?

[Baked Potato]

26. Give her a break! She's a witness. People come from all walks of life.

I think the harsh criticism is unwarranted.