Jeanie -- NUMBING NURMI -- omg, PERFECTION
!! Good one, girl.
Believe me, I wasn't saying Nurmi gave a stronger close or argument than Juan - not even close! Not even in the ballpark. But he did well given his toolbox. What I was saying is that he gave the jury some genuine talking points, some little nag-at-your-brain inconsistencies that will drive people nuts unless they can talk about them and find ways to lay them aside. *THAT* right there - the fact that he could wiggle in some doubt and questions -- is exactly what he needed to do. It doesn't matter that the state's case is SO strong. Nurmi and the defense just needs some nagging doubts to potentially snag the jury on. If he has that, then he may get Jodi 2nd degree or a hung jury.
Nancy - the reason I went with that verdict is partly bc of what I said in the above paragraph. But also bc I think there will be people on the jury who will obsess about the "what ifs" -- meaning, the "what ifs" that lean in Jodi's favor. Jodi's story has SO many holes...but that's not what people will get hung up on or obsessive about, they'll get hung up on the little things that make them almost believe - even for a second - that important parts of Jodi's story are true. I guarantee someone will get hung up on Travis's comment about the "12 yr old girl's orgasm" or "12 yr old girl getting corked" comments -- and if they infer something
huge from that, then boom, the story inside their head will be completely altered.
I'm interested in the fact that there are 8 men and 4 women...what do you guys think of this? I cannot decide what gender would be more vulnerable to Jodi on this one....I actually think women might be more swayed by her than the men on this jury. I think the men will identify with Travis, and how something like that could happen to any good man (like themselves).