****Jodi Arias - Oh My Goodness!!!****

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I cannot believe this "expert" is saying that a person being stalked would not converse with the stalker and/or have sex with him/her.

Even IF he was not afraid, it does NOT mean she was not stalking him. WTF .. this is making me crazy.

I know, she seems to be excusing Jodi's behavior of never writing anything about Travis' abuse or telling anyone about it and says that women who are abused seldom report it, but when Travis says he’s extremely fearful and complains about being stalked, she dismisses it because he didn't report it and he continued to see her. To me, this is such a double standard that she lost any credibility of being unbiased.


Good point, you can be stalked without even being aware of it, it’s still stalking behavior. She seems to be defining stalking behavior as to what it leads the victim to do. If they don't report it or file restraining orders, it's not stalking. I would guess that men are much less likely to do these things anyway.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I know, she seems to be excusing Jodi's behavior of never writing anything about Travis' abuse or telling anyone about it and says that women who are abused seldom report it, but when Travis says he’s extremely fearful and complains about being stalked, she dismisses it because he didn't report it and he continued to see her. To me, this is such a double standard that she lost any credibility of being unbiased.


Good point, you can be stalked without even being aware of it, it’s still stalking behavior. She seems to be defining stalking behavior as to what it leads the victim to do. If they don't report it or file restraining orders, it's not stalking. I would guess that men are much less likely to do these things anyway.

I have a feeling the jury is going to slam her on this. They said the questions are piling up.

[yorkietalkjilly]

The media coverage of this trial jumped the shark again just now. It is cold and blustery here today and I can't seem to get warm - getting over a little dental procedure yesterday and a little bummed from pain. Been just hunkering down on the couch with a comforter and watching TV, surfing YT and keep up with that trial on HLN. But I just saw that Jane Velez-Mitchell/HLN character - the one that screams all of the time - standing on her head in an interrogation room, mimicking Jodi Arias' behavior!

What in the world?!?!? Why is this TV commentator taking up valuable TV time - when testimony is ongoing - with shots of her silly self standing on her stupid head in some police station?!?!?! And later is going to show herself being mock-interrogated by some police detective!!!! WHO CARES? Ugh-ugh-ugh! I wish we could just do without junk like that. I could care less about the commentators inserting themselves into this - just show the trial, have some commentary by so-called experts at the end of the show and be done with it. Wish we had the old Court TV back for the days I want to watch part of a trial!

[jp4m2]

Does anyone know if the prosecutor gets to bring in his own experts??

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by jp4m2

Does anyone know if the prosecutor gets to bring in his own experts??

They might but probably don't feel they need to as this expert witness seems so biased to one side that probably most can readily see that. Apparently AL doesn't feel Alexander was in any way a co-dependent in that relationship and kept taking her back for his own sad reasons or needs. She gives him no quarter ever. All the bad came from him all of the time and Arias is just a pure victim. I am eager to see some of the jurors questions for AL - just hope the questions don't drone on for days and days.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Been thinking about the prosecution calling their own expert in this case more and I don't think they need to since this domestic abuse "expert" has proven to be so rigid in her assessment of the relationship that she's not that credible. Travis Alexander gets no points for possibly being a co-dependent himself at times and maybe even fearful at times - but I don't think a man's fear stays on and grows in the same way a woman's might, where she's essentially trapped by a cycle of fear and violence, often with no work skills, no advanced degrees and usually children. But I think most men don't fear a woman in the way women fear men. I don't think most men ever actually fear for their lives or personal danger so much - they may fear what the woman will do to their possessions or their lives such as slitting their tires, breaking their things, poisoning their dog or calling their boss or girlfriends or family, etc. But this LaViolette lady only seems to see Travis Alexander as the one doing all of the bad things throughout their ill-fated affair. Obviously, he kept being drawn back into the relationship by Arias, though he may be had times when he was actually personally fearful of her. And maybe that was quite enticing to him in a way. I've known more than one woman who were quite interested in a man because he was "dangerous" and they enjoyed that walk on the wild side to a certain sick degree. But to me this AL is so prejudiced against the man that I'm thinking she's discredited herself with so many of her answers, JM doesn't need his own expert.

[Nancy1999]

Taken from: Fox Phoenix Mobile: Jodi Arias operating Twitter page from jail with outside help


A Fox 10 Exclusive PHOENIX -- Jodi Arias is at the center of one of the highest profile murder trials the valley has ever seen. And now she's tweeting from behind bars.

FOX 10 News has learned that Jodi Arias is operating her own Twitter page from jail, communicating with hundreds of followers -- mocking the prosecutor and even taking shots at cable host Nancy Grace.

The last tweet went out Tuesday night to her more than 500 followers.

"No boyfriend. Enough of that rumor." And "God bless five day weekends." Sounds like any normal person tweeting about their lives. But the person behind these tweets is the most famous defendant in the world.

But how can Jodi Arias use Twitter from jail? She doesn't have a computer. She does it through this woman -- Donavan Bering -- a close friend Jodi talks to almost every night on the phone.

Donavan Bering was sitting with Jodi's mother in court today.

"She'll call and say 'I have a quote.' We'll talk about it. Sometimes she says 'let's tweet.' And then she'll say 'no let's not do it.'"

Through Donavan, Jodi has been using Twitter to go after prosecutor Juan Martinez.

Tweeting, "Hmm... Anger Management problems anyone?" -- "He who tries to establish his point by much yelling shows that his reasoning is weak." And -- "Those afflicted with Little Man's Syndrome taint society's perception of genuinely good men who happen to be vertically challenged."

She went after HLN's famous court watcher Nancy Grace. When Grace tweeted a picture of her that appeared to show her making an obscene gesture with her hand in court, she tweeted, "Actually Nancy, that finger was for you. Have a nice day." And "HLN is an acronym for Haters Love Negativity."

"I think it's a way of her getting out her frustration, because she doesn't have a chance to say much," explains Donavan.

But she also uses Twitter to further what appears to be a healthy business selling her art from behind bars.

Jodi tweeted, "eBay has banned all listings of my artwork. The silver lining in making my art more difficult to obtain is that it keeps increasing in value."

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office knows about what's going on, but is not moving to stop it.

"We do talk about the fact that Jodi seems to be able to reach out into the community in various ways and profit from her notoriety. We don't like it... but there is nothing we can do about it," said Lisa Allen, MCSO spokesperson.

Jodi has not been convicted, which means the sheriff's department can't stop her from selling her artwork.

Her attorneys know she is tweeting, and apparently they aren't very happy about it.

[yorkietalkjilly]

I'd like to Tweet her a thing or two!!!

[yorkietalkjilly]

That's not a certified account but they are selling stuff from it by directing you to a website!!! Yikes! Free speech, huh? This is one case I'd love to see it stymied!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Am getting anxious to hear the tone of the jurors questions for Alyce LaViolette! I just hope they don't go on for days and days.

[ladyjane]

Arrogant beyond my comprehension. The woman is a case and a half. I would be quaking in my boots...just being in jail would drive me insane. I have to say that I would rather be sentenced to death than to live in a jail cell for the rest of my life.
I don't "get" the mentality of people like her.

[ladyjane]

I also have to wonder about the people who would pay for her art work.....

[yorkietalkjilly]

Please, Lord, make it stop!

[ladyjane]

I wish I someone would tie her hands behind her back.

[Nancy1999]

When Alyce is asked, “ Have you ever hugged or touch Jodi in a friendly way, while Alyce is saying , “No I don’t think so, I may have toucher her arm,” and Jodi is mouthing, “Yes.” Who should we believe? I really believe Alyce is lying. I think she knows it too.