He lunges and snarls! What a monster...

Next thing you know, he'll be pouncing!

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10272281/Jussie-Smolletts-lawyers-claim-judge-lunged-one-cross-examination.html

Tamara Walker, one of several lawyers representing the embattled Empire actor,
accused Cook County Judge James Linn of 'physically lunging' at her Thursday,
during a break from her team's cross-examination of a key witness in the
case.

Prosecutors allege that Smollett paid $3,500 to two brothers, Abimbola and
Olabinjo Osundairo, to stage the attack, though Smollett vehemently denies
such charges. On Thursday, Smollett's legal team, particularly Walker, grilled
Olabinjo about his past use of homophobic slurs.

During the cross-examination, Walker showed the court a social media post
where the 30-year-old slammed gay singer Frank Ocean, saying 'that nigger
gay'. Olabinjo told Walker that he didn't consider the tweet 'problematic,'
but rather an off-color joke between friends.

Walker also produced a text exchange from Smollett's alleged accomplice, where
he referred to a person as 'a fruit' and a 'gaylord' - slurs commonly used
against homosexual men. Olabinjo argued that he used the terms out of anger,
and denied being homophobic.

Olabinjo then acknowledged that he used the term 'fruity ass' to refer to a
man he suspected was gay, which prompted Walker to ask if his friend Smollett
knew he'd said such things in the past. However, before Olabinjo could
respond, Linn stepped in, and put the kibosh on Walker's line of questioning,
calling its contents 'collateral' - meaning it did not have any relevance to
the crime Smollett is currently accused of. This prompted Walker to ask the
judge for a sidebar, which Linn - who recently banned cameras and
photographers from the high profile trial - subsequently granted.

During the ensuing conference, according to Walker, Linn 'physically lunged'
at her after members of the jury had left the room, spurring the
African-American lawyer to motion for a mistrial - which Linn promptly
denied.

'When you said the word mistrial on these grounds, frankly I was stunned you'd
even consider a mistrial based on this,' Linn reportedly responded. 'I marched
right back behind my bench,' Linn told The New York Post Thursday following
the alleged incident, adding that he didn't lunge at the lawyer.

After seeing her motion rejected, Walker looked to be close to tears as she
argued with Linn that her questions were warranted. She then left the
courtroom with her mother, who was in the gallery, while court was still in
session, as the rest of Smollett’s team continued to clamor for a mistrial.

One of Walker's colleagues, defense attorney Heather Widell, reportedly then
argued to the judge that their team had the legal grounds for their request,
and even accused Linn of 'snarling' at the band of attorneys whenever he would
sustain an objection from the prosecution.

Widell added that she wanted to make sure the judge's non-verbal cues were on
the record. 'I've noticed snarls multiple times,' Widell was heard saying
during the Thursday hearing.

On 12/3/2021 3:53 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> He lunges and snarls! What a monster...
>
> Next thing you know, he'll be pouncing!

I suppose you're trying to say you and Anim8r find the guy to be
particularly "Juicy?" Get a room already.

On 2021-12-03 2:53 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
> He lunges and snarls! What a monster...
>
> Next thing you know, he'll be pouncing!
>
> ----------------------------
>
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10272281/Jussie-Smolletts-lawyers-claim-judge-lunged-one-cross-examination.html
>
> Tamara Walker, one of several lawyers representing the embattled Empire actor,
> accused Cook County Judge James Linn of 'physically lunging' at her Thursday,
> during a break from her team's cross-examination of a key witness in the
> case.
>
> Prosecutors allege that Smollett paid $3,500 to two brothers, Abimbola and
> Olabinjo Osundairo, to stage the attack, though Smollett vehemently denies
> such charges. On Thursday, Smollett's legal team, particularly Walker, grilled
> Olabinjo about his past use of homophobic slurs.
>
> During the cross-examination, Walker showed the court a social media post
> where the 30-year-old slammed gay singer Frank Ocean, saying 'that nigger
> gay'. Olabinjo told Walker that he didn't consider the tweet 'problematic,'
> but rather an off-color joke between friends.
>
> Walker also produced a text exchange from Smollett's alleged accomplice, where
> he referred to a person as 'a fruit' and a 'gaylord' - slurs commonly used
> against homosexual men. Olabinjo argued that he used the terms out of anger,
> and denied being homophobic.
>
> Olabinjo then acknowledged that he used the term 'fruity ass' to refer to a
> man he suspected was gay, which prompted Walker to ask if his friend Smollett
> knew he'd said such things in the past. However, before Olabinjo could
> respond, Linn stepped in, and put the kibosh on Walker's line of questioning,
> calling its contents 'collateral' - meaning it did not have any relevance to
> the crime Smollett is currently accused of.

Well the words that crossed my mind were "What the fuck does that have
to do with anything?"

On 12/4/2021 12:56 PM, David Johnston wrote:
> On 2021-12-03 2:53 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
>> He lunges and snarls! What a monster...
>>
>> Next thing you know, he'll be pouncing!
>>
>> ----------------------------
>>
>> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10272281/Jussie-Smolletts-lawyers-claim-judge-lunged-one-cross-examination.html
>>
>>
>> Tamara Walker, one of several lawyers representing the embattled
>> Empire actor,
>> accused Cook County Judge James Linn of 'physically lunging' at her
>> Thursday,
>> during a break from her team's cross-examination of a key witness in the
>> case.
>>
>> Prosecutors allege that Smollett paid $3,500 to two brothers, Abimbola
>> and
>> Olabinjo Osundairo, to stage the attack, though Smollett vehemently
>> denies
>> such charges. On Thursday, Smollett's legal team, particularly Walker,
>> grilled
>> Olabinjo about his past use of homophobic slurs.
>>
>> During the cross-examination, Walker showed the court a social media post
>> where the 30-year-old slammed gay singer Frank Ocean, saying 'that nigger
>> gay'. Olabinjo told Walker that he didn't consider the tweet
>> 'problematic,'
>> but rather an off-color joke between friends.
>>
>> Walker also produced a text exchange from Smollett's alleged
>> accomplice, where
>> he referred to a person as 'a fruit' and a 'gaylord' - slurs commonly
>> used
>> against homosexual men. Olabinjo argued that he used the terms out of
>> anger,
>> and denied being homophobic.
>>
>> Olabinjo then acknowledged that he used the term 'fruity ass' to refer
>> to a
>> man he suspected was gay, which prompted Walker to ask if his friend
>> Smollett
>> knew he'd said such things in the past. However, before Olabinjo could
>> respond, Linn stepped in, and put the kibosh on Walker's line of
>> questioning,
>> calling its contents 'collateral' - meaning it did not have any
>> relevance to
>> the crime Smollett is currently accused of.
>
> Well the words that crossed my mind were "What the fuck does that have
> to do with anything?"

That crosses my mind whenever Derp posts anything.