During yesterday’s full day of cross-examination endured by Jane Doe 1 at the Danny Masterson retrial in Los Angeles, we were reminded about defense attorney Philip Cohen’s idiosyncrasies that were on display throughout the first trial last fall.
In my past decades in Scientology I saw cases where celebrities who committed bad acts were protected at all costs. Celebrity Centre’s most important functions are to coddle and protect its famous people. And to give them “special handling” if they go off the rails. Also their are tiers of celebrities(A, B, C, D lists). Depending on what list you are on you receive certain perks or special attention or not. If you are in the A list and you have a conflict with some in the C list, the C lister is censured even if that person is right. The bottom line; protect income sources and create good publicity and quell publicity that harms scientology or important scientologists. I observed this first hand as a public and staff at Celebrity Centre. In 1969 I was the third founding SO member at that organization and was active until I left the cherch in 2018.
CoS handles smack of “some animals are more equal than others” mentality. Whatever happened to “clearing the world of criminality”? Among other things.
I don't understand how him repeating the same question in six different ways helps his case! If I were the jury I would be annoyed at how he repeats and repeats and repeats himself. Maybe a lawyer can explain, but even reading it is frustrating - like, She answered that!! Move on!!!
I think he is really trying to trip her up - jumping from one Danny incident to the other. Even jumping from the middle of asking about the Danny incidents to suddenly asking about when specifically did she complain about the Scientology Lawyer staring at her. IMHO he wants to make her seem unsure of everything and not credible. And this jumping around and nitpicking worked on the last trial, so there's that. I sure hope it won't work this time around.
Is Cohen stepping on his own male member? Or more precisely his clients male member? I do love how the $cieno connection is being made and I hope that doesn't cause trouble for any possible appeal. The judge seems to be handling that 'problem' very well, let's hope that no grounds for appeal are ever found.
Amy Zimmerman's Daily Beast article is a must read and I hope that Masterson's trial gets better media exposure. The Clampire has a lot to answer for.
Unfortunately in legal cases, an attorney will always be able to find grounds for appeal. If Masterson loses, there will be an appeal, guaranteed. The best we can hope is that the appellate court sees through the posturing and refuses to consider the case, but that’s not likely. A criminal with money can drag their case through the courts for years.
Having listened to many podcasts about wrongful convictions I know it’s extremely difficult even for innocent people to get a criminal conviction overturned- never forgetting of course the awful decision to let Bill Cosby out of prison - as long as the prosecutor & judge follow the rules, conviction should stick.
I appreciate the depth with which the JDs’ reports and questions are being handled this time around. I wish all reports could be considered--big fan of “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”
In my past decades in Scientology I saw cases where celebrities who committed bad acts were protected at all costs. Celebrity Centre’s most important functions are to coddle and protect its famous people. And to give them “special handling” if they go off the rails. Also their are tiers of celebrities(A, B, C, D lists). Depending on what list you are on you receive certain perks or special attention or not. If you are in the A list and you have a conflict with some in the C list, the C lister is censured even if that person is right. The bottom line; protect income sources and create good publicity and quell publicity that harms scientology or important scientologists. I observed this first hand as a public and staff at Celebrity Centre. In 1969 I was the third founding SO member at that organization and was active until I left the cherch in 2018.
CoS handles smack of “some animals are more equal than others” mentality. Whatever happened to “clearing the world of criminality”? Among other things.
When did CC really start to turn bad?
Definitely not a fan of Cohen's cross-examination style - nor his clothes for that matter. He really rubs me the wrong way.
That blue suit in the picture looks like the seat covers for a 1984 Chevy truck.
Well, you are RIGHT!😉😂😂😂
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LOL! :-D
Yeah, me, too. It’s as if he’s sowing confusion, creating doubt about every event, to get his client off the hook.
I don't understand how him repeating the same question in six different ways helps his case! If I were the jury I would be annoyed at how he repeats and repeats and repeats himself. Maybe a lawyer can explain, but even reading it is frustrating - like, She answered that!! Move on!!!
I think he is really trying to trip her up - jumping from one Danny incident to the other. Even jumping from the middle of asking about the Danny incidents to suddenly asking about when specifically did she complain about the Scientology Lawyer staring at her. IMHO he wants to make her seem unsure of everything and not credible. And this jumping around and nitpicking worked on the last trial, so there's that. I sure hope it won't work this time around.
Oh! I wasn't paying as close attention as last time - I didn't realize this is his MO. Very annoying.
Is Cohen stepping on his own male member? Or more precisely his clients male member? I do love how the $cieno connection is being made and I hope that doesn't cause trouble for any possible appeal. The judge seems to be handling that 'problem' very well, let's hope that no grounds for appeal are ever found.
Amy Zimmerman's Daily Beast article is a must read and I hope that Masterson's trial gets better media exposure. The Clampire has a lot to answer for.
Unfortunately in legal cases, an attorney will always be able to find grounds for appeal. If Masterson loses, there will be an appeal, guaranteed. The best we can hope is that the appellate court sees through the posturing and refuses to consider the case, but that’s not likely. A criminal with money can drag their case through the courts for years.
Having listened to many podcasts about wrongful convictions I know it’s extremely difficult even for innocent people to get a criminal conviction overturned- never forgetting of course the awful decision to let Bill Cosby out of prison - as long as the prosecutor & judge follow the rules, conviction should stick.
Thanks for that.
Now there's a mental image. 😅🤣
I appreciate the depth with which the JDs’ reports and questions are being handled this time around. I wish all reports could be considered--big fan of “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”
45 minutes and not a minute more.
Made Cohen bigly mad LOL