trial and error

"the path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. ....... i will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers." Ezekiel 25:17

it's the rrw's experience that people get what they deserve. after careful reflection upon today's events, i can honestly attest to that fact.
let me preach on it.....

one of my neighbors, tyler hunt was accused of wreckless driving on an atv, assault and vulgar threats. i couldn't imagine that this young man, who is from a wonderful family and is an honor student at a local college, could possibly be guilty of such things, so i had to see the trial for myself. all three charges stem from one incident. becky mushko was the first to take the stand as a witness for the prosecution. this was the first mistake for the commonwealth's attorney. mushko gave a 'too' polished description of the incident, that in my opinion was not very believable. this is a re-creation of what becky mushko claim happened.....
my opinion of polished proved to not be the case, when upon cross examination, the defense lawyer pointed out several inconsistencies in her testimony. becky mushko, testified that she saw the defendant only in the rearview mirror and that he said 'mother fucker.' later she contradicted herself by saying that she could not hear the defendant say anything and that she only saw him from the rear glass of the truck cab, and not the rearview mirror. the judge had to admonish the witness on several occasions. at one point the judge demanded to becky mushko that "we just need an answer not a paragraph" when becky tried to embellish testimony to the defense lawyer's question. the judge also had to remind becky mushko twice, that "when i speak, nobody speaks." this was due to her constant interuption of the judge. one of mushko's finer moments was when she walked infront of the judge to physically describe the manner that mr. hunt allegedly threatened her. becky mushko stood infront of the courtroom/judge, bent slightly forward and immitated a body builder flexing his shoulders and neck. i couldn't help to chuckle thinking that, with her army olive jogging pants and top, she looked like the incredible hulk in drag. well atleast from the backside. the front view must have been equally humerous judging from the commonwealth's and the defense attorney's countenances.

surprisingly, her's was not the most damning testimony from a prosecution witness! becky's husband john mushko took the stand next. keep in mind that the entire case against tyler hunt was based on these two witnesses. before the testimony began, john mushko asked if he may tape the proceedings. it was not allowed. i have to wonder why the prosecution would even prosecute this case, after hearing his testimony. upon sitting in the witness stand, john mushko glared at tyler hunt for about 10 seconds. this did not escape the judge's attention or the defense lawyer's, who pointed out that "mushko was staring daggers at the defendant." this was obviously a frivilous law suit, brought against a young man that mushko testified that he did not "particularly like." during cross examination, the defense picked apart john mushko's testimony point by point. mushko himself testified that the incident was not "intentional" and that it was just two vehicles, both traveling "in the center of a gravel lane," swerving to avoid each other. now why the hell would one neighbor get a warrant against another for this?? if the driver (john mushko) of one of the vehicles doesn't think that any laws were broken, why would he let his wife (a passenger) swear out a warrant?? it was pointed out by the defense, that the defendant's father had a previous encounter with john mushko, and it became painfully obvious to all; this was revenge. the judge immediately dismissed two of the three charges against tyler hunt without even hearing the defense's witness. he then reduced the wreckless driving charge to driving an atv on a state road.

the most credible of the witnesses was the defense witness, tracy david. mr. david was hunting in camoflauge, within 40 yards of the incident. in fact, the young defendant was driving his atv to speak with mr. david, when the incident occured. it also became obvious that the mushkos did not know that there was a witness. tracy david spoke simple fact, and i had no doubt that the testimony that he gave was the absolute truth. a testimony that was completely different than the account given by the mushkos. i will be surpised if charges of purgery are not brought against the mushkos. i can only assume that the mushkos will be forced to repay the defendant, the court and the commonwealth for this frivilous warrant.

what did everyone deserve? tyler hunt, the defendant deserved the justice he recieved, and a little more. i saw him leave with a might fine young woman, and i had to wonder what he did to deserve that. i guess you've got to go to hell before you can get to heaven. speaking of hell, i saw with what john mushko had to leave, and nobody deserves that. the mushko's got their day in court, after all, every dog has their day, and today that dog deserved the $575 fine that becky received, payable whenever she wants a new tombstone......
peace out!