Sentencing and Mackenzie's Lack of Remorse

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She wants Kim Kardashian to represent her and set her free And in this half, we're going to be going through the trial as well as Mackenzie Shervilla's reaction to the verdict in a phone call that she had with her mom. So with that being said The sherrillas believe the judge overseeing Mcenzie's case is corrupt. At least that's what they've been alluding to nonstop. They believe that there's something going on between Dom Rusaso's family and Judge Russo, which side note a few things, okay? They do share the same last name does not mean that they are related. They are not related. That has been proven. And another thing, Christine Russo, Dom's mother, did in fact work for the DA's office, but that again doesn't necessarily mean anything. It's not like she's currently working for the DA's office, and there's nothing to prove any sort of nefarious connection that would have impacted the trial The main things I keep hearing from the Serillas is that the investigators didn't hand over some interviews during discovery, which allegedly has Dom's mom and brother talking about Mackenzie's medical condition whichich I did hear in one interview, Dom's mom says that Mackenzie started bringing it up after the crash And she felt like it was trying to plant seeds. But let's say this is true. Maybe they're sitting there and being like, oh, yeah, I saw her faint all the time. I saw her pass out all the time, right? Like just for hypotheticals, let's say that's true Even if they said that, I don't know how that changes anything as it pertains to the trial. Like I said, you can have POT and drive safely. you can have POTs and kill people in a car crash. It was up to them to bring in a POT expert, a medical expert to prove that she indeed did have some sort of accident relating to POTs. It's not up to Dom's mom. it's not Dom's mom's opinion. So I just don't know where this correlation is But they're kind of alluding to some sort of corruption behind the scenes. Aside from that, I do think that if they really did not receive certain key things in discovery that were necessary to their defense, that would be a big, big problem. Like there are strict laws for discovery. That just doesn't seem to be the basis of their appeal or at least not the main one. And it's just not something that they bring up all the time. It's just in interviews. I would imagine that's a huge thing And the second thing is they bring up frequently in interviews is that they believe that there is some sort of corruption or bribery happening. In one interview, the interviewer says to Mackenzie's dad, Steve The interviewer says, you know, I was trying to explain that having the last name Russo in this county is like having the last name Kennedy in Boston I just don't know if that's like a really good comparison because the Kennedy, like that is a globally known last name with a lot of power behind it, especially in the political world, but it's just kind of odd, to which Steve looks really smug and he responds there might be some truth to that. Like I said, this is a political family, and I apologize to the Flanagan family right now If it was just Davon in that car, she wouldn't be in jail It would have never left the juvenile court. This has to do with the boy's last name and the judge saying, well, I don't have a blood relationship. Look, I'm not saying she has a blood relationship. I'm saying she has a relationship with the Russo family. and he, you know, even saying that in court, if you're going to believe like she doesn't have a relationship, you're fooling yourself. I'm not saying it's directly with Christine Russo, but you know, down the road here, but it's with somebody Christine Rusa was part of the prosecutor's office at one point, and I believe she's friends with Tim Trou. I think they were in the office together Steve is asked, whyy do you think they went so hard against her? There's the part where maybe I'll get myself into trouble Let's try to avoid I think there's some collusion going on. I think it's a fix. I think it's a favor. The last name Russo in this town I just and I understand that lots of conspiratorial things do end up being true. And I think at face value, the criminal justice system in America has a lot of deep flaws. But the way they make it seem like she is a scientist curing cancer and we got to take her down, like it's kind of this weird energy Before the conviction, Mackenzie is talking to her mom about how she feels about this whole thing and she says, I understand that I'm going to have to do some time. I obviously would rather not. I feel like I shouldn't do any, but that's how it's going to, you know, this is the situation. That is what will make the families happy. But murder, that's just horrible Natalie agrees. Nope, nope, nope. So we're just going to go fight, fight, fight, fight a gun's ablazing Mackenzie tells her, I'm so for real. Contact who I told you to contact, like that famous person I think she's talking about Kim Krashian again Oh, I know. I'm on it. Mcenzie thinks that they should organize some sort of event for her But you can get like a protest going on and shit. likeike, yeah, I'm dead ass serious, like a whole ass protest Natalie tells her they will keep fighting, but I hope it doesn't go that route because that would be ridiculous MackKenzie says yes, and honestly if the judge does that, I'm just gonna to know that she has some weird ass shit going on. like bribery or something. That's all I can think of I guess MackKenzie wants her mom to get someone famous, maybe become Kardashian, then organize some sort of protest in the off chance that the judge does find MackKenzie guilty of murder, which she thinks is unfathomable unless there's some sort of corruption in another call, Mackenzie wonders. So clearly the judge just wants to speed this process up as fast as she can and get it out of her hand This is a very common thing. Judges do have a schedule. They do want speedy trials So like, this is nothing new. I wonder how much money she made from this the judge? Yeah, that's what she says They need to look for like deposits or some shit or cash, some weird shit. They probably gave her the cash that like Dom had Keny, we're not talking about anything, remember? I don't even know what you're talking about, so just stop And again, I think her mom is just saving for the fact that this is a recorded lie And one call with a friend, MackKenzie is talking about how she's going to be on the news and the verdict is going to come out, which her friend says and like her friends are crazy too Why are they so obsessed with you? You've got in a fucking car accident. I've gotten in like three of those It's probably because my boyfriend's last name is Russo and his family is just trying to do some weird shit. I don't know.gain, it's like Boyfriend's last name is not Trump right now. Like it's I did look into it, okay? And there are lots of people with the name Russo. and there are lots of people in politics or in the legal field with the last name Russo. But also there's lots of Koreans with the last name Lee. Are they related to Samsung Probably not Are they bribing people in court? Probably not. They're probably just a regular person with the same last name She says like I would understand if they gave me like a normal charge, but like the charges that they gave me are like literally insane. They're trying to make it seem like something that it's not. It's not like I didn't do this on purpose. I got in a car accident. I'm a third victim. There's evil working against me and I'm like Why would I be saved to live like They brought me back to life just to put me in jail That just doesn't make any sense to me So then I try to think like, damn, maybe there's something like good for me that's planned. Maybe this is all part of my story and I'm gonna write my book when I get out of here and shit There's another phone call where during the trial, like I said, they were not very excited about media coverage as they are with the Kim Kardashian phone call. And MackKenzie is just ranting about like, why are people talking about me? And Natalie says, who knows? I mean, is the world that bored McKenzie says there's nothing important going on, like hunger or something like that Which is also interesting. The whole, you, is the world really that bored is an interesting take because it feels like it's coming from the perspective of why is the world so focused on Mackenzie when that's not the case. The world is focused on Dom and Davy on being killed. And it just happens to include MackKenzie purely because she's the one convicted or at least on trial at this point of killing them It feels oddly self centered. Natalie reassures her. But there's a lot of people that are like talking and they have your back and all the comment threads too. So like that's kind of nice Another phone call between McKenzie and Natalie, this is like soon after the verdict is announced. The judge finds Mcenzie guilty and Mcenzie says, I'm literally in shock. That was the last thing I expected to happen This is probably the most emotional phone call And she sounds like very distraught This is just crazy. I don't understand how they could just be like, yeah, she wanted that to happen. No, L they're all zooming in on my face and shit and then they're getting to like handcuffing me and shit MackKenzie asks her mom, whyy would they keep me alive if they want me to be in jail Because we don't know what your story is. Your story isn't done yet. It's just beginning, okay? We don't know yet. Who knows what the future holds for you? Who knows what the reason is, but there is a reason, okay? We just got to get through this journey and it might be a minute. and after time, you'll see what the reason is, but I promise you, you are a force to be reckoned within this world and people need you and people will see, You hear mama You already done so much good in this world with so many people, who knows what the future holds for you. Keep praying, baby and just know that everything happens for a reason and who knows this may have saved you from something? I don't know, but That was just craziness, but we've already begun fighting. Interestingly enough, in one phone call, Steve jumps in and he and it seems like Steve is out of these phone calls because he literally cannot hold his tongue Which is evident through his interviews.. Right. But he does jump in one and he says, I'm angry for you, baby. I'm just letting you know, I'm angry. Every waking second that I'm thinking is about you. That is all I'm thinking about. I just want you to know, I love you so much and I cannot believe you are being put through this. I hope karma comes back and bites everybody that's against you in the ass so hard that they will all disappear If I had a magic wand, if I had a magic wand I wouldn't go back. would go back in and I would help Devyon first. I would just I would just make everybody disappear. So I don't know if he's saying like he would help Davion first or if he would make everyone disappear. What does that mean He says, I click my fingers and everybody would disappear. That's what I would do. That's how angry I am. They screwed you so bad He said he want to go back in time If he had a magic wand and he says I wouldn't go back and help Davon first. I wouldn't go back and That's what he says. But he's also like very like doesn't make any sense. I will make everyone disappear. Yeah. So I think like's like I hate everybody. Yeah. I think maybe in the past he might have this is just me taking from this statement and trying to see what that means. Maybe he's said in the past like I would go back and I would first help Davon. but they're very upset about Davon's family's victim statements. So maybe he's saying, Oh after this, like now I'm so mad Yeah save him I would just make everybody disappear It's interesting, but MackKenzie reiterates in a phone call with her mom, No, it's not, but like this time it's like they're saying I did it on purpose. So she's like upset that all the news is saying she did it on purpose And they're making the whole world know that they think that I did it on purpose. Well when you know, I'm found guilty of doing it on purpose when I fucking didn't do it on purpose I know, I know. I didn't even do it on accident. It wasn't even anything. I don't even fucking know what happened What does that mean? If you didn't do it on purpose, it would have had to have been an accident. Like, I'm confused, what do you mean you did nothing? Like how does that even make sense? You're the one driving, even if you suffered from a medical emergency, you it would still be an accident It just feels like a lack of self reflection. Mackenzie encourages her mom to make some sort of free MackKenzie Facebook page, which Rosie told us that the sherillas are not running, but there are extensive phone calls where MackKenzie keeps encouraging her mom to make a Facebook page about it You should really make a Facebook page where it's like talking about how this is all wrong. Natalie informs her Kenzie stopp ting on the phone right now about these things You can't talk on the phone, we have to talk in person. And againain, that's not me insinuating that they run the Facebook page. I have no idea who runs the Facebook page. But there was just a lot of conversations where MackKenzie tells Natalie to run a Facebook page and lo and behold, there' is a Facebook page. It's so interesting. you know, when you get charged, what the judge is looking for is like remorse. Yeah you are sorry, you see where you fucked up. you want to be a better person now. But everything they're doing and the parents are doing It's only making this worse. Yeah. This is never going to work out even in the long run because the parents are still babying her enabling her. That is what Davon's parents said They say that if she even gets out in fifteen, however many years, right, If her parents keep doing this, like nothing will change. Yeah. And they're doing it. It'll get worse and worse get worse Natalie Rance, well, I can't talk about anything on this stupid fucking phone call Mackenzie says, Yeahah, because bald headed bitches listening, Hey, what's up, like fuck She's talking about the prosecutor Davon first joined the Flanagans when he was eight and a half years old. so Davon and his sisters were actually adopted by the Flanagan family. and the biggest thing that they remember is that he was just obsessed with football ever since he was a kid. Like he never had the opportunity to be involved in organized sports, which of course, Davonne's mom, Mrs. Flanagan, is like football. L out of all the sports, why football, right? She's worried about him, but she also just like wants him to experience what he wants to do. And Davian's dad says, Davon saw a lot in those eight and a half years before he came to us I believe he was, in fact, like two years of it was in county care, which is really rough He says he was exposed to a lot of things that no one should be exposed to at all, let alone a child They say that, you know, he was even the team barber for the football coach and the football team. So he had his own equipment and he would always have them over, much to their detriment, they say, because there's hair all over the place all the time And they think that senior year was really hard for Davon because he tours ACL was like third game of his senior season. He wanted to go to football like scholarship for football for college. and he loses the thing that he was so passionate about. And I think there was a lot of discourse that I saw online that especially with when your childhood, the first initial years of childhood are extremely rough psychologically. A lot of people encourage putting those children into sports Like I know in Korea like martial arts is like a big thing as well because it helps to Like there's just a lot of research of how it helps the development, especially when you know he has seen a lot that he shouldn't have to have seen as a kid. And I think losing that was huge for him. Davon's dad says, I think if we're completely being honest, it was probably the start of his downward spiral. Downward spiral being, I think that he just had a very normal teenager rebellious streak This is a paid ad by Better Help There may be a version of you that's really good at holding it together, who checks in on others, stays on top of it all, but there also may be a version who gets in the car at the end of the day and just sits there for a minute Most of us know this feeling and chances are you're probably gotten really good at minimizing it, filing it away. 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Of course, there's going to be arguments and disagreements with his parents, but it seemed like all accounts what everybody has been saying and not just the family, but friends of Davionne, that if anyone was going get through it, it was going to be Davon and the Flanagans But McKenzie took him took him away from them Davonne's parents say Davonne was always the one checking in on his sisters. So him and his two sisters were adopted And Divine Flanagan has been really vocal and she's done a lot of insightful interviews where she talks about the process that she had to go through with grief and mourning and probably is definitely still going through. but she says, you know, there was a DM that she received from Mackenzie. And this is like august fifth of twenty twenty two. This is like a few days after the crash Mackenzie writes like this is after killing Davey on her brother Hey, you don't need to answer me, I wouldn't expect you to. I just want to say I'm sorry for everything. I love you and Davon. He was like a brother to me. I hope you're all getting as positive calm energy because your family deserves it and I'm praying for you guys What is that message? after killing someone's brother? Dave O's mom tells the judge, I want to share a small part of what we lost july thirty first, twenty twenty two My son, Davion is and always will be so much more than cargo. He was precious, He was an amazing soul with a heart of gold. He gave to the world what he wanted most in his life, which was love. The kind of love that would rescue a friend in the middle of the night, no questions asked, the kind that would protect others and honor them, He made friends easily with his infectious smile. He was gifted athlete. My son did not have a click of friends, but instead he was a friend of all Davon made sure that everyone that crossed his path knew that he truly saw them, that he valued them, and that they were worth his time typically I mean This sounds like something that a lot of mothers would say about their children. but after going through this massive FOIA request on this file Things are not edited to look beneficial to anyone, even the victims. I mean, this really is like a spot on description of Davon. He had friends like everywhere and all of them are coming to the police trying to ask like, how can we help? Here's what we found, like we're investigating. People are going out of their way to express how much of an impact that he had on them. And I don't think they were doing that intentionally. I think it was just They couldn't help it because they're going through that grief Davian's mom continues Dave Yon was adopted with his sisters from Foster careare. their biological siblings. We were honored to be chosen or to have you been chosen to be their parents They're forever family, and I'm devastated by the loss of Davon The world lost a truly special man My girls lost their best friend, their protector, the one and only trusted family that has been by their side from day one He alone understands the pain and loss that they have gone through and was always there for them This fact alone breaks my heart for my girls and my family. So many dreams shattered, a future stolen, we will never get to see the amazing man that he surely was to become. His life was precious, like I said He was so much more than cargo Davianne's parents are very religious and I do think that there was a part included where Davianne's mom is talking about religion and how Mackenzie should repent, right Davianionne's sister, Divine tells the judge in part, I don't want this pain for anyone else. I don't want people to have to go through this. As an eighteen year old, I hate the fact that he was gone because someone decided to take his life. Now that Davianne is gone, I feel stuck I feel as if I can't move forward. I feel lost. He was the one who picked me up when I fell. He was my best friend and the only person that stayed with me since I was born This is a recorded phone call of Mackenzie and Natalie talking about Dave Vonne's family's impact statements McKenzie says on the recorded jail line. And when Davonne's mom said, I hope Kenzie can repent and weird ass shit, like that was weird as fuck. Natalie says, I do feel bad for Divine Obviously I do too That's what Mackenzie says But then they start talking about how Divine, So in Divine's impmact statement, she's talking about how it feels like Mackenzie has no remorse. It feels like she doesn't care. And like even before the jail calls, it's like she went out for Halloween, she went out to the kid cutdie concert. it's very clear she just does whatever she wants. But they start talking about Divine. and what she said in Mackenzie says Divine said something along the lines of MackKenzie always has the easy way out Mackenzie says, You don't even know me, so what the fuck do you mean easasy Way O? I never even hung out with you ever. I know, honey. I know. What the fuck is the easy way out? I don't even understand what that means Natalie Rance, I love how everybody knows exactly what went on this house at all times of the day Our house Yeah, because you know, they say you were never disciplined, There was never any consequences, there was no nothing you always had What are they saying Just stuff like that. Like I love it. Everybody knows exactly what goes on in this house all day, just internet trolls. They don't even know us. It doesn't matter. Natalie rants about the interternet trolls, saying quote, The internet trolls are evil and vile. And anyone saying anything positive is going to be attacked. There's no sense in doing that. They're evil, disgusting people In a separate call, Natalie says, I wish I could talk to you in private. There's some shit being posted online. your mind will be blown. There's sheep who believe everything that they read or hear on social media and then there's good people who know better. That's why I hate the internet. I hate social media, ignorant people Natalie reassures Mackenzie, P that know you know that this is bullshit. peopleeople that don't know you are ignorant and they're talking out of their ass. Christine Russo gives her impact statement to the judge, and she says No one wanted this to be a murder. No one wanted to punish MackKenzie Shherilla for this accident, but this was not a car accident. The evidence and science prove that McKenzie Shilla murdered my son, Dominic, as well as Davon. We all know what happened in that car that day. What we don't know is why. I wish I could change this every day. I lost three children in that crash Not a minute goes by each day that I don't think about my son as well as Daveon. My heart is forever broken. The cries heard from the Sherilla family and friends after the verdict are nothing more than a lack of remorse. MackKenzie Shherilla had a choice. Domond Davon did not Mackenzie is in the back of the courtroom, and she's shaking her head while crying We're all left here to mourn. Mcenzie is going to prison because you did this Be thankful that you're still alive and have a future, whatever that may be. Dom and Davonne were robbed of their futures, their hopes and their dreams. Mackenzie showed no mercy on Dom, nor did she on Davon Only God at this time can have mercy on her soul Angelo, Dom's brother tells the judge that Mackenzie is the most selfish person he knows, ironically dating Dom his brother, who is the most selfless person he knows Mackenzie Shureilla murdered Domond Davion in cold blood and had already moved on Kenzie killed Dom over the thought of losing him, and she made Daveon collateral damage. She was driving, going to concerts, dressing up for Halloween, no thoughts of the feelings and lives that she had destroyed MackKenzie Rant in a jail call. I understand Davonne's mom, like I know how they think because they don't know me, but it's like what missses Russo and Angelo said, that was just crazy Oh my gosh, Kenzie, look, don't you think on it one second I hate her MackKenzie points out the real things that are of importance now I'm worried about my stuff Because that's how they feel about me, they definitely fucked up my stuff. 'ause remember she has stuff in Dom's house Why is Angela such a fucking liar? What the fuck Kenzie, they're just evil people, baby. I'm sorry. Don't think on it. do not think on it anymore. Stop. I need you to stop, okay? Move forward. you hear mama In another phone call, Kenzie keeps asking her parents, you need to get my stuff from Dom's house before they burn it or some shit What are you gonna to do with this stuff you're in prison In another call, Natalie feels like someone is finally on her side about something and she says, Oh, speaking of that Somebody was online saying how, you know, there was no parental supervision with you and stuff. This was a party house and I just let people have all kinds of parties here and everything. And finally, the neighbor across the street, she was like, you guys don't know what you're talking about. They're a wonderful family. They're very nice and I live across the street. There were never parties over there. I don't know what you guys are talking about. Don't believe everything you hear Well You know, all those people are just talking out of their ass What are they Natalie Shherilla also pleads with the judge in court before sentencing And she's like wearing a tank top It's the craziest thing. like everyone divine, everyone, like people that are kids. I mean, Divine I don't know if she was eighteen at the No, I think she was younger than eighteen at the time. Everyone showed up to court with like the decorum is there. Nowally's wearing a tank talk. likeike I understand clothing can get expensive, but if you're ever going to borrow a bllazer Go buy a blazer and then return it. Like todayod is the day. Yeah. this is your daughter's Yeah life. She says, my name is Natalie Shabilla. I just want to say Am I allowed to address them at all? and she kind of turns to Dom and Davevon's families I guess the judge gives her the okay I just want to say to the families that I'm broken, sad, and lost, and my heart hurts for everyone. okay She says, okay Davon was her new friend and Dom was the love of her life, and he was part of our family, okay I am just I'm just so sorry that this happened and we're heartbroken Okay, and then your honor So it's almost like she's like, okay, check, check, S sorry to them. Okaykay, okay, did you hear me? okay Okay, and then your honor This was a terrible tragic nightmare accident have happened that she has no memory of, and she will never emotionally or physically recover from it She almost died too, and we're asking that you please not run the sentences consecutive. So that was a huge thing. If it's fifteen years consecutive, she would need thirty years before the option of parole. I believe she needed to have parole as an option because she was seventeen, even though she' tried as an. And she does like the prayer hands. She's like, This is why we ask, you know, do not run the sentences consecutive saying okay after ye addressing the families. Yeah. Dom was family and we all loved each other. That morning of the accident She called So now she's like using this time to clarify shit Remember how Dom's mom was like when I called, she was so upset about Facebook Do you remember? Yeah yeah. She called. I got a call that there was a car accident. so I went to the hospital and I didn't even know who's in the car. The names had not been confirmed yet. and I was like, I'm gonna cry because I missed him so much. We loved him so much. So I called Dom over and over again, praying that he was going to answer the phone and he didn't answer the phone. So then I tried to call his mom and she didn't answer the phone either I didn't know who was in the car. I didn' even I didn't know if she was alive. I didn't know what was happening. So then when we were in the waiting room and then his mom ended up She did call me. So I answered the phone and I was like, oh my Godd, I don't even know who was in the car. L what's happening? Was that Dom? And she said, What do you mean? My son is dead. And I was like, I'm so sorry. And then she said something like, and now I have to wait until your kid's out of the hospital And then hide in hear the rest I guess this is her trying to share her side of the story, but like such a weird Odd way to spend time talking to the judge. She says, We loved him so much. I hung up the phone. I did not talk about social media. I didn't even know what was going on yet, okay? So Then that was it. What? Yeah,'s She's trying to defend her own character right now. Like she's like, I didn't say social media. And then she brings out the whole modeling post Right That was like a modeling post response. Yes. In the hospital, that mind blowing. Yeah, yeah, I've never seen this happen before. She's like trying to clear her name. Yeah. Usually when her daughter's name. No, And usually when I say, oh, this was like the shittiest impact statement from a defendant's parent, it's because it's short and generic. L please have mercy on my kid Right? But this is like the shittiest of the shittiest I've ever seen In the hospital, that vitality post, I commented on that because somebody called her a murderer and she's not a murdere. She just got convicted of murder, right? So what She didn't even have her phone at that point because the police still had it, okay? I jumped on and I was like, she's not a murderer. She's more sad than her, you know than most of the people commenting. She's been trying to get in touch with you. I mean, at that point, it was just an accident. So I commented on her behalf, not because of the modeling opportunity. Who cares about that I don't want them to refer to her as a murderer, okay? I don't even know. That comment got on the phone, you know, like because the police still had her device and she could not access her phone or social media, That's why I did it I had called them asking if they could shut down social media becausecause people were calling her a murder and making death threats and organizing groups to take her out when she got out of the hospital and stuff Yeah, Natalie, they'll just shut down social media to care of your daughter. I'm sure Google Meta and Oracle would absolutely lose it all for your daughter What better cause would there ever be Natalie Charilla does not know how to read the room McKenzie is like She's so emotional doinguring this. She's like, yes. I don't know if she feels vindicated, okay, but There's two officers in frame and they also both look just like confused. This is during like the live stream of the verdict and the sentencing. They're looking like they're a mixture of bored and fucking confused and like what the fuck is this lady yaing about They're just like What Natalie sure really continues I didn't even want her phone. I don't care about her phone. I don't care about social media. I just wanted them to stop calling her a murderer. so that when she did come to and she did come out of surgery, multiple surgeries, that she wouldn't see all these people calling her a murderer because she would never ever murder the love of her life, okay Halloween Halloween. u For three months after the accident, she would only wear his clothes. She would only eat the snacks he ate. She would only listen to the music he wrote. Okay. She was laying in bed for three months crying. There was a shrine of him next to her with photos and things that he liked and this flower that lights up that he got her because you know, he wanted it to be fresh in a life forever. It's like a little beautiful flower. She's got the shrine of him next to her, so she was crying for three months. So her friends asked her if she wanted to go out to trigger treating or some Halloween and it was at OU, Ohio University. and she didn't even want to go. She said, I don't know, Should I go? She couldn't even walk it barely. So I told her, I said, baby, please go. It's Halloween. You've been laying for three months, crying, only listening to his music. Please go have a moment of fun. a moment of fun So we told her to go. My husband drove her. I brought her back home. She just needed a second of fun from losing her whole world, her whole world. So this was us. We told her to go And concert she went to with Dom's cousin, the Kid Cuti concert Abby, Abby, you know, they picked her up, they brought her there. That was MackKenzie and Dom and Abby all decided to go to this concert together and u That was for Dom. Ething she did after the accident was either in honor of him to be close to him or just to be by him any way that she can. She's devastated and tragic and he was the erow that she breatedhs, okay And they went with his cousin We spent all kinds of time with him after the accident and What was the other thing It was so shocking the judge interrupts her I'm hearing an awful lot about your daughter. I'm not hearing very much about the two dead people Dump. okay I'm asking you for leniency because this was a tragic accident that she does not remember And Dave on. He's a new friend. I'm so sorry What does that mean? His life is worthless The judge asks No, no, no, no, no God no. Not at all. They all loved each other. They all spent every day together. You know what I mean? I don't I don't know too much Isn't that part of the problem, Mrs. Chherella Sorry Isn't that part of the problem that they all trusted each other It's not a problem at all. It's wonderful How they all ended up in the car together until two of them ended up dead I understand what it looks like. I'm saying this was a tragic accident. she would never We're going to have to disagree on that I understand I understand. but anyway, That's it. I just wanted to address those. We told her to go to those things and then she did go with Dom's family. so Look on that with different eyes if you can, please. If you would have a moment. All you need is five five minutes of conversation to have with her to learn who she is. Just, you know, you would just see five minutes. Yeah. She's not capable of, you know doing and you would see for yourself. Thank you. That's all. I'm so sorry you guys. Thank you Sometimes spontaneous summer hangouts create the best memories. when my in laws come for dinner but end up staying to play Magjong with us until it's dark. 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