Apple River stabbing trial: Nicolae Miu on the stand (Afternoon testimony Pt. 1)

[@Jivvyy]

It doesn’t matter if he went over towards the group of boys or if he had a knife in his pocket. Those boys had no right to put their hands on him and once they did he had every right to defend himself. You put hands on people in an aggressive manner you forfeit your right to safety. Keep your hands to yourself and you won’t get stabbed.

[@jackson9282]

LMAO, You are delusional,. Those boys never put a hand on him until he pulled a knife and hit a woman half his size. Before that he violently attacked the boys and grabbed them at the tubes. Get real.

[@ScmittyMcTittyKitty]

Oh, I’m sorry. You’ve misunderstood. 3 separate groups of strangers, including the victim, the first person hit, Madison, all agree that he hit her. Now, they didn’t all meet up after the video was recorded to get their story straight. They were yelling it throughout the videos. So, yeah, don’t harass kids and hit girls, and then stab them after they react. Or, like this brilliant engineer, you’ll end up hated by the majority and you will lose your freedom forever. Not to mention he can say byebye to that virgin hole of his. 😂 byebye! 👋🏻 Out of curiosity, is this a group of P3D0s supporting P3D0s? Get help.

[@LovernotafighterFL]

Except it does matter that he charged them and then pushed or punched a girl. That's called being the aggressor. And you don't get to claim self defense when you instigate.

[@happydayz7857]

In this case it would be good for jurors to take a field trip to the area and have a look at where Miu was standing. The cell phone video shows approx depth to their ankles. They should be able to see that and put themselves (figuratively) in Miu’s shoes and have 13 figures stick in the River representing each person. Because this is a situational thing. You had 13 people with pack mentality, the psychological component. And you had a guy who got a little trigger/blade happy with his weapon. I’d want to see that scene if I was a juror to give him a fair assessment.

[@sunbeatpillow3749]

That would definitely be fair! This trail has been all over the place.

[@harrykhunt9179]

Also replay the bit where 2 people testify that miu pushed the girl first. And at some stage stabbed another girl in the back. Make sure thats included in the self defence argumemt

[@beckyg.9087]

No

[@ScmittyMcTittyKitty]

⁠​⁠@@harrykhunt9179hmm, first more than two people have testified and claimed ON CAMERA while the stabbing a were happening, and then the victim who got hit, she also claimed on a police cam that she got punched in the face. Unanimously, 3 separate groups of people agree from different distances and angles that she got hit. I’m so happy to see that this guy will never get to enjoy a river or ocean or beach or woman or beer ever EVER again. 😊 praise Jesus!

[@ScmittyMcTittyKitty]

HE GOT THE FAIREST ASSESSMENT EVER. HE IS A CIVILIAN. CIVILIANS DO NOT HAND OUT DEATH PENALTIES TO MINORS AT FAMILY PARKS/TUBING RESORTS JUST BC THEY FEEL THREATENED. His heart surgery was a year and a half prior to this Incident. Also, he is 54 NOT a senior citizen. He is middle aged. My mother’s ex bf was in his mid 50s when he punched me in the face and knocked me out. When that happened, I did t have a black eye or a swollen face though the officer said he could see that it was swollen but I could not. He just wanted reason to lock him up, evidence. Anyhoo, this man is in his new forever home. May he rip. 🪦

[@myblacklab7]

44:47 Why is he running at them aggressively and grabbing at them? "I thought they had the phone I was looking for" is not a good excuse for that sort of behavior.

[@tonystevenson26]

He wasn't, watch video !!!!

[@brinkee7674]

​@@tonystevenson26that's right he wasn't looking for the phone. He was going after the kids

[@tonystevenson26]

@@brinkee7674 all lies that you gleefully believe

[@jackson9282]

Yes, Hero Nic Miu was judge and jury who already found the boys guilty of stealing the phone in the court of his mind with zero evidence. He decides to go confront the kids and play cop now as a vigilante He approaches the boys and never asks if they have the phone, if they have seen a phone around or tell them why he is there. He gets right up into them moving their tubes and lurking around them. The boys tell the weirdo to get lost , as they should. Nic decides he rather run at, lunge, grab at the underage boys and hold them there. While trying to see which one stole the phone, or if his violent angry attack exposed it. He then decides he will just stand in their path and impede their path of travel. For this the boys all jump back in fear, call for help, call him names and tell him to go away. Group 2 who witnessed Miu's violent angry attack on the underage boys come into help the boys and tell Nic to get away from the, Instead of take the open path behind, go back to his group and leave the boys alone he opts to pull a knife and punch a woman half his size.

[@RobbieBaird-t4d]

@@jackson9282Thank you it’s obvious this man is a straight weirdo

[@beckydavis747]

Noone has to lie if there innocent

[@BabyJesus66]

If you just got attacked by a large group of people and stabbed a few of them, I'm sure you wouldn't be thinking clearly and would want to save your own ass. Not many people want to freely admit they stabbed multiple people to the cops, regardless od the circumstances. Most lawyers say to NEVER talk to cops... and Self defense is a matter of the jurys opinion. Would you risk your own ass by telling the cops you stabbed multiple people and hope they take sympathy on your and believe your story and let you go? Or would you be scared and do something you may regret to try to stay out of prison for life while not thinking clearly after a very traumatic experience? 🤔

[@everydaycompress4259]

@@BabyJesus66 most people dont stab and kill sumone just from being in a fight and slapped .. he used a force multiplier while he was drunk ..both parties in the wrong but still he DID NOT have to stab and then rip sumone ..hes a coward and dangerous and needs to b put behind bars

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

@@everydaycompress4259 the cowards are the criminals that shrouded him and attached him verbally and physically ,, the guy had heart surgery .. what if he died? hope you find yourself in his shoes. see how you like it but not as a young guy when you are old

[@JanBruunAndersen]

"Noone has to lie if there innocent" - Does that not depend on whether you are going to get a fair trial or not? Do you believe that the US justice system is ALWAYS fair?

[@apriltortorici9810]

Self defense all day long! All the bullying thugs should be charged with assault on this man and attempted murder!

[@FreeSpirit00]

You are delusional. He should have been an adult. Thugs? The kids didn’t have knives did they? The kids didn’t punch a woman did they? The kids didn’t throw the first punch did they? Yeah I didn’t think so. They all asked him to leave. Not stay and fight. His ego was the reason he did this not fear. Kids are kids. People are people and will fight and argue. But it’s how you HANDLE IT. Not being violent! They asked him to leave.

[@angelalalley7593]

​@@FreeSpirit00But that isn't like the plot of a "Death Wish" movie! That's no fun!

[@the-helpful-stranger1154]

He keeps saying he was standing his ground. First, is there a right to stand your ground in his state? Second, you cannot claim to be standing your ground when you are the one who approached the other people. I can't enter your space and then say I was standing my ground. I can't run up on you and stop your forward progress and then say I was standing my ground. The one who gets to claim such a thing is the one who was their first.

[@42663]

Thers is always a right to stand your ground

[@ellybean5868]

Quite the selective memory. And he was in such a fog, but had the capacity to discard the knife, make up an entire story which he continued to fabricate lies hours later during the interview. Smazing he recalls things for the defense but has a complete memory loss for the prosecution. Testifying dod not do this guy any favors. He is a liar then and now

[@angrynooblets34]

Agreed

[@LovernotafighterFL]

His testimony was abysmal. He has no remorse or fear in recalling the events. He is wooden... almost seems autistic.

[@grahamcomer4302]

These people dont own the river, you can't just tell an innocent man to go. He didn't do anything more than look creepy

[@tonystevenson26]

Lo8d mouth drunk blonde

[@moe9246]

He was looking under the water for a lost cell phone with goggles and a scuba tube. They started taunting him, making fun of him and they took the goggles and tube and threw them. He never said a word to them. Why didn’t the little punk asses get out and help him find his lost phone? This could have had a very different ending if this group of individuals, who collectively, don’t seem to have the IQ of a squash, would learn to show kindness to people instead of being a bunch of bullies. Their behavior is sickening.

[@ChrisRaine.]

@@moe9246What are you talking about? None of them even touched his scuba stuff, he had them in his mouth while he was grabbing their raft and legs after he ran at them. His goggles fell from his mouth!

[@moe9246]

@@ChrisRaine. you are right Chris. I wrote my comment after seeing his initial interrogation. I still think none of this would have happened if the kids just left him alone. Don’t taunt people, especially if you don’t know them. And respect each other.

[@ChrisRaine.]

@@moe9246 Yeah, they could have just left him alone after he ran at them and grabbed them, yet I can understand why they didn’t. What do you think might have happened had he not ran at them? I think he could have continued looking for the phone in the area he was standing in and those lads would have floated downstream and away from him!

[@vipotrevizo985]

If it weren't for the video, everybody involved would still be lying

[@JohnEberle-um3sl]

Another perfect example of why you should shut up and simply say "lawyer" then you could have used that four hours to actually come up with a story you can use...

[@beckyg.9087]

He ruined his own life. He’ll probably never get to swim in a lake again though

[@markbrown1609]

EVERYBODY IS GUILTY IN THIS CASE. THERE WAS NO VOICE OF REASON ON THE RIVER THAT DAY. SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE STEPPED UP AND STOPPED THE ESCALATION. TICKTOCKING THE EVENTS FOR THE DRAMA TO UNFOLD IS YELLOW.

[@tonystevenson26]

Black dude filming FOR THE CULTURE YO DAWG !! Yipee

[@beckydavis747]

That should have been the adult all he had to do is leave so what they were calling him names walk off he lied so much if your innocent you dont have to lie

[@Kat37893]

Ugh I keep switching my mind with this case. It does look like he ran up on them and put goggles in his mouth so he could push them.

[@Jill199]

Not guilty self defense

[@dimitriwoiciechowski6561]

Are you high?

[@optimumgaming7404]

@@dimitriwoiciechowski6561 He's just not dumb like you.

[@FreeSpirit00]

@@dimitriwoiciechowski6561hahahahaha RIGHT? HE THREW THE FIRST PUNCH!! He didn’t want to walk away! He kept approaching them because his ego was hurt. Not because he was scared. Why keep coming back if you are so scared? I’ll tell you why, because he was mad they were so loud they got the attention of other people to get help. So when everyone told him to leave, he refused “stood his ground” and punched a woman. This is why he was hit, they figured she couldn’t defend herself. They were scared for her. Everyone was afraid of him. Point blank. As they should have been. He killed and stabbed people that did and said nothing to him. Tell me why they took the blood alcohol content of the victims but not him?

[@tonystevenson26]

​@@FreeSpirit00no he didn't...fact

[@tonystevenson26]

​@@dimitriwoiciechowski6561quite

[@hoosierfan1180]

For 12 random people to find him guilty, it would take some serious jury cherry picking.

[@FreeSpirit00]

For 12 people to say self defense when he threw the first punch at a woman when he was asked to leave multiple times by multiple people, that would be CHERRY PICKING. 😉

[@douglasnyamweya4979]

@@FreeSpirit00he didn’t have to even move an inch, nobody said they own those waters to ask him to leave lol, maybe give that a second thought 💭 😅

[@MaxZorin-bb8zz]

@@FreeSpirit00lost brain cells reading this. Is one of the thugs who went after him and taunted him your boyfriend or something?

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

Theses videos are much different they are no longer laughing? Is this the same case?

[@harrycallahan9143]

Nicholae 'I don't remember that' Miu.

[@angrynooblets34]

Lmao true

[@neighborhoodplumber7755]

Not only did these teens kill their friend but they also sent a man fearing for his life to a death sentence in prison. Unbelievable

[@kristingianotti5551]

Of couse he remembers nothing....gimme a break, he knew exactly what he was doing. He said he couldnt see, couldnt hear, ya ok!!!! Liar liar pants on fire!

[@42663]

Hysterical unhinged broad alert!!!

[@everydaycompress4259]

5:25 HES LIEING .. OR ..he had a knife on him waiting for the FIRST moment he got into a fight and then to use it -_- THIS GUY is DANGEROUS and a liar

[@carriehannah6255]

Nervous scared grin .those teens taunted him and were wrong

[@rayneebranch9690]

This is absolutely self-defense. Any juror can place themselves in the river, being punched, held as if to hold this man under water and push him down. The immediate fear would be drowning. The water of the river was being used as a weapon which created a fear for his own life. He had a right to self defense. People have drowned in less than ankle deep water. These kids and adults should have left this man alone and this would never have happened.

[@vinny1883]

Attempting to drown him would be holding him underwater, which never happened. So the water wasn't "used as a weapon," if anything it was slightly cushioning his fall.

[@beckydavis747]

If the man would have left nothing would have happened period he is the adult

[@lisawarr]

@@beckydavis747I completely agree. He ran towards them with his goggles in his mouth. At any time he could have walked away. The defence lawyer even had to lead him with his story on the stand as it differs so much from what he said at the scene. If there was no video he would have stuck to his original story. The lie about the knife was a very big lie and he had time to think to throw it away for someone who had no memory. Awful case. Yes, they were loud mouthed, entitled brats but they were 17 and he was the adult. He was grinning like a loon and he went for their stomachs and chests when he stabbed them. All the behaviour was dreadful but he knew what he was doing when he used that knife and he knew what damage it could cause.

[@olivrose9226]

This is looking a whole lot like self-defense..

[@michaelg9629]

Maybe to Stevie Wonder.

[@52Tmacfan]

@@michaelg9629 The duality of idiot youtube commenters who think they are experts at law

[@Jan88755]

I think he was looking for the phone, but these kids acted like they owned the river and called him a raper , I think at that point he should have turned around and forget about the phone … sometimes it’s better to walk away , I don’t think what the boys did was right & I do feel like it was self defense…….

[@Jan88755]

Plus he was drinking and the boys were smoking weed and drinking , a very bad situation……l

[@BUSTER.BRATAMUS]

If you are really dumb, you see it that way...I will be sure to want to know your thoughts if people you love are Murdered, stabbed and gutted over words..

[@TrueLife-o2j]

Miu's actions were not proportionate to the threat. None of the aggressors had weapons. He had opportunites to leave the situation and he stayed. He also hid the knife. Never waving it to warn would be aggressors that he was armed, which would have made them scatter in and of itself. He killed 1 (lucky not to be 2) and caused very serious injury to 3 others. I have some sympathy for him in the circumstances but thats not self defence, thats blood thirsty rampage.

[@stewertpadasole8001]

none of the 12 aggressors had weapons...

[@tonystevenson26]

If you don't think fists can be weapons, you're 'tarded

[@tonystevenson26]

​@@stewertpadasole800124 fists ARE weapons, you born under a rock ?

[@bugglebegger143]

While I agree it was overkill it’s kind of just too bad in this circumstance. You can’t call it a rampage when he was surrounded and violently assaulted into a running river by a belligerent mob. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. No conviction.

[@TrueLife-o2j]

@@bugglebegger143 We're all entitled to a view. All the best 👍

[@shelleyj1780]

Am I missing something or did the defence not put on any experts to explain the defendants state of mind?

[@TonieTrimble]

This pocket knife crap talk is just that crap. It's called a pocket knife for a reason. My dad carried a pocket knife everyday in his pocket.

[@99gypsies]

The more I watch this $hit$how, and honestly, I can't stop -- the more I keep swinging back and forth. At this point, I think that this tragedy happened because there were at least one psycho on each side. I believe the kid who died is the one who strangled him and he only did that AFTER Miu started stabbing people -- am I correct? And I believe that is the only time that young man went near him. I also believe the other young man who was stabbed badly was the one trying to break things up -- someone who was NOT threatening Miu. Enough people say he struck the girl, and he doesn't even deny it -- so I believe he struck the girl, who was provoking him, but did not hit him first. I believe one or two other guys started hitting him only AFTER he struck the girl -- which did make him seem unhinged. So, HE through the first punch, and then he stabbed two people who were NOT threatening him, and killed the third guy only after that guy came after him because he had started stabbing people. I cannot think of any good reason why he went running back towards them AFTER the first fight -- and grabbed their innertubes . . . that makes NO SENSE if he was afraid for his life. At first, I was completely on his side, cause some of those kids were so disgusting -- but his story just doesn't add up. If it really were self-defense, why did he throw the knife away and tell the cops he knew nothing about it? Not only was that incredibly stupid, because there were 20 eye witnesses, but he hs never, to this day, showed one iota of remorse that he killed a young man who was not even one of the people that taunted him and hit him in the beginning. NEVER ONCE. Kyle Wittenhouse was FILLED with remorse --and he had a gun to this head and killed a REAL pedophile. This man killed a young man with no criminal record in the most brutal possible way. He really seems to not care less.

[@ellybean5868]

Nobody was "strangling" him. They pointed out when the kid who had his hands near his neck, he was already stabbed and was trying to push him away as he was bleeding out

[@redtsunami326]

What's with the teens surrounding someone and all pointing at them and chanting baby raper. It's like teens in a horror movie "crazy carry , crazy carry!" like everyone was possessed. That day the devil was on the river. How do you explain otherwise ordinary people wigging out like that.

[@joeclift4094]

100% self defense. NOT GUILTY !

[@TrueLife-o2j]

Come on.. lets be real. Miu's actions were not proportionate to the threat. None of the aggressors had weapons. He had opportunites to leave the situation and he stayed. He hid the knife. Never waving it to warn would be aggressors that he was armed, which would have made them scatter in and of itself. He killed 1 (lucky not to be 2) and caused very serious injury to 3 others. I have some sympathy for him in the circumstances but thats not self defence, thats blood thirsty rampage..

[@kristingianotti5551]

WRONG!!!!

[@TrueLife-o2j]

@@kristingianotti5551 lol.. bald assertion. Lets see come Judgment time whos wrong.

[@TrueLife-o2j]

@@kristingianotti5551 well who was wrong? I think you'll find that YOU are wrong 😂

[@TrueLife-o2j]

@@kristingianotti5551 😂😂😂😂 you were "WRONG!!!!"... I'm not to gloat but you are a 💩

[@DanaeHayworth-o8j]

THEY ARE WANTING HIM TO BE GUILTY. TRYING EVERYWAY POSSIBLE. PUTTING WORDS IN HIS MOUTH.

[@tonystevenson26]

No doubt

[@tonystevenson26]

No fkn doubt !!!

[@beckydavis747]

Are you kidding me he lied in 15 minutes it was rediculous what he said he is the adult all he had to do was leave he needs to rot in prison

[@happydayz7857]

Main problem with prosecutor is delivery. It’s to snarky/sarcastic. I realize part of the reason for that is to get the defendant to maybe get angry on the stand and show a propensity. But he’s had that time with anyone that testified for the defense.

[@vinny1883]

This one guy always sounds so mean for no reason lol

[@tonystevenson26]

He talks too quickly, leads the witness and is a dufuss who says OK in a condescending way too much

[@gmoneyApexTrader8]

If this jury f$$ks this up it will me a huge mistake .. not guilty !!!!

[@dimitriwoiciechowski6561]

I think if the jury rules in the favor of not letting a killer walk that will be a huge mistake. Also if that happens, the world is gonna cease to exit

[@vinny1883]

It's convenient that he, like the jurors, prosecutors, defense, and judge, apparently also only knows what he did from what's shown in the video.

[@hendikuswhenrischiffmacher472]

I find if this is 100% him than he is a free man

[@ellybean5868]

Guess you got that wrong 😆

[@Deen-yy6ql]

Clear case of self-defense.

[@maryjodillingham7783]

He had a few different opportunities to walk away and chose to stay. He's the adult in the situation, but chose to act like a tough guy. You don't take a knife into a situation while facing off with a few women or some kids. If this is the end of the trial..I would vote guilty. I agree the kids and the women did not do right either, but they aren't the ones who stabbed 5 people, killing one. The whole thing is sad!

[@dimitriwoiciechowski6561]

Exactly my point

[@justaguy-69]

i am 63 years old, i know i cant defend myself against one person like when i was younger, much less an angry mob. i would have been so scared what was going to happen to me at that moment, i cant fault the guy for defending himself while he still was capable, if he waited for the next few punches he would have been helpless in the water and maybe unconscious. the kids were just foolish to push an innocent man to this point.

[@elizabethweed8839]

I want to know who got arrested for allowing under age drinking ?

[@maryjodillingham7783]

Wouldn't you have walked away when you had the chance? Before things escalated to the point where you had to fight back?

[@bugglebegger143]

Those teens assaulted an adult like animals and were treated like animals. Let’s drop this shtick.

[@beckydavis747]

The kids were stabbed bad he even said he pushed the knive in hard those kids had bathing suits on no weapons all he had to do was leave they wernt holding him under he was the adult

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Why does the camera not show the photos and video .. We don't need to see the Victim non stop.

[@ellybean5868]

Defendant, not victim

[@trumpies]

Jury failed him

[@LovernotafighterFL]

Not at all. He's a liar and this whole impulsive confrontation was fueled by alcohol and his ego.

[@sunflowerskyz.]

This id the kind on video you would wake up to at 2:14 AM, after accidentally leaving KZbin on when falling asleep

[@trumpies]

America failed this man

[@FreeSpirit00]

His anger scale was 1? But he stabbed people? Yeah - he’s a liar. I wouldn’t want to be around him with an anger scale a nudge higher if that’s the case.

[@sonjafowler937]

He stabbed out of fear, not out of anger. You fell for prosecutor’s trick.

[@FreeSpirit00]

@@sonjafowler937 No, I just know what self defense is under the law and you need to be hit first to claim “self defense”. What he’s screaming is “My ego couldn’t handle it.” Sadly, a young kid lost his life and others were traumatized because he chose to hit a woman then pull out a knife when people chose to react off of REAL fear.

[@michaelcalland801]

Anger & Fear are 2 entirely different emotions.

[@krystallovern6752]

@@FreeSpirit00Oh please !

[@DannyKa-x8z]

Superspergspergout

[@FreeSpirit00]

Funny if you write a comment on this channel that he’s guilty because he threw the first punch at a woman and that’s not how “self defense” works - seems like this channels very one sided. Way to support a grown adult who couldn’t walk away from kids picking on him so his pride got the best of him and he punched a woman and stabbed/killed others. Disgusting. Who’s paying this channel to stay active?

[@DannyKa-x8z]

Speeeeeeeeeerg speeeeeeeerg

[@angiejorah]

@1:05:47 Prosecutor shows video of Miu being surrounded with Madi and Rhyley in front of Miu and Owen, Isaac, Alex and Landon behind him. He was clearly surrounded. And Jawahn in his face videoing the altercation.

[@Korn_Pops]

I suppose if the 130 lb. boy was pushing himself down on the back of Mr. Miu while Mr. Miu (a 250 lb. man) was "falling" backwards with his knife aimed at his assailant, the combined 380 lbs. of force on the knife could account for the two ribs being sliced completely through.

[@I_Snorlax]

He shouldn't be held guilty. Kids messed around and found out.

[@hellooutsiders6865]

Hopefully all the people who wanted a guilty verdict don't get attacked by a gang and need to defend themselves...It may snap them out of their stupid social justice warrior hivemind attitude though.

[@ChrisRaine.]

When you are actually surrounded by a gang, all attacking at the same time, covering your head and other areas in response to feeling the hits is pretty much all you can do. Along with trying not to go to the ground!

[@angiejorah]

@1:23:15 Rhyley pushed Miu with the 2 teen pushing Miu down into the river. That is when Madi's sunglasses got knocked off. Dante testified he saw Rhyley push Miu.

[@tonystevenson26]

Makes me hate these bully punks even more, ruining this poor Romanians life 🇷🇴

[@brinkee7674]

If he is how Romanians act then I have no use for them.

[@tonystevenson26]

@@brinkee7674 got no use for you neither

[@jessehickman668]

Well he didn’t fool me like he fooled the comment section.

[@justaguy-69]

but they punks all lying did fool you ?

[@FreeSpirit00]

Thank GOD! Let’s just hope this hurt realizes that regardless of being bullied - he should have been the adult - he overreacted. He punched a woman first, so he got punched because he was attacking a woman for no reason. You saw the video. The video pans away and she gets hit, then he walks up to a girl and stabs her for no reason. She was away from hIM. NO ONE HAD A KNIFE OR A GUN. If he just walked away he wouldn’t need to “defend” himself. He WAS THE AGGRESSOR. Imagine it being your kids. They get stabs because they say stupid crap? Come one. Words don’t amount to losing your life!

[@michaelcalland801]

Apparently the ‘Frightened Children” did though….

[@suec.1469]

Blame the victims

[@justaguy-69]

@@suec.1469 theres only one victim

[@Korn_Pops]

Of course, having a blood alcohol level more than twice the leagal limit no doubt caused the kud to bleed out much faster than normal too.

[@GmaMom]

NOW he remembers!!! All details with his defense attorney!! He lies…..! He remembers to lie when it serves his defense! He is guilty! He needed to walk away when everyone was telling him to leave. He said he was ‘standing his ground’! That doesn’t sound like someone fearful.

[@billmontgomery1047]

The punks shouldn't have bothered him at all and call him all the names. They started it all it's the punk in them. Got there friend killed kids these days have no respect for anyone sad case ,SELF DEFENSE ALL THE WAY PU KS STrted it all

[@billmontgomery1047]

Not guilty on all counts

[@roxdarmurray6634]

Was he afraid or standing his ground? He may be home right now if he stayed with the afraid stance. He seems a bit unprepared on DIRECT. Bad answers IMO.

[@atomicthor1]

Guilty

[@mm201918]

self defense

[@dimitriwoiciechowski6561]

No.

[@kristingianotti5551]

WRONG!!!!!

[@russellmanweller6694]

Originally I was going to say he started it but had a right to defend himself after he was punched. But after seeing the whole video and trial I now believe he was completely innocent and justified. I don't know why the government keeps dragging people into court when they have no case.

[@jeromeburdine966]

Ikr, if this had been an illegal, they'd still be looking for him and then made everyone forget the story!!!

[@JanBruunAndersen]

I would like to remind everyone that all humans are predators. Some will even say that we are the dominant predator on Earth.

[@tonystevenson26]

Prosecution talks too quickly, leads the witness and is a dufuss who says OK in a condescending manner way too much

[@franklinhernandez683]

I've been around play the crowds like this every 4th of July boating season is the worst drowning in the lake or in the river pause they get drunk on the boats to get drunk on the kayak and super super drunk especially the women and the kids and let me tell you something you got to stay away from them

[@krystallovern6752]

ROCK HUDSON resemblance prior to his death from aids in the 1980s.

[@angiejorah]

Dante admitted to punching and slapping Miu.

[@H3li0s_kun]

I bet he would have walked away if he didnt have a knife...

[@IndentureTrustee]

not guilty, I would also be scared of my life, if getting pushed down under water with their feet.

[@ellybean5868]

At no point was anything under the water but his butt

[@IndentureTrustee]

@@ellybean5868 watch the video

[@IndentureTrustee]

@@ellybean5868 watch the video

[@tonystevenson26]

Prosecution: 115 pound girley gurl..Romanian bruh : she could have ben 400 POUNDS ! BWA HA, CLASSIC AMERICANA

[@carolinehannah5188]

Some of these kids make me sick with their high and mighty attitude; but I have to believe there are a lot of good kids out there. If it were not for these so called friends, that one young man might still be alive. These kids have to live with this the rest of their lives, , but the man should have walked away, and that man has to live with this also, but there is a difference, eand maybe charged the kids with some kind of misdeamor.

[@franklinhernandez683]

Whenever I go fishing I take everything my gun my knives everything I need to protect myself because sometimes as animals that are not very friendly or it could save your life by cutting out of something or whatever but anyway my thing is stay the hell away from families kids groups that's what I do when I'm fishing and I see kids and family I go away far away today's day you get caught up on their their their steelo

[@mediaaccess2]

A paradigm shift. I'm not making any judgments yet, but guilty.

[@franklinhernandez683]

And don't drink when you go out do your thing man that's why I go fishing politely get my soda coffee like I said ask me a question no I keep on my own mind my business and when I drink I drink alone at home and I play karaoke play guitar by myself I don't hang out with people no more you can't hang out with groups like it used to be in the 80s and 70s you can't do that no more you got public drunks now that's what you have kids and women and children drunks stay the hell away from them I stay home when I'm when I'm drunk I get nice at home

[@brida1450]

Ridiculous how the prosecutor expects him to remember every little move he made in that crazy situation. Who would have?

[@brinkee7674]

Vodka doesn't smell

[@rayneebranch9690]

This prosecutor should be ashamed of himself. I really feel like he is trying to take advantage of this man by asking unclear questions and trying to confuse him. I'm pretty sure the prosecution can prosecute fairly and get better results. At this point they are helping this man by looking like jerks which is truly the right verdict anyway.

[@elizabethkavanagh3411]

Self defense......not guilty

[@BUSTER.BRATAMUS]

They love Knife play in the streets of Romania... just sayin....

[@jamie.777]

So true, eastern Europe, ex COMMIEs are very violent

[@happydayz7857]

Who knows what he saw in war torn Romania in the 80’s. But he was a teenage refugee.

[@BUSTER.BRATAMUS]

@@happydayz7857 i AGREE..VIOLENT CULTURE IS IN PLAY...imo

[@justaguy-69]

they love it more in the usa, look how those punks brought about knife play.

[@tonystevenson26]

Punks love bully play in America, JUST SAYIN

[@moe9246]

This is sickening. The video is irrefutable. This man did not go to the river looking for trouble that day. Those entitled punks caused the whole scenario. I can’t believe this even requires a jury trial. He should not be the defendant, it should be the other way around.

[@ellybean5868]

🙄 Thankfully the jury paid attention and watched the clear evidence and got the verdict correct

[@catay411]

I hate lawyers. They are not interested in what actually happened, only in spinning a skewed abstract of events to make it seem much worse. They ask half truth questions. They start with a fact and then throw a wild speculation at the end and then say right? It’s bs.