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The Secret Harmonic Death Closings

Author == SD 17 June 2011 80 Comments

Sheila Polk is Yavapai’s first female County Attorney :: she’s currently serving her third term in that capacity. James Arthur Ray is Yavapai’s first guru of mass casualty causation :: and he might serve three terms himself.

Presented above is fourteen minutes of Ms. Polk’s terrific two-and-a-half hour closing argument.

If you’d like to see the highlights of Mr. Li’s arguments :: you can read the tweets below :: or you can go and make your own stupid videos. It was bad enough I had to hear it the first time.

A second round of arguments today … and then the flap closes on James Arthur Ray.

– Limiting instructions are stupid. Ms. Polk continues her close … #JamesRay – 06-16 17:21:15 –

– “Why can’t I do a weenie ass lodge … you’ll feel like you’re going to die …” clip played. #JamesRay – 06-16 17:25:41 –

– “It’s okay to die.” {not really} #JamesRay – 06-16 17:26:31 –

– Ms. Polk explains how the pre-lodge briefing conforms to the elements of the crime. He intended recklessness … #JamesRay – 06-16 17:29:29 –

– Ms. Polk begins a recap of the testimony … #JamesRay – 06-16 17:30:00 –

– Amy passed out on Kim :: Kim yelled out :: Amy gets dragged out past #JamesRay … it was only the 4th round. – 06-16 17:30:49 –

– Delirious Lou falls into the pit screaming … crawls out bleeding right in front of #JamesRay … – 06-16 17:31:46 –

– It was chaos. 25 people dragged out … many unconscious. #JamesRay telling people to shut up. – 06-16 17:32:56 –

– Ms. Polk asks the jury to ask themselves :: If Mr. Ray had stopped the ceremony would people still be alive? #JamesRay {yes} – 06-16 17:34:54 –

– People were obviously passing out … just what #JamesRay wanted. – 06-16 17:36:19 –

– Was Liz trying to make up for “disappointing” #JamesRay in the ladies-like-wine incident? – 06-16 17:38:01 –

– “James, it’s Laura, I’m concerned about Liz.” #JamesRay “Liz has done this before … she knows what she’s doing.” – 06-16 17:38:52 –

– Laurie G. heard the Laura/James exchange :: she thought Liz looked and sounded awful. #JamesRay – 06-16 17:40:42 –

– Lou crawls back in :: burned and gashed :: he hears Liz’s death breathing. #JamesRay – 06-16 17:42:05 –

– No one was attending to Liz after the lodge :: Dr. Wagoner goes to her :: her skin was already cooled. #JamesRay – 06-16 17:44:28 –

– Retweet of April Santiago (DatelineApril) Jurors’ eyes all focusing on Polk. Some are leaning in to listen. #jamesray – 06-16 17:44:35 –

– Melissa Philipps called out FIVE times about Kirby’s troubles :: but #JamesRay didn’t care. – 06-16 17:46:43 –

– When James Shore tried to allow air in for the dying :: #JamesRay shouted him down. – 06-16 17:47:28 –

– “We’ll deal with it at the end of the round” #JamesRay – 06-16 17:47:46 –

– “Beverley you especially are better than this …” says asshole #JamesRay So Dr. Bunn stays. – 06-16 17:49:14 –

– Dr. Bunn hears #JamesRay disregard screams about people not breathing. Let’s do another round!!! – 06-16 17:50:06 –

– Kirby was still breathing when Dr. Bunn crawled passed her … but then she was left to cook for 15 more minutes. #JamesRay – 06-16 17:51:45 –

– Ms. Polk asks if Kirby would still be alive if #JamesRay had actually made some efforts to help after the lodge ended. – 06-16 17:52:48 –

– Ms. Polk is really something when she gets going. #JamesRay – 06-16 17:53:42 –

– James Shore drags out Sidney Spencer :: then calls out for help :: “we need help over here” … #JamesRay – 06-16 17:55:22 –

– Dawn said that Mr. Shore was also struggling :: and had been throughout :: didn’t stop him from trying to help … #JamesRay – 06-16 17:56:41 –

– “Turn off the light” yells #JamesRay :: simultaneously being both a dick and an idiot. – 06-16 17:57:53 –

– “Really, they’re not breathing? They’ll be fine … that’s where they need to be.” Good times. #JamesRay – 06-16 17:58:40 –

– Sarah heard #JamesRay say people passing out was “a good thing.” – 06-16 17:59:44 –

– Aware :: conscious disregard :: unjustified risk of death. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:00:36 –

– Ms. Polk uses the oft mentioned waiver as further evidence that #JamesRay was on notice of the risk of death and serious injury. – 06-16 18:02:09 –

– “A reasonable person knows that people can die from intense heat.” #JamesRay – 06-16 18:03:33 –

– Mr. Ray’s instructions for the heat endurance challenge were the exact opposite of the instructions Dr. Dickson would have given. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:06:29 –

– #JamesRay’s actions after the lodge show that he got what he was intending. He wanted chaos … he got it. – 06-16 18:08:45 –

– Retweet of Michele (MicheleInSedona) Polk: Over & over in this case you’ve heard that #JamesRay intended to bring participants next to death for an altered state. – 06-16 18:10:13 –

– Ms. Polk talking about the humanity of the dead. #JamesRay can’t relate. – 06-16 18:13:26 –

– Ms. Polk plays the James Shore clip again. Mistrials dancing in Mr. Li’s head. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:15:02 –

– Ms. Polk says Mr. Shore’s actions showed a person living impeccably. “What a contrast between teacher and student” #JamesRay – 06-16 18:16:25 –

– Mr. Shore had the chance to leave after saving Sidney :: but he didn’t. He went back to Kirby. #JamesRay closes the flap. – 06-16 18:17:53 –

– “Time and time again the opportunity was there to reverse the course of events. But #JamesRay chose not to stop.” – 06-16 18:20:00 –

– Mr. Ray senselessly and recklessly snuffed out the lives of Kriby :: James :: and Liz. That’s what it’s all about. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:23:30 –

– Speaking of impeccable … Ms. Polk completes 16 months of unwavering competence. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:24:53 –

– Mr. Li begins his close :: I’m gonna try to watch it all … but no promises. I’ve had enough of his whiney little voice. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:42:51 –

– Mr. Li starts his close by talking about how he’s been slighted and it makes him angry. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:44:19 –

– Mr. Li delivers a TeaParty style message about “the founders” … okay then. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:45:05 –

– Mr. Li thanking the jurors :: he’s very ungood at faking genuine. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:46:40 –

– Sweet this is an AWFUL start … just what fake robots were hoping for!! #JamesRay – 06-16 18:47:37 –

– Mr. Li :: “look into your souls” … ha! #JamesRay – 06-16 18:48:03 –

– Mr. Li uses the number of “limiting instructions” the Judge has given as evidence of the State’s misdeeds. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:49:22 –

– Retweet of Michele (MicheleInSedona) Li is playing the role — to perfection — of the mighty taking a fall. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:50:04 –

– Mr. Li :: “What the State has been doing is just wrong.” #JamesRay – 06-16 18:51:01 –

– Li agrees that the tape is the “best evidence” :: I guess that’s why Munger Tolles and Olson refused to turn it over for months. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:53:06 –

– Mr. Li says the pre-lodge instruction was really about “safety” :: you know :: if you don’t listen to the governments “spin”. #JamesRay – 06-16 18:54:02 –

– Hello my name is Luis Li :: and this is my first murder defense. Can you tell? #JamesRay – 06-16 18:54:25 –

– Retweet of April Santiago (DatelineApril) Jury is very attentive to Li’s closing. No obvious reactions on their faces. Some are taking notes. #jamesray – 06-16 18:54:42 –

– The Constitution :: the Grand Canyon :: Jesus of Nazareth :: the Founders …. dot dot dot … you must acquit! #JamesRay – 06-16 18:56:20 –

– Mr. Li should always smoke a joint before he starts :: calm down little man :: calm down! #JamesRay – 06-16 18:58:43 –

– Mr. Li goes over the instruction about drawing a bad inference against the State if evidence was destroyed without explanation. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:02:04 –

– The State’s destruction of imaginary evidence is unconscionable! #JamesRay – 06-16 19:03:38 –

– Second mention of the limiting instructions as though they were evidence. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:04:23 –

– Mr. Li thinks the idea of “conditioning” fails common sense. What about science though? #JamesRay – 06-16 19:07:44 –

– Marines can’t be conditioned. Except for all the Marines captured during the Korean war who were totally conditioned. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:08:36 –

– Mr. Li approaches #JamesRay and puts his hand on him :: “he has a name” – 06-16 19:09:20 –

– Mr. Li complains about the victims pictures on the screen :: really more a legal issue … why should the jury care? #JamesRay – 06-16 19:10:08 –

– More TeaParty stuff before lunch. Jury dismissed for lunch. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:11:42 –

– Ms. Polk objects to the use of limiting instructions as evidence … putting the “weight of the court” behind the defense. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:13:22 –

– A limiting instruction about limiting instructions. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:24:07 –

– Mr. Li says that “when he was a prosecutor” Ms. Polk would have been suspended and investigated for her arguments. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:26:32 –

– Judge thinks if the violations were so horrible :: then his not grating the mistrial must be a massive error? #JamesRay – 06-16 19:27:29 –

– That was not normal. There was no reason for this thing to be so not normal. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:31:14 –

– If you’re a good reporter :: you should be looking into the connections between Munger Tolles & Olson … and The Secret. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:32:41 –

– Lunch. Ms. Polk is gonna get her instruction about instructions … I guarantee it. #JamesRay – 06-16 19:35:23 –

– Retweet of just jacqui (justjacqui3) @RayShouldPay DId he just diss you? “I am NOT a robot” #JamesRay – 06-16 19:49:08 –

– No audios. Maybe Mr. Kelly is arguing that it’s Ms. Polk who should be jailed. #JamesRay – 06-16 20:48:41 –

– The instruction about the instruction is to be given. #JamesRay – 06-16 20:57:04 –

– The sound always works on the pre-roll commercial … so at least there’s that. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:02:55 –

– Retweet of Yakaru (yakaru309) Oh shit it’s Li still. Forget it, @CNNlive, leave the audio off till he finishes #JamesRay – 06-16 21:04:08 –

– Mr. Li tells the jury to not have emotions. Just like #JamesRay!! – 06-16 21:05:57 –

– The First Amendment comes first … so you must acquit. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:07:09 –

– Mr. Li holds up LaurieG’s “civil lawsuit” and gives the jury a civics lesson about how “civil lawsuits” are “civil lawsuits” #JamesRay – 06-16 21:09:20 –

– If Microsoft sues Apple … that’s not criminal. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:10:28 –

– Mr. Li :: Were not talking about martians here folks. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:13:19 –

– People land expensive planes on expensive ships … but that’s not what Ms. Polk has done. Think about it. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:14:44 –

– FREEEEEEDOM!! #JamesRay dot dot dot the founders – 06-16 21:15:40 –

– Mr. Li talks about his Dad fleeing China. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:17:16 –

– Mr. Li climbed Denali :: which he called Mt. Mckinley :: because there are no Native Americans watching this trial. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:19:30 –

– Our country allows us to die on Mt. Mckinley. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:20:21 –

– Mr. Li argues that the waiver didn’t show that #JamesRay knew about the risks :: countering a counter argument = fail. – 06-16 21:24:11 –

– The waivers put the signatories on notice of the risks :: but not the drafters … bizarro law. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:26:20 –

– Retweet of Tom McFeeley (TomMcFeeley) Luis Li: A pro-Oreo attorney. #jamesray – 06-16 21:27:02 –

– Mr. Li counters the argument that Ms. Polk didn’t make about James Shore going back in to save people because of “conditioning”. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:29:10 –

– “The evidence was that more than half of the people chose to leave” #JamesRay – 06-16 21:30:13 –

– Mr. Li uses the word “brainwashing” again :: thanks cause the State never said that … but it’s the effing truth. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:31:17 –

– The “not a cult” argument for some reason involves using the word “cult” ten times. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:32:03 –

– Mr. Li says that “I am the alpha and omega” was just Mr. Ray quoting the bible. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:33:09 –

{pause} I am God {pause}

– Nobody thought #JamesRay was God :: xcept #JamesRay of course. – 06-16 21:33:37 –

– Mr. Li does an impression of Ms. Polk being irritating … but it reminds me more of Mr. Li being irritating. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:34:55 –

– Mr. Li quotes the contested hearsay evidence from the Laurie G. lawsuit. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:37:17 –

– We can’t even know if the victims wanted to die because they are dead. #JamesRay was framed! – 06-16 21:41:11 –

– “Let’s assume that #JamesRay was jerk screaming at Liz” … but that doesn’t mean she was “conditioned” – 06-16 21:42:08 –

– Mr. Li gives a “summer camp is ending” speech to the jury. Li and Jury friends … we’re all friends here. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:44:31 –

– If the dead bodies weren’t hot … you must acquit. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:46:25 –

– There is an inverse correlation between chart size and chart relevance. #JamesRay #math – 06-16 21:47:51 –

– James and Kirby weren’t cooled by water. #JamesRay {more by dying} – 06-16 21:48:55 –

– Mr. Li takes a drink of the water that was just being splashed on Liz in his example. Tasteful! #JamesRay – 06-16 21:51:32 –

– Li says the State brought in Dr. Dickson to disagree with the medical examiners. Interesting way to remember the Dickson disaster. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:57:49 –

– Desperation palpable … recess. #JamesRay – 06-16 21:58:33 –

– I hope when Det. Diskin takes #JamesRay out of the courtroom in handcuffs :: that he keeps his shit together an moves safely clockwise. – 06-16 22:10:38 –

– Retweet of just jacqui (justjacqui3) #JamesRay may not agree with me, but this is the best closing argument I’ve ever seen… – 06-16 22:11:22 –

– Mr. Li :: “Why test for it if it doesn’t matter?” :: good question! #JamesRay – 06-16 22:25:28 –

– Liz Neuman was “very very cold” according to Dr. Wagoner via Mr. Li … #JamesRay – 06-16 22:26:39 –

– Has the State “proved to you” that Liz was cooled? #JamesRay {nope … but they proved she was dead} – 06-16 22:28:26 –

– Mr. Li approaches the State’s table and leans on it. Ms. Polk doesn’t look scared. #JamesRay – 06-16 22:30:55 –

– On Oct 8th an EMT said it could be OP’s or carbon monoxide and Mr. Li has a tape to prove it. #JamesRay – 06-16 22:32:51 –

– Mr. Li says 80 people a year die from hunting :: only 72 more than OP’s. #JamesRay – 06-16 22:34:18 –

– Why didn’t Det. Diskin do an investigation? #JamesRay {dear Jury, please forget about 4 months of testimony} – 06-16 22:35:39 –

– Retweet of Maria Andros (MariaAndros_) It was ted!! #jamesray pretending to be an EMT – 06-16 22:39:55 –

– Sidebar :: surely about Mr. Li continuing to reference people “not being called to testify” as evidence. #JamesRay – 06-16 22:44:11 –

– Stephen Ray didn’t have heat stroke :: his kidney’s just spontaneously combusted. #JamesRay – 06-16 22:50:56 –

– Mr. Li :: Why didn’t the State call all the doctors? #JamesRay {why didn’t the defense?} – 06-16 22:53:14 –

– “Maybe these folks have some heat related stuff.” #JamesRay – 06-16 22:56:20 –

– Mr. Li takes another sip of Liz’s water. #JamesRay – 06-16 22:58:16 –

– This is a horrible argument :: but I commend Mr. Li for limiting his “literallys” … #JamesRay – 06-16 22:59:54 –

– Dr. Dickson seemed like a nice guy … so it makes Mr. Li sad that he was such a liar. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:04:01 –

– When Mr. Li is at the podium :: sound is coming from both mics … it hurts me. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:05:43 –

– Dr. Paul is God … that’s news to #JamesRay. – 06-16 23:06:20 –

– Dr. Paul went to “the Harvard of Canada” :: which is kinda like going to Ohio State. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:15:18 –

– “You know what happens if you’re the kind of doctor who will say anything for money?” #JamesRay {um … you get rich?} – 06-16 23:17:44 –

– Orthodontists aren’t pathologists. #JamesRay … no offense folks – 06-16 23:18:35 –

– Mr. Li :: “Why did the State even need to hire Dr. Dickson?” #JamesRay {um … cause he was the case’s best witness??} – 06-16 23:30:42 –

– Retweet of thefash (thefash) Luis Li to jury “I don’t want to kill you guys”…. word choice fail #jamesray – 06-16 23:30:55 –

– Mr. Li :: Dr. Paul was a “better deal” at $400 per hour :: probably true … bullshit should be more expensive. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:32:40 –

– If you called Luis Li and asked him for his opinion about wills or patents … he wouldn’t give them. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:33:28 –

– However :: Mr. Li did take a copyright case for Rhonda Byrne of The Secret :: so I guess he’s a copyrights and murders expert. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:34:27 –

– Look Mom :: I’m an expert on The Secrets … http://t.co/J3Py5z2 #JamesRay – 06-16 23:38:29 –

– Dr. Dickson has a wikipedia addiction … #JamesRay – 06-16 23:41:50 –

– Gong! Gong! Gong! #JamesRay – 06-16 23:43:55 –

– Dr. Paul is “done” if he was bullshiting. #JamesRay {okay pollyanna} – 06-16 23:45:17 –

– … fake … slow … clapping … #JamesRay – 06-16 23:48:03 –

– Ms. Polk is like :: “is it almost overs?” :: Mr. Li wants two more hours “in all candor”. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:51:21 –

– OMG that was painful … but I’m sure “the founders” were impressed and grateful. Evening recess … one more day. #JamesRay – 06-16 23:54:18 –

>> bleep bleep

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Dave said:

I hope this ends well for all the good guys.

The plutonium comment would be hilarious, if this whole thing wasn’t so serious. JAR really needs to go to jail, and if the jury indeed “did not check their common sense at the door” then he will be doing another perp walk. Hope they do let Detective Diskin cuff him and walk him out.

WINNER!! :: +22

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