Don this was a specific moment from the trial. And yes I do find it odd that someone on trial for what he's on trial for would not have been told by his attorneys to not do that.
In high-stress situations - and let's face it, GZ is under a lot of stress - we can't always control our reactions to things.
I had a young lady once who, in one of the most stressful times of her life, broke out in laughter. Where other people were crying, tears literally dropping off their cheeks, she laughed in our faces. We were understandably annoyed, and reacted in ... "proper" ... military fashion. And she laughed even harder.
Turns out, she was of the type that in high-stress situations, she couldn't control her emotional outbursts. She didn't find us funny in the least; in fact, if she were able to react the same way as others, then she would have been on the floor sobbing and whimpering.
That is precsely my point and one of the reasons I don't quite get why the judge allowed this to be televised.
Oh, that's obvious. The government wants to be seen as doing something about this heinous crime against minority youth.
This nation is teetering on the brink of a flat out race war. And to have him in court like that is NOT a good thing.
That's a picture that will haunt the country if he is not convicted.
Because, even before OJ, the "entertainment value" of such things requires that CNN, Fox, and other entertainment -- er, um, "news" -- sources have to keep their ratings going, and by golly, the constitution protects a "free press."