and once the murder start once the fight started, again, i think she snapped and lost it, like they say she did. so let me bring in elisha. because i can see you shaking your head, elisha. you clearly don t agree with this. what is your reaction? yes, yes, yes. i do not agree with what gus has to say. i don t appreciate his comments at all. he did not abuse jodi arias. and i want that to be clear. he did not abuse anyone. he was the kindest man that you will ever meet. and it is a tragedy that he is gone. and elisha, do you think she should get the death penalty? you know, i have forgiven her a long time ago. and, you know, whether i think she deserves the death penalty or not, isn t up to me. i think solitary confinement actually would be worse for her. because she likes the spotlight. you know. either way, she did it. she murdered my friend. we can t bring him back. and it is a true tragedy,
but i also understand the things that he did. he wasn t this pure virginess guy they portrayed him to be. and the combination of the two together that doesn t matter. became a star-cross problem. again, not a reason for him to die. i have said that, okay? but i don t think she deserves to die either. i think she is should be found guilty. she was. but i don t believe she should be getting the death penalty. well, they if i may jump in. the irony, of course, is she has now come out herself after the conviction and said she would prefer the death penalty. which, as elisha said, may just be her way of avoiding a lifetime in prison, which would be the last thing she would want. thank you both very much indeed. i want to bring in vinny politan, host of in session, and hln s making it in america. vinny, we ve reached the crashing point of this extraordinary case. what is your reaction to what happened in court today. first i want to react to what gus just said, completely m
well, here s what you ve got to look at. obviously, she did something horrific, no question. i think at some point she realizes, oh, my god, i have done something horrific, and what do i do now? if you go back in her past history, she was a nice girl, lived with a guy, took care of his son. there was no past criminal records, nothing. all of a sudden she meets travis and everything goes south for both parties. there s no winner in this. it s completely tragic. he did not deserve to die. i agree with that. but i also understand the things that he did. he wasn t this pure virginess guy they portrayed him to be. and the combination of the two together that doesn t matter. became a star-cross problem. again, not a reason for him to die. i have said that, okay? but i don t think she deserves to die either. i think she is should be found guilty. she was. but i don t believe she should be getting the death penalty. well, they if i may jump in. the irony, of course, is she has no