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.

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.

Noone has to lie if there innocent

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

Nervous scared grin .those teens taunted him and were wrong

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!

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.

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

Clear case of self-defense.

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

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.

Not guilty self defense

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Nicholae 'I don't remember that' Miu.

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.

Jury failed him

@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.

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.

@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.

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

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.

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

Dante admitted to punching and slapping Miu.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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?

America failed this man

100% self defense. NOT GUILTY !

Guilty

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

Vodka doesn't smell

Id like to give the prosecutor a demonstration on what someone could do fighting with one hand while holding a beer😅

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.

self defense

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Self defense......not guilty

The DA calling 2 vodka'D up adult women with half a dozen men with them "Girls" is enough for a not guilty from me.

He pushed Madison bc she was “in his space” but as per his attorney, people (like Nic) can go ANYWHERE on the river they wish to. So, as per Nic’s attorneys, I suppose Nic should have the free will to invade other ppls personal space, but when it comes to Nic’s space, only Nic is allowed. Hmm 🤔

He was so afraid that he pulled out the very knife he did not know was there! 🤥 🤥 👖 🔛 🔥