Mock Trial?

Postby **Debitt** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:17 pm

So has anyone here ever participated in a Mock Trial? (ie, a fake trial where people play the parts of attourneys, wittnesses, defendants, etc.) And if you have, what role did you play in the trial?

I'm just curious because we're doing a mock trial in my government class right now, and I'm REALLY getting into it. :lol:

I think it's seriously the most fun thing we've done all year. x3 I'm a trial defence attourney....it's so fun, I'm going to get to dress up on the day of the trial and everything. XD It'll be awesome.

Postby **BigZam** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:25 pm

i have. i was in the friggin jury. stupid jury.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:49 pm

i joined the club last year.... went to like 3 meetings, then left.... I didn't like it too much! I didn't understand anything x__x

Postby **meboeck** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:34 pm

I was a witness, specifically a cop, so I got to wear a mock uniform. I think the defense ended up winning though. T.T

Postby **inkhana** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:48 pm

bump to fix last post flag, ignore~

Postby **meboeck** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:51 pm

Thank you ink!

Postby **Debitt** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:56 pm

*high fives ink*

xD ooh, I wanna see meboeck in a cop uniform! :lol:

Postby **Kaligraphic** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:17 pm

Judge Kali: The defendent is guilty and is to be imprisoned for life.

Defense: But this is a traffic case!

Judge Kali: What better way to rid the streets of bad drivers?

(no)

Postby **Naga Kisaki** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:20 pm

No, I haven't. but it sounds like fun.

LOL. Whenever I want to see a mock Trial, I watch Law&Order.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:23 pm

I looooveee law and order!

Postby **Arnobius** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:28 pm

I did that once. I was the DA, and just to be different I decided to play a corrupt one manufacturing evidence because in another class we were studying the abuse of power.

I lost as I deserved of course, but it was fun.

Postby **Wakarimashta!** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:35 pm

Eh, not really a "trial," but my senior Government class participated in a Mock Congress. In a way, it's similiar because it relates to a function in government. My job was to type out each bill on display for the "congressman" in our mock legislature. In other words, I was the computer guy.

Lucky your class got to do a trial.

Postby **Aka-chan** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:47 pm

My European history class a while back put Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on trial. All the witnesses and lawyers and all were characters from the French Revolution. I was one of the witnesses, but I plain forgot the name of my guy. I dressed up and everything, though. Was fun. ^__^

Postby **soul alive** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:47 pm

My high school Am. Gov't class had a mock trial, I was one of the judges. And our experience was crummy.

The girls for the prosecution took it way too seriously (one was going into law in college) and made people cry (on the defense team, defense witnesses, as well as prosecution witnesses - I mean, cheeze) harrassed mock-witnesses because they 'weren't real life professionals, and thus unable to give a proper testimony'. And because they were such horrible sports, the jury voted for the defense, and the girls threw a huge fit and protested to the teacher. *rolls eyes*

Postby **Debitt** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:00 pm

soul alive wrote:The girls for the prosecution took it way too seriously (one was going into law in college) and made people cry (on the defense team, defense witnesses, as well as prosecution witnesses - I mean, cheeze) harrassed mock-witnesses because they 'weren't real life professionals, and thus unable to give a proper testimony'.

Geez...I hope I don't make people cry. XD; That'd totally suck.

Postby **soul alive** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:15 pm

Just don't act like your entire future as a lawyer depends on you winning this mock-trial and you should be fine, lol. You'll do fine. ^_^

Website · Postby **Kawaiikneko** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:54 pm

lol That sounds really fun... and I say that if you can make someone cry in a mock trial you're a pretty darn cool person

Postby **Conner999** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:18 pm

I want to do that! It sounds so funn... I don't have any place to do it though. >_<

Postby **Ashley** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:32 pm

Supreme Court Chief Justice Ashley. And the cool thing was, I voted the way the real courts did on the cases (we picked real ones on the dockett for that summer). XD

Postby **bigsleepj** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:44 pm

We had one at school once for a charity. We would trial and charge prominent members in the school (like teachers, preachers, principals and such) and we'd sentance them to "prison" if they can't pay the fine. They would be compelled to pay the (not too rediculous) fine and it would go to charity.

Postby **PHSYCOAT** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:49 pm

no i have not but i have played mafia

Postby **termyt** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:01 am

I was the defense attorney in my school's mock trail, too. How about that. I'd give you some pointers, but I lost the case. So I'm apparently not very good.

Postby **Debitt** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:14 pm

Just got done with the first day of trial so far. ^___^ I didn't get anyone to cry, but I did scare a couple of the witnesses, and thus they ended up slipping up on their statements. XD; Mwahahaha.

Website · Postby **Kawaiikneko** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:23 pm

Go KoDai!! *claps*

Postby **BigZam** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:32 pm

PHSYCOAT wrote:no i have not but i have played mafia

what does mafia have to do with a mock trial...?

Postby **oro!** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:52 pm

Wakarimashta! wrote:Eh, not really a "trial," but my senior Government class participated in a Mock Congress. In a way, it's similiar because it relates to a function in government. My job was to type out each bill on display for the "congressman" in our mock legislature. In other words, I was the computer guy.

Lucky your class got to do a trial.

My gov class did a mock congress, too. I had to make a bill. Mine was on a bullet train system for the Eastern coast of the U.S. The rest didn't really go along w/it, however. They were more interested in the 18 drinking case, and other stuff like that.

Later on, when studying the judicial branch, we did do a mock trial. I's the prosecution attorney(or one of the ones on the team) Not cut out for it. We did a couple of trials, so everyone got to be on the jury. :lol:

That was fun!

Postby **oro!** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:56 pm

PHSYCOAT wrote:no i have not but i have played mafia

Ooooohhhh! I've played that one, too. You have to figure out who is the evil one, or something like that. Someone is the narrator, there are cards (like the joker, king) that tell you if you're the guilty one. It's been a while, but I like it.

Postby **Radical Dreamer** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:01 pm

Aaack! We just started ours today! I'm on the prosecuting team, and it's a murder case! I had to get up on the witness stand today...it was SO FUN!! I couldn't have my affidavit with me, so I had to know 3 1/2 pages of information really well so I could answer all the questions. It was SO cool! I knew the answers to all the questions, too. I think we're gonna win the case, I'm excited to go back to class on Wednesday!!

[quote="Kokoro Daisuke"]Geez...I hope I don't make people cry. XD]

Hahaha! That happened at my school last year!! This one guy is going to be a politician one day, I just know it...Anyways, he made a girl at the witness stand cry because he was so incredibly harsh with her. Everyone was so mad at him, haha!!

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