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Mr. Conn: You testified earlier about some photographs shown to you by your attorney. Do you recall those? Mr. Levin: Objection, Your Honor. It is unclear which photographs counsel is referring to. The Court: Sustained. It’s ambiguous.

Mr. Conn: Let me show you what has been marked as 352-A. Is that one of the photographs you identified here in court? Erik Menendez: Yes.

Mr. Conn: You stated your father would take photographs of you in the nude? Erik Menendez: He would.

Mr. Conn: Are there any eyewitnesses to your father taking these photographs? Erik Menendez: Certainly there would never be a witness when he had me pose in a specific position for him. That would never occur. Regarding a photograph like this—where I don't know if he had Lyle pose or what was happening—it’s difficult to imagine there would be more than one witness, and I don’t know if there are any.

Mr. Conn: So, there is not a single witness to your father taking a photograph of you in the nude; is that correct? Erik Menendez: I can't say whether there are or not. I'm not aware of them.

Mr. Conn: And you cannot provide the name of any witness? Erik Menendez: No, I cannot.

Mr. Conn: Regarding the photograph I just showed you, you testified that it is your brother, Lyle Menendez? Erik Menendez: Yes.

Mr. Conn: How do you know that? Erik Menendez: Because it’s not me. Unless my father was taking pictures of other naked children, it’s my brother.

Mr. Conn: You don't actually know who took that particular photograph, do you? Erik Menendez: I didn't take it. It never occurred to me that it could be my mother.

Mr. Conn: You have no personal knowledge of where these photographs were recovered from, do you? Erik Menendez: I know they were recovered from the boxes at my home.

Mr. Conn: By "personal knowledge," I mean did you see them being recovered? Erik Menendez: No. I wasn't there. I trust my attorneys would tell me if they got them from my home.

Mr. Conn: Exhibit 356 is a group of negatives. Have you looked at these? Erik Menendez: Yes.

Mr. Conn: This strip contains four negatives. Do you recognize the first image as being the same as photograph 222? Erik Menendez: Yes, it is.

Mr. Conn: And the second photograph in that strip—which you say is perhaps Lyle—is that correct? Erik Menendez: I believe it is Lyle. I think he identified it at the last trial because of his hand and the imprint of his hand across his body.

Mr. Conn: Do you see a scar that you recognize? Erik Menendez: I’m not talking about a scar. If you look at the hand and match it to the photograph, it’s pretty obvious it’s Lyle. Even though he was 12 or 18 years younger, I personally believe it is him.

Mr. Conn: Showing you 371, which was previously 224. Is this a print of the third image in that group of negatives? Erik Menendez: Yes.

Mr. Conn: And directed at the first photograph in this strip: do you see your father in that photograph? Erik Menendez: (Looking closer) Yes, I do.

Mr. Conn: So you know your father didn't take that specific photograph, correct? Erik Menendez: Clearly.

Mr. Conn: Can you tell us what this is a photograph of? Erik Menendez: I have no idea.

Mr. Conn: Does it look like the bottom of a door touching a carpet? Erik Menendez: It looks like a post to me, or maybe a door because of the shadow.

Mr. Conn: You saw your father hold a camera on occasion? Erik Menendez: When he was taking photographs of me, he was holding a camera.

Mr. Conn: Did he operate it properly? Erik Menendez: He wasn’t great with electronics, but a camera is simple. I imagine he used it properly.

Mr. Conn: Do you specifically recall your father taking that photograph of you? Erik Menendez: I was six years old; I can’t say I recall that particular one. But I don’t remember anyone else doing that type of thing. He would wake me up with ice water and take pictures to see my reaction.

Mr. Conn: Did you or Lyle ever have access to cameras or receive one as a gift? Erik Menendez: I don't remember where they were kept. I don't remember Lyle taking photographs. And no, we never received a camera as a present.

The Court: We will recess for lunch until 1:30 PM.

I think with this new Netflix documentary out and the constant spread of misinformation regarding the facts of the 2005 trial, the second movie should end with the cops coming to Neverland, like the deleted scene we saw. The third should cover the court case , showing how the defense destroyed the prosecution's witnesses on cross-examination, the history of the family and their lying for money from other celebrities , the witnesses changing stories- all this needs to be shown. I think the movie is the best way to combat the lies being spread about the case because people won't watch a documentary on it; they don't want to change their minds. So, I think this is an ample opportunity to show the trial, show Michael's declining mental health and the worsening of his insomnia, the stress, and the fear of going to prison. Show it all; it's going to be dark and sad, but this was the darkest point in his life and this is a huge opportunity to set the record straight on a global scale . People need to see the facts laid out from the court transcripts themselves. Address everything, even show Bashir refusing to answer questions while hiding behind California's journalist shield law and the First Amendment. Show Janet Arvizo admitting on the stand that she lied twice in two civil lawsuits, show her history of welfare fraud and her exploiting her son's cancer recovery to get favors and donations from celebrities . Show the "staff" at Neverland being forced to admit they sold their stories to the press before testifying for the prosecution. Show it all; this is a huge, huge opportunity to combat the lies the media and people are propagating. The biggest thing they need to show is the media's prosecution bias and them running out of the courtroom every time something salacious was testified , and them not covering the defense's side . I think they should do it like this and end it with the acquittal, and then on the fourth, focus on everything else. Also, they can't avoid Michael speaking out against Sony; if you know , you know. But this leads into some shady areas regarding his death and stuff. John Branca can't be trusted; just putting that out there, lol.

He breaks down everything left out of the documentary with proof, and who these people are in the documentary

This video debunks a majority of the lies against Michael jackson, When the video got to the medias coverage of the 2005 case it made me so angry many people dont even realize that the stuff they are saying comes from the misinformation the media propagated about the case and how it was unfolding the medias clear bias towards the prosecution reminded me of the menendez case but way worse and the effects of the medias lies are still evident today people are constantly using arguments that aren't true arguments that the media propagated. But the video covers way more than just the trial and the medias bias like the racist origins of wacko jacko. it's a really good watch but I reccomend watching it in segments cause it is a lot of information to digest and if you don't like the Ai voice they uploaded a real voiceover aswell.

I spent 3 hours rewatching this last night I am not joking, i need help it's a crime how attractive he was

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Were a woman among the women of Paradise to gaze upon the earth, she would illuminate whatever is between them and fill it all with the scent of perfume. Her veil alone is better than the world and everything in it.”

Ibn Abbas reported: Al-Fadl was riding with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and a woman from Khash’am came. Al-Fadl began to stare at her and she stared at him. The Prophet made Al-Fadl turn his face in the other direction.

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A believing man does not despise a believing woman. If he finds something in her character he dislikes, he will be pleased by something else.”

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to some of his wives while they were being driven by a camel-driver named Anjasha. The Prophet said, “O driver, be gentle when you carry the precious glass.”

Anas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I am delighted by optimism, the good word, the kind word.”

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness in all matters.”

Abu ‘Inabah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has vessels among the people of the earth, and the vessels of your Lord are the hearts of His righteous servants. The most beloved of them to Him are the softest and most tender of them.”

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness. He grants reward for gentleness what is not given for harshness.”

Usamah ibn Sharik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most beloved people to Allah are those with the best character.”

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. He loves the loftiest of affairs and disapproves of pettiness.”

Wabisah ibn Ma’bad reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, “Have you come to ask about righteousness and sin?” I said yes. The Prophet clenched his fist and struck his chest, saying, “Consult your soul, consult your heart, O Wabisah. Righteousness is what reassures your soul and your heart, and sin is what wavers in your soul and puts tension in your chest, even if people approve it in their judgments again and again."

The picture this creates in my head I can just imagine it the passion lol

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, gentleness is not found in anything but that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything but that it disgraces it.”

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, this religion is firmly solid, so come into it gently.

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would visit the homes of the Ansar, greet their children with peace, pat their heads, and supplicate on their behalf.

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would come to us and I had a little brother whose nickname was Abu ‘Umayr. He had a pet sparrow he used to play with and it died. The Prophet entered one day and saw him grieving, so he said, “What is the matter with him?” They said, “His sparrow has died.” The Prophet said, “O Abu ‘Umayr, what happened to the little sparrow?”

Abu Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was delivering a sermon when Hasan and Husayn came wearing red shirts, walking and tripping. The Prophet descended from the pulpit, picked them both up, and placed them in his lap. The Prophet said, “Allah spoke the truth when He said: Verily, your wealth and your children are only a trial for you (64:15). I looked at these two boys walking and tripping and I could not be patient, even I cut short my speech to pick them up.”

Shidad ibn al-Had reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us for one of the evening prayers and he was carrying his grandson Hasan, or Husayn. The Prophet came forward and put him down, then began prayer with exaltation and prayed. He prostrated at the end of his prayer for a long time. I raised my head and the child was upon the Prophet’s back while he was prostrating, so I returned to my prostration. When the Prophet finished the prayer, people said, “O Messenger of Allah, you prostrated at the end of your prayer for a long time, until we thought something happened or you received a revelation.” The Prophet said, “None of that that happened. Rather, my grandson was riding on my back and I disliked to rush him before he met his needs.”

Abu Qatadi reported:I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying the prayer while he was carrying Umama, daughter of Zainab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). and Abu'l-'As b. al-Rabi'. When he stood up, he took her up and when he prostrated he put her down,

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) eating chicken.

Yeah just gonna put that in here it's so random😭

Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh (187) from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood (RadiyAllahu Anhu), according to which the Messenger of Allah (SallAllahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said: “The last one to enter Paradise will be a man who will walk once, stumble once and be burned by the Fire once. When he gets past it, he will turn to it and say, ‘Blessed be the One Who has saved me from you. Allaah has given me something that He has not given to the first and the last.’ A tree will be raised up for him, and he will say, ‘O Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that I might shelter in its shade and drink of its water.’ Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, will say: “O son of Adam, perhaps if I give you that, you will ask Me for something else.” He will say, ‘No, O Lord,’ and he will promise that he will not ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him because he has seen something that he cannot help wanting. So he will be brought near to it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of its water. Then another tree will be raised up for him that is more beautiful than the first, and he will say: ‘O Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that I might drink of its water and shelter in its shade, and I will not ask You for anything else.’ He will say: “O son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything else?” He will say: “Perhaps if I bring you near to it, you will ask Me for something else.” He will promise that he will not ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him because he has seen something that he cannot help wanting. So he will be brought near to it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of its water. Then another tree will be raised up for him at the gate of Paradise that is more beautiful than the first two, and he will say: ‘O Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that I might shelter in its shade and drink of its water, and I will not ask You for anything else.’ He will say: “O son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything else?” he will say, ‘No, O Lord, I will not ask You for anything else.’ His Lord will excuse him because he has seen something that he cannot help wanting. He will be brought close to it, and when he draws close to it, he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise and will say, ‘O Lord, admit me therein.’ He will say: “O son of Adam, what will make you stop asking? Will it please you if I give you the world and as much again?” He will say: ‘O Lord, are You making fun of me when You are the Lord of the Worlds?’” Ibn Mas’ood smiled and said: ‘Why don’t you ask me why I am smiling?’ They said: ‘Why are you smiling?’ He said: ‘This is how the Messenger of Allaah (SallAllahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) smiled and they said: Why are you smiling, O Messenger of Allaah? He said: “Because the Lord of the Worlds will smile when he says, ‘are You making fun of me when You are the Lord of the Worlds?’ and Allah will say: “I am not making fun of you, but I am Able to do whatever I will.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Islam began as something strange and will go back to being strange, so glad tidings to the strangers.’” (Sunan Ibn Majah 3986)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.'” Sahih al-Bukhari 7405

Sahih al-Bukhari 4509 Narrated Ash-Shubi:Adi took a white rope (or thread) and a black one, and when some part of the night had passed, he looked at them but he could not distinguish one from the other. The next morning he said, "O Allah's Apostle! I put (a white thread and a black thread) underneath my pillow." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then your pillow is too wide if the white thread (of dawn) and the black thread (of the night) are underneath your pillow!"

Sunan Abi Dawud 2349 Narrated 'Adi b. Hatim: When the verse "Until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread" was revealed, I took a white rope and a black rope, and placed them beneath my pillow ; and then I looked at them, byt they were not clear to me. So I mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He laughed and said: Your pillow is so broad and lengthy ; that is (i.e. means) night and day. The version of the narrator 'Uthman has: That is the blackness of night and whiteness of day.

Ka’b reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believer is that of a tender plant. The wind sways it at times, and it returns to balance at times. The parable of the hypocrite is that of a cedar tree. It continues to be rigid until it is suddenly uprooted in a single moment.”

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “While a man was walking in the road, he found a thorny branch in the road so he moved it aside. Allah appreciated his deed and forgave him.”

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Greed and faith are never combined within the heart of a servant.”

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the people with the most complete faith have the best character, for good character reaches the level of regular fasting and prayer.”

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “May Allah have mercy on a man who stands at night to pray and wakes his wife to pray. If she refuses, he sprinkles water on her face. May Allah have mercy on a wife who stands at night to pray and wakes her husband to pray. If he refuses, she sprinkles water on his face.”

What are some of yalls favorite hadiths?