i thought in this great country, no matter how stupid we might think somebody's acting because it's raining and he's walking or doing whatever that that's not against the law. he did have his hoodie on, it was raining off and on. what's ironic in this case and what i want to spend some time talking with you about is the defendant's statements. because you might think, well, hold on, you're the state, what are you putting on his self-serving statements when he's denying committing crime saying it's self-defense. we wanted to tell you all the evidence. we wanted to put all the witnesses that saw something of value out there. because we wanted you to get the truth. we wanted you to get the complete story. but in doing so, i want to analyze, dissect with you the defendant's statements. why was it necessary for the