Stephanie Soo

Sometimes shutting up is the best answer.

And I say this with full irony, just ironically, as someone who posts hours and hours of footage every week of herself yapping to no end.

But sometimes, yes, the answer is being quiet.

The answer is no answer.

The answer is in staying silent.

It's probably the reason why so many defense attorneys spend a great deal of energy convincing their client, who's probably kind of dumb.

of everything that they could mess up if they testify on the stand at their own trial, a lot of defense attorneys believe that how the person comes across to the jury is arguably way more important than what they actually testify to.

Which is why more often than not, it's not worth it in most cases for clients to testify.

I mean, I guess it's just a thing humans do.

You would think that, no, when you're on the jury for a major case, you want to make sure that you're just listening to the judge.

But once someone involved...

starts yapping.

It becomes less about the facts and more about, do I like this person?

Do they seem trustworthy?

I don't know if they do.

In 17-year-old Mackenzie Shavilla's case, she does not testify.

July 31st, 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie crashes a car going nearly 100 miles per hour straight into a brick building.

Her boyfriend Dom in the front passenger seat is killed.

Their friend Davion in the back seat is killed.

And the only survivor is Mackenzie.