Students assumed the roles of the Judge, lawyers, witnesses, defendants, a court reporter and even a student who sketched the events of the trial.
Below is a transcript written by the student Court Reporter.
CC: Court Clerk
J: Judge
C: Corwn
D/CEW: Defense lawyer
IY: Ivan Yura (man suing for violation of his rights - made up name)
CC: Please stand for the honourable Mr. Justice Mac Openiano
You may all be seated.
J: The court will now hear the case of Ivan Yura VS the Crown.
Are both sides ready?
J: The crown may say their opening statement.
C: We think this is a waste of the country's time because in war you do what you gotta do to survive.
J: Defense may say their opening statement.
D: We should win. Idk what this says.
J: Crown may call their first witness.
C: I call Janssen.
C: Why do you think the ?? We're fair?
Janssen: we had to protect our country.
C: Why are you here today?
Janssen: I lost my son in the war and you guys are worried about losing your stuff?
C: How does that make you feel about the Ukrainians?
Janssen: If I can move on from losing my son then you can move on from losing your stuff.
J: Defense may call the cross-examine witness.
CEW: We have no questions at this time.
J: Crown may call their second witness.
C: Why are you here today.
Dylan: To talk about the war.
C: What was it like?
Dylan: Horrifying, deadly.
CEW: I have nothing.
J: Defense may call their first witness.
J: Order in the court!
CEW: why are you here today.
IY: I was put in a camp in the war no had my stuff taken away.
I got shot in the head.
CEW: What happened to you at the camp
J: Wasting the court's time. *gavel*
DA: Can we have a brief recess? 2 minutes.
J: 2 minutes it is.
J: 2 minutes is up.
IY: we were at the store people started giving us dirty looks when they realized my accent and I was Ukrainian. I was putting the groceries away at my house when I heard a knock at the door so I asked my daughter Jordana to open the door,
As soon as she opened the door people took us and led us away to the camps.
They tortured us.
J: Crown may call their second witness.
J: you are removed from the court. (Tyrone)
CEW: Did you want to go to the camp with your dad?
Jordana: No but if I had no hope I guess that's what I had to do.
CEW: what happened to you at the camp?
Jordana: It was cold and hot and they were mean to me.
J: 10 Minute recess. *gavel*
J: Crown may call extra witnesses.
EW: I call on Ivan Yura.
EW: lies.
Mikayla: why did you send him in a camp?
Janssen: Enemy spies.
J: Order in the court! *gavel*
J: Does Defense call anyone else?
Simone: What happened to you at the camp,
Dylan: I wasn't in a camp.
Simone: where were you then?
Dylan: in the war.
J: you are removed from the court! (Mikayla)
Simone: I'd like to call Janssen.
What happened to Your son?
Janssen: He got murdered.
S: why didn't u go to war
Janssen: I was too old.
Simone: how did he die?
Janssen: he died because he fought for his country,
S: did they find his body?
Janssen: yes.
S: did u go in a camp?
Janssen: no.
S: where did you go?
Janssen: I stayed home and I found out that he died,
S: how did u find out?
Janssen: the soldiers told me.
S: lies.
Tye: I would like to call upon Jordana Yura.
You said ur father was taken away.
Jordana: yes.
Tye: u could've lived at ur house alone.
Jordana: I had nothing to do.
J: Recess 2 minutes. *gavel*
J: Order in the court!
J: I think the Ukrainians win.
Order in the court!
They won cause they had a better rebuddle.
I give them $1000 to compensate.
J: Court is adjourned.
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