Mock Trial Audition

State your name and age for the court?

• Biff Tannen

• 18 y/o

What is your relation to the case today?

charged with the second-degree assault and cyberbullying of Marty McFly

What, if any, relation do you have with Mz. McFly?

• they used to date

• had strong feelings for him

• they got cold and when Bill expressed his feeling it was brushed off and Marty admitted to being unhappy for unknown reasons.

What if anything, happened on the day of October 18, 2018?

• Bill posted a picture from the school library with Marty to remember the past

• Captioning it “#martymcfly1 that time you got diarrhea in the media center #areyoulaughingnow”

For what, if any, reason did you have to post about Mz. McFly?

• Bill cared about him

• wanted to remind him of the good times and make him happy

• didnt want to cause any harm

After the post, did you have any communication with Mz. McFly?

Yes but it didnt go as well as he wished

Could you describe the conversation?

• Marty approached me in the hallway 

• I thought i was to talk about what happened to us but it was about my instagram post

• I told him i only tried to make him smile

• I got the feeling he never wanted to speak to me today but then he shoved my shoulder and started to hit back

What happened next?

• i attempted to block the punches in order to defend myself

• Marty fell onto the ground while attacking me

• I muttered something about how he shouldn’t hit people.

What, if anything, happened after the conflict?

• the post attracted a lot of attention from other classmates

• people started to call Marty names

• I didnt expect this to happen and I didnt cause it

In your impression, what was the reaction you received?

• they seemed very hateful towards Marty

• I was just trying to be funny create some laughter

• people are mean

How did you feel afterward?

• i feel awful

• If i could i would go back in time and do it all over again

• I cant even eat I cant even sleep!

How, if at all, did this change your view of social media?

• I never knew 1 post could do so much damage

• I want to be a lawyer, I’m a straight A student , im trying to get into a ivy!

• I understand I must suffer the repercussions but i never intended for this to happen and if i could go back I would never have posted that post