I dont think Trayvon's friend is helping the case much.

[BlueStreak]

139. She is the closest thing to Martin the Jury will see

I didn't see her, but I heard about 20 minutes of her testimony on the radio.

The prosecution wants to portray Zimmerman as a bigoted guy with an agenda against black teenagers in the area.

The defense will want to portray Martin as a dope-smoking, irresponsible, fight-provoking, angry hood.

I really want to take Martin's side of this, but listening to that girl, she seemed to reinforce the caricature that the defense will be pushing throughout the trial. I'd say she is a disaster, considering that it only takes one juror to let Zimmerman off.

Had she been well spoken -- or even made an attempt to speak words that were intelligible, the jury could have concluded that Martin was also an innocent kid just minding his own business. This girl's attitude/presence encourages the jury to at least question whether Martin also had an attitude that became a factor in his demise.