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In reply to the discussion: A Letter to Rachel Jeantel - An Apology on Behalf of the Whole World [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)earlier Post of mine, I claimed something similar to you. She acted like someone that wasn't co-operating for both sides and Martin's parents had to encourage or push her to get involved even though it was her friend that got killed. I made an earlier post and the poster disagreed with me and thought she was very co-operative.
Here is where I disagree with you and this attorney. The prosecutors seemed passive in letting West drill the witness with out many objections. West led her numerous times by interjecting things into her testimony. The prosecutors allowed it. They just sat passively and played footsie with West while he was drilling their star Witness. The Judge also allowed the defense to continue asking the same question a number of times and ways, until the witness began to slip on her earlier answers or just seemed to agree with West, after he kept badgering her. It appears that she would say or do anything just to get off the stand. It was more like an interrogation and the witness was on trial.
Compare that to another witness (Good), whom everybody is calling an idea witness for the Defense, which was supposedly a prosecuIion witness. both sides took a kid gloves with him. Here is a white guy from a total different background than Jenteal. I think Jenteal looked more authentic than he did. His answers and the way he carried himself was too perfect for the Defense's theme. The Prosecution called him as their witness and wasn't aggressive at all with him. He destroyed their theme about Zimmerman being the aggressor and wasn't the person calling for help. He saw and heard things all the other witnessses couldn't in the same environment. I would have saw a problem with that if I was an aggressive prosecutor.
As I understand, the first person that took his account was removed from the case and the first investigators were accused by witnesses by changing accounts to fit the Zimmerman accounts. So that is the background this case came from. Martin's family had to actually pressure them to prosecute.
I have a problem with Good's testimony. If he actually saw Martin beating up Zimmerman MMA style and calling for help, then why didn't Good help? That don't make any sense. If I would have seen someone getting beat to death and calling for help like Good claims, I would have helped. I would have immediately did the same to him, they did to Jenteal, but they gave him kid gloves on both sides. I definately would have asked him about his first affadavit to the police, and back tracking only to give his first accounts again. He calls it clarifying, not inconsistencies. I wouldn't let him get off. I also would like to know about his involvement in community watch or lack of it. It wasn't much of a communty thing since many of the actual people living there seems to don't know Zimmerman. It leaves to question if this was a lone wolf thing by him and people not helping him when called for help supposedly. The prosecution are the people bought the case and has to prove their cases beyond a reasonable doubt. I don't think they are being as aggressive as they can be.