Trayvon Martin’s Friend, Rachel Jeantel, Offered Full Ride Scholarship from Tom Joyner

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56. There are quite a few ways

to call someone "sir".

Her way was to be snotty, sarcastic, and contemptuous. No doubt the "sir" came about by being told by the prosecutor that she was displaying a disturbing level of contempt for the defense attorneys and should probably address him using the term "sir" on occasion. Of course, being a young person, she copped an attitude and embarrassed herself in the process.

I didn't see Don West harassing her. In fact, I was surprised to see how gently he was treating her despite the fact that she was acting like a shit.

OK fine...she didn't want to be there. But she was there to HELP the prosecution convict Zimmerman...not express her nasty displeasure at the attorneys on the other side who were doing the jobs they were hired to do.

That was the only issue I had with her. Not her inability to read cursive (which was not her fault, as many schools don't even teach it these days).

Not her inability to pronounce certain words, or maybe a bit of bad grammar, etc.

None of that mattered. It was her shitty attitude that did absolutely nothing to help her friend's case.

Oh, and lest anyone think I hated her totally, that's not true. There were a few moments when she dropped her guard and I saw the real person underneath the snottiness and sarcasm. I could see her pain.

In the end, I do hope she takes advantage of this opportunity she's been given.