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In reply to the discussion: A tale of two hoodies (wow) [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)I don't think that is necessarily true. What was she at the time, 18 years old and Trayvon had just turned 17? His mother and father didn't even know her. Didn't she claim Trayvon made friends with her and treated her like nobodyelse did?
She didn't say what she claims in that interview on the stand. If she had said that on the stand, then Trayvon would have became the aggressor because he showed no fear of Zimmerman. She didn't state that to the Martins,their Lawyers, or the prosecutors. She didn't state that on the stand under oath either.
She stated that Trayvon claimed he was trying to get away from Zimmerman. Not only that, she claimed that Trayvon saw him and asked him what are you following me for and Zimmerman responded What are you doing around here. She then stated she heard them scuffling and the sound of wet grass, with Trayvon saying get off me.
Now she is stating Trayvon claimed that he had to take care of something and she didn't hear anything from Trayvon after that? She is also claiming that she believe Trayvon threw the first punch and it was a Black thing? You see what I mean by her?
What makes her any different than juror B37? To me she acted like she didn't want to get involved and Trayvon's mother had to basically beg her to find out what happened to her son. She didn't attend the funeral of her best friend and everybody accepted her excuse. She was very evasive of Mrs Martin when she tried to see her and just sent her a letter written by another person. She didn't act like she wanted to testify at the trial and wasn't very helpful to the prosecution but the defense ate her up. Now I'm just being honest because she was the most important witness for the prosecution. She should have been ready to testify, but she gave many people the impression that she just didn't care.
Now they are inviting her to all these shows and one of them even offered her a scholarship. She is not having any problem appearing on them and having these interviews. Like I said I know the streets and middle upper class society in America. On the streets, they call it being played. Because Miss Jeantel is dead wrong! That is not a Black thing! I don't know where she gets that from?
There is a difference from a 16 year old boy just turning 17 and and 18 year old woman. The difference is, she is able to vote, marry, and join the military. She is able to get a job and provide for herself. She can also have an influence on an impressionable young kid also.
Trayvon Martin bragged about getting into all these fights on social media accounts, but there is no such evidence of that in reality. Trayvon had other friends like coaches, teammates and teachers, that portrayed him differently than Miss Jeantel. According to their portrayal of him, he wasn't violent at all. So her belief is he turned back and put a whipass on Zimmerman because that was a Black thing? That doesn't help Trayvon Martin at all.