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Wait Wut

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3. I'm white...

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 12:48 PM

Jun 2013

...and my heart goes out to this poor young lady. No one wants to be put under a microscope and she's being examined as if she were the criminal. It's sickening.

She does seem confused. I would seem so, as well. I don't work well under that type of pressure and I'd freakin' snap a helluva lot worse than she has. She's scared, confused, hurt, sad and just wants to go home. That doesn't make her less reliable or truthful. It makes her human. She had to sit by and listen to her friend get murdered. I don't expect her to be any less upset.

I have serious reservations about this jury. Not just because of the color of their skin, but their backgrounds. I'd like to say I'm cautiously optimistic, but I'm not. I'm pessimistic as hell. I watched as a mother walked free after murdering her own child. Why should I expect anything better for Trayvon?

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K&R Dalai_1 Jun 2013 #1

Give people more credit. Last night on the last word upaloopa Jun 2013 #2

good point. I think I understand what the writer is saying, but I think most of us can empathize spooky3 Jun 2013 #11

read todays thread about the live feed and upaloopa Jun 2013 #15

I'm white... Wait Wut Jun 2013 #3

Research shows that juries typically work hard to make unbiased judgments. I think bad outcomes spooky3 Jun 2013 #13

I'm Black, John2 Jun 2013 #14

but fortunately, it is not her job as a witness to have to make the defense attorney look stupid spooky3 Jun 2013 #17

I've been John2 Jun 2013 #19

You may well be right - my point is just that I am not as pessimistic as some people here are. The spooky3 Jun 2013 #20

'what white people dont understand' markiv Jun 2013 #4

I know exactly what Ms. Jeantel is going through--I've been there personally. AndyA Jun 2013 #5

I watched about 5 minutes of her early testimony from yesterday Schema Thing Jun 2013 #6

Thanks for pointing this out. I am white and I "thought" russspeakeasy Jun 2013 #7

I understand her and I am as white as this background Skittles Jun 2013 #8

i don't think this article is about any particular white person, like the Duers in this thread noiretextatique Jun 2013 #9

I understand what you're saying. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #10

Knock, knock? HockeyMom Jun 2013 #12

I don't think she comes off well because you just can't understand what she is saying. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #16

There is John2 Jun 2013 #22

Well I understand that. My own mother came from another country and has a heavy accent. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #23

She is credible and never swayed from her testimony. JimDandy Jun 2013 #27

She stood her ground. But she was a terrible witness. But I hope the jury just looks southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author JimDandy Jun 2013 #34

Well I pray your right. There was so much clutter in the conversation but she did stand her ground. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #36

Yes, because white people can't possibly understand... bobclark86 Jun 2013 #18

Not Just White People erpowers Jun 2013 #21

Very good point. People who are curious and learn about others are flamingdem Jun 2013 #28

She has some grit pscot Jun 2013 #24

I hope this author is wrong. yurbud Jun 2013 #25

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