This story was reported on Drudge, I found it interesting. The stories intent is to have us believe that Rachel Jeantel’s testimony will be disregarded by the white jury. They will not be able to connect with Rachel because they don’t understand where she came from the environment she lived in or her hostile persona. As human nature transcends skin color and gender, this story falls on its face. Juries look for inconsistencies in the evidence provided in an attempt to determine what is fact, what testimony is consistent with physical evidence etc. so why inject race as a means to discredit the process to find the facts. The smearing of Rachel Jeantel So why is the star witness in the George Zimmerman case being treated like a defendant? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Jeantel does not fit the comfortable image of the grieving girl. As Rachel Samara wrote Wednesday in Global Grind, “A predominantly white jury is not going to like Rachel Jeantel,” a girl “who has no media training and who is fully entrenched in a hostile environment.” There is confusion over whether or not she was Martin’s girlfriend, which eradicates her chances of being depicted as a devastated young quasi-widow. On the stand, she has been blunt, hostile and at times seemingly confused. Online, she has a documented history that includes partying. She is not thin or blond or demure. So there goes her credibility.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:49:26 +0000
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