Zimmerman Trial

Has anyone been keeping tabs on the George Zimmerman trial? The Sensationalism of it has been reduced a bit. Especially with the introduction of Rachel Jeantel- The prosecutions star witness. She has been more effective for the defense though.
Coming to the stand with an apparent chip on her shoulder, you would think she would want to help the prosecution, to testify on behalf of TM. But her testimony, and deameanor on the stand has done exactly the opposite.

She has been hostile and difficult to question. She lives on social media and tweeted about her “court nails” and under age drinking. She has said she is tired of all the questions and wish the attorney would just get off her "A--"

She posts offensive photos and when referring to whites, she likes to use racial slurs.  

Her lack of education showed when asked to read a letter that was printed in cursive, her response “I don’t read cursive” And when asked a question this week, she looked at the attorney and stated “That’s retarded sir”.  

She also admitted to law enforcement that she lied when she said she was hospitalized during the funeral of TM. She did not attend because she felt guilt, and could not stand to see him in a casket. She was the last person to speak with TM that night, and heard everything on the phone.

But she did not call the police that night, why? She did not call them because she knew TM was close to his father’s apartment and she assumed his dad would hear what was going on and render aid. She admitted that at the time of the investigation she was under 18 and chose not to get involved.  Besides as demonstrated time and time again, a lot of blacks have a distrust with law enforcement.

But is she a reliable witness? Doubtful. She had trouble recalling the phone conversation that night with TM , and when asked, she had trouble  articulating the sound of “wet grass” and with that, the frustration from the defense attorney grew. And they got easily exasperated with her.

If Rachel Jeantel is the best the prosecution has, then this case is going to sink. She has painted herself to be just what we knew her to be: Uneducated, mad black woman with a a resentment for whites.  
Personally to me, she has been the comic relief to this trial.

 

-JUGM