Posted on 06/27/2013 7:09:04 AM PDT by iowamark
A teenage friend of Trayvon Martin was forced to admit today in the George Zimmerman murder trial that she did not write a letter that was sent to Martin's mother describing what she allegedly heard on a phone call with Martin moments before he was shot.
In a painfully embarassing moment, Rachel Jeantel was asked to read the letter out loud in court.
"Are you able to read that at all?" defense attorney Don West asked.
Jeantel, head bowed, eyes averted whispered into the court microphone, "Some but not all. I don't read cursive."
It sent a hush through the packed courtroom.
Jeantel, 19, was unable to read any of the letter save for her name...
During nearly two hours of cross examination Wednesday in which he tried to raise questions about her version of events and accused her of telling several lies under oath, including about her whereabouts during Martin's wake.
"Under oath, you created a lie and said you went to the hospital?" asked West.
"Yes," responded Jeantel. She said she lied because she didn't want to see the body.
Jeantel became increasingly agitated and scoffed when West told her that she would have to continue testifying.
She is seen as a critical witness to the prosecution because she is the only person able to say that Martin claimed that he noticed a strange man following him and that he was scared. Jeantel said Martin described the stranger as a "creepy ass cracker."
Jeantel said Martin, 17, was walking home during halftime of the NBA All-Star Game when he became unnerved because he was being followed.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
“sorry I should have figured that out...”
Ain’t no thang, Jack! (30 years out of date Ebonics)
Doesn't that give them your computer's address? Could I do that from the public library's computers? I've heard they track you even after you've logged off.
I missed this part. I was convinced she was an unreliable witness with she testified twice that she did believed that “creepy a** cracker” was NOT a racial slur. If she believes that then Paula Deen just got her slot back on the Food Network.
Says it all!
Well, then, neither is "thug-@$$ n.....; it refers to attitude and behavior.
Thanks. VERY interesting article and the comments are quite revealing.
They’ll want an email address (for passwords, etc) and I have a “drop email address” that isn’t tied to my real world identity that I use. They want a real name but you can use anything that fits the firstname/lastname convention (”John Smith”).
After you create an account they will attempt to get you to reveal personal detail (”C’mon - get in the swim!”) but there isn’t any requirement.
And lastly there are several privacy settings that you should configure. By default they have everything turned on full-blast. Do a web search on harden facebook privacy for tips on how to lock them down.
The rest is up to you how you use your account. Just remember, “there ain’t no such thing as privacy!” so watch what you say and you should have no problem viewing other FB pages.
“Miz Scarlett...I don’ know nuffin bout readin’ cursive!”
Another fine product of the Florida Publik Skool System.
I think every site you visit on the internet has access to your ISP address which I don't consider a problem.
If you like reading the articles people here post (as I do) and want to enjoy wading into the comments on such articles, a Facebook account allows you to do that without having to create an actual account with that newspaper in most cases.
The only factual information you have to have on that Facebook account is your email address of which I have two.
I actually have two Facebook accounts, one which is my real name that I very seldom use and only log on when I wish to see what my friends are up to and then deactivate immediately when I leave the site.
And another using a fake name, fake location, fake etc, etc, etc that I use strictly to make comments on news sites........
I suppose you could use a library computer but wouldn't that be an unnecessary inconvenience since the fake Facebook account still allows access to your real email address?
Did De La Rionda realize that he was putting Geraldine on the stand?
(For those of you under 50, Geraldine was Flip Wilson’s popular TV character.)
Both my sons are in their 40’s, and learned cursive in school, but don’t try to read any of it. Their signatures look like a pre-school kid’s scribbling.
Over time my signature has pretty much devolved into a scribble.
LOL
True, but still an insult to "Nimrod" the great and mighty King.
Regards,
GtG
I must disagree with “The all-estrogen courtroom will feel such an overwhelming sympathy of sisterhood, the testimony will be stricken.”
My guess is the court will understand the witness was coached, and the real issue may soon arise - Who wrote that letter for her?”
IIRC, a little voice kept saying “Scheme team, scheme team, scheme team, .....
"Cursive, Mr. Baldy? No, I don' nevah say no bad words."
Wow. I have to admit that I’m shocked. Thanks for giving us some hope for the future.
I object. She appears to mastered that particular skill.
I have to admit, I was shocked as well. Pleasantly shocked!
My Dad only went to 4th grade. He injured his leg at a young age, and ended up with Osteomyelitis, but worked his whole life on the railroad...first as a laborer, then as a Track Foreman. Despite his lack of education, he was able to read and write, even cursive. Every night he'd sit at the kitchen table and fill out track reports, and time records for the crew.
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