[CottShop]

[[When Rachel Jeantel, the last person to speak with Trayvon Martin (aside from Zimmerman), took the stand, it ignited a dialogue on race, class and the cultural shaming of our own.]]

Which, as I have surmised previously, is precisely what the prosecution WANTED to happen to further inflame the ‘us vs them’ racism- the prosecution knew they had a gold mine with her- because now the emotional pitting of ignorant people vs priviledged ‘white’ folks (meanign george zimmerman) will be fused into the midns of the jury

I think the prosecution deliberately allowed her to act liek an uneducated ass in order to stoke the fires of racism even further

[2ndDivisionVet]

George Zimmerman is less white than Barry Soetero is. He’s actually an Hispanic (Peruvian) black.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Many people have been very critical of the way Jeantel speaks -- her subject-verb agreement, her Southern accent, her tendency to say "axe" instead of "ask." Speech is a cultural marker often used to highlight one's otherness. The problem with "improper speech" is not that people who speak in such tongues cannot be understood. It's that they speak in a way that makes others uncomfortable

Listening to stupid people makes me uncomfortable. Listening to stupid people who are fat, rude, racist, and can't read cursive also make me uncomfortable.

[stormhill]

...in order to stoke the fires of racism even further

Your take on this is intriguing.
As you may be aware, Glenn Beck has been harping on the plan to ignite fires of insurrection in this continent to carry out the "bottom up" portion of the Fundamental Transformation.

The Zimmerman case is just too convenient for a conspiracy theorist like me to ignore.

[freekitty]

Could be and the commentary programs are sure fanning the flames.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

This leads right up to the present occupant of the White House. There has never been a more racially divisive president in the history of our republic.

[Jess Kitting]

I think the prosecution deliberately allowed her to act like an uneducated ass in order to stoke the fires of racism even further.

And how would that help their case? (Even if race riots are going on outside the courtroom, that should not affect what is going on inside the courtroom.)

The only people the prosecution should be concerned with influencing are the six women who sit on the jury. They have to examine Ms. Jeantel's testimony on its own merits, not on whether someone outside the courtroom might be upset.

[peeps36]

They probably tried to coach her but gave up in frustration. She is an ignorant slob and no amount of training can hide that fact.

[X-spurt]

Just how does prosecution’s “stoke the fires of racism” convince the Jury to wrongly convict Zimmerman in the face of all the evidence?

This prosecution was foolish for bringing this case to court.