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Potential juror: George Zimmerman defended himself in Trayvon Martin shooting
Miami Herald ^ | June 13, 2013 | David Ovalle

Posted on 06/13/2013 11:39:53 AM PDT by Uncle Chip

SANFORD -- With Trayvon Martin’s parents watching uncomfortably from the courtroom gallery, a potential juror on Thursday suggested the slain teen was a pot smoker and aspiring “street fighter” who was “going down the wrong path.”

The woman interviewed on Thursday, on the fourth day of jury selection in the second-degree murder case, said she believed George Zimmerman was a law-abiding gun owner.

“I do believe George was protecting himself,” she said, adding that prosecutors would “have to work very hard” to convince her otherwise if she is selected for the jury.

Her forceful words in defense of Zimmerman were an anomaly.

Most of the potential jurors questioned so far have said they haven’t made up their minds on the facts of the case. At least 20 have been selected to move on to a further round of questioning.

It was unclear Thursday if the woman, who insisted she would have a “bulls eye” on her back if she served on the jury, would be dismissed before a future round of questioning.

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s parents, left the courtroom immediately after the woman’s questioning was finished....

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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1 posted on 06/13/2013 11:39:53 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

She’s already got a bullseye on her back. Might as well serve on the jury.


2 posted on 06/13/2013 11:41:25 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Uncle Chip

Sounds like she does not want to be on the jury. I don’t blame her.


3 posted on 06/13/2013 11:43:25 AM PDT by forgotten man
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To: Uncle Chip
The Martin family has been particularly sensitive to the portrayal of Trayvon. On Wednesday after court, they asked the media to stop demonizing the teen.

"It's OK to demonize George Zimmerman, though, and we encourage you to do so."

4 posted on 06/13/2013 11:44:20 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Affirmative action is racial profiling.)
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To: forgotten man

Sounds like an honest woman.


5 posted on 06/13/2013 11:44:22 AM PDT by Bravada (Wherever I Stand, I Stand With Israel!)
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To: Uncle Chip

I suspect that her real agenda may be to get kicked off the jury.


6 posted on 06/13/2013 11:44:37 AM PDT by Arthurio
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To: forgotten man

True any juror who makes statement such as this for or against must know they well be dismissed.


7 posted on 06/13/2013 11:46:01 AM PDT by riverrunner
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To: Uncle Chip

In America, if you want to get KICKED OUT OF A COURTROOM, TELL THE TRUTH.


8 posted on 06/13/2013 11:46:49 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (PRISON AT BENGHAZI?????)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Just mention Jury Nullification and see what happens.


9 posted on 06/13/2013 11:48:03 AM PDT by Paladin2 (;-))
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To: Arthurio

Isn’t it amazing that telling the truth gets you kicked off as a potential juror, but by lying you go to the next round.


10 posted on 06/13/2013 11:48:29 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

Too bad Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton could not stand the truth. This punk was sick.


11 posted on 06/13/2013 11:49:41 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: Cboldt

I remember when I was questioned as a potential juror. One question the attorney for the party suing the city asked was, “if the evidence supports the assertion that the city was negligent in it’s maintenance of the city park, could you find in the plantiff’s favor?”

My response was “Yes.”

However, what I was thinking was, “But my bar is pretty high. If their playground was as safe as the day it was built (mid-50’s) and was considered typical, I would not consider that negligence.

And sure enough, I was the driving juror that considered an asphalt surface under an 8’ children’s slide to be fine. Rubber might have been better, but the babysitter watching the three year old should not have let him wander over to the big kids stuff while she got stoned with a friend...

i.e. How Jurors answer, and what their words actually mean, can lead to incorrect inferences on the part of the person questioning them. ;-)


12 posted on 06/13/2013 11:50:34 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Bravada

She should have lied and gotten on the jury.

That’s the rules the Obamatons play by, and while horrid, it’s the only way to fight back.


14 posted on 06/13/2013 11:52:04 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (RINOS like Romney, McCain, Dole are sure losers. No more!)
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To: Logical me

They will pack the jury with lying liberals... his only hope is a couple sneak in and a hung jury..


15 posted on 06/13/2013 11:53:00 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Uncle Chip
“I do believe George was protecting himself,” she said, adding that prosecutors would “have to work very hard” to convince her otherwise

forget all that "innocent until proven guilty" stuff... that's now how it works in this case. Zim's guilty until proven innocent (which ain't gonna happen)

16 posted on 06/13/2013 11:54:53 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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They will pack the jury with lying liberals... his only hope is a couple sneak in and a hung jury..

How would you like to be the 1 or 2 honest jurors in that room, though? A lamb among 11 other gangsters.

17 posted on 06/13/2013 11:55:58 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: forgotten man

“Sounds like she does not want to be on the jury. I don’t blame her.”

If that’s her intention she said the perfect thing. She’ll be rejected in a NY minute.


18 posted on 06/13/2013 11:57:25 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Bravada
Sounds like an honest woman.

That's why I have never served on a jury, even though I have summoned several times. I don't lie in court.

19 posted on 06/13/2013 11:57:27 AM PDT by chesty_puller (Viet Nam 1970-71 He who shed blood with me shall forever be my brother. Shak.)
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To: re_nortex

He was a delicate little angel wasn’t he?


20 posted on 06/13/2013 11:58:01 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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