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.
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Since she tweets I suppose she can read.
America Will See Its Worst Race Riot Yet This Summer
“.......... With today’s social media I fully expect organized race rioting to begin in every major city to dwarf the Rodney King and the Martin Luther King riots of past decades.
If you live in a large city be prepared to evacuate or put up a fight to win. You will need firearms, fire suppression equipment along with lots of food and water. Police resources will be slow and outgunned everywhere.
America is may see some combat related population control like we’ve not seen since the Civil War. Martial Law can’t be far behind complete with major efforts at gun grabbing.
This may be a turning point in America. Freedom will either be retaken or lost for our lifetimes and that of our children.
Read just a few of the tweets from today:”
“I teaches English”
A listener called in to the Trivisanno Show. He was a black teacher. He used the word “irrevalunt.” Triv bashed him on it!
I tried to respond on the linked site but you have to Facebook to do so. Keeps a lot of those bothersome older conservatives away, I guess. Here is the attempted exchange:
Ebonyelle Franklin · Top Commenter
How is her twitter account EVIDENCE Kevin? Is she on trial? Did she murder Trayvon Martin?
Reply · 23 ·
· 14 hours ago.
Ebonyelle Franklin- With all due respect, it may be evidence that her testimony is different from what she recounted on Twitter. Deleting it is a suspicious act, because it could prove that she lied under oath, a felony.
Well put. I completely agree.
If you listen to the testimony, someone else is mentioned who helped her compose the letter to Trayvon’s mother. Presumably the other person wrote the text of the letter.
Isn't Nimrod a son of Satan?
Of course the movie "Idiocracy" could never have gotten made if they showed black people as the main characters, but that is exactly where we're headed.
I just noticed that too..but haven’t been watching until today so not sure. She also keeps swiveling in her seat..nerves?
& what’s up w/the whispering “yes sir, yes sir..” She’s clearly getting annoyed that defense is calling her out on lies, hope she loses it & gets all ghetto.
Because of her mumbling, she probably won’t be offered her own show on MSNBC. But maybe her appearance in court could be considered her audition for a future job with TSA or the IRS.
Any chance that she’s on leave from NASA in order to participate in this case?
Damn! Broke to commercial right after defense asked her if she could describe what wet grass sounded like..
I think you are being overly generous. Your average adult with an IQ of 80 would have a reasoning and intelligence capability roughly equal to your average 2nd or 3rd grader. She clearly does not.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Nimrod was a son of Cush, according to Gen. 10.8.
According to her tweets, she ‘love it when it time to eat.’
Yeah...
I think the “sir” stuff is meant to be racial. Irritate the masses, a “black woman” having to call a “white man” sir.
She is a really painful witness.
Huh! What led to that question being asked?
This is the first I have watched it also. I saw the picture of “Dee dee” yesterday and thought no way was she Trayvon’s girlfriend.
He asked her what sounds she heard. She said, “wet grass”.
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