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Key Witness Against George Zimmerman Is Hard to Understand, Harder to Believe
Reason Magazine's Hit & Run ^ | June 27, 2013 | Jacob Sullum

Posted on 06/27/2013 7:15:24 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Yesterday and today, jurors in George Zimmerman's murder trial heard testimony from a key prosecution witness: Rachel Jeantel, the 19-year-old_friend of Trayvon Martin who was on the phone with him right before the scuffle that ended in his death. Jeantel said that Martin repeatedly complained to her about a "creepy-*ss cracker" who was following him and that she urged him to run, which he did. After the call was dropped, she said, she called him back about 20 seconds later, and he sounded tired from running. She said he told her he saw the man again, and she heard him say, "Why are you following me for?" She said she heard "a hard-breathing man" reply, "What you doing around here?" At that point, she said, she heard "a bump" as Martin's cellphone headset fell on the ground and "the sound of wet grass." After that, "I calling, 'Trayvon, Trayvon,'" Jeantel said. "I kind of heard Trayvon saying, 'Get off, get off.' Suddenly the phone hung up, shut off."

Jeantel's testimony, which continues as I write, contradicts Zimmerman's claim that he stopped following Martin and was assaulted by him without provocation. Her account implies that it was Zimmerman who tackled Martin, rather than the other way around. How credible is her version of events? Not very.

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Over all, Jeantel is a decidedly unimpressive witness, slurring her words and speaking so softly that at times she can barely be heard, becoming increasingly testy as West highlights the inconsistencies in her testimony. Virtually all of her responses so far have included the word sir, sometimes repeated several times in the same sentence, usually tinged with sarcasm. At one point, in response to West's suggestion that Martin planned to start a fight with Zimmerman, she responded, "That's real retarded, sir."(continued)

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; georgezimmerman; kangaroocourt; railroaded; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She looks funny sitting there without her tire swing.


21 posted on 06/27/2013 7:30:27 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

From the small amount that I watched, I think she is a certifiable moron and/or an indictment of public education in Florida. And a passive/aggressive liar. How would you like to have that on your payroll?


22 posted on 06/27/2013 7:30:41 PM PDT by La Lydia
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To: Uncle Chip
A man is on trial for his life because the prosecutor believed this mumble mouth moron.

No, a man is on trial for his life to feed the hatred and bigotry of race hustlers who form the base of the Democratic party. No one believes this liar. The prosecution doesn't care, the black lynch mob must be feed for political gain.

23 posted on 06/27/2013 7:30:59 PM PDT by RugerMini14
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What does wet grass sound like?


24 posted on 06/27/2013 7:31:46 PM PDT by Gamecock ("Ultimately, Jesus died to save us from the wrath of God." —R.C. Sproul)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This woman is a dip$hit, obviously, but what I find even more shocking is that some tax-payer funded prosecutor actually thought she was a good witness!! Bwahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

If I paid taxes in Sanford, FL, I’d be pretty pissed that they’re even pursuing this case.


25 posted on 06/27/2013 7:32:06 PM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Why am I both pro-life & pro-gun? Because both positions defend the innocent and protect the weak.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Count your blessings.


26 posted on 06/27/2013 7:32:47 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: Uncle Chip

The prosecutor didn’t believe her...he saw in her a person he could USE.


27 posted on 06/27/2013 7:32:52 PM PDT by viaveritasvita (The Grace of God has appeared, bringing Salvation to all men. Titus 2:11)
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To: cripplecreek
I thought goiters went out with the turn of the century.

Looks like SNAP fat to me, not a goiter....

And she seems smart like one fence post!!!!

28 posted on 06/27/2013 7:33:42 PM PDT by eeriegeno (<p>)
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To: surroundedbyblue

The Republican governor and district attorney caved to minority pressure brought to bear on them early last year. That’s the real story here.


29 posted on 06/27/2013 7:33:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: Gamecock
What does wet grass sound like?

It sounds like "get off get off".

30 posted on 06/27/2013 7:34:12 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

At the present time the American media exists mainly to do several things.

Number one is promote and protect hard core Communism or liberalism which is the same thing.

Number two is to promote, protect Blacks, especially liberal and communist ones. Also to promote hatred of Whites who do not toe the line on pro-Black racism. For instance Holder.

Number three is to make money by reporting general news such as storms, murders, crimes, tornadoes, wars, etc. Of course this reporting is subject to No. 1 and No. 2 above.

Number four is to destroy traditional values, traditional Christianity and replace it with Satanic types of worship and I consider Islam as such.

Number 5 is to incite as much hatred against their enemies as they possibly can.


31 posted on 06/27/2013 7:34:52 PM PDT by yarddog (There Are Three Things That Remain--Faith, Hope, and Love--and,the Greatest of These is Love..)
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To: lightman

The future of humanity.


32 posted on 06/27/2013 7:35:00 PM PDT by pankot
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To: Uncle Chip

33 posted on 06/27/2013 7:35:25 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yep. And they ruined a man’s life in the process.

Lock & load because there WILL be race riots over this.


34 posted on 06/27/2013 7:35:41 PM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Why am I both pro-life & pro-gun? Because both positions defend the innocent and protect the weak.)
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To: chris37
They do not know ANYTHING, and they think they know everything and can be convinced of nothing.

That's one of the better definitions of a liberal that I've read. I once had a black woman tell me, "Republicans have never done anything for me!" I realized that she could be convinced of nothing and swallowed my intended reply, "Have you ever heard of Abraham Lincoln?"

35 posted on 06/27/2013 7:35:42 PM PDT by DeFault User
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Given her very limited mental capabilities, she’s doing the best she can to follow the script written by the persecution, press and Martin family enterprise.


36 posted on 06/27/2013 7:36:35 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Drug abuse is not a victimless crime ... look at what Obama is doing to the country!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The government prosecution team has her no doubt on powerful drugs so she only says what they’ve rehearsed.


37 posted on 06/27/2013 7:37:23 PM PDT by Track9 (hey Kalid.. kalid.. bang you're dead)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"That's retarded".... then later

"I don't read cursive."

Nope, not gonna say it...that would be racist.

38 posted on 06/27/2013 7:37:28 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: pankot; lightman

Idiocracy

39 posted on 06/27/2013 7:37:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: surroundedbyblue

95% of educated blacks-4 year degree-thought O.J. was set up.


40 posted on 06/27/2013 7:37:52 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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