Posted on 07/16/2013 8:29:07 PM PDT by knak
ORLANDO, Fla. Four of the jurors at the George Zimmerman trial distanced themselves late Tuesday from statements that another juror made in a televised interview.
The four jurors issued a brief statement on court stationary saying that the opinions expressed by Juror B37 to CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday night are not representative of their views.
"The opinions of Juror B37, expressed on the Anderson Cooper show were her own, and not in any way representative of the jurors listed below," said the statement, signed by Jurors B51, B76, E6 and E40.
Juror B37 said the actions of Zimmerman and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin both led to the teenager's fatal shooting last year, but that Zimmerman didn't actually break the law.
The four other jurors said in their statement that Martin's death weighed on them.
"Serving on this jury has been a highly emotional and physically draining experience for each of us," the statement said. "The death of a teenager weighed heavily on our hearts but in the end we did what the law required us to do."
They also made a request for privacy. The court has not released the names of the six-woman jury, which included five whites and one woman who appeared to reporters to be Hispanic.
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How kind of them to not stick together.
Distance themselves?
They are in agreement.
I know how they feel. They don’t want to be controversial or famous.
They just want to be normal. They didn’t ask for this.
Only the headline states that they are distancing themselves.
The released statement says no such thing.
Oops, I searched for the word jurors in the title and this didn’t come up. Thanks.
They get death threats every single day, if I were them I would want some peace and quiet too..they dont want to be in the spotlight and I dont blame them
Looks like self-preservation is a powerful emotion .... just ask George Zimmerman.
Actually I guess it does, but there is no point in the statement.
They agreed on the verdict.
Oh, no.
Has CBS officially released a list of their names and addresses with photos, plus the dollar amounts that the Black Panthers will pay for their bodies?
Or will that information mysteriously "leak"?
CBS trying to make it sound as if they didn’t agree with the verdict or something. The media keeps on giving.
They did their duty and came to the right decision.
It’s a shame jurors live in fear.
How do we know this letter is from four of the jurors? The letter was signed with their jury designations.
Thanks, I see it now. I used the top right corner search box. Didn’t find much there.
Sir Spamalot. Please stop.
I wish none of the jurors would talk. They said it all when they acquited. Nothing else they say really matters, and they should remain anonymous and fade back into the woodwork.
I’m tired of the celebrity mentality.
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