I rarely make the rec list, so thanks. All in all the interview by Juror B37 was eye opening, disturbing, but not surprising. Clearly the defense made George Zimmerman seemed like the friendly, helpful neighbor next door. This juror also thought that they had worked SO HARD hours and hours on the deliberations. She seemed to have some separation anxiety from her life, although some juries as we all know go on for days and even weeks before they reach a verdict. From what I understand and I'm not a lawyer is that quick verdicts usually means that one side didn't prove their case at all. This juror did confirm this somewhat in how she totally bought Zimmerman's side of the story hook, line and sinker.
But the white elephant in the room (pardon the pun) is that she never felt race had anything to do with this case.
Facepalm.
Knock yourselves out and discuss.
Oh and PS -- Jeantel is on Piers Morgan. I have to say, I'm mightly impressed with this young woman. I didn't see her testimony, but she is bringing it straight, no chaser.
And I think she's quite lovely.
Not a diary, but oh lord, help us...
Juror B37 is going to write a book.
UPDATE: This is what she said in part talking to Anderson Cooper:
Race did not play a role in case
Believed that Zimmerman was hit by Martin, that's why his keys and flashlight were on the ground
Zimmerman had a right to defend himself
Zimmerman had a right to have a gun
Zimmerman profiled anyone who 'was acting strangely'
Zimmerman is a helper of people
Zimmerman went too far, didn't stop at the limitations that he should have
She would feel comfortable having 'George' as her neighbor watch
She feels that George has learned a lesson from this and that he should have his gun back...
Lord help us.
Update 2: Initial vote: 3 not guilty (she was one); 2 manslaughter, 1 2nd degree murder. She said that the laws were very confusing. They sent a question to the judge that they could not answer yes or no, so judge sent the question back asking for more specificity.
Update 3: Some jurors wanted to find him guilty of something, but nothing in the law seemed to apply. Zeroed in on the final minutes/seconds of the confrontation, what mattered to them was the final seconds, not what led up to it.
Update 4: Emotional to a point, but when they put their vote in, they all started crying because someone lost their lives, but both were responsible for the situation they got themselves in; both could have walked away. People who wanted him guilty will not have any closure, she feels sorry for both the victim and the killer. She said that she had no clue as how big this had gotten because she didn't see this case as racial. Said the parking lot was empty when they got to the hotel, when they left it was like DisneyWorld, had a police escort home. Not scared, but cautious. She wanted to speak because they put everything they had into the case (crying) and they spent hours and hours on the case and she never wants to be on a jury again.
End.