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ieoeja

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18. Gives racists on the jury an excuse to dismiss her testimony.

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:54 PM

Jun 2013

Sat on a jury regarding a traffic accident. The defendant ran a red light and t-boned a car. Driver of the car claimed to have neurological damage.

Plaintiff brought in medical experts to testify.

Defendant said, "but he looks okay to me."

First vote, 9-3 in favor of defendant!

I pointed out that the 100% of the evidence presented in the trial favored the plaintiff. Brought about half of them over that quickly.

Most prominent argument in favor of defendant: the passenger in the car first said the plaintiff hit his head on the windshield then changed her testimony to side mirror. Passenger's first language was Spanish and clearly misspoke. But it gave them an excuse to dismiss her testimony.

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Rachel Jeantel - English as a second language.. [View all] HipChick Jun 2013 OP

Because some Americans are close minded xenophobic racist bigots. Nt. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #1

I speak the Queen's English.. HipChick Jun 2013 #5

She sounds like she has a slight speech impediment. AtomicKitten Jun 2013 #2

She has braces on also,it can hamper your speech HipChick Jun 2013 #3

Ah, that must be it. Thanks for the info. nt AtomicKitten Jun 2013 #8

Is the redirect over? woolldog Jun 2013 #4

What was the redirect? HipChick Jun 2013 #7

it's when the prosecutor asks her more questions woolldog Jun 2013 #11

Really! that's very interesting flamingdem Jun 2013 #6

Unless they're trying to insinuate she doesn't understand English enough WolverineDG Jun 2013 #9

I didn't notice an accent. I only watched for a few minutes today, but pnwmom Jun 2013 #19

I think what the prosecutor was getting at was this: Marrah_G Jun 2013 #10

She is a hero (or heroine, if you prefer) JaneQPublic Jun 2013 #12

I think her syntax is affected by the different grammar structures DevonRex Jun 2013 #13

True..I speak 3 languages.. HipChick Jun 2013 #16

plus the sound isn't the greatest. Whisp Jun 2013 #14

Where did you find information of her ancestry and spoken languages ? NM_Birder Jun 2013 #15

Her last name...and she was asked about it in court HipChick Jun 2013 #17

I found it, thanks. NM_Birder Jun 2013 #20

Gives racists on the jury an excuse to dismiss her testimony. ieoeja Jun 2013 #18

I don't think the jury will dismiss her testimony based on her race. NM_Birder Jun 2013 #21