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LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
21. I saw plenty of black folks on twitter bashing her
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 07:16 PM
Jun 2013

"Black twitter", as it's known, absolutely destroyed her. Black women, too. I could feel the shame and disappointment through the screen.

Personally I think this is a case where people feel a very important issue rested on one person's shoulders. People will naturally feel disappointed after a performance like that.

Jury selection is critical - a 6 woman (5 white) jury is not favorable to Rachel's experience. geckosfeet Jun 2013 #1
The prosecution had the chance to talk to her. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #2
No, she didn't. She came off as authentic, consistent and truthful about appacom Jun 2013 #8
BS. She impeached herself. She gave inconsistent answers. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #13
She gave human answers. She broke my heart. aquart Jun 2013 #16
me too. I was teary. She was his bestie!! nt flamingdem Jun 2013 #28
+1 freshwest Jun 2013 #43
The women on the jury may not create to her contradictions in the JDPriestly Jun 2013 #18
You really don't get it, do you? appacom Jun 2013 #19
She did change them several times. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #20
are you for real? CreekDog Jun 2013 #31
This is not about me, im not the one on the witness stand. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #38
Agreed. Their "wonder" witness has been a flop. n/t NoodleyAppendage Jun 2013 #65
Wow. Apophis Jun 2013 #67
Granted, she had enunciation issues but I thought overall she was a good witness. pacalo Jun 2013 #30
yup sad-cafe Jun 2013 #51
I didn't see her inconsistent statements as lying. She told different details to different people pnwmom Jun 2013 #42
It would have looked worse if they didnt call her. The defense would have loved that. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #72
Yep malaise Jun 2013 #3
"The cultural differences here are exponential". Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #4
Then again, a 6 woman jury may feel sympathetic towards Rachel justiceischeap Jun 2013 #5
That was my thought as well. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #14
You got me afraid to make anymore posts after pointing out how close I am justiceischeap Jun 2013 #24
Sorry! You can do what I did and do a lounge thread on it. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #25
Whew! I posted in the Photography group. justiceischeap Jun 2013 #32
Your welcome! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #50
I see that, too. n/t Mr.Bill Jun 2013 #22
This white mom agrees. yardwork Jun 2013 #62
this doesn't excuse the conflicting testimony DrDan Jun 2013 #6
Mebbe it is my multicultural experience nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #7
white female 74 year old native-born here IphengeniaBlumgarten Jun 2013 #10
white 72 year old woman born here too. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #15
And being an inexperienced young person, she thought telling a white lie would be pacalo Jun 2013 #37
so true. i worked in the legal field DesertFlower Jun 2013 #26
Were you as unimpressed with the jury pool as I was? From what I heard, I thought pacalo Jun 2013 #41
there have been some white people who get her, i think it's a race and class thing JI7 Jun 2013 #9
I am white like snow (well maybe trampled snow). I totally understood her. The empressof all Jun 2013 #11
Me too. Zoeisright Jun 2013 #71
the defense lawyer knows KT2000 Jun 2013 #12
Interesting gender issues Maximumnegro Jun 2013 #17
I saw plenty of black folks on twitter bashing her LittleBlue Jun 2013 #21
As a white male pintobean Jun 2013 #23
you're asking us to think that the Zimmerman trial not consider race? CreekDog Jun 2013 #46
Where have you been? pintobean Jun 2013 #49
He's pulling a blatant strawman on this one LittleBlue Jun 2013 #59
Yes, plenty of people here seem to confuse the message with the messenger Hissyspit Jun 2013 #27
It's almost like Rachel is on trial for murdering Trayvon by talking on the cell phone. Both sides kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #29
Dissing right back at those who are dissing her. They need to learn, but they are incapable of it. freshwest Jun 2013 #47
the death penalty should be abolished AFJROTCcadetEcho Jun 2013 #33
Whut? AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #39
Settle down.... Captain Stern Jun 2013 #45
Darned white people! H2O Man Jun 2013 #34
H2O Man, I honestly don't understand the responses I have seen from you today. antigone382 Jun 2013 #68
I have nothing H2O Man Jun 2013 #70
I think that was the mindset the defense was going for in jury selection. DevonRex Jun 2013 #69
I so disagree with you frazzled Jun 2013 #35
People here have criticized her for being "dumb." But I think the dumb one pnwmom Jun 2013 #36
Completely agree with you zentrum Jun 2013 #40
I feel bad for her.... BronxBoy Jun 2013 #44
When I was sixteen my boyfriend tavernier Jun 2013 #48
"creepy" "pervert" "stalking" riverwalker Jun 2013 #52
Totally! displacedtexan Jun 2013 #63
Jury selection doomed the prosecution elfin Jun 2013 #53
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #54
Buh bye! Brigid Jun 2013 #55
Get lost racist still_one Jun 2013 #56
NO! MineralMan Jun 2013 #57
Isn't that what racism is all about ... GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #58
white, female, 65... I believed her and felt nothing but sympathy. I like the girl. mountain grammy Jun 2013 #60
She seemed genuine on the witness stand. Jenoch Jun 2013 #61
Objectively, she comes off as a bit "slow"...and that has nothing to do with race. NoodleyAppendage Jun 2013 #64
Defense attorney's mistake? Bullying., intimidating and mocking her. DevonRex Jun 2013 #66
I'm conflicted about this.... mike_c Jun 2013 #73
I'm a white woman and understood her with little problem. zeeland Jun 2013 #74
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