George Zimmerman trial: Lawyers finish jury selection questioning

[decocker 7,198]

Well nobody explained anything..

you selectively ignore me. that butt hurt smiley would come in handy right about now.

[SMOKE 1,426]

Of course, Everybody knows race has nothing to do with this case, except for the defense that must prove it was okay to kill an unarmed minor because of his race,

i used that smiley because we don't have a 'slapping you for being stupid' smiley

[Ban Hammer 13,579]

i used that smiley because we don't have a 'slapping you for being stupid' smiley

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Reported!

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

that there are no black jurors? no.

on saying its a shame there are no black jurors. 'wrong'?? idk. looking at this from a racially biased pov? imo-yes. its pretty clear he is. but, i find that more sad than wrong.

why isn't it also a shame all the jurors are female?

the racial bs.

It's a slap in our faces, we can't be bias but white people can? And why would it be shame being an all female jury? Most juries are males, I guess they had to pick between minorities and women.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

How is it pulling someone's chain to a) make fun of their job and b) suggest that serving "coffee and lunch" to men is better suited for me, as a woman, rather than trying to understand politics?

Oh come on you bust my chops all the time, and want to get huffy becuse I tease you back Like I said I am truly sorry if you missed my good natured ribbing and truly thought I was being sexist or sincerely trying to be insulting.

I am truly not sexist I jsut like to clown around.

Geez your touchy today must be be ...

Ok I won't go there you are not in the mood.

What starts? It's a simple truth. If I am wrong, please let me know so we can discuss it.

You know it started. If GZ does not get convicted it will be becuse he had an all white jury.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

whoa now..

there you go twisting things.

i said 'fortunately women can also be super perceptive at judging manipulating behaivior..' like someone crying for sympathy (in response to GA).

there is nothing sexist about that statement.

you replying that the reason women are perceptive is because 'they are so good at it' (it being manipulative) is sexist.

i'm sorry the women in your life have taken you for a loop nature boy, please do try and heal.

Oh for crying out loud it was all meant tounge in cheek. PEACE!!!! Geez do all you get pissy at the same time.. I have a bad case of you guys can dish it out but can't take it..

you selectively ignore me. that butt hurt smiley would come in handy right about now.

I am sorry I did not get right back with you. I took my wife out for her Bday supper.

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Oh come on you bust my chops all the time, and want to get huffy becuse I tease you back Like I said I am truly sorry if you missed my good natured ribbing and truly thought I was being sexist or sincerely trying to be insulting.

I am truly not sexist I jsut like to clown around.

Geez your touchy today must be be ...

Ok I won't go there you are not in the mood.

You know it started. If GZ does not get convicted it will be becuse he had an all white jury.

Well, it's not like it's never happened before. Medgar Evers anyone? The point I am making is that blacks are treated differently when it comes to the law.

In all honesty, this is not going to end well no matter what happens. If he is guilty, folks will swear the pressure led to the conviction. If he is acquitted, and there are riots, folks will swear black folks are nothing more than animals, if there are no riots, it tells America that killing a black teenager has no consequence.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Well, it's not like it's never happened before. Medgar Evers anyone? The point I am making is that blacks are treated differently when it comes to the law.

In all honesty, this is not going to end well no matter what happens. If he is guilty, folks will swear the pressure led to the conviction. If he is acquitted, and there are riots, folks will swear black folks are nothing more than animals, if there are no riots, it tells America that killing a black teenager has no consequence.

true that. All I want is for the truth to come out and justice to be done

[SMOKE 1,426]

It's a slap in our faces, we can't be bias but white people can? And why would it be shame being an all female jury? Most juries are males, I guess they had to pick between minorities and women.

How is it a slap in your face?

What white person is being bias?..you do know zimmerman isn't white. Right?

Idk why an all female jury would be a shame. I don't understand why an all white jury is a shame.

Neither TM or GZ are white or female... I'm outraged!! Its unjust!! Its a conspiracy!!

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How is it a slap in your face?

What white person is being bias?..you do know zimmerman isn't white. Right?

Idk why an all female jury would be a shame. I don't understand why an all white jury is a shame.

Neither TM or GZ are white or female... I'm outraged!! Its unjust!! Its a conspiracy!!

Because a black teenager was killed and this has been a very high profile case. It's also racially charged. Why wouldn't you have a black person on the jury? If Trayvon Martin was white, and George Zimmerman was black, they wouldn't put 5 black jurors and an asian on the stand.

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The best part about you ... is that you think you make sense.

What he said makes sense to logical people, not emotional people

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does anybody know how many blacks were in the original jury pool?

[SMOKE 1,426]

Because a black teenager was killed and this has been a very high profile case. It's also racially charged. Why wouldn't you have a black person on the jury? If Trayvon Martin was white, and George Zimmerman was black, they wouldn't put 5 black jurors and an asian on the stand.

the attorneys picked the people from the pool they felt could be impartial. the demographics of the area determine the demographics of the jury pool. seating jurors based on race would be a shame. again George Zimmerman is NOT white.

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the attorneys picked the people from the pool they felt could be impartial. the demographics of the area determine the demographics of the jury pool. seating jurors based on race would be a shame. again George Zimmerman is NOT white.

The demographics are this:

"Twenty-seven of the 40 are white, making the group more diverse, proportionally, than Seminole County, where four out of five residents are white. In Sanford, 57 percent of residents identify as white."

There is 17% minorities in Seminole County, and George Zimmerman is Hispanic and white.

George Michael Zimmerman was born on October 5, 1983, in Manassas, Virginia,^[53] and is the son of Gladys (née Mesa) Zimmerman, who was born in Peru,^[2] and Robert Zimmerman, Sr., a retired Virginia magistrate.^[54][55] He was raised Catholic^[56] in a family that his father has described as "multiracial;" his father is an American of German descent^[57] and his mother is Peruvian with some black ancestry through her Afro-Peruvian maternal grandfather.^{[56][Note 1]} Zimmerman's voter registration record lists him as Hispanic.^[58][59]