The Murder of Trayvon Martin

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Trash talking is par for the course. I was just curious about why some people believe manslaughter (with full knowledge of what manslaughter entails in Florida) should not have been considered.

Another take on Juror B29

So the media is still using selective editing when quoting players in this event? I would have thought that they would know better by now. By some accounts it seemed as if this juror was forced to acquit by her fellow jurors.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

So the media is still using selective editing when quoting players in this event? I would have thought that they would know better by now. By some accounts it seemed as if this juror was forced to acquit by her fellow jurors.

This highlights the need to get information for ourselves instead of waiting for secondhand accounts. People who watched/listened to the Juror B29 interview themselves know the full extent of what she said. My interpretation of the interview is she feels they made the right decision based on the circumstances but the overall outcome failed Martin's parents. Someone let me know if that is off base.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

My interpretation of the interview is she feels they made the right decision based on the circumstances but the overall outcome failed Martin's parents. Someone let me know if that is off base.

I think this is exactly it.

Based on the law and what was presented, they couldn't convict. But of course her heart still breaks, as someone's child is dead. I think if I was in that same position, I couldn't help but feel some sense of guilt, whether justified or not.