George Zimmerman’s trial is here. And though we’re all anticipating the outcome, we have to tackle first things first.
Jury selection. And that daunting process of choosing six jurors and four alternates is proving difficult, hilarious, sad, and LONG.
Let me break it down for you:
Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson ordered the clerk of counts to summon a total of 500 potential jurors. Between 100 and 200 of those showed up the first day, and 100 more will show up each day as needed until the panel is seated. Each potential juror will be given a lengthy questionnaire to fill out. Nelson and lawyers will review them and then question the jurors individually.
And the questioning, if you haven’t been keeping up, is too interesting to miss. Here are a few things that were said that made us go HMMM????
Juror B-29: A lady from Chicago says she doesn’t watch news…she prefers Bad Girls Club.
Damn, so do we! We were just embarrassed to say…
Juror B-12: How did this woman react to her court summons? “Oh my goodness, I might be on Zimmerman!”
It’s not a show…so….
Juror B-51: Her family doesn’t have time to discuss Trayvon and Zimmerman. Why? Because they talk more about their “family dysfunction” than the news.
Yes…family dysfunction is REAL.
Juror B-37: When the state attorney asked her to describe Trayvon, she referred to him as a “boy of color.” Ummm…
Can we just retire “color” and all of its derivatives?
Juror B-37: Oh. She also only uses the internet to find recipes. Oh, and information on her 10+ pets.
You mean you don’t check GlobalGrind? Duh! Somebody is missing out!
Juror B-35: One of the two black jurors so far watches Fox News and Sean Hannity. He also doesn’t believe that the killing was racially motivated. He also called civil rights leaders who focused on racial aspect of the case “so-called.”
The defense’s dream guy…
Juror B-86: What she remembers about Trayvon? Her sons making fun of the “Skittles” that he was holding when he was shot.
Ummm…what?
Juror B-86: Thought she heard that Trayvon was expelled from school. That struck a chord because she’s “big on school discipline.” And so, she wasn’t so sure she could get over that detail in the case…
Uhhhhh…
And last but not least…AGAIN…
Juror B-86: If Trayvon wasn’t “expelled” from school, he might be alive today.
WOW WOW WOW WOW!
We can’t wait to see what kind of characters the next two weeks will bring. Stay updated right here at GlobalGrind or follow @GlobalGrind, @GlobalGrindNews, @MichaelSkolnik, @UncleRush and @ChrissyCole for a play-by-play of the courtroom drama.
