Anonymous Juror B37 from the George Zimmerman murder trial, did an
interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper two nights ago that enraged many
people. Her biased views, disrespectful references to Zimmerman’s
murder victim, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, referring to the killer as
"Georgie" and her overall exploitative conduct in stating she
is writing a book on the case, after voting to let a killer go free,
proved too much for millions of people.
Many took to the internet to
slam Juror B37's conduct. Even fellow jurors, who also upset the nation
via voting to free child killer Zimmerman, have come out denouncing
juror B37’s interview. Four of the other six jurors released a joint
press release:
We, the undersigned jurors, understand there
is a great deal of interest in this case. But we ask you to remember
that we are not public officials and we did not invite this type of
attention into our lives. We also wish to point out that the opinion of
Juror B-37, expressed on the Anderson Cooper show were her own, and not
in any way representative of the jurors listed below.
Serving on this jury has been a highly
emotional and physically draining experience for each of us. The death
of a teenager weighted heavily on our hearts but in the end we did what
the law required us to do. We appeal to the highest standards of your
profession and ask the media to respect our privacy and give us time to
process what we have been though.
Thank you,
Juror B-51
Juror B-76
Juror E-6
Juror E-40
For the record, you are one of the worst juries ever assembled. You
sold out the rights of a defenseless child, murdered by a madman who
was evil enough to tell the victim’s parents it was God's plan for
him to kill their child. I don’t know about the god Zimmerman serves,
but the God I serve says in the good book, "Thou shall not
kill." It was not self-defense. It was stalking and killing. Don't
try to put this on God.
Side Bar: the book deal offered to Juror B37 who shopped the
proposal along with her lawyer husband, has been cancelled by the
publisher after a Twitter user started a petition to shut it down.
STORY SOURCE
4 jurors distance themselves from Juror B37
Jul. 16 11:47 PM EDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Four of the jurors
at the George Zimmerman trial distanced themselves late Tuesday from
statements that another juror made in a televised interview. The four
jurors issued a brief statement on court stationary saying that the
opinions expressed by Juror B37 to CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday
night are not representative of their views.
"The opinions of Juror B37, expressed on the Anderson Cooper
show were her own, and not in any way representative of the jurors
listed below," said the statement, signed by Jurors B51, B76, E6
and E40. Juror B37 said the actions of Zimmerman and 17-year-old
Trayvon Martin both led to the teenager's fatal shooting last year, but
that Zimmerman didn't actually break the law.
The four other jurors said in their statement that Martin's death
weighed on them. "Serving on this jury has been a highly emotional
and physically draining experience for each of us," the statement
said. "The death of a teenager weighed heavily on our hearts but
in the end we did what the law required us to do."
They also made a request for privacy. The court has not released the
names of the six-woman jury, which included five whites and one woman
who appeared to reporters to be Hispanic...
