Juror B in the Zimmerman Trial

Posted on July 26, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Juror B in the Zimmerman trial came out and said her heart said something different than the law and the verdict. Really? A standard charge in almost any criminal trial by a judge is: “As jurors you are solely judges of the facts. You must accept the Law as I hand it down to you.” Really? The jurors could have found Zimmerman guilty based on the facts. Even accepting sometimes the illogic of the Law, Jurors with courage have used jury nullification to do the right thing, despite the Law. Really.

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About William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

William Eric Waters is an award-winning poet, fiction writer, essayist, educator, criminal-justice scholar, and nonprofit executive. Writing as William E. Waters, he is the author of the epic poem Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass and three poetry collections: Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, The Black Feminine Mystique, and The Black Blood of Poetry. Under the pen name Easy Waters, he is the author of the novel Streets of Rage and the short-story collection Conundrums: Stories of Law & Justice. His work explores Black history, race, law, punishment, institutional power, accountability, redemption, and resilience.
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1 Response to Juror B in the Zimmerman Trial

  1. Dr. Thomad Ryet's avatar Dr. Thomad Ryet says:
    July 27, 2013 at 3:10 am

    Juror B moved from Chicago to Florida three months prior to jury selection. She has 8 children, and unaware of the Martin shooting. Claim to believe Zimmerman was guilty but did not exercise her power to not be manipulated. Five things to think about. 1. How did she make it to the jury pool. 2. Why
    didn’t the district attorney strike her. 3. A
    women of color uninformed regarding a young
    black teen being shot dead for being black. 4. Usually someone moving to another state
    must register as a resident. It takes atleast several years to be called for jury duty. Shemade it in 90 days.6. 5 other jurors are gun holders. Why did they own guns? What or whom were they afraiid of. This was a set up.

    women of color uninformed regarding black issues.

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