Here is the ABC Nightline interview of Maddy, Juror B29: http://www.hulu.com/watch/515215
This woman is a perfect example of that line from As Good As It Gets: "How do you write women so well? / I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability."
Forget Trayvon and Zimmerman and their families, this woman wants to talk about the pain she is going through.
Highlights:
"Some people have said George Zimmerman got away with murder. How do you respond to the people who say that?"
"George Zimmerman got away with murder, but you can't get away from God."
This, from a woman who just voted Not Guilty on charges of 2nd degree murder.
"I feel I was forcibly included in Trayvon Martin's death."
"I stand by the decision because of the law. If I stand by the decision because of my heart, he would have been guilty."
What? I think she's trying to say, "My heart said guilty, but apparently that's not good enough for the court."
Her first vote was for 2nd degree murder (the only one to vote that, also the harshest vote) — then it had to be explained to her what 2nd degree murder is. Her second vote 9 hours later was Not Guilty.
"A lot of us had wanted to find something bad, something we could connect to the law, because for myself, he's guilty, because the evidence shows he's guilty."
"He's guilty of ..."
"Killing Trayvon Martin. But as the law was read to me if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally you can't say he's guilty."
Uh... yeah. We know Zimmerman killed him. He admits that. That's not the question of the trial. The question was: Was this a crime? If so, which one?
"I was the juror who was going to give him a hung jury — or I was, I fought till the end."
"Do you have regrets that you didn't?"
"Kind of."
"I mean, I'm the only minority and I felt like I let a lot of people down."
You "fought till the end"? What were you fighting? Reason?
No one forced you to vote what you voted. So you fought yourself? And you still aren't sure?
And you feel as the "only minority" you should have... ? What? Stood up for the minorities by voting the way the minorities wanted you to vote?
"I was screaming and crying and I kept saying, 'I feel like I killed him'. "
Because this is all about you right?
Besides, Trayvon was dead before you got summoned to the jury. The life that was in your hands was Zimmerman's.
Ok so, because you "crumbled" after seeing the public's reaction and you feel bad, you're going to go on TV and fish for sympathy, even thought you voted not guilty, but only because you had to because there was no proof, but this is hard for you because your "heart" still says he's "guilty."
"And I feel that if — maybe if they would put the law [sic] — and a lot of people would read it, they would understand the choices that they gave us."
See! It's not my fault, I wanted to vote guilty, but I couldn't because "guilty cause my heart says so" wasn't one of my choices. Don't you feel sorry for me?
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