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| Photo Credit: Debbie Mitchell |
"Our Take" on Arise TV has been covering the George Zimmerman trial since day one. Zimmerman was on trial in Florida for the killing of 17-year-old African American teenager, Travyon Martin, in February 2012.
George Zimmerman was being tried by a jury of six women, made of mostly Caucasian women and one minority woman with an undetermined ethnicity. After 16 hours of deliberation over two days, the verdict was in on Saturday night at about 9:59PM EST. Eyes across America were glued to their TV screens.
Zimmerman was acquitted.
In Florida and other major cities protesting and rallies broke out in the streets and the early morning debates began on the Sunday news shows.
George Zimmerman was being tried by a jury of six women, made of mostly Caucasian women and one minority woman with an undetermined ethnicity. After 16 hours of deliberation over two days, the verdict was in on Saturday night at about 9:59PM EST. Eyes across America were glued to their TV screens.
Zimmerman was acquitted.
In Florida and other major cities protesting and rallies broke out in the streets and the early morning debates began on the Sunday news shows.
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| Photo Credit: Debbie Mitchell |
Washington D.C. based attorney Debbie Hines was the first to tell "Our Take" that although the case was about two men, George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, women were the key players in the trial.
"Generally women are more likely to acquit, unless you are a middle aged woman. Women will plunge into the issues and access the evidence more. They can focus better and they will have the ability to see through some of the side issues. Men will shoot from the hip more."
It turns out Debbie Hines was accurate about the acquittal.
"Our Take" is a show that gives you a woman's point of view and was the perfect place to discuss the daily updates of the Zimmerman trial.
From the beginning our guests saw the important and dynamic role women played in the Zimmerman trial. The key players in the case were: special prosecutor Angela Corey, Judge Debra Nelson, Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon's mom), and mystery witness no. 8 revealed as 18-year old Rachel Jeantel.
Jeantel, now 19 years old, was the last person to speak with Trayvon before he was killed. Jeantel, who was on the stand for two days, came under fire by the press and social media primarily for her appearance and the way she spoke in court. Jeantel is deemed overweight, is dark skinned and was not well spoken and this set the Twitter world abuzz .
Dr. Brittney Cooper, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, appeared on "Our Take" and explained why Jeantel was under such harsh scrutiny.
"Generally women are more likely to acquit, unless you are a middle aged woman. Women will plunge into the issues and access the evidence more. They can focus better and they will have the ability to see through some of the side issues. Men will shoot from the hip more."
It turns out Debbie Hines was accurate about the acquittal.
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| Host Christina Brow, Kelly Smith Beaty, Brittney Cooper, Edward Wyckoff Williams Photo Credit: Debbie Mitchell |
From the beginning our guests saw the important and dynamic role women played in the Zimmerman trial. The key players in the case were: special prosecutor Angela Corey, Judge Debra Nelson, Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon's mom), and mystery witness no. 8 revealed as 18-year old Rachel Jeantel.
Jeantel, now 19 years old, was the last person to speak with Trayvon before he was killed. Jeantel, who was on the stand for two days, came under fire by the press and social media primarily for her appearance and the way she spoke in court. Jeantel is deemed overweight, is dark skinned and was not well spoken and this set the Twitter world abuzz .
Dr. Brittney Cooper, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, appeared on "Our Take" and explained why Jeantel was under such harsh scrutiny.
Prosecutor Hines maintained that "much of the trial will boil down to how jurors see Rachel Jeantel." Hines went on to say, "the other thing to bear in mind is how women look at women since the key witness is a woman. A lot of times women can view women more critically."
With the racially charged trial over AND the country being concerned about keeping peace, we can only guess what was going on in the minds of the six female jurors to lead them to give George Zimmerman a complete acquittal in the killing of unarmed Trayvon Martin.
One day, hopefully soon, these women will tell their story and to help the public understand their decision.
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| Photo Credit: Debbie Mitchell |
TV/Social Media Producer Debbie Mitchell is an Emmy nominated producer who is a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA). She is currently a member of the James Beard Broadcast and New Media Awards Committee. If you have a story idea for "Our Take" or are a brand interested in Social TV, blogger outreach campaigns, or a blogger or personality interested in television placement follow Debbie Mitchell @SocialTVDeb and/or email SocialTVDeb@gmail.com.
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