Geraldo Rivera had me on his radio show Thursday to discuss what’s next in George Zimmerman’s case. Listen here first, at the 31-minute mark, as I discuss how race relations will play into the case. I don’t believe it’s as simple as African-Americans supporting Trayvon Martin and white people supporting George Zimmerman, as Rivera alludes to. I believe the case is more complex and not so “black and white.” Before my interview, Mark O’Mara discussed his game plan, but gave limited details and Casey Anthony’s former attorney Jose Baez also gave his spin on Zimmerman’s case.
Also, listen here at the top of the hour as we discuss several issues that could factor into the case. Will President Obama’s remarks that “if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon” play into the defense or prosecution’s case, as River asks? I highly doubt it, and I believe the President’s comments at the time were appropriate, though some radio listeners seemed to disagree.
We also discuss whether Zimmerman will be stripped of his indigent status once he is able to post bond and if that will lead him to plead guilty to a lesser offense since he would not be able to afford a defense attorney. This was a theory brought forth by Casey Anthony’s former attorney Jose Baez in the interview before mine, however I highly doubt this scenario will occur.
The next test is whether Zimmerman can get a fair trial and an impartial jury and while Rivera seems to believe it will be difficult given the race relations in the case, I believe it is possible to find jurors who have not yet made up their minds, despite the extensive media coverage. Listen to these interviews and let me know what you think in the comments section below.
I have published Anti-Apartheid poetry. Hence It oes to show the compassionate person that I am. I do not deserve that I had to drop out of grad school in 1980 because an African American student whom I respected created an atmosphere of hostility. Unable to complete grad school I managed taking temp jobs – An African American supervisor would humiliate me daily and in front of the staff would announce that she wanted an African American employee although I was doing an above average job.
Recently I worked in a call center. An African American male probably unaccustomed to being treated like a normal person began stalking me because he preferred a caucasian employee who constantly called him a “black man” – he created an atmosphere of hostility – I was torn beteen Hispanics and all races – I had too move to another state because cars tried to puh me off the road and stange things happen to me.
I believe that G Zimmerman’s case is linked to gangs in Florida, that George was probably defending himself from gangs possibly trying to recruit Trayvon Martin. In the 70′s the LAPD allwed gangs in Calif to spread to states like Fla. – the same gangs who possibly took their frustrations out on Freddie Prinze.
I am the granddaughter of a famous Puerto Rican artist and politician. I have been harassed not only by Puerto Ricans and Mexicans who do not like the fact that I LOVE THE US but also by crazy people who do not accept that Prinze was not Lolita Lebron and neither I’m I. Prinze experienced enmity from Mexicans – I experience it from Latinos and from African Americans who have blacklisted me from working as a composer.
What is going on w/Geraldo w/all due respect? When Michael Jackson died he went out on a limb yet when Prinze died also due to a negligent doctor Geraldo said Nuthin’ – Moreover Geraldo tried to sabbbotage publicity for Prinze and a group of Caucasian journalists opposed Geraldo so the program aired to help launch Prinze’s career.
I have been harassed by many blacks – by the way the type of business that God led me to allows me to help blacks and everybody. W/ due respect whites incl white cops are afraid to protect me. Jesus will always protect me and I believe that Jesus will guide black people so they will not Ku Klux Klan people because KK Klanning is wrong regardless of who executes it!
When Obama was campaigning, I began praying. I thought “the same unhealthy Godfatherism/favoritism/socialism is headed for the White House!”
Since Obama took office Hispanics, and other groups are more divided than ever among themselves, even.
People in power are injecting anger in the entire US. And now w/the George Zimmerman case, the tensions are escalating. Not only Obama is irresponsibly ignoring the tensions – R Scott the Fla Gov seems to be like Judas w/all due respect – I know one particular incident involving the Dept of Children and families, in particular violence in the workplace against employees, Latins harassed by African Americans, and a Hispanic targeted by Latin terrorists inFla and R Scott treated the Honest Hispanic being targeted as is the honest Hispanic were another Lolita Lebron ironically. The African Americans in R Scott’s administration should help subside racial tensions – such tensions have been building for decades.