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July 17, 2013

Juror: Trayvon Martin Killing was Justified 
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The lone juror from George Zimmermnan's trial to publicly speak out
since his acquittal continues to stoke controversy. On Tuesday, Juror
B37, as she is known, told CNN's Andersoon Cooper that she thinks
Trayvon Martin's killing was justified.

Andersoon Cooper: "In your heart and in your head, you are 100 percent
convinced that George Zimmerman in taking out his gun and pulling the
trigger did nothing wrong?"

Juror: "I'm 101 percent that he was — that he should have done
what he did, except for the things that he did before."

*Cooper: "You mean he shouldn't have gotten out of the car, he shouldn't
have pursued Trayvon Martin, but in the final analysis and in the final
struggle..."

Juror: "When the end came to the end..."

Cooper: "He was justified?"

Juror: "He was justified in shooting Trayvon Martin."

In a statement, four other jurors from the trial sought to distance
themselves from those comments, saying the opinions of Juror B37 "were
her own."

 

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