Zimmerman juror, edited by ABC?

[billc]

There is now an accusation from a left leaning journalist that ABC news edited the interview of the Zimmerman juror, Maddy, to make it sound worse than she actually meant it to be...

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/joe-ne...-editing-zimmerman-juror-take-got-away-murder

According to all reports, Juror B29, the sole nonwhite juror on the George Zimmerman trial, said the neighborhood watch volunteer got away with murder. But Slate's William Saletan says not so fast, and accused the network on Friday of deceptive editing and manipulation to get the answers they wanted.According to Saletan, the juror -- identified only by her first name, Maddy -- has "been framed as the woman who was bullied out of voting to convict Zimmerman."But, he said, that's simply not true.Saletan said she stands by the not guilty verdict.

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But, he added, "the video that’s available already shows, on closer inspection, that Maddy has been manipulated and misrepresented."

For starters, he said the phrase "got away with murder" was put in her mouth.

“Some people have said, ‘George Zimmerman got away with murder. How do you respond to those people who say that?’" Robin Roberts asked.

"George Zimmerman got away with murder. But you can’t get away from God,” the juror responded.

But Saletan said that’s not quite how the exchange took place.

"In the unedited video, Roberts’ question is longer, with words that have been trimmed from the Nightline version, and Maddy pauses twice, for several seconds, as she struggles to answer it," he said.

Saletan said one has to watch the juror, not just listen to her words. According to Saletan, Maddy is trying to reconcile the premise of the question with her own sentiment, and repeats the quote, adding her own words to indicate that while Zimmerman was found not guilty, he would eventually have to answer to a higher authority.

"She thinks he’s morally culpable, not legally guilty," he added.

Saletan also said that while she stands by her verdict, ABC edited her response to make it appear as though she intended to say something else.



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[Makalakumu]

Hey liberals, remember when the media lied us into Iraq and you swore to never believe then again?

 

[granfire]

she had her 15 minutes of fame, not she had buyer's remorse?

 

[Big Don]

she had her 15 minutes of fame, not she had buyer's remorse?

I don't think that is it. I think she saw the numerous threats made against Zimmerman, his family, his lawyers, etc and said it to (hopefully) point that element away from her.

 

[granfire]

I don't think that is it. I think she saw the numerous threats made against Zimmerman, his family, his lawyers, etc and said it to (hopefully) point that element away from her.

Putting her face out on national TV and first name won't really erase the bulls eye from your back....

but yeah, seemed like she was trying to make nice with a certain populous...