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LiberalFighter

(50,943 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2013, 07:31 PM Jun 2013

On MSNBC Hardball

One of the guests brought up that the witness, Shontell is trilingual. Pointing out that many know at best one language.

If the prosecution does their job and impress on the minds of the jury members that despite her demeanor that she is intelligent and it should not be a factor used against her testimony.

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On MSNBC Hardball (Original Post) LiberalFighter Jun 2013 OP

Shontell? Do you mean Rachel Jeantel? n/t Duer 157099 Jun 2013 #1

I wonder if her family is vodouisant flamingdem Jun 2013 #2

The jury heard Rachel say yesterday that she speaks three languages. Tx4obama Jun 2013 #3

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

1. Shontell? Do you mean Rachel Jeantel? n/t

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 07:35 PM

Jun 2013

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

2. I wonder if her family is vodouisant

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 07:42 PM

Jun 2013

I'm sure the defense has looked into it. National religion of Haiti.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

3. The jury heard Rachel say yesterday that she speaks three languages.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 07:42 PM

Jun 2013

First Creole, second Spanish, and then English.

Rachel's mother speaks Creole and very little English.

The household that Rachel grew up in is Haitian.

The jury heard all of that at the trial yesterday.

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