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Jacko jurors' hijinks
NY Daily News ^ | 5 Aug 05 | MICHELLE CARUSO

Posted on 08/05/2005 8:32:23 AM PDT by SkyPilot

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To: SkyPilot

I don't care how big of a fan I was, even if it was Mel Gibson (sigh...) & I thought he was guilty of child molestation I'd vote to lock his butt up forever. These people are sick!


41 posted on 08/05/2005 9:10:30 AM PDT by Millee (Earth First! We'll log the other planets later!)
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To: Alberta's Child

I've often said that you'd be hard-pressed to find a group of people with a lower collective IQ than a California jury, and this story sure reinforces my point.

Dont forget the OJ trial, and Rodney King was made a millionaire by these low IQ Jurors.
Robert Blake walked, Natalie Woods murderer is still making movies and Jane Fonda is still a traitor who hasnt been tried.


42 posted on 08/05/2005 9:23:18 AM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: Quinotto

They probably would. Michael pays his pimps and procurers very well, as we know.


43 posted on 08/05/2005 9:28:53 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: MizSterious
Note to Cook: I'm not buying your stinkin' book.

Nor will I.

Nor will I read it, if it's offered to me for FREE.

44 posted on 08/05/2005 9:30:46 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: EagleUSA
"How much justice can you afford, sir?"

Or how much money can I, as a juror, make off the book, movie or Playboy spread?

45 posted on 08/05/2005 9:36:21 AM PDT by softwarecreator (Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires)
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To: Alberta's Child
especially if I really DID commit the crime I was accused of committing.

Of course you would have to be Michael Jackson to get the respect, adoration and acquittal you want.

46 posted on 08/05/2005 9:52:42 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer (Montani semper liberi !)
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To: SkyPilot
Verdict was recently overturned because a juror looked up the word 'preponderance' in a dictionary.

This type of juror misconduct is especially egregious because of the nature of Jackson's crimes.

47 posted on 08/05/2005 9:55:04 AM PDT by OldFriend (MERCY TO THE GUILTY IS CRUELTY TO THE INNOCENT ~ Adam Smith)
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To: softwarecreator

Something is in the water down there. It doesn't wear off when they move away, they infect the neighborhoods they move to with their sickness.


48 posted on 08/05/2005 9:58:16 AM PDT by bigfootbob
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To: softwarecreator
What a joke California's legal system has become.
What a joke California 's legal system has become.
49 posted on 08/05/2005 10:02:29 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: bigfootbob
Something is in the water down there. It doesn't wear off when they move away, they infect the neighborhoods they move to with their sickness.

Maybe liberalism is contagious?

50 posted on 08/05/2005 10:07:02 AM PDT by softwarecreator (Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires)
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To: sgtbono2002

Natalie Woods' murderer?
I thought she fell off a boat drunk.
One of the cutest girls ever.


51 posted on 08/05/2005 10:14:33 AM PDT by jjmcgo
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To: brownsfan
Actually, I think that what needs to be changed is the jury selection process. You take the first batch out of the hat unless there is an egregious conflict of interest. No time off for hardship, etc.

I think it would, first, shorten the trial because people would be ancy to get on with their lives and the lawyers would know they run a huge risk of ticking people off. And second, usually, there would be at least a few decent people on every jury to balance out the rest. Finally, it would put those "jury specialists" out of business and make them get real jobs. ; )

52 posted on 08/05/2005 10:15:12 AM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: pollyannaish

"Finally, it would put those "jury specialists" out of business and make them get real jobs. ; )"

I like your ideas. I like making jury duty mandatory, no exceptions. And fair compensation should be part of it.

Of course your ideas have no chance of becoming reality, since those that would lose most are those that would have to enact the rules changes.


53 posted on 08/05/2005 10:24:46 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: brownsfan
Exactly. I like the mandatory/fair compensation part.

Of course, that could suppress voter registration which could cause problems. Perhaps it could be tied to driver's licenses, but that could mean illegals could be on a jury.

Oh never mind. There's a reason I'm not a in public office. LOL. However, I wonder if some enterprising person could get something like this on the ballot in each state as an initiative. That might get us around the vested interests.

54 posted on 08/05/2005 10:31:20 AM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: the Deejay

It's sure to be smarmy, even with a good ghost writer. I don't think my stomach would be able to take it.


55 posted on 08/05/2005 10:31:41 AM PDT by MizSterious (Now, if only we could convince them all to put on their bomb-vests and meet in Mecca...)
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To: OldFriend

I sure hope you're right. These people on the jury are disgusting.


56 posted on 08/05/2005 10:32:19 AM PDT by MizSterious (Now, if only we could convince them all to put on their bomb-vests and meet in Mecca...)
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To: OldFriend
Verdict was recently overturned because a juror looked up the word 'preponderance' in a dictionary.

So there may be hope yet. You're right though, the actions of these jurors are particularly egregious.

57 posted on 08/05/2005 10:38:05 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: MizSterious

Cook rubbed me the wrong way in
her interview moments after the
verdict. What smarta$$ b****!


58 posted on 08/05/2005 10:42:17 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: softwarecreator

Not by casual contact, our I'd be in a world of hurt.


59 posted on 08/05/2005 10:47:49 AM PDT by bigfootbob
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To: SkyPilot
The Michael Jackson trial was lost the moment the jury was picked. The jurors should have been asked their views on pedophilia and if they belong to or support NAMBLA.

Of course, the case should have gone to trial. There was enough evidence. And no way should someone escape prosecution because he is a rich, famous and demented celebrity.

Once again, we had a stupid and/or corrupt OJ/Blake/Durst jury who were not about to convict a celebrity. >P>The children in his care (whoever may be their actual parent) remain in danger. Imagine tangling a baby from a balcony or making your children wear veils.

60 posted on 08/05/2005 10:48:29 AM PDT by Dante3
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