Posted on 06/13/2005 12:36:01 PM PDT by Dog
According to the OLD MEDIA it was a "conservative jury".
That post about the bios of the jury explains the verdict better than anything they could say.
You know...one of the things that both sides ask potential jurors is "can you put aside any PERSONAL feeling you have one way or another about the person on trial and be objective about the case?"
The Prosecutor and the Defense remind the juries to "put aside your predjucies" when rendering a verdict.
There are a LOT of people here quick to criticize the jury for their decision...and at the same time showing EXACTLY why they wouldn't get picked for a jury like this.
You dont need evidence to convice you of "not guilty" you already are when you walk into court..Guilt must be proven.
It is common when a jury retires to the deliberation room to take a straw vote right away so people can see where they stand and indicate what issues they need to focus more attention on.
I wondered if Jackson's entourage/family hadn't put pressure on, called up, cajoled, threatened, or paid off some of the jurors. You'd think the cops would keep a close eye on their bank accounts, family accounts, if they suddenly have money and buy up land, etc.. If the DA's office finds something suspicious, they should file charges.
Why yes, of course, all 40,000,000 are all idiots because of this case.
Please, put down the remote, and step away from the television.
Jesse Jackson on Hardball saying this had something to do with the Beatles catalog.
And he's also saying he's been proven not guilty of ALL the accusations every made about him.
Except it wasn't a "Playboy". It was a "Play BOY" BOOK.
I wish you well if you ever get charged with a crime. I hate to burst your bubble, but most judges are prosecution oriented. You are most likely to get a fairer hearing before a jury.
The Founding Fathers put the right to a jury in the Constitution so as to avoid having prosecutions brought by the King tried by those who were beholding to the King (judges).
You never lightly decide whether to proceed with a judge instead of a jury. I do it at times for my clients, but only when I have decided the government's case is so weak, that even a possibly biased fact finder will find it to be weak.
As much as I 'd like to see Jackson behind bars there just wasen't a good enough case against him , end of story.The kids mother is a wack job and came off like the pro con artist she is..thats what killed the case against Jackson..
The Shakedown artist was also talking about how spiritual the Michael Jackson family is.
Given "that picture" that MJ has in his house, his idea of spirituality is quite different than mine.
I don't want to throw the jury system out, I am a para-legal, and I would request a bench trial if I was innocent.
And I would advise anyone who is guilty choose a jury trial.
And I have maintained this for 20 years.
You mean because we have actual intelligence and can use it?
"MJ is no Scot...and there is nothing free in Scot-land."
If it's not Scottish, it's CRAP!
I'm a court reporter and I agree 100 percent.
It's a good thing I keep my nose clean, because I've lost a lot of faith in the system.
In all of the things I've seen on TV and read did it state that it was Gay Porn that was laying about.
Infact it was stated in this thread that the "porn" on questions was hetero stuff.
We're supposed to believe whatever the Rev. Jesse Adulterer and Shakedown Artist Jackson says, I suppose.
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