Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Trial by Popularity
Why does it take less than a month (I think only about a week) of trial and only a few hours of deliberation to find a man guilty of 3 murders that took place over forty years ago, but it takes months of trial and over a week of deliberation to find Michael Jackson innocent of 10 molestation-related crimes? Jackson's alleged crimes were indeed heinous and very serious. But this man was on trial for murder, which is generally seen as a greater crime. And the evidence was all over forty years old. Even if they had found Killen innocent, it still seems ridiculous how long celebrity trials take compared to those for the rest of us. And I think its dumb. That's all.
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I agree. If Killen had put out a hit single, they'd probably still be deliberating.
Anyone accused of klan related slayings is always going to be found guilty without much deliberation. For most jurors, the racist tag isn't worth sparing an innocent life. (Not that I'm saying Killen was innocent)
As for celebrity trials, how will a judge get a book deal if trial is sane and expedient?
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