Simpson jury sends a subtle message on race
Article Abstract:
The lesson of the jurors in O.J. Simpson's acquittal is that racism in many urban police departments, together with routine police perjury, will lead those who experience such treatment firsthand to readily develop 'reasonable doubt.' The prosecutors in this case linked themselves publicly and irrevocably to two very doubtful, and in the end harmful, police witnesses, ultimately tainting the entire prosecution in the eyes of a jury composed mainly of those scorned by their own police.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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The Queen of Hearts would love O.J. trial
Article Abstract:
The prosecutors in the O.J. Simpson trial, as well as the police and the press, have made race an issue, and have yet to bring any convincing evidence against Simpson. A dog's wail has been personified, the coroners did a bad job, and everyone knows the LA Police Dept is full of racists. Just because the black Simpson may have been a wife-abuser, which the 911 tapes do not prove, the court and the press have decided to ignore the rules of law.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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