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Jury racism might have been present, but it was not necessary to produce that obscene verdict.

Of course it did. No offense, but based on your own statement, it's clear you haven't a clue here. When the case went to downtown LA instead of Santa Monica, it was all but over...The fat lady was singing..

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Willliam Hodgman -- One of the lead prosecutors:

The playing of the "race card" was something that occurred very early on in the case, and you could feel it. You could feel that dynamic even during the course of jury selection.

If it were up to me, if I were the elected D.A. or had that sort of horsepower, I would have filed the case in Santa Monica. Now, interestingly, since the O.J. case, that is precisely what is done. The cases are filed in the appropriate venue, and it's something the courts now recognize and insist upon.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/oj/interviews/hodgman.html

[dragnet2]

See #60