[Centurion2000]

That's just asinine. As I said previously, Robert Blake was not black last time I looked.

Look at how they treat the following people.

Mumia Al-jumal
Mike Tyson
Michael Jackson
OJ Simpson
Thomas Miller-El (earlier thread today) [Death Row Conviction Overturned Over Race]

You tell me if these people are getting off lightly.

[sofaman]

Look there is no question that OJ got away with murder and that the jury decision in that case was a travesty.

Mumia is in prison, I believe. Mike Tyson is an animal and he also spent time in prison for rape. I haven't had a chance to read about Thomas Miller-El.

The facts of this case are pretty clear though, imho. The prosecution blew this case. The jury had no choice.

It bothers me that we ascribe not guilty verdicts to race. I don't think that there is any such trend. The argument is made on the other side that the death penalty is applied disproportionately to blacks. And I think that argument is as dangerous as this one.