No Blacks on Jackson Jury
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James Joyner | Wednesday, February 23, 2005 |
Drudge has the headline NO BLACKS ON JURY linking to this story:
Jury selected to try Michael Jackson (AFP)
The final jury was selected in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial, leaving the pop superstar’s fate in the hands of four men and eight women. The 12-member panel ranged in age from a 20-year-old man to a 79-year-old widow. There were no African Americans. The jury was described as being formed by eight non-Hispanic whites, three Hispanics and one Asian.
Of course, as the accompanying photo illustrates….
…there’s no blacks on trial, either.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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James-
As soon as I saw your headline I was going to post back with essentially your closing line.
However, you beat me to it.
Ever read Howard Chaykin's early-80s comic book, American Flagg? He had a series of character portraits in the back, including a transparently Jacksonian celeb who, through prodigious amounts of plastic surgery and effort "finally succeeded in transforming himself into the white woman of his dreams."
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