or at least cause reaction: the jury decision freeing the woman we're all sure killed her daughter caused many of us concern; it's certainly been the talk everywhere this week. I have no idea if I would have voted guilty or not. Unless you're there, or have been there, you don't really know. Guess we could continue to opine but the horse left the barn and nothing will change it now.
Folks have had much to say (including the media) regarding court decisions that have been what we did not expect, if not just wrong. The OJ, von Buelow (sp?) and Blake trials have been cited. Lots of oration about unpredictability of jurors, or inadequate prosecutions, has ensued. It appears to be a predicament of modern life. BUT Lizzie Borden was acquitted, too.
If the evidence is insufficient, speeches and carefully planned attacks won't do it perhaps.
Anyway, something will come along to fill the public need for sensation, thrill, and disgust with persons who will rise to places of prominence because we pay so much attention to them and their actions.
Wonder what would happen, besides lower ratings, if broadcast and print media simply reported the event and the decisions and left the quarter-backing to people in coffee houses and bars, or standing around water coolers.
I'd like to try that; afterall everyone of us has opinions and lots of us like to show them off.
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