This, from the Dallas Observer, quoting Craig Watkins: The reason I firmly believe that the affluenza case influenced people, were in the MLK parade and people are yelling, Hey free Josh Brent! And Man, give him probation, he told the radio station. That other guy killed four people. The jury was receptive to such arguments, Watkins says, because of its racial makeup: five black, three Hispanic, four white. Race still plays a factor, Watkins said. Now that we have individuals that are of color and have the opportunity to serve on juries and decide a persons guilt or innocence, now we are seeing the opposite effect. And so the past, basically, is dictating the future. He promises to continue to fight and make sure that the system is fair for everyone and until that happens, then we will have verdicts like O.J. Simpson and like Josh Brent. Yep. Watkins is playing the O.J. card, which ranks only slightly above Hitler allusions in the universe of legitimate legal arguments.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 13:44:29 +0000
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