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Originally Posted by Tha Q.
Nah son...public opinion has EVERYTHING to do with this case...If Duke or the attorneys for the accused can make the victim out to be a liar, just a greedy "stripper", and unstable, then it damages the credibility of her case. We all know that justice is not blind. It's supposed to be. But, unless someone lives under a rock, the media plays a huge role in the outcomes of trials. I'm saying that with enough pressure, Duke will punish someone. And, Oprah, along with other Civil Right's activists, could really pressure DUke to ante up.
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Bringing a Jury like that would be considered "tainted" and would be grounds for a mistrial and add to that, the prosecutino would never let jury selection go down that way.
Public Opinion is irrelevant in cases. Real evidence about someones character comes up in court, not on TV. In court, the "contained" jurors may find out that she's some big-heart who just happens to strip for money for some great reason which nullifies anything the defense could say about her character simply because she strips.
Just cuz she strips her self of her clothes dosen't mean she strips her self of her rights. Dosen't mean she's not a human being.
Public opinion (as in mass opinion) holds no weight at all in court. Look how many people were painted to believe that MJ molested kids since that's the picture they paint in the media, yet he walked a free man due to uncorroborated stories and "beyond a reasonable doubt".
Court's the place where outside opinions really hold no weight. take it from me, I've been to court more times than I can possibly count.