Back on point.
Cooleys statement was a rather nasty bit of political grandstanding. The Los Angeles District Attorneys office does not have a particularly solid track record these days. Why? Because they blew a couple of high profile cases? I am quite certain that most of the folks in the D. A.s office are quite good.
Unfortunately, we do not hear about Joe and Jane Crook who get put away for a decent long time.
On the other hand, blowing high profile cases can be a bit embarrassing.
Blaming the jurors is far too much of a cheap out. Yap, Yap, Yap. Simpson, race, pay-back, Yada Yada Yada. Try reading Vincent Bugliosis book, Outrage, which was a scathing criticism of the L.A. D.A.s office and how they handled the trial of O.J. Simpson. You might get a different opinion.
Blake? Who knows? Id have to, at the very least, read through the trial transcript in its entirety to make any kind of determination. I have long since dismissed the popular media as a way to obtain facts. I prefer to judge for myself. Since I did not witness the trial in its entirety, I cannot rightly say.
If I were Cooley, I would make certain that I had the best attorneys I could get (and pay them competitively). And, again to Cooley. If you do not want stupid jurors, stop making jury duty so painful and filled with your silly bureaucracy that only stupid people want to serve.
Ive been called for jury duty in Los Angeles Superior Court. I hope never to be called again.
