tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6488987296462023275..comments2024-03-29T07:07:32.980-05:00Comments on Althouse: Mistrial in Phil Spector murder case.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30494149889908908422007-09-27T10:10:00.000-05:002007-09-27T10:10:00.000-05:00As someone who lived and grew up elsewhere, but sp...As someone who lived and grew up elsewhere, but spent much time in LA on a regular basis, then actually lived in LA for several years, then moved away and lived in and experienced other places too, lemmee just say that I don't believe it's a celebrity thing per se as much as it is a well financed defense being able to make the right presentation to an LA jury. The fact is LA <I>is</I> indeed different from other places. There are two particular strains that run through the pathos and ethos --maybe even the personalities-- of many people there, more predominantly than amongst people in other places. First is a free-spiritedness, an acceptance of all things at face value and in a nonjudgmental way, and the taking of great personal pride in this "open-mindedness." Second is anti-authoritarianism, cynical suspicion of if not outright opposition to anything pushed by the authorities, especially law enforcement. Not to say that these things aren't present everywhere. They are. It's just that they're present over-the-top to the nth degree in the culture of LA. Under the first, everything is reasonable and possible. Every floated defense theory, no matter how outlandish or preposterous, is a reasonable doubt. There is no such thing as an unreasonable doubt. Under the second everything the prosecution puts into evidence is suspicious. So when a high-priced and effective defense lawyer puts on a case that plays to either or both of these sensitivities, acquittals or hung juries result where there'd be slam-dunk convictions elsewhere.Swifty Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748423525653804001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49808112929723717622007-09-27T00:44:00.000-05:002007-09-27T00:44:00.000-05:00My personal contention in these cases is that juro...My personal contention in these cases is that jurors are being bought off in California. I have no proof.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54522613777031595982007-09-26T23:26:00.000-05:002007-09-26T23:26:00.000-05:00It's annoying to hear, now, from people who said S...It's annoying to hear, now, from people who said Spector threatened them with a weapon. You'd think with so many celebrities in LA that it would be devalued a bit.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52188200570839436122007-09-26T22:08:00.000-05:002007-09-26T22:08:00.000-05:00On local radio out here, perpetual legal commentat...On local radio out here, perpetual legal commentator Stan Goldman, a Loyola Law School professor, suggested the problem was the district attorney's office attitude toward the Spector defense team's contention that the victim might've committed suicide was overly casual. They treated it as if it was obviously b.s. that no one would believe. By dismissing the possibility without putting on evidence to counter it (which, Goldman admitted, would've been difficult), the government opened to door for reasonable doubt on that point, at least for the two jurors.John Stodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185881995621265497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57755939710498707062007-09-26T19:39:00.001-05:002007-09-26T19:39:00.001-05:00"Arrrrgh...ah..the meds just kicked in. Goodnight,..."Arrrrgh...ah..the meds just kicked in. Goodnight, Gracie."Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20282318248955401292007-09-26T19:39:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:39:00.000-05:00Wall of sound morphs into wall of dreck.Wall of sound morphs into wall of dreck.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-593724502538392712007-09-26T19:12:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:12:00.000-05:00"White people can't say that."(Isiah Thomas)"White people can't say that."<BR/>(Isiah Thomas)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56831336166262105782007-09-26T19:11:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:11:00.000-05:00"He should'a just threw the bitch out the window."..."He should'a just threw the bitch out the window."<BR/>(Jim Brown)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14935752313677140852007-09-26T19:08:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:08:00.000-05:00"Phil Spector is a genius."(Paul McCartney)"Phil Spector is a genius."<BR/>(Paul McCartney)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44539846626483595002007-09-26T19:06:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:06:00.000-05:00"I only play a physiatrist on TV, but been there d..."I only play a physiatrist on TV, but been there done that."<BR/>(Peter Bogdanovich)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70648582473845476792007-09-26T19:03:00.001-05:002007-09-26T19:03:00.001-05:00"Old enough."(Woody Allen)"Old enough."<BR/>(Woody Allen)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23416179550144857262007-09-26T19:03:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:03:00.000-05:00"Wait a minute. How old was she."(Roman Polanski)"Wait a minute. How old was she."<BR/>(Roman Polanski)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3054589472889772142007-09-26T19:01:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:01:00.000-05:00"I never met her, I swear."(Andy Dick)"I never met her, I swear."<BR/>(Andy Dick)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86929860238247394722007-09-26T19:00:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:00:00.000-05:00"Everybody into the pool!"(William Shatner)"Everybody into the pool!"<BR/>(William Shatner)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91217794079169464912007-09-26T18:59:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:59:00.000-05:00“You know, I just wish that the press didn’t keep ...“You know, I just wish that the press didn’t keep hitting us over the head with this case, day after day. Hey what’s your name baby?”<BR/>(Bob Crane)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90078088616863315362007-09-26T18:57:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:57:00.000-05:00“Something was very suspicious about this matter. ...“Something was very suspicious about this matter. I don’t think she really shot herself.”<BR/>(George Reeves)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89978874452498889282007-09-26T18:53:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:53:00.000-05:00"I just hope that he doesn't keep it all bottled u..."I just hope that he doesn't keep it all bottled up inside."<BR/>(Fatty Arbuckle)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17167300459431087302007-09-26T18:52:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:52:00.000-05:00"This travesty of justice would never have occurre..."This travesty of justice would never have occurred if my newspapers would have been allowed to investigate the matter fully."<BR/>(William Randolph Hearst)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28904477779061340812007-09-26T18:43:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:43:00.000-05:00"This conversation is enough to put my wife to sle..."This conversation is enough to put my wife to sleep"<BR/>(Claus Von Bulow)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43219282476306496842007-09-26T18:42:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:42:00.000-05:00Robert Blake.That's 3 in a row, folks.Welcome to L...Robert Blake.<BR/><BR/>That's 3 in a row, folks.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to LA == Murder Townpaul a'bargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854004347728185047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86453448466111053752007-09-26T18:40:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:40:00.000-05:00"Nah man, the man likes to sew, don't be givin' me..."Nah man, the man likes to sew, don't be givin' me that jive."<BR/>( Rooster)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91722638876884008492007-09-26T18:34:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:34:00.000-05:00"That's guilty Rooster, you dummy"(Robert Blake)"That's guilty Rooster, you dummy"<BR/>(Robert Blake)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46330178705471184582007-09-26T18:30:00.000-05:002007-09-26T18:30:00.000-05:00"What crap..the word on the street is that he is q..."What crap..the word on the street is that he is quilty as hell. Keep your eye on the sparrow."<BR/>(Robert Blake)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23203335694261055782007-09-26T17:27:00.000-05:002007-09-26T17:27:00.000-05:00The Los Angeles DA's office is notoriously incompe...The Los Angeles DA's office is notoriously incompetent.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19340740603029655122007-09-26T17:25:00.000-05:002007-09-26T17:25:00.000-05:00Can we somehow get OJ and Phil Spector mad at each...Can we somehow get OJ and Phil Spector mad at each? Maybe save the state a buck or two...Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791314877257904422noreply@blogger.com