Permit me to begin by stating that I suspect to identify Scott Peterson as the scum of the Earth is to elevate him far beyond his just station in life.
That said, I cannot help but feel that once again we have endured another uniquely Californian media circus attempting to pass itself off as a sober judicial proceeding. From the point of initially wandering the state in search of a community that was not tainted by pretrial media coverage - do we really want jurrors from communities who cannot read and don't have access to even broadcast news coverage? - to the most recent act in the drama of unseating jurors until a panel was found that could "start at the beginning of the deliberative process again" and fairly evaluate all of the evidence presented in under twenty-four hours, this case has recalled every mis-step of the O. J. Simpson trial. Only this time, the prosecution couldn't quite manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
And remember - the epilogue has yet to be written: Will Scott fry or will he rot?
Why not save everyone time and money in the future? When the police have selected a suspect for The People to try, why not simply flip a coin and convict or acquit based upon the result? The outcome is bound to be as fair and impartial as the results derived under the current system, and who knows, might even yield the correct verdict.
The Robert Blake trial could be grandfathered in to be tried under the current system of justice in California. That way the networks won't be cheated of their investment in that made for TV mini series.
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