Imaginary Conversations and Random Thoughts

Verdict 1:30PM Pacific time.

So . . .

guilty or no?

Maybe 1:32. He's late. They're thinking 1:45 now. 50 or 60 cops putting helmets on. Cops telling mothers with small children in the crowd to consider leaving before the verdict, for the safety of the children. is that supposed to mean something?

1:54. Did I mention I'm following this on Fox News? What will happen to Jackson if he does go to jail? Scary. He may very well fall to pieces within the first month. Literally.

2:02. These guys all seem to think the police presence indicates a guilty verdict; that they would have to be notified for the sake of dealing with any sort of crowd outrage. It never occurred to me before that anyone but the jury, judge, and clerk would know before it was announced.

2:05. First two counts, conspiracy and lewd acts of some sort, are the biggies it seems. If he escapes those, he may very well be in good shape on the rest. Of course, I'm no lawyer, as you can tell by my description of the two charges above. "Lewd acts of some sort" is probably not in many law books.

2:12. Not guilty. Guilty. On how many charges? A conscientious blogger would make a list of charges, with a little yes or no next to them. I'll do what I can, but don't expect that. Unless Fox makes a graphic I can copy. Of course, you saw the verdict somewhere else. What was even the point? Dunno. Maybe just a little live blogging practice. Lots of time on my hands now; I have to do something with the boredom.

Still more waiting. What the heck, here's a list. I'll be too slow to type the charges themselves, I'll just put it in the order in which they are read.

1. Not Guilty Conspiracy to do something or other
2. Not Guilty Lewd act upon a minor child
3. Not Guilty Lewd act upon a minor child
4. Not Guilty Lewd act upon a minor child
5. Not Guilty Lewd act upon a minor child
6. Not Guilty Lewd act upon a minor child
7. Not Guilty Administrating intoxicating agent/ lesser offense administrating alcoholic beverages
8. Not Guilty Administrating intoxicating agent/ lesser offense administrating alcoholic beverages
9. Not Guilty Administrating intoxicating agent/ lesser offense administrating alcoholic beverages
10. Not Guilty Administrating intoxicating agent/ lesser offense administrating alcoholic beverages

2:21. Which is kind of funny because right before the verdict, some female reporter was telling Shep that Jackson was obviously guilty based on what was going on and the timing of the announcement and all. Even Shep, in the tone of his voice, seemed to be thinking how can this woman make such a blunt statement like that, without any wiggle room. I mean, it was like she was Alec Baldwin saying she'd move to France if Jackson was acquitted.

2:31. Dang that woman (missed her name again) is really upset. Jackson was obviously guilty, the jurors will have to wake up every morning knowing they put targets on the backs (at least she didn't say backsides) of vulnerable children everywhere. That if you can't get a guilty with this huge amount of evidence, no one will ever get convicted of child molestation again. Shep pointed out that, on the other hand, maybe the jury looked at the evidence and decided it wasn't such a huge mountain of obvious guilt. I don't think the woman was too happy about it. Her opinion was so strident, I'm not sure if she's even a reporter. Maybe she's just some law prof giving comments.

2:40. I thought I heard some questioning of DA Tom Sneddon's motives, like he had a grudge because Jackson escaped charges back in the 1990's. So does the verdict make it look like the county spent over $4 million to prop up Sneddon's ego? Or nurse his grudge?

2:56. Son of a gun. Some reporter actually asked it! Sneddon denied, I think the term he coined was "unequivocably" no. Oh what bloodthirsty sharks. Asking if Sneddon had family members in the KKK. That's got to be kicking a guy when he's down. Unequivocably.