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Originally Posted by ithos
It was in downtown LA so getting an unbiased jury was not going to be easy. Also after the Rodney King riots, the DA office was probably worried about negative publicity if the jury chosen did not reflect the racial makeup of the area. Remember the Rodney King trial had ten whites and no blacks.
Jury Picked for King Trial; No Blacks Chosen - Los Angeles Times |
But having only a couple of whites and almost all blacks was a huge mistake. Did not reflect the racial makeup of LA at all.