Ever since the verdict in the criminal trial, TV and radio commentators, print pundits, old armchair warriors with a whole lot more ego than common sense have weighed in with their theories about what went wrong. First off, they would have you believe that we blew it by not taking this case to the suburbs. What they mean—but never have the guts to come right out and say—is this: “Why didn’t you go shopping around for a congenial, white jury who’d convict the son of a bitch?” The grumblers are usually people who should know better—former prosecutors like Vincent Bugliosi, who actually faulted
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