When it came my turn to speak, I hesitated a bit. I looked at the faces. Again, mostly black, overwhelmingly female. It was important to start off on the right foot. Whatever happened, I didn’t want these people thinking that I was condescending to them because they felt some sentimental fondness for the defendant. “We’ve all seen Naked Gun,” I told them. “He made us laugh… . We’ve had him referred to as the all-American hero… . And that’s why it’s so very difficult to have to present to you that someone of this image can do a crime so terrible.” They were looking at me as if to say, We can’t
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