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RECEPTIONIST: Both cases played out like soap operas, although I must admit the Robert
Blake case lacked sex appeal, so I didn't follow that case as closely. I guess I'm happy Peterson got the death penalty just because he obviously did it and then tried to cover it up plus he started having an affair with some other woman. I think justice has been served and no one should feel sorry for a cold blooded murderer who still won't admit it. He might as well
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UNKNOWN SKEPTIC: Even though Peterson was convicted on circumstantial evidence, you still get the feeling that if he didn't do it, why did he act so suspicious? But then again in this country you're supposedly innocent until proven guilty and I don't necessarily believe the jury proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Peterson actually committed the murders. In a way I fear this trial sets a new precedent that anyone can now be convicted of anything based on circumstantial evidence - then again there's the Blake case, where you know he did it - but in his case he was saved by circumstantial evidence. |
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CANDY: Bzzzzz!!!!! How do they do it now, the electric chair or lethal injection? I wish they'd bring back hanging or the guillotine. I get tired of whiny liberals saying the death penalty is wrong because what if they got the wrong guy? Since we know now that Peterson killed his wife and unborn baby, let's put that argument aside. So when can I put this Peterson execution on my calendar? I'm bummed that Blake was acquitted, though, then he turns around and acts like he just won an Oscar. Is there anyway to get a re-trial or a second opinion from another judge? |
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COOL LEE: I didn't follow either case because neither had any effect on my life one way or the other. The Michael Jackson trial, on the other hand, has kept me glued to the case, just because I totally idolize Michael Jackson. But if he's found guilty - I'll probably have to stop listening to the Thriller album every night,
just so that people don't start thinking I've got the same problems as Michael Jackson. |
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JENNIFER: Oh brother, I can't believe they dragged out the Blake case for four years. I guess they needed to keep it going as long as possible to make it as boring as possible, as to not overshadow all the other higher-profile Hollywood-style trials going on. I'm more baffled by the not guilty verdict on Blake after his stuntman or whatever admitted that Blake tried to hire him to kill his wife. But apparently all you have to do to destroy someone's credibility is to call them a drug addict. |
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SKULL MADISON: I think what happened today proved the justice system works. Peterson deserves the death penalty because we know he did it and that's that. As for Blake, why would a Hollywood celebrity take his wife to a restaurant where everyone knows him and then just shoot her there? Come on, the guy was a TV cop, he's smarter than that. Blake, like he said from the beginning, went back to the restaurant to get his gun and when he came back his wife had been shot. What's the big mystery? Now can we get back to the real news that's shaping this country's future - which is deficit and destruction? |
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BRUTUS JONES: I was happy by both decisions today. First of all, Peterson is just a phony befuddled fool who did a lousy job covering up his shame, let alone a lousy job covering up the murder. The sooner they fry him, the sooner I can celebrate. Now Robert Blake, that's another story. See, that's a gun crime, which I find more fascinating because I'm a gun lover. He actually did it without tracing the gun to the crime. It was almost like an episode of Baretta. I'm impressed how he got away with it. |
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DAVE THE ATTORNEY: The parallels between the cases are astounding, yet the outcomes were extreme opposites. Both cases, for example, were built on shaky circumstantial evidence. I would have preferred to have seen an appeal in the Peterson case, but the judge threw that possibility out right before the sentencing. Then there's the Blake case, which I would have prosecuted differently, although on defense, I would not have changed a thing. That just goes to show you - it all comes down to not the truth, but the quality of legal representation. A seasoned attorney, such as myself, when sufficiently compensated, can do wonders for criminals seeking acquittal. |
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GW BULLSH: I'm actually glad those two items stole the headlines today. It totally overshadowed what's being done in Congress plus oil hitting record prices today not to mention the horrible earnings projection news that tanked GM's stock to a 13 year low. Don't worry, the New World Order had some gains today thanks
to the Peterson and Blake diversions. The Senate finally snuck the Alaska oil drilling bill through. We also finally got the Senate to approve of borrowing 80 billion more bucks to keep the war machine going. If we keep getting away with this, we should be a third world country sometime around this time next year. But then we'll just borrow more from the World Bank and if we can just get Wolfowitz in there ... |