Jury Verdicts in Cincinnati, Ft. Lauderdale

The people, who refuse to believe that the current art/music censorship controversy is racially motivated, need only look to the differences in the outcomes of jury verdicts. The black store manager, who sold 2 Live Crew’s album, was found guilty while Dennis Barrie, a white man who is head of an art center in Ohio and whose museum exhibited Robert Mapplethorpe photographs, was found not guilty.

I am a criminal defense lawyer, and I see the same iniquities in the criminal justice system daily. Lest anyone think I am unduly prejudiced or defensive, let the record reflect I am white.

CAROLE TELFER

Downey