Video illustrates jury-system issue
Re “The Web’s yellow DNA,” Opinion June 22
Jonah Goldberg argues that the Rodney King video shows that reality isn’t captured by objective media, as the jury saw something different than the media-fed rioters.
Instead of pinpointing a problem with objective media, Goldberg’s example highlights a shortcoming of our justice system: a suspect jury made up of something other than one’s peers agreed to ignore the obvious, probably because of their fears and prejudice.
It wasn’t the first time the jury system produced an unjust and incorrect verdict, and sadly, it won’t be the last.
RAY MCKOWN
Los Angeles
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