Major racial divide in Michael Jackson case
E&P Staff:
An overnight Gallup Poll released today shows that 48% of Americans disagree with the verdicts clearing pop star Michael Jackson of all charges in the molesting case and only 34% agree -- and they are split along a “major racial divide,” Gallup said.
Whites disagree with the verdict by about 2-1 (54% to 28%) while nonwhites take the opposite view by 2-1 (56% to 26%).
This recalls the O.J. Simpson verdict in 1995, when whites disagreed with him getting off by 62% to 27% while nonwhites supported it by 67% to 24%.
A clear majority, or 62%, believe that Jackson's celebrity status was a major factor in the verdict.
Nearly half said they were “surprised” by the verdict, with 24% saying they were “outraged.”
Exactly one in four said they were “still a fan” of the singer. Almost as many said they were once fans, but no longer.
Poll: Almost half disagree with Jackson verdict
posted by Adam Lawson @ 4:28 PM
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I can still remember the OJ Simpson verdict. I was going to Montclair State University in New Jersey, and you would have thought that each black person had just won the lottery. One guy actually got 5 glasses of OJ at the cafeteria to celebrate. I wonder if OJ is still looking for the person responsible for the murders?
Yes, he is. From what I've heard, he's giving priority to searching golf courses. Maybe he got a tip about that. Or something.
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