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...teenage girls reported they had been sexually molested over a period of five months in a suburban Philadelphia vocational high school. Five male students were convicted of indecent assault, and two others pleaded no contest and cooperated with the police. The girls' families sued the school district, arguing that since the state requires school attendance, schools -- like mental institutions and prisons -- have a duty to protect their charges...
...amazement at the trial's outcome. After all, the grainy videotape of Rodney King's 81-second beating at the hands of L.A. cops looked like a clear-cut case of police brutality against an unarmed and helpless citizen. A flawed state prosecution, a shrewd defense and a white suburban venue had conspired to produce the stunning outcome: acquittals for four officers. When federal authorities indicted the four last week on civil rights charges, it was widely believed that the defendants would not get off so easily the second time around...
...first trial, the traditional bias favoring the police was bolstered by a controversial shift of venue from the city to suburban Simi Valley, a change that resulted in the selection of a conservative jury with no black members. The defense will not enjoy this advantage in the current case, which could be heard as early as October: the federal jury pool is drawn from the entire metropolitan area, and will probably include some black and Hispanic members with a different perspective on the trustworthiness of the police. Also, the jury may feel pressure not to acquit the officers for fear...
Well, not really. First of all, class warfare doesn't win elections. The Republican coalition of the wealthy and the suburban middle class outnumbers and out-participates the Democrats' volatile supporters of money equality...
...jury in suburban Simi Valley acquitted the officers of assault and left one count against one officer unresolved, sparking three days of deadly rioting...