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Guilty,Guilty, Guilty
I fit the profile. I am white and I think both OJ and Michael Jackson were guilty.
Gallup: Public Splits, In 'Major Racial Divide,' on Michael Jackson Verdict
By E&P Staff
Published: June 14, 2005 11:30 AM ET
NEW YORK 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.
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