Jackson Jurors Convict Star (2 Months Too Late)

"They ought to be ashamed. They're the ones that let a pedophile go."

That's what Eleanor Cook, 79, had to say recently of the jury that acquitted Michael Jackson of child molestation charges. Many agree, but there's something a bit ironic about Ms. Cook's condemnation of the Jackson jury--she was a member.

18 years after Michael Jackson told the world he was "bad," his lawyers convinced Eleanor he was not, and on June 13th she and eleven others voted unanimously to acquit the king of pop. Two months later, however, she and fellow juror Ray Hultman, 62, now insist they are certain Jackson was guilty and that their fellow jurors are idiots.

All, perhaps, except Katharina Carls, who recently became the third juror to say she's sure Jackson was guilty. (Way to go people.)

Carls' explanation of her acquital vote is a helpful window into the logic (or lack thereof) of the post-O.J. California juror.

"I believe the boy and I believe Jackson is a child molester. But there was a one per cent chance the boy was lying. That's where reasonable doubt came in."

Moral of the story: If you're ever in California and sense that you're about to be raped or killed by a celebrity, do your best to have a witness present who's more than 99% believable. Otherwise you're really just out of luck.