After much anticipation for R. Kelly's long awaited child pornography trial to begin, a jury has finally been seated. With all the drama surrounding this case, no one should've expected a jury selection of Kelly's peers would be easy. Both sides made passionate arguments and as we've seen time & time again, they just couldn't help but play that dreaded RACE CARD. R. Kelly's lawyers objected to the prosecution's last 2 peremptory challenges (booting someone without needing a reason), on a Black man & Asian woman. They claimed the prosecutor was trying to whitewash the jury. The prosecution basically jumped up on its hind legs & argued, "Uh uhhh...they did it first!" They pointed to the Defense's use of their 6 peremptory challenges on white people. Ultimately, the final result was a jury of 8 white & 4 black men and women. The opening statements start Tuesday morning. Sex tapes, piss, underage girls, & threesomes...toss in the race card & you've got one helluva trial.
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