Despite eyewitness testimony to the contrary, R. Kelly was acquitted today on all counts of his child pornography trial.

I suspect, however, that the real key to his acquittal is the very thing that got him charged in the first place - The Video Tape! Said to be grainy, Kelly maintained that it was not he on the video as did the alleged now 23 year old victim.

To have returned a guilty verdict, the jury had to determine whether or not it was Kelly in the video tape. A determination that had to be made "beyond a shadow" of a doubt. If it's Kelly on the tape - he's guilty. If it's not Kelly on the tape - he's not guilty. If you ain't sure that it's Kelly - then you got to let him walk. Did the Prosecution prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was in deed Kelly on the tape? Probably not.

Read full post at Sojourner's Place:  http://sojournersplace.blogspot.com/2008/06/breaking-news-r-kelly-walks.html

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SjP