It's easy to forget the victim in a situation like this but gosh, how dreadful a story. The Court heard of years of Russian roulette -- what inner demons drove such a talented man at the end of his career to such behavior?
Phil Spector found guilty of actress' 2003 murder
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)
A jury has found music legend Phil Spector guilty of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of an actress at his home in Alahambra, California.
The jury returned the verdict in a Los Angeles courtroom shortly after 5 p.m. ET on Monday.
The six men and six women began their deliberations on March 26. They deliberated for about 30 hours.
Jurors had to decide whether Spector, 69 was guilty of second-degree murder or a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Spector, 69, was charged in the death of Lana Clarkson, 40, who was found dead, slumped in a chair in the foyer of Spector's home with a gunshot wound through the roof of her mouth.
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Phil Spector, who the f#*$ cares, what an asshole.
This is relevant to thinking Canadians who are not worried about pieces of sky falling;
Amid Barrage of Bad News, Most (83%) Canadians Remain ‘Optimistic’ About Canada
Seven in Ten (69%) Think We’ll Come Out of the Recession Stronger and Better than Before it Started
April 6, 2009
Category Ipsos Reid/Global/National Post , Finance & Economy
Location Canada
Toronto, ON – Amid a barrage of bad-news stories dealing with gloomy economic forecasts, deep deficits and job losses, even in this time of recession Canadians remain optimistic, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of Canwest News Service and Global National.
In fact, eight in ten (83%) are ‘optimistic’ (36% very/47% somewhat) about ‘Canada as a nation’, and an equal proportion is ‘optimistic’ (26% very/57% somewhat) about their ‘standard of living compared to others’. It seems that even in tough times, most Canadians believe they’re relatively well-off.
Further, eight in ten (84%) ‘agree’ (35% strongly/49% somewhat) that they are ‘always an optimist’ and that they ‘see the glass as half full’, an attitude that appears to be in stark contrast to the prevailing mood in the news media – one of impending doom and gloom.
Focusing on the economy, seven in ten (69%) ‘agree’ (23% strongly/46% somewhat) that ‘we’ll come out of this economic recession stronger and better than before it started’. Just three in ten (30%) ‘disagree’ (8% strongly/22% somewhat). What is unclear is when that will be, as only 44% are ‘optimistic’ (11% very/34% somewhat) that it will be this year. The majority (55%) is ‘not optimistic’ (20% not at all/35% not very) that we’ll get out of recession this year.
Still, nine in ten (87%) ‘agree’ (40% strongly/47% somewhat) that ‘despite everything that’s going on in the world, they’re still optimistic for a better tomorrow’. However, only a slim majority ‘agrees’ (15% strongly/37% somewhat) that ‘they’re confident that when they grow up, today’s children will be better off than their own generation is today’, while nearly one half (47%) ‘disagrees’ (15% strongly/32% somewhat) with this sentiment.
Health, Arts, Science and Technology…
Setting aside economic issues for now, Canadians appear to be optimistic about a wide-variety of things ranging from their own health to advancements in science and technology. More specifically, nine in ten (90%) are ‘optimistic’ (44% strongly/46% somewhat) about their ‘personal health’ situation, perhaps driven by the fact that eight in ten (83%) are ‘optimistic’ (32% very/50% somewhat) about ‘the advancements in science and healthcare to cure future ailments’.
Moreover, eight in ten (80%) Canadians are ‘optimistic’ (29% very/50% somewhat) about ‘technological discoveries that will help make our lives better’.
One area where a majority (62%) is still ‘optimistic’ (18% very/44% somewhat), but not to the same degree as the areas above, relates to ‘the strength of arts and culture’ in their community. Fully one in three (34%) are ‘not optimistic’ (8% not at all/26% not very) about the strength of the arts in their community.
Phil Spector should have been jailed for killing the Beatles' "Let It Be" with his dreadful "wall of sound" crap.
Didn't he arrange the music for the Ronettes..beautiful background, and different.
It is too bad..he was quite a musician
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