Squirt McGirt Lives On! (trial delayed 'til 2008)

So exactly what is it? Is it a glich in the matrix? Are there some sort of omnipotent R&B Gods in the sky that just won't let this man get his day in court? R. Kelly is an enigma, yes. He is INCREDIBLY talented, yes--and it's almost scary... But why, oh, why must we relate all of that when it comes to his actions and the consequences of these actions? People will actually say things like, "R. Kelly can't be bad... He made I believe I can Fly"! LOL... Come on, we must do better people. Mind you, sleeping with a 16-year-old is WAY different than sleeping with a 6-year old, but when you're a man who's30 plus in age, that's still pretty nasty....

(photo courtesy of South Park)

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on their website (http://www.suntimes.com/) that the trial has been postponed. However, when it came time to give the people some real answers as to why the trial was delayed much was left to be desired:

Kelly, 40, had been scheduled to go on trial Sept. 17 on child pornography charges. But Judge Vincent Gaughan said in court Tuesday it would be postponed.
"We are not going to be going to trial the 17th of September," Gaughan said, without explaining why not.
Shauna Boliker, the lead prosecutor on the case, gave birth to a son last week. In an e-mail to reporters, Gaughan's media liaison Terry Sullivan said Boliker "is not able to proceed at this time" because of "doctor's orders."
But other sources attributed the latest delay to lawyers' wrangling over expert witnesses the prosecutors want to call. Prosecutors charged Kelly in 2002 with making a 26-minute videotape in which he appears to be having sex with an underage girl. Kelly pleaded not guilty. The girl, allegedly 14 on the tape, is now 22 and has denied she is the one who appears.
The case has been plagued by delays from the beginning, with the defense and prosecution blaming each other. Then, in July 2006, Gaughan suffered injuries after falling from a ladder at his Chicago home. When he returned, Gaughan presided over the trial of now-convicted Brown's Chicken killer Juan Luna.
A law enforcement source said the R. Kelly case will not go to trial until the spring of 2008 -- after the trial of accused Brown's Chicken killer James Degorski, Luna's alleged accomplice. On Tuesday, Gaughan set a Feb. 13, 2008, trial date for Degorski.
Gaughan is expected to announce a new trial date for Kelly on Sept. 10.

Woooooow. R.Kelly is now in talks to start a new tour with Ne-Yo and J. Holiday headlining. And you know what? I bet it'll be sold out in the first 30 minutes... This controversy has been shuffled back and forth for over 5 years. So far no justice has been done. What do you all think? Is it unfair that Kelly has not been brought to trial? Or do you feel he is innocent? Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmm.