I don't see a problem. As long as everyone stays civil, and doesn't violate any board rules (no profanity or personal insults), the thread is fine. Carry on.
I deleted my post just for the reason of no point in arguing with you. You’re very opinionated on everything, and to me it seems like you are on the other side of the fence from myself about 95% of the time. In the court of public opinion he was guilty both times.
He made zero difference in my life and it's fine with me he is dead. As to civil vs criminal, we are living thru a perfect example of that right now with the E Jean Carroll lawsuit. That was civil, not criminal.
The Juice is loose... I was in grade school when the murders and trials happened. I grew up in Buffalo. They pulled us out of class and broadcast the verdict in the school auditorium so we could all watch. In hindsight that is wild, and not a good reason to stop school! I might be wrong, but was that the first celebrity trial to dominate the news? Seems like a real turning point (negative I'd say) with the media..
The term was "The trial of the century". I suppose that is true, but it was more like the spectacle of the century. I was personally intrigued - the mini series The People vs OJ Simpson is an extremely well done look back. 100% recommend it!
You're right! OJ was denied justice.....his justice should have been the death penalty instead of the pass he received. Ron and Nicole and their families were the ones who were denied justice.
Guilty ppl are found "not guilty" all the time, which is different than innocent. What he did in Vegas was just plain stupid. I wasn't into football back then (or now) & so on a lighter note, besides the alleged & actual crimes & the white Bronco (anecdotally white Broncos seem to bring more $ on BAT), this is how I remember OJ (also possible I've emulalated him when late for a flight).
I think the case was a slam dunk, then Johnny Cochrane found all sorts of bad police work and even worse prosecution and exploited the hell out of it. Marcia Clark probably thought the trial was over before it started.. Johnny Cochrane was quite a character. I did see somewhere that OJ stopped taking his arthritis meds, one of which was an anti-inflammatory, months ahead of the trial. His hands swelled up big time.
Johnny Cochrane got his karma and didn't live too long after the trail. Robert Shapiro was the smart one and bailed on oj. He knew... I lost all my faith in the justice system during that car chase & trial.....
The media should stop talking abt oj and bringing him back up front...he turned out to be a real piece of work.
I remember where I was as a 22 year old buck when the slow speed chase took over the airwaves of NBA Finals: some local dive bar with my old girlfriend. The rest, as they say, is history. OJ turned out to be a bum. What a complete 180 from how he'd protected all those years before that summer night in 1994. Regardless of the NG verdict, we all know what happened. Money is the name of the game when it comes to lawyering up and he had both at that time. F. Lee Bailey's (over 2 hour) cross examination of Mark Furman is widely used in law schools all around the country. He did his job brilliantly and undressed Furman on the stand, thereby aiding in solidifying a verdict favorable to his client. We may not like it but that's what defense lawyers are paid to do. You have to feel for the Goldman's, though. After all that, they never got a penny from Simpson but maybe got some type of closure this week.
All I know is that our system of justice is on the side of the accused, and it should be. All Americans should be presumed innocent until proven guilty, and it really is better to let 10 guilty men go free than to lock up one who is innocent. I think prosecutors should have to earn their convictions, and things like sloppy police work, sloppy prosecutorial work, misconduct or any improprieties should be called out as reasons convictions aren’t valid. I want criminals in jail, and I want no person to be able to point at a cop, prosecutor, judge, elected or appointed official or anyone else on the government’s side and say ‘that person cheated’. There’s a case right now in my state where I agree that the defendant should have been charged, feel he should be convicted and should suffer punishment for his actions, but the prosecutor has tainted the case so badly it’s a comedy of errors. I don’t want this to be political, so all I’ll say is that if you Wade into the water, you might get your Fanni wet. Patrick
Bingo. Want a conviction? Do a better job than the defense from picking the jury, to being better prepared for every possibility, and don't leave anything open to interpretation. As for OJ, I have a strong suspicion the few evidence holes can be filled if you factor in him not being alone - but count his son Jason into the equation that night. I think OJ was there, and his kid did it, and then was covering for him.
