Tuesday, November 21: Excellent news. Now if only there were a legal way to retry and convict him…
Monday, November 20: Well, what do you now? There’s still decency in the world…
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Shameless double-murderer O.J. Simpson will be interviewed on the Fox network on November 27 and 29 to publicize his new book, If I Did It, Here’s How It Happened.
It’s supposed to be a hypothetical scenario of how he would have killed his second ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman if he’d killed them. Why the hell…???
A dumb book written by a dumb man. 
On June 12, 1994, the former NFL football player actually killed Brown and Goldman. All evidence pointed to Simpson, including the blood trail, but his jury couldn’t follow the evidence and the logic and ended up freeing a man who slaughtered the mother of his children. In my opinion, another reason they let him go was because they didn’t like lead prosecutor Marcia Clark or his ex-wife Brown. Care to guess why?
The civil trial, on the other hand, was brilliant, as was the lawyer who tried the case, Daniel Petrocelli. On February 4, 1997, a jury found Simpson liable for the deaths of Brown and Goldman and ordered him to pay the families $33.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
So far, the families have received less than half a million.
Thanks to Petrocelli and a smart jury, Simpson is under civil judgment. Question for lawyers in the audience: Will proceeds from his dumb book belong to the Brown and Goldman families?
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I’m so sick of him it’s unreal.
However, I do know that God shall not be mocked.
Comment by Tiffany in Houston — 11.15.06 @ 11:00 am
Shameless
My first thought was that this further confirms the man is a psychopath. After further thought it would seem that this is a psychopath who might still need to pay off the civil lawsuit he lost to the families of the victims, or just make a lot of mone…
Trackback by Wisedove - by Randy Thomas — 11.15.06 @ 11:02 am
To this day there is a huge number of people who profess OJ’s innocence and/or applaud the fact that he beat the system.
That is another “dumb” aspect of this case.
As I understand it, the Goldman family is suing to own the rights to OJ’s public identity so that they can capture any money he churns through the use of his fame. While their first attempt was turned aside, I believe the judge left the door open for a reexamination.
OJ should not get a dime from this book. But, of course, he probably needs the money to continue his tireless efforts to track down the real killers.
Comment by Heliotrope — 11.15.06 @ 11:05 am
Given the judgement against him, then yes, he should not get to keep a dime of the book money. Of course, I can’t imagine why anyone would WANT to buy the book.
Comment by DragonLady — 11.15.06 @ 11:22 am
Hey La Shawn,
There are some celebrities and athletes who cannot stay out of the news. They can never go more than 2-3 months without being on the news. Among these include:
Orenthal James Simpson
Madonna
Terell Owens
Magic Johnson
Tom Cruise
Paris Hilton
When O.J. goes to hell, he’ll have a shirt on that says, “STAFF.”
Comment by Tracey — 11.15.06 @ 11:45 am
I am tired of O.J. By the way, who would read this book? I never read the slew of them that appeared after his trial. Of what value are they?
Comment by John — 11.15.06 @ 11:51 am
That is a nice summation and probably a generous one. He is at best an complete idiot and utter fool. To think that this would in anyway help him other than financially is beyond fantasy. And I have to wonder where his lawyer was when this fool signed the contract.
Comment by MikeM — 11.15.06 @ 1:00 pm
Wow, This really has come full circle. The similarities between this case and the case of Emmett Till are astounding.
J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant were acquitted of killing Emmett Till by an all white jury and later admitted to the killing in Look magazine.
O.J. Simpson was acquitted of killing Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson by an all black jury and now he’s got a book coming out telling how he would have killed them (if he had).
Comment by Christopher — 11.15.06 @ 1:33 pm
IF OJ had killed two black people, would this case have been the trial of the century?
Comment by Roye L Barber — 11.15.06 @ 2:18 pm
Tracey
Magic Johnson is not in the news excessively and when he is, its not for bad behavior.
Comment by Shade — 11.15.06 @ 3:26 pm
This is disgusting, absolutely disguting. He is an animal that needs to be taken out back and shot. I’m sorry, thats very un-christian and un-forgiving. If he’s not a murderer he is a sick scum-bag bum.
Comment by Zakia — 11.15.06 @ 3:33 pm
“If I had killed Nicole and Ron, I would have hired Johnnie Cochran and Robert Shapiro. Uhhh, never mind.”
Comment by BlueJeanPreachin — 11.15.06 @ 4:11 pm
La Shawn, I doubt it’s the jury’s fault. I recall when a US Supreme Court justice, appalled at Clark and Darden becoming wealthy despite their performance, said something like, “The prosecution lost a case that most people did not think could be lost.â€
I suspect Simpson walked because the prosecution cast doubt on itself through questionable tactics and failed to prove its case.
Comment by Lastango — 11.15.06 @ 4:42 pm
“IF OJ had killed two black people, would this case have been the trial of the century?” No.
What if, for example, he had murdered Marcus Allen along with Nicole instead of Ron. It might have been a bigger event and he might have stood a better chance of being convicted by a black jury. Why would that be the case? Ron Goldman is no less important than Marcus Allen, but who someone is in the public eye, how they are perceived and how much money they have makes a difference. I think that I would have been angrier had it been Marcus. Maybe not.
Murdered Nicole + Murdered Ron = Not guilty
Murdered Nicole + Murdered Marcus = Guilty (maybe not)
It should also only take a three to four trial for celebrities, but it takes months. The average non-celebrity murder trial is about two days where I live. That is not counting all of the pre-trail motions. Sentencing is separate and usually takes one day.
Comment by RaLph — 11.15.06 @ 4:47 pm
LaShawn:
Although I think that O.J. should keep his mouth shut, you are forgetting one thing - he was not convicted of killing his wife in the CRIMINAL trial. The prosecution in the case was incompetent if they could not adequately prove that he did. They were just outsmarted by a better criminal lawyer (Johnnie Cocharan) who knew how to sway the opinion of the jurors away from his client. The jurors are the one that made the decision to declare him not guilty, whether they were aware of his celebrity or not. Since he is not guilty, he deserves the right to make money and feed and cloth himself like everyone else. I am not one to pass judgement on him. If he did do it, he will have to face his maker in heaven or hell who he will have to answer to. But to continue to feed the perception that he is guilty doesn’t help anyone. The laws of this country were designed to protect everyone from the presumption of guilt before innocence. The laws are not based on perception of guilt. If that were the case, everyone would be assumed guilty without having the right to defend themselves. I think that people should actually put themselves in his shoes rather than running off at the mouth. If they were in the same situation, they would want every opportunity to defend themselves. O.J. did it, and nobody liked the result. If a prominent white woman killed a black man, it would not get nearly as much attention as this did. The whole issue is racism here. Everyone liked him when he ran through airports and ballcarriers, but when he was “perceived” to have killed his wife, everyone forgot about those things.
I feel for the Goldmans, but the money that they will never get will not bring them closer to the truth.
Comment by Robert Tatum — 11.15.06 @ 4:54 pm
Who is this ‘Simpson’ fella?
Comment by JohnD — 11.15.06 @ 5:15 pm
I think the way the criminal justice system deals with confessions and Miranda rights is completely wrong.
Confessions are often tossed out under Due Process, or Miranda rights.
It probably doesn’t matter if he confessed before or after the verdict, it would have never been allowed to come in.
Comment by Glamchild — 11.15.06 @ 5:39 pm
“In the matter of the people versus Orenthal James Simpson, we find the defendant . . . Orenthal James Simpson . . . not guilty of the crime of murder against Nicole Brown Simpson.”
Case closed.
Comment by Lee — 11.15.06 @ 8:16 pm
Guilty as sin. If not OJ then who? May he rot in hell.
That being said there IS an element of racism to this (and I say it reluctantly, the man is scum). Had he been white, Irish and from Massachusetts he’d be elected to Congress.
Although one outrage doesn’t justify another we as a people spend too much time on it. Let God give the final judgment.
Comment by Subvet — 11.15.06 @ 8:50 pm
La Shawn Barber: Thanks to Petrocelli and a smart jury, Simpson is under civil judgment. Question for lawyers in the audience: Will proceeds from his dumb book belong to the Brown and Goldman families?
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I’ll pass judgment on him, he is guilty. He is as much as admitting it with this book. I’ll pass judgment on the jury too, they are idiots or else they abrogated their responsibility to fairly judge the defendant because of his race.
Comment by Rancher — 11.16.06 @ 12:39 pm
I agree that he got away with murder. I don’t think that the jury allowed him to get away with it just because. I think they did it because since they were majority black, they took the “questionable” evidence and the missteps on the part of people involved with the prosecution and saw what they see with black people who are involved with the justice system everyday. They saw things that raised some doubt and said to themselves, how do we know for sure that they are not setting him up for killing these white people?”
I am not saying that they made the right decision but it is hard for people who have not had horrible experiences with the system to see what others might. Not all black people are innocent and not all are guilty. Unfortunately, many black people have seen family members wrongly convicted or mistreated (when they don’t deserve it). So if there is even a speck of evidence that raises some doubt, they might (even wrongly) run with it.
There are some sick people who would side with him regardless, but I don’t think that most of the people who initially empathized with him still would.
Heather
Comment by Heather in MD — 11.16.06 @ 1:24 pm
Poor OJ must be hard up for cash. I can’t believe the Fox Network would stoop this low. I thought the Jim Crow version of Survivor was low, this takes the cake. Must be the November sweeps coming up.
Comment by Tyrone — 11.16.06 @ 1:35 pm
I agree, La Shawn–what in tarnation is he doing this for? It’s truly mind-boggling.
Comment by Cindy Swanson — 11.16.06 @ 1:40 pm
What OJ has done in the past is have proceeds go to charity. The result of which is that the victims still get nothing.
Comment by Adam Graham — 11.16.06 @ 3:03 pm
An innocent man wouldn’t even dream of speculating how it would have happened if he’d done it.
Comment by Silly Old Mom — 11.16.06 @ 5:59 pm
sick egomaniac
Comment by dianne — 11.16.06 @ 7:20 pm
I heard on the news today that Orenthal James Simpson has released a book entitled, “If I had done it” or “How I would have done it” or something to that effect. Apparently in this book he lays out the technique, or method he would have used “if” he had killed Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman.
Now I do not believe I am perfect in any way, nor do I feel the right to judge any other person, but I simply cannot believe the arrogance of this individual. I cannot imagine how Ronald Goldman’s father must feel at the moment, and that is not all. I simply cannot fathom this individual having the audacity, gall, nerve, disrespect, insolance……..(stop me anytime, please), to go forward with something such as this.
I ask you, is this the type of undertaking a sane, rational individual would attempt? To offer a description of how one would plan and carry out the cold-blooded, brutal slayings of other human beings? To then have the account published, and appear on television to promote it!
To me this is the ultimate form of vanity and Narcissism. This is an affront not only to the families who lost their loved ones, but to the individuals who were brutally murdered that June night. (One of whom Simpson claimed to have loved deeply.) I am at a loss, as my vocabulary is simply not good enough to explain the way I feel about this.
Now I know there are those who will say, “Simpson was acquitted, therefore he is not guilty, and so he can say, or write anything he pleases.” To those people I say, there is a difference between being “acquitted” of committing a crime, and being “not guilty” of committing a crime.
I read a book (more than once), by Vincent Bugliosi titled “Outrage”, in which he goes over the Simpson case piece by piece from beginning to end. He dissects the prosecution’s methods and all evidence that was presented, and not presented in the courtroom. He discusses jury selection, the jury itself, how he used to go about arguing a case when he was DA, and the prosecution and defense approaches to the case. The book is written in typical Bugliosi style and he puts forth, (in my layman’s opinion), an extremely thorough and compelling argument.
The book contains a photostatic copy of the handwritten note Simpson wrote before he left in the white Bronco driven by Al Cowlings. This is included at the back of the book. The book also lists the items recovered from the white Bronco when Simpson was arrested. Among these are a fake ID, approximately $10,000 in cash, a novelty store type disguise, and a loaded handgun. Rhetorically speaking, is this an innocent man?
As for the handwritten note, Bugliosi had it analyzed by a number of psychologists, and their opinions are recorded in the book. Bugliosi also provides a written transcript of Simpson’s first interview with detectives after the murders. Bugliosi then points out the inconsistencies and contradictions contained in the suspect’s statements.
He also offers opinion and fact regarding the original detectives on the scene, (there were four), and goes over the evidence and testimony provided by Kato Kaelin. He explains crime scene procedure, and why Detective Van Atter would have kept the vial of blood on his person until he returned to the station later in the day. He discusses the significance of Simpson’s blood being found on the walkway leading to the alley behind the Brentwood condo. He deals with the Mark Fuhrman fiasco. He details the gathering of evidence and gives reasons for the methods used in collecting crime scene evidence. He offers still more information regarding DNA testing and the defense’s misleading argument related to such evidence. There is much more.
However, that is enough for now. Thank you for letting me get that off my chest.
Comment by Stephen Lear — 11.16.06 @ 9:09 pm
The O.J. orgy
Victimized…again Six years ago, I took aim at the broadcast media’s shameless coverage of O.J. Simpson. That included Fox. Flashback, July 28, 2000, “Stop milking the O.J.:” On Tuesday, Simpson appeared on “Fox News Live” in the afternoon and…
Trackback by Michelle Malkin — 11.17.06 @ 12:03 am
Quite something
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Comment by lamar hughes — 11.17.06 @ 12:44 am
La Shawn, there’s a groundswell of us who will try to hit OJ’s publisher where it hurts:
(1) We will not only boycott OJ’s book, but if OJ’s book is displayed in any bookstore, we will inform the manager of that store directly that we will be buying all our books online.
(2) We will try to encourage bloggers (like you?) to post a synopsis of the book’s account on the net somewhere and spread the word. That way, anyone who simply can’t help themselves (or are sick enough to actually want to read it) will be able to find out what the book says without having to buy it. (the best way to ruin a movie is to spread the word about how it ends) That way we won’t line Judith Regan’s pockets.
(3) Continue emailing Harper Collins and Fox.
Comment by Tony Viardo — 11.17.06 @ 12:56 am
OJ: If I was an insensitive idiot, here’s how I would prove it.
Thus sayeth OJ:
With no regard to my alleged victims families and to the greater sensibilities of the entire world, I will publish a book in which I "speculate" about how I killed my wife and her friend, if, you know, if I had …
Trackback by Leaning Straight Up — 11.17.06 @ 4:06 am
When one of the jurors gave the black power symbol after the not guilty verdict was read, that said it all for me.
If anyone doubts Simpson’s guilt, I strongly recommend they read “His Name Was Ron” which is a book by Ron Goldman’s family.
Comment by Amy — 11.17.06 @ 8:21 am
LaShawn, I am working part-time in a bookstore and I know that we will carry that book. There’s nothing I can do about the decision to carry it since that is made by the higher-ups. But I will not suggest it to any customers, I will tell the manager I plan to have as little to do with it as I can, and I am praying that it is a major flop. I had hoped that it wouldn’t be published till after Christmas when my part-time job will be over, but alas - no.
Comment by Ellen — 11.17.06 @ 8:22 am
I’m not an attorney but I deal extensively with & invest in alot of civil judgments.
Florida is the worst state for creditors trying to collect whats rightly owed them.
The proceeds don’t automatically belong to the Brown and Goldman families unless they get a court order to have the proceeds paid to them. I’m sure they are working on that.
Basically, the only way I can see the Goldman & Brown families getting money is by some way intercepting the proceeds from this book before they get to Simpson.
I’m sure its been done, but if I was the creditor here, I’d subpoena the agreement between the publisher and Simpson, between Fox News and Simpson (i’m sure they are paying him something) proof of payments to Simpson, etc.. etc…Then get a court order requiring the publisher & Fox News to pay the creditors instead of Simpson. Or, somehow attaching the bank account(s) where the monies are going.
I’m sure they have a quick thinking Florida attorney able to do this.
But come to think of it, they may not have broken even, half a mill is probably less than what the attorney fees are in this type of case.
I would love to have a chance to work some type of deal with the families on this judgment and go after Simpson.
Comment by lukeNC — 11.17.06 @ 8:24 am
Amy, are you serious? One of the jurors really did that? I don’t recall every seeing that nor anyone mentioning it.
I think it’s crazy to think that they acquitted that man because Marcia Clark and Nicole Brown was white. Wasnt one of the lead prosecuters, black? Didnt OJ have white folks on his dream team? I recall that at that time OJ wasn’t the pillar of the black community anyway and he seemed to be the Wayne Brady of the white community, with his running through airports commercials and appearances on Naked Gun. OJ and his dream team basically did what white men have been doing since the founding of this country.
Comment by Roye Barber — 11.17.06 @ 8:43 am
Amy, are you serious? One of the jurors really did that?
Someone reported seeing a juror do that at Simpson in response to him uttering “thank you” to the jury. It then became media hype. The black power salute of the 60s, which involved fully extending the arm overhead with a clenched fist and palm facing forward, evolved into the mere clenching of the fist below head level as a greeting or acknowledgment that has no other meaning.
Comment by Shade — 11.17.06 @ 1:07 pm
You wanna make money and attract eyeballs by putting on a vulgar, sweeps-week O.J. freak show? Go ahead. But don’t dress it up as public interest journalism, or a historically significant probe “to gain insight into the mind of a sociopath,” or a noble search for truth that adds something worthwhile to public discourse. This new spectacle adds nothing. Nothing. We already know the truth. As La Shawn Barber put it bluntly…
Pingback by Friday Fumings — 11.17.06 @ 2:06 pm
To answer your question Lashawn (yes, you did ask one other than, did OJ do it?), there are numerous ways to structure a deal such as this to make it “judgment proof”. One, which I understand he is doing, is to sink all of the proceeds back into his home — here in Florida, creditors can’t touch your home, no matter how much you owe.
Comment by sonnyredd — 11.17.06 @ 2:53 pm
Oh please to those of you who say it’s crazy the jury let him go because they didn’t like his “white” wife or Marsha Clarke. It’s a fact black women do not like to see black men with white women. That’s a FACT not a racist statement. I am a white woman married to black man for 30 years, so I know a little bit about what I speak of. If the prosecutor had been a black women she would have been railed as a “Tom’ just like Darden was by the black community. Life is short, OJ better enjoy what time he has left, because although life is short, eternity is forever. And as the Bible states every deed done in the dark will be exposed in the light and brought to judgement. He better laugh and chuckle and cajole all he wants now because he will not be laughing when He meets his Maker, who was the Witness to his action on that June ‘94 night, no one else saw, but God almighty saw.
Comment by cherry — 11.17.06 @ 3:28 pm
well, civil trials have different standards than civil trials. Almost anybody could have won the civil case, especially after the publicity from the criminal case.
Comment by sm — 11.17.06 @ 4:10 pm
“Oh please to those of you who say it’s crazy the jury let him go because they didn’t like his “white†wife or Marsha Clarke. It’s a fact black women do not like to see black men with white women. That’s a FACT not a racist statement. I am a white woman married to black man for 30 years, so I know a little bit about what I speak of. If the prosecutor had been a black women she would have been railed as a “Tom’ just like Darden was by the black community.”
I know all about it too because I am a black man who dates white women and there is some truth to what you say, but i highly doubt that that played a factor in how the jury ruled. OJ left his black wife and married a white woman, so if black women on the jury was so mad at Marcia Clark because she was white, why didnt they punish OJ for leaving his black wife and marrying a white woman? I have heard black women complain about black professional athletes marrying white women, so why not punish OJ for this? Also, I always thought black people who were deep into the “keeping it real” saw OJ as an Uncle Tom, anyway. Especially, considering the fact that he was never a Jim Brown type of black professional athlete and he never said anything during the racial tensions in his day.
Comment by Roye Barber — 11.17.06 @ 4:12 pm
If he crossed the street in front of me while I’m driving, I won’t let off the gas.
Comment by Walt Schulte — 11.17.06 @ 4:40 pm
Roye..
because in the hearts of the jury it was more important to stick it to “the man” then one lone “brother”
Comment by cherry — 11.17.06 @ 5:48 pm
It was stated today on Fox News that Judith Regan, the publisher, signed an agreement with a ‘third party’ and that the proceeds are to go to the children of Nicole Simpson. Supposedly, they also supported this project. If the Goldman’s try to get money from this then they will be accused of ‘taking it from their grandchildren!”
Also, Judith Regan said she did this due to a personal issue with a man that abused her. I find that a spurious explanation and will never purchase any book written or published by Judith Regan. I will not watch any programs with her on them from now on.
It’s disgusting.
Comment by John — 11.17.06 @ 10:58 pm
John it was OJ proceeds that were supposed to go to his children- her proceeds are going in her pocket!
Comment by Raymond — 11.18.06 @ 8:25 am
Obscene. Absolutely obscene. And Regan and Fox have sunk to levels so low that the promoters of the Roman Coliseium would have been embarrassed.
Comment by Mike — 11.18.06 @ 8:53 am
I came to your site from a Christian site, so don’t know if you are Christian or not, but the Bible says: “Vengence is mine. I will repay.” OJ isn’t getting away with anything, and God is a lot better at vengence than we are.
Comment by Pat Kirk — 11.19.06 @ 10:05 am
#40, sorry, but PLEASE! Perhaps your “fact” comes from the fact that you are projecting your feelings into what black women think about interracial relationships between white women and black men.
I am a black woman and have absolutely no problem with it (I’m also a human being and know it is human nature to like what you want to like and hate what you want to hate, but that’s another story for another time).
So, unless you poll all black women (or run a regression and get some statistically significant results) don’t confuse projection with fact.
As for OJ, of course he is guilty. I can think of no other person who would want to do this. However, for all of you people who are so outraged and bothered and angry, I have two things to say: 1.) Save your judgements for God, for those of you condeming him to hell, and what not, if he has asked for forgiveness then he will get it. 2.) I’m from mississippi and grew up in a sheriff dominated town. Trust me, I’ve heard or seen my share of whites killing blacks and walking away scott free, never even standing trial. I’m not trying to make any racial justification to excuse such a horrible crime but I do believe this verdict serves as some kind of wake up call and reminder of what really lies underneath.
Comment by edub — 11.19.06 @ 5:29 pm
sorry, I meant #42 (in regards to my rant on black women hating the fact that black men date white women)
Comment by edub — 11.19.06 @ 5:31 pm
Cherry, please. I laugh at that because it was 1996 not 1964. If OJ was some poor black man named Tyrone or some poor white man name Jed, he would have went to jail and would have been executed by now. His money got him off, not his race
Comment by Roye Barber — 11.20.06 @ 4:55 pm
OJ’s book and the appearance on Fox News was…
…CANCELLED!
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/business/21simpsoncnd.html?ex=1321678800&en=006d5a96a5f258c8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Comment by Carol — 11.20.06 @ 6:55 pm
Where are all of the people that celebrated his verdict? Do they still believe he is innocent? Where are the riots in the streets for OJ?
Comment by mldtexas — 11.21.06 @ 1:43 pm
I THINK EVERYONE WHO IS BOUND AND DETERMINED THAT OJ BE GUILTY SHOULD GET OVER IT. NO ONE HAS PROVED WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT THAT HE DID IT. THE MAN WILL BE JUDGED BY GOD, LIKE THE REST OF US, FOR WHAT HE DID OR DID NOT DO. I QUESTION THE THE BASIS FOR WHY SO MANY OF YOU WANT HIM TO BE GUILTY OF THE KILLINGS. AND JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHER SUSPECTS IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO WANT TO MAKE HIM GUILTY. AND ONE LAST POINT THERE HAVE BEEN COPS WHO HAVE BEEN TAPED BEATING BLACK AND WHITE PEOPLE AND ALL THEY HAVE GOTTEN IS A SLAP ON THE WRIST OR NOTHING AT ALL. THERE ARE A LOT OF MURDERS BLACK AND WHITE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SETTLED, YOU BLAMING ANYBODY FOR THAT? SO GET OVER IT LET THE MAN LIVE HIS LIFE IN PEACE IF HE CAN!
Comment by RENE — 11.22.06 @ 2:22 pm
I hope this goes through. I have been hurt but not killed. It sounds like I am depreciateing what happened but I am not. I know how afraid you feel when your life is threatened. I know the ongoing effects. I think he may be a big guy. I know he thinks he is above reproach.
He is not above reproach. Shame won’t teach him. I think only God can. Surely the justice system didn’t.
Comment by Diane Sorel — 11.23.06 @ 4:25 am
“Now if only there were a legal way to retry and convict him…” (Lashawn)
Well, that’s a tough one. Double Jeopardy serves a real purpose. The state SHOULD have made its case the first time around.
Simpson is a rich man…and he got a rich man’s justice.
The irony was seeing so many misguided poor and working people hailing this as some sort of victory.
Any regular person would’ve been convicted with the same evidence. We’re not going to get any “rich man’s justice” any time soon.
Comment by JMK — 11.23.06 @ 10:23 am