Do you believe OJ Simpson was innocent? (children, killers, civil)
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The interesting thing about this case isn't just that OJ got away with murder. It's that Johnnie Cochran systematically and thoroughly destroyed the prosecution without actually ever proving anything. He just did an outstanding job of creating the illusion "reasonable doubt". Using the "race card" was one of the ways he did that, and it wasn't a tough sell for jurors considering the recent history of the LAPD (Rodney King, the riots).
OJ was definitely guilty. I think he got away with murder partly because of his fame, partly because of the Rodney King beating and the black jury, partly because of smoke and mirrors by his defense team. But justice has a way of working itself out anyway.
Bad things happened to OJ and his attorneys - coincidence, or karma?
- Robert Kardashian died of a brain tumor in 2003 at age 59.
- Johnnie Cochran died of esophageal cancer in 2005 at age 67.
- OJ is in jail on an unrelated conviction.
- F. Lee Bailey has had legal battles of his own and spent 43 days in jail, and was disbarred.
- Robert Shapiro's son Brent died of a drug overdose in 2005.
Or was this just a case of selling their soul? And who said lawyers don't have one?
I went back and viewed HOURS of trial footage, closing arguments, and documentaries from Simpson's trial. I found everything quite interesting. Based on what you know about the case, do you believe he was guilty or innocent? Did he get away with murder due to his brilliant defense team? The black jury? The Rodney King beating? The downtown LA demographic? The LAPD procedural negligence? Or was he truly innocent and framed by an overzealous and racist LAPD?
I think OJ is guilty as sin of murdering those two people.
Last edited by Ibginnie; 07-10-2014 at 09:38 AM..
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OJ was definitely guilty. I think he got away with murder partly because of his fame, partly because of the Rodney King beating and the black jury, partly because of smoke and mirrors by his defense team. But justice has a way of working itself out anyway.
Bad things happened to OJ and his attorneys - coincidence, or karma?
- Robert Kardashian died of a brain tumor in 2003 at age 59.
- Johnnie Cochran died of esophageal cancer in 2005 at age 67.
- OJ is in jail on an unrelated conviction.
- F. Lee Bailey has had legal battles of his own and spent 43 days in jail, and was disbarred.
- Robert Shapiro's son Brent died of a drug overdose in 2005.
Actually Cochran died from a brain tumor and Kardashian died from esophageal cancer.
I think this OJ thing keeps coming up because the verdict seemed to strike a nerve along the race relations in this country much like the Martin / Zimmerman ordeal.
I believe OJ was guilty.
There was a funny scene once in Family Guy where they had Brian with a black guy as a room mate and they were both there watching the verdict being read. They both jumped off the couch the Black guy shouting "YES" and Brian saying "WHAT" Then they both stared each other.
No Fuzz jsut straight up divided right down the middle black VS white. I don't think it was race issue just a race perception.
Bad things happened to OJ and his attorneys - coincidence, or karma?
- Robert Kardashian died of a brain tumor in 2003 at age 59.
- Johnnie Cochran died of esophageal cancer in 2005 at age 67.
- OJ is in jail on an unrelated conviction.
- F. Lee Bailey has had legal battles of his own and spent 43 days in jail, and was disbarred.
- Robert Shapiro's son Brent died of a drug overdose in 2005.
I don't think its fair to place his attorneys and their families on the same level as OJ or "applaud" their misfortune. Defense attorneys are employed to defend their clients, in this case they did a phenomenal job. Their jobs are fundamental to our legal system. They aren't bad people.
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