OJ Simpson ABC 20/20 Live Thread

abc 20/20 ^ | 9-25-2015

[South40]

Questions of Fuhrman's credibility was Johnny Cochran's ploy to confuse the jury. It worked. But it was never proved that Furhman lied about any of the evidence. As for the glove, police were friendly with OJ; they had no reason to frame him. Moreover, for all they knew he was in some other state (which he was) where he could have been for many days which would 100% exclude him as a possible suspect. So why would a police detective plant a glove in the man's yard not knowing if it were even possible to frame him given he could have been out of state during the time the murders occurred? He wouldn't.

Also, Kato Kalin's testimony about hearing a bump against the house in the very spot where the glove was found lends credibility to the possibility that OJ dropped it when he jumped the fence into his own yard. That, again, is nothing police could have known at the time they were supposedly 'planting' the glove.

[Nea Wood]

... not understanding that an acquittal does not equate to innocence.

I was at work when the "not guilty" verdict was announced. A black coworker said, "Oh, so what happens now? Are they going to look for the real killer?" I had to bite my lip not to say, "They HAD the real killer; 12 idiots just set him free."

[dfwgator]

Well you have to admit OJ did finally manage to put the real killer behind bars.

[Nea Wood]

Ha! Good one.

[lacrew]

IIRC, it was the prosecution that wanted him to try them on. Incredible.

[Liberty Valance]

Yea but Mark Furhman said the “N” word to another cop back in the 80’s. So ... Innocent!

[South40]

Yea but Mark Furhman said the “N” word to another cop back in the 80’s. So ... Innocent!

And I thought only the black jury members believed that. :-P

[Liberty Valance]

It’s just one more thing.

[boop]

"Yea but Mark Furhman said the “N” word to another cop back in the 80’s. So ... Innocent!"

That is why I despise Ito so much.

He allowed Furhman to be put on trial, and allowed that sideshow to continue.

A real judge would have shut that line of questioning down in an instant.

Notice that in the civil trial, that judge didn't put up with ANY nonsense.

OJ was guilty as sin.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Wow, I missed that one. Excellent point! A Lois Lerner moment that I was completely unaware of until now.

[moehoward]

"Bundy where the crime happened.."

I lived on the west side for years, and visited the scene after things settled down but before the small courtyard was changed. It really is an extremely small, high density area.Trying to visualize three people involved in that kind of struggle in such a tight place is hard enough, but then to assume OJ could be hidden, laying in wait, is bordering on absurd.

Then you have OJ who was notorious for his loutish behavior, openly snorting blow in restaurants, a real braggart buffoon. The persona seems an unlikely match for the ability required to pull off such a thing.

Maybe he did it, maybe he didn't, but there is no question some blood evidence was planted.

[ErnBatavia]

My office was a block and a half from the murder scene, and directly across San Vicente from Mezzaluna Restaurant (where Nicole left her glasses, and Ron retrieved 'em).

For months the area zoo effect was amazing...newsies and turistas in such numbers that street parking was virtually impossible.

[TheCipher]

Yeah, I was screaming at the TV when it happened. Of course, Ito probably would have turned it down, but they could have demanded an immediate interlocutory appeal from upstairs.