I still remember where I was when they announced the verdict. I was stunned. The memory of it is strong even today.
Blake got away with murder as well. The streets are full of murderers set free.
I remember even better, the day they day of the murder. I didn't know who she was and I cared only in the abstract sense that I care about any murder. I worked in the evenings at a low wage job with lots of people of various races. I was shocked that a number of women were passionately asserting that "the b!+ch deserved it!". At that point, I had no reason to believe that OJ did it but there was no doubt in their minds: He did it AND she deserved it! It was gut wrenching to see the same people defend his innocence and celebrate his acquittal. Many neoracists white and black were born during that shameful time.