"The absence of law and order is chaos and anarchy."Maybe but there are many who see the legal system, the complexity/technicalities and the ease with which it is manipulated, as a primary source of chaos and anarchy - It is just so much more subtle a form of the two. This case is a prime example.
Unless someone has a better idea we are stuck with the system we have. Society will never be a perfect place but we can make the best of it. OJ in my eyes was guilty and deserved to die them same as his victims but it wasn't my decision that he went free.
Generally, the more civil the location the trial takes place the more likely a just outcome will prevail. We have many areas in the country we could consider lacking in this category. In Baltimore they put out a "Don't Snitch" video to intimidate witnesses and until the police tracked them down it gave criminals an advantage over the law. There is a website out now that promises to post pictures of snitches and undercover law officers to expose them to harm and it too must be stopped. I posted a thread on this topic recently. Here is the link if you're interested.
Snitch Site Could Lead To Internet Hits On Rats
Also, as Mark Levin will tell you we have many problems with our judiciary but those problems can be fixed and we must do what we can to make that happen. President Bush is making these changes at the highest level the SCOTUS which will cause a ripple affect to the lower courts and the assertion of law.
The citizens who do take part on a jury that allows criminals to go free results in part due to bad prosecutions and also in part to the citizens themselves to understand the law and put their prejudices and personal feelings about the defendant and environment they live in to the side.
We have had innocent people locked up for life in prison because they were railroaded by corrupt police officers and witnesses and by prejudice of the jury. We have also watched them walk free for the sames reasons.
Under no circumstance would I support private citizens extracting their own private justice beyond the courts by rope or any other method. It doesn't matter what color your skin is, know one deserves this fate in a civil society.
The affects of Liberalism that have destroyed our cities and has created a population block that rely on the socialism of this ideology is directly responsible. Liberalism has nurtured an atmosphere of mistrust by color, sexual orientation, etc. and promulgated by the likes of Charlie Rangel for personal gain politcally and financially.
Rangel's Repugnant Ravings
We look at OJ with disdain through a narrow looking glass when it is a much larger picture we must address.