Posted on 10/05/2008 2:37:50 AM PDT by SkyPilot
In 1995 many African-Americans saw OJ Simpson as an innocent man persecuted because of the colour of his skin. This time, he is unlikely to receive similar sympathy.
Thirteen years to the day of his sensational acquittal on charges of double murder, the conviction of OJ Simpson for conspiracy to kidnap and armed robbery looks unlikely to have the same dramatic impact.
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But, will it provide the same cultural flashpoint that drew huge crowds to the court and polarised black and white American back in 1995?
This time, the court room was barely half full for most of the three week trial.
Perhaps it was because America is more preoccupied with the presidential election campaign, or consumed by the economic crisis. Perhaps it is because the victims in this case, two middle-aged memorabilia dealers who are said to have tried to cash-in by attempting to sell their stories to the media, are themselves less sympathetic.
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If the glove don’t fit...you must acquit.
One wonders if the boys in prison will be wearing gloves.
Wonder if he will really confess
Hey OJ, isn’t karma a bee-yotch?
Even though there was plenty of substantive evidence to link him to the 2 murders ...
Obama’s minions threw OJ under the bus. The only silver lining to this guy’s ascendence.
O.J. will be kept in a somewhat private environment. No roomies, and little exposure to the general inmate population.
It wouldn’t look good if the jailers allowed someone to gain stature in jail by slitting Juices throat like he did his ex and Goldman.
What (( IF )) O’bama cut him(O.J.) loose?..
I’ll bet you if there was 7-24 media coverage of this trial like last time there would be riots again.
The guards (i.e. "Corrections Officers") won't be able to isolate him from the general population unless they put him in "the hole" for good. There is no way OJ would agree to that. Solitary confinement is its own kind of hell.
Prisons have a subculture which contains their own "government." Most of it is run by gangs that are divided among racial lines: Black gangs, Hispanic gangs, and White gangs.
Blacks and Hispanics are not minorities in prisons - in many cases they are majorities. Therefore, they have real power through numbers.
OJ will join the black gang and seek protection there. The guards will not be able to protect him 24/7 - and in reality the guards even deal with the gangs on the inside because they know they have real power and authority on the inside.
Guards could not prevent Jeffrey Dahmer from being killed either - and he was as high profile as you can get.
Good grief. The man just wanted his stuff back.
Like I always say, the Demonrats are the party of the OJ jury. It says it all and is a perfect description.
You got that right. Simple, really. Last time it was a media feeding frenzy which fueled the hysteria. This time, the media is “in the tank” for Obama. They will NOT push this like they did before....they simply don’t want to risk the wrath of white voters. I predict we’ve heard the last of OJ until after the election, if then.
And, IMHO, a lot backed him only to stick it to The Man. Innocence or guilt was immaterial.
I don't believe it. Blacks thought he was just as guilty as whites did. However, the majority of blacks appeared to take more joy in the perception of sticking it to whitey, than in doling out justice.
And the fact is, before the first trial, OJ was the "whitest black man" in America. He was the toast of White America.
If there had been two whites on his original jury, he would not have been acquitted. All the OJ jury did was make people like me aware of the game: most blacks are more more eager for revenge than justice.
Why would OJ need to be separated? Even at 61 he's a very strong and fit man. Also I suspsect the black gangs would respect him. He won't be anyone's bitch. In fact he'll probably end up getting himself a white bitch.
So if somehow I came in to have some of your crap,
(no put down meant as we all have our own cherished crap) you feel it ok to come over with a bunch of thugs to get it showing guns?
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