“THIS for me was never about ‘ratings’, but a flash image of what American society has deteriorated into .... TRUTH is the first casualty of any civil society. “
And the Jury verdict comfirmed what many of us have suspected was going on for decades.
Lying is acceptable, all men are molestors, common sense has disappeared. Attorney’s with filthy mouths have brought our Court Rooms to nothing but sleezy bar rooms. Honest people are ridiculed. Mothers having their children sleep in the same bed as she and some guy she’s known for less than a month is perfectly acceptable behavour. And in fact makes her a good mom.
This was the white OJ trial.
Identity theft, check fraud, credit card fraud. Hey no biggee.
Kill your kid, Oh Well.
The Jury is an indictment of the American Educqtion system.
While I may make an occasional comment on this specific case, I am almost cauterized to the mentality of those who without one ounce of common sense say the 'system' worked. IF the system worked then why is the state entertaining the notion a new law is required to have people with custody of children now be required to report a child missing within 48 hours and an 'accidental' death (cough cough) within 2 hours.
I think I will now go a make myself some 'sun' tea.
Marty, you said it all. Those of us who watched were mesmerized by the collapse of our society as shown by a small, crazy nuclear family, a vulgar lawyer and the disgusting viewers in the gallery.
You can read a hundred articles in the National Review and the Weekly Standard about the collapse of American values - but nothing brings it home like a live trial.
There was one totally unsung hero in this story: Ms. Drane-Burdock. Her professional demeanor and hard work was an inspiration.