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re: Boards opinion of the O.J. Trial
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:23 pm to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:23 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Ito wanted to be a star. He loved the theatrics of Simpson's team.
Meh, from everything I've read he was just a weak, spineless judge who allowed himself to be bullied (and starstruck) by a defense team full of rock stars. Ito didn't want to be a star -- he's still serving on the bench and has never given and interview or written a book.
The judge in the (I think) Anna Nicole Smith case was the one who was playing to the cameras and got carried away with the ridiculous theatrics in an effort to parlay the proceedings into celebrity status and/or a better gig. He was the one who carried on with tantrums and crying and all that nonsense.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:28 pm to The Spleen
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I had mono during a large portion of that trial and watched it everyday. What a clownshow that whole thing was. He was clearly guilty and the prosecution didn't know what they were doing. Judge was pretty stupid as well from what I remember.
They mishandled it from day one, but it was also clear early on that they were significantly outclassed by the likes of Cochran, Bailey, and Shapiro and did a poor job of keeping focus on the evidence.
Case in point -- I read something recently where the prosecution wasn't going to have him try on the gloves, but Bailey kept goaded Darden into it on approach, calling him a coward. Darden's temper and ego got the best of him, and the rest is history.
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:43 pm to Wishnitwas1998
frick no, no one with half a brain think OJ didn't do it.
This will come across as racist, but I don't care.
My lasting impression of the OJ saga was the stupidity of the majority of black people actually believing OJ was innocent.
This will come across as racist, but I don't care.
My lasting impression of the OJ saga was the stupidity of the majority of black people actually believing OJ was innocent.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:46 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
And btw, the trial was lost when the LA supreme court moved it from the Santa Monica court system to downtown LA where the jury ended up 8 or 9 blacks, 2 whites, and an Asian.
The prosecution made mistakes, but I remember watching the verdict announcement and being shocked. There was enough evidence to overcome REASONABLE doubt.
The prosecution made mistakes, but I remember watching the verdict announcement and being shocked. There was enough evidence to overcome REASONABLE doubt.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 7:24 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
He did it, of course he did. The police botched the investigation and the prosecution was outclassed by the defense. Was it premeditated? Don't know, probably. But even though he was found not gulity, he has still lost everything - money, popularity, influence, respect. He's a pariah, and that's as it should be.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 7:32 pm to semotruman
Yeah, it turned out ok.
Just still annoys me he was found not guilty in the criminal trial.
Annoys me even more that so many assholes were happy about it.
Just still annoys me he was found not guilty in the criminal trial.
Annoys me even more that so many assholes were happy about it.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 7:37 pm to semotruman
Pretty sure he still has his mansion in Florida. THat going to jail for beating the shite out of that guy for stealing memorabilia is probably his biggest regret.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 7:51 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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And btw, the trial was lost when the LA supreme court moved it from the Santa Monica court system to downtown LA where the jury ended up 8 or 9 blacks, 2 whites, and an Asian. The prosecution made mistakes, but I remember watching the verdict announcement and being shocked. There was enough evidence to overcome REASONABLE doubt.
If you read about the jury bios, you'll definitely see that the prosecution lost the case at jury selection. I think none of them had college degrees, two hadn't finished high school, a few said up front they didn't understand or believe in DNA evidence, and more than one professed admiration for Simpson.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 7:56 pm to Feral
Black people need to stop lying.
1. Rodney King should have got his arse beat for driving drunk in a Hyundai.
2. OJ did it.
3. Rosa Parks ain't do nothing but sit her black arse down.
1. Rodney King should have got his arse beat for driving drunk in a Hyundai.
2. OJ did it.
3. Rosa Parks ain't do nothing but sit her black arse down.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:04 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Black people need to stop lying.
1. Rodney King should have got his arse beat for driving drunk in a Hyundai.
YEAH!!!!
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2. OJ did it.
YEAH!!!!
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3. Rosa Parks ain't do nothing but sit her black arse down.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:16 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
I was always an OJ fan and didn't want to believe he was guilty but his behavior during the Bronco chase and the mountain of circumstancial and DNA evidence that came up during the trial is what made it painfully obvious he was guilty. I didn't want him to be but it was obvious he was.
I'll never forget where I was when the verdict was read. I was getting something to eat at the Ferguson Center on campus. I'll never forget the eruption of cheers when it was announced. I felt disgusted at the seeming lack of respect for two people that nearly had their heads cut off. I wasn't that invested in the verdict but it almost felt like those cheering the verdict were rubbing everyone's nose in it. It was disturbing to see people THAT jubilant over a verdict not involving a friend or family member.
I'll never forget where I was when the verdict was read. I was getting something to eat at the Ferguson Center on campus. I'll never forget the eruption of cheers when it was announced. I felt disgusted at the seeming lack of respect for two people that nearly had their heads cut off. I wasn't that invested in the verdict but it almost felt like those cheering the verdict were rubbing everyone's nose in it. It was disturbing to see people THAT jubilant over a verdict not involving a friend or family member.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:42 pm to Wishnitwas1998
This is a great book if you're interested in the OJ Trial... It's only like $15 on Amazon... Bugliosi wrote Helter Skelter and he is considered by many to be one of the most innovative prosecutors in the history of American law.
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:51 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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I don't care.
It's never really moved the needle for me either.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:55 pm to Wishnitwas1998
I loved the trial. Our history teacher made us watch both the chase and the proceedings during class. He said it was historical.
Looking back, I realize he was just a lazy frick.
Looking back, I realize he was just a lazy frick.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 9:08 pm to PrivatePublic
OJ never planned on being alive for the trial.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 9:50 pm to Stacked
Nope. He thought there was no way he had a chance after all the evidence he left. Bloody socks in his bedroom, dripped his blood and their blood inside his bronco, outside his bronco, on the driveway at his house. The bloody glove with his blood in it. The incredibly rare and expensive shoes that only 400 pairs were evermade and they matched the size 12 bloody shoe print to one of those pairs which he owned one of. The cut on his finger he told the police he couldn't remember how he got. The eyewitness that saw a white bronco speeding away from the murder scene at the time the murders occured. The limo driver saying there was no white bronco parked in the driveway when he arrived, but there was 20 minutes later and oj claiming he was asleep and the bronco was there all along. The massive motive.
I mean hell, about the only evidence that wasn't there was a tv crew to film the murder.
And given the jury I think they still would have found him not guilty. That jury, verdict, and especially reaction should be a total embarrassment to every black american who supported it, then and now.
Should be an embarrassment to anyone who supported it really, but I say black in this case because polling showed a massive race divide.
I mean hell, about the only evidence that wasn't there was a tv crew to film the murder.
And given the jury I think they still would have found him not guilty. That jury, verdict, and especially reaction should be a total embarrassment to every black american who supported it, then and now.
Should be an embarrassment to anyone who supported it really, but I say black in this case because polling showed a massive race divide.
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:49 pm to Govt Tide
Yeah I was also picking up lunch on a college campus (not A&M) when verdict was read on TV. One other buddy and I just glared at each other, disgusted by all the idiots around us applauding and cheering like they had just witnessed a last minute touchdown.
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 6/16/14 at 11:07 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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