OJ simpson Died

[Anonymous]

Watch the ESPN documentary.

It wouldn't have never mattered how well the prosecution presented its case, OJ was getting off no matter what because the one black juror said it was going to be payback for Rodney King. I remember when that bombshell was dropped in the ESPN doc. OJ was always going to walk out of there scot free no.matyer what.

[Anonymous]

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/norm-macdonald-oj-simpson-death-1235002811/amp/

Norm is trending due to the news of OJ’s passing, and this Rolling Stone article explains why.

Best summary of why Norm’s relentless quips was actually an important commentary on not only the man, but also the media frenzy surrounding the trial.

Norm was a gem. A courageous gem who never stopped.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

To my mind this is one of the three real tragedies of this whole situation:

1) that OJ, who I think had some real talents and charm, managed to grow up in a way where he had a lot of unresolved anger/rage issues….he sublimated it through football, but never dealt with whatever demons he had. This is true of so many men from rough backgrounds or neighborhoods and it’s a tragedy each time.

2) That Nicole didn’t have the family support or self-esteem to choose a different path, and kept getting pulled back to him even after he beat her terribly, and all their fancy friends and the police turned a blind eye because he was rich and famous

3) That the LAPD allowed racist liars to so infect the department that the jurors, and much of the country, just could not trust the evidence and ended up disliking the LAPD even more than they did OJ.

It just highlights three of the saddest, most problematic parts of our country’s race, gender and class dynamics. It’s incredibly sad on so many levels.

What you have written here has been the most insightful response I have seen on this thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

To my mind this is one of the three real tragedies of this whole situation:

1) that OJ, who I think had some real talents and charm, managed to grow up in a way where he had a lot of unresolved anger/rage issues….he sublimated it through football, but never dealt with whatever demons he had. This is true of so many men from rough backgrounds or neighborhoods and it’s a tragedy each time.

2) That Nicole didn’t have the family support or self-esteem to choose a different path, and kept getting pulled back to him even after he beat her terribly, and all their fancy friends and the police turned a blind eye because he was rich and famous

3) That the LAPD allowed racist liars to so infect the department that the jurors, and much of the country, just could not trust the evidence and ended up disliking the LAPD even more than they did OJ.

It just highlights three of the saddest, most problematic parts of our country’s race, gender and class dynamics. It’s incredibly sad on so many levels.

What you have written here has been the most insightful response I have seen on this thread.

You are both missing the most critical point:

The media frenzy around this trial marks a turning point in our society…when the news became entertainment, the media shifted from “just the facts” to a business model that commercialized the news. Infotainment became a thing…and that thing ultimately destroyed reporting by putting a spin on everything to make it juicy.

Icymi: The polarization started long before Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

To my mind this is one of the three real tragedies of this whole situation:

1) that OJ, who I think had some real talents and charm, managed to grow up in a way where he had a lot of unresolved anger/rage issues….he sublimated it through football, but never dealt with whatever demons he had. This is true of so many men from rough backgrounds or neighborhoods and it’s a tragedy each time.

2) That Nicole didn’t have the family support or self-esteem to choose a different path, and kept getting pulled back to him even after he beat her terribly, and all their fancy friends and the police turned a blind eye because he was rich and famous

3) That the LAPD allowed racist liars to so infect the department that the jurors, and much of the country, just could not trust the evidence and ended up disliking the LAPD even more than they did OJ.

It just highlights three of the saddest, most problematic parts of our country’s race, gender and class dynamics. It’s incredibly sad on so many levels.

I just want to take issue with the bolded - out of a post I agree with nearly entirely, I do take issue with that sentence because it stereotypes domestic abusers/tyrants as largely being from poor backgrounds. That just isn't true. Domestic abuse crosses all SES and is just as prevalent across them, but it is just not as often arrested and prosecuted in the middle and upper classes as it is among the poor.

Nicole & OJ's story was the perfect example of that phenomenon, and there was a country filled with middle class and UMC battered wives and girlfriends who saw themselves in Nicole and for once didn't turn away. But usually, we turn away or minimize and that is why domestic abuse never goes away - because boys across SES all over this country have that model of 'manhood' as their primary experience of being male and how to treat women, and the behavior and cycle of abuse perpetuates.

This tribute to Nicole Brown is one of the best things ever written about the case - it says a lot about domestic violence in America, and sadly, everything in this essay is still true and relevant today: In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

[Anonymous]

If anyone is interested in a very (very) in depth podcast of the OJ Simpson case, check out “You’re Wrong About”. They have like 13 OJ episodes and they actually tapered off and stopped making them once they got to the actual trial part because the podcasters said they just didn’t have it in them anymore to continue it, which disappointed me. But it’s SO in depth in describing Nicole Brown, their relationship, the murder, the aftermath of the murder , and the early stages of the trial. I really enjoyed the deep dive.

[Anonymous]

In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson- really good piece


http://evergreenreview.com/read/in-memory-of-nicole-brown-simpson/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We also have OJ to thank for the Kardashians. That’s his second biggest crime.

What do you mean?

One of OJ's defense attys was the Kardashian's father (who is now deceased).

Actually, not really part of the legal team that made decisions. Kardashian was a friend of OJ's who had gone to law school but was not practicing law at the time. In order to keep whatever kardashian knew confidential, he became part of the "legal team" for client-attorney privilege. Facts.

He argued parts of the case before the court and signed pleadings. His participation was tangible.

I do recall what you're saying about why he was on the team as being true. Don't remember the motivation.

[Anonymous]

OJ had a dark past and rough upbringing.

Daily Mail running article about his late father, Jimmy Lee.

From the above: The child of a broken home, he grew up on a grim housing project in San Francisco, so poor that he developed rickets and had to wear steel braces on his skinny legs.

His father was reportedly a well-known drag queen who later announced he was gay and died from AIDS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

To my mind this is one of the three real tragedies of this whole situation:

1) that OJ, who I think had some real talents and charm, managed to grow up in a way where he had a lot of unresolved anger/rage issues….he sublimated it through football, but never dealt with whatever demons he had. This is true of so many men from rough backgrounds or neighborhoods and it’s a tragedy each time.

2) That Nicole didn’t have the family support or self-esteem to choose a different path, and kept getting pulled back to him even after he beat her terribly, and all their fancy friends and the police turned a blind eye because he was rich and famous

3) That the LAPD allowed racist liars to so infect the department that the jurors, and much of the country, just could not trust the evidence and ended up disliking the LAPD even more than they did OJ.

It just highlights three of the saddest, most problematic parts of our country’s race, gender and class dynamics. It’s incredibly sad on so many levels.

I just want to take issue with the bolded - out of a post I agree with nearly entirely, I do take issue with that sentence because it stereotypes domestic abusers/tyrants as largely being from poor backgrounds. That just isn't true. Domestic abuse crosses all SES and is just as prevalent across them, but it is just not as often arrested and prosecuted in the middle and upper classes as it is among the poor.

Nicole & OJ's story was the perfect example of that phenomenon, and there was a country filled with middle class and UMC battered wives and girlfriends who saw themselves in Nicole and for once didn't turn away. But usually, we turn away or minimize and that is why domestic abuse never goes away - because boys across SES all over this country have that model of 'manhood' as their primary experience of being male and how to treat women, and the behavior and cycle of abuse perpetuates.

This tribute to Nicole Brown is one of the best things ever written about the case - it says a lot about domestic violence in America, and sadly, everything in this essay is still true and relevant today: In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

+1

George Huguely IV comes to mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

To my mind this is one of the three real tragedies of this whole situation:

1) that OJ, who I think had some real talents and charm, managed to grow up in a way where he had a lot of unresolved anger/rage issues….he sublimated it through football, but never dealt with whatever demons he had. This is true of so many men from rough backgrounds or neighborhoods and it’s a tragedy each time.

2) That Nicole didn’t have the family support or self-esteem to choose a different path, and kept getting pulled back to him even after he beat her terribly, and all their fancy friends and the police turned a blind eye because he was rich and famous

3) That the LAPD allowed racist liars to so infect the department that the jurors, and much of the country, just could not trust the evidence and ended up disliking the LAPD even more than they did OJ.

It just highlights three of the saddest, most problematic parts of our country’s race, gender and class dynamics. It’s incredibly sad on so many levels.

I just want to take issue with the bolded - out of a post I agree with nearly entirely, I do take issue with that sentence because it stereotypes domestic abusers/tyrants as largely being from poor backgrounds. That just isn't true. Domestic abuse crosses all SES and is just as prevalent across them, but it is just not as often arrested and prosecuted in the middle and upper classes as it is among the poor.

Nicole & OJ's story was the perfect example of that phenomenon, and there was a country filled with middle class and UMC battered wives and girlfriends who saw themselves in Nicole and for once didn't turn away. But usually, we turn away or minimize and that is why domestic abuse never goes away - because boys across SES all over this country have that model of 'manhood' as their primary experience of being male and how to treat women, and the behavior and cycle of abuse perpetuates.

This tribute to Nicole Brown is one of the best things ever written about the case - it says a lot about domestic violence in America, and sadly, everything in this essay is still true and relevant today: In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

I don’t think the PP was saying most abusers have traumatic backgrounds. I think they were saying that many men who come from rough backgrounds suppress their issues until they bubble up in unhealthy ways. It’s a problem with men being taught to deal with things internally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

To my mind this is one of the three real tragedies of this whole situation:

1) that OJ, who I think had some real talents and charm, managed to grow up in a way where he had a lot of unresolved anger/rage issues….he sublimated it through football, but never dealt with whatever demons he had. This is true of so many men from rough backgrounds or neighborhoods and it’s a tragedy each time.

2) That Nicole didn’t have the family support or self-esteem to choose a different path, and kept getting pulled back to him even after he beat her terribly, and all their fancy friends and the police turned a blind eye because he was rich and famous

3) That the LAPD allowed racist liars to so infect the department that the jurors, and much of the country, just could not trust the evidence and ended up disliking the LAPD even more than they did OJ.

It just highlights three of the saddest, most problematic parts of our country’s race, gender and class dynamics. It’s incredibly sad on so many levels.

I just want to take issue with the bolded - out of a post I agree with nearly entirely, I do take issue with that sentence because it stereotypes domestic abusers/tyrants as largely being from poor backgrounds. That just isn't true. Domestic abuse crosses all SES and is just as prevalent across them, but it is just not as often arrested and prosecuted in the middle and upper classes as it is among the poor.

Nicole & OJ's story was the perfect example of that phenomenon, and there was a country filled with middle class and UMC battered wives and girlfriends who saw themselves in Nicole and for once didn't turn away. But usually, we turn away or minimize and that is why domestic abuse never goes away - because boys across SES all over this country have that model of 'manhood' as their primary experience of being male and how to treat women, and the behavior and cycle of abuse perpetuates.

This tribute to Nicole Brown is one of the best things ever written about the case - it says a lot about domestic violence in America, and sadly, everything in this essay is still true and relevant today: In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

I don’t think the PP was saying most abusers have traumatic backgrounds. I think they were saying that many men who come from rough backgrounds suppress their issues until they bubble up in unhealthy ways. It’s a problem with men being taught to deal with things internally.

No she is ignoring that many men with no rough background are abusers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

To my mind this is one of the three real tragedies of this whole situation:

1) that OJ, who I think had some real talents and charm, managed to grow up in a way where he had a lot of unresolved anger/rage issues….he sublimated it through football, but never dealt with whatever demons he had. This is true of so many men from rough backgrounds or neighborhoods and it’s a tragedy each time.

2) That Nicole didn’t have the family support or self-esteem to choose a different path, and kept getting pulled back to him even after he beat her terribly, and all their fancy friends and the police turned a blind eye because he was rich and famous

3) That the LAPD allowed racist liars to so infect the department that the jurors, and much of the country, just could not trust the evidence and ended up disliking the LAPD even more than they did OJ.

It just highlights three of the saddest, most problematic parts of our country’s race, gender and class dynamics. It’s incredibly sad on so many levels.

I just want to take issue with the bolded - out of a post I agree with nearly entirely, I do take issue with that sentence because it stereotypes domestic abusers/tyrants as largely being from poor backgrounds. That just isn't true. Domestic abuse crosses all SES and is just as prevalent across them, but it is just not as often arrested and prosecuted in the middle and upper classes as it is among the poor.

Nicole & OJ's story was the perfect example of that phenomenon, and there was a country filled with middle class and UMC battered wives and girlfriends who saw themselves in Nicole and for once didn't turn away. But usually, we turn away or minimize and that is why domestic abuse never goes away - because boys across SES all over this country have that model of 'manhood' as their primary experience of being male and how to treat women, and the behavior and cycle of abuse perpetuates.

This tribute to Nicole Brown is one of the best things ever written about the case - it says a lot about domestic violence in America, and sadly, everything in this essay is still true and relevant today: In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

I don’t think the PP was saying most abusers have traumatic backgrounds. I think they were saying that many men who come from rough backgrounds suppress their issues until they bubble up in unhealthy ways. It’s a problem with men being taught to deal with things internally.

And what I'm saying is PP is wrong, and the bolded from what you wrote is the truth of the matter. Many men from ALL backgrounds suppress their issues until they bubble up in unhealthy ways - that is pretty much at the core of toxic masculinity. Many boys never learn to process their emotions in healthy ways, and the grow into men who process their emotions at the expense of a woman's psyche and bodily integrity. And those men come from 'born with a silver spoon' just as often as from inner city low income backgrounds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

Innocent people don't flee the scene with their passport, cash, a gun, and hair dye in their car.

Exactly how would hair dye help a black 6’1 200 lb ex football player with a distinct gait, who’s face was plastered all over America, escape detection?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He died before he was able to find the real killer!

I’ve always believed the real killer was his son from his first wife. Jason was a chef , had some sort of rage/bipolar disorder and a restraining order for wanting to stab an ex gf. Huge red flags there. OJ apparently hated blood and suffered from arthritis. An arthritic man stabbing over and over two adults including a karate trained Ron never tracked for me and the closeness his kids have to him also confirms my suspicions. The oldest boy was crazy

But yet it was OJs blood at the scene and the victims’ blood was in OJs car and on clothing found in his bedroom. And oh wait, OJ was insanely possessive and had a history of beating Nicole, but sure it was Jason.

The blood on the scene is controversial because his defense was able to note that OJ was getting blood drawn while he was in jail to aid the investigation. The defense was able to use Mark Fuhrmans racism and LAPD’s past history of planting blood on the scene for black suspects to be able to get OJ acquitted. So much focus was on the glove but it was really the Fuhrmann comments and his history of evidence planting that really ruined the case . The entire prosecution says they knew things were over after that because the judge was not happy and neither were the jurors about Furhman

Innocent people don't flee the scene with their passport, cash, a gun, and hair dye in their car.

Exactly how would hair dye help a black 6’1 200 lb ex football player with a distinct gait, who’s face was plastered all over America, escape detection?

Additionally, PP doesn't realize what black men living in very corrupt police districts felt in the 1990s. Every decade we have made more progress on social injustice, but even with all the progress since the civil rights era of the 1960's, in the 1990's, if you were a black man targeted by largely white police forces in corrupt areas, you were essentially assumed to be guilty until proven innocent. Plus, as was shown, the LA police had absolutely no compunction against planting evidence to support their charges. Back then, affluent, large-white communities blamed all their woes on minorities who were often scapegoated to protect white privileged individuals.

This is completely aside from whether OJ was guilty or innocent. The fact is that a black man in the 1990's being charged by the LAPD was virtually an open and shut case and the black man was going to be found guilty whether he was or not.

Yes, I know that many of you privileged white people cannot fathom how multi-tiered the justice system was against those that were non-white, but it was and anyone who was not white was very pleased to see someone escape from the very prejudicial justice system, even if he was guilty. It gave hope that maybe precedent would be set and would help the many innocent minority suspects from being ground up by the biased and bigoted system.