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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember the day OJ got off.  I was teaching at the time - and was the minority in my classroom.  The kids were overjoyed and had no problem sharing their enthusiasm with me.  "Ms. X, isn't it great that OJ is innocent?"

Personally, I think he was guilty and didn't know how to react.  Most students, however, had followed the trial very closely and had come up with some observations that they believed helped prove his innocence.

What got me were their cheerful reactions in telling me - not to rub it in a white person's face - but to actually share their happiness regarding the verdict. According to most, it was not a racial issue; it was a legal one.

very interesting times indeed[/quote]

I could have written this. I too was teaching; a class of 8th graders. They were thrilled. They were about 70% white, the rest other minority. I just said "I have no opinion" and left it at that. I didn't think it was my place to express my opinion on such a matter.

But I was so disappointed that someone, somewhere, convinced them that they should agree that he wasn't guilty. [/quote]

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