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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s really tragic that the Brown and Goldman families did not get justice because of “payback.”  [/quote]

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I agree. However I also believe it is tragedy that black jurors would have so much pain and anger that they would acquit to "send a message." And that millions of others would agree with it. The fact that it got to that point says to me that we (me included although I'm biracial/Asian) are not listening (to their cries). We hear one pain, but not the other. Then criticize AAs when we don't like how they display their frustration.

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I know 20 years later, it looks like payback or sending a message, but at the time I don't believe it was.  The now middle aged female juror even stated if the prosecution hadnt presented them such a sloppy case (and putting aside hatred for OJ, the case was sloppy) the result could have been different.

I also think many of the jurors had a negative view or maybe even experience with law enforcement.   It made it easy for them to set aside logic and believe the possibility of a conspiracy. And the documentary did a great job showing the climate in LA at the time that contributed to this.  Add that to the fact Furman pleaded the fifth when asked if he had planted evidence in the case (smart move by the defense, he probably would have plead the fifth if asked if the sky was blue), and you get a not guilty verdict.  [/quote]

One of the jurors explicitly said it was payback.

But I agree that the even legally, reasonable doubt was there. Seems like LE were trying to frame a guilty man. Wonder what they did to innocent ones.[/quote]

Yes I heard this, she is an elderly woman now and notice the word "payback" was first suggested by the interviewer.  I don't believe [i]at the time [/i]she was thinking "yay we let a murderer get off", but maybe "yay we didn't let LAPD get away with their bs" [/quote]

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