OJ Simpson dead

[MCFC Wirral]

I remember how big it was but never really understood why. Seems a huge miscarriage of justice now.

 

[Axel Freed]

Happy news.

Hopefully the stupid, ill intentioned, frankly racist jurors who acquitted him in the murder trial die awful deaths too

Some closure at last for the families of the victims

 

[Gray]

Smirking murdering twat

 

[hilts]

There was a lot of racial prejudice by police against black America at the time. There were several notable incidents where police officers got off with murdering black people which led to the community not trusting the police in the slightest.

The result was that when OJ was arrested the general feeling from black Americans was that this was another attempt by the police to shit over black people and their biggest star.

The jury for the trial was a black majority and they basically refused to incriminate OJ because of that fear it was a set up. OJ basically benefitted from the way innocent black people had been badly treated previously.

I don't actually believe many people thought he was innocent just that they hated the police more than they cared for the two victims. It was a terrible verdict and a stain on race relations in America at that time. Most had made their minds up before the trial had even started which is shameful for all concerned.

 

[ancoats]

OJ Simpson to get a state funeral

I heard they are going to race the Hurst down the freeway and let the LAPD police cars chase it

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I used to watch the trial almost every night, I found it fascinating. The one abiding memory I have is that the prosecution seemed completely out of their depth. Like having Harry Maguire as the lead prosecutor, own goal after own goal.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Race had a big impact. Prosecution's case was in tatters with the recordings of that officer using the N word. The heavy handed policing against black communities were just given further evidence of racism within the police force. Unfortunately a lot of black communities saw it as a fight against the police and establishment ...

I was teaching a class the afternoon the verdict came out, school was about 50:50 white:black students. All the black students and a fair few of the white went dancing and shouting through the hallways in wild celebration. By contrast a colleague & friend an older generation black woman shook her head and said no, I know he did it.

 

[Edghill OG]

I was teaching a class the afternoon the verdict came out, school was about 50:50 white:black students. All the black students and a fair few of the white went dancing and shouting through the hallways in wild celebration. By contrast a colleague & friend an older generation black woman shook her head and said no, I know he did it.

Absolutely pathetic.

Have your work cut out trying to educate that lot.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

I used to watch the trial almost every night, I found it fascinating. The one abiding memory I have is that the prosecution seemed completely out of their depth. Like having Harry Maguire as the lead prosecutor, own goal after own goal.

Talk about miscarriage of justice and McLiars name pops up. Spooky!!

 

[SCEtoAUX]

No reference to the iconic Spinal Tap album yet? This place is going to the dogs.

Smell the Glove?