An interesting take on the O.J. trial mess from the Sports Guy ~ if ever there were a legitimate rationale to interrupt a Rocket finals game I guess this would be the reason. The article is fairly long so i'll just post a paragraph... O.J., Ten years later By Bill Simmons Page 2 That weekend I was visiting friends in Connecticut, prepared for a raging night on the town: Pitchers of beer, some shuffleboard, maybe even a late-night stop for chili-and-cheese fries. Once the white Bronco materialized on the 405, we never left the house. Poor NBC was stuck with Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Rockets and Knicks, bouncing between O.J. & A.C. and Ewing & Olajuwon. Finally they settled on a ludicrous split-screen, which seemed to satisfy everyone -- those who cared about the game, and those who were waiting to see if O.J. would blow his brains out on national TV. Link
It's hard to believe that was 10 years ago. But the biggest contribution came from F. Lee Bailey, the renowned trial lawyer who came off as a trembling self-parody in the disappointing Fuhrman cross-examination. He made up for it later in the trial by successfully goading Darden -- whispering into his ear, "You have the balls of a field mouse" -- prompting an enraged Darden to have Simpson try on the gloves found at the murder scene without knowing if they would fit. In the Pantheon Of Horrible Ideas, that one ranked somewhere between "Bowie over MJ" and "The Magic Hour."
I believe he did it so in that sense he should be. But I also believe it was a fair trial, so in that sense he shouldn't. There wasn't any malice in the jury's decision. As the article stated, most people weren't familar with DNA evidence so once you get a cop lying on the stand then every thing is up for grabs. The prosecution did a poor job of damage control.
I lost total coverage. I had to listen to the game on the radio in Syracuse. I was ready to kill oj myself.
There should be no question in most rational people's minds that OJ killed his wife and Ron Goldman. However, he was found not guilty of the crime. Doesn't mean he didn't do it.
Looks like Simmons has read Jeffrey Toobin's book on the trial. I just read it again recently and the synopsis is almost exactly the same. It is a very interesting read.
Honestly 10 yrs later. . . i just don't know for the most part I think he AT THE VERY LEAST . . . .He KNOWS Who did it Rocket River
He had a cut on his arm and blood all over; his DNA was all over the place. Why do you think he just KNOWS who did it...I cannot see how one cannot think that he DID IT.
