O.J. Simpson confessed murder to Oprah

OJ's acquittal was not about race. It was about fame and money. Rich people get away with things the average person would not. If you are under the impression that our legal system has EVER been slanted in FAVOR of black people, you're completely bonkers.

Even if he killed her in self defense, what's his excuse for murdering Ron Goldman as well? Just because he had the urge to do so? His explanation doesn't wash. I don't recall that ever being brought up in his trial. If that was true, why wasn't it focused on? Anyway, now he can rot in prison. Hopefully, he'll come to the same demise his victims did. So be it.

Deuce said:

OJ's acquittal was not about race. It was about fame and money. Rich people get away with things the average person would not. If you are under the impression that our legal system has EVER been slanted in FAVOR of black people, you're completely bonkers.

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you obviously didn't watch the trial. it was all about race. his acquittal depended upon johnny cochran manipulating
the jury into believing the LAPD was a completely racist organization out solely to pin false charges on a wealthy black man.
it depended on him convincing the jury that the cops planted evidence for racist reasons.

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I met OJ after he moved to Miami and came in contact with him occasionally. He came off as a very friendly person and acted as if we were old friends upon our first meeting. I've never met anyone who portrayed himself that way. I don't know if it was an act or real. I also noticed his limp every time I saw him. I wondered if that was real as well.

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That limp was prob'ly from when he got his foot caught in his mouth and when he pulled it out the leg was shorter. LOLOLOLOL!

lewstherin said:

you obviously didn't watch the trial. it was all about race. his acquittal depended upon johnny cochran manipulating
the jury into believing the LAPD was a completely racist organization out solely to pin false charges on a wealthy black man.
it depended on him convincing the jury that the cops planted evidence for racist reasons.

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Well having racists like Mark Fuhrman on the LAPD was good for them indeed. But if the glove doesn't fit thing is what won that damn trial. It was brilliant:2razz:

Kali said:

It had nothing to do with race. He had kick ass lawyers and no he should not be executed as he was foud not guilty by a jury of his peers.

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He had a jury that was more concerned with preventing riots in the black community, than serving justice.

Deuce said:

OJ's acquittal was not about race. It was about fame and money. Rich people get away with things the average person would not. If you are under the impression that our legal system has EVER been slanted in FAVOR of black people, you're completely bonkers.

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I agree... OJ's acquittal was about money. He effectively bought his freedom by hiring that "dream team" of lawyers to taint the entire proceedings with so much speculative BS, that a "not guilty" verdict was inevitable.

The whole "Glove don't fit" charade, the phony LAPD planting evidence, and the "Mark Ferman's a racist" crap, was enough BS to overcome a mountain of physical evidence, including DNA evidence, blood on his Bronco, blood on his socks, along with very damming witness testimony from Cato and the Limo driver. Never was there a man as undoubtedly guilty, as OJ Simpson was.

His acquittal was one of the countries greatest miscarriages of justice and with out a doubt, the saddest day in the history of the American judicial system. The day that verdict was read, I will never forget how sad and disgusted I felt, watching the crowds of black people cheer his acquittal... I couldn't believe that so many of them (over 70% according to the polls) thought it was more important for a black man to win, than for a murderer to punished for his crimes. It saddened me that so many people still put race above right and wrong.

lewstherin said:

well, i really doubt too many people care about one gangster killing another. but a man who slashes up 2 innocent people, one of these
people being the mother of 2 small children might have a slight different effect, ya think?

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Innocent people get slashed up everyday and get no justice. Now go make a big deal out of a case that isn't 20 years old.

I'm sure if the victims weren't white, people wouldn't be making such a big deal out of it.

Animus said:

Innocent people get slashed up everyday and get no justice. Now go make a big deal out of a case that isn't 20 years old.

I'm sure if the victims weren't white, people wouldn't be making such a big deal out of it.

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The race card? Are you for real? Let me guess... You think OJ was framed and were one of the people who celebrated when the "not guilty" verdict was read?

You know, it's people like you that assure that racism will never die in America.

lewstherin said:

this really isn't about OJ himself. it's about racial division within america and who's to blame.

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If no other post confirmed your assessment, the below post most certainly does.

Misterveritis said:

So to all of you who believed you needed to vote for the one term president Obama last time to show you were not racist please use your next opportunity to vote for anybody but the Marxist to show us that you are not stupid.

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Councilman said:

Too bad he can't be held and executed for it.

I would like to thow this in faces of the jury that allowed him to walk because he is black.

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OJ wasn't found guilty simply because the evidence wasn't compelling enough to convict him - PERIOD. Had less to to do about with him being Black than it did about the evidence as presented in the case. While race did play a role, it wasn't the primary factor in acquitting him.

Sure, there were some Black people who cheered for him, but you have to understand the racial atmosphere that was prevalent in LA at the time. With all the local police cracking down on gang violence (and as we know most LA gang membership consists of Blacks and Hispanics), and the subsequent racial profiling that ensued - some of it unwarranted - it's no wonder many Blacks felt vindicated in some measure. However, if you watched the trail or read any of the books covering the matter, you'd know that as far as the trial was concerned, race wasn't the prominent issue of concern during the trial, but rather the evidence itself, or rather the lack thereof.

He could never be placed at the murder scene at the time of their deaths.

No murder weapon was ever found.

The DNA evidence was inconclusive.

The blood splatter patterns under expert testimony was rendered inconsistent with how blood normally splatters when people are murdered in the manner described by the prosecutors.

The physical evidence presented - the gloves - did not come close to fitting the alleged murderer.

The evidence was circumstantial, but not conclusive. As such, the jury rendered a not guilty verdict.

Again, I believed the man either did it or knew who did, but a jury of his peers hearing the testimony and reviewing the evidence thought otherwise. And for the record, I am BLACK!!! So, you can throw that absurd racial partiality crap out the window.

Grim17 said:

I agree... OJ's acquittal was about money. He effectively bought his freedom by hiring that "dream team" of lawyers to taint the entire proceedings with so much speculative BS, that a "not guilty" verdict was inevitable.

The whole "Glove don't fit" charade, the phony LAPD planting evidence, and the "Mark Ferman's a racist" crap, was enough BS to overcome a mountain of physical evidence, including DNA evidence, blood on his Bronco, blood on his socks, along with very damming witness testimony from Cato and the Limo driver. Never was there a man as undoubtedly guilty, as OJ Simpson was.

His acquittal was one of the countries greatest miscarriages of justice and with out a doubt, the saddest day in the history of the American judicial system. The day that verdict was read, I will never forget how sad and disgusted I felt, watching the crowds of black people cheer his acquittal... I couldn't believe that so many of them (over 70% according to the polls) thought it was more important for a black man to win, than for a murderer to punished for his crimes. It saddened me that so many people still put race above right and wrong.

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I don't think it was so much OJ's lawyers as it was the incompetence of the prosecution. For instance, they should have put the glove on OJ. It was obvious he was just spreading his fingers out to make it appear not to fit.

The LAPD had a long and well documented history of abusing minorities. There is also the many cases of black males being unjustly strung to a tree for looking at white women the wrong way. The fact that a black man, even a rich one, could finally get a fair trial and maybe more had to represent a bit of a turning point for many blacks. This is not to justify the murder or a positive reaction to OJ's acquittal, but I can understand their reaction.

Objective Voice said:

OJ wasn't found guilty because the evidence simply wasn't compelling enough to convict him. Had nothing to do with him being Black. Sure, there were some Black people who cheered for him,

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It sure looked like jury nullification to me. Do you think a predominantly black jury would have let a white guy go free? It looked like nothing more than black los angelinos sticking their middle finger up in the air to the rest of America.

Misterveritis said:

It sure looked like jury nullification to me.

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This exact same argument was used during several trials held during the Civil Rights era and very few predominately White juries found White defendants guilty and the evidence presented was alot more conclusive. So, I won't let you get away with using the "jury nullification" argument here.

Do you think a predominantly black jury would have let a white guy go free?

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Honestly, yes. Some might not depending on the racial temperment of either the locality of where the trial takes place, as well as that of the country, but overall, I think a predominately Black jury would be very capable of rendering a not guilty verdict upon a White man if the evidence showed he didn't commit the crime he's been accused of committing. I just don't think you give Black people enough credit.

Having said that, the "locality and temperment" argument I mentioned above is exactly what took place for many of the trials held against White defendants during the Civil Right era. It's why many people fought to have such trials commuted to areas that weren't such racial hotbeds. Needless to say, they weren't very successful.

It looked like nothing more than black los angelinos sticking their middle finger up in the air to the rest of America.

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Perhaps, but maybe it looks like that to you because that's what you're looking for. Surely, you could have learned to put your racial hatred aside since then? If not, I pity you. Fact is, the trial was several years ago. Frankly, I don't think about OJ Simpson until someone else brings his name up, i.e., media, and that's usually because he did something stupid. I don't find it credible to support stupid people, do you?

Objective Voice said:

Originally Posted by Misterveritis
It sure looked like jury nullification to me.

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This exact same argument was used during several trials held during the Civil Rights era and very few predominately White juries found White defendants guilty and the evidence presented was alot more conclusive. So, I won't let you get away with using the "jury nullification" argument here.

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You don't have a choice in the matter.

Originally Posted by Misterveritis Do you think a predominantly black jury would have let a white guy go free?

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Objective Voice said:

Honestly, yes.

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Uh-huh.

Originally Posted by Misterveritis It looked like nothing more than black los angelinos sticking their middle finger up in the air to the rest of America.

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Objective Voice said:

Perhaps, but maybe it looks like that to you because that's what you're looking for.

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Or perhaps that is what they actually did.

Misterveritis said:

It sure looked like jury nullification to me. Do you think a predominantly black jury would have let a white guy go free? It looked like nothing more than black los angelinos sticking their middle finger up in the air to the rest of America.

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They would have convicted a white man. They were showing there finger to the LAPD. You guys act like black people should just overlook the years of racism they have suffered at the hands of a corrupt government organization and be completely above it.

How many white men have walked away from justice after juries have aquitted them of murdering blacks? But, no this is the case you focus on as racist. Okay.

RStringfield said:

They were showing there finger to the LAPD. You guys act like black people should just overlook the years of racism they have suffered at the hands of a corrupt government organization and be completely above it.

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Hence jury nullification. In LA, on that day, it was acceptable for a black man to cut up his wife and her friend, leaving large pools of blood and human debris.

RStringfield said:

How many white men have walked away from justice after juries have aquitted them of murdering blacks? But, no this is the case you focus on as racist. Okay.

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I don't know. I do know that most crime against blacks are done by other blacks.

The crime justice system :roll:

First of all, the criminal justice system has nothing to do with either criminals or justice

Politics have more to do with what a DA does and how a jury reacts than law.

Those who do sit on juries have their views colored by oprah, the media, the TV, the movies, etc

Anyone who believes the system is on the level is bull****ting themselves

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Hence jury nullification. In LA, on that day, it was acceptable for a black man to cut up his wife and her friend, leaving large pools of blood and human debris.

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Compared to the hundreds of times it had been acceptable for a white man to kill, beat and frame blacks and other minorities. But the only injustice you think is worthy of going on and on about is OJ?

I don't know. I do know that most crime against blacks are done by other blacks.

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Huh? WTF does that have to do with anything? I thought, it was about injustice? Now it is just about race?

My point is not about who is guilty of crime on who. It is about the fact that there have been hundreds of miscarriages of justice where minorities have been on the wrong end of it and yet this is the important one?

The response from many black people was largely about all those years of injustice. It may not have been rational, but it is damn sure understandable.

RStringfield said:

Compared to the hundreds of times it had been acceptable for a white man to kill, beat and frame blacks and other minorities. But the only injustice you think is worthy of going on and on about is OJ?

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That is the topic we are discussing, isn't it?

RStringfield said:

My point is not about who is guilty of crime on who. It is about the fact that there have been hundreds of miscarriages of justice where minorities have been on the wrong end of it and yet this is the important one?
The response from many black people was largely about all those years of injustice. It may not have been rational, but it is damn sure understandable.

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Hence jury nullification. "Screw you white society! We ain't gonna convict no black fella jes cuz he cut up two white folk."
It is allowed. It is not always just.

Misterveritis said:

Hence jury nullification. "Screw you white society! We ain't gonna convict no black fella jes cuz he cut up two white folk."
It is allowed. It is not always just.

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Well it seems quite clear to me who is the racist one.

RStringfield said:

They would have convicted a white man. They were showing there finger to the LAPD. You guys act like black people should just overlook the years of racism they have suffered at the hands of a corrupt government organization and be completely above it.

How many white men have walked away from justice after juries have aquitted them of murdering blacks? But, no this is the case you focus on as racist. Okay.

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Exactly! It's like what Miserveritis is really saying is "ignore all those White criminals who violated the Civil Rights of Blacks all these years and condemn Blacks for one trial that to many Blacks decrees vindication for a judicial system that let us down." I don't subscribe to that notion, but I can certainly understand how some of my people would have felt that way where the OJ trial is concerned.

Maybe I'm a different kind of Black man who believes in the justice system. It's like this Casey Anthony trial. If she isn't found guilty of murdering her child many people will see this as justice not being served and that a murderer got away scott free. But I see it somewhat differently. While I believe the mother killed her child, you still have to prove it in a court of law, and so far the prosecution hasn't quite proven their case. The verdict's still out, though. We'll just have to wait and see. But I digress...

OJ wasn't found guilty not because he was Black, but because the prosecution didn't prove their case.

Objective Voice said:

Exactly! It's like what Miserveritis is really saying is "ignore all those White criminals who violated the Civil Rights of Blacks all these years and condemn Blacks for one trial that to many Blacks decrees vindication for a judicial system that let us down." I don't subscribe to that notion, but I can certainly understand how some of my people would have felt that way where the OJ trial is concerned.

Maybe I'm a different kind of Black man who believes in the justice system. It's like this Casey Anthony trial. If she isn't found guilty of murdering her child many people will see this as justice not being served and that a murderer got away scott free. But I see it somewhat differently. While I believe the mother killed her child, you still have to prove it in a court of law, and so far the prosecution hasn't quite proven their case. The verdict's still out, though. We'll just have to wait and see. But I digress...

OJ wasn't found guilty not because he was Black, but because the prosecution didn't prove their case.

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that's false, though. because oj's defense was based on RACE. the defense asserted that officer marc fuhrman was a racist
and had planted the evidence based on racist motivations. that was the entire case of the defense. the jury was manipulated
through a fear tactic. the defense essentially made clear that if they would convict, they would be labeled "racists" on
national high rotation television programming. their faces were known across the map because the circus ring leader oriental
judge wanted his andy warhol 15 minutes of fame. the entire trial was a sham. any dumb ass could see that.

OJ was clearly guilty

Judge Ito was a joke and the chief judge should have not allowed a guy like him to conduct a trial like that. There were far more experienced and iron fisted judges who would have kept that media circus under control

Fuhrman got screwed-his "perjury" conviction was a joke since his supposed lies were not material.

Goldman's father should have obtained a cleaner. that would have been justice

Half of the population more than likely doesn’t know who O J Simpson is. As for as us ragging on a 20-year-old murder verdict.:doh

What’s the solution? **** like this happens all the time, nothing racial about it.O.J. just had the dough to hire a top notch legal team, add to that incompetence on the prosecution side… perfect storm is what you get.

Look at Whitey Bulger. He and his sweetie have been living in a beach house in Malibu for sixteen years, knowing he killed nineteen people (and responsible for many more) and the feds kept quite on it. **** happens.:roll:

And republicans wonder why they are labeled as racists.