OJ dies of cancer

@Diotrephes Then why was OJ found liable for their deaths in the civil trial?

@JSul3 [quote]Then why was OJ found liable for their deaths in the civil trial?[/quote] A different court, jury, and lawyers.

@Diotrephes Why did OJ have $$$!, his passport and a disguise, while riding in the Bronco?
He wasn't trying to get to Mexico, was he?

We are not going to agree.
He murdered them...you don't agree.
Done.

@Northwest That would have taken integrity and honesty. It would never happen.

@Ynotisay Neither did Robert Blake. Oh, well.

@bijouxbroussard You're right. They take their actions to the grave.

@trollslayer Indeed. I forgot about Furman and King. I also think it was the difference in the lawyers and racial politics were at play. Johnny Cochran was charismatic and spoke with great confidence. Marsha Clark was a mousy white woman with a perm, and Chris Darden was somewhat awkward and had no “street” about him.

I was on jury duty when the verdict came down, and the reaction of the black jurors was very telling. They knew he did it, but felt justice has been served as a kind of payback. They didn’t celebrate. It was more “yup, that’s how it goes.”

@Bumbles The jurors knew more about the case than you. It's a good thing when people who everyone thinks is guilty don't get convicted.

@GlitterEater The case was very well reported and so they didn’t know more than me. They were seduced by Johnny Cochran and I assume have rationalized letting a brutal murderer go and making the families of the victims suffer that much more.

And people didn’t think OJ was guilty. They knew it. Even the jurors, probably, deep down.

The standard was “beyond a reasonable doubt” not, “well did you see it personally, and even if you did, maybe it was an OJ double.”

@Ynotisay Compassion for his kids, who lost their father....pos as he was....but no compassion for him.

He had a good life....more than Nicole and Ron did.

@bijouxbroussard I can't 100% agree because Simpson was a well-known famous athlete, but I certainly agree that [u]fewer[/u] people would have cared then, and much fewer would have cared now. Much of the interest in this case had to do with race, either directly or indirectly. I doubt the whole trial would have been televised if it were his first wife, nor do I think his trial would have lasted nearly as long.

@trollslayer A [b]lot[/b] fewer would’ve cared. I agree with what you said about Mark Fuhrman’s history being a huge factor in the acquittal. I have family in LA and remember what was being said during the trial. The prosecution made a huge mistake focusing so much of their evidence on [b]him[/b].