Hollywood couldn't write this kind of material.
This whole man's life has been one long movie script-from his impoverished background to a stunning football career-his marriage to a blonde bomb shell-his violent and jealous temper-the 'twin murders'- the 'get out of jail free' racial card-his ridiculous attempts at regaining his career and popularity-to armed robbery and kidnapping finally resulting in the sentence he should have served long ago.
Seriously, you can't make this stuff up.
If I did it
A lot of people would think Simpson had this coming. Despite being found innocent on both accounts of murder, there was A LOT of evidence to suggest that he did it. This was exemplified when in his autobiography If I did it he included a detailed yet 'theoretical' account of what 'may' have happened the night Brown and Goldman died.
Back in 1995, the Jury made a grave error of Judgement, concentrating more on the racial issues surrounding the case than the facts. Simpson was granted 13 years of freedom, but everyone has to pay eventually.
A lot of people would think Simpson had this coming. Despite being found innocent on both accounts of murder, there was A LOT of evidence to suggest that he did it. This was exemplified when in his autobiography If I did it he included a detailed yet 'theoretical' account of what 'may' have happened the night Brown and Goldman died.
Back in 1995, the Jury made a grave error of Judgement, concentrating more on the racial issues surrounding the case than the facts. Simpson was granted 13 years of freedom, but everyone has to pay eventually.
Gotcha!
A year ago Simpson was arrested for robbing Room 1203 in the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Two men were selling Simpson memorabilia and as his defence he claimed he was simply taking back what 'was rightfully his'.
By no means am I condoling robbery, however would OJ have received the same guilty verdict and long sentence if he hadn't been the poster boy for 'the one that got away'?
I think not.
So Simpson gets life for a not so serious crime. Naturally he is going to appeal-but does he really have the right to? Should he not just be thankful that he got an extra 13 years?
As JT says, what goes around comes around.
A year ago Simpson was arrested for robbing Room 1203 in the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Two men were selling Simpson memorabilia and as his defence he claimed he was simply taking back what 'was rightfully his'.
By no means am I condoling robbery, however would OJ have received the same guilty verdict and long sentence if he hadn't been the poster boy for 'the one that got away'?
I think not.
So Simpson gets life for a not so serious crime. Naturally he is going to appeal-but does he really have the right to? Should he not just be thankful that he got an extra 13 years?
As JT says, what goes around comes around.
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