O.J. Simpson -- dead

I seem to remember from the Made in America doc that Darden was an utter disaster for the prosecution.

But, again, that doc made me realize the verdict had nothing to do with that specific case. It was so much bigger.

 

IF (and it is a gargantuan IF) he didn’t do it himself, he died knowing who did it.

 

He did it.

 

The problem with the prosecution wasn't that they didn't prove the case with evidence; the problem was there was SO MUCH evidence some of it was self-contradictory.

And the defense and much of the sensationalist screech machine media took the well-established legal principle:

The Accused must be Presumed Innocent of the charges Unless and Until Proven Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,

and perverted it into:

The Accused Must Always And Forever Be ASSUMED Innocent of All Charges even if Proven Guilty Beyond All CONCEIVABLE Doubt, Even If (or especially if) the crime was committed in full public view. NO possible amount of evidence can ever be sufficient to overcome the infinite and eternal assumption of innocence.

Since a suspect would obviously be insane to commit a crime leaving ample evidence and witnesses to prove their guilt, attorneys have now adopted the operational philosophy that overwhelming evidence of guilt is proof of innocence.

 

The documentary showed me that this was the LAPD’s comeuppance for abusing the blacks and I kinda got that even if I thought OJ was a scumbag and should fry for those murders.

 

I think everyone acknowledged that the LAPD was not viewed positively by the black community - the King video showed everyone why. Thirty years later, thanks to video - we still see police acting like thugs.

 

DNA evidence was still relatively new at the time and incomprehensible to many. Nowdays the jury would not be bamboozled by the defense's tactics to discredit the DNA evidence.

The DNA does not lie. He did it.

 

Is there that much of a leap between the Simpson defense and what Trump is doing? Present false "facts" - lie, whatever you need to do to give people a basis - no matter how flawed, to make a poor decision and be able to defend it.

 

I’m sure they were buddies and someone could find a photo of the two together if they tried. OJ referenced “The Don” and “fake news” in one of his last Twitter videos.

 

"The problem with the prosecution wasn't that they didn't prove the case with evidence; the problem was there was SO MUCH evidence some of it was self-contradictory."
Correct and that's why Johnnie Cochran's "if it doesn't fit you must acquit" was so brilliant -- concise, easy to understand and memorable.