The Right State

O.J. Simpson has been arrested for burglary in Las Vegas.  Nothing new there.  O.J. is a sociopath bent on self destruction.  He should have been convicted in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1994.  The police had all kinds of forensic evidence linking the former football star to the murders, but alas, the incompetent twelve strike again.  The jury bought the ‘race card’ put forward by Simpson’s attorneys and so they let a killer walk free. 

This time O.J. may not be so lucky, because his own words will convict him.  By his own admission, Simpson broke into a hotel room with the intent to retrieve items he believes were stolen from him.  According to reports O.J. went to the hotel room with some ‘golfing buddies’ who brought guns to the confrontation. The DA says he intends to throw the book at Simpson.

The district attorney said he expected Simpson to ultimately be charged with seven felonies and one gross misdemeanor.

If convicted of the booking charges, Simpson would face up to 30 years in state prison on each robbery count alone.

The question is, will the court be able to find twelve impartial jurors?  Who has not heard of O.J. Simpson?  People my age or older will remember his football day with USC and the Buffalo Bills.  And everyone will remember that a killer walked free after murdering his ex-wife and her friend.  Many people may have read his book where he details how he ‘may’ have killed Nicole and Ron.  Prospective jurors will be hard pressed not to consider Simpson’s past legal shenanigans when deliberations begin.  These jurors may try to redress past wrongs and put this guy away for a long time and who could blame them.  The guy is a cold blooded killer who bragged about it in a book.  What a sicko. 

Okay, maybe using O.J.’s past to put him away may not be such a bad thing.  Sociopaths like this former football star think they are above the law.  He could do just about anything he wanted when he played football because he was so good.  Then he acquitted of these murders.  It was just a matter of time before O.J. Simpson exploded again.  Frankly, I am surprised he has kept his cool this long.

My only concern is the incompetence factor of the jurors.  Thirteen years ago an incompetent twelve considered extraneous evidence not related to the guilt or innocence of the defendant—like whether or not the investigating detective, Mark Furman, used the ‘N’ word twelve years previously.  Who cares what the detective said twelve years previously?  The evidence was so overwhelming and that is what the jury should have considered.  So O.J. Simpson walked.  I just hope that this time jurors do not go out of their way to considered every little detail and let this sociopath walk again. 

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