I remember that trial, what a freaking circus. It never deserved the attention it got, which I think really hurt the unbiased nature our legal system is supposed to represent.
Personally I like to think humanity is good at heart so I like to think he is innocent. Unfortunately, despite all the news, the nature of the court is such that I don't know (nor does most of the public) enough about the police and legal evidence to make a valid decision about his innocense or guilt. Being that in the AMERICAN legal system an individual is innocent until proven guilty, and those most qualified to convict him acquitted him, I will continue to think he is innocent. Besides, it would be unjust in my ignorance to believe he is guilty just because, 'my gut tells me so.'
What is funny is that as soon as news that Nicole had been murdered hit the news, the vast majority of people I knew and talked to thought OJ was guilty. This was exacerbated when he dragged all those cops with him down the highway (of course there is no other cause for such an action besides guilt. I mean how could say, extreme grief cause a person to act in an illogical or irresponcible manner. And I know that if I was a public figure and just murdered someone I would very openly run from the cops, especially if I wanted to get away with it.) What is more interesting is the fact that I remember little things like picture of Bronco with no blood after the chase, followed by, picture of bronco with blood, weeks later. Huh, I guess the camera just missed the blatant red on white the first time. Or then there was the missing vial of OJ's blood that had been drawn from him for DNA testing. Oh, and then there was the cop (Mark Whatshisface) that when asked under oath if he planted evidence said, 'I take the fifth' instead of 'no.' (The fifth, for those of you that are unaware is the Fifth Amendment which says that no one is required to give testemony that will prove themselves guily of a crime).
Perhaps my sixth sense is off, or perhaps I'm missing some signal or evidence that everyone else seems to pick up on that somehow irrefutably proves him guilty. I'm not sure. But until I see the so called. 'smoking gun' that proves the guy guilty, I think I'll stick with the innocent until proven guilty approach.
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