do you think O.J Simpson did it? *POLL INSIDE*

So, there was this little documentary of the infamous OJ trial on tv, incase you don't know what the whole OJ debate is basically O.J Simpson was a famous football player, he was called an American Hero. There were rumors that he was abusive towards his wife and also rumors that his wife was having an affair with a family friend. Well at 12:00 a.m. on June 13, 1994 his ex-wife and the family friend was found dead in pools of bloods in Nicoles "his exwife" home and... you know what i'm sure you guys heard of it but thats just a little reminder. ANYWAY, sometimes me and my friends would talk about it or when i see it on tv i ponder. Do you guys think OJ commited the murder? i mean the documentary even said his defense team were very suprised. Also OJ is now serving 33 years in a unrelated charge.

I think the evidence was pretty overwhelming that he did it. Besides, who why would anyone else kill his wife and the man she was cheating with?

I've always said that I don't really care cause he was acquitted. And now he's in jail anyway so....

I think the evidence was pretty overwhelming that he did it. Besides, who why would anyone else kill his wife and the man she was cheating with?

sonicare

I thought Ron Goldman (or was it Pearlman) was gay They weren't having an affair, no?

Oh, and yeah, O.J. did it.

thread needs poll, and yes.

Was one of the biggest disgraces in the US Judiciary system.

Fun fact: OJ was almost cast as the Terminator in the first film, but James Cameron said he was "too nice" to be believable as a killer cyborg.

I believe he probably did it, but the prosecutors did not prove their case beyond all reasonable doubt. And, frankly, Mark Furhman cast legit doubts on the prosecution's case. Had I been on the jury his guilt would not have been proven to my satisfaction and I would have voted to aquit.

Yes I think he probably did it.

He wrote a book on him doing it. Is this a debate?

I think he did it, but based on what was presented at his trial, not guilty was the correct verdict.

He wrote a book on him doing it. Is this a debate?

Pirate700

To be fair, he wrote a book about how he would have done it if he did do it. :lol:

Still, it's 90% likely that he did.

He wrote a book on him doing it. Is this a debate?

Pirate700

I believe he probably did it, but the prosecutors did not prove their case beyond all reasonable doubt. And, frankly, Mark Furhman cast legit doubts on the prosecution's case. Had I been on the jury his guilt would not have been proven to my satisfaction and I would have voted to aquit.

worlock77

This is basically my stance on the issue.

yes, and i got out of school early the day he got off because "we finally beat the man" as the principle stated over the PAsurrealnumber5

yes, and i got out of school early the day he got off because "we finally beat the man" as the principle stated over the PAsurrealnumber5

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"]yes, and i got out of school early the day he got off because "we finally beat the man" as the principle stated over the PAChris_Williams

I would take surrealnumber5's comment with a huge grain of salt.

Yes, I think he did.

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"]yes, and i got out of school early the day he got off because "we finally beat the man" as the principle stated over the PAYellowOneKinobi

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"][QUOTE="surrealnumber5"]yes, and i got out of school early the day he got off because "we finally beat the man" as the principle stated over the PAGreySeal9

I would take surrealnumber5's comment with a huge grain of salt.

[QUOTE="YellowOneKinobi"][QUOTE="surrealnumber5"]yes, and i got out of school early the day he got off because "we finally beat the man" as the principle stated over the PAsurrealnumber5

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="YellowOneKinobi"] My detector is acting up again............. please tell me that was a joke.........?YellowOneKinobi

And why exactly do you find that story believable?

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[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"] hahaha, did you really? nice, also is there anyone here who believes he did not commit the crime?surrealnumber5

I would take surrealnumber5's comment with a huge grain of salt.

It's not about whether you are joking or not.

I simply don't find your story even slightly believable.

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I would take surrealnumber5's comment with a huge grain of salt.

GreySeal9

It's not about whether you are joking or not.

I simply don't find your story even slightly believable.

Nor do I.

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[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

I would take surrealnumber5's comment with a huge grain of salt.

GreySeal9

It's not about whether you are joking or not.

I simply don't find your story even slightly believable.

thread needs poll, and yes.

Was one of the biggest disgraces in the US Judiciary system.

dercoo

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[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] i make it quite clear when i am joking or not

surrealnumber5

It's not about whether you are joking or not.

I simply don't find your story even slightly believable.

I'm not sure why you thinking that me looking up these places would your story any more believable.

Your story simply does not have the ring of truth.

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[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

It's not about whether you are joking or not.

I simply don't find your story even slightly believable.

GreySeal9

I'm not sure why you thinking that me looking up these places would your story any more believable.

Your story simply does not have the ring of truth.

[QUOTE="YellowOneKinobi"][QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] no joke, i was going to http://www1.pgcps.org/springhilllake/ spring hill lake elementary school. if you could walk home you were free to if you needed a bus you had to wait till they came. we were let out as soon as the news was releasedGreySeal9

And why exactly do you find that story believable?

Example: When my sister was in 10th grade, her class' essay assignment was (paraphrase) to "Explain 3 reasons why George W. Bush is a poor president." (Not asking IF they think he is a bad president......no room for opinion).

Example: One of my friends showed me the notes from his daughters history class. While discussing the early part of the 1960's, the class spent about 1/2 of a class discussing the JFK presidency, and about 2 full classes "discussing the impact of Marilyn Monroe on U.S. society at the time."

There are more, but the general sense I have, and why little surprises me, is that nowadays curriculum and scholarly conduct has somehow taken a back seat to people's personal views. So it doesn't surprise me that a principal of an elementary school would take it upon himself to make a societal statement and, for all intent, make O.J.'s acquittal a relative "holiday." Thats all.

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thread needs poll, and yes.

Was one of the biggest disgraces in the US Judiciary system.

BuryMe

It's not exactly a fair and unbiased trial when one of the jurors gives the black power salute after the verdict....

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[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] i make it quite clear when i am joking or not

surrealnumber5

It's not about whether you are joking or not.

I simply don't find your story even slightly believable.

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="YellowOneKinobi"] I sincerely wish I could say that I don't believe you, or that I'm surprised, but truly I'm not :(YellowOneKinobi

And why exactly do you find that story believable?

Example: When my sister was in 10th grade, her class' essay assignment was (paraphrase) to "Explain 3 reasons why George W. Bush is a poor president." (Not asking IF they think he is a bad president......no room for opinion).

Example: One of my friends showed me the notes from his daughters history class. While discussing the early part of the 1960's, the class spent about 1/2 of a class discussing the JFK presidency, and about 2 full classes "discussing the impact of Marilyn Monroe on U.S. society at the time."

There are more, but the general sense I have, and why little surprises me, is that nowadays curriculum and scholarly conduct has somehow taken a back seat to people's personal views. So it doesn't surprise me that a principal of an elementary school would take it upon himself to make a societal statement and, for all intent, make O.J.'s acquittal a relative "holiday." Thats all.

To respond to your first example, some teachers will do dumb things.

To respond to your second example, Marilyn Monroe did have an impact on US society.

I see no evidene that cirriculum and scholarly conduct has taken a backseat to personal views. If that was true, you would hear more about instances in which the teacher is trying to indoctrinate. But you don't. You just hear rare cases.

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[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] your right, i did not live in Berwyn heights and go to oakcrest elementary till 5th grade, where a child was run over by a bus and a cherry tree was planted in her honor, and transferred to springhill lake after my mother was told there were too many white kids in tag. after that i went to greenbelt middle a school also located in springhill lake. if you dont find my story believable look up these places.

surrealnumber5

I'm not sure why you thinking that me looking up these places would your story any more believable.

Your story simply does not have the ring of truth.

How do I know that you story is true? It doesn't sound true to me.

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Danm_999

Please don't joke about dinosaur ninjas. I still have nightmares about their assault on my school.

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[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

It's not about whether you are joking or not.

I simply don't find your story even slightly believable.

Danm_999

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GreySeal9

To respond to your first example, some teachers will do dumb things.

To respond to your second example, Marilyn Monroe did have an impact on US society.

I see no evidene that cirriculum and scholarly conduct has taken a backseat to personal views. If that was true, you would hear more about instances in which the teacher is trying to indoctrinate. But you don't. You just hear rare cases.

Agreed, at times teachers do some things (they are only human).

As for the second, if popular culture is mixed into history lessons, to give context, that's fine. But to literally spend 4 times the amount of class-time discussing a pop-star over the president at the time? That's a little much for me.

There are also plenty of stories about "indoctrination" going on (many about the "green movement"). But back to the question you asked, do I think that it is possible that a principal of an elementary school COULD have done as the other poster had said? Yeah, I think that it's definitely within the realm of possibilities.

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] your right, i did not live in Berwyn heights and go to oakcrest elementary till 5th grade, where a child was run over by a bus and a cherry tree was planted in her honor, and transferred to springhill lake after my mother was told there were too many white kids in tag. after that i went to greenbelt middle a school also located in springhill lake. if you dont find my story believable look up these places.

surrealnumber5

I'd believe the story if it actually was believable.

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[QUOTE="YellowOneKinobi"] YellowOneKinobi

To respond to your first example, some teachers will do dumb things.

To respond to your second example, Marilyn Monroe did have an impact on US society.

I see no evidene that cirriculum and scholarly conduct has taken a backseat to personal views. If that was true, you would hear more about instances in which the teacher is trying to indoctrinate. But you don't. You just hear rare cases.

Agreed, at times teachers do some things (they are only human).

As for the second, if popular culture is mixed into history lessons, to give context, that's fine. But to literally spend 4 times the amount of class-time discussing a pop-star over the president at the time? That's a little much for me.

There are also plenty of stories about "indoctrination" going on (many about the "green movement"). But back to the question you asked, do I think that it is possible that a principal of an elementary school COULD have done as the other poster had said? Yeah, I think that it's definitely within the realm of possibilities.

If the class was constantly discussing Marilyn Monroe more than JFK, I'd agree that the priorities are unbalanced, but if the class happened to talk alot about Marilyn Monore for a single day, I don't see any problem.

Is surreal's story possible? Yes. After all, anything is possible. Is it likely? I don't think so.

The fact that he wanted to sell a book called "If I did it, here's how I would have done it" pretty much proved he did it.

why do people still care?

it's as if its the only murder that has happened.

wake up thousands of people get murdered on a daily basis, a lot of the cases are more intesting as well.