OJ Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76
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Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, but was ultimately acquitted.
  • Pronell@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I personally think he was guilty and that the jury made the right decision. Such a fucking mess.

    • CuriousRefugee@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, the lawyer did a great job creating “reasonable doubt.” I think if we want a justice system that defaults toward innocence, we have to be willing to let a murderer out on the streets for every 100 innocents who also walk. I’d rather have that result than jailing 100 innocents so we can catch the one murderer.

    • kadu@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      You think so? I don’t know… I mean, he did publish a book that detailed exactly how the crime happened and why but the title is called “If I Did It” not “I Did It” so we can’t be sure…

    • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I personally think he was guilty.

      So do the rest of us, there’s mountains of evidence to prove that he was guilty.

      and that the jury made the right decision. Such a fucking mess.

      So you think he was guilty, and that it was appropriate for the jury to acquit him for the murder?

      Explain to me please, why you think deaths were justified and that OJ deserved to walk free if he’s guilty?

      • Pronell@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Because the prosecution failed to make their case, mishandled the evidence, and were torn apart by a well funded defense.

        Nothing justifies the deaths, and I would not try to. But being able to mount a defense against charges made on you by the government is a cornerstone of our justice system.

        Thus I do feel comfortable saying that I think he was guilty and that the jury acted properly. The case was NOT well presented at all, even with all the evidence they had.

  • li10@feddit.ukEnglish
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    11 months ago

    One of the football greats, but the whole murder thing was a real bad look tbh