The defense made the trial about racism, because they had a black jury and little else to try to make a case about. None of it was relevant to OJ's guilt.
There may or may not have been an element of harshness in the later sentencing, but it was based on the previous murders, not racism.
You sure not racism?
""But as authentic as our passions are about the NFL, the sagas of OJ Simpson and Colin Kaepernick illuminate the continued unwillingness of the nation to have an honest conversation about race, so much so that the basic truth gets altered right before our eyes.
Last week, Simpson — in his prime arguably the greatest running back in history — won his parole after nine years for his role in a Las Vegas hoist of sports memorabilia. As a result, he’s scheduled to be a free man in October. The charges were always trumped up – Simpson didn’t draw a gun – and the parole board decided that the sentence of up to 33 years behind bars was ludicrous.
But Simpson, found not guilty for the 1994 murder of ex-wife Nicole Simpson and pal Ron Goldman, was not in jail for the Las Vegas robbery. Judge Jackie Glass, who fashioned herself some sort of avenging angel, presided over that case and when asked if there was a connection between her sentencing and Simpson’s past, Glass responded, “I think Karma does come around.”
Simpson has been a model prisoner during his time in jail for a crime that most think he should have spent maybe three years behind bars for. But those who think he got away with murder have always felt that this sentence was a makeup call for the botched murder case. They wanted to look past the fact that racist detective Mark Fuhrman perjured himself by lying about his excessive use of the N-word. Newsflash: A liar as your star witness in the “trial of the century” will ruin any case. They want to disregard the Keystone Cops-like performance of the LA County Coroner’s office which completely botched the labeling of urine and bile samples taken from the victims.
Nevertheless, their irrational angst is understandable. American justice continues to be more overseer, mitigating the relationship between Blacks and whites, and less Justitia, the blindfolded Roman goddess balancing the scales of justice and impartially meting it out.""
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