WI: OJ Simpson kills himself before trial

The country goes up in an uproar, larger LA riots and Black/Hispanic communities attacking Korean-Americans all over the country.
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The country goes up in an uproar, larger LA riots and Black/Hispanic communities attacking Korean-Americans all over the country.
Idk

You really think so?

If I recall correctly, the racial issues only came up as a result of the trial, eg. Fuhrman's use of the N Word, Cochrane's alleged demagoguery etc. I don't remember people really putting much of a racial angle on it before the trial, and certainly not at the time of the car-chase.

I think if he kills himself during the chase, most people will assume he's guilty, and even the ones who don't aren't gonna get too worked up about their dissent. There might be a bit of grumbling along the lines of "White girl gets killed and it's a big media hoopla, but how many blacks die every day and no one cares?", but even that's not gonna be enough to start riots.
 

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Justice would have been served.

No. Justice would not.

State would save a ton of money, there wouldn't be the spectacle that was the trial itself, and we wouldn't have some really tiresome meme floating about, but there would be no justice.

There would be an end. That isn't justice.
 
An interesting question would to be would he be proven of the crime postmortem by law enforcement if it does not go to a trial in Los Angeles. Would there be just as much outrage if Simpson is considered the murderer of his ex-wife after in this manner?
 
I think suicide would have been taken by most as a sign of guilt. No riots, no commotion, probably a few conspiracy theories on the fringe, but I think for the most part the whole thing is rather quickly forgotten by the public at large.

One benefit: no Kardashians. Their father never becomes famous and they live out their lives in obscurity, as do the other members of the cast of the spectacle that was the trial.
 
You really think so?

If I recall correctly, the racial issues only came up as a result of the trial, eg. Fuhrman's use of the N Word, Cochrane's alleged demagoguery etc.

ALLEGED!?:mad:

I take it you were too young to remember the particulars of the trial itself? Cochran emerged from that trial so notorious that he never took up a criminal case again, having to turn to civil trials, where he only needed a 2/3rd's ruling by the jury for him to win. I last saw him (before he died) on a commercial, shilling for a law firm he was a partner of, offering $$$ for those who hired them as their plaintiff legal reps.

I don't remember people really putting much of a racial angle on it before the trial, and certainly not at the time of the car-chase.
Fuhrman was in bed asleep when the bloody socks were found, so "The Dream Team" had to make "racists" out of the investigators on scene and even the lab techs who handled the socks. Cochrane and his team knew Simpson was guilty, due to the discovery of the details of the bogus nature of his claimed "alibi". It was the one thing that had them scared. But in yet another act of investigatory incompetence, the prosecutors missed it completely.

Not that that jury was ever going to convict, even assuming Lance Ito:mad: ever let them hear about the "alibi".:rolleyes:

It was ALL about race. Don't kid yourself.:(

I think if he kills himself during the chase, most people will assume he's guilty
That's what the prosecution was hoping for in the McMartin Trials. LA ADA Lael (Inspector Javier) Rubin, who maintains the McMartin's guilt to this day, seemed to be basing her case on getting a suicide. So yes, you're right.

The problem is the difference between what people THINK and what they SAY. Which was often times far different with the OJ Case.

IMO what people were THINKING got revealed after the verdict. Whites reacted with understandable shock, which could be expected, if somewhat naïve. African-Americans however...:( Grim satisfaction I could understand. High fiving to the level of Glorious Hallelujah In Excelsius Deo, that was both shocking and disgusting. I thought I was looking at a Bizarro-Earth version of Mississippi Burning, after the local Whites were told that the DA refused to prosecute. I guess I was just too idealistic...:(:eek::(:(:(:(

, and even the ones who don't, aren't gonna get too worked up about their dissent.

Agreed

There might be a bit of grumbling along the lines of "White girl gets killed and it's a big media hoopla, but how many blacks die every day and no one cares?", but even that's not gonna be enough to start riots.

It's not "White girl gets killed", its "Top Tier First Ballot Football Hall-of-Famer kills wife (White OR Black!)", and those 911 recorded messages from a battered and terrified wife added a lot of color to the case, never mind the car chase. Have Tom Brady, in retirement, be accused of killing an African-American ex-wife, given all the same evidence, then IMO beyond devout racists and Patriot fans Brady gets tossed under a bus.:mad::)

No. Justice would not.

State would save a ton of money, there wouldn't be the spectacle that was the trial itself, and we wouldn't have some really tiresome meme floating about, but there would be no justice.

There would be an end. That isn't justice.

Agreed. TODAY we have justice. Between the civil trial verdict, in a courtroom with no Dream Team and no Lance Ito, OJ was pulped. But even better, he used his freedom to get himself into trouble in a far less forgiving state. Namely, Nevada:eek: What, Texas wasn't available?:confused::D
I think suicide would have been taken by most as a sign of guilt. No riots, no commotion, probably a few conspiracy theories on the fringe, but I think for the most part the whole thing is rather quickly forgotten by the public at large.

One benefit: no Kardashians. Their father never becomes famous and they live out their lives in obscurity, as do the other members of the cast of the spectacle that was the trial.

The only one I felt sorry for was ADA Christopher Darden. He screwed up, and openly admitted it. He never practiced prosecutorial law again (he's a teacher now IIRC), and has the distinction of being the only person to have written a best-seller on the case.
 
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