BREAKING: Simpson wins release

[George II]

Source: CNN

The parole board members who voted for Simpson's release cited his support in the community and stable plans after life in prison.

The decision was unanimous: Four out of four voted for release.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/us/oj-simpson-parole-hearing-live/index.html

[leftynyc]

1. Ugh

I've got nothing else to say.

[muntrv]

31. Speaking of ugh...

[harun]

2. Reality show waiting to happen...

[Yavin4]

14. Next host of "The Apprentice"?

Instead of saying, "You're Fired", he'll....

[whopis01]

34. yeah - this one perhaps

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4344878/Casey-Anthony-OJ-Simpson-star-joint-reality-show.html

[harun]

46. ugh

[MurderMittenLiberal]

3. Net Surprised..

Not happy, but still not surprised.

[DonCoquixote]

4. I hate to say this

But you know what crowd is going to devour this like fresh meat. The OJ trial was where a lot of the "angry white" people came out, with mark Fuhrman being one of their first martyrs. I just hope OJ does not once again become his own worst enemy.

[IronLionZion]

5. Meanwhile F. Lee Bailey is broke as a joke

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/07/20/o-j-s-last-defender-f-lee-bailey-is-broke-disbarred-and-working-above-a-hair-salon/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.085b1e5958e5

and Robert Kardashian and Johnnie Cochran are dead.

[louis-t]

8. Bailey was caught embezzling, wasn't he?

I think that's why he was disbarred..

[IronLionZion]

12. He did some shady stuff with clients' drug money

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Lee_Bailey#Disbarment

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. trump is our prezzy - this outcome is sadly not surprising. we live in weird times.

[calimary]

13. Whaddya bet trump invites him to the White House?

I cannot look at OJ Simpson without seeing a slasher murderer and wife-beater.

[NRaleighLiberal]

21. I can't look at him period. Or dump, for that matter. brings on nausea.

[Paladin]

36. Having OJ as a guest would be a step up for this White House. (nt)

[Hoyt]

7. He will be playing golf with Trump by November.

[louis-t]

18. He will be a cabinet member by November.

[Hoyt]

23. OJ wouldn't be any worse than some of Trump's appointments. Ain't that sad.

[moonscape]

26. He can replace Sessions. n/t

[Renew Deal]

9. Not surprised

He did a lot of time for this.

[FakeNoose]

28. He didn't do enough time

...for the 2 murders he committed.

Most of us don't even care about the other stuff.

[metalbot]

35. No, but people deserve to be sentenced for the crimes they are charged with

Not for things that aren't related.

OJ Simpson got away with murder. No doubt in my mind. Furthermore, he got away with it because he had money to throw a dream legal team at it, effectively buying a level of "justice" that is unattainable for most people.

But I still wouldn't want society to subvert our justice system by using an unrelated case to mete out punishment for something he's been tried for. That fact that OJ was able to subvert justice to get his outcome doesn't make it ok for us to subvert it to punish him.

[forgotmylogin]

37. He wasn't in jail for murder.

Armed robbery/assault. Nobody died in this situation.

[FakeNoose]

43. Yes - that's the point of my post

[SeattleVet]

10. Is he going to dedicate all his time to 'finding the real killer'?

Or just spend time golfing with tRump?

[Bengus81]

17. OJ might be the only non golf pro with more time on the course

than Trump. He hit a lot of balls and looked all over those courses for years for the "real" killer.

[appleannie1943]

32. Maybe he did not have a mirror.

[FakeNoose]

45. Wooo!

[Not Ruth]

11. Is this a sign of how things will go for Trump?

They seem similar in some ways.

[onenote]

15. I think Simpson got away with murder, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't have been paroled

for the robbery conviction.

The attitude of some people seems to be that he should have been sentenced to life in prison for the robbery. Not because the robbery was so egregious as to warrant a sentence never given out for robbery, but as a substitute for the sentence he avoided when he won acquittal.

Yes, OJ probably is a guilty person who won acquittal. But that's how our system of justice is designed -- to make it hard to convict. Progressives defended Supreme Court decisions that, in the words of the tough on crime crowd, allowed criminals to get off on a "technicality" even when the evidence of guilt was overwhelming. Well, you can't have it both ways. If OJ beat the rap, then its fine to tip your hat to his lawyers and to complain about the prosecutors, judge and jury. But you can't say that OJ's acquittal is worth less than other acquittals.

My dad used to talk about a case he was involved in as a young man - a guy was charged with murder and my dad's firm was appointed to defend him. According to my dad, the guy was a psychopath and my dad was convinced he was guilty. But they won him an acquittal, as it was their sworn duty to try to do. And then the guy was arrested again in a case that, according to my dad, the guy almost certainly was not guilty, but was the victim of a police frame-up (in retaliation for his having beaten the earlier charge). It may have been rough justice, but unless you're willing to stand up and applaud police fraud, it was a miscarriage of justice, too.

[tparrett62]

29. Agreed

While he most likely got away with murder, this is the way our system is supposed to work. He did the time for the crime he committed, which was a lot more than someone with no notoriety likely would have done. I'm not a fan of the guy, but in this particular case, I feel like the system worked. Now I hope he goes away quietly.

[melm00se]

33. I caught a few minutes of

his hearing on the radio.

One of the commissioners stated that they received letters both for and against his parole and the majority of those against his parole, according to this commissioner, cited Nicole Brown's murder as why. The commissioner quickly said that they could not and would not consider Brown's death in deciding on Simpson's parole.

[Drunken Irishman]

16. Good. His sentence was ridiculous, anyway.

[displacedtexan]

19. One of the judges wore a sportsball tie to the hearing.

Figures.

[Dave Starsky]

20. OJ is finished.

He is a fat old man who has lost credibility with everyone but the dullest of dullards.

And I don't see the Trump people giving him much of a welcoming embrace.

[Blue_Adept]

24. you may be thinking of the pictures from 3-4 years ago

He's rededicated his time inside to getting in better shape and cleaning up in that regard.

2014:



2017:



I have no use for all the publicity and attention that this got but i'm not surprise it has considering the way the 90's event took everyone over like pod people. But at this stage I have some empathy for the man who is likely dealing with a lot of issues because of age and the toll of what football put on him all those years ago. Hopefully he'll be smart enough to just go live quietly away from things.

[muntrv]

22. Does this mean a "Naked Gun" marathon on Comedy Central?

[Snake Plissken]

25. O. J. Trump's trial will be next year's must see TV

It's just a matter of time before he's driving around Washington in a white Ford Bronco

[townie]

27. Yay!!! Now he can go find the real killers.

Nm

[MFM008]

30. Who gives a rats crusty butt

Unbelievable this shIt should have been a BLURB in the news round up.
Maggot must be incensed OJ is a bigger celebrity than him.

[calimary]

38. I couldn't watch. I just couldn't.

After a very short time, I switched away. The joking, the casual attitude throughout the courtroom, just a fun ol' chatty time, 'eh? I couldn't stay with it.

"Cupcake Wars" on the Food Network was FAR more engaging.

[MFM008]

42. Mmmmm cupcakes

[Skittles]

39. murdering piece of shit

he can rot in hell

[sinkingfeeling]

40. I hope people totally ignore him. I believe he got away with a double murder.

[BigmanPigman]

41. He was ordered to pay the Goldmans about 30 million dollars but he'll stay in FL

so he won't have to for some ridiculous legal reason.
Even in jail he used his celebrity and money to pay the other prisoners to clean and do his jobs.

I am sure that where ever he goes and whatever he does he'll be harassed yet he'll make millions so who care if he is guilty of double murder (ask 45...if you're a celebrity , you can do anything).

[Blue_Tires]

44. this is why I'll always hate conservatives:

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