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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2014, 10:45 PM Dec 2014

Your feeling on the OJ Simpson murder case verdict? [View all]

What comes closest to your feelings on this case?

65 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	OJ was absolutely guilty without a shadow of a doubt. The "not guilty" verdict was an absolute travesty of justice.
	46 (71%)
	While OJ was probably guilty, the presence of the racist cop Mark Furhman on the investigation team introduced enough reasonable doubt (DNA planting?) to justify a "not guilty" verdict.
	15 (23%)
	OJ was probably innocent so the "not guilty" verdict was correct.
	4 (6%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Your feeling on the OJ Simpson murder case verdict? [View all] Nye Bevan Dec 2014 OP

The Fur Man's Presence Taints the "Evidence" Beyond Repair AndyTiedye Dec 2014 #1

That is how I saw it too. FarPoint Dec 2014 #56

Add the timelines that didn't add up and hifiguy Dec 2014 #70

From the standpoint of an analytical chemist-- eridani Dec 2014 #2

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #44

Agreed. mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #93

He is probably guilty, but I respect the verdict. Travis_0004 Dec 2014 #3

Next we need a poll on whether he was a total psycho. BootinUp Dec 2014 #4

He's working with the police to find the real killer bluestateguy Dec 2014 #5

He's in the slammer in Nevada IIRC for the next 10-15 years. hifiguy Dec 2014 #71

Probably guilty. At least involved. bigwillq Dec 2014 #6

I watched every minute of that trial on TV. Mr.Bill Dec 2014 #7

I was in shock at how the evening news completely misreported the days events. bananas Dec 2014 #40

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2014 #50

Totally guilty but I'm wondering about the question, why now and also just why?!1 n/t UTUSN Dec 2014 #8

Why the questions? Conservatives illustrating that TBF Dec 2014 #13

I agree. i think the son did it. Solomon Dec 2014 #55

OJ had a big cut on his hand Politicalboi Dec 2014 #98

OJ wasn't feeling right fadedrose Dec 2014 #112

The glove might have fit his son ... nt TBF Dec 2014 #122

I read a book about the son fadedrose Dec 2014 #137

Interesting - TBF Dec 2014 #141

Hope you're never, ever on a jury. phil89 Dec 2014 #151

I almost was fadedrose Dec 2014 #152

If you believed he cut his hand while murdering his victims JonLP24 Dec 2014 #114

He cut his finger/thumb in his bathroom fadedrose Dec 2014 #138

You know why NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #78

I think he is 100% guilty Terra Alta Dec 2014 #9

Voted "B" but it was more than Furhman. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2014 #10

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #45

+1 n/t ManiacJoe Dec 2014 #109

Was at UCLA at the time. I am ashamed to admit backed the verdict. Anansi1171 Dec 2014 #11

^^this^^ Freddie Dec 2014 #15

+1. nt tblue37 Dec 2014 #46

So it was black people who were Immature and had nothing to do with Furman who was convicted uponit7771 Dec 2014 #52

No, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #58

No, you are correct. I absolutely recognize the racism of... Anansi1171 Dec 2014 #65

When did Furman get convicted of tampering with evidence in OJ trial? Politicalboi Dec 2014 #96

Link uponit7771 Dec 2014 #128

The evidence security and tainting issues are a reasonable doubt generator of epic scale. TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #12

+1, ++++POLICE TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE++++++ uponit7771 Dec 2014 #53

Absolutely guilty. BillZBubb Dec 2014 #14

The glove evidence drove me crazy. Staph Dec 2014 #37

Exactly. Plus if you've ever tried to put gloves on a reluctant kid, BillZBubb Dec 2014 #59

My exact thoughts Politicalboi Dec 2014 #95

It was more funny than anything, does it drive you crazy there are thousands of AfAm NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #79

They had him try on a new pair of the same gloves which did fit JonLP24 Dec 2014 #104

It's Easy to Come Up With "Compelling" Evidence by Tampering AndyTiedye Dec 2014 #68

It would have been next to impossible in this case. BillZBubb Dec 2014 #89

He was alone in several key moments based on his own testimony JonLP24 Dec 2014 #113

So, you have to resort to a conspiracy theory to explain the blood evidence? BillZBubb Dec 2014 #121

How else do you explain the lost blood and walking around with it for several hours? JonLP24 Dec 2014 #153

Another case where the prosecution screwed up royally... Spazito Dec 2014 #16

I if the jury had seen a video of him killing his wife they still wouldn't have convicted him. demosincebirth Dec 2014 #17

I wouldn't go that far... BillZBubb Dec 2014 #60

I stand by my statement. nt demosincebirth Dec 2014 #73

The jury tossed 9 months of evidence out the window Politicalboi Dec 2014 #100

Damn minorities, might have gotten away with ONE. NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #81

I think he was guilty and a combination of a bad prosecution and the best lawyers OJ could buy davidpdx Dec 2014 #18

What I want to know is who killed JFK? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #19

That's easy, Lee Harvey Oswald! Nt Logical Dec 2014 #22

LOL NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #82

Why are you asking this? Particularly now? Number23 Dec 2014 #20

Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #21

You really are not lying. Number23 Dec 2014 #23

We know, but would love to hear the OP explain it. bettyellen Dec 2014 #67

I saw Mark Furhman commenting on the Michael Brown case Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #126

yup, nt seabeyond Dec 2014 #119

I saw Mark Furhman commenting on the Michael Brown case Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #124

LOL! Number23 Dec 2014 #140

He was guilty as fuck, Furman being a racist and Simpson's guilt aren't mutually exclusive rufus dog Dec 2014 #24

Institutionalized racism. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #25

The police framed a guilty man. - n/t lapfog_1 Dec 2014 #26

Oh please .. who else would have motive? He was a wife beater .. may he rot in hell. YOHABLO Dec 2014 #27

Do you think Zimmerman should have been found guilty? JDPriestly Dec 2014 #43

He was ( is) probably guilty but Furhman's bias plus sloppy evidence collection... Smarmie Doofus Dec 2014 #28

too few choices - it wasn't Furman jberryhill Dec 2014 #29

Why are you bringing this up now? OJ is guilty! akbacchus_BC Dec 2014 #30

I took a CJ class from a former police officer. Drunken Irishman Dec 2014 #31

Mr. DI, I like you and your conversation but sometimes you are biased! akbacchus_BC Dec 2014 #33

I...don't even think I mentioned Obama once in my post? Drunken Irishman Dec 2014 #38

I selected your second option but actually the first two are both true tularetom Dec 2014 #32

how about Robert Blake JI7 Dec 2014 #34

Guilty Politicalboi Dec 2014 #110

It was the absolutey correct verdict based on the evidence. KMOD Dec 2014 #35

. Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #36

I laughed out loud! KMOD Dec 2014 #39

I believe he was guilty but think the verdict was correct. nt Raine Dec 2014 #41

OJ was not guilty because the jury found that the prosecutors did not prove beyond a reasonable JDPriestly Dec 2014 #42

A serial killer performed the act, OJ was there Ichingcarpenter Dec 2014 #47

The question is why did he kill her if he did? SummerSnow Dec 2014 #48

It's been a long time now, and I've forgotten much of that trial which happened KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #64

I think you meant to say "Ron Goldman." You wrote "Ron Brown." (eom) StevieM Dec 2014 #115

You are absolutely 100% correct. Thanks for the correction\annotation! - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #116

Not working out the way you hoped, eh? RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #49

To be honest I expected it to sink fairly quickly. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #123

I would change the first option to the actual legal standard: beyond a reasonable doubt. pnwmom Dec 2014 #51

johnny cochran was amazing. remember DesertFlower Dec 2014 #54

He was referring to evidence JonLP24 Dec 2014 #91

I wasn't one of those who watched every minute of the trial. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #57

What about Stellar Dec 2014 #61

My father has an interesting take on this, and had it long before a book came out about it. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2014 #62

Tom, Bert or William? LanternWaste Dec 2014 #63

A bellwether for the LAPD. Orsino Dec 2014 #66

I watched a lot of the trial hifiguy Dec 2014 #69

He was guilty - but the police made tons of mistakes aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #72

The chain of custody was horrible JonLP24 Dec 2014 #74

One of my husband's legal liberalhistorian Dec 2014 #75

"Some" people will NEVER get over the fact that an AfAm male MAY have gotten NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #76

Not that he got away with murder... BronxBoy Dec 2014 #87

Possibly guilty, likely guilty, but the shittiest sloppiest prosecution and police work imaginable CBGLuthier Dec 2014 #77

He got off because he was rich. cwydro Dec 2014 #107

my feeling: OJ wasn't a cop noiretextatique Dec 2014 #80

It was like 20 years ago JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #83

It was a botched prosecution DefenseLawyer Dec 2014 #84

Case was decided when Johnny removed 1 juror... Mike Nelson Dec 2014 #85

I remember his eyes when the verdict was read. That's when I know for sure he did it. Auggie Dec 2014 #86

i don't understand why some people take this case as a personal affront noiretextatique Dec 2014 #88

Well - I'd like to remind people noire that well . . . JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #142

that...and noiretextatique Dec 2014 #143

30 years? JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #145

... noiretextatique Dec 2014 #146

That case reminded me never to follow a "media circus" dubbed "trial of the century" LeftInTX Dec 2014 #90

100% agree Politicalboi Dec 2014 #94

I remember the verdict Politicalboi Dec 2014 #92

The handling of the evidence was at-the-very least "sloppy" JonLP24 Dec 2014 #99

Why would there be blood in Cato's yard? Politicalboi Dec 2014 #105

Sloppy handling & the combination of the detectives being in position to mix and plant JonLP24 Dec 2014 #106

Far out stories IMO Politicalboi Dec 2014 #108

Which is far out? JonLP24 Dec 2014 #111

I thought the evidence was overwhelming. tavernier Dec 2014 #97

I'm gonna go with... bobclark86 Dec 2014 #101

One thing I thought was impossible... fadedrose Dec 2014 #102

I don't think the cops proved exactly what happened. They need to follow the rules to make things brewens Dec 2014 #103

I was appalled at how much press this case received. LeftinOH Dec 2014 #117

He was probably guilty, but they botched the investigation big time. As they did in the Darren Erose999 Dec 2014 #118

One of those mixed pipi_k Dec 2014 #120

OJ was a private citizen and not part of our government. Hence, this conflation of OJ and Wilson La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #125

Wait... someone conflated OJ and Wilson? Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #127

someone is conflating one racially based verdict with another La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #129

Who? (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #130

are we not discussing OJ here because of the Wilson trial? La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #131

I saw Mark Furhman commenting on the Brown case and that reminded me of the OJ Simpson case, Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #132

i think a lot of people, and i am not necessarily saying this is true of you, are La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #133

Don't worry, we got OJ Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #134

LOL (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #136

I strongly suspect that Simpson commited both murders Derek V Dec 2014 #135

Not sure. moondust Dec 2014 #139

There was an indictment and a trial. Hard to compare that to Ferguson or Eric Garner stevenleser Dec 2014 #144

+1000 eom noiretextatique Dec 2014 #150

Your feeling on the Medgar Evers murder case verdict? noiretextatique Dec 2014 #147

I assume you mean "Medgar" Evers? Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #148

yep...I meant Medgar noiretextatique Dec 2014 #149