please give me a short explanation, i wasn't old enough to understand this case back then.
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2007-09-17 16:19:17 · 12 answers · asked by Moore55 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I think we get confused believing in a "justice" system as opposed to a "legal" system.
This isn't just about the OJ Simpson case, this is true in family law cases as well.
2007-09-17 16:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Money. The issue for many was whether an a white celebrity would ever have been treated like OJ, an African-American celebrity. That was the wrong interpretation. The real issue was whether an African-American with money could buy justice every bit as good as a white with money. Turns out he could.
2007-09-17 23:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trial took too long. The evidence was too complex. The defense made the cops look incompetent. The prosecutors did not simple everything down to language the average person could understand. The whole trial should have lasted 6 weeks.
2007-09-17 23:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe he was acquitted because the jury was dissatisfied with the way the police handled the evidence and the case, not necessarily because they thought he was innocent.
2007-09-17 23:27:48 · answer #4 · answered by kathi1vee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does not matter what 99% of the people believe. What matters is how the 12 jurors voted.
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2007-09-17 23:27:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
99% of the people were not on the jury.
2007-09-17 23:26:42 · answer #6 · answered by khorat k 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Mark Fuhrman planted evidence.
2007-09-17 23:25:37 · answer #7 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Good lawyers and stupid jury. DNA evidence was just starting to be used and the general public didn't know how accurate it was. His lawyers (among other things) convinced the jury that it was not at all accurate.
2007-09-17 23:25:29 · answer #8 · answered by Michael C 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Perversion of the justice system.
2007-09-17 23:27:08 · answer #9 · answered by St. Bastard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called reasonable doubt and a great lawyer.
2007-09-17 23:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by favoritson 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋