Closing Arguments: OJ Sent to Slammer

Gee, what can I say about the OJ deal? What goes around, comes around???

Sounded like a poor apology.

Justice was not served. Why ??? Because again White supermacy reared it’s ugly head. How can a jury of one’s peers only have white people. This was a legal lynching. The DA excluded all black jurors. You call that justice or just us.

I think it’s wrong. He was set up and then railroaded. I’ve never thought he was guilty of killing his ex-wife and I’ve hated the way he has been hounded ever since. I hope he gets an appeal and then a FAIR judge and jury!!

OJ’s sentence was outrageous for the crime for which he was accused. I guess the judge finally vindicated the persons who believe he murdered his ex wife.
Bad precedent!!!!!

Congrats, white America! You finally got him. Terry Moran had a delightful glee about him tonight as he announced the verdict. He cut his teeth on the original trial, and his reaction to that verdict was almost tearful. What a difference. Terry: Make sure you join the original prosecutors on Larry King. You deserve a seat at that table.

I do agree with the verdict, but I dont agree with the time to be served 33 years. People have done worse crimes and were sentenced for less. You can do the same crime in a diiferent state and be senteced for less. I guess he should of went for a plee bargain. he could of probably got probation or 5 years with a release for good behavoir.

Every thiniking person knows that this trial was connected to the LA trial. Whatever OJ did then, should have nothing to do with this trial. Yes, his behavior in this case was that of a fool, but it did not warrant this verdict. The instruction to the jury was inapropiate, the statement made by the jury foreman indicated prejudgement, which shows us that Lady Justice is not blind.

NO WAY! OJ was found innocent by a jury of his peers in his murder trial. Everyone that disagreed with the verdit has been after him ever since. This judge is jury is no different. It was a farce!

His actions have repeatedly shown he who he is.

Karma is a _____ It always catches up with you sooner or later.I feel like Ron Goldmans father,I hope there is a golf course outside the window of his prison cell,and he has to look at it everday till the end of his miserable life.The man is evil.And i think in his mind ,he thinks he got away with murder so he thought he could get away with anything.He was wrong.I hope this gives the Goldmans and the Browns,some satisfaction,that maybe now there will be some justice,for the things O.J.’s done wrong in his life,that other people has suffered,for his self centered,selfish,ego driven life he has lived.Justice has finally been served.
Bye O.J. See you in 9 to 33 Years.Hope it’s 33 years…………..

The only thing OJ is sorry for is getting caught. He got away with double murder. So often those with celebrity status, whether they are in sports, politics, or whatever, think they don’t have to abide by the same rules as those without so much money. Even if they don’t want to be considered role models, they are still setting examples. If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime! Don’t be so ignorant to think they don’t know they are doing something illegal!

Posted by: Wendi | Dec 6, 2008 12:09:30 AM
He was not being tried for the same crime. He did something that was really stupid! The time to they gave him is totally to much. That dont fit the crime. 2-5 years, sounds resonable. Go rob a store and you will be out today. They did not even give him a bond. thats crazy!!!!

He’s a fool for falling for that setup
by his associates.he had to know someone
was waiting to get him thrown in jail
because he got away with the murder of
nicole brown.I don’t approve of his
behavior in either case.he shouldn’t
have been trying to retrieve stuff he’s
not suppose to own.

O.J. finally got what he deserved. I know justice will never really be served for the Gouldman and Brown families, but at least this is something…considering his outrageous behavior since he got away with murder 13 years ago. Notice that the African-American community is not defending him this time around.

In most crimes they do use your past record as a guide line in what kind of person you are THE TIME FOR THE CRIME FIT get over it black people wrong is wrong

Nicole Brown Simpson called it before his first trial. “He is gonna kill me and get away with it” This man is arrogant and believes he can get away with anything. The law clearly defines criminal behavior.
OJ just got the “juice” finally! He lives in his own world and now it will be in a jail cell where he belongs. The jurors convicted him on the evidence – period!

Posted by: BJ | Dec 6, 2008 12:43:28 AM
Very nicely said!!!

I’m not a fan of O. J. Simpson, but I think he is being subjected to a miscarriage of justice. Although it is widely thought that Simpson was guilty of the 1994 murder of his wife and her acquaintance, he was acquitted by a jury of his peers and therefore must be considered by the legal system to be innocent and should be treated without prejudice.
It appears to me that Simpson has been honest about his involvement in the Las Vegas incident and, while they may have been misguided and reckless, his intentions were not sinister. I think some consideration should be given to the fact that he was just trying to recover personal, sentimental items which he claims were stolen from him, and that the person who accompanied him and produced the recording of the event did so for a profit and may have contributed to the escalation of violence to increase his recording’s value.
If Simpson truly was innocent of the 1994 murders, it would not be hard to imagine that he would have a healthy distrust of the justice and law enforcement systems and opt for an alternative method of retrieving his belongings. It’s possible that this was just a bad idea that truly wasn’t intended to harm anyone.
I think the judge was influenced by Simpson’s past. I believe that an average person would have been afforded more leniencies and I don’t believe that Simpson has been treated fairly.

We think that the sentence was unfair he didn’t kill anyone no one was hurt it was a set-up . All he really did was use some profanity. The judges records of other cases should be audit because there was surely somes discrimnation going on

I’m not bothered by OJ Simpson getting sent up the river for about 9 years. Given his track record as a sociopath, I don’t feel a miscarriage of justice was committed –although it could be argued very well that the sentence reflected past judgements, rather than the 2007 crime.

I agree that he’s not a great guy, but it is only permissible for the courts to judge him for the current case — to allow a sentence to reflect past judgements is wrong (and illegal). Everyone is entitled to be treated fairly and presumed innocent but in this case he was not.

Like him or hate him, this trial was a farce. Watching this today on TV and hearing this Judge say that she was sentencing OJ on the merits of this case when one of the VICTIMS says that he doesnt believe in retrospect that there was a crime (and the Judge and Jury simply ignoring that one fact alone) completely turns aside the concept of fair trial. What trial do you know of where a victim tells the judge that no crime occurred?? OJ will win on appeal and this judge will come out looking like a fool. OJ will then either live the low key life he should have been living, or, he will do something that really is a crime. But this time around, it wasnt such a crime to merit the punishment she dished out. Kidnapping??? Give me a break. He didnt kidnap anyone. In 49 other states, what happened in that room would not be considered kidnapping.

OJ has finally got his come uppance, and it is pleasing to know he is going to jail for a long time. I feel this is also to pay for the murders he got away with. How disgusting that was!

I am 47 year old African-American Man who grew up in Los Angeles, idolizing O.J. Simpson. Without question, he was one of my hero’s. I met him as a child through my dad who worked at USC. I watched him win the Heisman Trophy at USC. I watched him perform in the NFL and dominate at the running back position. I saw him participate in the ABC’s Super-Star competition. We all saw him transcend sport. He was Tiger Woods before Tiger Woods was born.
We all saw O.J. Simpson run through airports for HERTZ rent-a-car. During the 70′s he was America’s # 1 salesman. He had the Midas touch. And now, “The Juice” goes to jail (this is his first offense mind you) on some BS charges i.e. kidnapping for taking back some personal items that were rightfully his??
Again, let me remind you, he was a first-time offender. I am telling you, this Man was “raked over the coals”…
Even when you have the means to retain Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey and Robert Schapiro and battle in the Court of Law, “White-America” will always be vindictive.

Anyone with a mind knows that justice went out the window in this case. The indiscrepancies in our legal system are once again there for all to see. Those who choose not to see will say justice was served. This was a vendetta and the legal lynching of O.J. Simpson. Something that never should have been allowed to happen and never would have happened in a system that defines itself as just!

This is a very difficult one. Yes, OJ was very stupid, and arrogant. He should have kept a low profile after the first trial. I met him at a wealthy friend of mines house about 4 or 5 years ago, and he was arrogant, and did have an attitude like he got away with murder, which he probably did. Ultimately, I think karma gets everyone. You reap what you sow. I actually predicted he would do something bad and get caught. He couldn’t help himself. He’s so sick, he probably didn’t think he was doing anything wrong. Well, I guess it all caught up with him. I pray he realizes his wrongs, humbles himself, and changes his attitude, and repents. I’m not a religious fanatic by any means, but it’s all very clear here.

I thought I would feel good about him being convicted finally, but oddly it’s not satisfying because 9 to 33 years seems rather like a bit too much punishment for the current crime and 0 years seems like way to little for the previous one.

Who said Athletes are not the smartest tool in the box….was RIGHT.
AS a black person myself i say it’s stupidity rather than karma that have him behind bars now .
NOT to say i would ever kill anyone but play along with me , The minute i was found NOT guilty, I would have kiss the ground of freedom till my lips got damage… and hug johnnie cochran so long he would have to threating me with a restraining order.
Then i would have head home pack my bags and put 4 countries off the bat on my radar to move to… france , Canada , brazil, italy; old saying ‘OUT of SITE OUT OF MIND.
but lets say i still wanted to be in America , then get away from the central scene and move to hawaii or get a farm far far away in montanna, heck build a golf course on your farm.
I would know staying in America which would have eyes on me 24/7 would not be a good move and quiet frankly be bad for my health. Knowing i would get no breaks even if i jaywalk.
Final summary! the prison system will add ANOTHER DUMB person within its WALLS… and IAM ALWAYS good with that.

Liberals, I can’t believe you feel sorry for O.J. Where’s your sympathy for his murdered victims? Didn’t they have rights too?

I truly believe OJ murdered Ron and Nichole, that being said, he was found not guilty in a court of law and that should have nothing to do with this case. I believe this was a more personal case to the judge and the jury and therefore he got more time. Should he spend time in jail, of course, but it should have nothing to do with Ron and Nichole…nothing! Like it or not, a jury of his peers found him not guilty.

about 15 years too late …

He threw his plea bargin out the window so this was the choice he made. Every crime has a maximin/minimum sentence and he knew this going in.
He got away with murder in the past based on the evidence, fortunately this time he had a proper jury. Justice was finally served.

OJ did this to HIMSELF!!!!
Stupid and dumb as DIRT!!!
Stupid and dumb as DIRT!!!
Stupid and dumb as DIRT!!!
Stupid and dumb as DIRT!!!
Stupid and dumb as DIRT!!!
Stupid and dumb as DIRT!!!
Karma!!!!!!

i am not black, i did not vote for obama. it is foolish to suggest that only black people or liberals perceive this as a miscarriage of justice. the sentence was EXCESSIVE pure and simple.

OJ will have plenty of time to rethink about his arrogant attitude and behavior which landed him full circle in prison!!!
He have only to blame but himself!!!!

Its about time he was put away for something. Now will you folks who supported this murderer be dancing in the streets again like you did when he got off ? I think not….Good riddeance to the man who killed the mother of hsi children why they lay asleep a few feet away from her. I hope the boyz in prisosn show him alot of love… Finally we see a judge with some intelligecne !!!!

I think that this was a modern day lynching by the Las Vegas “justice” system. I have seen people kill people and get less time than OJ received. This was a setup and all the Judge and the DA wanted wanted was notoriety. How can a black man be judged by a all white jury that answered a jury questionier that said they believed that he was guilty of the killing in Los Angeles. The Judge still allowed them and also allowed the DA to remove to black female jury members from the jury. There intent was evident all along. A lynching in Las Vegas!!!!

Well to answer your ? about Did justice finally get served for OJ? YES! I still think he did kill his EX-Wife, and Ronald. So with his sentance to Prison was excactly what he needed. Like it says in the Bible, What you do to others will come back to you twice as hard!
But i think we need to pray for him! weither he did wrong or not! That is what God wants us to do!