And later that summer
by wildesilas (2019-06-17 10:32:08)

In reply to: 25 years ago today, the Juice went for a car ride  posted by DBCooper


I saw a woman wearing a shirt with OJ's face on it with the words, "Guilty or Not, O.J. is still my Hero!" The racial tension from that whole episode was just incredible.


My favorite shirt that I saw related to OJ
by raygun  (2019-06-17 12:24:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

It was an orange t-shirt with a white bronco and underneath it said, "Drink more apple juice because OJ will kill you".


A local donut shop had a billboard plastered ...
by Seamus  (2019-06-17 16:44:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

with their logo and in enormous letters “FREE O.J.” Beneath that in a much smaller font was “With the purchase of a dozen donuts.” That was up for the duration of the trial.

For the record it was Maple Donuts, near York, PA.


the Rodney King verdict/issue was still fresh on people's
by jt  (2019-06-17 11:27:45)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

mind and there was that other shooting of an African American woman by (I believe) a Korean store owner and the verdict went against the expected outcome of guilty.

Lots of resentment around that time.


Watching the video of that Koreatown shooting ...
by BIGSKYND  (2019-06-17 18:46:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

was bizarre when you look at the verdict.


That was a fact we hadn't considered
by SixShutouts66  (2019-06-17 13:22:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The DA's office seemed to have such confidence that they would win the case that they were willing to move it from a whiter area (Santa Monica) to a downtown court so that a guilty verdict wouldn't be perceived as a "lynching" court. This was after a string of botched high profile murder cases (Menendez brothers and Phil Spector - think they both preceded OJ).

It was very clear that the jury was looking for a reason to acquit (and crucify Chris Darden). If the flying DNA wouldn't suffice, the glove spectacle sure did the rest. Apparently California DA's don't realize that winter gloves are supposed to fit snugly and the human hand is thinner in the cold sand swells in an LA courtroom.

I always wonder in the Vegas charges were more severe than needed as a payback of sorts. The case certainly brought some ugliness together - race, the pampered athlete/celebrity, the sudden reappearance of OJ with his bros in South Central.

I've often wondered what the jurors and African American community think about the verdict now, and sadly would 2019 be much different if another AA celebrity was accused of something similar.


OJ was the whitest Black man in the country at that time,
by 1978Irish  (2019-06-17 10:52:26)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

maybe second to Bill Cosby.


Until Jackie Chiles helped "remake" him *
by BIGSKYND  (2019-06-17 11:42:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post