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ithos 04-13-2024 10:11 AM
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A former black panther was on the jury who gave a black power fist after the trial.
OJ Simpson juror Lionel Cryer who raised fist as he left court was a former Black Panther | Daily Mail Online

New Englander 04-13-2024 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2320995)
Not sure what you are writing. The jury found a reasonable doubt. The prosecutors did not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Emphasis on reasonable. Not all doubt.
The jury was not going to convict him even if there was a video of him butchering those two people.

Stu from NYC 04-13-2024 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by New Englander (Post 2321335)
The jury was not going to convict him even if there was a video of him butchering those two people.
How in the world did the prosecution team not put in some effort to vet the jury?

ithos 04-13-2024 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2321349)
How in the world did the prosecution team not put in some effort to vet the jury?
It was in downtown LA so getting an unbiased jury was not going to be easy. Also after the Rodney King riots, the DA office was probably worried about negative publicity if the jury chosen did not reflect the racial makeup of the area. Remember the Rodney King trial had ten whites and no blacks.
Jury Picked for King Trial; No Blacks Chosen - Los Angeles Times

Stu from NYC 04-13-2024 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ithos (Post 2321351)
It was in downtown LA so getting an unbiased jury was not going to be easy. Also after the Rodney King riots, the DA office was probably worried about negative publicity if the jury chosen did not reflect the racial makeup of the area. Remember the Rodney King trial had ten whites and no blacks.
Jury Picked for King Trial; No Blacks Chosen - Los Angeles Times
But having only a couple of whites and almost all blacks was a huge mistake. Did not reflect the racial makeup of LA at all.

manaboutown 04-13-2024 12:40 PM
Anybody else see a pic of O.J.'s White Bronco Hearse on X?

ithos 04-13-2024 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2321356)
But having only a couple of whites and almost all blacks was a huge mistake. Did not reflect the racial makeup of LA at all.
You are right.
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The Downtown courthouse draws the majority of its jurors from the Central District, an area with a jury pool that is about 30% white, 31% black and 29% Latino. The boundaries of the Central District are the Ventura Freeway in Glendale to the north, Manchester Avenue to the South, La Cienega to the west and the outskirts of Montebello to the east.
Simpson Jury Pool Racially Mixed - Los Angeles Times

But the prosecutors lacked the fortitude to make more challenges or they were over confident about the case.

JMintzer 04-13-2024 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ithos (Post 2321323)
The change of venue probably caused the makeup of the jury made a conviction much more challenging. Not sure of the reason. I remember a commentary from a pundit that it was because the DA thought it would be better for media exposure. But their were other opinions.

And I believe with Mark Fuhrman as a key witness and the Rodney King death trial, the prosecution case was doomed with 9 blacks on the jury regardless of the evidence.
Rodney King "death trial"???

He died by drowning 20 years later...

ithos 04-13-2024 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2321384)
Rodney King "death trial"???

He died by drowning 20 years later...
You are right.

"Can't we all get along?"
Been a long time.

BettyInFL 04-13-2024 06:25 PM
Good Ridance, and may he rot in Hell!
 
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Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 2320788)
I wonder how much of their $33,500,000 judgment against O.J. the Goldmans actually collected?

I read very little, $188,000.

It seems he died with a $3M net worth.
Shows how our judicial system has gone to the dogs. OJ Jury people admitting that they voted not guilty for pay back for Rodney King.

Taltarzac725 04-13-2024 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BettyInFL (Post 2321406)
Shows how our judicial system has gone to the dogs. OJ Jury people admitting that they voted not guilty for pay back for Rodney King.
I would take this with a gallon of salt. Sounds like something you would see on Faux News.

Stu from NYC 04-13-2024 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2321421)
I would take this with a gallon of salt. Sounds like something you would see on Faux News.
I can believe it, from what I saw and heard of the trial no question he was as guilty as sin

manaboutown 04-13-2024 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2321421)
I would take this with a gallon of salt. Sounds like something you would see on Faux News.
Jurors who were going to let the vile murderer OJ off the hook no matter the facts should have been disqualified during voir dire. The trial was a disgraceful disgusting fiasco.

mike234 04-14-2024 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by New Englander (Post 2321335)
The jury was not going to convict him even if there was a video of him butchering those two people.
correct

JMintzer 04-14-2024 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2321421)
I would take this with a gallon of salt. Sounds like something you would see on Faux News.
Everybody drink!


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