Race had nothing to do with the reality of this case. But it might have everything to do with the result. I lay this wedge in the racial divide squarely at the feet of Simpson and his lawyers. In one of the most disgraceful, cynical, and socially irresponsible defenses ever used to set a guilty man free, they created the race issue and exploited it. Using false arguments and a gospel cadence, Johnnie Cochran blinded a largely African-American jury with such intense and fervent feelings of racial pride and passion that they let a killer back into the community.
Racial pride is important.
Blacks have every right to be angry at their treatment in American history and proud of their accomplishments in spite of it. What is so disturbing is that, in defending OJ Simpson, black America has embraced a liar, a cheat, a womanizer, and a butcher. You cannot kill two people and get away with it, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many lies you tell. Bob August You state that Simpson did not get a fair trial in the civil case. I respectfully and totally disagree with you.