OJ Reaction

As I sat in class and watched the several OJ Simpson documentaries, I came to the realization that I am just as susceptible to the media as anyone else was at the time. When more evidence was presented, I would find myself being convinced by each side. Thinking he was guilty when the prosecution was making their case then switching my opinion as the defense spoke. Watching the criminal trial step by step, I was not surprised when "The Juice" got acquitted. The defense did an excellent job at raising enough reasonable doubt in the juries (and my mind) to make it extremely hard to be sure OJ was guilty. They did exactly what they needed to do: make people question the reliability of the LAPD. When the defense caught the Detective in question in an obvious lie about previously saying racial slurs, it was the icing on the cake for the Defense's case. Just like the jury, I somehow became immune to all reason and couldn't think clearly about the cold hard evidence presented in the case. In my defense, the prosecution made fatal mistakes in the Criminal Trial that they learned from when approaching the Civil Trial. Things like "the glove test" hurt the prosecutions case a great deal. When they took the trial to Civil Court, OJ could no longer plead the 5th and was force to go on the stand. He ended up hurting his case a great deal, looking like a fool who couldn't lie nor own up to his mistakes. Responding to all questions about abusing his wife and the Bruno Magali shoes. The failures of the criminal trial to convict OJ made it clear what happened: the police tried to solidify the conviction of a man who as already guilty, essentially screwing themselves over.