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O.J. Simpson Dead at 76 After Cancer Battle
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My American relatives still complain about the black jury letting him off beside of their “collective victim complex”
The jury was sequestered, i.e., could not have any interactions outside of each other or court officials for the entire trial. “Obvious” giveaways did not always make it in as evidence.
Besides, in an idealized version of the justice system, the jury will not convict if the prosecutor(s) cannot prove their case. “Not guilty” isn’t the same thing as “innocent”. Which they might’ve done if they hadn’t fucked up so incredibly badly. My pet theory is they were so used to trying to lock up innocent black men and having to frame them that they just defaulted to that even though OJ was guilty. The high-priced lawyers really shine when they laser in on prosecutorial bullshit. They tried to frame a guilty man, and their methods didn’t work as well as they did on penniless defendants.
The jury had more women than Black people. It was 9 Black people vs 3 non-Black people but 10 women vs 2 men.