BradyGirl
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It must have been disheartening for the prosecution to realize that no matter what they did or said, there were jurors who had no intention of ever voting O.J. guilty, as admitted by some that it was payback for Rodney King, and that ex-Black Panther was never going to vote O.J. guilty.
One of the female jurors interviewed had little sympathy for Nicole, not understanding battered woman syndrome at all, and put thumbs down on Marcia Clark. She and the younger female juror both said they just wanted to go home when it came time to deliberate. I guess the prosecution was lucky they 'deliberated' for 3 1/2 hours!
It was incompetence from beginning to end on the part of the prosecution, the forensics team, and the some jurors' decision on Day One to not convict. The defense exhibited all the worst traits of high-powered defense lawyers: smug, condescending, and sleazy as they tried (and succeeded) in getting a double murderer off.
Mark Fuhrman was just the icing on the cake. The prosecution had no idea about his background and when it came out, they were screwed. Almost worse than the stupid decision to have O.J. try on the gloves!
I agree with Marcia Clark that Fuhrman was innocent of planting evidence because he couldn't have done it in this particular case, but if the opportunity arose another time and it was a credible frame, I could see Fuhrman doing it.
Judge Ito was clueless, letting the defense lawyers run the trial. I think he got caught up too much in how own celebrity. This is one trial that could have done without cameras.
A lot of people think Fred Goldman, Ron's father, went after O.J. just for the money or publicity, but I kind of like someone never letting O.J. forget and keeping after him. Take away what's really important to him: his money and possessions. In the end, ironically, O.J.'s love of his stuff got him thrown in jail, justice deferred but partially served. Narcissism got him in the end!
One of the female jurors interviewed had little sympathy for Nicole, not understanding battered woman syndrome at all, and put thumbs down on Marcia Clark. She and the younger female juror both said they just wanted to go home when it came time to deliberate. I guess the prosecution was lucky they 'deliberated' for 3 1/2 hours!
It was incompetence from beginning to end on the part of the prosecution, the forensics team, and the some jurors' decision on Day One to not convict. The defense exhibited all the worst traits of high-powered defense lawyers: smug, condescending, and sleazy as they tried (and succeeded) in getting a double murderer off.
Mark Fuhrman was just the icing on the cake. The prosecution had no idea about his background and when it came out, they were screwed. Almost worse than the stupid decision to have O.J. try on the gloves!
I agree with Marcia Clark that Fuhrman was innocent of planting evidence because he couldn't have done it in this particular case, but if the opportunity arose another time and it was a credible frame, I could see Fuhrman doing it.
Judge Ito was clueless, letting the defense lawyers run the trial. I think he got caught up too much in how own celebrity. This is one trial that could have done without cameras.
A lot of people think Fred Goldman, Ron's father, went after O.J. just for the money or publicity, but I kind of like someone never letting O.J. forget and keeping after him. Take away what's really important to him: his money and possessions. In the end, ironically, O.J.'s love of his stuff got him thrown in jail, justice deferred but partially served. Narcissism got him in the end!