imagine my shock to wake up to OJ Simpson on the front page, being charged in court. Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes and groggily turning the pages to the news piece, i slid the paper away and headed into the kitchen for some tea. i needed to process this.


I remember the '95 OJ Simpson case very clearly, and recall the faint sense of injustice being done. Dad railed off about the blatant racism that swayed the ruling. "the only reason he got a 'non-guilty' is because there are more black people in the jury then white". The whole of America felt close to the case because there was always a 'side' to choose, and lengthy, devoted television coverage to watch. it became a racially-infused circus act based on color. the verdict of 'non-guilty' seemed like the biggest miscarriage of justice at the time.

and then there was the barrage of pop culture references. it became part of comedy folklore, murdering your wife and her (supposed) boyfriend and the extra glove. Simpson's attempt to publish "If i Did It" showcased his complete fall from respect and humanity. A sort of punch in the face of the families of his dead wife and her friend.

sure he'll be doing time now, but obviously, its just not the same thing. justice delayed is justice denied, as professor Z would reiterate to a sleepy classroom.