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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Yeah, one thing that seems to be forgotten now is how much OJ was liked by white people. He was never, like, an Allen Iverson type. He always had a front facing presence that was non combative and fun and he got a lot of gigs doing commercial and TV color commentary because inoffensive former superstars was what the public wanted at the time.

Of course, the trial changed all of that, but I also remember people at the time being like “now, I’m not saying OJ is innocent but this wouldn’t be the first time the LAPD manufactured evidence.” I do think the defense, who by and large were pretty bad too (except for Barry Scheck, who did an incredible job as the DNA expert lawyer for that team), did prove reasonable doubt by obfuscation and making the focus on Fuhrman. I also think he did it but that’s not the bar we have in our legal system.