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@frippa@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76

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O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76

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@frippa@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago
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O.J. Simpson, Football Star Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76
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He ran to football fame and made fortunes in movies. His trial for the murder of his former wife and her friend became an inflection point on race in America.
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  • Thassodar
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    98•1 year ago

    Now he can rest knowing his wife’s killer is dead.

    • @jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      5•1 year ago

      Ooooooo that’s good

    • @Woozythebear@lemmy.world
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      2•1 year ago

      He was proven innocent in court

      • @moody@lemmings.world
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        24•1 year ago

        He was acquitted, meaning it couldn’t be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he was guilty.

      • @IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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        9•1 year ago

        He was proven liable in the civil trial. The additional evidence uncovered by the lawyers in that case was damning. Civil trials typically don’t require a unanimous verdict, but it was unanimous in this case.

  • ivanafterall
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    41•1 year ago

    Wish Norm were still around for this. :(

  • davel [he/him]
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    40•1 year ago

    The Juice is out of juice 🤷 What a waste of our collective time and attention that piece of shit was.

  • Dr. Wesker
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    29•1 year ago

    Good riddance to bad rubbish.

  • @lemmus@lemmy.world
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    27•1 year ago

    What a terrible headline.

    Fixed it: Murderer whose trial riveted the nation.

    • @UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone
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      6•1 year ago

      Person who was charged and put on trial for murder died. It’s a legal term. Journalists can get sued for defamation for blatantly calling someone who is not convicted a rapist or murderer. You can safely call OJ an armed robber and kidnapper though.

      That’s why the talking heads on tv tend to dance around the terminology and say “allegedly” and “accused of”

    • @Woozythebear@lemmy.world
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      1•1 year ago

      Was found innocent

      • @SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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        8•1 year ago

        Not guilty is not the same as innocent.

        • @Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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          1•1 year ago

          Legally or morally?

          • @SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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            2•1 year ago

            Legally. “Found innocent” is a legal conclusion and factually incorrect.

            • @IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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              1•1 year ago

              Criminal trials don’t find defendants “innocent”. They find them not guilty, which is a huge difference. It means the prosecution didn’t bring forward enough evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The presence of doubt means they weren’t found guilty. Not that they were found innocent.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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    27•1 year ago

    His hell is trying on gloves that don’t fit for eternity

  • @Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml
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    17•1 year ago

    Looks like he got away with it after all

  • @p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world
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    17•1 year ago

    Get fucked OJ. Cancer was too good for you.

    • @Woozythebear@lemmy.world
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      2•1 year ago

      Lol? What did he do to deserve dying from cancer?

      • @p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world
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        Spare me the virtue signaling pseudo higher than thou bullshit. OJ is a killer and profited off of it. He deserves worse.

        • @Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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          1•1 year ago

          Even if he didn’t do it, making a book about if he did was in poor taste

  • @Grobmobularb@lemmy.world
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    13•1 year ago

    Hahahaha. I hope he’s loving Hell.

  • wildncrazyguy
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    13•1 year ago

    I really hope he donated his brain to science. The man went from world famous to villain in a single car chase. It’s rare that people fall from grace so far, so quickly. I am not excusing his heinous acts, but I will say it would make a lot more sense, in my mind, if this man’s anger and impulsivity was predicated on a TBI.

    • @Conyak@lemmy.tf
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      3•1 year ago

      Why? He killed his wife in a fit of rage. There wasn’t anything special going on in his brain. A lot of pro athletes end up doing heinous crimes.

      • @Woozythebear@lemmy.world
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        3•1 year ago

        He was found innocent so he didn’t kill anyone.

    • @jonsnothere@beehaw.org
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      2•1 year ago

      I mean, he had been abusive for years, it was sadly not a unique nor surprising case, except for his fame, but fame doesn’t make you a good person.

  • Hello_there
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    6•1 year ago

    So. You think he’s having meetings down there with Cochrane?

  • @eardon@lemmy.ca
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    4•1 year ago

    World news, huh?

    • @frippa@lemmy.mlOP
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      1•1 year ago

      Well he was world famous, I’m not from the US myself but most genX and older (~40+) knew about him and his trial at least superficially

  • nothx [he/him]
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    3•1 year ago

    Good.

  • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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    2•1 year ago

    Damn, such a shame Norm MacDonald died before he could make a farewell joke.

  • @Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml
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    1•1 year ago

    Of course it’s NYT. Fucking crackers.

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