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O.J. Simpson gets early Christmas present: Jail
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There was no dream team of lawyers.
There was no slight of hand with a bloody glove.
It was not Los Angeles and the cops did not bungle the case.
The jury of his peers was not swooning over the guy who used to jump over cars in commercials like Superman did over buildings.
For O.J. Simpson it was about his own words and deeds, caught on tape, which landed him in jail for what could turn out to be the rest of his life.
The prosecution’s case was so air-tight they likely could have secured a conviction with the audio and video only, however they followed the lead of Jack Webb from the old TV series Dragnet: “Just the facts Ma’am.”
Simpson fought the law and he won, not once but twice; a murder rap and road rage incident. With every waking moment being monitored by everyone from Joe the Plumber to the paparazzi you would think laying low would be a priority. Sadly that is not in the Hall of Famer’s DNA.
Las Vegas Judge Jackie Glass handed down whopping 33-years in the clink for the now 61-year old former football star and that might have had something to do with the early morning 5.1 magnitude earthquake in southern California that also shook its way into Nevada.
Could that have been God’s way of saying “Gotcha?” The timing could not have been more perfect.
Judge Glass’ reading of each count and the accompanying time in jail was anticlimactic after millions watched Simpson address the court, crocodile tears notwithstanding. All you had to do was witness his entrance into the room, joking and smiling and you knew the Kleenex moment was as phony as a three-dollar bill.
"I just wanted my personal things. I was stupid. I'm sorry," he said. "I didn't know I was doing anything illegal. I thought I was confronting friends. I thought I was retrieving my things. I didn't mean to hurt anybody, and I didn't mean to steal anything."
Stupid? Yes. Didn’t know anything was illegal? Yeah, and everyone buys a cup of coffee with a gun. Confronting “friends?” With friends like O.J., who needs enemies?
For those who thought he literally got away with murder 13-years ago this, may have been a case of justice delayed is now justice affirmed. It will be nine years before Simpson can even consider freedom and you can bet there will be a line around the corner for each and every subsequent parole hearing requesting he be kept behind bars.
There is a saying in Las Vegas: “What happens here, stays here.” O.J. Simpson has now become the poster child for that advertisement as he will be staying for a long, long time.
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