Friday, December 05, 2008
Why the Juice Might Have Caught a Life Sentence
Double murderer, kidnapper/armed robber, and former NFL star Orenthal James Simpson was sentenced today to between 9 and 33 years in prison for his latest crime. The nominal minimum was 15 (and he's eligible for parole in 9). OJ was born in July, 1947. He's 61 and the average life expectancy of African American males is 70. It's actually longer if you get to 60, so, say 75 for the Juice. So if he does the full 15....
Those of you who think along my lines regarding his actual guilt for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole, and Ron Goldman can keep your fingers crossed that he does 14 years and lives not a second beyond his present life expectancy. His dying in a Nevada prison is probably a sufficient punishment.
Labels: OJ Simpson; Justice
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied--Usually
OJ Simpson, who got away with a double murder years and years ago, was found guilty of robbery and kidnapping yesterday in Las Vegas. He could go to jail for the rest of his life, but I predict only a few years, perhaps a few as two, but more probably 10, although if I were the sentencing judge I would give him the maximum because of his previous crimes. Colorado allows a sentencing judge to consider crimes of which the prisoner was acquitted, why not in Nevada?
The photo is of my favorite part of the trial, when the jailers put the cuffs on to take the guy away for processing into the Department of Corrections. Sweet. And all the more sweet for how rarely I got to see it in my less than stellar career as a prosecutor.
Jailed at last, jailed at last, thank God Almighty he's jailed at last.
Labels: OJ Simpson; Justice
