Rick Raw: OJ Simpson Trial 2.0–Bumbling Gang of Thugs Robbed Other Thugs

By Rick Grant rickgrant01@comcast.net www.rickatnight.com

It was a heist that only a bunch of wannabe mobsters led by OJ Simpson could bungle. Now OJ is back in court facing charges that could land him in jail for life. Of course, I knew that given time, OJ would screw up again. His monumental ego and megalomania delude him into thinking he’s above the law. "Dammit, I’m OJ Simpson, don’t mess with me."

Having beat a murder rap, OJ was confident that he could burst into a hotel room with a bunch a two-bit thugs with guns drawn and get his memorabilia back without causing a stir. Wrong. What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas when you’re OJ Simpson and there are people who want to see you locked up forever. Now the Vegas prosecutors are salivating. This could reverse the last infamous jury nullification, setting OJ free despite a pile of evidence against him.

Now, thirteen years after OJ Trial 1.0, interest in the OJ Trial 2.0 has waned. Only a few nut-jobs could be seen outside the Vegas courtroom in 100 degree heat. The lure of Vegas’ casinos trumps the OJ Trial 2.0. But a Vegas courtroom seems to be the perfect venue for OJ’s second fall from grace.

In this second version of OJ’s felonies, the prosecution has some problems to overcome. OJ’s defense attorneys are expected to argue that he was merely trying to recover property that had been taken from him years earlier. However, ownership of the memorabilia in question will be difficult to prove. On the other hand, OJ’s witnesses against him all have criminal records and cut deals with the prosecution. So their credibility is in question.

Still, there are the breaking and entering and kidnaping charges which will be difficult to overcome since the so called memorabilia dealers had guns to their heads. The issue of who owns the memorabilia will mean nothing up against these serious felony charges. Perhaps the Teflon has worn off OJ. The question is: Will the jury care about any of these bozos in the hotel room. It’s like the gang who couldn’t shoot straight robbing a mob poker game. Who cares?

Well, we care after watching OJ Trial 1.0 and hearing the avalanche of evidence against OJ nullified by a jury that hated Marcia Clark. The prosecution seems confident they can get a conviction since they have audio tapes of conversations between OJ and some of his co-conspirators, which chronicle the events before, during, and after the caper. We ask, how could OJ be so stupid as to implicate himself in this ill-advised heist. For the same reason he allegedly slaughtered Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman–OJ is a psychopath.

If OJ is convicted in this trial and thrown in jail for a long stretch, will the scales of justice be equaled? No! OJ’s acquittal for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman was the miscarriage of justice of the Century. However, it will put OJ behind bars where he belongs and go a long way to healing the traumatic emotional wounds the Brown and Goldman families have had to live with for the past thirteen years. Alas, it won’t bring back their loved ones.