Last Sane Man Standing - Blog of Corey Deitz

"Fresh Juice in the Blender"

September 20, 2007

O.J. Simpson has put himself back in the judicial blender, accused of armed robbery, among other things. Actually, there are 11 felony counts against a guy who many Americans literally got away with murder back in 1995.

I'm not sure whether he'll walk away from these charges or not. He's getting "lawyered up" and by the time it goes to trial, who knows what kind of defenses and tricks his legal team will come up with.

Most people thought the murder charges against him over a decade ago were a "slam dunk".

See how well that worked out.

I want to point out two things that I'm already seeing: the defense that he was "set up" by that Riccio guy who tape recorded the event and the racial split about to rear its ugly head.

First, this "set up" theory. Folks, when someone is "set up" that means the cops or FBI or CIA play an active role in creating a situation to entrap you. Riccio, the memorabilia dealer that arranged the meeting between Simpson and fellow memorabilia dealer, Al Beardlsley, is a private citizen - not a cop. Did he deceive Simpson? Maybe. Was this a "set up"? Well, not by the police - unless you are of the opinion that it was a conspiracy by the Las Vegas cops to get Simpson. In that case, you're beyond help.

Secondly, the people who want to cling to this "set up" conspiracy theory - at least the ones I hear and see on the news promoting it - are mostly black. Here we go again: it's the O.J. Simpson murder trial all over again. Even if O.J. was deceived by Riccio about the "meeting" where the alleged armed robbery took place, it doesn't justify what all of us have heard transpiring on the audio tape of the event.

I have no doubt by the time this thing plays out in court, we'll be split again - white against black - over O.J.'s innocence or guilt. Expect racial opportunists, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, to also get their share of TV exposure by the time said and done.

Justice is supposed to be blind. Not blinded by color.