People who thought OJ Simpson was innocent at the time of the trial, did you later change your mind? (lemmy.ca)

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[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

There was something that you touched on that goes unnoticed in your presentation. The context also includes the media cycle. OJ's case was HIGHLY publicized. It was unlike any other trail in history. There was constant coverage of a former NFL superstar turned into a movie star under a murder charge that he ran away from in a high speed freeway chase. We literally watched the verdict being read in highschool where everyone could hear it. The scale was phenomenal and I don't feel it has been followed the same since.

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