I am as sickened as anyone by the O.J. acquittal ten plus years ago and consider it a perversion of justice just like the trials over the Rodney King incident (both acquittals), but this verdict is every bit a perversion of justice as those were.

The ONLY reason he was charged is because the state wanted a second bite at the apple. Do I feel sorry for O.J.? NO. Do I feel sorry for integrity of the justice system? Absolutely. If this had been anyone BUT O.J., there wouldn't have even been a trial. God help us.

O.J. Sentenced to as many as 33 Years

LAS VEGAS – A broken O.J. Simpson was sentenced Friday to as many as 33 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery after a judge rejected his apology and said, "It was much more than stupidity." The 61-year-old football Hall of Famer stood shackled and stone-faced as Judge Jackie Glass rattled off the punishment. Moments before, Simpson made a rambling, five-minute plea for leniency, simultaneously apologizing for the holdup as a foolish mistake and trying to justify his actions.

He choked back tears as he told her: "I didn't want to steal anything from anyone. ... I'm sorry, sorry."





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