The prosecution was inept and the defense was a circus act intended to confuse the jury. Even so, legal experts were amazed that the jury let him go. The game is still less about truth and justice than about how to play the system by manipulating the jury. It works both ways--the guilty go free and the innocent get convicted, based on who has the better team. This is the argument for having professional jurors. Would you want your own life or death situation to be judged by people who don't really want to be there?
Oj Simpson. Guilty or Innocent? (In Nicole's murder)
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The prosecution was inept and the defense was a circus act intended to confuse the jury. Even so, legal experts were amazed that the jury let him go. The game is still less about truth and justice than about how to play the system by manipulating the jury. It works both ways--the guilty go free and the innocent get convicted, based on who has the better team. This is the argument for having professional jurors. Would you want your own life or death situation to be judged by people who don't really want to be there?