“Absolutely, 100 percent not guilty” (The New York Times). Simpson stated numerous times, while being accused for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Prior to this trial, O.J. Simpson was a very well known and inspirational football player who played at the college level for the USC Trojans, and professionally with the SF 49ers and Buffalo Bills. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1968, a trophy given annually to the most successful college football players during the season. According to research, “he became the first player in league history to run for more than 2,000 yards in one season. He was selected Player of the Year in 1972, 1973, and 1975 and named All-Pro for five straight years, from 1972 through 1976” (Boan). Although …show more content…
When Simpson was very young, his father abandoned their family leaving his mom working as a hospital orderly. By the age of four, he was diagnosed with rickets. Rickets is “A softening and weakening of bones in children, usually due to inadequate vitamin D”(Mayo). Simpson’s legs were in casts and due to these circumstances, he was bullied for an extensive amount of time. At the age of thirteen, “he joined a gang, the Persian Warriors, and by age fifteen he had been arrested for fighting” (Boan). Many believe that his violent and bullied childhood was what lead him to the violence in his …show more content…
The O.J. Simpson case lasted for over an eight month span. Evidence points at Simpson, yet he was at that time a free man. According to research “Although prosecutors had an overwhelming amount of DNA evidence against Simpson, including blood traces of the victims in his car and Nicole’s blood on a pair of his socks, the defense used technical mistakes by the forensics team to suggest contamination of the crime scene and cast doubt on the DNA evidence”(Price). On October 3, 1995, the jury’s verdict came back for O.J. Simpson as not guilty. Many were in awe when they heard this verdict. Due to racial conflicts throughout the case, whites and blacks had different opinions throughout the case. According to research, “Most African-Americans say they are not bothered by the fact that many whites were extremely upset by the verdict in the Simpson case. A majority of whites say they are not bothered by the number of whites who were extremely upset by the verdict. But four in 10 whites and more than a third of African-Americans are bothered by the other race's reaction to the verdict” (CNN). Racial conflicts escalated quickly during and after the case. The outcome of this case caused Simpson’s reputation to plummet. He was once an amazing football player, who everyone knew as an inspirational figure, to a possible