"In sports, when referees make a bad call, it's not uncommon for them to follow up by making a similarly bad call against the opposing team; though it compounds the mistake, at least it evens out the consequences." "Given that prosecuters are being presented with an opportunity to make the ultimate makeup call againast the former star" (Tackling O.J- latimes.com)
O.J Simpson the Heisman winning, NFL Hall of Famer is once again back in the courtroom. In American society, professional-athlets although not 'intentionally' are held to a higher standard when it comes to the law. This is usually because they are seen as role modes and examples to a lot of people. There is always something in the news about some athlete commiting a crime, where as if that same crime were committed by a normal citizen no attention by the media would be given.
In O.J's case he's already had his crime and attention but seems to not be able to learn from it. Although no murder was commited, it came awfully close. O.J took a little step down to the supposedly armed robbery of his own stolen memorabilia. A man named Thomas J. Riccio has emerged as the central figure in the case against O.J. Riccio has his own record of several felony convictions without even denying any.
Riccio secretly taped the meeting between O.J, O.J's associates and himself, because tape is undoubtable. Riccio stated that about a month before the incident he had been contacted by two men claiming to have personal belongings of Mr. Simpson. Riccio claims to have set up the meeting originally as a prospective view of the merchandise, while inviting O.J. Riccio says his intentions of inviting Simpson were purely for his aid in recovering his items. He later said that Simpson and several other men came into his room demanding the merchandise at gun-point. O.J denies this and says the meeting was much calmer with no guns involved. As a result of Riccio's 'help' "Simpson and three other men were charged Tuesday with felony counts including kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the purported theft."
Maybe Simpson just has incredibly bad luck with the law. He should have learned from last time not to do anything he thought illegal. Simpson is now free on bail of $125,000. This time he will not be let off as easy and will almost assuredly face some type of punishment.
Sources:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-riccio19sep19,1,6334298.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&ctrack=7&cset=true
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-oj-20sep20,0,6532740.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-simpson18sep18,0,6070829.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
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Matt Davis
I'm not sure what this blog has to do with politics, but other than that i think it is very well-written. I also think that it is unfair that athletes are inherently held to higher standards. That being the case, I don't think that many kids consider The Juice a role model. I think he is probably gonna have to spend some time in jail for this one and hopefully he will learn his lesson and stay out of the headlines from now on.
Matt Daaaaaaaaaaavis
I must start by sayin that my theory is:
O.J. wants to get caught, cuz i mean nobody produces a book like 'if i did kill my wife, this is how i would have done it'. I mean who does that? By the way, hes messed up, and yes this has to do with politics because it shows how incompetent our system has been. I mean this dude wants to go to jail...he knew he did it and thus he must be unacquitted and jailed...i mean thats what he wants
I think this whole OJ thing is pretty funny. I'm a firm believer in karma, and I definitely think it's his time to pay for all of the stupid stuff he's done and said. I think he as well as other pro athletes/celebrities must remember first and foremost that their every move is being examined under the microscope. People will always manage to hear of what they do and say, and I think he continuously forgets that if he does dumb things, people will find out about them. I also think his situation is especially sad because he is a role model to so many young people. I feel there’s a sense of responsibility he has to his fans to be a good role model. As far as relating this to government, I think because of his history, OJ’s actions will not be “swept under the rug” but rather intensely examined. Personally, I think he dodged punishment once, and now it’s his time to pay.
OJ is a lunitic. he lost his status as a role model some time ago and has not been campaigning very hard to regain that status. OJ gives a bad name to athletes all over the country and is a disgrace to USC. He was a great football player but that means nothing when compared to the type of person he is. I dont see him escaping prison as easily this time around.
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