All Hail the Second Amendment

[TaraJo]

Judging from history, I'd say wealth is a get out of jail free pass for crime. I mean, how many bankers went to jail for the housing crisis? How many Enron executives went to jail for that collapse? You want to know why OJ Simpson got off?

Indeed....but that doesn't mean justice can't be tainted with either leftwing socio bias or with racial bias (or both) as well....
In the case of OJ Simpson, my opinion is that when you look at the socio / racial make up of the jury at his murder trial, it was race, not money that got Simpson off...

The jury by race consisted of 9 Blacks, 1 Hispanic, and 2 Whites....all jury members were Democrats....10 of the jury members were women, among whom were the only two white jury members....

Some other facts about the final jury: (1) None regularly read a newspaper, but eight regularly watch tabloid TV shows, (2) five thought it was sometimes appropriate to use force on a family member, (3) all were Democrats, (4) five reported that they or another family member had had a negative experience with the police, (5) nine thought that Simpson was less likely to be a murderer because he was a professional athlete.

The racial composition of the initial jury pool differed considerably from the racial compostion of the final jury. The pool was 40% white, 28% black, 17% Hispanic, and 15% Asian.

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ft...ypage.html

As for racial issues, no, it shouldn't be used as an excuse for crime, but it also shouldn't be used as an excuse for dismissing crime, either. If we look at high crime areas and say "Oh, it's just a bunch of black thugs killing each other," why can't we look at the sociological root problems that lead those 'black thugs' to kill each other? I've met more than my fair share of people from those environments, and joining a gang and involving yourself in crime can almost be something they're born into instead of something they choose. I mean, if you can't walk the streets without worrying about being robbe or shot at, if you can't trust the police to help you, if you're so poor that you can't get out of the projects or even really have decent food, yeah, crime starts to look tempting.

As for the OJ case, yeah, I do think the issues that you mentioned all came into play, but those are still sub-issues that were only brought into play because of his lawyers. You noticed how he filed for bankruptcy shortly after his trial, right? Want to guess why? My guess is Johnny Cochran got most of Simpson's money. It's not just prestige, it's about finding a hotshot legal team that can get you away with anything.