The O. J Simpson Case

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October 3, 1995 the day O.J. Simpson was acquitted for murder was a day of either utter discuss, or of triumph against a system that has not been known to be on the side of minorities. At the time just being 13 years old, I was already seeing the difference between how Caucasians and minorities where treated differently by the law. Living an area where it was heavily Caucasian I would be harassed by the police on my way home to school, or to meet with friends at whatever location we had decided to hang out at. Then seeing my father being pulled over while we would drive throw the neighborhood that we lived in just because he is Mexican never help instill trust in to the system. While also hearing similar stories that my Hispanic, and African-American …show more content…

case during 1995, they all believed that he was innocent and was being framed by a racist police department that many African-Americans had encountered throughout the years. For many people the trial became something else, “The O.J. Simpson trial was for many black people less about O.J. Simpson, but instead frustration we were having with the criminal justice system.” (Howard) You could even say among many African-Americans that there was a feeling of enjoyment when the verdict was read. For many of them have been, or knew someone going through the justice system and felt they were not getting the fair treatment that they should be getting. Yet here they have a figure in O.J. to rally around that they believe was innocent and finally beat the system. While those in the Caucasian community saying that the trial was a farce and he should have been found guilty. African-Americans could now sit there and say now that the Caucasian community knows how it feels to want justice to be served properly and not get it. Whether many admit it or not, the thought that the system can be beaten and that there is chance for them to be able to finally fight back and win must have crossed many peoples mind. They came together feeling that the system let them down, and an understanding of each other knowing that they have gone through similar

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