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Old 11-17-2006, 04:46 AM
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Uggghhh can we please not argue "Is OJ guilty or not" AGAIN.. those were bad 90's memories
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Old 11-17-2006, 10:34 AM
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yeah, that was in the 8th grade for that trial, I didn't think anybody still had an opinion
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Old 11-17-2006, 11:08 AM
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Only kstar would make a dumb comment about OJ being kinda innocent. Good job kstar.

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Old 11-17-2006, 12:43 PM
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Only kstar would make a dumb comment about OJ being kinda innocent. Good job kstar.
Well, the jury in the criminal trial couldn't find him guilty.

Of course that doesn't mean they thought he is innocent either.
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Old 11-17-2006, 12:46 PM
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Well, the jury in the criminal trial couldn't find him guilty.

Of course that doesn't mean they thought he is innocent either.
You're right. Stupidity does not exist in a bubble.

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Old 11-17-2006, 01:20 PM
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Uggghhh can we please not argue "Is OJ guilty or not" AGAIN.. those were bad 90's memories
It seems to me that he is inviting it.

This reminds me of how Ted Bundy gave a third person account of his serial killings just before his execution, without ever really saying he did it. It's a very sociopathic type thing to do.
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Old 11-17-2006, 02:58 PM
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Well, the jury in the criminal trial couldn't find him guilty.

Of course that doesn't mean they thought he is innocent either.
Uh, they certainly didn't find him "kinda innocent" - I'm pretty sure that wasn't an option on the verdict sheet.
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Old 11-17-2006, 03:05 PM
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is "innocent" an option or just simply "guilty" or "not guilty"? because saying "there wasn't enough solid evidence to convict" is not the same as saying "this person didn't have anything to do with" whatever is in question
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Old 11-17-2006, 03:37 PM
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is "innocent" an option or just simply "guilty" or "not guilty"? because saying "there wasn't enough solid evidence to convict" is not the same as saying "this person didn't have anything to do with" whatever is in question
Exactly. The options are:

guilty -- meaning the jury finds that the state has proven beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of the defendant, and

not guilty -- meaning the jury finds that the state has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of the defendant.

Neither "innocent" nor "totally innocent" are on the verdict sheet.
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Old 11-17-2006, 03:41 PM
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But in the civil trial, they did find him to be "responsible", right?
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Old 11-17-2006, 03:53 PM
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But in the civil trial, they did find him to be "responsible", right?
Yes, though "liable" would be the word.

But the standard of proof in a civil trial is "preponderance of the evidence" -- basically meaning "more likely than not" or, if you imagine the scales of justice, that the evidence against him tipped the scales, even if only so slightly. Not nearly as heavy a burden as "beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Old 11-20-2006, 04:53 PM
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Well, apparently both the book and the TV special have been pulled.
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Old 11-20-2006, 06:18 PM
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I just saw that on TV Week online, but you beat me to it.

Sanity prevails sometimes -- even with Rupert.
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Old 11-20-2006, 06:23 PM
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The publisher (who was going to interview him) said she considers this book his confession.


Oh really? Ya think?
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Old 11-20-2006, 09:09 PM
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Uh, they certainly didn't find him "kinda innocent" - I'm pretty sure that wasn't an option on the verdict sheet.
Obviously.

The point being that even if a jury finds (found) him "not guilty," it doesn't necessarily mean they believe he is "innocent." Just that guilt wasn't proven. Right?
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