Everyone knew OJ Simpson would be granted parole this week, including it seems, him. So I wasn’t surprised and it was probably the decision I would have made if on the parole board. But that still made it hard to watch. Like most Americans, I agree with the civil decision that found him guilty of the murders of Nicole and Ron Goldman. His original acquittal was a miscarriage of justice. And though a 9 to 30 year sentence for his crime of stealing back his stuff seemed a bit out of line (the guy who did the actual threat with the gun got probation) I was happy he had his freedoms taken away for 9 years.
It was hard to watch his behavior during the hearing. Not only did he not seem remorseful, he was defiant and seemed to be making excuses for the robbery— after being locked up for 9 years because a jury of his peers convicted him for that. Give up trying to declare innocence already. He displayed anger and happiness and came off as smug and arrogant to me. There were brief microbursts of a range of emotions as he answered questions, and then he’d draw back into his rehearsed control. What other call ‘charisma’ is just creepy to me. I hope he slinks off into anonymity when he’s released.
It was hard to watch his behavior during the hearing. Not only did he not seem remorseful, he was defiant and seemed to be making excuses for the robbery— after being locked up for 9 years because a jury of his peers convicted him for that. Give up trying to declare innocence already. He displayed anger and happiness and came off as smug and arrogant to me. There were brief microbursts of a range of emotions as he answered questions, and then he’d draw back into his rehearsed control. What other call ‘charisma’ is just creepy to me. I hope he slinks off into anonymity when he’s released.