Okay this post is going to be different than most of my post but I just got finished watching all five parts of OJ's 30 for 30 and shit is my mind blown. Going into this I must state I always thought OJ did and this documentary didn't change it, however it did change my way how I viewed the case.
Let's start with how this case was a huge impact on the black community, which is not necessarily a big surprise why the black community supported him because this was after Rodney King and the LA riots. Not only that but I mean history of decades of police brutality and not seeing any justice at all. Even with this victory, things still haven't changed and honestly you seeing these issues reemerging. (Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and do I really have to go on?) That's what's most saddening because a lot of black people really thought they saw justice but no it was just a wealthy man that got away with murdering his wife and her friend and at the end of the day didn't give a shit about his community.
What I like most about this documentary is yes it's still bias but I feel like it had both sides of the fence played. They painted him to be a very charming guy and it's part of the reason he got where he was. What I didn't like about this documentary is how harsh they were on the defense and the jury.
The harsh reality that justice isn't justice in this world. I'm sorry if you truly believe that, I really do. It isn't about the victim especially in a high profile case. Both sides create a story what they believe happened, true or false. The whole point of defense is so the defendant doesn't get jail time. A lot of people who were interviewed said that the defense went too far and let a guilty man free. HELLO that's their fucking job! OJ was paying these men $50,000 a day so he could be free. Yes ethics comes into play but that's your client. If you think their guilty or not, it's your job to defend them.
I'm sorry though the district attorney was all fucked up, shit the investigation was all fucked up. Christopher Darden shouldn't had OJ try on the glove. The crime scene investigators should of changed their gloves and not pick shit up with their bare hands. The guy who collected a blood sample from OJ shouldn't have brought back the sample to the crime scene. LIKE?
As a juror you are not suppose to convict a person unless without unreasonable doubt they committed the crime. I think the defense sufficiently created reasonable doubt and the district attorney didn't talk much about how OJ didn't have an alibi for the time of the murder. They just let the defense attorney chew them up and spit them out.
Also the whole race card thing although is relevant to the case is somewhat fucking bologna. The job of the defense was to create a narrative where there is reasonable doubt that OJ killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. I'm sorry there is nothing in the documentary convincing to me that Mark Fuhrman isn't a racist. Do I believe he planted the glove? Absolutely not. Do I think his views on black people makes his of being a capable crooked detective? Yes.
I'm done with my rant but honestly this documentary is so good and I highly recommend it.
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