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OJ's Daily Life today

This may seem a strange comment, but I noticed there's nothing in the article about where OJ lives today and what his daily life consists of. Do people see him on the streets and treat him like just a regular person? Unless he lives in a gated mansion under constant protection and never goes out in public, I'm surprised someone hasnt tried to kill him yet. Haplolology ^Talk/_{Contributions} 22:27, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It says he lives in Miami. read it again. 68.123.140.96 20:07, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"In Todays Associated Press, it stated, he lives outside of Miami"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.141.187.24 (talk) 21:51, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The picture of OJ says it was taken in Iraq in 1990!

US forces were not in Iraq in 1990 - they were in Saudi Arabia or other Middle Eastern allies. Iraq was not even attacked by the USAF until 1991, and no US forces occupied the country after the DESERT STORM victory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.37.249 (talk) 10:15, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"not gulity" but only the word "guilty" is linked

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oj_simpson#Las_Vegas_robbery

that ain't right. 207.237.228.71 (talk) 03:46, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorted. — Realist² (Who's Bad?) 00:37, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

awesome thx 207.237.33.37 (talk) 03:00, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like a NPOV setup

Let me preface this by saying I believe OJ to be guilty as sin... however... It seems to me that the intro to the criminal section being "In 1989, Simpson pled no contest to a domestic violence charge and was separated from Nicole Brown, to whom he was paying child support." is very NPOV. It kind of feels like someone is setting the reader up to believe in his guilt of the accusations that follow. These facts obviously have a place in the article but their prominence at the beginning of that section seem overly apparent. Comments? 220.70.250.184 (talk) 11:50, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Need photo of Bronco chase

Need photo of iconic Bronco slow-speed car chase. Badagnani (talk) 08:37, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alleged confession ????

how about alleged denial? keep to the facts.

...he was found directly responsible 4 in civil section

I think in other words he was found directly responsible for their murders should be removed from the "civil trial" section.
Is that factual? If it is pls source it. 70.108.133.72 (talk) 14:55, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Found guilty

He was found guilty of all counts. http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/04/oj.simpson.verdict/index.html and http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/10/04/sot.oj.verdict.ap and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27010657/ October 4 2:48 AM (CST)

Read the article. Tvoz/talk 08:27, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Democrat?

Anyone else notice that he's listed as a Democrat?

I can find no evidence of this and frankly it looks like race baiting bull. --71.143.0.146 (talk) 22:01, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is his political affiliation sourced anywhere? I don't see it referred to anywhere else on the page. Dayewalker (talk) 22:14, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The word "Democrat" only appears at the category. Nowhere else in the text. It should go. Dr.K. (talk) 22:17, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I concur... and so I have removed the category. Vantelimus (talk) 22:50, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great. Thanks. Dr.K. (talk) 22:58, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jury Nullification

Is it not possible that the most recent judgement against Mr. Simpson was the result of jury nullification? Let's discuss this. It has certainly been a factor in previous verdicts (including, some would say, Mr. Simpson's trial in California). This RIGHT of juries is infrequently exercised, but has been known to be a factor. Having not been on that jury, I can't know the facts beyond what was reported in the press. And I won't presume to know Mr. Simpson's guilt or innocence. But this factor should be considered in any discussion of his conviction.

69.209.98.180 (talk) 01:46, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Let's don't discuss this. This page is for discussing improvements to the Wikipedia article, not about OJ Simpson or our opinions regarding his life. This isn't a forum, general discussion format or bulletin board. Actually, that factor should not be considered in this article, unless it is written about and published in a verifiable, third party reliable source. It is beyond the scope of a Wikipedia article to examine factors that would enter into jury deliberation or effect an outcome. All we can consider is what has been reported in the press or other sources. Wildhartlivie (talk) 03:01, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2001 trial

Is there a good reason why the page does not mention the second time that Simpson was tried on criminal charges and acquitted, in Florida for an alleged "road rage" assault in 2000? I figure it's worth a sentence or two somewhere, but I would also have expected it to be in there already.

Here's a link, which I must break syntactically to post it anonymously from a text-only connection: http: //www.courttv.com /trials/ojroadrage/acquittal.html

--208.76.104.133 (talk) 14:28, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A question

Simpson was found guilty thirteen years to the day he was found not guilty. Was this somehow planned? I asked a friend who told me that their is no way it could have been planned. But I'd like a second oppinion. As such a thing is a HUGE coincidence.

Groucho2 10:05 11 November 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.245.122.118 (talk) 06:06, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]