And the racebaiters are STILL saying he is innocent!

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O.J. Simpson speaks during his sentencing hearing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Sitting right to Simpson is his lawyer Yale Galanter. Simpson was sentenced Friday to at least 15 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery after a judge rejected his apology and said, “It was much more than stupidity.”


O.J. Simpson sentencing in Las Vegas

By CARRI GEER THEVENOT
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dec. 05, 2008

For more than 13 years, he has been widely regarded as the man who got away with murder. But this morning, O.J. Simpson was punished for other crimes: last year’s kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at Palace Station.

After hearing a statement of remorse from Simpson, whose voice quivered as he spoke, District Judge Jackie Glass imposed a sentence that will keep the Hall of Fame running back behind bars between nine and 33 years.

PhotobucketSimpson, who plans to appeal his convictions, surprised the judge and other onlookers by making a statement at his sentencing hearing.

He said he made the trip to Las Vegas last year to attend a wedding — not to reclaim property. But his plans changed when he learned the dealers possessed family heirlooms that he had unsuccessfully tried to recover in the past.

“This was the first time I had an opportunity to catch the guys red-handed who had been stealing from my family,” he said.

Simpson apologized, saying he did not know his actions amounted to crimes.

Glass said overwhelming evidence at the trial assured her that Simpson knew what he was doing when he entered the small hotel room where the robbery occurred. The trial also showed her that Simpson is both arrogant and ignorant, she said.

Photobucket“It was clear to the court that you believed you could do in Las Vegas what you couldn’t do elsewhere — you could get your stuff back,” the judge said, adding that the ownership of the items remains in question.

Glass noted that incident, which involved the use of at least one gun, was captured on audio tape.

“That was actually a very violent event,” she said.

The state Division of Parole and Probation had recommended a minimum sentence of 18 years for Simpson, who was acquitted of murder in 1995 in the Los Angeles slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.

Members of the Goldman family were present in Glass’ courtroom this morning.

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Hard Right
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He got away with double murder so it’s no surprise he thought he could beat this too. Hopefully he doesn’t get parole and he has to serve all 33 years. Scumbag.

December 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
SoCal Chris
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Thanks a bunch, Mike, for the post!

This story really affected my life personally (his previous murders, that is), and so I will be thankful for the justice he receives at last.

I couldn’t help but think about the almost riotous atomosphere outside the courtroom when the Goldman’s went out to be interviewed, wondering if this is the type of thing (and worse, I’m sure) that would happen if Obama was found guilty of a crime and sentenced.

December 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
 3Reply to this comment  

That picture should be a caption contest…… wonder what the lawyer is thinking?

December 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
 4Reply to this comment  

O.K. Buffoon…. answer your own question.

December 5th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
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If I must…

Lawyers head: “I hope the check clears”

December 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
jainphx
 6Reply to this comment  

Hi my name is BUBBA, and your mine now. These are the first words I hope he hears, couldn’t happen to a worse person. Too bad Judge ITO isn’t in the same cell.

December 5th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
luva the scissors
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i am glad he is going away. he is a disgrace to the human race. what a toad. he has always thought he was better than everyone else and above the law. glad the law is getting the last laugh.

December 5th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Rocky_B
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Though he won’t be going to any “Club Med” federal prison, I’m sure O.J. will get probation. Since those murders had nothing to do with this particular crime. I’m positive he will go in with the respect an admiration of fellow inmates & they will help him keep out of trouble. After all, he’s “The One Who Walked”. As a former athlete, he’s not going to have much in the way of threats from any “Bubba’s” seeking to make him their “prison bitch”. They much prefer “turning out” inmates who actually have remorse for their crimes and are like “scared little puppies” when they enter the system.

I do think we’ll need to “Watch this space” to see if Obama throws him a pardon. Every gang thug in America in our prison systems is going to be requesting pardons. They know from his support of thug tactics historically and especially during the DNC primaries that if any president has ever been the man to approach on pardons, Obama is, “The One.” In fact I fully expect the Obama administration to go on a previously unheard of pardon granting spree. For which said thugs would be forever in his and the DNC’s debt.

One hand always washes the other in Chicago style politics and I expect O.J. will become one of many “rehabilitated leaders” in Obama’s nationalized civilian police force.

Also on a side-note in conjunction with all this, I fully expect Dems to do even more challenges to restore voting rights to inmates over the next four years. If Obama and the Dems do poorly as we expect they will, they will want to be preemptively stack the deck even more if their favor.

December 5th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
SoCal Chris
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My caption for what the lawyer is thinking:

“Please, please, please oh God, if You really do exist, make him stop talking…please.”

December 5th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
philly_nj
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“*Glass said overwhelming evidence at the trial assured her that Simpson knew what he was doing when he entered the small hotel room where the robbery occurred. The trial also showed her that Simpson is both arrogant and ignorant, she said.

Seems to me Judge Glass has given OJ’s lawyer a lot to work with in the appeal.
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December 6th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Lurkin'no-mo
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If the memorabilia fits, you must not acquit.
Say, maybe he can finally find the real killers in prison…

December 8th, 2008 at 7:07 am
emma5
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If OJ’s wife had been Black instead of White in the murder case in 1995, of which he was acquitted, the negative comments above would not have been made. A 33-year sentence in present case is not justified, rather it seeks penalty based on the lynch mob racist mentality for sustained determination that he murdered his White wife regardless of his acquittal and OJ’s lynching is desired as has been the history of White America whenever a Black man is accused of a crime against a White and particularly when that Black man is sexually associated with White women. The racist pursuit of OJ over all these years is reminiscent of the White racist pursuit and jailing of the historic Black boxer Jack Johnson and for same reasons, except in his case murder was not a charge, just that he was a proud Black man who won the “heavyweight boxing title” against White men and married White women. Fortunately, this extremely deep and sick racial hatred will brew it’s own poison in the hearts that hold it making them ill throughout the years they continue on this earth. Just as love and fairness is a virtue that is God’s good nourishment, as Christ says, so shalt thou reap the poison that you sow. “As a man thinketh he has already sinned in his heart before God.”

January 16th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
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Yeah Emma…. OJ s a pillar of the community and a bunch of racist crackers made him do the things he did…. wow

January 18th, 2009 at 9:42 am

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