It was presented by others at the time that his excuses would wash away this circumstantial evidence with reasonable doubt. He had cash on him in the Bronco, because he was wealthy. He had a passport because he travelled a lot of the time anyway and just happened to have it. The disguise? He was an actor. Are these flimsy excuses, maybe. But this isn't really evidence to convict him, when there was plenty more to convict him, mainly the blood. That really should have removed all doubt.
There were a LOT of people who felt he and AC took off in the Bronco because he felt he was being railroaded by the police, or judicial system. Look at it this way, let's just pretend the murders were a fight that went wrong. He went there to confront her, intimidate her only, all hell broke loose when Ron showed up, and he overdid it in killing them. To then hear on TV Gil Garcetti saying you were charged with aggrivated murder with special circumstances, and could get the death penalty, that's going to affect his already damaged psyche.
I agree the note read by Kardashian read like a suicide note, his ego was just so big he couldn't do it.
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7 years ago
As many have said it's like a greek tragedy. A sad but without a doubt a fascinating story. Understood that it would not be impossible to imagine that someone like OJ could have this much cash on him, though I really don't believe people these days (even 20+ years ago) would carry this much. What would be the reason??? That said it would not be impossible to believe that he'd have a passport on him, though if you are a U.S. citizen with a drivers license there there is zero reason to walking around with your passport (unless you are travelling). Though I guess that's where the the word circumstantial comes from.
I suppose it IS also possible that he thought the LAPD was planning to destroy him and he could not bear this kind of fate. THIS is also extremely hard to believe. Not because he is black, but because the police/LAPD...were largely men and fans of the Juice. This is why they chased him as a slow chase and not a high speed. They would not want to destroy their hero.
I guess this is what trials are all about; Lawyers who get to take all of these details and spin it in the sleeziest way possible (hello Johnny Cochroran comparing Mark Furhman to Hitler).
IMHO he fled because he was distraught, guilty and knew his future was bleak. He did not want this NEW reality to be his reality. He had to escape this however possible. His two options were A. evade the police and somehow use his cash and passport to get out of the country (though with an APB I cannot imagine a scenario where he could have carried out this plan) OR B. commit suicide.
He literally got away with murder and was very lucky. Though he was a pariah to many he still had a massive amount of followers and support. If he was contrite and lived quietly he could have stayed out of jail and just lived off the rest of his life, but in this documentary you see him not only robbing a hotel room but living very large, womanizing hanging out doing drugs and just acting like a total jerk. Initially I almost felt sort of sorry for him. Whether he killed them or not because he was so broken. Maybe it was one moment of total loss of control, most likely under the influence of coke or meth and out of his mind. But in hindsight I don't believe this was in any way a one time thing. He had a pattern which continued. At one time he was a beloved and celebrated athlete, but he let this lifestyle destroy his life (and the lives of 2 others).
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7 years ago
As many have said it's like a greek tragedy. A sad but without a doubt a fascinating story. Understood that it would not be impossible to imagine that someone like OJ could have this much cash on him, though I really don't believe people these days (even 20+ years ago) would carry this much. What would be the reason??? That said it would not be impossible to believe that he'd have a passport on him, though if you are a U.S. citizen with a drivers license there there is zero reason to walking around with your passport (unless you are travelling). Though I guess that's where the the word circumstantial comes from.
I suppose it IS also possible that he thought the LAPD was planning to destroy him and he could not bear this kind of fate. THIS is also extremely hard to believe. Not because he is black, but because the police/LAPD...were largely men and fans of the Juice. This is why they chased him as a slow chase and not a high speed. They would not want to destroy their hero.
I guess this is what trials are all about; Lawyers who get to take all of these details and spin it in the sleeziest way possible (hello Johnny Cochroran comparing Mark Furhman to Hitler).
IMHO he fled because he was distraught, guilty and knew his future was bleak. He did not want this NEW reality to be his reality. He had to escape this however possible. His two options were A. evade the police and somehow use his cash and passport to get out of the country (though with an APB I cannot imagine a scenario where he could have carried out this plan) OR B. commit suicide.
He literally got away with murder and was very lucky. Though he was a pariah to many he still had a massive amount of followers and support. If he was contrite and lived quietly he could have stayed out of jail and just lived off the rest of his life, but in this documentary you see him not only robbing a hotel room but living very large, womanizing hanging out doing drugs and just acting like a total jerk. Initially I almost felt sort of sorry for him. Whether he killed them or not because he was so broken. Maybe it was one moment of total loss of control, most likely under the influence of coke or meth and out of his mind. But in hindsight I don't believe this was in any way a one time thing. He had a pattern which continued. At one time he was a beloved and celebrated athlete, but he let this lifestyle destroy his life (and the lives of 2 others).
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