Bye Bye, OJ!

So yesterday, OJ Simpson was found guilty of 12 felony counts, including armed robbery, 13 years to the day after he was acquitted of that minor double-murder charge that was following him. After losing millions in the civil trial, The Juice decided that it might be a good idea to rob two memorabilia collectors at gunpoint w/ a few of his buddies. Not his smartest move. He faces an absolute MINIMUM of 20 years in prison, given the judge in Clark County, Nevada is the most lenient and sympathetic person on the face of the Earth. Otherwise, he faces a life sentence. Even then, if he does get the bare minimum sentence, here are the simple facts; OJ Simpson is 61 years old. If he serves 20 years in the pen, he'll be released at the age of 81, and even then, that's pretty much the rest of his life, if he even lives that long. Needless to say, we'll probably never hear from OJ again.

That notion is actually kinda sad. After his sensational trial, you never heard from OJ all that much. He would only pop up once in a while engaging in some new shenanigans. And it was entertaining. So last year, when I heard that OJ was being charged with armed robbery, I was like, "Uh oh, our lovable, ex-football star wife-killer OJ's causing mischief again!" It was great, because the news had gotten pretty boring during that point in time. I don't seem to remember any hype about the trial. It seemed to kind of come and go, maybe because it occurred just in time for election season, and as you know, that diverts most of my attention between the months of July-November every four years (any years beginning with 2000, that end in 0, 4, 8, 2, 6 in that order). You picked the wrong time to have a trial, Orenthal!

So was he framed this time? I don't know, and frankly, I don't care. A part of me believes that he murdered his ex-wife and the guy she was fucking. That's not out of racism, or anything like that, let's not even go there. He got off because he had a very good legal team, which at the time, he could afford (and it didn't hurt that Johnny Cochrane was still alive and healthy too in 1994-95).

So that's it for our friend OJ. Sentencing is set for the 5th of December. Unless his lawyer can appeal the case, it looks like The Juice is going away for a pretty long time. Thanks for the media sensationalism you stirred up for much of my later childhood, and the memories, OJ (and your performances in the world of football, and the Naked Gun movies)!