In the trial, O.J.'s $4 million "Dream Team" defense was invaluable; and, as a sign of the times, that basically meant "they knew how to use race to their advantage". The defense dug up a racist slur from LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman's past and used it to play a game of "did u eva say a wacism" before showing the dirt to everybody, which set a credibility trap that led to the dismissal of all of Fuhrman's evidence on the grounds that maybe he could be lying and anti-black when it came to handling evidence and actually doing his job, too. Meanwhile, the jury was mostly African American; overwhelmingly, most African Americans believed O.J. was innocent, if only because they did not like "racist cop" or simply saw O.J. was black.
Well, Charles E. Wilson once said "no plan can prevent a stupid person from doing the wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time." - and, apparently, he was right. Just a little over a decade since the murder trial, O.J. is in custody following an incident which could lead to charges of armed burglary. O.J. and his pals allegedly broke into a Las Vegas hotel room to seize "stolen memorabilia", and at least one accomplice was in possession of a firearm. The investigation is underway.
