“Look at O.J. … If He Had a Public Defender, He’d be in Jail.”
“My interview script included questions about the 1995 Simpson trial at the end of the interview. In the majority of cases, I did not get to those questions before the respondents, both black and white, raised Simpson’s murder acquittal as an example of a system in which justice can be ‘bought.’ Indeed, for some respondents, the O.J. Simpson verdict was a defining moment in their understanding of the justice system. As one black respondent said, ‘Look at O.J. He did it. His lawyers is how he got off. . . If he had a public defender, he’d be in jail. Everyone should have lawyers like that.’ (Simpson actually is in prison, for a 2008 robbery conviction.)”
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