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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 395090" data-attributes="member: 35">What I find interesting is Crawford not only said the Rodney King case didn&#039;t influence the Simpson verdict, but she also said that it was never even brought up during deliberations!&nbsp; I find that very hard to believe given the racial tensions at the time in the wake of the LA riots.&nbsp; Black people have always had a contentious relationship with the police (and understandably so.)&nbsp; When Simpson was found not guilty, the reaction to the verdict was largely split along racial lines.&nbsp; Many white people thought he got away with murder, while many black people saw the verdict as being bigger than just one man.&nbsp; It became symbolic of justice for all black people who had ever been mistreated by the judicial system.&nbsp; I can understand why some jurors would want the public to believe they were completely objective and unbiased in reaching their verdict, but I tend to believe Bess&#039;s version of events here.&nbsp; Not only does it seem believable given the events of the time, I also just tend to believe people who don&#039;t care about protecting their image.NBC recently ran an article detailing how black people viewed the verdict:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oj-simpson-trial-verdict-black-americans-rcna147414" target="_blank">To many Black Americans, the O.J. Simpson trial was about more than the verdict (nbcnews.com)</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 395090, member: 35"] What I find interesting is Crawford not only said the Rodney King case didn't influence the Simpson verdict, but she also said that it was never even brought up during deliberations! I find that very hard to believe given the racial tensions at the time in the wake of the LA riots. Black people have always had a contentious relationship with the police (and understandably so.) When Simpson was found not guilty, the reaction to the verdict was largely split along racial lines. Many white people thought he got away with murder, while many black people saw the verdict as being bigger than just one man. It became symbolic of justice for all black people who had ever been mistreated by the judicial system. I can understand why some jurors would want the public to believe they were completely objective and unbiased in reaching their verdict, but I tend to believe Bess's version of events here. Not only does it seem believable given the events of the time, I also just tend to believe people who don't care about protecting their image. NBC recently ran an article detailing how black people viewed the verdict: [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oj-simpson-trial-verdict-black-americans-rcna147414']To many Black Americans, the O.J. Simpson trial was about more than the verdict (nbcnews.com)[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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