October 3rd 1995, OJ Simpson was acquitted in the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California. OJ Simpson is a retired professional football player and actor. In the case People v. Simpson(the most media covered case in history), Simpson was on trial for the double murder of his ex-wife and Ron Goldman, a restaurant waiter who just so happened to be murdered along with Nicole after witnessing her murder. There were times during the trial where the jurors didn't even go to court because of conflicting media coverage. Although years later he went to prison on cases of robbery and kidnapping his case set a precedent for future cases involving a lot of media coverage.
The media is like heaven and hell at the same time. We all love it for all the information it can give us but it can also alter our mindsets, as noted in the Simpson case because there was plenty of media on the scene to change everyone's perspective. We also have the Casey Anthony trial( some even call it OJ # 2), she was acquitted for the murder of her daughter Caylee Anthony and even though all the evidence pointed to her she was found not guilty. We also have the fairly recent Trayvon Martin an George Zimmerman case. Zimmerman was also acquitted which really sent Americans in a tail spin. There are plenty of people advertising shirts and hoodies with Trayvon's picture on it.
I don' t loathe the fact that OJ Simpson got away with murder. I loathe the fact that the media has the ability to change everything and no one even knows it.
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