McDonald's Obesity Suit Thrown Out

[MRT144]

but nothing beats a wendys frosty...

[Inverse Icarus]

ok boris, so our court system has some sense.

but i mean, come on, OJ getting off? gah.

to quote good charlotte:

Did you no if you were famous you could kill your wife,
And there's no such thing as 25 to life,
As long as you got the cash to pay for Cochran,

[Imran Siddiqui]

but i mean, come on, OJ getting off?

Blame the dumb Jurors, not the court system for that.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

but i mean, come on, OJ getting off?

Blame the dumb Jurors, not the court system for that.

You're kidding, right?

Blame the inept prosecution and Judge "I'm A Star Now!" Ito. They were responsible for that fiasco. They jurors were right. They had no choice but to acquit on the basis of what had been presented to them.

[Japher]

Dang it, I was going to sue McDs for making me skinny, since it was the closes FF Rest. near my house and I didn't like the stuff, and was too lazy to walk another block.

Kidding...I am acutally fat

You think I could sue Budweiser for that? That stuff is addicting.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Blame the inept prosecution and Judge "I'm A Star Now!" Ito. They were responsible for that fiasco. They jurors were right. They had no choice but to acquit on the basis of what had been presented to them.

Exsqueez me? The jurors had enough DNA evidence to convict. The prosecution was retarded, but that is the problem of that city. I have no idea how Judge Ito is to blame.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Exsqueez me? The jurors had enough DNA evidence to convict.

No. The defense was able to cast the DNA evidence into doubt, mostly because when they challenged it with expert testimony, the prosecution sat there stupified and didn't do a remotely adequate job coming back at. Remember the bloody glove disaster? What kind of idiots don't think that a blood-soaked glove is going to SHRINK?

The prosecution was retarded, but that is the problem of that city.

Exactly. It's the city's problem, ergo they didn't deserve the damned conviction. Why should a jury disregard a prosecutor's ineptness? They shouldn't. Yes, it's the city's problem, not the jury.

I saw some interviews with the jurors after the verdict. Many expressed that they were not happy with the verdict at all, but under the circumstances of the trial had no choice.

I have no idea how Judge Ito is to blame.

First off, his allowing cameras in the courtroom. He turned the entire thing into a spectacle. Then there was the constant indecisiveness he displayed, often allowing the defense team to run roughshod over him because they kissed his ass.

I encourage you to read Vincent Bugliosi's book Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder. One of his Reasons is the ineptitude of Ito on the bench. He was media-obsessed and incompetent at his job.

[JohnT]

"What kind of idiots don't think that a blood-soaked glove is going to SHRINK?"

Actually, it was OJ's arthritic hand that swelled. He was just as surprised that the "stop taking your arthritis medicine until we get that glove on your hand" tactic of Johnny Cochran's worked as the jury was - at that moment, you can see it in OJ's eyes... the dawning of actual hope.

[ixnay]

McDonald's Obesity Suit Thrown Out

faithInHumanity++

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by JohnT
"What kind of idiots don't think that a blood-soaked glove is going to SHRINK?"

Actually, it was OJ's arthritic hand that swelled. He was just as surprised that the "stop taking your arthritis medicine until we get that glove on your hand" tactic of Johnny Cochran's worked as the jury was - at that moment, you can see it in OJ's eyes... the dawning of actual hope.

Did you actually think he was going to put that glove on easily and say, "Look at that, a perfect fit, guess I did do it."?



ACK!

[Odin]

The problem in the justice system is that lawyers don't care about the law any more, they just protect their @sses to get $$$ from lawyer fees. Prosecuters always say "if this man is not convicted it will start a bad precident" if they are loosing a case, and the defense is insanity plea happy. When peolpe go on the Today show suing somebody and say that they are not in it for the money, I go, "Sure, and you are just hummble by going to the media."

[Imran Siddiqui]

Then there was the constant indecisiveness he displayed, often allowing the defense team to run roughshod over him because they kissed his ass.

Usually the defense team was correct in what it asked for. Like you said the prosecution was inept. I still don't see how that is damning Judge Ito. And cameras in the courtroom? Do you get Court TV?! It isn't like that is a rare event in big time cases.

[Dis]

big 'n tasty is my nickname for my penis. Just thought I'd let everyone know that.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Blame the inept prosecution and Judge "I'm A Star Now!" Ito. They were responsible for that fiasco. They jurors were right. They had no choice but to acquit on the basis of what had been presented to them.

Exsqueez me? The jurors had enough DNA evidence to convict. The prosecution was retarded, but that is the problem of that city. I have no idea how Judge Ito is to blame.

Because Ito let Johnnie Whats-his-face bring the race card in. He definitely should have brought his foot down.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
I encourage you to read Vincent Bugliosi's book Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder. One of his Reasons is the ineptitude of Ito on the bench. He was media-obsessed and incompetent at his job.

Good book.

The sad thing is everybody tried to cash in on the case. Darden, Clark, even the jurors wrote books on it. Go figure.