I just watched a TV show made recently, called. "OJ and Nicole: An American Tragedy". I'm sure we all remember the football player, OJ Simpson and how he was accused of murdering his ex-wife and boyfriend. This TV show, played the trial in which Simpson was accused. He was later acquited because they had no evidence except a drop of Simpson's blood (he had a small cut on his finger and this was supposed to prove that he had committed a pair of very bloody murders???) and a pair of gloves supposedly left by the murderer which did not fit Simpson's large hands. Evidence was brought forth that he had hit Nicole on some occasions but according to the photos of injuries, and considering what a strong man Simpson was, he had never delivered any serious injuries, not even bad bruises. We were never allowed to hear Simpson's side of the story. They were divorced when the murder was committed and with a lack of evidence, Simpson was acquitted. Later his ex-wife's family sued him for liability of the wrongful death of their daughter and sister and were awarded 33 million dollars to be paid by Simpson. Simpson, likely broke after that, tried a robbery, was caught and went to prison for a few years. What struck me was, if he hadn't been African American, he would have likely not been accused, let alone, instructed to basically pay what money he'd made to the family. The show was biased against Simpson and even at that, I saw little reason why he was accused at all. Bottom line, if he had not been African American, this case would have likely never gone to court. I, even as a Caucasian person, am really weary of the ongoing prejudice against African Americans. Because God made us in different colors? Cut any of us open and we all look the same under the skin! My heart goes out to O.J. Simpson. Despite what was likely difficult odds, he made a great career and was a great athlete. And got a raw deal as do many African Americans. Like Martin Luther King's niece says "We are all of ONE race - the human race!"
