Not all black and/or colored people in this country believed the very black OJ Simpson was "not guilty" in the death of his very white ex-wife, Nicole Brown. I believe he conspired to kill the mother of his children. I also believe was physically involved in the scene of the crime --if not during, then after the deed was done. Even though I believe he got away with murder in ways more Shakespearean that I would care to count, what I do agree with everybody who says the OJ Simpson murder trial was historic.

First, it gave the common person a closer look at the criminal justice system. It taught more than a few people the nuances of being tried for murder vis a vis manslaughter or homicide. There's no going back to trial once aquitted for murder; a painful realization to the millions who thought trying OJ Simpson on that count was a good idea.

Yet the most important lesson learned by the Simpson trial was how far the United States was socially from the days of "To kill a mockingbird". Why? The OJ Simpson trial proved that money and infuence can indeed a black man a "not guilty" verdict.

Which is why, when I read of Mr. Simpson's being held in a county jail without bail, I couldn't help but feel that justice, although deferred, will finally be served. OJ Simpson is waiting looking down the barrel of 30 years in prison for, of all things, stealing "back" his own football memoribilia from associates he claims were going to sell it without his consent.

It seems fitting that the man who has made a name for himself since his acquittal as an egotistical and self-centered prick would end up 30 years in jail for "stealing back" his own memoribilia. I guess he needed the collectibles after his book deal with Judith Reagan, "If I did it", crash and burned in the infamy of their editorial glee.

In another Shakespearean twist, the rights to the book deal were yanked from Simpson and given to his murdered ex-wife's parents; who in turn have re-published the book under the amended title, "If I Did It: The Confessions of the Killer." The book is as of today, #2 in both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.