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 [1]". 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 [2] 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" [3], 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." [4] The book is as of today, #2 in both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

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