tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post1707186599253668519..comments2024-03-28T12:37:52.967-05:00Comments on All The Book Blog Names Are Taken: Review Bomb: True CrimeSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-36321126445256964672018-07-15T08:53:02.395-05:002018-07-15T08:53:02.395-05:00Right?? I kept going back to the cover like...am I...Right?? I kept going back to the cover like...am I seeing things? And when he kept talking about how she fat, it was odd because 1) it was unnecessary and 2) what might be considered by some as 'fat' today would have been considered as the norm and even beautiful by standards then.<br /><br />It seems to me like the biggest problem the prosecution faced was that they were their own worst enemy. Once they boxed themselves in with the timeline they created, the eyewitnesses became irrelevant because those who saw OJ leaving the scene saw him leave "too late". I do disagree a bit on why the jury would 'have to' find him not guilty. The blood evidence was overwhelming! Especially the evidence in the Bronco, and in OJ's home, the knife, etc. And I could not get over how the perfect bloody thumb print on the gate was never processed. They literally had the murderer leave the perfect exact thing they needed to determine 100% who was there...and it was never processed. Such a horrible case of injustice.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-37726694023311383262018-07-15T01:56:36.656-05:002018-07-15T01:56:36.656-05:00The picture of Belle looks like most other women d...The picture of Belle looks like most other women did in photos from that time and I agree that she doesn't look ugly or repulsive in any way. I'd have got annoyed by that author too. I took notes every night on the evidence of the OJ trial-journals full of it plus I've read countless books on the subject, written from both sides. The defence obviously did their job and the prosectution botched a few things. I understand based on what I've read why the jury had to give that verdict. Quite a few things that were important to both sides were excluded it seems.chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-36737830636131792232018-07-14T19:28:43.124-05:002018-07-14T19:28:43.124-05:00If you have not read this book, I would recommend ...If you have not read this book, I would recommend checking it out, even if only for the review of the forensic evidence. it is completely mind-boggling that a jury could look at all the blood in the Bronco alone, and not deliver a guilty verdict. I don't know if was the prosecution not explaining things in a clear way, or the defense just blowing smoke to confuse the jury, but whatever happened, it worked out well for Simpson. Gross.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-54001079412678726172018-07-14T19:17:41.711-05:002018-07-14T19:17:41.711-05:00I remember the Simpson case too, and the whole Bro...I remember the Simpson case too, and the whole Bronco chase on TV. Interesting about the forensics. I remember being flabbergasted at the verdict too- it felt like one of those moments where you realize not everythnig DOES work out how it should? Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-56484291584346966632018-07-14T18:43:40.452-05:002018-07-14T18:43:40.452-05:00I think it is important to still talk about it. OJ...I think it is important to still talk about it. OJ Simpson got away with brutally murdering two people. He was found not guilty through a combination of money, fame, and bumbling prosecutors who did not seem to understand the weight of what they had in their hands. It is a testament to how much we are really blinded by celebrities, that they could not possibly commit crimes, because they are famous. It is so gross.<br /><br />It is so hard to confront that kind of garbage isn't it? Especially when you want to be authentic and accurate, but you know that the authenticity is also grossly cruel and plainly racist. In regards to Liz, my biggest issue was that HE would refer to her that way, not in the context of quoting anyone. Like, we get it, she's not white. Yet he used it more than once.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-66255237677864275062018-07-14T16:21:44.699-05:002018-07-14T16:21:44.699-05:00I was completely sick of the Simpson trial in 1994...I was completely sick of the Simpson trial in 1994, and I was a kid who didn't even watch TV. Even now whenever I hear words associated with it I twitch and think "PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT IT ALREADY". I can't imagine reading a BOOK about it!<br /><br />@"Liz", I ran into that problem in my senior thesis on Civil War music. I quoted from lyrics which were often problematic -- "darkie" was one of the more polite references to enslaved persons. I didn't want to use the period slang, nor did I want to be inaccurate in quoting or use euphemisms, so I just wrote the paper and quoted text in ways that didn't require those passages. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.com