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because a few years earlier with the rodney king beating and there were race riots in la. and it doesne make the argument that the rodney king, the i mean, there was video of this man being attacked by white police officers, and yet they were acquitted. yes, i, i heard some commentary saying in a way that the oj simpson acquittal was people trying to balance the books. okay. if you like , that's books. okay. if you like, that's probably an accurate estimation , probably an accurate estimation, although there were other issues, of course, rather than race around the trial, i mean, there was the whole defence team of, oj simpson . of, oj simpson. >> if you ever watch shows like the kardashians , you know, the kardashians, you know, you're watching that legacy of those very famous lawyers. and it was one of those situations where the actual legal team became as famous as the celebrity, defendant . no. that celebrity, defendant. no. that is such an interesting take from all of this. i mean , talking all of this. i mean, talking about attorneys, gloria allred, who's the attorney who repres
because a few years earlier with the rodney king beating and there were race riots in la. and it doesne make the argument that the rodney king, the i mean, there was video of this man being attacked by white police officers, and yet they were acquitted. yes, i, i heard some commentary saying in a way that the oj simpson acquittal was people trying to balance the books. okay. if you like , that's books. okay. if you like, that's probably an accurate estimation , probably an accurate estimation,...
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it took place in the shadow of the rodney king case, the acquittal of four white los angeles police officerslice force became a highly effective part of oj simpson's defence. almost three decades later, reacting to news of his death, one of his lawyers are still questions the fairness of his eventual sentencing for robbery. the sentence that he received in that case was a payback for the acquittal that we obtained in los angeles. popular dramas have kept the story alive for a whole new generation of viewers, highlighting not only the issue of race, but of domestic violence, too. the star continued to receive lucrative media contracts despite the allegations and a conviction for the assault of his wife in the years before her murder. but perhaps the biggest legacy of the simpson trial is on the justice system itself, ushering in the era of the television trial. because it was televised, it became a national obsession. everybody watched it. i mean, i meta guy in hawaii who told me he changed his whole work schedule so he could get up in the middle of the night hawaii time to watch the show. th
it took place in the shadow of the rodney king case, the acquittal of four white los angeles police officerslice force became a highly effective part of oj simpson's defence. almost three decades later, reacting to news of his death, one of his lawyers are still questions the fairness of his eventual sentencing for robbery. the sentence that he received in that case was a payback for the acquittal that we obtained in los angeles. popular dramas have kept the story alive for a whole new...
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it was a couple of years after the rodney king case, the man who was beaten by lapd officers, the officerson things like that, everyone was questioning the tactics of the police department.— questioning the tactics of the police department. zoe, was it surprising _ police department. zoe, was it surprising to — police department. zoe, was it surprising to you _ police department. zoe, was it surprising to you that - police department. zoe, was it surprising to you that the - police department. zoe, was it surprising to you that the da's| surprising to you that the da's office did not bring up any evidence from the car chase? thea;r office did not bring up any evidence from the car chase?— from the car chase? they were precluded _ from the car chase? they were precluded from _ from the car chase? they were precluded from it _ from the car chase? they were precluded from it in _ from the car chase? they were precluded from it in motions, l from the car chase? they were i precluded from it in motions, but they also— precluded from it in motions, but they also don't like mr dershowitz talks ab
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would you talk to black people in los angeles who had a very strong suspicion of the police, remember rodneypson was innocent and the jury in that case, who was comprised of mostly back women, it may be entirely of black women, it may be entirely of black women, the equity to and after the fact they said all the evidence we thought was compelling it was simply not enough to prove guilt. it was a stark illustration of how different —— different ways that white americans and recommends —— american seek criminaljustice in this country and we see that play out in the ensuing years. you country and we see that play out in the ensuing years.— the ensuing years. you can hear more from him on — the ensuing years. you can hear more from him on ameritas _ the ensuing years. you can hear more from him on ameritas on _ the ensuing years. you can hear more from him on ameritas on bbc - the ensuing years. you can hear more from him on ameritas on bbc sounds| from him on ameritas on bbc sounds and other episodes. they are reacting to today's news, the death of oj simpson, i trial we remember watching with
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and the simpson situation was not long after the rodney king situation with the beating caught on camera and then those officers were acquitted. and there was a lot of tension, to put it mildly, between the african american community and the lapd. all those things are true. it is also true that mark furman was a racist and lied about it and then it was revealed he used the n word. it was also true as a skillful defense team was able to present, that some of the chain of custody on the evidence was mishandled. there were mistakes there. all those things can simultaneously be true. it is also true that it is impossible to even postulate that anyone other than o.j. simpson committed these crimes. but the evidence, both circumstantial and hard evidence, is overwhelming, and there is no other explanation. >> the trial, as you mentioned, came to represent many aspects of our culture, of our justice system. you did have a unique vantage point. we can all say where we were during that white bronco chase. we all knew where you were because you were broadcasting the nba finals and that split scree
and the simpson situation was not long after the rodney king situation with the beating caught on camera and then those officers were acquitted. and there was a lot of tension, to put it mildly, between the african american community and the lapd. all those things are true. it is also true that mark furman was a racist and lied about it and then it was revealed he used the n word. it was also true as a skillful defense team was able to present, that some of the chain of custody on the evidence...
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la had just gone through the riots of the rodney king riots. there was this animosity and distrust toward the police. and in that particular case, martha, the defence team pulled every angle they could to create reasonable doubt, 1 of the cards they played was you cannot trust the police. that was 1 of the cards along with numerous other strategies of attacking a prosecution case. the prosecution in my opinion put on a very weak case and that is why i thank the jury found an acquittal for simpson. liability case found liable for $33 million doesn't serve justice to the point of being acquitted. but i will say this, i knew the whole simpson family. his life was tortured after that verdict in 1 way or another because the life he lived before 1994, football celebrity and tv announcer, pitch man he lost it all. o.j. simpson had a lot of pride he lost that and i think his life was tortured over the next 30 years. >> martha: maybe there is some level of justice in that. when you look back what you think people don't really know or understand about wh
la had just gone through the riots of the rodney king riots. there was this animosity and distrust toward the police. and in that particular case, martha, the defence team pulled every angle they could to create reasonable doubt, 1 of the cards they played was you cannot trust the police. that was 1 of the cards along with numerous other strategies of attacking a prosecution case. the prosecution in my opinion put on a very weak case and that is why i thank the jury found an acquittal for...
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before rodney king. you can look at all the instances where there are calls for change. i think we are involved in change right now in this moment that is going to be long lasting. it is very challenging. i was the victim of a crime when i was in middle school. some kids at recess came around at pe class and came to the locker room and tried to steal my watch and physically assaulted me. the officer that helped afterwards went out of his way to check the time to see how i was. that is the kind of work, the kind of perspective i like to have in our sheriff's office regardless of circumstance. that influenced me a lot. some of the storefronts have changed. what is mys is that i still see some things that trigger memories. the barbershop and the shoe store is another one that i remember buying shoestrings and getting my dad's old army boots fixed. we would see movies after the first run. my brother and i would go there. it is nice. if you keep walking down sacramento. the nice think about the city it takes you to japan town. that is where my grandparents were brought up. th
before rodney king. you can look at all the instances where there are calls for change. i think we are involved in change right now in this moment that is going to be long lasting. it is very challenging. i was the victim of a crime when i was in middle school. some kids at recess came around at pe class and came to the locker room and tried to steal my watch and physically assaulted me. the officer that helped afterwards went out of his way to check the time to see how i was. that is the kind...
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king and the acquittal of the cops that were caught on tape beating him.ct spawning massive public opinion. americans watched the trial plot well. 150 million people watched the verdict and came to extremely different conclusions. >> we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant orenthal james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder violation of section penal code 187 felony upon nicole brown simpson a human being as charged in count one. we in the above titled action find the defendant orenthal james simpson find him not guilty in the crime of murder in violation of penal code 187 of ronald goldman a human being as charged in count two. >> i think the jury made an excellent decision. the lapd will have to sit down and put the pieces together. >> it was pretty evident that he did kill these two people. >> it is finally official. murder is legal in the state of california. >> it is not over. i think we have just begun to see the consequences of a trial like this. >> this was all really a question of trust. a lot of people in america, especia
king and the acquittal of the cops that were caught on tape beating him.ct spawning massive public opinion. americans watched the trial plot well. 150 million people watched the verdict and came to extremely different conclusions. >> we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant orenthal james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder violation of section penal code 187 felony upon nicole brown simpson a human being as charged in count one. we in the above titled action find...
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king's assaulters where they walked free, and so when you're talking about having access to this justicele to see the process and watch it unfold, for a number of black wholly sr a justice system that we do not trust. i also want to underscore, to mark's point, for many black americans, seeing someone like johnny cochran in the position that he held and the way he conducted himself and the outstanding lawyering that took place actually inspired an entire generation of black americans to become lawyers, and that point cannot be understated. it is a really big deal. and so when you talk about the significance of what it was to see this play out on national television, it really, really was a very very significant thing. >> yeah, in and out of the courtroom, johnny cochran, was something to see. i wonder also, charles, if this wasn't also, i guess in some ways a revelation for white americans. they maybe didn't understand the strong feeling in the black community about a two-level system of justice. >> i think mark alluded to that, chris, and in many respects, when you think about the verdi
king's assaulters where they walked free, and so when you're talking about having access to this justicele to see the process and watch it unfold, for a number of black wholly sr a justice system that we do not trust. i also want to underscore, to mark's point, for many black americans, seeing someone like johnny cochran in the position that he held and the way he conducted himself and the outstanding lawyering that took place actually inspired an entire generation of black americans to become...
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. , we have been through the whole rodney king beating and the resulting uprising that took place when those policemen were acquitted, then the simpson case happened a year or so later, there was a lot of racial turmoil in los angeles and i think the o.j. simpson defense was able to utilize that in making him sort of a symbol of the lapd. the prosecution said they had a mountain of defense against o.j., but his defense team demolished that and said, no, they were faking it. they planted evidence. it was a racist cover up by the lapd. it really became a huge mirror on our racial problems in this country. >> yeah, the legal dream team shows what, you know, you can accomplish if you are able to get together with a team of probably the most highly paid, most successful attorneys in the world at the time, but george, the impact this trial had on us as a country is, as you say, has so many ramifications but on the legal side, it was also remarkable. >> reporter: yes, it was remarkable. i think the los angeles district attorney's office was ill prepared for what went on. the trial should have
. , we have been through the whole rodney king beating and the resulting uprising that took place when those policemen were acquitted, then the simpson case happened a year or so later, there was a lot of racial turmoil in los angeles and i think the o.j. simpson defense was able to utilize that in making him sort of a symbol of the lapd. the prosecution said they had a mountain of defense against o.j., but his defense team demolished that and said, no, they were faking it. they planted...
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king situation with the beating caught on camera and then those officers were acquitted, and there wasy, between the african american community and the l.a.p.d. all those things are true. it's also true that mark fuhrman was a racist and lied about it, and then it was revealed that he used the n word. it was also true as a very skillful defense team was able to present, that some of the chain of custody on the evidence was mishandled. there were mistakes there. all those things can simultaneously be true and it's also true that it's impossible to even postulate that anyone other than o.j. simpson committed these crimes. the evidence, both circumstantial and hard evidence is overwhelming, and there is no other explanation. >> it was a really compelling conversation. costas also shared an interesting anecdote from a prison visit with o.j. simpson, where al cowlings was also there, listen. >> almost out of nowhere, al cowling says we tried to call you from the back of the bronco, and i later learned that, in fact, they called the control room at the studio, but since i was at madison squa
king situation with the beating caught on camera and then those officers were acquitted, and there wasy, between the african american community and the l.a.p.d. all those things are true. it's also true that mark fuhrman was a racist and lied about it, and then it was revealed that he used the n word. it was also true as a very skillful defense team was able to present, that some of the chain of custody on the evidence was mishandled. there were mistakes there. all those things can...
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of rodney king, covering o.j.'rder tried to my first trial first hand, your thoughts hours after we learn of his passing? >> pretty stunning and surprising it was known he was kind of sick but not to this level. my main take away from all of this is for domestic abuse victims around the country. i covered the trial in 1995 for fox news but when the autopsy photos were shown in the courtroom it's what arguers could not see it showed a view range come the violent anger behind this double murder. the autopsy photos that show poor and nicole brown simpson crumpled in the fetal position and my heart and my thoughts today are with the families of nicole and ron. of course you have o.j.'s children losing their father but the viciousness of this brutal, savage murder was so displayed when you see those autopsy photos and franklythey were so shocking and also been horrifying could not put them on tv but if you wish to see those photos you would understand this case completely. the rage, the anger of poor nicole's basically
of rodney king, covering o.j.'rder tried to my first trial first hand, your thoughts hours after we learn of his passing? >> pretty stunning and surprising it was known he was kind of sick but not to this level. my main take away from all of this is for domestic abuse victims around the country. i covered the trial in 1995 for fox news but when the autopsy photos were shown in the courtroom it's what arguers could not see it showed a view range come the violent anger behind this double...
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king.where people are viewing the justice system really the legal systems driving to be a justice system through the lens of race. they're looking at police officers and law enforcement that they do not trust. and the notion that there could be somebody to either plant evidence was not so far-fetched to so many people. i think you're also looking at the idea of the composition of the jury, which tells you just how important the jury composition really is. how did the jurists feel? how do they think about the overall system and how do they trust the actual officers? and remember, this is a really interesting dynamic because over the course of modern american history, well, even not so modern, the idea of a race othe defendant bein different than theace of victimusually does n. a nuare thbefit of bck and brown people ts inst it was so ocki des smany that white victims at e hand of an alledefendt who was in the end was really something that was selling ta t of people. but this is going to live
king.where people are viewing the justice system really the legal systems driving to be a justice system through the lens of race. they're looking at police officers and law enforcement that they do not trust. and the notion that there could be somebody to either plant evidence was not so far-fetched to so many people. i think you're also looking at the idea of the composition of the jury, which tells you just how important the jury composition really is. how did the jurists feel? how do they...
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the lapd officers acquitted in the rodney king case. why do you think it's so important to remember the backdrop against which the trial of the century unfolded? >> i heard you heard the story. i say people of a certain age, well, people of a certain age may not remember that. this is not the first time our country has faced great division. and that was another time when it felt like we were all pulling in separate directions. when the o.j. verdict was read. i remember i was in a newsroom, not this one, but in a newsroom. i remember there were people who cried, and there were people who cheered. so it was kind of, you know, split depending on which community you happen to be in. so it's important to remember that we, you know, we got through that. and, you know, well, somehow this republic will will soldier on and get through the divisions that it faces now. >> yeah, it really is remarkable, though, to think about how the chase, the coverage of it, the trial, the coverage of it really changed how the media goes about, you know, covering
the lapd officers acquitted in the rodney king case. why do you think it's so important to remember the backdrop against which the trial of the century unfolded? >> i heard you heard the story. i say people of a certain age, well, people of a certain age may not remember that. this is not the first time our country has faced great division. and that was another time when it felt like we were all pulling in separate directions. when the o.j. verdict was read. i remember i was in a...
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king beating and 91 and right after that, the acquittal of all four of the officers, and that led to the loss it's angeles riots. and then shortly thereafter, a couple of years later, then you have oj simpson trial. and then as acquittal. so while a lot of black people didn't really care about oj simpson in particular. they were happy to see that the trial that this justice system could sometimes work in their favor. so you saw some cheering at that time, but it's also worth noting some of the people who've spoken out about o'jays just simpsons passing, including what who was known as the most famous house guest ever keto kaelyn, who at the time of the murders was staying as a house guest and oj simpson's home. he has put out a statement. let's take a listen i've been asked to comment on the death of oj simpson foremost, i'd like to express my condolences to the children, to sydney and justin, to jason and arnel they lost their father and that is never easy. i wish to express my love and compassion to the goldman's, to fred into kim i hope you find closure and finally to the family o
king beating and 91 and right after that, the acquittal of all four of the officers, and that led to the loss it's angeles riots. and then shortly thereafter, a couple of years later, then you have oj simpson trial. and then as acquittal. so while a lot of black people didn't really care about oj simpson in particular. they were happy to see that the trial that this justice system could sometimes work in their favor. so you saw some cheering at that time, but it's also worth noting some of the...
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and i remember it being on the heels of rodney king and that whole entire community, at least from when i grew up there and los angeles felt like it was it was them versus us type of campaign. we all know how it all turned out in terms of what people feel about oj simpson, but his legacy is interesting in sports to me, because oj simpson was the very first to meet black icon in sports that was accepted in mainstream media where people really, truly appreciated what he represented. he was america's friend. if you will, the hertz commercials that we talk about that wonderful colgate smile he went to usc. he was a heisman winner, which is the highest level of rewards you can get as a football player, he was everything and he was very intentional about being the type of football icon slash players slash star that america loved. because he was able to transition easily into the movies because people really loved him. but it was a choice. oj simpson new, especially when he was coming up and out and i'll wrap this quickly when he was in the midst in the 60s and the 70s, they wanted oj simpson
and i remember it being on the heels of rodney king and that whole entire community, at least from when i grew up there and los angeles felt like it was it was them versus us type of campaign. we all know how it all turned out in terms of what people feel about oj simpson, but his legacy is interesting in sports to me, because oj simpson was the very first to meet black icon in sports that was accepted in mainstream media where people really, truly appreciated what he represented. he was...
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got off is it like, well, you knowjo the rodney king cops didn't go to jail. but you understand nicole browtn beat rodney king.ey so it doesn't really apply. bet the death is obviously significant because of who he was. yeah. and is also is a player. ca who hd alsohe's nfl's all tie in fleeing yardage, which is not nothing. all right. truly, i can i can before you are just it's just so annoying. >> yeah it's realln just. y awful shameful. you know so yeah but your ou actually i don't mind your outfit tonight. i think. >> no, i'm only kidding, you know, but i findyo that is just so ignorant because, i mean, of course she knows who he is. i mean, who doesn't know who oaj simpson is? so let's not give her a pass on that. she is stupid. i will not give her pass. theret's notrpasshe'se. but this was a 97. and meanwhile, he was acquitted on the murders. he was felas i he wat responsibh the deaths of two people. they didn't even acknowledge that whatsoeve tr. i d i remember i was in college and i did watch the bronco chase and everybody was gluewa h to television set
got off is it like, well, you knowjo the rodney king cops didn't go to jail. but you understand nicole browtn beat rodney king.ey so it doesn't really apply. bet the death is obviously significant because of who he was. yeah. and is also is a player. ca who hd alsohe's nfl's all tie in fleeing yardage, which is not nothing. all right. truly, i can i can before you are just it's just so annoying. >> yeah it's realln just. y awful shameful. you know so yeah but your ou actually i don't mind...
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king riots or something like that. people just had i don't think there was an end game. now, i would say caution that you senior company was not a crown thing. it separate business. it did. it was licensed by the crown and it paid taxes to the crown. but it a separate line. but yeah. was i don't see it as any clear long term plan. there was the short term problem of if the tea isn't destroyed. they clearly preferred to just it sent back to england. that was their preferred outcome. but my governor hutchinson, the consignees the customs officers, they knew that this was a pressure point put on the patriots and to say we won't we won't let you send it back and the patriots because if you think about it, the tea ships, the party is weird. the tea ships didn't all arrive the same time the first three arrived in a staggered. and so this means that the 20 day countdown only applied the dartmouth the the eleanor had several more days to go and the beaver had another week after that before its 20 days would be over. and so wha
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following the 1992 acquittal of the lapd officers who beat rodney king and the riots that followed the nation's stopped in its tracks to hear the simpson verdict read on live tv >> oh, and james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder, was he framed by the police or did he get away with murder the debate raged at the water cooler, and simpson capitalize on it writing a book entitled, if i did it, which the publisher ultimately never released, those never closure >> ron is always gone. >> the family of ron goldman who won a wrongful death civil suit against simpson in 19971 control of the book writes and released the book under the title, i did it confessions of the killer in 2007. >> i didn't know i was doing anything illegal. >> it wasn't until 2007. that's simpson would finally go to jail serving about nine years for kidnapping and robbery after he broke into a home to retrieve his stolen belongings. >> what we have is satisfaction that that this monster is where he belongs. >> a turmoil overshadowing what had been a trailblazing life >> and >> gloria already, who was the attorney
following the 1992 acquittal of the lapd officers who beat rodney king and the riots that followed the nation's stopped in its tracks to hear the simpson verdict read on live tv >> oh, and james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder, was he framed by the police or did he get away with murder the debate raged at the water cooler, and simpson capitalize on it writing a book entitled, if i did it, which the publisher ultimately never released, those never closure >> ron is always...
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king, left the yawning, racial divined in the us, the simpson murder case, widen that chasm would much of black america, believing in his innocence and much of white america, doubting the united states is a deeply divided polarizing nation. i think o j simpson is the perfect encapsulation of that division of that pull the reservation. and i think given the fact that what took place in 1995, i think that still resonates very much with people today. after his shocking acquittal in 1995 simpson was found liable for wrongful death in a civil trial in order to pay $33500000.00 to the brown. in goldman, families is 2006 manuscript. if i did, it offered what he called a hypothetical account of the murderers in 2008 simpson was again charge this time with armed robbery for recovering his own memorabilia. he said, and he spent 9 years in prison making his parias status complete. in recent months, simpson posted about his health on social media on mild is good. i mean obviously i'm dealing with some issues, but i think i'm just the bottle risks. i'll be back on the golf course. hopefully in a co
king, left the yawning, racial divined in the us, the simpson murder case, widen that chasm would much of black america, believing in his innocence and much of white america, doubting the united states is a deeply divided polarizing nation. i think o j simpson is the perfect encapsulation of that division of that pull the reservation. and i think given the fact that what took place in 1995, i think that still resonates very much with people today. after his shocking acquittal in 1995 simpson...
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king. and so this is not the first, not the last time they've been protests on college campuses, not the last time they had been demands and again, so important for students to have dialogue with each other and students have dialogue with university administrators in really, in a very complicated, intense, and difficult time. can we find a little bit of common ground? can we come to, come to a resolution and makes some sense and ultimately again, the goal for all of this is can we have fewer...
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bill barr having been attorney general during rodney king, was talking the former president out of it, and he then launched into a tirade saying we needed to execute somebody who leaked this. it's treason. i don't know how he couldn't remember that moment. i think that that's lawyer speak for i don't want to answer it, but that's even more shocking if it was something that he didn't even see a significant and didn't file away history. >> i remember that day because that was when trump was upset that someone had leaked that. that's why trump did that walk across the white house grounds where they cleared the protesters. he held the bible upside down. i remember all of that i mean, we were told by sources. i think kevin liptak reported trump did that because he was embarrassed that it had been reported. he went to the bunker very much so when there were two at least a dozen other people in that meeting who witnessed that same statement by the former president let's farah griffin. >> thank you for your perspective on that also here tonight, as we were talking about this bill barr, at one
bill barr having been attorney general during rodney king, was talking the former president out of it, and he then launched into a tirade saying we needed to execute somebody who leaked this. it's treason. i don't know how he couldn't remember that moment. i think that that's lawyer speak for i don't want to answer it, but that's even more shocking if it was something that he didn't even see a significant and didn't file away history. >> i remember that day because that was when trump was...
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king.the same time. it is simultaneously true there is a long history of injustice by the justice system toward african americans. it is also true that it is impossible to postulate that any one other than o.j. simpson committed the crimes. >> reporter: the lapd uncovered evidence of racism and use of extensive force and worked hard to reform. three months after the murders, the bill was signed into law to protect domestic violence. it did show the country how much they were needed. for "today," cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. >> i have to say the interview with bob yesterday was compelling. bob worked closely with o.j. simpson on nbc sports recounting that day when he was there and went to prison o.j. simpson. robert kardashian was there. he said that they tried to call costas in the control room from the chase that day and got a tech who did not believe it was o.j. and hung up the phone. pulling back the curtain was compelling. >> we still remember 30 years later. >> and the context
king.the same time. it is simultaneously true there is a long history of injustice by the justice system toward african americans. it is also true that it is impossible to postulate that any one other than o.j. simpson committed the crimes. >> reporter: the lapd uncovered evidence of racism and use of extensive force and worked hard to reform. three months after the murders, the bill was signed into law to protect domestic violence. it did show the country how much they were needed. for...
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king. and reporters and staff members of the times, this lack twitter to express her outrage the preprepared to publish an opinion which with they disagreed we became the publishing the office at less than three days later, was forced. as peaceful times plus this way, vanities force other cells with another example of ther derivative media away from the o values of pluralism clinical neutrality coming in ideological balance. any exam sometimes became defined by anin intellectual monocle children intolerant ofen the plaintiff trust the reader's with alternatives perspectives. as james been a rights his essay quote journalism like the democracy works best when people refuse to surrender to fear. and we are here this evening possibly to describe how american journalism and parts of it works parts of it have succumbed to a liberalism, but also to analyze the growth of fill the room and liberalism throughout the emergence of it is forming institutions and more broadly including higher education,
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looked like rodney king, if you ask me. so unfortunately we i refer to this as cosmetic diversity. right. there's genuine diversity, diversity and thought, etc. diversity in which the true diversity the true value of diversity is leaning into the people and what makes them unique. ask them how they can make things better by simply satisfying the employment discrimination aspect is not enough. you know, we have to go further if. we're going to get more women, more black, more people from different religions, name it in certain spaces, then have to tap into them to get the changes that we need. so unfortunately, that itself will i mean, are the all the anecdotal situations that can happen because that officer is has a cultural so similarity to someone. sure. but in terms of of of why dynamic systemic change, diversity, i don't think will ever be the answer and not in. we have to go further. i mean, and there's a a similar dynamic at brownsville. this was probably my favorite part of the story. the timeline to report in the forties and fifties, a generation of young black people start
looked like rodney king, if you ask me. so unfortunately we i refer to this as cosmetic diversity. right. there's genuine diversity, diversity and thought, etc. diversity in which the true diversity the true value of diversity is leaning into the people and what makes them unique. ask them how they can make things better by simply satisfying the employment discrimination aspect is not enough. you know, we have to go further if. we're going to get more women, more black, more people from...
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king, but also just how black americans feel about policing..j. simpson was the leader of the civil rights movement of his the error, you know, he wasn't a social justice leader, but he represented something for the black community in that moment in that trial, particularly because there were two light people who had been killed and the history around how black people have been persecuted during slavery. there was just so many layers. and i guess i would just close with this this is that there was racial tension then there's racial tension now, it might not be the backdrop of the trump campaign, but until this country is ready to actually have an honest conversation about the racial dynamics from our origin story till today, we will always have moments like a o.j. simpson, that man if and our country will always be divided if we don't actually deal with the issue of race >> fair enough. i mean, the thing that struck me is when i thought about audrii simpson, who i had not thought about, and a very long time admittedly, me either it reminded me
king, but also just how black americans feel about policing..j. simpson was the leader of the civil rights movement of his the error, you know, he wasn't a social justice leader, but he represented something for the black community in that moment in that trial, particularly because there were two light people who had been killed and the history around how black people have been persecuted during slavery. there was just so many layers. and i guess i would just close with this this is that there...
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rodney king, to many blacks, prove! >> you see what we've been saying all along? weighted against african americans, especially african american males. now, along comes o.j. so it was ripe for the pickings. we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant or orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. >> it's a moment many people will never forget. several surveys at the time of the verdict found there was a vast racial divide between black and white americans, and their opinions of that jury result. but more recent polls showed that more black americans now believe o.j. was guilty compared to the years after that verdict. >> oj simpson was born and raised in san francisco. he spent his childhood and teenage years developing his football talents at the rec center in cid , in the city's potrero hill neighborhood. he went on to become a football superstar at san francisco's galileo high and city college. simpson wore the number 32 during his days in san francisco. that's the same number he wore during his record breaking career with the b
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king.ng of an individual. so a lot of people felt like the acquittal of oj simpson was a reflection of oj simpson was a reflection of real anger and rage over police brutality. at the time , police brutality. at the time, and they wanted to use this as and they wanted to use this as an example, so there was just so much hurt and anger after the 0.1. much hurt and anger after the oj. simpson, trial . and it took oj. simpson, trial. and it took a long time for the country to heal after that. >> it did. huge case. thank you very much, kinsey schofield, for joining us there from los angeles on the death of oj simpson, aged 76, from cancer. now, later this hour, i'll talk about the huge security operation ahead of saturday's grand national. but first, there's a new way to get in touch with us. and here's bev turner with all the details. >> proud to be gb news >> we are proud to be gb news the people's channel. and as you know, we always to love hear your views. now there's a new way touch with u
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that verdict as payback for the rodney, the king beating. now, ultimately, o.j. was found liable in a civil court for t the killings. but one of the only ways the victim'shes families were ae to collect from simpson was by publishincollecg book titledf i did it now, the bizarre pretty brazen book detailed how o.j. believes the murders and the murders of brown and goldman could have happened if he did it. now, despite his acquittal in 95, o.j. did spenite hid d a significant portion of his life behind bars. ignificain 2008. he was sentenced to 33 years in3 prison for armed robbery and kidnapping, but he was later paroled in 2017. and in in his last video before ,his death, simpson said he was doing just great. take a loo k. >> hey, let me take a moment m to say thank you to all the people who reached say out to m. oh, my vote is good. i mean, obviously i'm dealing with some issues, but i think i'm just about. all right. and i'll be back on that golf course. hopefull on y in a couple of weeks. >> around los angeles, o.j. was simpson was well known as extremely frie
that verdict as payback for the rodney, the king beating. now, ultimately, o.j. was found liable in a civil court for t the killings. but one of the only ways the victim'shes families were ae to collect from simpson was by publishincollecg book titledf i did it now, the bizarre pretty brazen book detailed how o.j. believes the murders and the murders of brown and goldman could have happened if he did it. now, despite his acquittal in 95, o.j. did spenite hid d a significant portion of his life...
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before rodney king. you can look at all the instances where there are calls for change.i think we are involved in change right now in this moment that is going to be long lasting. it is very challenging. i was the victim of a crime when i was in middle school. some kids at recess came around at pe class and came to the locker room and tried to steal my watch and physically assaulted me. the officer that helped afterwards went out of his way to check the time to see how i was. that is the kind of work, the kind of perspective i like to have in our sheriff's office regardless of circumstance. that influenced me a lot. some of the storefronts have changed. what is mys is that i still see some things that trigger memories. the barbershop and the shoe store is another one that i remember buying shoestrings and getting my dad's old army boots fixed. we would see movies after the first run. my brother and i would go there. it is nice. if you keep walking down sacramento. the nice think about the city it takes you to japan town. that is where my grandparents were brought up. tha
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i am not -- not necessarily in chronological order you had rodney king and the beating that he took fromhe policeman that were acquitted. then you have those protesters, black lives matter, vietnam, it is a racist country, you can go on and on of protests for global warming, protests for pro-choice -- excuse me. host: what do you think of all of the protests, bobby? caller: i am getting to my point. what i think, kimberly, is this. maybe i have been living under a rock and i've been listening to all of these protests over the years. i am the son of an immigrant and i look at all of the folks trying to get into this country legally and illegally for a better life, for food, clothing, shelter, medicine, education. and then i hear this, death to america. it was like someone stabbed me right in the chest. my friend said, you are old-fashioned, those are words. i don't think it is. now you look at where the protests are going. it started off with, stop the bombing release the hostages. now, it is death to america, jews go back to poland, kilda jews -- kill the jews. it seems like it is anti-a
i am not -- not necessarily in chronological order you had rodney king and the beating that he took fromhe policeman that were acquitted. then you have those protesters, black lives matter, vietnam, it is a racist country, you can go on and on of protests for global warming, protests for pro-choice -- excuse me. host: what do you think of all of the protests, bobby? caller: i am getting to my point. what i think, kimberly, is this. maybe i have been living under a rock and i've been listening...
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rodney king riots.re was a time two great progressive ministers in the city we are all most in comp etition and it other was jim jones. the other thing about sisal, he was a parody in a clint eastwood movie that was a national movie. rather critically. i just discovered a few weeks ago a predecessor of mine wrote a book called preaching well and i was still read in a sectarian community. i think the needs of what we need in commentary now is now longer sectarian, it is intersectionality. somebody used the word today and that is where we need to go. i think i'll hold up there. thanks. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. if there are not other speakers this will be our last speaker, but if you like to speak please jump up and get to the right side of the room. welcome. >> okay. suggestion of imposing one uniform rule over residential property available for lease would prevent property own rs and their agents legally preventing introduction of dogs and cats in the rental property a unifor
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i am not -- not necessarily in chronological order you had rodney king and the beating that he took fromhe policeman that were acquitted. then you have those protesters, black lives matter, vietnam, it is a racist country, you can go on and on of protests for global warming, protests for pro-choice -- excuse me. host: what do you think of all of the protests, bobby? caller: i am getting to my point. what i think, kimberly, is this. maybe i have been living under a rock and i've been listening to all of these protests over the years. i am the son of an immigrant and i look at all of the folks trying to get into this country legally and illegally for a better life, for food, clothing, shelter, medicine, education. and then i hear this, death to america. it was like someone stabbed me right in the chest. my friend said, you are old-fashioned, those are words. i don't think it is. now you look at where the protests are going. it started off with, stop the bombing release the hostages. now, it is death to america, jews go back to poland, kilda jews -- kill the jews. it seems like it is anti-a
i am not -- not necessarily in chronological order you had rodney king and the beating that he took fromhe policeman that were acquitted. then you have those protesters, black lives matter, vietnam, it is a racist country, you can go on and on of protests for global warming, protests for pro-choice -- excuse me. host: what do you think of all of the protests, bobby? caller: i am getting to my point. what i think, kimberly, is this. maybe i have been living under a rock and i've been listening...