OJ Simpson - Admission of Guilt?

(entry updated 11/16/06)

Twelve years after being acquitted in his criminal trial in which he was accused of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson & Ronald Goldman, OJ is going to tell the world how he did it!!! According to this article I found on The Seattle Times' website, OJ is going to have a FOX tv special detailing "how" he did it, "if he did it". He also has a book coming out November 30th titled If I Did It. He is reportedly being paid 3.5 million for the book deal.

What the heck???

I understand that in our country you cannot be tried for the same crime twice (and that is a good thing), however, this is a blatant abuse of that law. WHY would someone actually want to associate himself with a crime that he was innocent of? Even "hypothetically"? I understand that he was found guilty in his civil trial and owes over $30 million to the families of the deceased, but this is outrageous.

If he is going to be able to make millions by telling his "If I did it" story in graphic detail, then the state of California should be able to re-open the case against him. He shouldn't be able to laugh all the way to the bank by telling all and then prefacing if with an "if".

New York Daily News columnist David Hinckley hit the nail on the head when he said "The upcoming Fox special... could be the most offensive idea in television history. There is no sense in which it is not tasteless and exploitative" (see article)

If I were to be tried & acquitted for a murder that I did not commit, then writing a book about how I would have done it if I did it would be the last thing I would do.

OJ is making a mockery of the justice system in a whole new way, and we're paying him to do it.

Should the case be re-opened? Should our laws be amended to prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future? Give me some feedback people - what do you think?