OJ gets 15 years in the slammer

[CFLarsen]

OJ gets 15 years in the slammer.

There it is.

[godofpie]

Evidence?
If true:D That was almost the max sentence for his charges, wasn't it?

[Tricky]

And he switches from running back to tight end.

[Darth Rotor]

And he switches from running back to tight end.

Split end, after a few sessions with his amorous roomie.

[EeneyMinnieMoe]

This is how you know that we've made very significant racial progress in the past 10 years: O.J. is going to prison and no one in America, white, black or other, cares.

Excellent. America has already wasted enough time on this creep.

[COLONEL]

OJ gets 15 years in the slammer.

There it is.That was just for the kidnapping with the gun charge . They said it would be 6 years before he is able to get parole ,But they say in NV it's almost automatic that you get turned down the first 2 times . Plus because their judges are elected when it comes time for parole that they will speak up to keep him in jail for faer of not being reelected and he will most likely spend the rest of his life in jail

[Tricky]

Split end, after a few sessions with his amorous roomie.
I believe you're talking "wide reciever".

[NobbyNobbs]

Evidence?
If true:D That was almost the max sentence for his charges, wasn't it?

No. He could have been assigned 6 years at a minimum, up to a life sentence.

[Seanette]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/05/oj.simpson.sentencing/index.html

And in other washed-up celebrity news, George O'Dowd (better known as Boy George, from 1980s band Culture Club) looks to be on his way to jail after being convicted of false imprisonment. He apparently decided that restraining and beating (with a chain) a male escort he'd hired for a photo session made sense.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600802/20081205/boy_george.jhtml

[joobie]

LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson was sentenced Friday to a minimum of 15 years in prison for the gunpoint robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers.

Simpson, 61, will not be eligible for parole for five years.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3747669

[Darth Rotor]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3747669
Suggest this be moved to abandon all hope. ;)

[Tricky]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/05/oj.simpson.sentencing/index.html

And in other washed-up celebrity news, George O'Dowd (better known as Boy George, from 1980s band Culture Club) looks to be on his way to jail after being convicted of false imprisonment. He apparently decided that restraining and beating (with a chain) a male escort he'd hired for a photo session made sense.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600802/20081205/boy_george.jhtml
Why am I hearing strains of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" running through my head?

[Seanette]

Another thread on this subject is in Social Issues & Current Events.

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=130279

[Roadtoad]

1.) It took a hell of a lot less time to get the truth in this case as it did for the previous two trials, probably because there weren't TV cameras in the courtroom, and no one preening for them.

2.) Five years? He'll be lucky to survive two. He's a not an inmate, he's a target.

3.) What happens to his kids, now that he goes to jail?

4.) Does this mean that while he's in prison, the Goldman and Brown families will start receiving what they're owed?

[COLONEL]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/05/oj.simpson.sentencing/index.html

And in other washed-up celebrity news, George O'Dowd (better known as Boy George, from 1980s band Culture Club) looks to be on his way to jail after being convicted of false imprisonment. He apparently decided that restraining and beating (with a chain) a male escort he'd hired for a photo session made sense.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600802/20081205/boy_george.jhtml We ned a celebrity prison, then boy George and OJ could be Roomies .:D:D

[The Central Scrutinizer]

OJ gets 15 years in the slammer.

He's going to live with Penn?

[Seanette]

[re: Boy George's conviction]

Why am I hearing strains of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" running through my head?

:newlol

I don't think I'll ever be able to hear that song the same way again.:D

[joobie]

as for his kids, the daughter* is an adult. not sure how old the son is but he must be close by now.



*by which i mean his daughter with nicole; he also has a daughter from his first marriage.

[Ashles]

Wow, the first sponsored link is:

"Buy Sports Memorabilia (http://www.authenticsportscollectibles.com/)"

Good advice.

[plumjam]

Poor OJ. If luck was ***t he definitely wasn't a pig.
hTF7ABnxX-g

[Sir Robin Goodfellow]

We ned a celebrity prison, then boy George and OJ could be Roomies .:D:D



Sounds like a good reality show.

[Starthinker]

I loved the Police Squad movies.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Sounds like a good reality show.

That's about as far from reality as one could get. :eek:

[WildCat]

OJ gets 15 years in the slammer.

There it is.
Apparently, it was a confusing sentence and this is in fact incorrect. He got 33 years, first parole eligibility after 9:

Glass, a no-nonsense judge known for her tough sentences, imposed such a complex series of consecutive and concurrent sentences that even many attorneys watching the case were confused as to how much time Simpson got.

Simpson could serve up to 33 years but could be eligible for parole after nine years, according to Elana Roberto, the judge's clerk.
http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20081205/4938b550_3ca6_1552620081205806599132

All I can say is... hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[XBoxWarrior]

If I were OJ...I would demand general population. I don't think there would be much of a chance that he would be "un-popular"...he didn't fiddle with kiddies, and he will probably have a huge budget for 'commissary'...

Buy a lot of Camels, and pay your way to Gen-Pop!

OJ will die in prison, he is 61 now, and he wont get parole in his 1st try...

General population will get him out on the "yard", where he can pump some iron.

Who wants pics of some washed up has been?

[BirdStrike]

Free OJ!


...with every purchase of 12 doughnuts.

:D

[WildCat]

Early reports were wrong, he actually got 33 years, first parole hearing in 9: http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20081205/4938b550_3ca6_1552620081205806599132

[CFLarsen]

"Could serve" and "will serve" are two different things.

[grayman]

"Could serve" and "will serve" are two different things.
It's a cookbook!!!



Sorry.

[Pardalis]

Better late than never.

[WildCat]

"Could serve" and "will serve" are two different things.
The only way he serves less than 9 is if he leaves prison in a box.

Which would be fine by me.

[COLONEL]

"Could serve" and "will serve" are two different things. Well they said right after the trial that they were going to file an appeal by the end of the day and they said one of the reasons was that there were no black Jurors . Why does it always come down to race ?

[dudalb]

Somehow I doubt that parole boards in any state would be bending over backwards to find reasons to parole OJ, and Nevada is a state which is very,very,tough toward criminals. He is going to be doing some hard time.
Anybody knows where he will be sent? I think Carson City, but Nevada might have other facilities.

[dudalb]

Why am I hearing strains of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" running through my head?


I am sure every Morning Drive DJ in the world will be using that joke.

[Drudgewire]

And my dreams of a Naked Gun .44 Magnum finally evaporate into thin air. http://www.lethalwrestling.com/upload/gonk.gif

[Skeptic Guy]

The Goldmans were there watching the sentencing. If I heard correctly, OJ's lawyers were trying to get them removed...for some reason.

I wonder, and I'm only asking cause I don't know, if he would have gotten such a stiff sentence if he hadn't been OJ with all that baggage?

[Drudgewire]

The Goldmans were there watching the sentencing. If I heard correctly, OJ's lawyers were trying to get them removed...for some reason.

I wonder, and I'm only asking cause I don't know, if he would have gotten such a stiff sentence if he hadn't been OJ with all that baggage?

Part of me says no he wouldn't.

The other part says "he staged a strong-arm robbery with hostages and would've gotten the same amount of time except without any media fanfare."

In the end it comes down to the old Chris Rock take on it. "If he didn't have money and fame, he wouldn't even be 'OJ.' He'd be 'Orenthal the bus-driving double-murderer.'"

[I Ratant]

What you do in Vegas, keeps you there for 16 years! (with any luck at all!)

[ConspiRaider]

I'm listening to Kim Goldman and Fred Goldman live right now, a radio interview. They are both rather elated.

Apparently, a minimum of 9 years for Simpson, before first parole hearing...

Minimum 8 and a half years, maximum of 31 years...

[Tricky]

I am sure every Morning Drive DJ in the world will be using that joke.
I know. That's why I had to get it in first, before anybody could accuse me of stealing it.

Maybe I should change my superhero avatar to "Obviousman".

[JimBenArm]

Of course, now he'll never find the real killer. Unless he runs across him in a Nevada jail.
Of course, the chance of him finding him at the sand trap of the 14th hole was pretty remote to begin with.

[Bobert]

WOW!
Apparently the Glove Fit this time!
:D

[Bobert]

Well I guess the Glove Fit this time!

[ConspiRaider]

Well I guess the Glove Fit this time!
Yep. It did fit, and there he was, behind the plate, ready to catch another conviction and throw it right back.

But Jackie ("The Judge") Glass shattered his perfect record with her cut fastball, and then followed with a devastating knuckle-curve. Passed ball, game over! Yer outta there, kid!

[Just thinking]

I wonder, and I'm only asking cause I don't know, if he would have gotten such a stiff sentence if he hadn't been OJ with all that baggage?

If he hadn't been OJ, he would have never committed the second offense. He would be rotting in prison from the first double murder offense.

I have to wonder, just how fast is Johnnie Cochran spinning around right about now?

[Bobert]

Yep. It did fit, and there he was, behind the plate, ready to catch another conviction and throw it right back.

But Jackie ("The Judge") Glass shattered his perfect record with her cut fastball, and then followed with a devastating knuckle-curve. Passed ball, game over! Yer outta there, kid!
That judge was pretty hot too!
Kinda of a Sarah Palin like look.

[SezMe]

It's a sad story of the fall of the mighty. I don't give a damn about OJ but I find myself wondering about his kids. They have to know that their dad killed their mom; what a history to live with. Have they overcome the noteriety? Can they live a "normal" life? And so forth. They have to have had a tough life.

[ConspiRaider]

That judge was pretty hot too!
Kinda of a Sarah Palin like look.
Straight up. I actually had to, just now, google her pic because I don't watch the TeeVee (I know - I'm sick). Anywho, maybe she could be Palin's running mate in 2012.

Apparently Jackie Glass lined up behind the strong safety and Simpson, in motion, got screened out. He tried a double reverse and Glass ran his ass out of bounds. Loss of possession!

[ConspiRaider]

It's a sad story of the fall of the mighty. I don't give a damn about OJ but I find myself wondering about his kids. They have to know that their dad killed their mom; what a history to live with. Have they overcome the noteriety? Can they live a "normal" life? And so forth. They have to have had a tough life.
Yeah, Sez. Apparently this might be why the Browns didn't go to the sentencing, because they are still tied in with his kids. Gotta be rough on 'em. Kiddies lose out in so many ways when the Big Folks screw things up. So many many many ways.

[SezMe]

That judge was pretty hot too!
Kinda of a Sarah Palin like look.
So I looked her up. Evidently your evaluation of hot and mine are not located in the same universe. :)

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I wonder, and I'm only asking cause I don't know, if he would have gotten such a stiff sentence if he hadn't been OJ with all that baggage?

Yes. She actually sentenced him somewhat lightly.

[The Fool]

This is a tragedy....with OJ in prison there will be NOBODY searching for the Real killer of Nicole. Simpson pledged to spend the rest of his life persuing him......I think Simpson had a hunch the guy was a golfer.

[RandFan]

I've said before that I think it is wrong to take joy in the misfortunes of others and I've stressed the importance of forgiveness...


Oh well, call me a hypochrite...

:cheerleader4

[The Fool]

I've said before that I think it is wrong to take joy in the misfortunes of others and I've stressed the importance of forgiveness...


Oh well, call me a hypochrite...

:cheerleader4
I can only say that it is a good thing that the Police force didn't make a complete botch of this attempt to put this guy away.

[COLONEL]

I've said before that I think it is wrong to take joy in the misfortunes of others and I've stressed the importance of forgiveness...


Oh well, call me a hypochrite...

:cheerleader4 OK your a Hypochrite :D:D

[alfaniner]

2.) Five years? He'll be lucky to survive two. He's a not an inmate, he's a target.


I don't know much about the inner culture, but aren't murderers considered the "top" of the heirarchy? (Not including child-killers). It seems to me he will be the celebrity.

Unless it's considered tough to be able to dominate him -- somehow that image pleases me.

[alfaniner]

I watched the sentencing live. Very gratifying to see his face fall further with each sentence count for the guy before him, as he knew he was getting the same or worse. I was very pleased to see that he was not smirking this time.

[hgc]

I would guess that, at age 70, he'll get parole at first eligibility. No state likes to keep the elderly locked up. But he'll still be the same narcissist who can't quite figure out why everyone is persecuting him.

[COLONEL]

I would guess that, at age 70, he'll get parole at first eligibility. No state likes to keep the elderly locked up. But he'll still be the same narcissist who can't quite figure out why everyone is persecuting him. Well yes and no ,Do you think they will parole Manso when he gets old ? I just hope they deny his appeal .
As I said yesterday ,one of the reasons they are appealing, is that there were no black members on the jury . Why does it always boil down to a race issue . Now if they had found him innocent, do you think the states attorney would appeal on the same issues ?

[WildCat]

I don't know much about the inner culture, but aren't murderers considered the "top" of the heirarchy? (Not including child-killers). It seems to me he will be the celebrity.
Not when you murder a woman, or are otherwise considered a sicko. See Dahmer and his prison experience for example.

Now, murdering a rival gang member may put you at the top of the heirarchy, in your own gang at least.

Unless it's considered tough to be able to dominate him -- somehow that image pleases me.
Oh, I'm sure he'll be at the top of some Aryan Brotherhood douchebag's hit list.

[CptColumbo]

General population will get him out on the "yard", where he can pump some iron.

Is that what the kids are calling it now?

[hgc]

Well yes and no ,Do you think they will parole Manso when he gets old ? I just hope they deny his appeal .
As I said yesterday ,one of the reasons they are appealing, is that there were no black members on the jury . Why does it always boil down to a race issue . Now if they had found him innocent, do you think the states attorney would appeal on the same issues ?


No, I don't think they'll ever parole Manson, but then the two situations are hardly similar. I didn't intend to imply that states never keep the elderly in prison, but just that parole boards tend to lean more favorably toward the elderly than their younger peers.

The appeal on the basis of the racial makeup of the jury is a dead letter. It'll never succeed.

There is no appeal for the state after an acquittal. It's absolutely final.

[COLONEL]

I heard that because of his celebraty status they are going to keep him in solitare so that the other prisoners can't get to him . Thats a shame too . I heard Bubba was looking forward to having him for a roomie

[RandFan]

OK your a Hypochrite :D:D What is a "hypochrite"? I picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue.

What went through my mind as I learned that OJ was going to jail? The following video illustrates it nicely.

w25FOCy4SsY

[RandFan]

I can only say that it is a good thing that the Police force didn't make a complete botch of this attempt to put this guy away.No kidding. The LAPD during that time looked like the three stooges. They made mistakes that one would think they just couldn't make.

[SezMe]

I think you and The Fool are misplacing the bulk of the errors in the first OJ prosecution. Sure, the police actions were not first cabin but there was plenty of evidence to get a conviction. It was the DA's office that screwed the pooch.

[plumjam]

If you thought OJ's football career was over, think again. After a week in those prison showers he'll be a highly valued wide receiver.

[RandFan]

I think you and The Fool are misplacing the bulk of the errors in the first OJ prosecution. Sure, the police actions were not first cabin but there was plenty of evidence to get a conviction. It was the DA's office that screwed the pooch. There were some very serious errors on the part of the LAPD (see Mark Fuhrman's book A Murder In Brentwood) but I'm happy to give blame where blame is due. Due to her breathtaking incompetency Marcia Clark should never have stepped into that courtroom. Darden was seen as cynical from the beginning and he was over his head and easily provoked by Cochran et al. BTW, as much as I dislike the bunch formerly known as the dream team they deserve credit for some smart strategical and tactical decisions. Chief of which was to demand a speedy trial. And legal or not the jury tampering at the end was a stroke of genius. It was disgusting but it worked. FTR: No, I have no evidence that Cochran's office was behind the anonymous tip that led to the removal of Jeanette Harris, who BTW NEVER wrote a book, but who else would have likely done that?

ETA: Judge Ito also deserves serious damnation for his mendacity regarding his wife and also the fact that he allowed himself to be a puppet of the defense in the removal of Harris since there was zero evidence that she was guilty of what she was accused of. So much for being a judge.

[RandFan]

If you thought OJ's football career was over, think again. After a week in those prison showers he'll be a highly valued wide receiver.The first couple of times that joke was made on this thread it was actually quite funny.

[Sefarst]

If you thought OJ's football career was over, think again. After a week in those prison showers he'll be a highly valued wide receiver.

I really doubt OJ will get raped in prison. I think the only real threat to him there would be, as WildCat mentioned, a white supremacist gang. My guess is that he'll likely be greeted as a hero by many in the system and have plenty of protection.

[COLONEL]

The first couple of times that joke was made on this thread it was actually quite funny. Seeing as the Greyman is playing with his train set ,is there anyone out there that can come up with another good joke ?

[Skeptic Guy]

And I heard on MSNBC that Vegas won't even consider parole until you have come up before the board at least twice. Not that it's in writing, but good to know.

[COLONEL]

And I heard on MSNBC that Vegas won't even consider parole until you have come up before the board at least twice. Not that it's in writing, but good to know. I heard they use dice and a crap table to determine if you get parole , If they think you deserve parole they use reular dice to see how soon you get out, but if you do not deserve it , then they use the loaded ones and people like OJ get to stay a little longer

[RandFan]

...and people like OJ get to stay a little longer:) Oh, that's a great line.

BTW Colonel, the girl in your avatar is adorable. Reminds me of Little Miss Sunshine. I loved that movie.

[COLONEL]

:) Oh, that's a great line.

BTW Colonel, the girl in your avatar is adorable. Reminds me of Little Miss Sunshine. I loved that movie. Thank you ,that is my Grand daughter in her Ballet costume .I spoil her a lot too ,because thats what grandparents do .

[ConspiRaider]

I heard they use dice and a crap table to determine if you get parole , If they think you deserve parole they use reular dice to see how soon you get out, but if you do not deserve it , then they use the loaded ones and people like OJ get to stay a little longer
That's about the way I heard it.

Pretty dicey situation for Simpson. He gambled by doing this in Vegas, and it didn't help that he has a chip on his shoulder. You don't draw to an inside straight in that town. You hedge your bets. Instead, he became one armed bandit and was dealt the deadman's hand.

Now he has to hope the guards don't draw their blackjacks and beat the craps out of him.

[RandFan]

Thank you ,that is my Grand daughter in her Ballet costume .I spoil her a lot too ,because thats what grandparents do . Cool, look, as great as the movie was, and it was great, don't teach her a strip routine, ok? Oops... that's a spoiler. Sorry if you haven't seen the movie.

[COLONEL]

Cool, look, as great as the movie was, and it was great, don't teach her a strip routine, ok? Oops... that's a spoiler. Sorry if you haven't seen the movie. I do not recall having seen that movie ,but at my age I do not recall a lot of things , It's better that way ,I will have to see if the library or the local video store has it .We are headed to town to watch them light the christmas tree and the Library is next to the town office, where the tree is .So I will go in and see if they have the movie .

[plumjam]

The first couple of times that joke was made on this thread it was actually quite funny.

Shut up, and pick up my soap.

[MattusMaximus]

Who gives a damn about OJ Simpson? I sure as hell don't... that is, unless he ends up being my next door neighbor or something like that.

[ConspiRaider]

Who gives a damn about OJ Simpson? I sure as hell don't... that is, unless he ends up being my next door neighbor or something like that.
Damned near was mine. That double-murder occurred about 3 miles from the joint I was living in at the time. I was on the phone with the fambly back home in Ohio, givin' 'em a blow by blow account of the Bronco chase. Course they were kinda watching it too, it preempted an NBA basketball game.

[Roadtoad]

OMG! Are YOU the real killer!?!?!

[MattusMaximus]

OMG! Are YOU the real killer!?!?!

He does sorta look like that Kato guy...

[ConspiRaider]

OMG! Are YOU the real killer!?!?!
Nope Road, anyone who knows me will tell you that I would NEVER wear "ugly-ass shoes".

[ConspiRaider]

He does sorta look like that Kato guy...
I will admit to attacking (with intent to kill) Inspector Clouseau at every opportunity.

[SezMe]

Who gives a damn about OJ Simpson? I sure as hell don't... that is, unless he ends up being my next door neighbor or something like that.
You live next to a prison in Nevada?

[steve s]

Originally Posted by Tricky
Why am I hearing strains of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" running through my head?

I am sure every Morning Drive DJ in the world will be using that joke.

And every prisoner will be singing "Yes I really want to hurt you."

Steve S.

[PhantomWolf]

15? The news stories I have heard say up to 33 but eligable for Parole in 9

[rikzilla]

ZO7-QJGVdM4

What OJ has to look forward to...will he be catching or pitching? Eh...who cares...


BTW: THIS VIDEO BORDERS ON NSFW....DANG FUNNY THO

[COLONEL]

Well all this does give new meaning to what Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas .

[RandFan]

Shut up, and pick up my soap.Fair enough and for some reason I don't think the jokes are going to stop. :rolleyes: :)

[Ausmerican]

OT but next up for Judge Glass are the murder trials of world class body builders Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan of their personal assisstant Melissa James who was drugged, bound, shocked with a stun gun and strangled before her corpse was found in the trunk of Ryan’s burned-out red Jaguar in December 2005.
That Judge sure gets the interesting ones.

[Skeptic Guy]

ZO7-QJGVdM4

What OJ has to look forward to...will he be catching or pitching? Eh...who cares...


BTW: THIS VIDEO BORDERS ON NSFW....DANG FUNNY THO

Certainly NSFW. But I'm working from home today!

[PhantomWolf]

You know considering the other threads about at the moment, I have to say that this one confirms that there is a rather different view of male-male rape than female-male rape.

I am positive that not one person here would be joking about a female getting raped in jail.

[Roadtoad]

You know considering the other threads about at the moment, I have to say that this one confirms that there is a rather different view of male-male rape than female-male rape.

I am positive that not one person here would be joking about a female getting raped in jail.

I don't joke about it either way. It's not funny, usually.

Except in the case of OJ. Then, it's hysterical.