O.J. Simpson Finally Paroled. Was Jay Z Right?

     If sufficient remorse was the primary determinant when working on a parole board, you would likely need a lie detector to deal with the magnificent actors of the world. Are we to assume that Bernie Madoff, at 229 years old or so, won't be able to show sorrow for the billions of dollars he schemed away from so many? Even if he does, is there a way to truly trust that a criminal will never do another crime other than helpful determinants like old age and past history relative to the crime you are seeking parole from? Did the guidelines for parole sheet get tossed out in Nevada or what?

     Watching OJ Simpson begrudgingly attempt to show contrition for something he has no remorse for was rather difficult today. Listening to all of the pundits who only wanted to stick it to the black man because they couldn't stick it to him before was quite a bit more difficult.

     Don't get me wrong. I am as much convinced that he was involved with killing someone as I was when he got acquitted by virtue of good lawyering and bad policing.  The disconnect between those who wanted him to pay for the murder and those who wanted him to be proven guilty of the crime is still as vast a divide as it ever was.  There simply is no way to express to someone who has never been racially disenfranchised what it means to beat the system that treats you that way.

     Trump, and a bunch of trigger happy cops, have flipped the US to the tender side of our underbelly, and thankfully, many people who were previously disconnected to the plight of being on the wrong side of our scorching hot melting pot are now graphically becoming aware of the depth of anger that fuels those with disdain for diversity. Never again will WE question the depth of our racial hatred, the unspoken divide that still lives on in all of US or how that divide disproportionately impacts brown skinned folks in America.

Despite a defiant posture and a lack of preparation,
The Juice Is Loose....again.

     Witnessing OJ finally get paroled after almost 9 years of jail time for a strong-armed robbery of his own shit was noteworthy, especially with the struggle that the parole board seemed to have with their decision to release him. They fought against the watchful eyes of an unforgiving nation, their own understanding of justice and a horrible presentation from OJ in order to do what they know was the right thing to do years ago.

     OJ served time for being an asshole with a sharply defiant tongue, and for being a black man acquitted of killing his wife- a white woman. Yes, OJ did time in part for just marrying a white woman, an element that probably set him free when his attorney, Johnnie Cochran, used the racial history of Mark Furhman to taint the potential actions and motives of Furhman as a way of setting OJ free. It was way too easy for a nation formed and fashioned by race to accept Furhman's displaced anger towards a likely murderer, confirmed to like white women.

     Watching so many legal pundits today, with undeclared contempt for OJ the man- contempt that supersedes their love for the rule of law and justice in sentencing- was disheartening. Not because it shows that even lawyers allow their emotions to override their view of justice, but because it accentuates how vitally important it is to get proper representation if you have any illusion of achieving justice in America. And how justice really has little to do with who wins or loses a court case in America if we can not easily determine proper sentencing or whether or not you've served enough time for a crime.

     I am glad it is all over because watching America truly display itself, AGAIN, is emotionally draining. OJ served enough time for robbery and deserved to be set free today. Whether or not OJ commits another crime is not really a concern to me. As long as I think about all the black men that should have never been locked up in the first place, I feel a little less anger for guys that stayed a bit too long.
        OJ is not one of the truly unlucky even if he needed a reminder by Jay'Z, the powers that be and a few extra years in prison that he is still nigga.