From: Jasper from Taz
Date: December 12, 2005
Time: 09:10 AM
Hi Jasper. My problem with the “chase” started with OJ not turning himself in. I guess I held celebrities to a higher standard than an average civilian. My shock is to the fact that a celebrity did not turn himself in. He was a celebrity. He was a “hero”. He was someone that I admired and looked up to and expected no more than for him to face this. A hero is never expected to run and hide but to stand up and face any difficulties. That’s why I thought it was absurd that people were holding signs and cheering for him. And, I’m talking about the “run OJ” signs. I could understand the “we love you” or “don’t give up” and etc. When the “suicide” letter was read I thought it had hints of guilt. And, I thought no one would want to kill themselves if they weren’t guilty. Or if they wanted to die it would only be because they couldn’t live without the other. I didn’t get that from the letter. I got that he loved her deeply. I didn’t get the “I can’t go on without her”. One thing that saved me from completely going with guilty at this point is that I didn’t want it to be true. Even at this point I wanted to give him every chance. I looked for things to hold on to regarding his innocence. This is not a “rational” analysis of the evidence…lol I was going with feeling at this point. When the trial started I did go back and forth. The prosecution had a LOT of evidence. But, the defense seemed to plant seeds of doubt in my mind. I will get into this in depth in my reply to Solitarea1.