Did You Hear the Bad News?

They got O.J. He was convicted. He'll be incarcerated for a minimum of nine years. Personally, this is a tragedy. I don't know where to turn. Nothing matters anymore. How will I go on?

It's a shame when a person cannot retrieve some of his stuff that he sold without being thrown in jail. Imagine if this was you. You've been treated as a social pariah for the last decade and a half despite being acquitted for the crime you were accused of. Now, all you want to do is remember the good old days. Sounds pretty reasonably, right? Well stick a gun in your hand and have somebody audio tape the episode and suddenly, you're in O.J.'s position. You are not too far away from being thrown in prison for nearly a decade. None of us are.

I believe the jury left out one essential element when determining their verdict. In 1973, O.J. Simpson ran for 2003 yards for the Buffalo Bills. I'm not sure they really grasp the degree of greatness that requires. And it was in a 14-game season. There is a double standard in America. Just because O.J. was such a great running back for the Bills doesn't mean he shouldn't receive special treatment.

Plus, I enjoyed his sideline reporting, especially during Bills games, and his commercials were entertaining. You've taken that away from me. I don't ask for much. All I wanted was O.J. on the sidelines of Bills games during NBC's telecasts. Black people don't care so much about O.J. in the wake of Obama's election, but Bills fans still do. Or, at least, I do. Now, the greatest running back in the history of the Bills (with all due respect to Thurman Thomas, who was pretty fantastic) is locked up. If that doesn't upset you, I hope some day you are audio taped while flailing a gun attempting to get back your memorabilia that you sold, you treacherous hags.