Reynolds Rap

Looking at the "big picture," the idea of an objective judiciary is ridiculous, because the overwhelming majority of individuals in law enforcement (80%) and the judiciary (97%) are White and male, and as a group the "elite" White men who own and/or control everything have never been egalitarian.

Stupid and naive people believe that honesty, facts, and fair play are key principles of law enforcement and the judiciary. Wake up, because the existence of such highfalutin principles has never been the case, especially when applied to Black people, Native Americans, Latinos, women, and poor people. Throughout the history of the United States of America, facts and evidence, even "live" video footage, doesn't mean a damn thing in the face of wealth, political power, racism, sexism, oppression, discrimination and perpetual indifference by "key" decision makers.

Given the aforementioned, OJ's criminal trial had nothing to do with his guilt or innocence. Get it?

When, in the "opinion" of the jury, OJ was found innocent in the criminal trial I was curious why and how they derived such an "opinion." Yes, I could have and did read several books from the "key" players, but books often contain superfluous, verbose editorials that get in the way. I simply wanted the hear from them, listen to the tone and inflection in their own voices, to discover what exactly shaped their "opinion."

The jury, handpicked by the prosecution and defense, knew the trial was entremely "high profile," and that it might last months, and many employers provide paid jury leave for this prupose. From an original jury pool of 304 prospective jurors of 40 percent white, 28 percent black, 17 percent Hispanic, and 15 percent Asian, the final jury for the trial had ten women and two men, of whom nine were black, two white, and one Hispanic. Only four of the original jurors remained on the final panel.

Jurors
	28-year-old married black woman, works for the post office, high school graduate; said as a young child, she watched her father beat her mother and "as an adult I don't go for any man being abusive to me''; said she wasn't familiar with DNA; was "shocked'' to hear Simpson was a suspect.
	24-year-old single black woman, works at a Los Angeles hospital, one year of college; said she has had no experience with domestic violence; said of both sides in the case: "Everybody has a lot to lose or gain.''
	50-year-old divorced black woman who works as a county collections vendor, two years of college; said she "respects (Simpson) as an individual based on his past accomplishments.''
	32-year-old single Hispanic man, delivers Pepsi, high school graduate; said Simpson was "a great football player.''
	37-year-old married black woman, works in a post office, high school graduate; said she doesn't think Simpson "acts too well'' in movies and described the freeway pursuit that ended in Simpson's arrest as "stupid.''
	38-year-old single black woman, environmental health specialist whose father was a police officer, college graduate; said the 911 tapes of Nicole Brown Simpson calling for police help as Simpson broke through her door in October 1993 "sound frightening.''
	52-year-old divorced black woman, postal worker, high school graduate; described Simpson as "only human.''
	22-year-old single white woman who handles insurance claims, college graduate; said she was shocked when she heard Simpson was a suspect.
	43-year-old married black man who works as a phone company salesman, high school graduate; said he thought Simpson was a good football player; alternate juror until Jan. 18.
	60-year-old divorced white woman who is a retired gas company clerk, one year of college; said she was the lone holdout in another murder case and managed to get other jurors to change their minds; alternate juror until March 17.
	44-year-old single black woman who fixes computers and printers for county Superior Court, high school graduate; said Ms. Simpson "wasn't a saint''; had no opinion about whether Simpson is innocent or guilty; said in jury selection, "If I'm not picked, I can look at it and say, they let a good one go;'' alternate juror until April 5.
	71-year-old married black woman, retired cleaning worker, completed 10th grade; said of the case: "I haven't come to no conclusion one way or the other. ... I don't know nothing about no O.J. Simpson;'' alternate juror until May 26.

Alternates
If any more jurors are dismissed or cannot continue service, their replacements would be selected randomly from this list:

	72-year-old married black man, security guard.
	24-year-old married white woman, receptionist.

Dismissed

	48-year-old single black man, who does quality control for Hertz Corp., for whom Simpson was a spokesman.
	38-year-old Hispanic letter carrier who said she had suffered verbal and mental abuse from an ex-boyfriend.
	63-year-old white female who suffers arthritis and was treated by the same doctor who plans to testify about Simpson's health.
	46-year-old black courier who was the subject of numerous complaints over several weeks. He denied the allegations, including one that he made a bet with a co-worker before the trial that Simpson would be acquitted.
	52-year-old married man, half American Indian and half white, who works as an Amtrak manager. Sources say he was suspected of writing a book about the trial. He said was keeping a journal on his computer and acknowledged he might eventually have turned it into a book, but insisted he did nothing wrong.
	38-year-old married black woman who, as an employment counselor, referred domestic violence victims to other agencies. She failed to reveal a past personal experience with domestic violence. Her complaints about racial strife among jurors and preferential treatment by some deputies prompted the judge to investigate.
	26-year-old single black woman who works as a flight attendant; told the judge, "I can't take it anymore.'' During jury selection, she said she saw Simpson in "Roots'' and "Naked Gun'' movies and "he seemed like he would have a good sense of humor.''
	38-year-old married white woman who works for a telephone company. Another juror accused her of receiving preferential treatment from deputies guarding the jury and treating black panelists unfairly. It also was reported that her husband had pneumonia and she told the judge she didn't know if she could continue to serve.
	54-year-old married black man who works as a postal operations manager; said he was "shocked'' when he first heard Simpson was a suspect; alternate juror until Feb. 7. No reason for dismissal given.
	28-year-old single Hispanic woman who works as a real estate appraiser with Los Angeles County assessor's office; about the slow-speed pursuit, she said she "wondered why he ran;'' said Simpson was "the only person who had a visible motive;'' had no opinion about whether Simpson was guilty or innocent; alternate juror until May 1. No reason for dismissal given.

So, if you really, really want to "hear" why the "opinions" of OJ's defense team defeated the "opinions" of the prosecution, you really should purchase, obtain the following audiobooks or CDs. You'll discover:

The prosecution was stupid, poorly prepared, and Marcia Clark and Chris Darben literally focused more on fucking each other than developing and executing an effective strategy to prosecute OJ.

The defense was analytical, creative, and way too smart for the dimwitted, poorly prepared, and unorganized prosection.

Accordingly, given the notoriety of the case, the jury took notes, they paid close attention to the facts, evidence, and the consistency or lack of such, in the presentation of all information. Despite the sexual, racial, and vocational stereotypes used to define and "brand" the jury, nevertheless, the jury wasn't swayed by the "celebrity" of OJ and his legendary defense team, or the media, or the judge. Purchase these audiobooks or CDs below and listen to the first-hand accounts of the defense, prosecution, and jury for yourself.