The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I watched the well-done series on Netflix last year and wanted to get more of the nitty-gritty details from the book on which it was based. We missed most of the hoopla over this tragedy of a trial that was supposed to be about a tragic double murder, in order to find the truth of who was responsible--and to then mete out the appropriate punishment. This book clearly shows what a joke it all became and clearly unmasks the seedy side of well-heeled, biased, & race card focused defense lawyers--as well as the judge's & LAPD's absolute media-craving/star-ogling weaknesses and the absolute incomprehensible legalistic machinations & ridiculousness that resulted in such an obviously flawed verdict. Not to mention the brazen race-focused jurors & public, manipulated and spurred on by the likes of sick/seedy media & power hungry lawyers like Cochran, Shapiro, & Bailey. "In it to win it"--totally for the money and the attention. And the brazen narcissism & arrogance & outright duplicitous denials & posturing of O. J. are enough to make one sick these 20+ years later. Sad, tragic & classic case of an outright travesty of justice [not to excuse any of the many other travesty of justices down through US history in the cases of white jurors & black defendants who never had a chance]. Where's the justice in it all, when we supposedly stand for a rule of law nation? It all too clearly illustrates the biblical declarations concerning the hearts of humans:
"16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers." (Prov. 6)


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