Stephen A. Smith: O.J. Simpson Was ‘Guilty as Hell’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT So popular ░░░░░░░░ s so popular I ░░░░░░░░ t even count all ░░░░░░░░ people that watch my ░░░░░░░░ Stephen a Smith from ░░░░░░░░ welcome back it s ░░░░░░░░ to have you you ░░░░░░░░ something earlier today that ░░░░░░░░ you were on this ░░░░░░░░ finish the sentence He ░░░░░░░░ have been under the ░░░░░░░░ he would have gotten ░░░░░░░░ gotten off not if ░░░░░░░░ was on the jury ░░░░░░░░ s no question he ░░░░░░░░ guilty as hell the ░░░░░░░░ evidence is circumstantial evidence ░░░░░░░░ manner in which the ░░░░░░░░ took place clearly a ░░░░░░░░ of passion and we ░░░░░░░░ at some of the ░░░░░░░░ they had articulated about ░░░░░░░░ past and his relationship ░░░░░░░░ Nicole brown simpson some ░░░░░░░░ the things he had ░░░░░░░░ to her and to ░░░░░░░░ who have spoken very ░░░░░░░░ about this over the ░░░░░░░░ it was clear that ░░░░░░░░ was such a preponderance ░░░░░░░░ evidence against him that ░░░░░░░░ deserved to be in ░░░░░░░░ for the rest of ░░░░░░░░ life at the very ░░░░░░░░ the flip side to ░░░░░░░░ however as I certainly ░░░░░░░░ not surprised at the ░░░░░░░░ and I was not ░░░░░░░░ at the reasons that ░░░░░░░░ jurors confessed years later ░░░░░░░░ the aftermath of the ░░░░░░░░ King situation in Los ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ on the part of ░░░░░░░░ police officers when it ░░░░░░░░ to the lapd against ░░░░░░░░ of la that happened ░░░░░░░░ be African Americans you ░░░░░░░░ it was one of ░░░░░░░░ situations where it wasn ░░░░░░░░ about oj s innocence ░░░░░░░░ people were looking at ░░░░░░░░ was about indicting the ░░░░░░░░ that ultimately is why ░░░░░░░░ J Simpson got off ░░░░░░░░ got off for two ░░░░░░░░ number 1 to indict ░░░░░░░░ lapd and number 2 ░░░░░░░░ Marcia Clark and two ░░░░░░░░ we don t talk ░░░░░░░░ enough did a her ░░░░░░░░ job there is no ░░░░░░░░ around it after all ░░░░░░░░ these years later 1995 ░░░░░░░░ hour talking about it ░░░░░░░░ 30 years later let ░░░░░░░░ not forget you don ░░░░░░░░ ask this man months ░░░░░░░░ to try on a ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t take ░░░░░░░░ medication his hands and ░░░░░░░░ well it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to fit they knew ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately it was ░░░░░░░░ in a series of ░░░░░░░░ I remember correctly where ░░░░░░░░ cochran had coached Christopher ░░░░░░░░ go against the wishes ░░░░░░░░ Marcia Clark and convinced ░░░░░░░░ to force oj to ░░░░░░░░ to try on the ░░░░░░░░ once folk saw that ░░░░░░░░ wasn t going to ░░░░░░░░ he was exactly the ░░░░░░░░ he needed to openly ░░░░░░░░ if it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ you must acquit and ░░░░░░░░ O J Simpson off ░░░░░░░░ double murder he is ░░░░░░░░ double murderer in the ░░░░░░░░ of most people in ░░░░░░░░ country white black Latino ░░░░░░░░ American everything else but ░░░░░░░░ was more important to ░░░░░░░░ at the time to ░░░░░░░░ the lapd in China ░░░░░░░░ on what they were ░░░░░░░░ to African Americans in ░░░░░░░░ city of Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ is why O J ░░░░░░░░ ended up a premium that