Sunny Hostin on O.J. Simpson: ‘It Was Less About His Guilt or Innocence and Rather About ... How the System Treated African Americans

HOSTIN You know I ░░░░░░░░ it was less about ░░░░░░░░ guilt or innocence and ░░░░░░░░ about the system and ░░░░░░░░ the system treated African ░░░░░░░░ and continues to treat ░░░░░░░░ Americans in this country ░░░░░░░░ have to remember in ░░░░░░░░ it into context the ░░░░░░░░ of the officers who ░░░░░░░░ Rodney King almost to ░░░░░░░░ in front of the ░░░░░░░░ s eyes was in ░░░░░░░░ This happened in 1994 ░░░░░░░░ I think for the ░░░░░░░░ community it was less ░░░░░░░░ whether or not O ░░░░░░░░ did it because I ░░░░░░░░ even today you ll ░░░░░░░░ to you know barber ░░░░░░░░ and beauty salons and ░░░░░░░░ will say he did ░░░░░░░░ but he got away ░░░░░░░░ it and the police ░░░░░░░░ you know police officers ░░░░░░░░ killed many more people ░░░░░░░░ O J Simpson BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ they probably I think ░░░░░░░░ t trust that the ░░░░░░░░ did not plant evidence ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN Well Mark Furman ░░░░░░░░ on the witness stand ░░░░░░░░ never used a racial ░░░░░░░░ By the way people ░░░░░░░░ a lawyer in cross ░░░░░░░░ in a courtroom says ░░░░░░░░ you ever done this ░░░░░░░░ know that you did ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Right And so ░░░░░░░░ they come up with ░░░░░░░░ and he s using ░░░░░░░░ N word like Christmas ░░░░░░░░ But don t you ░░░░░░░░ some of the reason ░░░░░░░░ got away with it ░░░░░░░░ because he was famous ░░░░░░░░ just that he was ░░░░░░░░ NAVARRO There were so ░░░░░░░░ reasons.”