Michael Eric Dyson: ‘In Light of the Accumulated Indignities’ Towards Blacks, Murder Victims Were Not the ‘Greatest Tragedy’ in O.J. Trial

TOOBIN The King case ░░░░░░░░ the most vivid demonstration ░░░░░░░░ that However the tragedy ░░░░░░░░ the O J Simpson ░░░░░░░░ in my view was ░░░░░░░░ even though that was ░░░░░░░░ legitimate complaint about the ░░░░░░░░ Angeles Police Department in ░░░░░░░░ O J Simpson got ░░░░░░░░ with murder because he ░░░░░░░░ the unjust beneficiary of ░░░░░░░░ long and unfortunate history ░░░░░░░░ J Simpson killed those ░░░░░░░░ people and he got ░░░░░░░░ with it by his ░░░░░░░░ lawyers doing their job ░░░░░░░░ the ugly history of ░░░░░░░░ Angeles DYSON Well I ░░░░░░░░ say this to that ░░░░░░░░ Before you do I ░░░░░░░░ to hear all of ░░░░░░░░ but before you do ░░░░░░░░ know I ve interestingly ░░░░░░░░ this throughout the years ░░░░░░░░ worth and my question ░░░░░░░░ always the same which ░░░░░░░░ can we have it ░░░░░░░░ ways in America that ░░░░░░░░ can believe in our ░░░░░░░░ system when it s ░░░░░░░░ verdict that you d ░░░░░░░░ and disregard it when ░░░░░░░░ s a verdict you ░░░░░░░░ t like and suggest ░░░░░░░░ the jurors were somehow ░░░░░░░░ in a different way ░░░░░░░░ s always an interesting ░░░░░░░░ as we approach important ░░░░░░░░ coming up as well ░░░░░░░░ was the point you ░░░░░░░░ to raise Michael DYSON ░░░░░░░░ I want to first ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey s point there ░░░░░░░░ the heinousness It is ░░░░░░░░ that it was tragic ░░░░░░░░ and an unforgivable assault ░░░░░░░░ to human beings who ░░░░░░░░ their lives But to ░░░░░░░░ that was the greatest ░░░░░░░░ in light of the ░░░░░░░░ indignities murders denials of ░░░░░░░░ failure to give just ░░░░░░░░ to African American people ░░░░░░░░ the court system that ░░░░░░░░ friend is a weighted ░░░░░░░░ that we cannot merely ░░░░░░░░ So it s not ░░░░░░░░ or What happened to ░░░░░░░░ two people was a ░░░░░░░░ crime What has continued ░░░░░░░░ happen to African American ░░░░░░░░ before that crime and ░░░░░░░░ that crime are testimony ░░░░░░░░ the deeply entrenched systemic ░░░░░░░░ that continue to flagrantly ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for African American ░░░░░░░░ And we ve lost ░░░░░░░░ many lives as a ░░░░░░░░ of that and we ░░░░░░░░ got to weigh those ░░░░░░░░ the scale They are ░░░░░░░░ I m not trying ░░░░░░░░ say one is worse ░░░░░░░░ the other but to ░░░░░░░░ somehow that those accumulated ░░░░░░░░ are not themselves the ░░░░░░░░ of this would be ░░░░░░░░ problematic as well And ░░░░░░░░ we can t have ░░░░░░░░ both ways when we ░░░░░░░░ the outcome it s ░░░░░░░░ when we don t ░░░░░░░░ s horrible This is ░░░░░░░░ happened to white America ░░░░░░░░ got just a small ░░░░░░░░ of what African American ░░░░░░░░ have had to deal ░░░░░░░░ daily The refusal to ░░░░░░░░ that a case that ░░░░░░░░ should ve been open ░░░░░░░░ shut was against us ░░░░░░░░ that s look that ░░░░░░░░ from history not only ░░░░░░░░ Till forward we re ░░░░░░░░ about African American people ░░░░░░░░ to court every day ░░░░░░░░ not having juries of ░░░░░░░░ peers We re talking ░░░░░░░░ evidence that has been ░░░░░░░░ in place to try ░░░░░░░░ convict them So the ░░░░░░░░ is that this is ░░░░░░░░ very complicated reality and ░░░░░░░░ jury trial is the ░░░░░░░░ hope we have for ░░░░░░░░ at any sense of ░░░░░░░░ in America.”