O. J. Simpson Case Summary

James Colley Jr. was an ordinary man with little money and no fame. He shot and killed his wife, Amanda Cloaninger-Colley and her close friend, Lindy Dobbins on August 27, 2015. He fled from the police but was later arrested and found guilty of both murders. On June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, were found murdered outside of Simpson’s condo. Her husband, at the time, was the very famous and very wealthy professional football player Orenthal James Simpson, also known as O.J. Simpson. He fled from the police and was arrested. Simpson was the key suspect in both murders, but after a lengthy trial, he was later exonerated on all charges. How could this wealthy man not get charged with murder, when he was clearly the perpetrator?
When celebrities break the law, especially if they are well-liked, the general population has a tendency to be more lenient, permitting them to proceed with life, as though nothing has ever happened. An example of this would be Lindsay Lohan. She is a repeat offender for shoplifting, drugs, drinking, and probation violation. “The child star, whose rap sheet includes a DUI, alleged necklace theft, and misdemeanor cocaine use, also cancelled a Toronto appearance last minute because her criminal past barred her from crossing the border--either that, or she refused to do the gig because she wasn't flown first class” (Zimmerman). Frequently, her wrongdoings are excused as being a result of various issues throughout her life, so she is not reprimanded for her actions. If a non-famous person was shoplifting and violating probation, then that would be cause for mandatory jail time because they are breaking the law. Most celebrities do not have to worry about how their actions will affect them because they rely on their prominence to get them off the hook and out of trouble. Popularity affects how celebrities are treated in criminal