OJ Simpson Essay
Lauren Molina
Mr. Binef
Period 5 O.J Simpson’s Case and Domestic Violence
The O.J Simpson case has been an extremely popular topic over the last few years in America. It depicted a great example of domestic violence and shinned a light on the grave danger of when women don’t speak up. Domestic violence is extremely popular in the United States and 3.3 to 10 million women suffer every year. O.J Simpson was let off the hook, essentially, for the murder of his wife and Ronald Goldman. Too many men walk away without justice for the act of violence towards their spouse. Abuse is no joke and the issue of spouse abuse in America needs to be taken into more importance.
O.J's case consisted of a man named O.J Simpson who was said to have viciously slashed the throats of his wife, Nicole Brown, and a man named Ronald Goldman. This event took place in June 22, 1994 and the casualties that it contained are still very much spoken about today. O.J Simpson was said to have been violent in the past, therefore when the two bodies were found, police did not hesitate to confront Mr. Simpson. Police showed up in his home and certain evidence was found. Mr. Simpson officially became a suspect but because of some problems with how the evidence was found, he was claimed "not guilty".
Many Americans became devastated when O.J Simpson was released as "not guilty". Justice had not been served. There was plenty of evidence that pointed fingers that he was the killer of those two people. There was a trail of blood that led up to his vehicle, bloody gloves, motivation, a bitter marriage and divorce, and most of all, past accidents. A safety deposit box of pictures of when O.J had beat his wife were later found proving that domestic violence was a past problem in the couple’s home.
O.J Simpson had his own twisted motivations for his abuse. He became obsessive with his wife; he claimed that if he could not have her, no one could. This is a common thought in households with spousal
Mr. Binef
Period 5 O.J Simpson’s Case and Domestic Violence
The O.J Simpson case has been an extremely popular topic over the last few years in America. It depicted a great example of domestic violence and shinned a light on the grave danger of when women don’t speak up. Domestic violence is extremely popular in the United States and 3.3 to 10 million women suffer every year. O.J Simpson was let off the hook, essentially, for the murder of his wife and Ronald Goldman. Too many men walk away without justice for the act of violence towards their spouse. Abuse is no joke and the issue of spouse abuse in America needs to be taken into more importance.
O.J's case consisted of a man named O.J Simpson who was said to have viciously slashed the throats of his wife, Nicole Brown, and a man named Ronald Goldman. This event took place in June 22, 1994 and the casualties that it contained are still very much spoken about today. O.J Simpson was said to have been violent in the past, therefore when the two bodies were found, police did not hesitate to confront Mr. Simpson. Police showed up in his home and certain evidence was found. Mr. Simpson officially became a suspect but because of some problems with how the evidence was found, he was claimed "not guilty".
Many Americans became devastated when O.J Simpson was released as "not guilty". Justice had not been served. There was plenty of evidence that pointed fingers that he was the killer of those two people. There was a trail of blood that led up to his vehicle, bloody gloves, motivation, a bitter marriage and divorce, and most of all, past accidents. A safety deposit box of pictures of when O.J had beat his wife were later found proving that domestic violence was a past problem in the couple’s home.
O.J Simpson had his own twisted motivations for his abuse. He became obsessive with his wife; he claimed that if he could not have her, no one could. This is a common thought in households with spousal