# Did Fred Goldman Ever Collect From OJ Simpson? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 20, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800 "2010-04-20T22:53:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/41 "2010-04-23T21:15:48Z")
Not to hijack, but what is the legal rationale for not allowing pensions to be used to satisfy judgments in California, and for personal residences not to be used to satisfy judgments in Florida - both of which were mentioned up-thread as being of benefit to OJ? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/42 "2010-04-23T22:33:26Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > I know that you’re being facetious, but regarding how the Goldmans acted after the murders, something never sat right with me. > > When Ron Goldman was murdered, he had been estranged from his parents for several years (presumably over religious differences, or possibly being gay…nobody knows the exact reason.) It wasn’t until their son’s untimely death that Fred & Sharon swooped in to file the wrongful death lawsuit. Yes, it’s difficult not to feel sympathy for someone who lost their child in such a horrible manner…but throughout the whole media circus, Fred Goldman’s sorrowful demeanor always appeared to be covering up for his real motive, a means to cash in for several million dollars – at least, it always seemed that way to me. Then logically he would have given up a long time ago. His relentless pursuit even when it was clear that he wasn’t going to be getting any huge payoff seems much more like someone motivated by a desire for revenge/justice than greed. And really; being estranged from your son means you don’t invite him to parties and such; it doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t be enraged if he’s murdered. Sure, some people would go so far as to ignore even that, but plenty wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/43 "2010-04-24T13:14:28Z")
Right. Fred Goldman is not looking for money _per se_, he is looking for justice and revenge. A man who butchered two people should be allowed to walk around? C’mon! ---
**Author:** ![what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a5b964/32.png) [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/what_do_I_type_here)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/44 "2010-04-24T19:05:46Z")
Why did OJ commit that robbery in the first place if he was receiving a $25,000 a month pension? I mean he got to keep that, right? He didn’t have to give it to the Goldmans. Am I being naive? The guy seriously couldn’t live with $300,000 a year in free money and wanted more? ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/45 "2010-04-24T22:39:14Z")
> [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](#): > > Why did OJ commit that robbery in the first place if he was receiving a $25,000 a month pension? I mean he got to keep that, right? He didn’t have to give it to the Goldmans. > > Am I being naive? The guy seriously couldn’t live with $300,000 a year in free money and wanted more? He’s a congenital thug. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/46 "2010-04-24T22:40:04Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Now that he’s in jail, he probably has a much better chance of “finding the real killers” than he did when he was out looking for them on golf courses. Yeah, there aren’t many mirrors on golf courses! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/47 "2010-04-25T17:27:25Z")
> [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](#): > > Why did OJ commit that robbery in the first place if he was receiving a $25,000 a month pension? I mean he got to keep that, right? He didn’t have to give it to the Goldmans. > > Am I being naive? The guy seriously couldn’t live with $300,000 a year in free money and wanted more? Because he is a stupid asshole who thought since he got away with murder he could get away with anything. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/48 "2010-04-26T13:45:04Z")
> [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](#): > > Why did OJ commit that robbery in the first place if he was receiving a $25,000 a month pension? I mean he got to keep that, right? He didn’t have to give it to the Goldmans. > > Am I being naive? The guy seriously couldn’t live with $300,000 a year in free money and wanted more? It is possible to live a lifestyle where 25k a month just doesn’t cover your “necessities”. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800/49 "2010-04-26T14:01:32Z")
> [@D18](#): > > Not to hijack, but what is the legal rationale for not allowing pensions to be used to satisfy judgments in California, and for personal residences not to be used to satisfy judgments in Florida - both of which were mentioned up-thread as being of benefit to OJ? Many states exempt pensions from collections (in particular through garnishment, for instance), the thinking being that this is money the debtor earned through his previous work and he might have no other source of income, as many pensioners are otherwise retired. Many states, and the Feds in tax cases, have homestead exemptions because as a matter of public policy we don’t want people to be made homeless just because someone won a judgment against them. The more generous the pension, the more ritzy the house and the more odious the debtor, of course, the harder these exemptions can be to swallow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fred-goldman-ever-collect-from-oj-simpson/536800.md?page=2)