# OJ a Suspect in Vegas Break-In **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 14, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214 "2007-09-14T18:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/41 "2007-09-17T04:35:52Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Damn, another search of the nation’s golf courses will be needed! [/QUOTE] Isn’t it amazing how many criminals hang out at golf courses? ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/42 "2007-09-17T08:54:49Z")
[QUOTE=True Blue Jack] C’mon M\_G! You’re not thinking outside the… book. Just buy the damn damnable book and _ **burn** _it! Everybody wins, except _THAT_, and subhuman scum don’t count. Heck, if you’re a little short of cash I’ll be happy to mail you half the total ahead of time. Preferably with the foot of a (unspeakable name here) effigy dangling just above the flames. Or maybe just a photo with **its** creepy evil smile. If you do, remember, I, for one, will want to see photos. Or a video on youtube. 🙂 * * * True Blue Jack [/QUOTE] It’s all Greek to me. What does [Babel Fish Translation](http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/tr) has to say? > [@](#): > > **C’mon M\_G! Δεν σκέφτεστε έξω από το… βιβλίο. Ακριβώς αγοράστε το επικατάρατο βιβλίο βλασφημίας και [COLOR=Red]_burn_[/COLOR]it! Καθένας κερδίζει, εκτός από [I]THAT[/I], και ο κτηνώδης αφρός δεν μετρά. Heck, εάν είστε λίγο ελλιπείς των μετρητών που θα είμαι ευτυχής να σας ταχυδρομήσω το μισό σύνολο μπροστά από το χρόνο. Κατά προτίμηση με το πόδι (απερίγραπτο όνομα εδώ) effigy που ταλαντεύει ακριβώς επάνω από τις φλόγες. Ή ίσως ακριβώς μια φωτογραφία με [B]its[/B] το ανατριχιαστικό κακό χαμόγελο. Εάν, να θυμηθούν, το ι, για το ένα, θα θελήσει να δει τις φωτογραφίες. Ή ένα βίντεο στο youtube.** Better? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/43 "2007-09-17T10:14:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Those who do not learn from history are doomed to watch it repeat itself on CNN. This gem needs to be repeated. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/44 "2007-09-17T10:37:03Z")
With most of his wealth gone, I presume he’ll be getting a different caliber of legal talent. It’ll be interesting to see how he fares with a public defender. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/45 "2007-09-17T11:27:47Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] I have to say, I feel OJ is being discriminated against in this case. According to [this story](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_re_us/simpson_questioned_156;_ylt=AiEyi17Kq4TTnUKEduB8QisE1vAI), he’s being held without bail, and the guy who brought the gun was released without any bail being set. OTOH, I completely don’t understand OJs dissatisfaction with the cops. He says the police have not worked out for him. To the contrary, the police seem to have worked out for him very well during his last trial. [/QUOTE] I had the same impression; however, if the other guy squealed him out and worked a better deal for himself, that’s pretty much SOP, isn’t it? Also, that low-speed chase prolly didn’t help him much. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/46 "2007-09-17T11:46:25Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] He’s been arrested, and faces multiple felony charges. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3022848](http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3022848) [/QUOTE] Funniest quote from the article: “I’m O.J. Simpson. How am I going to think that I’m going to rob somebody and get away with it?” ---
**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:** [September 17, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/47 "2007-09-17T12:28:44Z")
I hope he goes to prison, all the prison “pretty boys” get a crack at him, and he dies in a prison killing or riot. I cannot express my deep hatred for the man’s fucking smugness. I got four words for you OJ: Johnny Cochran is dead! Let’s see him assemble a crack dream team now. Maybe he can drag Mark Furhman into this one too. Fucking asshole! ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/48 "2007-09-17T12:42:11Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] I have to say, I feel OJ is being discriminated against in this case. According to [this story](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_re_us/simpson_questioned_156;_ylt=AiEyi17Kq4TTnUKEduB8QisE1vAI), he’s being held without bail, and the guy who brought the gun was released without any bail being set. [/QUOTE] Discriminated how? He’s a huge flight risk, and the theory of the police is that he was the ringleader. I thought that bail was a function of how likely the person charged with the crime was to appear for trial, and not a reflection of relative guilt. At the end of [this MSNBC video,](http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/09/17/intv.ryan.smith.oj.cnn) the statement is made that he will have a bail hearing Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/49 "2007-09-17T12:50:06Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] swelling [/QUOTE] No wonder the gloves didn’t fit. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/50 "2007-09-17T12:51:28Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Discriminated how? He’s a huge flight risk [/QUOTE] Oh, come on, he’d never try to flee. People might think he was guilty, or something. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/51 "2007-09-17T14:32:18Z")
There may be an emergency bail hearing today by 1 PM. > **[Angry O.J. surfaces on new audio tape](https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=3023884)** > > An apparent audiotape of O.J. Simpson's > standoff with men he accused of stealing his memorabilia begins > with the ex-NFL star demanding, "Don't let nobody out this room. > ... Think you can steal my (expletive) and sell it?" ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/52 "2007-09-17T14:39:50Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] There may be an emergency bail hearing today by 1 PM. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3023884](http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3023884) [/QUOTE] Emergency? What, did OJ suddenly get a lead on The Real Killer that must be pursued _right now_? ---
**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:** [September 17, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/53 "2007-09-17T14:45:45Z")
Maybe his passport expires tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/54 "2007-09-17T17:08:17Z")
I just read the thread title as “OJ a Suspect in Vegan Break-In”. (waves gun) “Gimme all your alfalfa sprouts and butternut squash RIGHT NOW, or somebody’s gonna get hurt.” ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/55 "2007-09-17T17:18:30Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] I hope he goes to prison, all the prison “pretty boys” get a crack at him, and he dies in a prison killing or riot. [/QUOTE] Can we please stop wishing for prison rape and murder on people? First off, it’s pretty damned crass if you ask me, and a call for vigilante justice, something I abhor. More to the point, as a society we have an obligation to make prisons as safe as possible. Both from a practical and moral standpoint. If, society isn’t making something a capital crime, it has an obligation to ensure that prison, itself, doesn’t turn a sentence limited to a few years into capital punishment. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/56 "2007-09-17T19:02:26Z")
I admit I’m not perfect. The only other person I adhor to that level without any real justificaqtion is Woody Allen. I’m certainly not going to do anything nasty to either of them, but if something nasty does happen, I will take unmitigated joy in it. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/57 "2007-09-17T19:12:35Z")
**Annie-Xmas** , I didn’t mean to sound like I were defending OJ nor was I trying to attack you, personally. I do believe he go away with murder. And, like you, I’d probably cheer if he got zapped by a bolt of lightning. I understand and sympathize with what I believe to be your emotions towards OJ. I just couldn’t let pass another call for prison rape or murder. It had far less to do with what I believed you really meant, than just making a stand against a bit of conversational hyperbole that I loathe. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/58 "2007-09-17T20:57:43Z")
Maybe he could stub his little toe. Really hard. No, I mean real hard, like they do in prison , yeah… that’s what I’m talkin’ about. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/59 "2007-09-17T21:14:32Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Discriminated how? He’s a huge flight risk, and the theory of the police is that he was the ringleader. I thought that bail was a function of how likely the person charged with the crime was to appear for trial, and not a reflection of relative guilt. At the end of [this MSNBC video,](http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/09/17/intv.ryan.smith.oj.cnn) the statement is made that he will have a bail hearing Thursday. [/QUOTE] IANAL but I thought bail was also reflective of the seriousness of the crime. It seems to me the guy who brought the gun to the party may have committed a more serious offense that OJ. Maybe OJ knew he had it, or even asked him to bring it, but it’s at least as likely he did a dumbass thing like that on his own. I’m just saying that the guy waving the gun around shouldn’t be walking. I don’t know why he is, and it _seems_ like notoriety would be a factor here. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214/60 "2007-09-17T21:53:44Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] IANAL but I thought bail was also reflective of the seriousness of the crime. It seems to me the guy who brought the gun to the party may have committed a more serious offense that OJ. Maybe OJ knew he had it, or even asked him to bring it, but it’s at least as likely he did a dumbass thing like that on his own. I’m just saying that the guy waving the gun around shouldn’t be walking. I don’t know why he is, and it _seems_ like notoriety would be a factor here. [/QUOTE] Neither of us are lawyers, so maybe one will chime in. The guy who is out without bail was arrested first. He is cooperating with the police, and in fact led them to the guns. I don’t know how long he was in custody before he was charged; it may have been the same amount of time as Simpson, who is denying that a crime took place or that guns were involved; and who is characterized by the police as the “ringleader.” They \*are \*being treated _differently_. It is not at all clear to me that this rises to the level of discrimination. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-a-suspect-in-vegas-break-in/419214.md?page=4)