# Why the Fuck do we need a live broadcast of O.J. Simpson's parole hearing? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 20, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740 "2017-07-20T18:06:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/21 "2017-07-20T20:10:52Z")
Yabbut, what is Kato doing these days? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/22 "2017-07-20T20:20:11Z")
> [@somepumpkin](#): > > Can you hold out that long, **Gatopescado**? Know that we’re here to (virtually) support you. Well, I’ve got a few episodes of _Jay Leno’s Garage_ on the DVR, but he kind of pisses me off, too. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t 160 degrees outside, with 10 foot visibility from wildfire smoke. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/23 "2017-07-20T20:26:14Z")
Hey! We almost got enough folks for a Mini-Dope Fest! One more and we could go golfing! ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/24 "2017-07-20T20:47:54Z")
Who needs OJ when watching Trump is like watching that slow speed white Bronco chase every day damn day. Except the Bronco is crashing into things, running people over, and going south in the northbound lane. And is being driven by Putin. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/25 "2017-07-20T20:55:43Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Yabbut, what is Kato doing these days? Weeping. Calling his agent. More weeping. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/26 "2017-07-20T20:58:11Z")
Ratings. A lot of people watch this stuff. There’s nothing more to it. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/27 "2017-07-20T21:00:37Z")
I’m with ya. I got in the car to drive the 4 billion miles (give or take) from the airport. All the news stations are playing fucking OJ and his stupid parole hearing. Why? Can’t we all just forget about him? Fucking asshat. Some us would rather do other things than listen to a panel of experts talk about OJ. I drove for miles with the radio off. I also listened to music. The pains of modern life. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/28 "2017-07-20T21:09:28Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Yabbut, what is Kato doing these days? Hiding in the bedroom, waiting for Inspector Clouseau to arrive home. It’s taking longer than he thought. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/29 "2017-07-20T21:12:26Z")
Half of the people with TV news jobs and many of the networks owe their existence to the first OJ trial. Not to mention the “reality” tv genre. So maybe they all feel obligated. Otherwise I agree. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/30 "2017-07-20T21:19:31Z")
Slow news day. No Russian meetings today. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/31 "2017-07-20T21:20:58Z")
> [@somepumpkin](#): > > The news stations are loving this. It appeals to the common viewer and fills screens with eyeballs. They’ll milk this story for a couple of days but it’ll probably be dead by Saturday. Can you hold out that long, **Gatopescado**? Know that we’re here to (virtually) support you. Not my eyeballs. I saw what it was and went to the dvr to catch stuff I’d recorded last week. Who gives a flying fuck??? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/32 "2017-07-20T21:31:13Z")
Is there a pool yet, on how soon he goes back to jail for something? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/33 "2017-07-20T21:45:18Z")
The OP has requested that I edit the title of this thread to fix his typo. So the question is… Simpsill I? Or Simpson’t I? [sub]I Simpsill.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/34 "2017-07-20T21:48:04Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Famous football star. Won the Heisman and played in the NFL. I think the point was more along the lines of “why both ESPN stations?”, not “why was it on ESPN?” ---
**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:** [July 20, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/35 "2017-07-20T21:50:46Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Is there a pool yet, on how soon he goes back to jail for something? Well, he still has to search for the _real_ killers, so he’s bound to have some dustups with the law. Tune in every Wednesday at 10:00 (9:00 Central) for _Juice_ to see newly-licensed private eye O.J. Simpson solve mysteries while closing on the killers who (almost) framed him. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/36 "2017-07-20T22:04:37Z")
During the 1995/96 trial, Newsweek mentioned that the sequestered jurors had all their media censored to remove references to OJ, and someone wrote them a letter, which they obviously printed, asking where he could subscribe to this service. 😛 When the Oklahoma City bombing happened, my first thought was, “So, how long will this knock OJ off the top of the news broadcasts?” The answer? Two days. :smack: I don’t understand the coverage, then or now. 😕 Now, to read the rest of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/37 "2017-07-20T22:05:54Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Famous football star. Won the Heisman and played in the NFL. Yeah? So? (I know y’all know what I mean.) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/38 "2017-07-20T22:06:54Z")
> [@somepumpkin](#): > > The news stations are loving this. It appeals to the common viewer and fills screens with eyeballs. They’ll milk this story for a couple of days but it’ll probably be dead by Saturday. Can you hold out that long, **Gatopescado**? Know that we’re here to (virtually) support you. I wouldn’t be so sure about that. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/39 "2017-07-20T22:51:39Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Is there a pool yet, on how soon he goes back to jail for something? I’ll take “within the year”. He’s going to Florida FFS. My soul hurts that I know that. > [@Miller](#): > > The OP has requested that I edit the title of this thread to fix his typo. So the question is… Simpsill I? Or Simpson’t I? > > [sub]I Simpsill.[/sub] Too late to just leave it? Simple Simperson? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/40 "2017-07-20T23:22:42Z")
I’m personally surprised that he survived this jail term - not just because of his age, but because he’s a combination of a high-profile inmate and someone who harmed woman. Both of those are very unpopular with rank and file inmates. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740.md?page=3)