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So much of the analysis around the Simpson case ignores the general context of the criminal justice system’s treatment of Black men. Black men in America are disproportionately incarcerated and given longer sentences than white males. Because of Simpson’s wealth he was able to do something most defendants cannot do: Hire the best multi-expert legal team available. The reality of a Black man being acquitted in the murders of a white woman and man was clearly jarring to many commentators. 

What a week this has been! The Orange Man has met a Mack Truck.  Every time he looks at a woman of African descent, I suspect he must say to himself, “Here comes trouble!”