Immediately the public grabbed the story and ran with it. Furor was created. Now, the police are saying the story could all be a hoax stirred up by the recent release of the FX TV docudrama, People v. OJ Simpson. If this is a PR stunt, it might qualify as brilliant. The story brought the case right back to the public consciousness, even as every other news cycle is focused on the presidential race or the wars in the Middle East. Even if it’s strange coincidence motivated by the pre-release press related to the show, the publicity only helps show promoters … and, from a legal standpoint, it can’t hurt Simpson.
Since he was already acquitted, double jeopardy laws make it highly unlikely Simpson could be charged with any crimes related to the “discovery” of the knife.
But, from a PR perspective, this new “evidence” only hurts OJ. Those who are already convinced he killed Nicole will be even more convinced. Those on the fence will begin to lean, and, if they watch the TV show, will likely end up more convinced he did it. Those who are convinced otherwise will be left in a lonely position, bereft of anything other than a naked hope in their former hero, who, if nothing else, has likely fallen from grace.
Immediately the public grabbed the story and ran with it. Furor was created. Now, the police are saying the story could all be a hoax stirred up by the recent release of the FX TV docudrama, People v. OJ Simpson. If this is a PR stunt, it might qualify as brilliant. The story brought the case right back to the public consciousness, even as every other news cycle is focused on the presidential race or the wars in the Middle East. Even if it’s strange coincidence motivated by the pre-release press related to the show, the publicity only helps show promoters … and, from a legal standpoint, it can’t hurt Simpson.
Since he was already acquitted, double jeopardy laws make it highly unlikely Simpson could be charged with any crimes related to the “discovery” of the knife.
But, from a PR perspective, this new “evidence” only hurts OJ. Those who are already convinced he killed Nicole will be even more convinced. Those on the fence will begin to lean, and, if they watch the TV show, will likely end up more convinced he did it. Those who are convinced otherwise will be left in a lonely position, bereft of anything other than a naked hope in their former hero, who, if nothing else, has likely fallen from grace.
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