During his childhood Orenthal James Simpson had to wear leg braces due to a severe case of rickets, a disease which causes softening and weakening of the bones. This disease didn’t stop him from achieving his goal as an athlete. He was bowlegged, a great runner, born in the slums and lived in the projects. The fact that Simpson was a great runner helped him escape the slums and become a football star. If it had not been for football, Orenthal would not have attended school. Simpson wanted to work with youths; he wanted to show them he had something so they would respect him. Willie Mays was his hero, not because he was a great baseball player, but because he had a big house.

Simpson gained his fame as a star running b

Simpson had a very good relationship with the Los Angeles Police Department. They admired him as a celebrity and would often be his guest at the Rockingham mansion. Simpson also attended some of the Los Angeles Police Department events. When Nicole called the police to help her they would refuse to charge Simpson with a crime, all except one officer Mark Fuhrman. The LAPD admired him so much when he fled in his Bronco they trailed him, communicated with him by phone and allowed him to surrender voluntarily to save him the embarrassment of a public arrest. Simpson finally surrendered and pled not guilty to the charges. Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman were murdered and O.J. Simpson was the suspect.

The verdict of not guilty split the American People. The African Americans cheered because a black man had used his talents, his gifts, and his ability to use the system to get the verdict no one thought was possible, and white America felt justice was not served because they were seeing a murderer go free. O.J. Simpson had civil charges brought against him for wrongful death. The judge in the civil trial did not let the defense introduce theories about a conspiracy. The jury ordered Simpson to pay compensatory damages of $8.5 million and punitive damages of $25 million. The Simpson trial brought to light racial attitudes on law enforcement and it created a greater awareness of domestic v

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