Thread by @SER1897

There was literally no admission of the alleged crime in Simpson and Cosby’s case.

https://twitter.com/lauferlaw/status/1461764369528860675

Rittenhouse killed two people and maimed another. He never disputes that.

Simpson’s case was incredibly circumstantial. All the puzzle pieces obviously fit but you still had to assemble them.

Our best shot at Cosby was literally his confessing ,which the prosecutor then used against him.

Also, Cosby/OJ are hardly American heroes. Whereas, Fox News and Republicans will embrace Rittenhouse.

Fox News is talking about Rittenhouse suing for defamation. However, I recall the 24-hour news cycle beginning during the Simpson trial and pretty much everyone talked about how guilty he was for a year straight.

Bill Cosby ain’t speaking at the DNC any time soon.

Rittenhouse got the Roxie Hart treatment: This trial made him a star.

OJ/Cosby are pariahs.

Even if they got off legally, they lost everything that mattered to them. No more Naked Gun movies. No more “America’s Dad.” There is some small justice there.

Rittenhouse has killed his way to notoriety and *respect.* While Republicans in 2013 might’ve cheered Zimmerman’s acquittal, they didn’t offer him internships.

Also, to the extent that money and power can get *anyone* (white or Black) off, Rittenhouse was a nobody from nowhere. It’s not like the jury had to forget that he was once in a TV sitcom they liked. “No, he’s not really the adorable kid from THAT’S OUR KYLE!"

Chris Rock put it best: If OJ hadn’t been a celebrity and (most importantly) wealthy, he wouldn’t have been acquitted. He wouldn’t even have been “OJ.” He’d be “Orenthal the Bus Driving Murderer."

Also, for the record, Judge Ito was a putz but he wasn’t openly in the tank for OJ. And it’s not like the cops who arrested Rittenhouse were members of the Nation of Islam and there was evidence of potential bias, etc.

People like to dismiss Johnny Cochran as a shyster but he’s actually a solid lawyer who outclassed the prosecution at every point. And the prosecution actually tried to convict OJ.