{"id":7670,"date":"2014-10-03T05:54:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T05:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2014\/10\/03\/o-j-simpson-trial-of-the-century\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T05:54:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T05:54:45","slug":"o-j-simpson-trial-of-the-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2014\/10\/03\/o-j-simpson-trial-of-the-century\/","title":{"rendered":"O. J. Simpson: Trial of the Century?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was on this date in 1995 that the verdict in the O. J. Simpson murder trial came down: not guilty!  To refer to this proceeding as the trial of the century ought to offend anyone with a modicum of historical sense and a concern for the English language.  It is on a par with Tom Brokaw's silly reference to the World War II  generation of Americans as the "greatest generation." Here<\/a> is an example of what I am opposing:<\/span><\/p>\n

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We always hear phrases like "Fight of the Century" and "Trial of the Century" … well, this really was<\/em> the Trial of the Century. A Pro Football Hall of Fame running back might or might not have killed his wife and one of her male friends. All evidence pointed to him. No other suspects. No alibi. A disturbing history of domestic abuse. A motive. Blood splattered everywhere, including back at the suspect's house.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nonsense!  Irresponsible journalism of Brokavian proportions.  If the Simpson double homicide trial was the Trial of the Century, then what were the following?<\/span><\/p>\n