The Outrage Is Over
"Superlawyer" Johnnie Cochran dies:
I sympathize with the family but do not mourn the man. His thoroughly disgusting and dishonest defense of murderer O.J. Simpson not only denied the Brown and Goldman families the justice they deserved, but resulted in the smearing of cops and prosecutors doing their jobs and the most cynical display of black racism America has seen.
It was not necessary to go to such lengths to afford a defendant a full and fair defense. Johnnie Cochran took the low road, and he deserved opprobrium for it, not fame.
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who became a legal superstar after helping clear O.J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he uttered the famous quote "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit," died Tuesday. He was 67.
Cochran died of a brain disorder in Los Angeles, said law partner Randy McMurray.
I sympathize with the family but do not mourn the man. His thoroughly disgusting and dishonest defense of murderer O.J. Simpson not only denied the Brown and Goldman families the justice they deserved, but resulted in the smearing of cops and prosecutors doing their jobs and the most cynical display of black racism America has seen.
It was not necessary to go to such lengths to afford a defendant a full and fair defense. Johnnie Cochran took the low road, and he deserved opprobrium for it, not fame.
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