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...Simpson case has grown into a national obsession, many of those same blacks have begun to perceive Simpson as one more victim of the white power system. There is talk of a "white-media conspiracy" to embarrass African Americans by toppling yet another black icon -- as happened to Clarence Thomas, Michael Jackson and Mike Tyson. The saturation of TV coverage appalls many blacks. "It's suspect when all networks on television turn into Court TV," says the Rev. Al Sharpton, a New York political activist. The proliferation of black talking heads called upon to comment on racial aspects...
...harassment, many black women feel caught between the pressure to stand loyally by a black man perceived to be under attack by the white establishment and the need to assert their rights as women. Last week, after black male leaders urged Garcetti not to pursue the death penalty against Simpson, Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred wrote to the district attorney on behalf of the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund: "Since you have chosen to meet & publicly with a group expressing support for Mr. Simpson's rights, I respectfully request that you now meet with those...
America's racial attitudes will continue to affect a case that stubbornly refuses to remain what it is -- a murder charge against a famous former football player. That is disturbing to some blacks, who are worried that the Simpson case is not the best vehicle for pursuing the struggle for equal rights...
...those keeping score, the Simpson defense team played pretty good offense last week, while District Attorney Gil Garcetti's office seemed to be stumbling all over the field. Some of the moves by Simpson's legal team were largely theatrical: attorney Leroy Taft set up a toll-free number and a $500,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest of the "real killer." Potentially more damaging, the Los Angeles County coroner's office, pressured by media leaks, admitted that 16 pieces of evidence in the Simpson case had been mishandled. Though most of the errors were minor (a container...
...head the coroner's investigation. Citing Golden's reputation for sloppiness, several deputy D.A.s had urged lead prosecutor Marcia Clark to get someone else assigned. "It'll be O.K.," Clark responded. She soon learned otherwise. Among the errors that forensic experts see as most serious: the contents of Nicole Simpson's stomach, which would have been useful in pinpointing the time of her death, were discarded, and her bloody clothes were improperly placed in a communal drip pan that may have contaminated blood samples...