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After weeks in which most episodes in the O.J. Simpson case have taken place just about anywhere but in court -- on the freeways, in the headlines, on the Sunday-morning talk shows -- it was something of a relief when the preliminary hearing started last week in Los Angeles. Even when prosecutors and the defense engaged in scholastic squabbles -- like the one over how many hairs are needed for a forensic test -- it was difficult to turn away. As millions who tuned into the all-day network and cable coverage discovered (there was scarcely anywhere else to go), in those meticulous...
Witnesses in the O.J. Simpson hearing began piecing together a mosaic of the night Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered. Much of the drama today came from details provided by a Simpson houseguest, who failed to corroborate O.J.'s assertion that he was at home when the victims were attacked. He did describe a bizarre pounding he heard that shook his room like an "earthquake." The limousine driver who tookSimpson to the airport related how he waited more than 10 minutes for his passenger, during which time he saw an African American male "walking pretty fast" go into...
Just as women's groups used the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings as a springboard to educate the public about sexual harassment, they are now capitalizing on the Simpson controversy to further their campaign against domestic violence. Advocates for women are pressing for passage of the Violence Against Women Act, which is appended to the anticrime bill that legislators hope to have on President Clinton's desk by July 4. Modeled on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it stipulates that gender-biased crimes violate a woman's civil rights. The victims of such crimes would therefore be eligible...
Such perceptions are slowly beginning to change, again as a direct result of Simpson's slaying. "Before, women were ashamed," says Peggy Kerns, a Colorado state legislator. "Simpson has almost legitimized the concerns and fears around domestic violence. This case is telling them, 'It's not your fault.' " The women who phoned hot lines last week seemed emboldened to speak openly about the abuse in their lives. "A woman told me right off this week about how she was hit with a bat," says Carole Saylor, a Denver nurse who treats battered women. "Before, there might have been excuses...
...lesson from the controversy. The hot lines are ringing with calls from men who ask if their own conduct constitutes abusive behavior, or who say that they want to stop battering a loved one but don't know how. Others have been frightened by the charges against O.J. Simpson and voice fears about their own capacity to do harm. "They're worried they could kill," says Rob Gallup, executive director of AMEND, a Denver-based violence prevention and intervention group. "They figure, 'If ((O.J.)) had this fame and happiness, and chose to kill, then what's to prevent...