O.J. SIMPSON
By: Danielle Kelly
Simpson being a broadcaster
after football career is over
Family: Simpson, pictured
with Nicole and their
children, Sydney Brook and
Justin
Simpson in 1968 with the
Heisman Trophy
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR BEGAN IN TEEN YEARS
 Growing up in San Francisco, Simpson lived in
the housing projects of the Potrero Hill
neighborhood. In his early teenage years, he
joined a street gang called the Persian
Warriors and was briefly incarcerated
(imprison or confine) at the San Francisco
Youth Guidance Center. At Galileo High School
in San Francisco, Simpson played for the
school football team, the Galileo Lions.
Nickname: The Juice
Criminal Record
Simpson has been in trouble with the law for most of his life. Types of crimes
that were committed throughout his lifetime were robbery, burglary, assault,
kidnapping, and conspiracy.
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2/4/1997: Finds Simpson liable (accountable) in the civil wrongful death suit
brought by the victim’s families (Ex. Wife Nicole Brown Simpson was killed in her home in
Brentwood, Los Angeles, California along with her friend, restaurant waiter Ronald Goldman) – awards
plaintiffs (Plaintiff: the person or group who is accusing/suing another person or group of
some wrongdoing) $8.5 million in damages
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2/10/1997: Simpson is ordered to pay $25 million in punitive
punishment) damages to the victim’s families
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3/26/1997: Court orders Simpson to turn over his assets (belongings),
including a set of golf clubs, his 1968 Heisman Trophy & Warhol painting
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9/16/2007: Arrested in connection with the conviction of armed robbery at
a Las Vegas hotel room – Police announce they booked (to get in trouble or
caught for something that was done wrong) him on 6 counts of burglary, robbery,
assault, and conspiracy
(inflicting
Criminal Record Part 2
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9/19/2007: Judge in Simpson’s burglary case sets bail at $125,000, asks that he
turns over his passport/not talk to people involved in the case
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1/10/2008: Simpson is arrested in Florida and is extradited (person convicted is
sent over to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed)
to Nevada for violating the terms of his bail by contacting person(s) involved in the
trial
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1/16/2008: Simpson’s bail is doubled after a judge finds he violated a court ruling.
His bail is at $250,000 and cannot leave Clark County Jail until 15% of the bill is
paid (Later released after paying full bail amount)
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10/3/2008: Found guilty on 12 counts, including kidnapping and armed robbery
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12/5/2008: Sentenced up to 33 years in jail, but will be eligible for parole after 9
years
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9/4/2009: Nevada Supreme Court denies Simpson’s request to be let out of prison
pending his appeal
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10/22/2010: Nevada Supreme Court upholds Simpson’s convictions for kidnapping
with a deadly weapon and other charges in his 2008 Las Vegas armed robbery trial
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11/26/2013: A judge upholds (a decision was confirmed or supported) Simpson’s
conviction on kidnapping, armed robbery, and other charges. At this point, Simpson
still has at least 4 years to serve on his kidnapping and armed robbery convictions
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Quotes by O.J. Simpson
“I could not tell you the date of my
mother’s death. I could not tell you
the date of my dad’s death. These are
not dates that I find significant.”
Sociological Approach
Labeling
Theory
Life was not always
easy for O.J.
Simpson. As a toddler, his father left
Explained
family
and his mother worked at a
the
psychiatric ward to support her four
children. Simpson developed rickets soon
after birth and the disease left him pigeontoed and bowlegged. Unable to afford surgery
to correct the illness, Simpson endured the
bullying of his childhood friends who took
to calling him "Pencil Pins" because of his
legs. He had to wear braces on his legs
until the age of five. The labeling began at
a young age for something beyond his
control. From there, Simpson involved
Labeling Theory
Explained
Part 2
Speeding Forward, Nicole filed
for divorce in
1992 complaining to friends and family of
beatings by Simpson, who did not approve of her
flirtatious association with other men. Simpson
denied ever hitting her, stating it was a
result of friendly “wrestling”. As a person in
the public eye, Simpson is constantly being
faced by false accusations and legal battles in
consumption with labeling of his wrong
behavior. Through denying ever being a murderer
and denying deviant acts including the robbery
case, it seems that Simpson is denying
responsibility for his actions. While he was
found innocent in the murder case, he was found
guilty in the robbery case even when he denied
doing so. His quote “Absolutely, 100 percent
BOOKS ON O.J. SIMPSON
• If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by O.J. himself!! (Nonfiction)
• The OJ Simpson Trial by Ronald Williams Sr.
• How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder by Mike Gilbert
• Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With
Murder by Vincent Bugliosi
MOVIES/SHOWS ON SIMPSON
*There are plenty of movies/shows on Simpson, but here are a few:
• O.J. Simpson: Juiced
• OJ Simpson: Monster or Myth?
• The O.J. Simpson Story (1995)
• American Crime Story (The People V. O.J.
Simpson) Trailer: https://youtu.be/J2-vm-L_dk4
• Coming to theaters in 2016: The Framing of
O.J. Simpson
SONGS ON O.J. SIMPSON
• O.J. Simpson album including the song “O.J. Simpson”
• Get Juiced
O.J. Simpson lyrics
[Verse 1]
OJ Simpson pimpin, I'm like Pippen
I left the Bull **** to rock it
Hall of fame slang is the topic
I work with the best ok
Which means I'm punching in while the rest go play
You sensing the recession isn't even on my radar
For dough, I put it on the road like a K card
And AR, put 'em up there with the quasars
Guilty pleadin' homicide by my eight bar
I rep détroit til I lay dead
In a ? ? dirt like a king size bed
You playas need a lesson
Find another way to channel your aggression
I've seen babies more threatenin'
You a newborn, I pop the heat
Consider that getting rocked to sleep, Sweet dreams
We kings, still in the hood like street teams
Starting a commotion, who needs promotion?