LET'S HOPE THIS STARTS A TREND
I was still working when the O.J. trial happened. We watched the Bronco chase and trial during our dinner hours at the law firm I was with. I distinctly remember telling people "he's going to walk." No one believed me. They argued points of law with me. I just continued to say "he's going to get off even though he's guilty." I took home some nice change from those bets.
However, I personally still believe that 1. he's guilty; 2. he's a sociopath and 3. he will do something much more minor soon and won't be walking again.
My personal sympathies lie with the Brown and Goldman families. Fred Goldman - you are one of my personal heroes for not taking this lying down and continuing to stand up for the truth!
O.J. Told at Steakhouse 'We won't serve you"
By BETH CAMPBELL
The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts.
"I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct."Simpson, an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman but was found liable in a civil trial that followed.
Ruby — who owns restaurants in Cincinnati, Louisville and Belterra, Indiana — said Simpson, who was in town for the Derby on Saturday, came in with a group of about 12 Friday night and was seated at a table in the back. A customer came up to Ruby and was "giddy" about seeing Simpson, Ruby said.
"I didn't want that experience in my restaurant," Ruby said, later adding that seeing Simpson get so much attention "makes me sick to my stomach."He said he went to Simpson's table and said, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said when Simpson didn't respond, he repeated himself and left the room.
Ruby said Simpson soon came up to him and said he understood and would gather the rest of his party to leave.
Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, did not immediately return phone calls Tuesday night seeking comment.
"It was the first time since 1994 he has ever shown any class," Ruby said. "He showed it that night in the restaurant" by leaving quietly.Ruby said after Simpson left, people in the restaurant started applauding him. He said he has received about 100 positive e-mails since the incident.
The walls of Ruby's restaurants are decorated with celebrity photos. A photo of Simpson and Ruby used to be on display, but Ruby said he took it down after the killings.
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