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January 16, 2008
Posted: 03:19 PM ET
NEW YORK — Well, the cable news biz is all abuzz again about O.J. Simpson. And let’s face it – most of us (especially those of us who are lawyers on television) owe our careers to O.J. More than a few have gained celebrity status as victims’ rights advocates on the bloody backs of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. They rage for the victims. They ooze compassion for their families. Watch the Last Word video But, do we really honor the victims with our coverage? Of course not. Because real compassion would require the very thing we can’t bear in cable: silence. So rather than refrain from the feeding frenzy that erupts anytime O.J. does anything, we instead jump at the slightest opportunity to revisit the awful events of June 12, 1994. We relive every minute of O.J.’s year-long odyssey through the criminal justice system. We don’t honor Ron and Nicole by jumping into the fray every time O.J. feeds the frenzy. Let’s remember that. And that’s the Last Word. – Jami Floyd, In Session anchor Filed under: Jami Floyd Last Word O.J. Simpson |
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