Thirteen really is an unlucky number. I think O.J. Simpson would agree with me on that. Thirteen years to the day after being acquitted of killing his wife and her friend in Los Angeles, he was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. This one, to quote the late Johnny Cochran, did fit.
It is doubtful that, short of Johnny rising from the grave to defend the Heisman Trophy winner, no Dream Team could have saved him this time. The Hall of Fame football star was convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery and ten other charges for gathering up five men a year ago and storming into a room at a hotel-casino, where the group seized several game balls, plaques and photos. Prosecutors said two of the men with him were armed; one of them said Simpson asked him to bring a gun. If any portion of that story is true, why shouldn't he go to jail? What part of "stay out of trouble" does Mister Simpson not understand?
That would include steering clear of people and situations that would lead him back to a courtroom for any reason. Simpson and his lawyers argued the incident was not a robbery, but an attempt to reclaim mementos that had been stolen from him. Ironically, those items included a photo of Simpson with former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Here's a suggestion for you, O.J.: When somebody steals from you, instead of taking the law into your own hands, call the police, or maybe even Judge Wapner.
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