O.J. GETS TIME TO WRITE "IF I DID IT 2"

O.J. Simpson found guilty of, among other lesser counts, two felony counts normally deserving of prison terms in a maximum security prison of fifteen years to life. Although these sentences would be served concurrently, at the age of 62, Simpson would more than likely be receiving a life sentence, a sentence many thought he deserved so long ago in an L.A. courtroom for the murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Simpson.

Given every advantage, a highly successful career in athletics, followed by a highly successful career in broadcasting and film, not to mention untold riches, where did this man go wrong? The answer in my mind, is jealousy and arrogance. Although one may debate (as many have) the guilt or innocence of O.J. in the murder of his wife, Nicole, one thing is for certain, he could not stand the thought of the woman once his in marriage running around with a younger man.

In Las Vegas, whether true or not, he claims to have entered his way into a Las Vegas hotel room with armed "friends" with the purposes of retrieving the Heisman award taken from him long ago (amongst other memorabilia). And for trying to recover that trophy, he will spend the remainder of his life in a maximum security cell, alone for his protection, for the rest of his days.

Personally I think part of his sentencing should be to place the Heisman trophy outside of his prison cell so he can look at it 24 hours a day, placed three inches beyond his reach. O.J. Simpson, never before has someone been given and acheived so much, only to throw it all away in multiple fits of jealousy, arrogance and anger.