by Ryan Burton

Created on: November 15, 2007

"Guilty as Charged!"

If O.J. Simpson got away with the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman (which even his defense believed he was guilty of) in 1995, then what more proof do you need that this man is capable of doing anything he wants?

Well, let's see, other than owing the state of California $1,435,487,17 for past due-taxes back in 1999, Simpson has also tried using illegal electronic equipment to pirate DirectTV broadcast signals back in 2004, and had been ordered to pay back $33,678.00 in attorney and court costs.

Of coarse, you have to remind yourself, too, that this former football star was abusive to his wife, and that was one of the reasons why Nicole was going to divorce him. However, Simpson wanted his own justification, and so he killed her. So if he's not guilty of these past crimes, then what is he really guilty of?

Recently, Simpson tried to pull off a robbery at a Palace Station hotel room in Los Vegas. He and a couple of his friends (Walter Alexander and Charles Cashmore) carried guns in what Simpson "describes" as an attempt to steal back items from 2 sports memorabilia dealers named Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong. After all this happened, Simpson admitted that he stole back the items, but denied breaking into the room, and carrying guns.

Obviously, another one of his lies.

Although Walter Alexander, was charged with armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery, Cashmore pleaded guilty to his crimes (and agreed to testify against Simpson). It wasn't long until Simpson was charged by the state of Nevada for the crime.

There is also a video recording of the incident to prove Simpson's guilt. As Simpson and his colleagues go into the room, he is clearly heard yelling that no one was to leave the room, and yelling at the occupants for stealing his stuff.

The tape was deliberately planted by Thomas Riccio (one of Simpson's closest friends) who later admitted that he did it to prove to O.J. Simpson that Beardsley and Fromong had deliberately stole his items. However, one should think more clearly about this. It was Riccio after all who tipped off Simpson about the items, and who "planted" the tape recorder. Although Riccio claims to be one of Simpson's friends, who's to say that this wasn't just just a conspiracy to show how far O.J. would be prepared to go to get back his items.

Conspiracy? Perhaps. This would definitely made Riccio equally guilty. However, if you think more of Riccio's true intentions behind all of this, and if you consider how much of a bad seed Simpson really is, who's to say that wasn't really was just a plan to expose Simpson for the true monster that he is. As far as I'm concerned, Simpson does not have a descent bone in his body.

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