![]() Moreover, it strikes me as absurd or ridiculous that Shapiro would have taken it upon himself to be the person to try and advert that riot. “So it never seemed, to me anyway, that this case had the potential of ending in such public outcry that there would be violence. And similarly on the other side, I think once the acquittals came in, most people who followed it closely, even if they felt he was guilty - it was understandable that there was confusion and doubt around the case,” says Newton. “Even people who believed him to be not guilty knew there was a lot of evidence that pointed at him. Newton, now a professor in UCLA’s communication studies department and editor of the university’s Blueprint magazine, says the Simpson case was not comparable to the King case in that regard. So the acquittal was shocking for those people because they believed the video absolutely spoke for itself.” In my opinion, people believed the videotape, and for so many people it was a moment of vindication because now, finally, everyone will understand what we’ve been trying to tell them. “The circumstance that created the riots was so singular. “ just did not ring true to me that there was a genuine fear of a conviction in this case heading to a second riot,” Newton tells THR. ![]() Lionsgate Thriller 'Run' Release Date Pushed Back 4 Months
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