the last time I saw this much support for a murderer in SOME parts of US populace... OJ Simpson.

[WarGamer]

Disgusting, huh?

If DU was around in 1994, would half the posts be supporting OJ?

[RockRaven]

1. Zimmerman got as much support from RWers, and that was more recent.

[LeftInTX]

7. But we aren't RWers! I was not a Zimmerman supporter at all.

[RockRaven]

10. So? The OP says "some parts" and I identified RWers as the part relevant to my comment.

It has nothing to do with what you did or thought, and didn't need to.

[Jose Garcia]

2. The guy who killed Dr. George Tiller had supporters too

[LeftInTX]

8. I hope not on DU...

[dpibel]

3. Half the posts v. half the posters

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You're clever enough to know the difference, and to know that your assertion of the latter is utterly insupportable.

Good thing the guy made it to Sinaloa, eh?

And what is the SOME of the population that supported OJ, and is it the same, or even similar to, the SOME you find so disgusting in this case?

This is some densely packed disingenuous!

[WarGamer]

5. Yeah the guy wasn't "hired talent"... at first he looked like a pro, though.

[dpibel]

13. Right-o

What about the rest?

Are you implying that half the people on DU support the murderer? Can you remotely support that assertion?

Honestly, this is one where you may have gone a bit ouroboros on yourself.

It appears from your replies to other posters that you're excluding right-wingers from your SOME. Why is that? Are they not some part of the populace of the US?

Strange logic.

[Tommy Carcetti]

4. Regardless of whether you believed him or not, OJ maintained his innocence

This guy did not.

Take that any way you wish. I honestly don’t care.

[WarGamer]

6. I had members of my very own family that pumped their fists when the verdict was read.

The power of celebrity and hatred for cops... and Mark Furhmans of the world.

[Tommy Carcetti]

9. Cool story. Nt

[LiberalFighter]

11. Very difficult. The prosecutors screwed up though.

I didn't think OJ was guilty. Mainly for the the gloves don't fit. Prosecutors should have explained how leather reacts to conditions.

After that, I considered him guilty. Of course, my views change when facts are there.

Now maybe if DU had been around he might have been found guilty.

[ColinC]

12. Define "support."

[W_HAMILTON]

14. George Zimmerman? Kyle Rittenhouse?

Oh, you!

[PeaceWave]

15. Are you referring to Penny or Mangione? One is not a murderer. The other is an alleged murderer.