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Originally Posted by Chocolate Lab
I'm scratching my head at the posters rushing to defend Taylor...
Yes, if he didn't do anything like what was reported, he shouldn't be punished. But if he did, he should. How can anyone disagree with that?
And as for his not being convicted implying some kind of innocence... Did O.J. not "get off"? After all, he wasn't convicted, either. 
Finally, I heard Leon Simon on Mike Fisher's show yesterday, and he made a good point. He said that not only was Taylor being a hood, but that he was being a very stupid hood. He said that where he came from, if you pointed a gun at someone and were stupid enough to come back later that day and try to beat them up with your fists, you were lucky you didn't get shot when you returned. |
I've not defended anyone. I am simply not prepared to label anyone guilty until it has been proven to me.
And regarding OJ - I can't comment. I was in middle school at the time, and just didn't understand the situation well enough to be able to make a judgement on it.
Since then, I have only heard what mediots and people outside the courtroom have had to say. All that I can say is that he was tried and acquitted by a jury of his peers. If he got off, it must be because the prosecution was not able to establish guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt.