“If he didn’t kill them, who did? In America, if you are a sports figure or if you have enough money, you can almost do anything, but I’m not necessarily saying that he’s guilty.” —Marlin Muñoz, Senior
“I think the verdict was right on because a lot of things just didn’t add up. A lot of people know O.J., and I don’t think he would ever do anything like this.” —William J. English, Jr., Senior
“He’s innocent and I knew all along!” —Amy Hartnett, Senior
“I don’t think it’s a question of whether he did it or not, I just think the prosecutors did not prove their case and I felt like the jury all stated that was their verdict.” —Marinell Thrash, Junior
“I’m kind of neutral right now because I didn’t know what he was. When they said ‘not guilty,’ it somewhat bothered me because it happened so fast. I thought they were going to come back with a guilty verdict, but as of now, I’m kind of relieved because I feel justice was done. They tried him, they did it the right way, and justice was done.” —Monickie Addison, Senior
“I think it is bullsh--, to be honest. I don’t know if race has anything to do with it or if the jury was actually scared to say anything, but I think there is enough evidence to convict the guy.” —Ary Farajollahi, Senior
“I was kind of sick of watching it on TV. I’m just glad that it’s over now. A lot of people are probably upset and think that he’s guilty, but we weren’t there, we don’t know.” —Anthony Rice, Junior
“I knew that he was going to walk, no matter what. I knew that whether they found incriminating evidence or not, he was going to be innocent.” —Loree Grey, Junior
I am a strong believer that Erik and Lyle Menendez should be released from prison and living out their lives at home with their families – following their well-known case.
Sharon Davis, professor of sociology, talks about the issues surrounding the juvenile court system and low income families on Tuesday at the weekly faculty lecture series held in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Claudette Colvin, an activist and pioneer in the civil rights movement, refused to give up her seat months before Rosa Parks refused hers. She was 15 at the time.
According to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, Los Angeles County is set to dismiss about 60,000 marijuana convictions in the upcoming months. The final step is to consider damages caused by narcotics enforcements before California voted to decriminalize marijuana.
