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I know that he does a lot for other people. and i feel that 9 1/2 to 33 years was way too long. and i feel that its time to give him a second chance. its time for him to go home to his family, his friends. this is a good man. he made a mistake, and if he called me tomorrow and said, bruce, im getting out, will you pick me up, juice, ill be here tomorrow for you. i mean that, buddy.

Anything to extend your time. i told the warden when i got here, mr. la grange, i think it was, ms. carpenter and msms. ms. meegan, that i would be no problem. i believe in this jurys system. i will honor what the jury said and i will be no problem and i think i kept my word. as i said, ive done my time. i would just like to get back to my family and friends, and believe it or not, i do have some real friends, but i dont think i could have represented this prison -- i dont think any inmate has e...

He went down, he got o.j., and instead of telling him that thats not what was there, he brought him up anyway. when o.j. got there, unfortunately he was already worked up and had people with him that were hollering and screaming. there was a lot of commotion going on in a very, very small room. real small room, wasnt it, o.j. and a lot of things happened very quickly. and unfortunately, if o.j. had have just said, everybody out of here, bruce and i need to talk for a minute, none of this needed ...

To the table, please. >> yes, maam. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and put your own name on the record for us, please, and then proceed. >> yes. it is bruce furmong and id like to thank the -- thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak today. first and foremost, id like to state that im not here just as mr. simpsons friend of almost 27 years. because that, i am. but today, im also appearing as the victim of the crime on september 30 -- or september 13 of 2007.

Have. and he said, bruce, i cant tell you how sorry i am. and weve got a saying between us, it is what it is. and he put his hand out, i shook his hand, and i said, i forgive you. we all make mistakes. o.j. made his. hes been here and from what im told, hes been a model inmate. hes been an example to others. during the trial, i recommended that he serve one to three years. thats what i recommended to the d.a. and im here to say that ive known o.j. for a long time. i dont feel that hes a threat t...

To get those from him and at some point along the line, we lost contact and then i just discovered that he had passed away. but i will speak on mr. beardsleys behalf from that phone conversation that at least as of september of 2011, him and mr. simpson had made things right. and finally -- and again, obviously t commission is not used to hearing where victims are calling people who are in prison their attorneys and having multiple conversations with them, i have also had bruce, whos sitting her...