That is why we are not exaggerating when we say we dont know and i think its fair to say as with all things o. J. Simpson, the eyes of the nation again on the criminal justice system, how it works, how unpredictable it is, and which way discretion goes. I dont have to remind anyone that celebrity, race, and class are always an issue when it comes to the criminal conduct and potential criminal transgressions of Orenthal James simpson. Pop culture columnist standing by, toure, o. J. Simpson hasnt run a football in decades, hasnt been in a film, a tv show in decades, hasnt pitched a product in decades, but there is still this obsession with all that is o. J. Why is that . To what can rewe attribute that . A couple things. The o. J. Trial represents sort of the beginning of modern culture in many ways the way cable news changed, the notion of the megacelebrity trial, just the way let me cut you off. Hold that thought. Well come back after the hearing. Theyre about to bring o. J. Simpson in