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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 it's time to give him a second chance. it's 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, i'm getting out, will you pick me up, juice, i'll 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 jury's system. i will honor what the jury said and i will be no problem and i think i kept my word. as i said, i've 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 don't think i could have represented this prison -- i don't think any inmate has ever represented it better than i. i did my time. i tried to be helpful to everybody. and as i sa...
He went down, he got o.j., and instead of telling him that that's 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, wasn't 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 happen. but that didn't happen. and it took -- one of the things that i want to make clear is i...
To the table, please. >> yes, ma'am. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and put your own name on the record for us, please, and then proceed. >> yes. it is bruce furmong and i'd like to thank the -- thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak today. first and foremost, i'd like to state that i'm not here just as mr. simpson's friend of almost 27 years. because that, i am. but today, i'm also appearing as the victim of the crime on september 30 -- or september 13 of 2007.
Have. and he said, bruce, i can't tell you how sorry i am. and we've 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. he's been here and from what i'm told, he's been a model inmate. he's been an example to others. during the trial, i recommended that he serve one to three years. that's what i recommended to the d.a. and i'm here to say that i've known o.j. for a long time. i don't feel that he's a threat to anyone out there. he's a good man.