O.J. tossed from steakhouse on Derby eve

[Roon]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts.

"I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct."

Simpson, an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman but was found liable in a civil trial that followed.
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[raccoon]

1. I don't blame the owner. nt

[rug]

2. Maybe he didn't want him near a steak knife.

[Crabby Appleton]

3. I saw the owner on the news this morning

he said the restaurant patrons stood up and applauded his action. good on him.

[Lil Missy]

4. The article erroniously states he was "found innocent". He wasn't.

He was found "not guilty", by the jurors who sat for the case.

BIG DIFFERENCE!!

[skygazer]

5. One of my major pet peeves

Thanks for pointing it out. :hi:

[Kerrytravelers]

6. Exactly! Not guilty isn't the same as Innocent.

[LostinVA]

8. Exactly!

[Tyler Durden]

10. Although OJ is a true monster....Not Guilty = Innocent.

In American Jurisprudence, if you are found "Not Guilty" by a court or jury, then by definition, you are "Innocent" of the crime you were tried for.

If the jury "Hung," THEN the defendant cannot be considered Guilty or Innocent of the crime as there has been no legal finding.

The fact that Civil Court requires less of a burden of proof is one of the true peculiarities of our legal system.

[LostinVA]

7. Good n/t

[KitchenWitch]

9. Fantastic!

I wish OJ would just go away.