Love from, Florence Grace

Last night, the final episode of The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story aired. After a thrilling, tense and exciting series made up of ten episodes and an all star cast, I know I was not alone in feeling the disappointment that it was all over.  Now, obviously we know that OJ got off with a "not guilty", despite having a different result in civil court shortly after. I am totally undecided as to whether he did it or not, but I feel like for most of me thinks that he does. The statistics about his blood samples, the gloves, various other DNA samples and the fact that Robert Kardashian, his best friend, thought he did it just seem to sway it for me. But with all of the evidence that the prosecuting team kept putting forwards to the jury, why did OJ end up being "not guilty"? Of course there are a number of reasons; it was a case run by people's emotions, rather than by people taking in the cold hard facts. It was a case that turned into a medi...

Unless you've been living under a rock your whole life, you'll more than likely know about the infamous trial of O.J. Simpson - even if it's just from knowing about the Kardashian's and finding out about it that way. Recently, the BBC has been broadcasting an excellent drama, ' The People v. O.J. Simpson ', a tv series documenting what happened before, during and after the chaotic trial- one of the most publicised and public-involved trials of all time. The media and general public were so invested in this trial and, years later, still are. I have been swept up in the excitement of this drama. I knew the brief outline of Simpson's story from my dad, but noting too in depth. Now, having been keeping up with these episodes of the drama, I can't help but wish that I'd been around when it was all going down- even been a lawyer with a part in the case. It seems so intriguing. At first, I was so sure O.J. was guilty. Now I can't quite ...