RantCrush Top 5: July 20, 2017

Today, former football star O.J. Simpson will head to his parole hearing. In 1994, he was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, but was found not guilty after one of the most sensationalized trials of all time. However, in 2008 he was convicted of committing armed robbery and kidnapping after he set out to “reclaim” sports memorabilia that he claimed was stolen from him, from a hotel and casino complex.

.@realbobmassi: “[#OJSimpson] is surely going to get out, unless he would say something really ridiculous.” pic.twitter.com/P13tbko1KF

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 20, 2017

Simpson has now served nine years out of a 33-year sentence at a Nevada prison, which is the minimum time served for him to be eligible for parole. Simpson is now 70 years old, and many legal experts expect him to be paroled thanks to his good behavior in prison. However, some believe it will be hard for the parole board members to disregard the suspicions that he killed Nicole back in the 90s. If parole is granted, Simpson will be released from prison after October 1.

OJ Simpson’s parole board needs to ask themselves one question, “do we really want to see this guy on Dancing with the Stars?”

— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) July 20, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.