John Turner

Am I a bad person if I take pleasure in another’s misfortune? What if the other person is O.J. Simpson? I had to laugh at this article over at SI about Simpson’s latest legal difficulties.

Without getting into the whole “is he guilty?” issue, I think it is funny to see a man who had everything anyone could ever want falling so low based on his own warped view of reality. He was a star athlete, Heisman winner, first NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, Pro Football Hall of Famer and rich (or what passed for rich at the time). Basically he had everything any typical sports-loving guy could want but apparently it wasn’t enough. If (allegedly) killing his wife wasn’t enough, now he’s caught up in some lame scandal revolving around some memorabilia resulting in some pretty serious charges (kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, and coercion and conspiracy). Not something you want to spend your time worrying about, believe me. Funniest thing of all, though, was reading that his bail bondsman is “You Ring, We Spring!” in FL. Hilarious!