Aside from the blatent distraction from what really is news, there is an interesting analysis here:
What is the real difference between the OJ aquittal and the Scott P conviction? It is social mood.
Look at where the stock market was when OJ was on trial. It was up up up, the economy was healthy, our service men were not at war...
The social mood has changed, which is a natural wave cycle, and with it the stock market will go down, the economy will suck, and we will go to war with whoever pisses us off. And anyone thinking they can win over a jury during this cycle is fooling themselves.