O.J. SIMPSON SAYS HE'S BEING PICKED ON!!!!!

[Daanyeer]

Source: http://www.eurweb.com
June 27, 2008


While vacationing with his girlfriend's family in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, O.J. Simpson told a newspaper reporter that his upcoming trial on kidnapping and armed robbery charges is basically a joke.

"If I was anybody else, I wouldn't be going to court," Simpson told a reporter for Fargo, N.D., radio station KFGO. "How many trials have you ever heard of where both of the victims say they don't want this guy to go to jail, they don't want to go to court, and you still go to court? It's only me."

"But unfortunately for me, I got like a bull's eye on my front, dollar sign on my back, you get involved with people who want to be governor and stuff," said Simpson, referring to Clark County District Attorney David Roger.

Attempting to clean up the statements, Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, said Thursday that Simpson was merely venting about the stress of his trial, scheduled for Sept. 8 in Las Vegas.

"I think O.J.'s comments show how totally frustrated he is over this incident that involves family heirlooms that were stolen from him by some very nefarious characters," Galanter said, adding that O.J. has the "utmost respect" for Roger and another prosecutor in the case, Chris Owens.

"I have no reason to believe their motives in this case have been anything less than ethical and honorable," Galanter said.

Simpson and two co-defendants, Ehrlich and Clarence "C.J." Stewart, were charged with kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from allegations they robbed two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room last September.