Deviance response to video: June 17, 1994

The video about O.J. Simpson was interesting to watch. I remember when I was younger about the case and how he went free but I never knew that the story was that big to people. People were following Simpson as he was evading the police, people covering the bridges as he would go by, a multitude of people outside his house, and an excessive amount of reporters that were covering the story. The NBA finals, U.S. Open, World Cup, and Stanley Cup were all overshadowed by the O.J. Simpson coverage. From a relativist standpoint  people did not think that he was deviant. They wanted the Juice to be innocent no matter what. They believed that he did not commit the murders without knowing any of the facts. O.J. was not willing to pay the price for the murders even though he had not been convicted so he fled and held a gun to his head. As a player O.J. Simpson was not deviant. He was loved by everyone and was in the hall of fame. He did not break rules or play dirty. He was idolized by many people. I believe that the only reason that O.J. was found not guilty was because of the support he had from his fans. I guess it does pay off to not be deviant while playing sports.  Even the police man that was convincing him to put the gun down was calling him by his nicknames.