I think fuhrman had good reason to jump the fence .I think cops are allowed to do that, if say they hear a cry for help. -- heathen
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, heathen, but this is the United States of America, and our government is based on a document known as the Constitution. The 4th Amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures, and our Supreme Court has interpreted that to mean that a search warrant is required before searching private property unless the situation falls within a few, narrowly-defined exceptions. The glove was admitted into evidence via the "exigent circumstances" exception, which is only to be used where the police officer has reasonable basis to believe that a person's life is in imminent danger. "Imminent" has been interpreted to apply when a cop sees someone holding a knife to another's neck, etc.. In the OJ case, there were no real indications of imminent danger to human life. When Furhman jumped that fence, all on his own (where were the other cops?), he did so many hours after the crime had been committed. He could easily have obtained a search warrant; it takes less than an hour. Yet he chose to disregard the 4th Amendment.
I think it is a total sham that just because a white person uses the N word that some how he is demonized to the point of losing all credibility as a Law enforcement officer. - - heathen
In addition to using the "N" word multiple times, he lied on the stand and claimed that he didn't. Witnesses can be impeached by demonstrating the falsehood of their testimony as well as demonstrating bias. Here, not only did he lie, but he also used racial slurs, so the jury was correct in disregarding his testimony.
So, Heathen, you think law enforcement officers that use the "N" word in their speech should be given credibility? Do you wear a hood and robe as well?