Sports World And Twitter React To OJ Simpson Being Granted Parole
Experts predicted it would happen, but many were still in shock when a Nevada parole board decided that O.J. Simpson would be granted parole after serving just nine years of his 33-year sentence in prison for his role in a Las Vegas hotel heist in 2007.
Reaction on social media came in swiftly and in drastically different tones with some praising the decision, others deriding it, and some finding humor in it.
Here's how the sports world and the Twitter universe responded to the news.
OJ wins again!
— Jermichael Finley (@JermichaelF88) July 20, 2017
Excited for OJ...????????
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) July 20, 2017
OJ was -400 to get parole on Bovada. Vegas/gambling websites ALWAYS know...
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) July 20, 2017
1995: "If that glove don't fit, you must acquit!"
— Jonathan Gumble (@STOP_Gumbytime) July 20, 2017
2017: "If the case is old, you must be paroled!"#OJSimpsonParole
The Nevada prison system is losing quite a running back today
— ????️at McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 20, 2017
Granting parole was right for this case. Those harmed in the robbery went thru restorative justice w/OJ yrs ago. #OJSimpsonParole
— Karen Dolan (@karendolan) July 20, 2017
The only people having a better day than O.J. Simpson are Masterlock shareholders. #OJSimpsonParole
— Will Presti (@WillPresti) July 20, 2017
Will OJ be picked up from jail in a white bronco? #OJSimpsonParole
— Nick Cooling (@CoolWhip20) July 20, 2017
how long before we get the OJ podcast? #OJSimpsonParole
— Sean Murph (@MurphGuide) July 20, 2017
Probably get signed before Kaepernick https://t.co/egssOjOCLi
— Jacson A. Bevens (@JacsonBevens) July 20, 2017
Simpson, 70, is eligible to be released as early as Oct. 1.