Starting in 1976, the series “Alice” made it’s debut, which was based on the movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. We did used to watch it though it wasn’t really my favorite.
Thinking back over it, they really did have some talent on that show. By talent, I mean the actors did well at convincing me they were the people they weren’t.
It is still on TV from time-to-time and I will watch parts of it. I imagine most who saw it live aren’t still around. I think it was yesterday, the episode they showed was about a fight over tickets to a personal appearance by three famous people.
I can’t remember who 2 of them were, but one was OJ Simpson. It’s pretty obvious why I remember that one. It is a reminder that there are monsters in this world who live among us and most of us have not a clue as to how horrible they are.
In the show, Mel wants one of the tickets, because he wanted to see OJ. and maybe get an autograph. It did catch my attention in a number of ways. 1st, clearly, it was filmed before he committed the murders. 2nd, I wondered about them showing the episode. For sure, someone realized the significance of a monster being portrayed as an idol.
After considering, I believe they made the right choice. You see, before he was as monster, the Juice was a hero. Many had put him on a pedestal, even me to a lesser degree. I never was much of a football fan.
I watched the trial of Simpson and tried to stay objective, that is objective as a person can be. As the trial drew to a close, I came to two conclusions. He was guilty and he would not be convicted. The team they put together to prosecute were full of pride and they were stumbling with every other step. The glove was not their only mistake. It was just the final one. If I were on the jury, I would have had to vote not guilty based on the evidence.
Nonetheless, the monster was revealed. He was no longer on everyone’s pedestal and in a little while, he did to a lesser degree pay for his crime. Moreover, his name was forever sullied before man and football fans. (almost the same)
Might I remind one and all, it is not the first time a guilty man went free. Our justice system is not perfect. We go way out of our way to protect the innocent, Rightfully so. The cost is that, sometimes the monster is set free.
OJ killed two. It is horrible. He was a monster.
However, look at all the those monsters who remain free and admired by millions. Many will never go to trial. Some will remain free and powerful, as Obama, as with Biden. They are both highly respected though they are responsible for the murder of millions, many of whom were killed for being Christians, many of whom were killed for being educated females, many for helping our soldiers.
Then there is that character that had his own island where he did… well, no one will ever know what all he did. And due to a convenient death in a federal jail. And, of course, we can only speculate who who took part with him. No one will have any idea who is still on the job after taking part in the cover-up.
Today, a show was on called, McMillan and Wife. One of the stars of the show was one of the worst kind of monsters, a child abuser. Rock Hudson abused boys and internationally passed AIDS onto them. Today, this monster is still held in high regards, even idolized.
He died of AIDS, but not until he passed it on, knowingly to perhaps hundreds. Just what kind of hero is this. The Juice killed 2. Rock Hudson likely killed hundreds. How is it that he gets the pass. How is that he escapes the monster label? How is it that some still call him hero?
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