I too believe he was on the right side of justice. He didn’t deserve the rejection and vilification from fellow African Americans for doing his job and what was right. He was up against the celebrity of O.J. Simpson and he lost most unfortunately. For him to be demonized is just plain wrong as was the glove fitting scene at trial. In a real sense, he triumphed over O.J. Simpson when Simpson was unable to resume the life and celebrity status he led before the double homicide in Brentwood on the night of June 12, 1994.
He was on the side of truth and now look at how much he is still suffering. Chris seems a great humble man. He is a great attorney who did a lot of work for the black community...which seems to be forgotten due to the OJ trial. Praying for him.
SighDown No, he was found NOT GUILTY. Instead of letting the media control your thinking, examine the facts. One of which is Nicole Brown Simpson had skin and blood underneath her acrylic nails from fighting off her attacker that did NOT match OJ Simpson's DNA and Ron Goldman had bruises on his hand from fighting off his attacker but OJ didn't have a mark or a scratch on him. The pilot who flew the airplane OJ took to Chicago testified, along wirh multiple other fans who spoke with him at the airport and during the flight, testified that he had no cuts or bandaids on his hand that night.
@@ginasellers3207 who from the airport testified about that? perhaps they would never have testified against him being fans of his, just like the jury.
@@ginasellers3207 People need to watch the trial and not listen to the media spin. There were a ton of reasonable doubts in this case, besides what you just pointed out. The socks for example. So OJ got rid of every other bloody clothing item he had on and just happened to let his socks on the floor at the end of his bed??? Besides the fact the socks were not there in the original police video, blood was not found on those socks for months. No dirt or other trace evidence on socks despite supposedly fighting with Ron in the dig out dirt area. I can go on and on
If the jury wasnt kept there for a long as they were, what was it like almost a year? they deliberated for just a few hours because all the jurors wanted to go home. They couldn't talk about the case or see loved ones the whole time they were on jury duty
@@malachiw392 that is a terrible system they have for Jury Duty, there’s just got to be a better way to do things when a big case happens that’s gonna take a long time. Jury Duty or Not, you should be able to go home and see your loved ones especially if you have children.
I’d be proud to have a son like Chris Darden. He battled the best he could for the Goldman and Brown families. His own community vilified him....for doing his job! Shame on those that called this man names. The jury were never going to convict OJ. They’ve admitted it. It was payback for Rodney King.
Leather will shrink up slightly, however, hands will definitely swell when off of anti-inflammatory medicines and that's medical fact, not fiction like the defenses case....
Wow, Fired for losing the case. Little did Darden know that OJ hands were swollen that day because he was told not to take his arthritis medication, hence his hands would not have fit the gloves.
HOW would he (OJ)know NOT to take his medicine THAT DAY when Christopher HIMSELF JUST SAID it was a HAIL MARY he didn't even PLAN on HIM TRYING on a GLOVE... HE JUST DECIDED to do it at the LAST MINUTE....
The part though about him not coming back if their was a retrial was so stupid. Why? Because you don't do that. You have a strong case against Simpson and know he is guilty and you have two victims crying out from their graves for justice and your attitude is to give up?
leather gloves wouldn't fit after being blood soaked, shrunk and waiting so long and putting over rubber gloves. I dont think they saw that through but I think there were several failures - starting with the criticisms after LAPD failures over several years (doubt) and the oh so public trial. My parents were glued to the tv the whole time and it was a show with many actors.
@@tedmccarronWhat's wrong with having 9 out of 12 jurors be black? The racial make up of where I live in NC is 41% white and 43% black. Our juries look like that all the time.
Having fewer friends that you have fingers on one hand, well, that's the lesson in life, isn't it? Sad, but true and the sooner you learn this the better. Stay strong Chris. 👍🏼
It was all divided by race, 77% of white Americans at the time thought he was guilty whereas 72% of black Americans thought he was innocent, particularly with the controversy surrounding Mark Furhman.
Any kid whose shovelled snow with leather gloves on will tell you that getting your nice leather gloves wet will shrink them so badly that you will never fit your hands in them again. If the defense was permitted to put on that show why wasn't the prosecution permitted to somehow make that point. Or did they think the jury wouldn't care ?
Chris Darden and Marcia Clarke destroyed this case with their incompetence and terrible lawyering skills. This case should have been a slam dunk. I’ll never forget just prior to the jury going into deliberations the speech Darden gave the jury and then did a complete 180 on the jury after the verdict. Unfortunately, the jury came up with the only verdict they could after Chris Darden destroyed the case with his dumb fuckery.
Look carefully at 1:15 of the video. The glove on the left hand of Simpson appears to be intentionally rolled up to make it look like it doesn’t fit, but the front of the glove covers the whole front of the left hand. There was enough of the hand that fit on the glove that he could grab a knife and control the knife without getting fingerprints on it. The other thing was that OJ put on those gloves. He’s going to try and make it look like they don’t fit. The police force or some INDEPENDENT authority figure should’ve been in charge of doing that.
You voices for justices Chris,and you had done your best! Though the jury that day not sided with the people,now we all 22 years later,know who is guilty,time reveal everything, I was 8 during this trial,but truth cant be hide!
"I created one of the best courtroom dramas in the history of American trials" This sounds like something someone from Love and Hip Hop Atlanta would say.
If you look up the word "incompetent" in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of Chris Darden. The man is a poor excuse for a legal professional, and cannot articulate himself to save his own life.
I was in the fourth grade win this case was on an took the side of him being innocent just because he was black and every black person was going for him. And looking back at this I truly feel like majority of us was on the wrong side of History
Hell I'm black and I feel bad for Chris, I'm only 25 and I wasn't alive during OJ and even I know he should've never taken this case when Johnnie Cochran name was attached to it, and I believe it took at lot of growth for him to get here I don't think I've ever heard him say that the case wasn't ready to be brought, because I've been saying that all along and that's why he got off (and he had the greatest Lawyer of all time Johnnie Cochran)
Chris Darden lost his job at the DA's office for a very good reason. Chris Darden knew FULL WELL that having OJ (try to) put the gloves on in font of the Jury would be a DISASTER for the Prosecution!! THAT'S WHY DARDEN DID IT!! Chris Darden should have worn his "Free OJ!!" t shirt to Court every single day of the trial. This all said, Gil Garcetti and Marcia Clark made ALOT of mistakes too. Chris Darden is right about that, but this doesn't excuse Darden's stealth support for OJ Simpson. Everybody on the Prosecution team "f'ed" up, but Darden did his DELIBERATELY.
It’s tough being a trial attorney; the losses tend to stick in our minds more than the wins. It’s even tougher to endure a case with this much publicity. Obviously Darden made his tactical errors, but he seems like a decent guy and a diligent attorney. Hope he can find some peace.
Whattttt’ Oh my goodness FIRED and most people blame him for losing the case👎🏽 .’’ Well Mr.Darden I’m from Texas I’m 56 yrs old worked in all fields career wise even legally at one time or another Ppl I know friend’s family coworkers etc NEVER BLAMED YOU matter of fact you were the only Real man with integrity, genuineness, honesty , humility, a displayed Nothing but your best hard work DEFINITELY THE ONE WHO EXUDED TRUE ETHICS .’’ God Given Truths.’ I admire every step you earnestly took So what the glove thing failed that is NOTTTTT what lost the case against Guilty 100%OJ Simpson .’ It was Furman lying about using that disgusting N word all Furman should’ve said on cross with F.Lee Bailey was yes I’ve utilized that N word before and I’m not proud of using the word in any content BUT HIS idiot a** LIED AND then made matters worse by PLEADING THE 5th which caused REASONABLE DOUBT!!! That’s precisely how the case was lost Mr.Darden Many ppl ❤love you for the true man of ethics in that trial Especially God🙏✝️💯 Your a good man inside and out sir
Darden and Clark presided over a farrago of a prosecution and deserved to suffer the fall out for failing to convict the obvious (all the circumstantial evidence pointed to it and no one has been investigated let alone convicted subsequently) suspect. It's always some one else's fault, why don't you just own up and admit to doing a poor job Darden and going through hell and back didn't stop you re-releasing your book to make a quick buck.
Knowing him he probably doesnt even listen to hip hop to know who nipsey was and how impactful he was he probably thought another gang war case and took it I mean the dude ain't from the hood he still listening to the isley bros lol
If anything, he effed up the case. Why? He failed the most basic and 101 of law classes: don't ask questions that you don't already know the answers. And don't try an evidence, in this case, the gloves. "If doesn't fit, you MUST acquit". Darden got his sorry butt handed to him by a more seasoned lawyer, Johnnie Cochran 😊
Weird flex when he said, "I created the best courtroom drama in the history of America." I wonder if that was just edited or taken out of context. It doesn't seem to go with his character.
This is so sad. I feel bad for him. And they can't blame him for losing the case. I feel like the crooked police lost it for him. And it's a probably a good thing he can count his friends on one hand
feel bad for the guy, he looks sincere and clearly was on right side of law
pretty crummy cirumstances to be in (jury - 9 african americans, started trial before evidence as stated in video)
Yeah, he looks sincere, but is he really?
Life isn't fair, man. I hate it that it went the way it did for him
watch the trial and youll see that the sincerity doesn't even go skin deep
I too believe he was on the right side of justice. He didn’t deserve the rejection and vilification from fellow African Americans for doing his job and what was right. He was up against the celebrity of O.J. Simpson and he lost most unfortunately. For him to be demonized is just plain wrong as was the glove fitting scene at trial. In a real sense, he triumphed over O.J. Simpson when Simpson was unable to resume the life and celebrity status he led before the double homicide in Brentwood on the night of June 12, 1994.
I feel so bad for this guy, he wasn't doing anything but his job.
He was on the side of truth and now look at how much he is still suffering. Chris seems a great humble man. He is a great attorney who did a lot of work for the black community...which seems to be forgotten due to the OJ trial. Praying for him.
Darden, you didnt lost any friends, you remained with the four friends you always had.
Exactly
My God 😂😂😂😂
I am SO down with Mr. Christopher Darden. He has my UTMOST respect. OJ was GUILTY AS HELL.
SighDown No, he was found NOT GUILTY. Instead of letting the media control your thinking, examine the facts.
One of which is Nicole Brown Simpson had skin and blood underneath her acrylic nails from fighting off her attacker that did NOT match OJ Simpson's DNA and Ron Goldman had bruises on his hand from fighting off his attacker but OJ didn't have a mark or a scratch on him. The pilot who flew the airplane OJ took to Chicago testified, along wirh multiple other fans who spoke with him at the airport and during the flight, testified that he had no cuts or bandaids on his hand that night.
@@ginasellers3207 who from the airport testified about that? perhaps they would never have testified against him being fans of his, just like the jury.
@@ginasellers3207 OJ is Guilty
@@ginasellers3207 People need to watch the trial and not listen to the media spin. There were a ton of reasonable doubts in this case, besides what you just pointed out.
The socks for example. So OJ got rid of every other bloody clothing item he had on and just happened to let his socks on the floor at the end of his bed??? Besides the fact the socks were not there in the original police video, blood was not found on those socks for months. No dirt or other trace evidence on socks despite supposedly fighting with Ron in the dig out dirt area.
I can go on and on
@melissaonorati2243 Who cares?
It wasn’t Darden’s fault people should not blame him. That jury was never gonna convict OJ no matter what happened!
Yes......it was definitely chris's fault.!
@@daviddavis3389 I think Mark Furhman has a lot more fault than Chris Darden.
If the jury wasnt kept there for a long as they were, what was it like almost a year? they deliberated for just a few hours because all the jurors wanted to go home. They couldn't talk about the case or see loved ones the whole time they were on jury duty
@@malachiw392 that is a terrible system they have for Jury Duty, there’s just got to be a better way to do things when a big case happens that’s gonna take a long time. Jury Duty or Not, you should be able to go home and see your loved ones especially if you have children.
I’d be proud to have a son like Chris Darden. He battled the best he could for the Goldman and Brown families. His own community vilified him....for doing his job! Shame on those that called this man names. The jury were never going to convict OJ. They’ve admitted it. It was payback for Rodney King.
We will never agree.I will always maintain they had no evidence to charge OJ.
This world really hates people that have any integrity whatsoever.
Did not one person take into account the fact that the gloves had shrunk in the rain?
That's what I've always thought.
and from blood and being frozen, etc...
leather doesn't shrink. It's waterproof. Defense proved it at trial.
Leather will shrink up slightly, however, hands will definitely swell when off of anti-inflammatory medicines and that's medical fact, not fiction like the defenses case....
Also, it didn't rain that night, the gloves weren't in the rain.
Having him as professor is a honor
An honor.
He was your professor? That’s really cool. How was he as an instructor?
Mad Mad Mad Mad respect for this man right here. More attorneys should aspire to be like him.
😂😂😂
Wow, Fired for losing the case. Little did Darden know that OJ hands were swollen that day because he was told not to take his arthritis medication, hence his hands would not have fit the gloves.
Proof??? Or just conjecture
anatureperson wow I didn’t know Chris was fired!
@@gigicorleone3444 I thought he resigned..? He wanted to resign before the case regardless and even more after, I don't think he was fired
HOW would he (OJ)know NOT to take his medicine THAT DAY when Christopher HIMSELF JUST SAID it was a HAIL MARY he didn't even PLAN on HIM TRYING on a GLOVE... HE JUST DECIDED to do it at the LAST MINUTE....
oh wow
That sucks. For prosecuting a murderer?
Furman taking the 5th was the last nail in the prosecution case I think.
I'm getting his book... Sorry for this man.
So many people were affected by this case including Darden. I really hope he knows he didn't fail. He tried his best and fought for justice.
I am reading Chris’ first book. He has NOT had it easy! He fought for what is right.
He is one of the few persons that remembered RG and NS.
The part though about him not coming back if their was a retrial was so stupid. Why? Because you don't do that. You have a strong case against Simpson and know he is guilty and you have two victims crying out from their graves for justice and your attitude is to give up?
Sir, if You had followed The Case from Day One, you would have known how he was treated alao some of The Detectives and Jurors.. sad indeed
He is a hero in my eyes, Darden deserves praise for all he did and all he has been through 🙏🙏
I remember watching the trial and yelling at the TV, " The gloves won't fit over another pair of gloves you twits"!
No you didn't
That’s not why they didn’t fit.
Shut up, liar
leather gloves wouldn't fit after being blood soaked, shrunk and waiting so long and putting over rubber gloves. I dont think they saw that through but I think there were several failures - starting with the criticisms after LAPD failures over several years (doubt) and the oh so public trial. My parents were glued to the tv the whole time and it was a show with many actors.
Why wouldn't gloves fit over latex gloves?
Damn. On American Crime Story he supposedly resigned but I didn't know that he was fired and basically blackballed. I feel so bad for him
If you make as big of a "f--k up" as Darden did, you can't complain if you get fired for it. Marcia Clark and Gil Garcetti should have been fired too.
@@tedmccarronWhat's wrong with having 9 out of 12 jurors be black? The racial make up of where I live in NC is 41% white and 43% black. Our juries look like that all the time.
@skepchica in this case it lead to someone getting away with murder.
I DON’T feel bad for Chris Darden.
Shoutout to the late, greats OJ Simpson and Johnnie Cochran.
R@cist.
Chris’ book was the first one I’d read on the OJ case. VERY very good, probably the best by any of the lawyers.
Having fewer friends that you have fingers on one hand, well, that's the lesson in life, isn't it? Sad, but true and the sooner you learn this the better. Stay strong Chris. 👍🏼
He did his best and it's not his fault. He deserves another shot at the DA office.
he's right about everything.....forensics blatantly weren't ready, I was a kid watching the trial and knew that much.
It was all divided by race, 77% of white Americans at the time thought he was guilty whereas 72% of black Americans thought he was innocent, particularly with the controversy surrounding Mark Furhman.
I would never hire this guy as my attorney.
Any kid whose shovelled snow with leather gloves on will tell you that getting your nice leather gloves wet will shrink them so badly that you will never fit your hands in them again. If the defense was permitted to put on that show why wasn't the prosecution permitted to somehow make that point. Or did they think the jury wouldn't care ?
I would be happy to call him a friend
There's a Good Descent man!!! God bless him❤❤❤
Chris Darden and Marcia Clarke destroyed this case with their incompetence and terrible lawyering skills. This case should have been a slam dunk.
I’ll never forget just prior to the jury going into deliberations the speech Darden gave the jury and then did a complete 180 on the jury after the verdict. Unfortunately, the jury came up with the only verdict they could after Chris Darden destroyed the case with his dumb fuckery.
"HOW ABOUT THAT ,MR FUNG!".....😅😅😅
It wasn't the gloves that cost him the case, it was the Fuhrman tapes. There was no way he could have controlled that.
Christopher Darden is an honorable man.
Look carefully at 1:15 of the video. The glove on the left hand of Simpson appears to be intentionally rolled up to make it look like it doesn’t fit, but the front of the glove covers the whole front of the left hand. There was enough of the hand that fit on the glove that he could grab a knife and control the knife without getting fingerprints on it. The other thing was that OJ put on those gloves. He’s going to try and make it look like they don’t fit. The police force or some INDEPENDENT authority figure should’ve been in charge of doing that.
He made a gutsy call. I bet he is a damn good attorney and wouldn’t mind having him in my corner.
I’d hire you Chris! You’re a great guy! I hope everyone will be able to appreciate your work one day. Keep up the great work 😃👍.
Might be a great guy, but terrible attorney...useless as 3 dollar bill.
There were only 8 Black people on the jury. He's counting a Mexican-American as African-American. Most Mexican-Americans identify as white.
Wow! Powerful stuff! Imagine what it must have been like for him!
You voices for justices Chris,and you had done your best! Though the jury that day not sided with the people,now we all 22 years later,know who is guilty,time reveal everything,
I was 8 during this trial,but truth cant be hide!
OJ did it. Its a no brainer!!!
He was terrible at his job. He’s bitter and a sore loser.
I have DEEP respect for Mr. Darden and I really think he got the short end of the stick. I wish him well and I hope those who wronged him apologize.
anyways he came out a winner and made alot of money out of his book.did y'all see his house?
They went to trial. Because sooner or later it would die and go away. They knew the la pd would dig deeper. Smart move on Cochrans part
It only took me 24 hours to read that book and I already knew he did it because he described how he did it in the book
Did what you fool
Darden blames everyone else for the not guilty verdict. Always has, always will.
"I created one of the best courtroom dramas in the history of American trials"
This sounds like something someone from Love and Hip Hop Atlanta would say.
the most sincere , least conniving person . The gloves fit !
I believe it was a clear case of nullification or ignorance.
If you look up the word "incompetent" in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of Chris Darden. The man is a poor excuse for a legal professional, and cannot articulate himself to save his own life.
you suck
The gloves did not cause them to lose the case. That case was lost from the beginning.
Hes now a defense lawyer? Today it's possible he'd end up defending someone like Simpson!
"The Glove don't fit ,,, you must acquite !!!!
I was in the fourth grade win this case was on an took the side of him being innocent just because he was black and every black person was going for him. And looking back at this I truly feel like majority of us was on the wrong side of History
Hell I'm black and I feel bad for Chris, I'm only 25 and I wasn't alive during OJ and even I know he should've never taken this case when Johnnie Cochran name was attached to it, and I believe it took at lot of growth for him to get here I don't think I've ever heard him say that the case wasn't ready to be brought, because I've been saying that all along and that's why he got off (and he had the greatest Lawyer of all time Johnnie Cochran)
Who came here after it was announced that Chris is representing Nipsey's killer?
There was alot of mistakes the prosecution made, it's horrible people put all the blame on one single person.
why didn't the police put the gloves on simpson? he did it himself but was acting like it didn't fit him
and they still turn against him
Seen comments before saying this man is a jerk,well I'm not surprised he is still bitter,you done your best chris god bless you🙏
Never once seen this man take any accountability for losing a case with the most evidence in history.
most evidence they decided a glove meant he was innocent.
In his book he did take responsibility for the glove mistake but the hostile jury was already picked before he even got on the case.
He got beaten by a better defence lawyer
YES SIR!!!!
Hes such good guy. Treated horribly by Cochran and even the DA. Its not his fault for losing the case. I blame the ignorance of the jurors.
A shame , he is a decent man, but Vincent Bugliosi was right about the prosecution in his book " Outrage ".
🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝 All them folks were holding him while he was crying. 😂hahahahahahahahahhahahahawh
Darden deserved to be fired.
Let it go, dude 😮 !
Judge Ito will have to answer for the outcome. I agree with Mr. Darden the only real hero was Ron Goldman.
He got used to be a black face
At least he doesn't sound like Mike Tyson anymore.
Tired of Kim Goldman and Chris Darden. Sad sacks who feel sorry for themselves
He is a fool, straight up.
This guy is not suitable for such pressure! He is destroyed since then!
I think it it wouldn't the gloves so much but it was to tape
Chill, darden , you were part of history.
The LAPD lost the case and nothing else.
THOSE gloves didn't fit. But identical ones did.
Have u ever tried a pair of those gloves on? They fit so tight he could have got them on... Sucks to still hear this
They were not your friends. It’s ok. Blessings to them.
Chris Darden lost his job at the DA's office for a very good reason. Chris Darden knew FULL WELL that having OJ (try to) put the gloves on in font of the Jury would be a DISASTER for the Prosecution!! THAT'S WHY DARDEN DID IT!! Chris Darden should have worn his "Free OJ!!" t shirt to Court every single day of the trial. This all said, Gil Garcetti and Marcia Clark made ALOT of mistakes too. Chris Darden is right about that, but this doesn't excuse Darden's stealth support for OJ Simpson. Everybody on the Prosecution team "f'ed" up, but Darden did his DELIBERATELY.
It’s tough being a trial attorney; the losses tend to stick in our minds more than the wins. It’s even tougher to endure a case with this much publicity. Obviously Darden made his tactical errors, but he seems like a decent guy and a diligent attorney. Hope he can find some peace.
Literally the dumbest prosecutor ever.
I remember I laighed at him so hard when they lost and he started crying.
Whattttt’ Oh my goodness FIRED and most people blame him for losing the case👎🏽 .’’ Well Mr.Darden I’m from Texas I’m 56 yrs old worked in all fields career wise even legally at one time or another Ppl I know friend’s family coworkers etc NEVER BLAMED YOU matter of fact you were the only Real man with integrity, genuineness, honesty , humility, a displayed Nothing but your best hard work DEFINITELY THE ONE WHO EXUDED TRUE ETHICS .’’ God Given Truths.’ I admire every step you earnestly took So what the glove thing failed that is NOTTTTT what lost the case against Guilty 100%OJ Simpson .’ It was Furman lying about using that disgusting N word all Furman should’ve said on cross with F.Lee Bailey was yes I’ve utilized that N word before and I’m not proud of using the word in any content BUT HIS idiot a** LIED AND then made matters worse by PLEADING THE 5th which caused REASONABLE DOUBT!!! That’s precisely how the case was lost Mr.Darden Many ppl ❤love you for the true man of ethics in that trial Especially God🙏✝️💯 Your a good man inside and out sir
Darden and Clark presided over a farrago of a prosecution and deserved to suffer the fall out for failing to convict the obvious (all the circumstantial evidence pointed to it and no one has been investigated let alone convicted subsequently) suspect. It's always some one else's fault, why don't you just own up and admit to doing a poor job Darden and going through hell and back didn't stop you re-releasing your book to make a quick buck.
this is equal justice…
But Eric holder not a mistake
Knowing him he probably doesnt even listen to hip hop to know who nipsey was and how impactful he was he probably thought another gang war case and took it I mean the dude ain't from the hood he still listening to the isley bros lol
Adrian Montalvo 🤣
Too bad , you chose the wrong team
If anything, he effed up the case. Why? He failed the most basic and 101 of law classes: don't ask questions that you don't already know the answers. And don't try an evidence, in this case, the gloves. "If doesn't fit, you MUST acquit". Darden got his sorry butt handed to him by a more seasoned lawyer, Johnnie Cochran 😊
Weird flex when he said, "I created the best courtroom drama in the history of America." I wonder if that was just edited or taken out of context. It doesn't seem to go with his character.
But you have millions or billions of friends who disagreed with the verdict. Don't be lonely
Poor guy!
To me it would be a privilege to have him as a lawyer what
This is so sad. I feel bad for him. And they can't blame him for losing the case. I feel like the crooked police lost it for him. And it's a probably a good thing he can count his friends on one hand
Johnnie dog walked him
Dang man he didn’t lose the case, Simpsons legal team simply out worked the prosecution.
Even Robert Shapiro admitted that the prosecution lost the case. They weren't ready.
It was the jury of morons that lost the case.
Looks like he's been eating his troubles away.
Hey Chris, as you cry about your future legal career how do you think this affected Ron and Nicole’s future aspirations.
Darden really screwed that up. 🧤