The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

Parker: OJ released into high racial tension

- L.A. Parker Columnist L.A. Parker is a Trentonian columnist. Reach him at laparker@ trentonian.com. Follow him on Twitter@laparker6.

The white Ford Bronco chase. Trial.

Verdict.

And now, the release, as the next chapter to a story that mesmerizes America.

As U.S. racial tensions reach dangerous decibels, Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson walks out of Lovelock Correction­al Center in Lovelock, Nevada on Monday.

After his escape following nine years in prison, U.S. citizens will be able to recall where they were the day Lee Harvey Oswald murdered President John F. Kennedy, when Neil Armstrong moonwalked and pinpointed moments regarding the O.J. Simpson tetralogy.

If Americans were racially deepfried and certifiabl­y drunk on opposite sides of the world spectrum in Charlottes­ville, Va. and political parties, just wait until Simpson walks, runs or sneaks out of Lovelock Correction­al Center.

The United States of America, already separated by National Football League protests and politics, will add Simpson to this incredible race tonic.

Just a comment from President Donald Trump will turn this campfire into a five-alarm race riot.

Trump will ratchet up his hate speak with verbage akind to “O.J. Simpson should be hanged slowly, mutilated, have his genitals removed and fingers boiled in hot oil just like they used to deal with runaway slaves in the Deep South.”

Trump’s remarks will deliver such offense that former KKK leader David Duke may ask the U.S. Grand Wizard to cool his rhetoric.

Simpson escaped jail time after being acquitted for the June 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The former star collegiate and profession­al running back has served nine years for a 2007 incident when he and a group of men entered a room in the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas.

Simpson stole sports memorabili­a at gunpoint from Bruce Fromong, a sports memorabili­a dealer.

The universe aligns weirdly for Simpson. A Nevada jury found Simpson guilty on Oct. 3, 2008 exactly 13 years to the day after being acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife, Brown, and Goldman.

Nevada Correction officials could produce an extremely mindboggli­ng celestial episode should Simpson gain freedom on Oct. 3, 2017.

Imagine an O.J. Simpson day. Second Amendment supporters could load up weapons for target practice on local gun ranges, burn or hang Simpson in effigy and proclaim white supremacy with marches and parades through towns like Charlottes­ville.

If not for O.J. Simpson, former President Barack Hussein Obama would be the most hated black man in the United States. So, there’s a reason to love on the former NFL star.

Justice occurs delayed for Simpson after a parole hearing on July 20 establishe­d his release date for Oct. 1. Prison operations shut down on Sunday which means Simpson should escape a day after.

Simpson’s attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, told ABC News his client looks forward to living freely.

“He wants to go to Florida, he wants to see his family and hug his family on the outside of prison. He wants to eat seafood; he wants to eat steak. He wants to enjoy the very simple pleasures that he hasn’t enjoyed in nine years. I spoke to him. He’s going to get the latest iPhone ... So he wants to enjoy those very simple pleasures, and he wants to do that in Florida,” LaVergne said.

Simpson has lived in isolation for safety reasons since the parole decision. LaVergne said Simpson seems excited.

“He sounds very upbeat so I’m anticipati­ng that he’s in very good spirits now.”

Nevada Correction­s will attempt to release Simpson without severe media attention, although succeeding in that endeavor seems impossible.

Almost 25 years have passed since

the Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman murders. Technology allows for surveillan­ce of just about every social aspect of life.

Cameras exist nearly everywhere and no doubt paparazzi plan every attack of Simpson’s privacy. Television and other media outlets will use any means necessary to deliver this news story.

Simpson news may not have the impact of the Brentwood, Calif. murders but this story about race, money, fame, fortune and privilege intrigues people.

During slavery and throughout U.S. history, an escape by a black person produced a violent response that included rounding up all the help for a lesson on obedience.

This still occurs in U.S. towns and cities as anger causes retributio­n. Monday sounds like a good day to stay home.

Good time to allow some of the racist anger recession before entering back into a U.S. society that seems headed for an emotional and mental race war.

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