You could kill your wife and there's no such thing as 25 to life as long as you've got the cash to pay for Cochran.~ Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous, Good Charlotte
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A satirical remark implying that wealth allows someone to escape severe legal consequences.
- In plain terms
- Money can prevent life sentences for serious crimes.
- What can you take from it?
- Wealth can significantly alter legal outcomes for the rich.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does money buy freedom?
- How can justice be equal?
Another view
This exaggerates the reality that high-profile lawyers exist for the public too.
More from Johnnie Cochran
I work not only for the OJs, but also the No Js. - In reference to many low income clients he represented.[1]
Permalink to quote #2 I loved him as a good Christian man; I look at Johnnie as a great Christian. I knew him as that. He was a great guy. ~ O.J. Simpson, in a CNN interview.
Permalink to quote #4 If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. (enthymeme uttered during the O.J. Simpson trial)
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