Just deserts for O.J.?

Re “Sentencing reveals a contrite Simpson,” Dec. 6

Seeing your photo of O.J. Simpson in prison garb and shackles, his hair considerably grayer than the last time he stood trial, calls to mind what a great equalizer life can be.

We are all victims of our own behavior, our own faulty logic, our own greed. In the end, no one is immune to being brought down, no matter how high the pedestal on which they stood. (See Nixon, Richard; Edwards, John; Lay, Kenneth.)

Some through wealth and influence may forestall the inevitable consequences of their deeds. But eventually, everyone’s chickens come home to roost.

Mary Daily

Santa Monica

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All karma aside, try taking O.J.’s name out of this case. A man and friends confronted two others to retrieve items considered stolen. They brought a gun, threatened, and left with what they wanted.

Now consider what a responsible guilty verdict should bring. One year? Two? Five, even?

Try up to 33 years. Reasonable? Or one travesty of justice to correct another?

Bruce Kahn

Claremont