re: OJ verdict was announced 25 years ago today (Oct. 3, 1995)

I was in the third grade. We were fortunate that our snack time just so happened to line up with the verdict announcement. The teachers wheeled a television into the cafeteria so they could see it happen. When they announced the verdict just about every kid in the room, myself included, uttered an audible "Yes!" because we were happy he got off. I remember my third grade teacher turning to look at us all like we were nuts.