Now, of course, Simpson’s lawyers will get plenty of time to endlessly appeal the decision. But at last, without a cop to blame because at some point he might have said something stupid, Simpson has run out of excuses and is going to prison to pay for something he did.

Sure, it may not be that he’s going to jail for the worst thing he was guilty of, but at least he’s off the streets and is finally no longer made of Teflon. He, remember, they nailed Al Capone on tax evasion, not on ordering the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. So Simpson’s in appropriate company, at last.