“A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.” – Proverbs 19:5
Mark Fuhrman was the Los Angeles Police Department detective who provided key testimony in the unsuccessful prosecution of O.J. Simpson. One of the key sticking points in the trial was whether or not the detective had habitually used a variety of racial slurs with colleagues and suspects. Fuhrman vehemently denied these charges, but Simpson's defense team was able to turn up multiple witnesses and a tape of Fuhrman spewing hateful slurs.
Not only did Fuhrman's poor choice of words severely damage the prosecution's efforts, but they also got Fuhrman into some pretty hot water, too. Following the Simpson trial, the state attorney general filed perjury charges against Fuhrman for his lying over the use of racial slurs throughout the trial. In 1996 Fuhrman entered a plea of no contest to the charges and received a sentence of three years probation and a $200 fine.
Although Fuhrman didn't spend time in prison, his status as a convicted felon meant he could no longer serve as a police officer. Oddly, his perjury conviction means that he is the only person to be convicted of a crime in connection with the infamous case.
The Lord hates lying lips and a false witness. Today in prayer, confess to the Lord any lies in your life and seek to be truthful in all that you do.
“The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousand fold.” – Aristotle
God’s Word: “A false witness will perish, and whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever.” – Proverbs 21:28
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