Somewhere out there in The World to Come, you may be pardoned for wondering what O.J.’s lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, is thinking.

Mr. Simpson, according to oddsmakers, is likely to win his freedom in a few hours and be back on the streets by Oct. 1.

Twenty-two years after being set free despite killing his wife and her friend, he presumably will win fresh freedom after doing eight years for participating in a botched robbery.

Since Mr. Simpson has been one of America’s highest profiled citizens the last 35 years, what feelings are aroused in you?

How must the tortured family of his late wife be reacting? The Goldmans?

What has troubled me most since news broke was the celebratory tone that has been faithfully threaded through the media.

From the day he was arrested, Mr. Simpson has closely held his Good Guy image.

Now as an elder, at 70, it will be nearly impossible for him to be regarded as a non-hero, much less a villain.

Beyond that, I want to be within hearing range, after he dies, when he has his first conversation with G-d.