@_Meh_:
Okay, but if the repo man comes and takes your TV 'cause you can't pay your bills, do you and some buds get your gats, hold up the people who have "your" merchandise, take one of them hostage, and then run off nilly-willy into the night? No? Good, I thought you had that much good sense. Apparently, O.J. doesn't.
The problem was this guy had OJ's stuff illegally, he basically stole them. He was betting that OJ wouldn't do anything about it because he would be too paranoid of the police being out to get him to follow through with a valid complaint.
He was half right, because OJ didn't go to the police, he took matters into his own hands. This is the same violence/arrogance/stupidity that lead to the murder in the first place and that moronic book. He hasn't learned his lesson.