21. O . J . beat the rap in the courtroom but was convicted in the court of public opinion. 22. They want society to hire cream-of-the-crop lawyers to help vicious thugs beat the rap for their crimes against society. 23. Gigante, who tried to beat the rap by wandering the streets of New York in a bathrobe, feigning mental illness. 24. I gotta say, it looked like a pretty slick way to beat the rap and keep vandalizing, if I'm right. 25. Captured, the killers are so unrepentant that their pals Shakes and Michael are moved to help them beat the rap . 26. In jail, Zucco receives a visit from a man who suggests that his employers can help him beat the rap . 27. He beats the rap , but now he has a mission : to see how far the First Amendment can be pushed. 28. "It'll put an end to the saying that a person can beat the rap , but he can't beat the ride ." 29. The president needed 34 votes to beat the rap ; it was obvious to anyone with half a brain that he had them. 30. "The public's perception will be that if you have enough money and celebrity-hood and high-priced lawyers, then you can beat the rap ,"