Anyone watching the Casey Anthony trial?

[Jill]

Another travesty of justice to match the OJ verdict! What do these people(the jury) need...a video of Casey chloroforming, or taping the mouth and nose of, that poor doomed little child??? What innocent person would not 'bother' to mention that their 2 yr. old child just happened to be 'missing' for over a MONTH: what inference should be drawn from that, just for one point???

Very telling, I believe, that the jury refused to explain their verdict; can you say shameful cowardice and guilt??

As I'm sure anyone can tell, this verdict REALLY upsets me; why even have a 'jury of your peers' when in society, it is becoming increasingly 'fashionable' to NEVER presume to 'judge' anyone else's actions/behavior, no matter how blatantly ILLEGAL, not to say IMMORAL, and flat out WRONG, it is shown to be. Penalties only 'threatened', seldom if ever delivered, leads to an attitude of 'I can ultimately get away with just about anything'.This does NOT make for a better society; instead, a worse and worse one...but it IS 'oh, so politically correct', and like good little sheep, too many just accept this loss of ethics and (gasp! yes, I'll say it...MORALS!) without challenge.

I am ashamed for my country and our purported 'judicial' system, now so busy bending over backwards to 'protect the rights of the accused' that the victims are shunted aside and all but forgotten/ignored.

I hope this young women is shunned for the rest of her miserable life...along with those who swallowed her defense's pitiful excuses and 'theories'(apparently THOSE, with no 'smoking gun'. passed muster with the sad excuse for a jury, while the similarly circumstantial(no smoking gun)presentation of the prosecution received no such generous consideration.

Flame away, if you must...I stand by my opinion. I was privileged to be born, and to have lived in, this great country for many years; I liked it a LOT better in years past. Many of you, sadly, will never know the USA you missed...perfect? Not by a long sight, but better...yes, better... than now. JMHO. Of course, a return to core values is always possible, when enough truly WANT it to happen, and behave accordingly. Question is...how many do?

Margo

With you ALL THE WAY, Margo

 

[HGFarm]

I too am just absolutely shocked and disappointed and sickened. She lied so badly about everything from the beginning. No wonder she is smiling- she got away with it all. And that poor child is still just as dead.

I hear the 'nanny' that she claimed the child was staying with (and who NEVER met her or the child) is suing her for defamation of character and damaging her reputation. That trial is supposed to start in August.

 

[Marty]

I feel like I've been violated all over again. I look into the eyes of that adorable child and can't control myself.

Another child killer goes free to walk around loose and go on her merry way. When will it stop? My anger is so over the top. This only shows that our judicial system needs a big overhaul. Something I have fought here for years. The deals, the plea bargins, make me vomit. And its very true that unless I get some politition in my back pocket, or find a ton of money to donate to someone in the captial for their election fund, I don't stand a chance. Justice? Where is it? And they wonder why people take the laws into their own hands sometimes.

 

[Charlene]

i have my flame suit on...you have to remember, the jury found her "not guilty". they did NOT find her "innocent". emotions are running high, as they should. however, this jury's verdict, IMO, was the proper verdict. you can't send a person to the death chamber based on the smells in her car. you can't send a person to the death chamber based on her lifestyle. while we ALL know she probably did it, the state did not PROVE she did. if you really pick apart the state's "evidence", there was very little that pointed to guilt. much of the forensics was pure crap. it's a double-edged sword. she probably got away with murder but given the lack of true evidence, it simply could not be proven. would YOU want to be convicted and sentenced to death because your car smelled bad?

*I* don't know if she did it. i *think* she did but we will never know. what i do know is that she has zero maternal instincts. but, that doesn't mean she killed her child.

better that one guilty person goes free than 10 innocent people go to jail. again, while we can't all agree on this verdict, we SHOULD agree that this country has the BEST judicial system in the world. it just doesn't always work like we THINK it should.

 

[Charley]

Thank you Charlene. You have said exactly what I wanted too.

Also, I feel the media has led many, who did not watch and listen to every word, into reaching the media's decision on guilty or not guilty. The media does this over and over and still so many don't think for themselves but are herded by the media. It is their profession and they are good at it!

 

[Davie]

These are just my opinions and I'll put my flame suit on as well. This comes from a paralegal that has done a lot of legal research.

First off put your emotions aside and look at only the facts in evidence--not the media lawyers, not their comments during all the side bars--what the Jury actually heard in court.

Here is why I had too many questions to convict if I was on the jury.

Did a young beautiful child die: ABSOLUTELY YES!!

Does the family know more than they let on: ABSOLUTELY YES!!!

Is this family one of the worst cases of dysfunctional family I've seen: WITHOUT A DOUBT.

Did Casey have something to do with the death: MORE THAN LIKELY

FATHER IS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER: He know all the in/outs of crime scenes, questions to ask and how to answer to avoid providing a true answer. WHY THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE & NOTE--???? I believe he is a family tryant--rule with an iron fist.

MOTHER: Imcompentate fool--purgering herself on the stand. Trying to cover up facts that Caylee did know how to get out the door and into the pool on her own--could Caylee do it -- possible maybe not probable as shown by photos. Why was she determined to deny Casey's pregnacy???

CASEY: Habitual Liar: YOU BET YOUR LIFE!!!!

BROTHER: Knows a whole lot more that he testified too. Probably father helped prepare for testimony to avoid actual answers to questions asked. Why was he kept out of Casey's pregnancy.

Facts in evidence:

Medical Examiners Testimony: Cause of Death: HOMICIDE, Method of Death: UNKNOWN

NO DNA FOUND: If body was in trunk as they say--a decomposing body leaves behind fluids, maggots, other forensic evidence that was not found--just the smell. Trunk carpet was tested.

FINGER PRINTS: None found on the Duct Tape. I've seen duct tape that can't stick to itself and I've seen the industrial kind that you can't pry apart with a crowbar. Tape was not found on the skull, but with a clump of hair. Tape was tested but clean. Tape could have been used to close plastic bag and when bag deteriated fell onto the hair.

SMELL EVIDENCE: I'm sorry but this is not based in scientific fact--I know years ago neither was DNA testing. How can you separate one smell from another or know that it is a PURE sample.

COULD NOT PLACE MOTHER AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

QUESTIONS CONCERNING PERSON WHO FOUND BODY--why did he not push the police when called, why did he not take them to what he saw??? Why did he call 3 times. Why did he move the skull.

COMPUTER EVIDENCE: Could not tie the computer to one person. Multiple people had access to the computer and anyone who had access to the computer could have done a google search for any topic at any time. I know I google a word or item numerous times just because I need to go back to the website that intersted me--does that mean I have an ultera motive???? Just showed word had been googled but not to what website the search went to.

COULD NOT PROVE A MOTIVE FOR DEATH: Casey's actions aside after Caylee's disappearance. Evidence by testimony that Casey was a loving mother. No testimony to the contrary. Actions by the defendent do not make her guilty!!

CONTRIDICTING TESTIMONY BY BOTH FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGISTS

TESTIMONY FROM GEORGE ANTHONY'S MISTRESS: Leaves doubt--what did she have to gain from false testimony?

Just too many unanswered questions to PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT FOR ME.

As law professors will say time and time again. There is the TRUTH and then there is the LEGAL TRUTH.

I for one am glad that the Jurors decided not to take to the press. They would have been crucified by the media.

Nancy Grace has been ready to convict Casy Anthony from the beginning. Yes she stands on her case records of how may cases she has tried but her winning percentage is not that good. Dan Abrams (other commentator) may have tried fewer cases but his winning percentage is better than Nancy's. I loved Jeffrey Tobins comments on CNN's website that the Prosecution over charged this case. He was totally right.

Now we will never know the true story of what happend to a beautiful little girl whose life ended way to short. It may be flawed but in this case our Justice system worked--it was not what we would have like to have seen, but with what was PRESENTED INTO EVIDENCE just left too many unanswered questions.

 

[Riverrose28]

Can't they charge her with illegal disposal of a body? I also heard that some of the volunteers are going to file a cival suit to charge her for their time.

 

[Charlene]

there are all kinds of charges they can file. the problem they have is proving them. district attorneys don't like to file charges they don't think they can prove. this is where the state went wrong BIG time in the very beginning. not having a time/cause of death for caylee, there is NO WAY they could prove murder, let along premeditated first degree murder. had they charged her with something less, i.e., second degree murder, manslaughter, etc., she would be sitting in prison for a long time instead of walking free. because the other 2 charges stemmed from what the state considered first degree murder, she had to be found not guilty of those also. if she isn't guilty of the first degree murder charges, she isn't guilty of the other charges. remember, i didn't say innocent, i said not guilty. there is a HUGE difference.

everybody and their brother can sue. those people can get judgments against her. but, you can't get blood out of a turnip. it's highly unlikely anybody will collect a dime from her. the state of florida needs to drop this whole mess and move on to prosecuting the other hundreds of cases they have pending.

sadly, the truth will never be known.

 

[~Lisa~]

everybody and their brother can sue. those people can get judgments against her. but, you can't get blood out of a turnip.

Between book deals - interviews and movies she sadly will have more then enough money to last her lifetime in a very short amount of time. Which is the sickest part of all to me talk about adding insult to injury so the least that can happen everyone sues the crap out of her and hopefully she will not see a dime

 

[Reble]

All I can say is so so sad for the death of a child.

Sorry have not followed it, but have heard the case over the news.

Yes, agree might have done it.

BUT how, why and who is guilty.

Sounds like they did not have enough evidence to find her guilty.

We can not go by our emotions, only by the facts that are given.

I do not want to Judge.

Rest in Peace Caylee , such a wonderful gift from God.

 

[Jill]

She gets released next week, on July 13

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/07/casey-anthony-acquitted-on-murder-charges-faces-sentencing-for-lying-to/