I don't even have any idea what this trial is about or who this person is.
= living under rock.
Oh yeah, wonder how hopey feels? He's been an avid follower too.
I don't even have any idea what this trial is about or who this person is.
I had to take an extra xanax (aka Zannie the nanny) when I saw this earlier today. The peach preserves will just have to wait till tomorrow or Thursday.... just cant pull myself together to make them right now. Where is my Patron XO Cafe?
edited to add: Lee baby, if you are reading this, please get the 'f' out of there and come up to SC for a little visit. I will make you forget all about those whacked out family members you have been surrounded with for the past few years.
If she gets really drunk and confesses later is it double jeopardy?
SO, I guess in the end the only person to walk away with any real time (6 days) in this case is the hottie who flipped off the prosecutor in open court. To whit:
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af308/IwuvPhilly/bart.jpg)
-W
She can walk out of court Thursday turn to the Cameras and say "I murdered my Girl and threw her in a swamp" and no one could do anything.
Love it or hate it that is the way out justice system works.
Well, thank you for that civics lessons......
She is not going to need to apply for any jobs -- she is going to cash in on this whole sordid affair. I expect a book out in time for the Christmas shopping season and a made-for-TV movie by the fall sweeps season.
M
She is not going to need to apply for any jobs -- she is going to cash in on this whole sordid affair. I expect a book out in time for the Christmas shopping season and a made-for-TV movie by the fall sweeps season.
M
She is not going to need to apply for any jobs -- she is going to cash in on this whole sordid affair. I expect a book out in time for the Christmas shopping season and a made-for-TV movie by the fall sweeps season.
Do they think that all liars and abusive people in this world are criminals? Sham on them really. They are jocks.
No, just the ones who chloroform and duct tape their toddlers faces and throw their bodies in a swamp to rot, after misleading the police for months.
Well, thank you for that civics lessons......
. Since we have no concept on how the jury was charged, nor what evidence was presented and accepted, the only people who know the real facts of the case, most probably had to make the decision they did.
Excellent points. But the Jury Charge is open records, and was done so before the cameras by Judge Perry. The evidence is also open records and was admitted and accepted or objected to in open court in front of the Tv cameras. We as armchair jurors got to see and hear all the evidence just as the real jurors did, except with some things blurred out.
I think she probably did it though .
If all of this was in the open, then even armchair jurors should understand why the jury decided how it did. "Beyond a reasonable doubt" is an incredibly high standard to meet and it only applies to criminal cases. As long as there was "any" possible doubt that Ms. Anthony committed murder, they could not find her guilty, no matter what people may want to happen. In this case, it appears that the defense was much more effective in swaying the jury and planting that "seed of doubt". That's all it takes, as OJ proved many years ago. That's also why he was found "liable" for those deaths, in civil court, because the burden of proof is much lower than in criminal. In his case "it was more likely than not, that he committed the crime" and was therefore civilly liable for damages.
Yeah, I first heard about this when it made the news down here yesterday. Bet that jury wouldn't have been so merciful if the wench was black.
Shameless flamebaiting to one side, I wonder why this hasn't attracted more attention? (http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/151508/15-year-old_girl_faces_life_in_prison_for_a_miscarriage_why_conservatives_are_criminalizing_pregnant_women/)
MtD
Yeah, I first heard about this when it made the news down here yesterday. Bet that jury wouldn't have been so merciful if the wench was black.
Shameless flamebaiting to one side, I wonder why this hasn't attracted more attention? (http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/151508/15-year-old_girl_faces_life_in_prison_for_a_miscarriage_why_conservatives_are_criminalizing_pregnant_women/)
MtD
This is true and yet one more reason why I deplore the death penalty .
It is a mandatory life sentence. I don't see the death penalty connection.
Well, thank you for that civics lessons......
She is not going to need to apply for any jobs -- she is going to cash in on this whole sordid affair. I expect a book out in time for the Christmas shopping season and a made-for-TV movie by the fall sweeps season.
M
Yes Jan, as H.L. Mencken, I believe once said: "The law is a ass."
They knew she was guilty, but the evidence did not support a verdict of "guilty", and since "not innocent" is not a choice, she was found not guilty. I understand that the jury was charged with some complicated and detailed instructions on how they must judge the evidence presented, and I'm sure this is what resulted in the "not guilty" verdict -- no cause of death, no DNA. I think it's the "CSI Effect" -- juries now need and expect to see undeniable proof of EVERYTHING.
What I DO NOT understand is why they let her off on the lesser charges....there were other choices they could have made....even manslaughter of a child, or muder in a lesser degree.....and certainly do not understand how they found her not guilty of aggravated child abuse.
I watched Marcia Clark last night, and she stated that this verdict was "worse" than the OJ verdict, and she listed several reasons why she thought so. It's all been very interesting, to say the least.
I see Casey Anthony sort of like Joran Van Der Sloot, in the Natalee Holloway case....they knew he was involved (guilty) but released him; he went on to kill again. She may do the same.
If they could have convicted for something other than Murder 1, then they should have. Wasn't there any evidence that the girl was never in Tampa, never with any identified nanny, and in fact Casey didn't report a missing daughter for weeks. This is definitely child abuse.
What the fuck happened??
Well then they are losers, or stupid. Or, the judge confused them in instructions.
Regardless of what verdict the jury returned, the child is still dead.
A miscarriage of justice? Most certainly. Will any verdict bring the child back?
No.
Maybe the next time she kills - emboldened by this recent verdict - maybe - just maybe, she'll get what is due to her. As I am a firm believer in Karma, her ass is gonna fry regardless.
If she is insane she isn't and won't be haunted by her acts. Her behavior in the month after her child "went missing" suggestseverepersonality disorder. She would have to be treated, to feel accountability.
edited - well some sort of personality disorder. But if her state drove her to murder, I guess we could say severe.
It seems she would only have gotten treatment on a manslaughter charge. I don't think people on death row get therapy... It's only for the criminally insane, right?
OK so she is to be released next Sunday....so where will she go? what will she do? Her first interview will be a good paycheck for her, I suppose....wonder who it will be with? Would anyone legit want to interview her?
HLN keeps the saga ongoing, it's about all they focus on. I'm ready to move past it....yes, it's a travesty, but there's not a whole lot we can do about it now. I'd hate to be one of those jurors....
Oh, and Barbra please....EVERYBODY will clammor to interview her.
Her first interview will be a good paycheck for her, I suppose....wonder who it will be with? Would anyone legit want to interview her?
I am pretty sure she won't be getting interviewed by Nancy Grace. My guess is Barbara Walters will land the interview.