| d21lewis said: The problem is, they get these jurors who are not supposed to have any prior knowledge of the case. While our opinions are formed by the media and circumstances that aren't admissable to court, all the jurors can consider is the evidence. There were some holes that just weren't answered by the prosecution. It's easy for us to sit here and say "She's guilty and deserves to die" (How easy? I'll say it right now--Casey Anthony is guilty and deserves to die) but we weren't the ones that had to sit there and look at her for weeks on end and then decide that, based on our decision, she would be condemned to death. Didn't you guys see The DArk Knight? Nobody wants to get their hands dirty! It would be one thing if there was a confession or a smoking gun. All we had was circumstantial evidence to go on. While I could personally convict somebody based on circumstantial evidence and a little common sense, I don't think I could kill somebody without absolute certainty. I just don't believe the intent to kill was there. They should have never tried to convict that slut of anything more than manslaughter. To charge anybody with ANY crime, you have to be able to prove all of the elements of the crime (intent, included). If a single element isn't accounted for, the case is lost. With murder, they had to prove Casey intended to kill her daughter. With manslaughter, all they had to prove was that Casey was responsible. And because of that, a killer is going to walk free. |
I agree with your assessment. There was no direct link between Casey and the actual murder. Nothing that proves she actually perpetrated the crime. But I do think she was guilty just based on how she did not report her child missing for over a month, concealed evidence from the police, AND lied to them. If someone is not guilty, they would not have to lie and conceal anything. She is one fucked up woman. The problem here, like you said, is the charge for murder. And with murder comes capital punishment. I think the jury felt too scared to sentence someone to death without definitive evidence that she committed the crime. Had it been manslaughter and the sentence was time in jail, the jury would have probably found her guilty. As such, we have a deranged, evil bitch roaming the streets!
