I think public outrage is normal and healthy in these types of situations. Hell, I'd be worried for our society if everyone was indifferent to the verdict. You lose some and you win some. I think she either intentionally killed her daughter or accidentally killed her and tried to cover it but the evidence really wasn't there. Sometimes juries convict anyway (Scott Peterson) and sometimes they don't (Casey Anthony).

I've also never understood why Nancy Grace picks certain case like this and the Duke lacross players and just beats them to hell and back. I know just within the last year alone in MI there was a man who killed his three very young sons in the woods and a story about a young mother who supposedly sold her 4yr old daughter to a convicted rapist for drug money. I don't recall those stories making it past the local papers.

Was she white?

And aside from that, such a scenario is sadly not uncommon. I've been doing volunteer work lately representing the children taken into the state's custody from abusive parents... nothing shocks me anymore.

Anyone remember a few years ago when I suggested I'd like Nancy Grace to be eaten by sharks? So much of this TV coverage could have been prevented if only. . .

My aunt just changed her Facebook profile picture to a picture of Caylee.

Oy.

Yes, they all were.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525333,00.html

I didn't follow this case at all except for what I saw on the cover of People Magazine at the store. :rolleyes: However, because of that I was surprised to hear she got off. After reading a bit, I'm less surprised.

I don't know how many of you have been on a jury, especially in a more complicated case. If you haven't, it is hard to fully understand what the jury goes through. I was jury foreman for a sexual assault case several years ago. It was both a sad and fascinating experience. It was not fun to listen to all the details of the case. But it was really fascinating to be a part of a jury in action and look at all the different ways the other jurors heard and understood the evidence that was presented. It wasn't exactly 12 Angry Men, but still an interesting process. We did find the man guilty.

After the trial was over I was waiting for my husband to pick me up. Both the prosecutor and the defense attorney came out of the courthouse and struck up a conversation with me. We had a very interesting conversation about the case, why we had convicted, etc. It was interesting to hear their questions and see their reactions about the different aspects.

Re: getting emotionally involved in cases... It was one of the most emotionally draining and stressful things I've ever done. I think I cried most of the rest of the day and off and on for several days. A large part of it was reflecting on the fact that there but for the grace of God go I and how blessed I am to have the life I do.

That said, after that experience I will never allow myself to be seated on a jury in that kind of case again. If I ever reach the voir dire stage again, I'll flat out tell the attorneys that I've done my duty to my country once and won't be doing it again.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6kkH4xekiN...20buchanan.jpg

The mainstream will consider Casey Anthony to be prettier than Jennifer Buchanan. A pretty white woman's struggles and accused crimes are more exciting than those of a woman, including another white woman, who doesn't have the looks and a fun story to tell.

Oh yeah, dumb site alert: http://www.infamoushotties.com/caseyanthony.html

If I recall correctly, years after the OJ case, many of the jurors said that after learning more information about the case that was kept from them while they were sequestered, they would have chosen to convict him.


One of my friends just posted on her status that as a tribute & remembrance of Caylee, we should all turn on our porch lights at 9pm.

All of this.

As I put it to an irate friend earlier: Casey Anthony probably was involved in her child's death. Probably isn't even close to good enough to convict.

That's a good thing - probably a great thing.

iLost. #wrongthread :o

I just want to see that little girl's death vindicated. I pray that there is an appeal and/or the investigation continues. There should be justice for this crime and I really don't care who the murderer is--I absolutely believe it was Casey based on what little I know but if it can be proved beyond reasonable doubt that it was someone else, I wouldn't say another word about it.

I got home after 9pm and my bulb is blown. Tell your friend I was there in spirit. :p

It doesn't work that way. The state can't appeal. A person can't be tried twice for the same crime once acquitted.

*sigh* I suspected that. :( But I thought I might be wrong since I saw that on Double Jeopardy. The vast majority of my law knowledge comes from movies so I really hoped that Ashley Judd told me something inaccurate.

I should not be able to conceivably believe why so many people poured their heart and soul into this terribly boring story.

...

But this is America where Justin Bieber and bad beliefs thrive.

Shut up, Malfoy.