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Old 12-06-2009, 12:46 AM
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Amanda Knox convicted...

The verdict came in and Amanda Knox was convicted of murder and sentenced to 26 years in Prison.

Here's the link...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091206/..._student_slain

Quite honestly, I believe she is innocent. If this case had happened here, she would have never even been tried. All the "evidence" against her was completely circumstancial, that any good defense attorney could stab a whole through.

I feel bad for her, especially since it has been reported that the jurors aren't like ours (pretty much we try to select non-biased jurors, emphasis on try). These jurors lived in the small town and already had their opinions.

Remind me not to go to Italy, since I think their pennial system SUCKS big time!!!!!!

I really hope that the U.S. steps in. All these other countries step in when one of their "citizens" is tried and convicted here in the U.S., it's only appropriate that we be "just as annoying".

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Old 12-06-2009, 01:18 AM
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From what I've read, the Italian legal system lets the state make a lot of arguments which in the U.S. would have been considered improper. Hopefully, the appellate courts of Italy do something about this.
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Old 12-06-2009, 08:02 PM
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I'm an italian guy and i have read everywhere that amanda was condamned because italians are antiamericans.

First i want to say one thing: if meredith was killed in Texas, do you believe the texans were going to let amanda walk away???

That said the idea that we condamned her because she is american is a big lie. Are you saying then the italians are antiamericans? Do you believe that we are like iran and north-korea???Well then try to remember that after 9/11 we sent militaries to afghanistan and iran because we knew it was the right thing to do.Of course we couldn't do much there (our army is a joke), but we also lost soldiers over there. Where were the germans and the french people????And you say that we are antiamericans.You are spitting on our deads when you say that.

I also want you to remember that in italy the appeal is very different, because you have more chances to win than in the first trial.And the there is an other trial. So is not over yet.

But most of all i want you all to understand that we italians really like the americans (we rember that you saved our ass in 1945) and that we don't judge a girl because of her looking, religion or sexual orientation (that is oklahoma, not italy).And all the stupid things the cia made here are not going to change that.Never.

If one day you guys come to italy you will see that you are wrong when you say that we are antiamericans, and that we are instead a beautiful and friendly country.
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Old 12-07-2009, 05:12 PM
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we don't judge a girl because of her looking, religion or sexual orientation (that is oklahoma, not italy).
As a life-long Oklahoman, I'm going to have to take a little bit of offense to that.

And it's not anti-Americanism I suspect. It's much simpler. You have an out of control prosecutor who doesn't give a damn about the guilt or evidence of the accused, she'll just do anything, including lie and cheat to win a conviction. And that sort of prosecutor, unfortunately isn't only found in Italy. We have them in Oklahoma also. Even so, there's no way in hell even our worst would attempt, much less get away with what the prosecutor in the Knox case has apparently done. Not even in the most backwater, rural, redneck part of this fine state would that happen.

Apparently, Italy's Code of Evidence allows prosecutors to bring in irrelevant, prejudicial and speculative character evidence to bolster their case. If that had been attempted in an American court (even an Oklahoman court as that's where I'm a licensed and practicing attorney), not only would much of what the prosecutor said about Knox have been thrown out, it also would have caused a mistrial.

It's also alleged that the prosecutor leaked false details to the media for the jury's consumption (as the jury wasn't sequestered).

And of course, you don't really have a case where the theory fit the facts and evidence.. (what little actual evidence there was).

I do hope this case is overturned on appeal and Ms. Knox is afforded a fair trial, which is probably impossible in Italy due to the absurd publicity. Every person charged with a crime deserves a fair hearing and Knox didn't get that.

And I guess I'd better stay out of Italy.. now that I've made some harsh comments regarding this prosecutor, I may be charged with defamation as it seems just about everyone connected to Ms. Knox has been. Anyone know what the statute of limitations for defamation is? Italy is a nice place and I'd like to visit again someday.
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Old 12-08-2009, 11:57 AM
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^^^ Ditto the above.

I sometimes wonder if this is not payback for the NATO plane hitting the gondola full of Italians and causing their death as well as the botched rescue of the Italian in Iraq.

Bottom line - how does one remove all their own fingerprints from a scene of murder but leave another persons. It is impossible.
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Old 12-08-2009, 12:09 PM
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As a life-long Oklahoman, I'm going to have to take a little bit of offense to that.

And it's not anti-Americanism I suspect. It's much simpler. You have an out of control prosecutor who doesn't give a damn about the guilt or evidence of the accused, she'll just do anything, including lie and cheat to win a conviction. And that sort of prosecutor, unfortunately isn't only found in Italy. We have them in Oklahoma also. Even so, there's no way in hell even our worst would attempt, much less get away with what the prosecutor in the Knox case has apparently done. Not even in the most backwater, rural, redneck part of this fine state would that happen.

Apparently, Italy's Code of Evidence allows prosecutors to bring in irrelevant, prejudicial and speculative character evidence to bolster their case. If that had been attempted in an American court (even an Oklahoman court as that's where I'm a licensed and practicing attorney), not only would much of what the prosecutor said about Knox have been thrown out, it also would have caused a mistrial.

It's also alleged that the prosecutor leaked false details to the media for the jury's consumption (as the jury wasn't sequestered).

And of course, you don't really have a case where the theory fit the facts and evidence.. (what little actual evidence there was).

I do hope this case is overturned on appeal and Ms. Knox is afforded a fair trial, which is probably impossible in Italy due to the absurd publicity. Every person charged with a crime deserves a fair hearing and Knox didn't get that.

And I guess I'd better stay out of Italy.. now that I've made some harsh comments regarding this prosecutor, I may be charged with defamation as it seems just about everyone connected to Ms. Knox has been. Anyone know what the statute of limitations for defamation is? Italy is a nice place and I'd like to visit again someday.
Very well said, Kevin.

This case reminded me how thankful I am for the American legal system.
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Old 12-08-2009, 12:24 PM
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Very well said, Kevin.

This case reminded me how thankful I am for the American legal system.
Well, then try to rember that the idea of "legal system" itself was created in rome (a lots of legal terms are still in latin) and be thankful to our fathers too.

Guys, a fair trial is something that all democracies try to have, but is not easy.And the media are a big problem for the justice everywhere , not just in italy. Just like the stupid politicians (like cantwell) are a big problem for the friendship among countries.

And italy and america are really two friend countries, that is why many of the speeches a lot of americans are doing about this are just stupid.

Anyway, if you really want to know, what we really think in italy now is:"If they really want the evil bitch back, they can have her!!!".

But then we rember of meredith.
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Old 12-08-2009, 12:28 PM
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Well, then try to rember that the idea of "legal system" itself was created in rome (a lots of legal terms are still in latin) and be thankful to our fathers too.

Guys, a fair trial is something that all democracies try to have, but is not easy.And the media are a big problem for the justice everywhere , not just in italy. Just like the stupid politicians (like cantwell) are a big problem for the friendship among countries.

And italy and america are really two friend countries, that is why many of the speeches a lot of americans are doing about this are just stupid.

Anyway, if you really want to know, what we really think in italy now is:"If they really want the evil bitch back, they can have her!!!".

But then we rember of meredith.
Um ok, thanks for the reminder. Stop being so defensive and taking everything personally. No one is bashing Italy.
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Old 12-09-2009, 01:38 AM
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Well, then try to rember that the idea of "legal system" itself was created in rome (a lots of legal terms are still in latin) and be thankful to our fathers too.

Guys, a fair trial is something that all democracies try to have, but is not easy.And the media are a big problem for the justice everywhere , not just in italy. Just like the stupid politicians (like cantwell) are a big problem for the friendship among countries.

And italy and america are really two friend countries, that is why many of the speeches a lot of americans are doing about this are just stupid.

Anyway, if you really want to know, what we really think in italy now is:"If they really want the evil bitch back, they can have her!!!".

But then we rember of meredith.
Okay if we (Italy and America) are such "friends" why are you jumping down our throats because we don't agree with Italy's pennial system, how the courts are run or what prosecuters can say about a defendent?

Basically your implying, "oh we can all be friends, but you can't say anything bad about our country".

I'm sorry no country is perfect. I may be an American, but the United States is FAR from perfect (look at the major recession we are in right now).

Also how does it help our "friendship" by saying that we can have "the evil bitch back". Nice. If you "Italians" don't want the "evil bitch" there, why the hell did you convict her? Oh wait, you don't know because you didn't sit on the trail, as none of us did. You are, like all of us are, making your assumptions based on what the news is reporting. Yet, I'm sure our news is reporting slightly different than Italian news. (I say this because it's probably true, the media totally filters things).

I never once said in my original post that I was "anti-Italy" and if you got that assumption, I am sorry. But I stand by my opinion that I think your legal system needs some work and that there are some "issues" within it that need to be worked out. Now, it's not to say that ours is perfect (again going back to that), because it's not.

You mentioned OJ Simpson in a previous post, as for him, yes, I think the man is guilty as sin. He got away with murder (IMPO). The thing is, that jury (which I was not on, all I heard was what was reported via the news), made their decision based on the evidence presented to them. Obviously, the defense was able to "poke enough holes" in the prosecutors theories to leave enough reasonable doubt in their minds and they therefore didn't convict.

The whole thing is, like Kevin said earlier, she deserved a fair trial. I feel that no matter where you are and what citizenship you are, you deserve a fair trail. I don't think evidence should be admitted that isn't conclusive. I don't think bashing of a defendent should be allowed. But that is just my opinion. Doesn't mean that the world is going to change, because it won't. But I can still have my opinion.
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Old 12-09-2009, 02:23 AM
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As a life-long Oklahoman, I'm going to have to take a little bit of offense to that.

And it's not anti-Americanism I suspect. It's much simpler. You have an out of control prosecutor who doesn't give a damn about the guilt or evidence of the accused, she'll just do anything, including lie and cheat to win a conviction. And that sort of prosecutor, unfortunately isn't only found in Italy. We have them in Oklahoma also. Even so, there's no way in hell even our worst would attempt, much less get away with what the prosecutor in the Knox case has apparently done. Not even in the most backwater, rural, redneck part of this fine state would that happen.

Apparently, Italy's Code of Evidence allows prosecutors to bring in irrelevant, prejudicial and speculative character evidence to bolster their case. If that had been attempted in an American court (even an Oklahoman court as that's where I'm a licensed and practicing attorney), not only would much of what the prosecutor said about Knox have been thrown out, it also would have caused a mistrial.

It's also alleged that the prosecutor leaked false details to the media for the jury's consumption (as the jury wasn't sequestered).

And of course, you don't really have a case where the theory fit the facts and evidence.. (what little actual evidence there was).

I do hope this case is overturned on appeal and Ms. Knox is afforded a fair trial, which is probably impossible in Italy due to the absurd publicity. Every person charged with a crime deserves a fair hearing and Knox didn't get that.

And I guess I'd better stay out of Italy.. now that I've made some harsh comments regarding this prosecutor, I may be charged with defamation as it seems just about everyone connected to Ms. Knox has been. Anyone know what the statute of limitations for defamation is? Italy is a nice place and I'd like to visit again someday.
While I agree with the idea behind your points I must say it is inaccurate at best to claim that the underlined things would not happen in the US as they have happened and are currently happening. Have you seen American Violet? There are a plethora of cases that go on every single day in America that make the Knox case look fair and just.
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Old 12-09-2009, 04:24 PM
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While I agree with the idea behind your points I must say it is inaccurate at best to claim that the underlined things would not happen in the US as they have happened and are currently happening. Have you seen American Violet? There are a plethora of cases that go on every single day in America that make the Knox case look fair and just.
Some of the stuff the prosecutor said would *definitely* not be allowed in an American courtroom and would even possibly lead to a mistrial and/or sanctions for the prosecuting attorney -- at least if the things the ABA Journal articles I've read are true.
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Old 12-09-2009, 04:51 PM
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I don't know what to think about this case at all. I've read about it for some time now, and I feel like I'm looking at a wide range of sources, but the only thing I know for sure is that she didn't get a fair trial. I can't even develop an opinion about whether or not she did it.
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Old 12-06-2009, 08:13 PM
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I don't believe anyone here (of the two people that posted) said that she was convicted because Italians are anti-American. Their arguments were that the trial would have been different had the event occurred in the US.

Also, The United States did not invade Iran. We invaded Iraq. Not the same.
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Old 12-06-2009, 08:41 PM
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There is at least 1 senator that believes it.And a lot of bloggers.

And i know the difference between iran and iraq (doh!), i just wrote too fast and made a mistake.

After all even if she is innocent, well every legal sistem sometime makes mistakes too.Remeber o.j. simpson???
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Old 12-08-2009, 12:05 PM
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1) the jurors in america are not sequestred 99% of the times. It happens only if they are threatened.

2)in italy you can blame the defendant, but you can also pray him. And most importantly the jurors are watched by 2 judges that control that they don't convict anyone just because they don't like him .



3)The knife sequestered from Raffaele Sollecito’s apartment is in fact compatible with the deep puncture wound on Meredith’s neck. This was a point that even the defence forensic experts conceded.The american media are saying lies about this.

The tests on the DNA found on the blade of the knife were not inconclusive. Dr. Patrizia Stefanoni testified at the trial that the DNA on the blade of the knife has been reliably identified as Meredith’s

Both Dr. Renato Biondo, the head of the DNA Unit of the scientific police, and the Kerchers’ own DNA expert, Professor Francesca Torricelli, provided independent confirmation that this forensic finding is accurate and reliable.

The double DNA knife is far from the only piece of incriminating forensic evidence.

There were five instances of Amanda Knox’s DNA mixed with Meredith’s blood in three different locations in the cottage, including in Filomena’s room where the break-in was staged.

Furthermore, there was a woman’s bloody shoeprint compatible with Knox’s foot size on a pillow in Meredith’s room. This bloody shoeprint was not compatible with Meredith’s own foot size.

An abundant amount of Raffaele Sollecito’s DNA was found on Meredith’s bra clasp.

Two bloody footprints were attributed to Raffaele Sollecito. One of them was revealed by luminol in the hallway, and the other one was easily visible to the naked eye on the blue bathmat in Meredith’s and Knox’s shared bathroom.

4) someone tried to wash the knife with a very powerful soap , and amanda buyed that soap exactly that morning, after searching the net for a soap that was able to clean blood (doh)

5)Amanda changed her story 4 times, because story n.1 and n.2 and n. 3 where proved lies.

So, who thinks she is innocent and our legaly sistem sucks now???
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