Casey Anthony Trial

[christiangirl]

Well.....and this is just a guess....but maybe people are acting like this is new because it really is new to them. With each highly publicized case, a new wave of people figure out how the legal system works or receive confirmations that what they've seen in the media (and thought was incorrect) is actually how it goes. In life, people (children, employees, etc) get punished by authority (parents, employers, etc) on circumstancial evidence all the time. So it's not far-fetched for people to assume the justice system would operate that way, too. Or else wish so badly that it did they convince themselves it's possible even if they know deep-down it's not.

[VandalSquirrel]

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/07/06/...irtual-frenzy/

http://www.change.org/petitions/create-caylees-law

You know how to get law makers interested in laws? Not the same way you go about trying to save your favorite television show.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/07/06/...irtual-frenzy/

It calls for the creation of a new federal statute called “Caylee’s Law” – named after Anthony’s deceased daughter – that would make it a felony for parents not to report the death of a child to law enforcement within an hour of discovering the incident, or within 24 hours in the case of child disappearance.

1. How could someone prove that it's been more than an hour since discovery?

2. Don't police departments require folks to wait 48 hours before they can report someone as missing? Never mind.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

1. How could someone prove that it's been more than an hour since discovery?

2. Don't police departments require folks to wait 48 hours before they can report someone as missing?

1. That's what I was thinking.

2. It's 24 hours, AFAIK.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

2. It's 24 hours, AFAIK.

Whoops. That's what I meant.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

1. That's what I was thinking.

2. It's 24 hours, AFAIK.

For an adult yes, but for a young child, NO. You can notify the police 5 minutes after last seeing your child.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

For an adult yes, but for a young child, NO. You can notify the police 5 minutes after last seeing your child.

How young is "young" in an instance like this? Anything under 18? 10 or younger?

I know that I've heard of people being told to wait because "Junior is 16 and probably just ran away."

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

How young is "young" in an instance like this? Anything under 18? 10 or younger?

I know that I've heard of people being told to wait because "Junior is 16 and probably just ran away."

Caylee was like 3, no? Yes, teenagers and adults are different but who the hell would wait 24 hours if their 5 yr old wandered off in a park?