Casey Anthony Trial

[KSig RC]

The greatest irony of all is that the zealots upset over the verdict (and pissed at jurors they don't know) are actually operating on the exact same axis as the jurors, just in a different direction (from a decision making standpoint).

The zealots cling to the notion of "justice" for Caylee - but the ideal of the court system is that the jurors must only concern themselves with justice for the defendant. The jurors concerned themselves not with the child, but with meting out justice for Casey Anthony - and we need to get the fuck over ourselves with the notion that justice is purely a positive thing, or purely a 'punishment' thing.

Justice is simply applying the law correctly - conflating justice and righteousness is a stark, silly and ultimately self-serving load of crap. It also wins trials, so <3 <3 <3. But yeah. Whether we like it or not, a court of law just cannot concern itself with "justice" for the plaintiff, the victim or those related - in fact, the notion is borderline silly to consider.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

The greatest irony of all is that the zealots upset over the verdict (and pissed at jurors they don't know) are actually operating on the exact same axis as the jurors, just in a different direction (from a decision making standpoint).

The zealots cling to the notion of "justice" for Caylee - but the ideal of the court system is that the jurors must only concern themselves with justice for the defendant. The jurors concerned themselves not with the child, but with meting out justice for Casey Anthony - and we need to get the fuck over ourselves with the notion that justice is purely a positive thing, or purely a 'punishment' thing.

Justice is simply applying the law correctly - conflating justice and righteousness is a stark, silly and ultimately self-serving load of crap. It also wins trials, so <3 <3 <3. But yeah. Whether we like it or not, a court of law just cannot concern itself with "justice" for the plaintiff, the victim or those related - in fact, the notion is borderline silly to consider.

Yes, that's also one of the reasons why false convictions and harsher sentences occur. People are so angry over what happened and want to see someone, anyone, convicted and punished. Justice for Caylee is not synonymous with justice for Casey.