Casey Anthony Trial

[Senusret I]

A Greekchatter just defriended me on facebook because of my opinions on the REACTION to the verdict.

LMAO

[FSUZeta]

the jury is smarter than i thought. they will not speak to the media after all-the chickens!

i am flabbergasted with their verdict.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

the jury is smarter than i thought. they will not speak to the media after all-the chickens!

Chicken shit idiots.

I'm watching the people furious & almost rioting after this verdict was read. Wow. I agree with their sentiments though I wouldn't go so far as to riot & have that kind of reaction.

I get that they didn't go for 1st degree but to completely set her free? No 2nd degree murder conviction? Just shocking & appalling.

[KSUViolet06]

Were there any other charges on the table aside from 1st degree (ex: 2nd degree or manslaughter?)

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Were there any other charges on the table aside from 1st degree (ex: 2nd degree or manslaughter?)

Aggrevated Manslaughter was and she was found Not Guilty of that too.

[ThetaDancer]

Originally Posted by DDDlove13

This case is the most ridiculous and sickening thing ever. The jury should be ashamed! I live in Orlando and people are RIOTING over it, I'd be scared for my life if I was associated with the case in any way.

This is really alarming...

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Yeah, the little I saw of this case made me question these exact things. Just because she did a lot of things that look suspicious doesn't rise to the level of direct evidence. I feel sorry for jurors. It's hard to follow the letter of the law when you may have that gut feeling that someone is guilty but the State hasn't proved it beyond a reasonable doubt.

Agreed.

[KSUViolet06]

Reading reactions on FB, I think people are forgetting what not guilty means.

Not guilty doesn't mean "we think this person had absolutely nothing to do with the things they're charged with and is an awesome person."

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[agzg]

I can't believe the people I'm friends with on facebook - "I'm so upset I almost cried." "I'm sick to my stomach right now."

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by agzg

I can't believe the people I'm friends with on facebook - "I'm so upset I almost cried." "I'm sick to my stomach right now."

I know?! Who gets sick or emotional about a little precious baby girl being suffocated, bagged, and thrown in a swamp by the person who was supposed to protect her with her life?!

[agzg]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

I know?! Who gets sick or emotional about a little precious baby girl being suffocated, bagged, and thrown in a swamp by the person who was supposed to protect her with her life?!

Who gets so emotionally invested in the outcome of a trial where the prosecution FUCKED THINGS UP that they feel sick or like crying, or blame the jury?

It's not the jury's fault. They did what they were supposed to do. Now it's up to Nancy Grace to further water down the facts and get on her high horse about how only kids with a "bad mother" are in any sort of danger.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by agzg

Who gets so emotionally invested in the outcome of a trial where the prosecution FUCKED THINGS UP that they feel sick or like crying, or blame the jury?

It's not the jury's fault. They did what they were supposed to do. Now it's up to Nancy Grace to further water down the facts and get on her high horse about how only kids with a "bad mother" are in any sort of danger.

No, they just want to get home! Can't sit through the penalty phase, one of them has a cruise. Forget the little girl.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

No, they just want to get home! Can't sit through the penalty phase, one of them has a cruise. Forget the little girl.

Whatever. If you really believe that there are people out there who are more worried about getting to their cruise than taking their positions as jurors seriously, your crazy. All it would take is one person to complain, and that person would be kicked off the jury in favor of an alternate. Do you think seriously that a juror would risk the wrath of the public by letting her off if they really didn't think they couldn't convict? Seriously...a cruise?!

[agzg]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

No, they just want to get home! Can't sit through the penalty phase, one of them has a cruise. Forget the little girl.

Oh, bite me. You and I both know that Nancy Grace in particular but most of the media has been hyping this whole case up since the day Caylee was reported missing.

Why would folks who live thousands of miles away get so worked up about a trial in which they A. don't know the victim or the defendant B. don't live in the same state or even time zone as the victim or defendant or C. aren't in the courtroom, don't have the full story about what happened in the courtroom, and don't have the full story about what happened in the jury room? What's the point of having a physical reaction to that? And then posting about it on facebook?

Is it terrible that Caylee died? Sure. But the jury was able to find reasonable doubt as to Casey's guilt. They did their job. It's an example of the justice system working - not that it's broken. If we tried every potential criminal in the court of public opinion, and it carried jail time, we'd be fucked as a nation. Completely and totally fucked.

No, though, because Casey's white, middle class, and pretty, she should have been a "Good Mom" because after all, that's the only way white, middle class, pretty women know how to act! But because Caylee died, and she had issues (and yes, I think a lot of her lying and partying and whatever was stemming from issues), she was a "Bad Mother" - and everyone knows "Bad Mothers" are not only guilty, but beyond a reasonable doubt, and how dare the jury find anything different when they follow the instructions of the court?

I don't pretend to know whether she did it or not, and honestly the only people that do are those directly tied to the crimes, but I think the jury did their job and don't deserve to be vilified. If the case was lost, it's either the prosecution's fault, or the defense's very good job.

And yes, it certainly helps my position that there are thousands of kids who go missing every year that we never hear about. Who's getting emotional about those kids?

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

No, they just want to get home! Can't sit through the penalty phase, one of them has a cruise. Forget the little girl.

If you believe that this is what happened, you should lock yourself in the trunk of a car. First, no chance the other jurors would go along with it. Second, all research indicates the most important driving force for jurors is getting the answer right - it is taken as seriously as possible. You are NOT the only one who "cares about that little girl" - you are not a unique snowflake.

Stop watching stupid people jabber on TV and pick up some reading material not by Grisham - U of Nebraska has an entire department dedicated to jury research, start there.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by agzg

Who gets so emotionally invested in the outcome of a trial where the prosecution FUCKED THINGS UP that they feel sick or like crying, or blame the jury?

I don't believe the prosecution fucked things up at all. I think they did a great job but obviously the jury (much like in the OJ case) didn't see it that way.

As for getting emotionally invested, I don't see why it should bother you so much. Some people get emotionally invested in soap operas, movies, TV shows, books etc. What's the difference between those & these? Those are make-believe, this is real. I show real emotions (sadness, grief, happiness, anger etc) when I see a great movie or read a great book. This is no different. I may not live in Florida (hell, I live on the other side of the country in California) but that doesn't stop me from feeling for her & the entire situation surrounding her death.