Justice for Caylee.
The public is outraged. The debate is as furious as after OJ. My son (atty) is in agreement with the jury and we are having a Face Book "war" over the outcome. I remember having discussions with my dad as he thought OJ was innocent (he was a big football fan and really didn't like thinking someone he cheered for could be so cruel.
I just saw a sign outside the courtroom that had a picture of Casey with duct tape over her mouth (tv). That pretty much says it all...
As tragic as this case is....A criminal trial is not about “justice for the victim”.
See Allan Dershowitz article clarifying out legal system:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429783247016492.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
He points out that our western justice system is founded on the story of Abraham who admonishes God to wipe away all of Sodom, the innocent with the guilty. God says if I find 10 righteous, I will not destroy Sodom...then God does not find the 10 innocent and destroys Sodom. That is where we get our moral code , “Better to let 10 guilty go free than condemn one innocent.”
Dershowitz says, “A legally proper result—acquittal in such a case—may not be the same as a morally just result. In such a case, justice has not been done to the victim, but the law has prevailed. “
I do feel Casey should be given the maximum for lying to the police, of which she was found guilty.
Have you signed any of the petitions going around? I have mine up on my facebook page.