[KnutCase]

Yes, yes, yes. It would appear that they may have paid more attention to him in closing than Dusek. Could be a good sign for DW.

[alisasny]

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/732792/posts

Radio Free Republic this week

Why do conservatives eat their own.

If I have time I intend to call in and use these Westerfield threads as my basis. I have never seen such horrible treatment of other long time members and activists of this great forum.

I also believe this is why your threads have been put into chat. Whenever someone new comes along and gives their opinion they are branded.

I am just glad I didnt waste over 6 months on one issue that in all reality is not going to change a damn thing when that verdict comes in.

Again for the record I believe DW is innocent and that the Van Dams ( both parents) while reckless are not responsible for the actual death of their child.

[vollmond]

On the other hand, human nature would dictate that you give the defendant's final request for evidence examination a lot of weight. If they come back with a guilty verdict they can say they did everything the defense asked during their deliberations, but still couldn't find reasonable doubt.

By the way, how does "innocent until proven guilty" equate to "reasonable doubt"? I think that requiring the defense to convince a jury that reasonable doubt of guilt exists would be a much higher standard to have to meet. Not good for someone who never testified in front of a jury of his peers under oath that he wasn't guilty of kidnapping/murder.