I feel Baez indicated exactly what happened here, in this case.
This was a Death Penalty case. These jurors, rightly, were going to play no part in the execution of another human being...that, along with no real hard evidence, set Casey free.
On a side note: I wonder, just how many people, frothing at the mouth to kill Casey, have participated in the murder of their own children...both fathers and mothers. Just because they “legally” killed them before or immediately after they were born...it is still murder. Yet, I know several people who have killed their children and who desired this young girl to be executed for doing the same exact thing.
This was a Death Penalty case. These jurors, rightly, were going to play no part in the execution of another human being...that, along with no real hard evidence, set Casey free.
How do you explain the following then?
Aggravated Child Abuse: Not Guilty
Aggravated Manslaughter: Not Guilty
To believe Casey Anthony was not guilty of any of the above offenses, let alone 1st degree murder, would require someone to suspend all level of common sense. Let's face it, this jury was filled with a bunch of idiots...and this does not bode well for our nation's future.
I take issue with you comparing anyone who’s had an abortion to this woman who had this child for almost 3 years and dumped her rotting body in the woods while she laughed and partied! While I am not an abortion advocate by any means, there is a conceivable difference between the two. It is human nature to form an attachment to that which is visible and understandable. Like it is easier to form an attachment to somebody you have gotten to know rather than someone you pass by on the street. Many women who’ve had abortions and went on the have children afterwards would NEVER again make the same mistake of abortion. IN A LOT OF CASES IT IS A CRIME OF IGNORANCE. And what this Casey Anthony did to little Caylee was not out of ignorance:( She had witnessed her little smile, hugged her, smelled her and watched her little personality develop. There should have been a bond there.