[Jim Scott]

The Casey Anthony trial and it’s seemingly unjust outcome is just another example of how the justice system, while structurally sound, can be manipulated by both sides. As with the O.J. Simpson murder trail, defense attorneys and less than perceptive jurors - who are just average human beings, after all - can bring a murder trial to an unjust conclusion and there isn’t much we can do about it, except to complain on threads such as this. As frustrating as the verdict was in the Casey Anthony trial, I don’t think I want to change the system. The burden of proof should always be on the state. Jurors will get it wrong - both ways - but on balance, they get it right most of the time. In this case, I disagree with the verdict but I can understand why it was rendered.

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

>>As frustrating as the verdict was in the Casey Anthony trial, I don’t think I want to change the system.<<

Nor do I.

But that said, this is not a “Victory for Justice” if a murderer indeed went free. It is an unfortunate reality that under our good but imperfect system, sometimes guilty people will go unpunished.

This is NOT a cause for celebration, high fives, or grandstanding, as I see some doing. If a guilty person went free, the system did NOT work.

It broke down. Justice denied.

But it is an unfortunate evil that must be endured, since we don’t have a better alternative system. We certainly have the right to speak out about it.

And I disagree with you on one other point...I do NOT see how the jury voted to acquit. I think it was a travesty. My opinion.

[jwalsh07]

In this case, I disagree with the verdict but I can understand why it was rendered.

Well explain to me how a jury acquitted a parent of aggravated child abuse when the mother did not report her missing to police and the child suffered great bodily harm and ended up wrapped in glad bags and duct tape in a swamp.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

As frustrating as the verdict was in the Casey Anthony trial, I don’t think I want to change the system...In this case, I disagree with the verdict but I can understand why it was rendered.

Well said! I agree that changing the system is a very bad idea and surly leads to tyranny. I do agree with the verdict because I think the State did not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Proving someone may be guilty just don't cut the mustard for me. Especially not in a capital murder case! (Oops, sorry about that! Do over?)

Regards,
GtG