The essential point is that regardless of guilt, the court must convict a person by strict adherence to the law.
Otherwise, we would have cops simply walking up to the first suspect, pointing their finger at him and pronouncing “We know you did it”.
Then put him away for life, hang him or whatever.
Our system was developed for the purpose of keeping that very thing from happening.
It matters not that you “know” that she killed the baby. You must prove it in a way that is indisputable.
The prosecution fialed to do that.
Here’s what we know:
According to the defense, 2-year-old Caylee drowned in the backyard pool, and Dad covered it all up after sexually molesting Casey. Then Mom did internet searches for chloroform. Then she didn’t.
No one knows who used Casey’s computer to do the internet searches for “neck injuries, chloroform, inhalation, death, head injuries,” and “internal bleeding.” Or who deleted them.
Then Casey worked at Universal Studios for two years. Then she didn’t.
Then according to Casey, she left Caylee with a nanny named...uh...Zanny. That’s when the trouble began. Zanny kept Caylee for 31 days, while the family kept asking where Caylee was. Then she didn’t. Because there WAS no Nanny named Zanny.
My theory is that Caylee put duct tape over her own mouth, walked into the woods, climbed into the trash bags, and suffocated.
Casey was so distraught by her father raping her that she didn’t even notice Caylee was missing. And she tried to forget about Rapist Dad by partying and getting tattoos and making up more lies about Zanny the Nanny. Also, in not reporting anything to the police for a month.
But the main thing is, this is a “HUGE VICTORY FOR JUSTICE”® and we can all celebrate the jury’s verdict!
WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pass the fireworks and champagne.
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Just interested in how consistent you are. Scott Peterson was convicted with much less circumstantial evidence. Should he be set free?
Should parents be immune from prosecution when they fail to report 2 year olds who have gone missing for 30 days?
If murderers manage to hide their victims from authorities until a cause of death can not be determined and no DNA can be harvested do they all receive get out of jail free cards?
Do they receive the cards even though the victim is wrapped in duct tape and garbage bags exactly the same as they keep at their house, their trunks smell like death, hair found in the trunk is consistent with hair from a dead body, that hair belongs to the victim and the trunk is loaded with critters that feast on dead flesh?
Do you think that not reporting a missing 2 year old to authorities could cause grave harm to that two year old? Because if you do then Casey Anthony should have been convicted of aggravated child abuse.
There's more but let's start with these rational questions.
I just agree with Mr. Miller that all sorts of alarms should have went off with the 2 year old missing for 30 days before the first call went out to the police.
I can't say the mother is guilty of anything. I didn't have privy to the trial day in and day out and it would be ludicrous for me to assume she was guilty after 12 peers found her not guilty of the charges other than lying.
Anyway thanks for the reasoned responses. Have a great day!