[TomB]

You know, I followed this trial only peripherially, watching the news coverage and court tv, and then going to the Westerfield Trial thread du jour. I honestly couldn't figure out what they were talking about because the case looked very strong to me, but every day I read on these threads how the prosecution was getting demolished. I even thought about posting a few questions to one, but after seeing how "non-beleivers" were treated, I decided to stay away. Their belief in his innocence went way beyond fanatical.

[lawdog]

What you "saw" was a mob mentality.

[Greg Weston]

>>>Their belief in his innocence went way beyond fanatical.<<<

Got that right. Very strange stuff how they could support someone that was so obviously guilty.

[pubmom]

I stayed away as well when I saw how several people whose opinions differed from the cult were treated. It fell to the level of adults engaging in namecalling. No thanks, I had no desire to enter into debate with juvenile, unreasonable individuals. I would say more, but I think that's enough.

[P-Marlowe]

When it comes down to brass tacks, the fact is that this guy had the little girl's blood on his clothing and he never took the stand to explain it. While he is not required to take the stand and supposedly no inference can be taken as to guilt if he doesn't take the stand, the fact of the matter is that the little girl's blood went unexplained. Feldman tried to dance around it and explain it away with speculative inferences, but the fact of the matter is that Westerfield himself never explained it.

It's a smoking gun. If the police walk in and you are holding a smoking gun over the body of someone who just got shot with that gun, you'd better take the stand at your trial and try your best to explain it away.

Frankly if the guy was innocent he deserves to be executed for being so stupid as to not take the stand and try to explain why that girl's blood was on him. Since he didn't take the stand, I can only assume that he had no explanation.

Hang him high. He's as guilty as they come.