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AMANDA KNOX ACQUITTED, TO BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY
10-03-2011

Posted on 10/03/2011 12:57:47 PM PDT by montag813

AMANDA KNOX ACQUITTED, TO BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events
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To: toldyou
I just found a one-way fare from Seattle to Rome for $899.00. Those are today’s prices. That certainly isn’t very expensive.

Let's figure $1300 round trip. $2600 for the two parents. This was their 24th trip, so airfare was around $62,000. Hotel for 24 one week stays (I'm sure it was longer than that during the trial) at $200 a night (at least) comes to $34,000. So lets call it $100,000. Then eating would come to at least $100 a day, which is $17,000. That gives us a travel bill of roughly $120,000.

Legal fees for a murder trial and appeal over four years? At least (I'm really lowballing) $1500 a week...for 200 weeks for a lawyer's tab of $300,000.

Grand total...a minimum of $420,000. And they still had to pay their regular bills at home during all this.

I know the grandmother spent $250,000 of her own money, so one can imagine the true cost.

This family is broke.

421 posted on 10/03/2011 5:59:30 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81
Scared, stupid people being interrogated without an attorney present and in a country with no Miranda rights have been known to do that.

Add to that 56 hours of grueling interrogation without the benefit of counsel or sleep or rest. After 56 solid hours I think most everyone would say just about whatever the police wanted to hear just to shut them up. I'm not taking sides but only saying Italian justice bears little or no resemblance to American justice. BOR interviewed Judge Napolitano tonight and the judge put things in perspective. It would be worth catching the rebroadcast later.

422 posted on 10/03/2011 6:00:27 PM PDT by Ron H. (Loving my Deering Goodtime 2 Classic 5-stringer)
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To: Ron H.

Excellent points.


423 posted on 10/03/2011 6:03:11 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: mowowie
I had no idea i was only half white. :)

LOL! My son said the same thing a few years ago!

424 posted on 10/03/2011 6:05:38 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Ron H.
There were allegations of physical abuse as well

a 900%tax on all Italian goods coming into the USA, and ban on travel to Italy for a few years is how I would handle this if its true

425 posted on 10/03/2011 6:10:56 PM PDT by Charlespg
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To: Batman11

No kidding. There are so many media lies being repeated on this thread. I’m astonished at some of the comments. Clearly, not many spent much time reviewing the case.


426 posted on 10/03/2011 6:14:02 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (Man is not free unless government is limited. ~Ronald Reagan)
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To: Charlespg
My company does a lot of business in Italy and I can tell you, there's a lot of anti-Americanism in spots. I've been reminded of the Cavalese Cable Car Disaster by some Italian acquaintances for years.
427 posted on 10/03/2011 6:17:03 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

“This family is broke.”

I’m sure they are, or close to it. I feel badly for them.

My comment was just in answer to your comment:
“Knox’s parents have paid . . . or somebody funded . . .for sending their daughter to Italy. And somebody is paying to fly her home.”


428 posted on 10/03/2011 6:20:29 PM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: mowowie
Must be nice living life in black and white....

It sure beats living a life in the "gray" where reality is clouded by one's inability to accept facts and thus relies on the distortions provided by the MSM........

You've been following this thread, there is already one convicted murderer in this case and his name is Rudy...Why do YOU disagree with his conviction?

Must be nice living life stupid and illiterate........

429 posted on 10/03/2011 6:23:27 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (ui)
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To: toldyou
Oh, I know. We're in agreement.

Thankfully, Amanda will be able to put things right financially.

430 posted on 10/03/2011 6:27:34 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Lancey Howard
people well versed in the case that she was likely guilty. Google is your friend.

The last jury said she was not guilty........ and Stupidity is your brother.

And that's been pretty much pointed out to you during the course of the prior 400+ posts..........

431 posted on 10/03/2011 6:27:59 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (ui)
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To: buccaneer81
My company does a lot of business in Italy and I can tell you, there's a lot of anti-Americanism in spots.

I lived in Italy for a few years as a kid early 70's ,never encountered anti-Americanism,But it seem now that the only time europe wants anything to do with the US is when fritz or Ivan are misbehaving.(though now its more likely to be Mohammad the koran animal)

432 posted on 10/03/2011 6:28:43 PM PDT by Charlespg
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To: buccaneer81

They may be broke now, but darling daughter can make them good when she sells the movie rights to her ‘ordeal’. They’ll be fine.


433 posted on 10/03/2011 6:33:00 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: diverteach

[In this case it was DNA evidence that proved someone else did it.]

And what of Amanda Knox DNA found mixed with Meredith’s blood? They didn’t challenge that evidence on appeal. In fact, they only challenged 2 pieces of evidence. The bra clasp and the knife. There was other DNA evidence that was not challenged.

[There were also several credible alibi’s that placed her somewhere else during the time the crime was committed.]

No there’s not. She has no alibi.


434 posted on 10/03/2011 6:35:40 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: Charlespg
I still haven't had an Italian trip for work, but have been to Germany and England a dozen times each. The German anti-Americanism is of the smug variety. You just want to throttle them sometimes, but you can't say a word to your hosts. In England it's done with good humor and we can give it back as well. Actually fun most of the time.

When the Germans and Italians come here, they have no problem being snarky guests, and of course we have to put up with that, too.

435 posted on 10/03/2011 6:38:07 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

“My company does a lot of business in Italy and I can tell you, there’s a lot of anti-Americanism in spots.”

When Amanda pleaded with the court for her freedom, she spoke in fluent Italian, which she learned during her 4 years in prison. I heard that it really impressed the court. I said good for her!


436 posted on 10/03/2011 6:38:16 PM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: toldyou
When Amanda pleaded with the court for her freedom, she spoke in fluent Italian, which she learned during her 4 years in prison. I heard that it really impressed the court. I said good for her!

That absolutely worked to her advantage. The Italians would see it as a sign of respect. It probably also helped her maintain her sanity, having a goal to achieve.

437 posted on 10/03/2011 6:41:15 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Fishtalk
The most damning evidence against her? She ADMITTED she did it.

She did ?

438 posted on 10/03/2011 6:41:41 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: Keith in Iowa
They may be broke now, but darling daughter can make them good when she sells the movie rights to her ‘ordeal’. They’ll be fine.

I assume you don't think sitting in a foreign prison for four years was an ordeal.

439 posted on 10/03/2011 6:43:30 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: McGruff
Definitely Innocent.
440 posted on 10/03/2011 6:48:11 PM PDT by mowowie
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