While not commenting specifically on the merits of this case, I do find it disturbing that people like Knox are accused of murder or other heinous crimes and people seem to eventually feel sorry for them and cheer their acquittal. It’s like people forget about the underlying crime and root for the new celebrity on the block. If it’s a hot chick, well then all the more reason to find excuses to believe her story no matter how absurd it is.
You have to take into account the merits of the case if you are going to make the statement you follow up with. The merits of the case were not there according to this court!
“If it’s a hot chick, well then all the more reason to find excuses to believe her story no matter how absurd it is.”
On the contrary. With Amanda being a local girl, I have been following every post about her on FR since this began, and early post from months ago were largely against her. The Appeals trial brought a lot of new information to light, and with it I have seen opinions shift here.
agree, a woman is dead and stabbed over 40 times and yet our media cheer this woman as she is an hero or something.
Right now a parent is less a child and there can only be her or her boyfriend who did it but you would think butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth if you heard our media.
It behooves us to keep in mine that our system of jurisprudence is based on English Common Law and the presumption on innocence. Most European countries base their systems on the Napoleonic code under which the accused is presumed guilty and the burden of proof of innocence falls on the defendant. That is a significant difference and really put the defense at a disadvantage. If she and her lawyer(s) managed to prevail under those conditions I'd have to say she deserves to walk away.
As far as "forget about the underlying crime and root for the new celebrity on the block" there would be no celebrity without the sensationalism of the media. The rooting of the great unwashed public has no effect on the trial, the case as presented to the court does. If you find that not to your liking you should ignore the media hype.
I much prefer to let the guilty go free then punish an innocent. Your thoughts on that?
Regards,
GtG
its because deep down..millions of middle class, specifically white Americans can see themselves, and the children they’ve raised in Amanda and they feel implicated...Sure most people aren’t murderers, but most young well to do Americans happen to be as classless, tasteless, perverse, stoned, and drunken as Amanda—hence our embarassing reputation abroad. And we wonder why our country is going down the drain.
its because deep down..millions of middle class, specifically white Americans can see themselves, and the children they’ve raised in Amanda and they feel implicated...Sure most people aren’t murderers, but most young well to do Americans happen to be as classless, tasteless, perverse, stoned, and drunken as Amanda—hence our embarassing reputation abroad. And we wonder why our country is going down the drain.