Sometimes justice is served when justice is not done.
At the end of the day, a little girl is dead and her murderer may have gone free. It is hard to see the good news in that, but good news it is.
I don’t pretend to be an expert on the Anthony case. I followed it in the news just as many of you did. I have my opinion on the guilt of Casey Anthony just as I have my opinion on the merits of the case against her.
In the past several hours I have heard and read many comparisons to the OJ acquittal. In my opinion, the result of this case is as un-OJ as you can get. In the OJ case…
July 6, 2011 at 4:16 am
I disagree Pat. I think this jury was caught up in the notion that the state needs DNA evidence nowadays to get a conviction; there wasn't any and the alternate juror said that was a big reason for the acquittal, that plus the attendance of her family had a big impact on their deliberations. It should not have had any. Had this case been tried by one of the greats, like Bugliosi, there's little question that she would have been convicted. It was undisputed that she didn't report her own child missing for 31 days. That boggles the mind and reeks to high heaven of absolute guilt. You have the chloroform searches on the internet, the lying to investigators, etc. I wasn't there of course, but no I think it was a miscarriage of justice, big time. Circumstantial evidence is just as valid as, and in some cases more compelling than, direct evidence. Every jury charge says this. But I think jurors are not getting it. They hear "circumstantial" and think that means "unreliable." It doesn't. The only error I think the prosecution made was making it a capital offense because no one wants to see a young woman executed.
July 6, 2011 at 5:10 am
If you get a jury that does not understand "REASONABLE," this is what we get. And I wouldn't be surprised if the CSI-crime evidence standards that some fantasy crime television programs foment had an influence on our culture. Remember, Scott Peterson was convicted with us ever knowing when or how Lacy Peterson was killed. This is a clear example of what "JUSTICE FOR SOME" looks like.
July 6, 2011 at 2:23 pm
It is actually worse than the OJ verdict in many ways because C.A. was not a celebrity. She had not been a movie star or professional athlete beloved by thousands. Judges need to add a sentence to the circumstantial evidence instruction explaining that it is does not equate to "unreliable" as in popular usage. All the evidence pointed to Casey Anthony, and her alone, as the killer of her daughter. No evidence pointed anywhere else. Juries, like judges, like umpires, blow it occasionally and they did it here.
July 6, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Justice was served. A publicity-seeking prosecutor overstepped and his "victim" was acquitted.
I hope this serves as a lesson to prosecutors.
July 6, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Oh, shut up. I hate Democrats. Only you would defend a babykiller.
July 7, 2011 at 1:21 am
lol. Justice was not served Tony. A chance at justice was missed. It happens. Tell me, how was it a meter maid spotted Casey at the exact spot where her baby's body was buried? What are on the odds on that? DNA type odds?