CatherineM Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 My experience with death penalty appeals has jaded me. I do wonder if the verdict would have been different had Casey been African-American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIX Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 One year for every count of lying. Imagine if politicians got the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithLuin Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='BG45' timestamp='1309916801' post='2263444'] Rather, the matter of her guilt and her innocence is between she and the Lord alone.[/quote] ...and anyone who has seen her face on TV. I'm sorry, but this [i]will[/i] follow her the rest of her life, and even dying her hair, changing her name, and moving to another state will not erase the double-take when people realize, 'Hey, you're Casey Anthony, the woman who killed her toddler....' [quote]Not pointing a finger at you, because you and to my knowledge no one else in this thread has said anything to the effect, but I've seen some really chilling stuff on Facebook about the verdict. People hoping she gets gunned down outside the courthouse so that she can go to face eternal damnation as soon as possible. People encouraging others to go "Boondock Saints on her ***". [/quote] Well, yes, there is this. Mob justice. Seldom just, but it makes people feel better for some reason. It's like the partying in the streets when bin Laden was killed. Doesn't make our country look good, but.... Most of it is just vitriol, blowing off steam. The body was just bones when they found it - it's hard to prove anything under those circumstances. Scott Peterson made the mistake of having an alibi that put him at the place where the body was eventually found. The evidence is not exactly circumstantial. I don't think there was any clear evidence that [i]she[/i] killed her daughter, though I think there is clear evidence she hid the body and didn't report the girl missing. There's also no one else who would have done it, so..... A narrative of how the girl died would have really helped get a conviction in a murder trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1309924073' post='2263494'] My experience with death penalty appeals has jaded me. I do wonder if the verdict would have been different had Casey been African-American. [/quote] my family and i were talking about that earlier. its kinda scary to think about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherie Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Did we hear the jury's opinion? Are we going to? If so, where can I find it, and if not, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='penguin31' timestamp='1309891503' post='2263293'] Anyone who genuinely paid attention to this trial and looked at the evidence without automatically trying to put her away .could see reasonable doubt left and right. The system still works. As a general rule, the louder Nancy Grace gets, the more I assume the accused is actually innocent, and that philosophy has proven AMAZINGLY astute over the years. /Haters gonna hate. [/quote] Nancy Grace! What, is your remote control broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1309904192' post='2263360'] Had I been the prosecutor, I would have gone for child neglect and voluntary manslaughter. I don't think it was premeditated. I think she was doping her so she could go out partying. I've seen a lot of single moms who do this so they can work who can't afford babysitters. Sometimes it goes wrong. I think they had a better chance of proving that scenario. [/quote] So True. My brother witnessed his co-worker feeding her 2-year-old screwdrivers to get him to sleep so she could party w/o being bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1309924073' post='2263494'] My experience with death penalty appeals has jaded me. I do wonder if the verdict would have been different had Casey been African-American. [/quote] Or a male! How much deference would a jury have given a hulked-up twentysomething with tattoos and a taste for the night-life, accused of the same crimes and prosecuted with the same amount of circumstantial evidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSister2009 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I had an epiphany at Mass this morning on this Feast of St. Maria Goretti. Whether or not Casey Anthony is guilty, I am going to continue to pray for her conversion. Maybe someday we will know the truth. God does know but I will pray He gives her grace and forgiveness. I am called to pray for sinners just like St. Therese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1309926050' post='2263504'] ...and anyone who has seen her face on TV. I'm sorry, but this [i]will[/i] follow her the rest of her life, and even dying her hair, changing her name, and moving to another state will not erase the double-take when people realize, 'Hey, you're Casey Anthony, the woman who killed her toddler....' Well, yes, there is this. Mob justice. Seldom just, but it makes people feel better for some reason. It's like the partying in the streets when bin Laden was killed. Doesn't make our country look good, but.... Most of it is just vitriol, blowing off steam. The body was just bones when they found it - it's hard to prove anything under those circumstances. Scott Peterson made the mistake of having an alibi that put him at the place where the body was eventually found. The evidence is not exactly circumstantial. I don't think there was any clear evidence that [i]she[/i] killed her daughter, though I think there is clear evidence she hid the body and didn't report the girl missing. There's also no one else who would have done it, so..... A narrative of how the girl died would have really helped get a conviction in a murder trial. [/quote] Agreed. A friend and I were discussing last night how, aside from all the money she'll make having copyrighted their names already and with book and movie deals, she'll never be safe in public again. Or able to get a job, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='BG45' timestamp='1309965336' post='2263621'] Agreed. A friend and I were discussing last night how, aside from all the money she'll make having copyrighted their names already and with book and movie deals, she'll never be safe in public again. Or able to get a job, etc. [/quote] According an NBC News report, she's planning on trying to have another baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='kujo' timestamp='1309965389' post='2263622'] According an NBC News report, she's planning on trying to have another baby... [/quote] oh God help her. She can't handle another child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='LinaSt.Cecilia2772' timestamp='1309968485' post='2263635'] oh God help her. She can't handle another child. [/quote] A jury of her peers says differently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides' Jack Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 What happened? Seriously, I don't follow the news. Who is Casey Anthony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1309977434' post='2263702'] What happened? Seriously, I don't follow the news. Who is Casey Anthony? [/quote] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Caylee_Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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