My faith in the American Justice system...

...has been renewed once again...

What do you expect from Florida and such a sweet gal too. I don't thinck they have lit anybody in that state since Ted Bundy anyway.

Oh, and Nancy Grace...

My faith in human nature has also been renewed, but in a bad way.

I've always held that how a person appears has a lot to do with how people perceive them.

Take Casey (the mom on trial) for example. She is young and sweet looking and IMHO she had this working for her since day one. A lot of people didn't think this sweet and innocent looking lady could kill a child.

Now if it were Casey's 40+ year old boyfriend/husband on trial and he looked like a bit of a perv, he would have had one foot in the grave before the trial started.

Perception isn't everything, but it may have been enough for Casey to get acquitted.

I also feel that a negative perception is why the state of Texas has paid out a couple of million bucks to prisoners who were innocent from the get go and spent many years in the prisons for something they didn't do.

Do not ever underestimate the power of appearance.

The State did not prove it's case beyond a reasonable doubt.

There is a lot of difference what we hear out here, and what the Jury is actually presented with. Keep in mind, much of what was on on Nancy Grace every night might never have been presented as evidence in the trial.

Or then, maybe Florida managed to pick 12 total morons as Jurors. Who Knows?

Lyndsey Lohan will be perfect for the part of Casey Anthony in the sure to be released Made For TV Movie.

...much of what was on on Nancy Grace every night might never have been presented as evidence in the trial. Originally Posted by Jackie S

Because it was not "evidence" ....

Nancy Grace's batting average wouldn't get her a bench in the minors.

The State did not prove it's case beyond a reasonable doubt. Originally Posted by Jackie S

Period .. and !

The best comedy show tonight is Nancy Grace. She has literally gone bat shit.

Did anyone see the irony in Kim Kardasians tweet?

... Nancy Grace. She has literally gone bat shit. Originally Posted by junglemonkey

"gone"?

She's been "bat shit" long time.

"Infection will out"!

"I hope this is a lesson to those of you having indulged in media assassination for three years," thundered defense attorney Cheney Mason in a statement to reporters, blasting some lawyers for "getting on television and talking about cases they don't know a damn thing about."

http://www.tampabay.com/features/med...undits/1178977

We all know by now that a not guilty verdict does not mean she is innocent.
As Jackie said above, it only means that the prosecution was not able to prove that she did it.

I for one would much rather live in a place where we are innocent until proven guilty than the other way 'round.
As sad as it is, I appreciate the jurors using their head instead of emotion to carry out their jobs as they should.

We all know by now that a not guilty verdict does not mean she is innocent. Originally Posted by lilred_robin

Absolutely! The innocent are convicted from time-to-time. The guilty are acquitted. It's not a perfect world...

As Jackie said above, it only means that the prosecution was not able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she did it . Originally Posted by lilred_robin

Fixed that for 'ya!

The $64M question...allowing for inflation...is did the government meet its burden & the jury simply wasn't paying attention...who knows? I didn't watch enough of the trial to render an informed opinion. From what little I've watched & read about the case, it may stand for the preposition that what's said by a defense attorney in the opening statement carries much more weight than anything done thereafter. Why run the risk of cross-examination by taking the stand to deny guilt & offer alternative theories of the crime if your attorney can do it for you in the opening?

I for one would much rather live in a place where we are innocent until proven guilty than the other way 'round. Originally Posted by lilred_robin

Ding, ding, ding!!! The system was designed to operate under the premise that it is better to acquit a guilty party than it is to convict an innocent party.

As sad as it is, I appreciate the jurors using their head instead of emotion to carry out their jobs as they should. Originally Posted by lilred_robin

If that is what they did, then good for them! If they didn't, shame on them! That's about all you can say at this point. You hope they came to a logical conclusion based on all the evidence.

BTW, good to see your face around the place!! Welcome back to the land of the big PX!

Bad things happen to bad people.....eventually. Look at OJ. It just took a while.

Yeah but he is still searching for the real killer.