Jury rules Casey Anthony Not Guilty

[CobraX]

Casey Anthony is a disgusting "human". If ever there was a time to dust off the Gallows, it would be to hang her. However since I'm against the death sentence I must rethink my.....no screw it, she should be hung.

I understand they need more evidence to convict her of anything....but come on, It's pretty damn obvious that she's the person behind her daughter's death. I just hope they find more evidence pertaining to the case later and can pull that sorry waste of space in front of a jury again. Too bad they couldn't find something major to prove once and for all that she did it.

 

[bitCrusher]

this all started back in 2008, yet I'm hearing about it now, hmm.

anyway, I read through the wiki article and this is just too suspicious. Everything points to Casey Anthony as the murderer.

 

[chuckey]

I'm getting sick of these people on hear saying how our system is corrupt and unfair. Sure there were cases in the past the carried some reasonable suspicion on verdict, but those cases have been called out on and have been publicly berated by all judges and even by all the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. The fact of the matters is while I do not agree with the verdict, the verdict still stands. "Beyond a reasonable doubt" means that there has to be absolutely no doubt in whether or not a person is guilty. The facts from both sides of the case were sort of vague and weak. Along with that there were many other possibilities as to what caused Caylee's death but no one is really sure.

So before you go about saying how our legal system is rubbish, the point of it is to prevent an innocent person from going to jail, not to agree with your what the verdict should be (unless your in jury of course).

Remember, you are entitled to your opinion of her innocence. Although she may have been found not guilty of murder, like most of you(myself included)I still think she was guilty, and knowing the sheer number of many other Americans disproving of the verdict she is going to have an incredibly hard life ahead of her both mentally and physically.

If you want to absent mindlessly vent your frustration then just got to youtube.

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfhHdM-dArE

sorry about the abrasiveness but some of these comments are getting a little out of hand

 

[Lang901]

If the Prosecutors feel strongly about it, I hope they appeal.

You can't appeal an innocent verdict, only guilty.

 

[Low Key]

Her and OJ should get together. I bet they'd make a wonderful couple.

 

[Pandabearparade]

Just as well she wasn't on the jury then.

Agreed. Now I don't know much about the case, but it sounds like the only evidence of her guilt is that she wasn't sufficiently sad about her child's death, and partied afterwards.

That makes her a worthless ****, but it doesn't make her a murderer. A court of law needs to be impartial and require hard evidence, and I just don't see that here.

 

[Moromillas]

Hmm, you know what, she's actually kinda hot.

 

[Philip Petrunak]

My verdict? Guilty, the media that is, for drawing attention to stupid bullshit like this instead of shit that actually matters.

 

[Ashcrexl]

seriously? it's only been about 3 years since this case first started. what is wrong with you legal system?

 

[CrazyGirl17]

I barely know the details, but I'm sick of hearing it. (Though from what I can tell, both sides seem to be at fault, the prosecution for handling it wrong, and the defendant for coming across as a bit of a *****...)

All we can do now is to watch the fallout.

...Is it wrong for me to want to see mobs/riots?

Wait, don't answer that.

 

[Kargathia]

She had absolutely no reaction when the defense was telling how gruesome her child's death was and describing it in great detail but was in tears during her verdict. That doesn't seem right.

Could be "wrong", could be somebody who simply shuts down outward displays of emotional response under stress, and breaks up when she realises that the whole thing is over. Or any other explanation really.

The only "not right" here is assuming you can draw any kind of conclusion from emotional responses made under amounts of stress most of us can't even imagine.

And to everyone here calling for a good ol' lynching: do you realise that regardless of the verdict she's just been handed down a life sentence? All the media coverage made pretty sure that from now on she's going to be receiving death treaths by the railcar.

 

[Chedderwolf]

What i find really odd, is that all of the jurors were dressed in their finest Sunday clothing, like they knew if they said "Not Guilty" the media would swarm them with cameras. That makes me RAGE and very suspicious.

 

[shrekfan246]

I'm fine with it. I'll consider the facts...

- This woman is scarred by the media for life, and may not be able to show her face to anyone around her again
- She certainly lied, but it's certainly possible she's innocent. SOMETHING convinced the jury. Keep in mind, readers of this article haven't seen all the facts. The media may not have seen all the facts. The jury has.
- If she IS guilty, this woman is not at all likely to kill someone again, especially after this whole trial. The purpose of criminal justice is not for the dead to assume revenge; it is to act as a deterrent against further crimes. Problem solved.
- If she IS guilty, no mother could live without horrible nightmares of her moment of anger.

There, all said and done. No reason for anyone to worry about it anymore.

I really just have one thing to say in response:
There are people in this world that are plenty screwed up in the head to not be effected by even something like killing their own child. That's all I have to say because I don't actually know any of the facts of this case, I merely wanted to point that out.

 

[Red Albatross]

This is the problem we have when the media makes a circus out of a particular case and trial. The public ignores the evidence and simply makes a judgment based on their feelings or instincts and then is stupidly outraged when the legal system refuses to do the same.

Let me get this out of the way before I rant: I think Casey is a sociopath and a sick person. I think she was capable of killing her own daughter to avoid the responsibility that comes with being a parent. I detest the act of lying under oath, and I hope the judge hands her the maximum possible sentence for that.

But I don't understand how anyone could have possibly expected her to be found guilty. There was NO CAUSE OF DEATH. Without a cause of death, it's impossible to prove murder or even manslaughter. None of you can possibly say with 100% certainty that Caylee was murdered. And, it follows that if no one can prove Caylee was murdered, it would also be impossible for anyone to be found guilty of murdering her. I don't understand how the case wasn't thrown out by the judge without a cause of death. It was a complete waste of everyone's time.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

To be fair, her case has been so overblown the facts given to the public were probably biased against here, that's how the news works nowdays.

I havn't been watching the trial, so I don't know how accurate my statement is.

Honestly, this gives me HOPE about our system: If a jury can find her not guilty, then jury can find a person under arrest for something stupid not guilty.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

I think my post got eaten up...

EDIT: Nope, it didn't, just my stupid browser. Sorry about the double post.

 

[WorldFree55]

The American justice system is obviously screwed up and is clearly not close to the best in the world has people have claimed over and over in the past. This is taking a reasonable doubt to a whole new level.

 

[GODoftheRIGOVERSE]

Nay ! here's what would happen to Casey if she were on hell girl http://youtu.be/rvSMGx02nF4

 

[Munchu]

It bugs me that this gets so much news coverage when there's way more important things going on. Yes, it's sad and dramatic but it's not very important.
That said, I think the jury didn't make the wrong choice. That's not to say that I think this woman is innocent, but the prosecution didn't really show very convincing evidence (whether that's laziness on their part, or simply the fact that getting sufficient evidence is practically impossible, I don't know), and I think there was room for reasonable doubt, even with the mom's apparent happiness/apathy and partying. I can't know whether or not she's guilty of murder, but I think she should definitely be charged child neglect (if it applies in this case).