Anthony verdict

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OK, Florida fen (and others, I suppose) - I kept up almost not at all with the whole Casey Anthony thing, aside from having heard her and her daughter's name once in a while in the news the past few years. (Yeah, you might think this hard to do, but I assure you, there's plenty else in the news to occupy me, since watching certain other topics is sort of part of my job.)

What do you think about today's acquittal?

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It's hard to believe nobody will be held accountable for this, some people think, so why not suspect the person closest to the kid
The desire for a scapegoat/villain has been a powerful force for injustice, as much as the anger over murder can be a force *for* justice. As a Canadian, I have been raised on stories like Steven Truscott, Guy Paul Morin and others who were convicted only because of the desire to find someone accountable for the death of a child. (The innocence of Truscott, Morin and some others has been proved by DNA and other evidence and they have all received financial compensation for wrongful conviction, so this is stricly based on fact, not feeling).


Feeling does enter into it, of course. When I watched the coverage, the tone of the tv reporting turned me off entirely. All the reportere needed was pitchforks and torches. On the other hand, looking at Casey Anthony, hearing about her behaviour and reading the ridiculous and desperate excuses that her defense came up with, was a powerful inducement to believe in her guilt.

I don't believe in Casey's innocence, but I can't say they proved her guilt in the way they needed to. (OJ Simpson all over again).