Dear, dear Grace… again, may you have peace! I am not sure how you conclude that “no one” cares about the baby. EVERYONE cares about the baby, including me. My post was not about the baby, however, but about how conduct and behavior that SOME conclude automatically shows someone to be a murderer actually has a valid and simple explanation: they are classic examples of someone who has been molested and from an early age. That your granddaughter has not succumbed to such conduct is actually the exception, dear one, not the rule… possibly because she has you (and/or others) in her life that she KNOWS loves her. Or, has learned to love herself. So, that she was able to move past her traumatic experiences and see that she is not to blame.
Many others, however, don’t have/aren't able to do that. And as a result, they go on to become molesters themselves, criminals, or just “lost” in general. Homeless, mentally ill, etc. This is particularly true for those who literally still live in the same circumstances, or who haven’t moved far and/or completely away from the environment, and who have only those who are abusing them and/or who turn a blind eye in their lives. These act out BECAUSE they want “someone” to notice them, notice that “something is WRONG”… and maybe ASK. Not that they would tell, but the asking at least lets them know that someone cares. Because as far as they can see, NO ONE does.
It is utterly tragic that this baby died. And I have little doubt that Casey Anthony knows how and why. Again, I don’t believe she’s “innocent” in that light. However, she, too, is a victim here and the prosecutors were after the wrong [wo]man.
But I would like to ask you… and dear Dagney (peace to you!): would you still be filled with anger and “zeal” if, say, Ms. Anthony was found “guilty”, executed… and it later turned out that someone else had in fact caused the child’s death? Would your then saying, “Oh, oops, but I was SO SURE she did it!” be sufficient to appease HER death? I am certain you would then call for the death of the true perpetrator, but by then it would be too late, wouldn’t it, and two people have died?
People were SURE… without ANY doubt… that Patsy Ramsey killed JonBenet Ramsey. The media certainly was for decades. Many people are currently on deathrow even now because folks were so SURE of their guilt. Some have done more than 20 years because of MORE than circumstantial evidence: someone literally pointed them out! SAID they SAW them do it! And yet, they didn’t do it.
I dunno; maybe it’s a flaw in me but I am not only not quick to judge, but will look for reasons not to if doing so IS reasonable. And in this case, it most certainly was. Yes, Casey Anthony unreasonably partied, lied to investigators, and more. That doesn’t make her guilty of murder. Guilty of being naïve? Possibly. Of being stupid? Could be. Of covering up something? It does seem so. And so, the jury charged her with that, as they probably should have. But she’s covering up more than just her dear baby’s death. That cover up is merely an extension of other things she’s covering up.
Regardless, though, there are elements that must be PROVEN… by the prosecution… in order for the jury to find someone guilty of murder, and certainly of 1 st degree (premeditated) murder. As well as of manslaughter. Unfortunately, NONE of those elements were proven. And NOT because the prosecution was incompetent in presenting their case; indeed, the court allowed them to bring in every sort of kind of evidence possible, even some that should not have been, based on the rules of evidence (i.e., things that are unfairly prejudicial or likely to make the jury biased – notice, I stated “UNFAIRLY” prejudicial, in that it most likely cannot be corroborated but is just thrown out there speculatively).
Folks forget: the jury is voir dired and chosen by the PROSECUTION as well as by the defense. The prosecution (indeed, many of the public in general) thought this was an “open and shut” case… based on circumstantial evidence. And for all intents and purposes, it looked that way. BUT… they utterly underestimated the JURY (not the defense). They thought they had chosen a group of fairly ignorant folks who were uninformed as to the law and how to implement the jury instructions. No one gave these people credit for having not only COMMON sense… but being able to understand what was REQUIRED in order for them to convict Casey Anthony of murder. But… they apparently DID have such common sense, DID understand the jury instructions and, as a result did their job as it should have been done.
My position was not one of “let’s ignore that a precious child died”, dear Grace (and I did not say “was killed” because the cause of death is unknown, thus no one knows if she WAS killed, or died accidentally). It was one of “Yes, a poor precious child has died… and that they’re trying to pin that tragedy on the wrong person… only adds insult to the injury.”
Two wrongs don’t make a right, dear one. Ever.
Again, I bid you peace. Truly.
YOUR servant and a slave of Christ,
SA, who thought SHE “knew the law”, too… until she went to law school. Where she learned that media-driven armchair trials are just that and unless someone is literally in the courtroom, which most of those who are crying “foul” WEREN’T… they really have no grounds on which to pass judgment on… let alone “convict” someone… in their heart OR their mind.
