Casey Anthony - guilty, or not?

[Peach]

that whole family is f*cked up. they all lie, and wouldnt know the truth if it bit them on the ass. I know they tested her brother to see if he was the father of the child, did they test the dad. it has never come out, who the father is. If they knew the guy, you would think the defense would have tried to pin it on him, they tried everyone else.
I do not think she will be convicted of 1st degree, mainly due the fact, they cannot prove how Caylee died, only that she did, and most likely at the hand of her mother. But they simply cannnot prove it wasnt an accident (which IMO it was not) and they cant prove the cause of death. I think she will be convicted of 2nd, or manslaughter of those are on the table.

[Peach]

My son wandered off one day, I didnt notice him gone for about 10 minutes, and life stopped the second I realized he wasnt in the yard anymore. We found him, a lady had him by the hand and was knocking on doors asking if this was their kid! I almost threw up from fear. That was ovver 30 years ago, and it still makes me ill to think what may have been. No way would I have been out at a party, getting a tattoo, and lying about it. I would have had the National guard out looking for him!

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by guihong

Just last night, I lost my son (age 11) in the huge crowd leaving the riverfront for not more than three minutes, but it seemed like a thousand years. The whole world stopped until he was safely within reach. There was no way I was taking one step until I saw him. That's what I don't get about Casey, and what is so chilling.

Originally Posted by Peach

My son wandered off one day, I didnt notice him gone for about 10 minutes, and life stopped the second I realized he wasnt in the yard anymore. We found him, a lady had him by the hand and was knocking on doors asking if this was their kid! I almost threw up from fear. That was ovver 30 years ago, and it still makes me ill to think what may have been. No way would I have been out at a party, getting a tattoo, and lying about it. I would have had the National guard out looking for him!

Yes, this exactly. I don't know of a single mother who could do what she did for a month.

I understand being private, quiet, stoic...all of that. I am not a "public griever"....I don't go to funerals. If I'm hurting, I prefer to do that in private or with a single close friend.

For me, that's fundamentally different than being in a "hot body" contest, drinking, partying and celebrating the "beautiful life" with a tattoo.

My life would not be beautiful if my son were missing or dead. I'd be a wreck.

[cinderella]

No shit!! I'd be insane if my child was missing for a nano-second - so how can Casey callously party for 31 days while her child is 'missing'? That's because Casey knew Caylee was NOT missing, but dead!! Good God! It boggles the mind how unbelievably macabre that is!!

Originally Posted by Peach

My son wandered off one day, I didnt notice him gone for about 10 minutes, and life stopped the second I realized he wasnt in the yard anymore. We found him, a lady had him by the hand and was knocking on doors asking if this was their kid! I almost threw up from fear. That was ovver 30 years ago, and it still makes me ill to think what may have been. No way would I have been out at a party, getting a tattoo, and lying about it. I would have had the National guard out looking for him!

[Medusa]

I'd go for a good long prison sentence. Something in the 75 year - Life range.

[NJFemmie]

Originally Posted by Peach

that whole family is f*cked up. they all lie, and wouldnt know the truth if it bit them on the ass. I know they tested her brother to see if he was the father of the child, did they test the dad. it has never come out, who the father is. If they knew the guy, you would think the defense would have tried to pin it on him, they tried everyone else.
I do not think she will be convicted of 1st degree, mainly due the fact, they cannot prove how Caylee died, only that she did, and most likely at the hand of her mother. But they simply cannnot prove it wasnt an accident (which IMO it was not) and they cant prove the cause of death. I think she will be convicted of 2nd, or manslaughter of those are on the table.

Caylee's father was (kinda) revealed. He was killed in a motorcycle accident years ago. Last I heard, there was talk about exhuming the body for DNA testing, but I don't know what happened after that.

[The_Lady_Snow]

I have not followed the trial, I can't I recently just regained custody of my kid so reading here and learning the details makes my head swimmy and I want to literally puke. I would be devastated and would be a mad woman driving the police force nuts cause I would be there everyday asking them if they had found my child. Life would go on but I know I would have a gaping hole I'll be honest thinking about it makes me want to cry in desperation cause I can't imagine living it up and not knowing where one of my kids is/are, hell they are adults and I like for them to keep me informed of their plans. Living this far from them is hard so I just can't imagine how this woman could not have lost her mind when her baby was missing.

It's mind dusturbing... I also feel that her looks play into how she's viewed, she's a cute petite white "girl next door" so she plays to that, if this woman was different say looks, race, size, class we'd gave a whole different story but that's another thread.

[Heavenleahangel]

They found her INNOCENT!!!! UNREAL!!!!!

[dixie]

I can NOT believe she walked on the serious charges. You have got to be kidding me...

[Gráinne]

Sadly, I'm not even surprised. I thought she'd be prosecuted at least on child abuse. Unbelievable.

[Medusa]

I think the maximum in Florida on the false statement charges is 1 year each - Going to research further...

[atomiczombie]

This is really disturbing, given the facts of the case. I wonder what the jury was thinking and considering.

[The_Lady_Snow]

It's a sad sad day. Rest in peace little child who will never be forgotten.

[purepisces]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I think the maximum in Florida on the false statement charges is 1 year each - Going to research further...

She has already been in jail for about three years, so there is a chance she will be released by the end of the year.

[Gráinne]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I think the maximum in Florida on the false statement charges is 1 year each - Going to research further...

One year each max; maybe with time already served (since Oct. 2008)=no jail time, maybe even just probation.

Same feeling here as when I watched the O.J. verdict, and I thought he would be acquitted way before her.

They are saying that it wasn't so much her attorney, but the gestures and smirks of the prosecutor that may have stuck with jurors. Unfortunately, once an attorney turns someone off, it can taint the evidence from then on.

[scootebaby]

Originally Posted by guihong

Sadly, I'm not even surprised. I thought she'd be prosecuted at least on child abuse. Unbelievable.

i didnt think she would be convicted on murder charges,but like you i assumed child abuse for sure............i am just shocked that Baez pulled it off...or perhaps part of it was his shoddy defense that helped get the verdict received....and i know this is gonna stir up a big pot of shit,but now that woman has to go out into the world--with noone at her side im assuming--and face the world...plus live with ther knowledge of what she did...her life is gonna be far from free even tho she was found not guilty!

ETA::: i still do not think she should be set free nor am i taking her side...i am merely talking out loud!

[little_ms_sunshyne]

I definitely believe she is GUILTY, but unfortunately looking at it from a different point of view, prosecution did not prove their case. Defense didn't do a great job either, but then again they didnt have anything to prove, the prosecution did.

I dislike that uneasy feeling you get after you know that a true injustice was committed. Casey Anthony deserves to be in jail and the fact that she is smiling...blah! Her daughter can never be brought back and that is nothing to smile about!!! I hope she has a hard time living with her decisions. I can only hope they haunt her forever! I know the media will.

[Toughy]

I stand by what the jury said. They were sitting in the room every day, listened to the judge, witnesses, lawyers, saw her every day and reached a verdict. All 12 of them agreed she lied to the po po. All 12 of them agreed (edited to add: there was reasonable doubt) she did not kill/murder her child.

Trying and convicting people in the press without all the facts hurts our judicial system. Especially when the verdict is not guilty or in this case guilty of lying, but not manslaughter/murder. Common law (and US law) all the way back to the late 1700's states suspects are innocent until proven guilty, with the prosecution having the burden of proof. All of us should remember this.

[cinderella]

I just found out that the verdict is: NOT GUILTY!!!

Jesus Christ almighty!!! I am so in shock & disbelief, I'm thinking I must be dreaming!!! What the hell is wrong with people??? I am just speechless at this point, and still recovering from the outcome of the deliberations...so unbelivable...