Casey Anthony...found NOT guilty

[sh0ko]

...iuno bout u guys

but personally.. imo.. WTF

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/05/jury-reaches-verdict-in-casey-anthony-trial/?hpt=hp_t1

[treehouse]

When she is all done up, she is smoking hot. Good for her.

[sevewone]

WOW. must have had OJ's lawyer ;)

[adam c]

bitch should have burned how the fuck do you kill your 2 year old daughter and then bury her in the back yard

[Xtrema]

lol @ comments

If she were a black 22 yo mother it would be her 5th baby and no one would have know it was missing

So what's the back story? Why is she not guilty? Reasonable doubt?

EDIT: Just read the timeline, seems like not enough evidence to pin the murder on her.

[Guillermo]

i don't think it's fair to pass judgment based on what you read in the tabloids, and I have faith in trial by jury. :dunno:

[Feruk]

Next step, book titled "If I Did It"

[max_boost]

Originally posted by sevewone
WOW. must have had OJ's lawyer ;)

Now she needs to write a book, "If I did it" V2.0

[1barA4]

I recall her defense being (facetiously) "yes she's a bad mother, and a bad person, and possible even a slut, but she's not a murderer".

Really the prosecution did what they could with what evidence there was but it wasn't enough.

Of course, if she's innocent, well, the system worked I guess.

[J-D]

I'm pretty sure she did it, however:

http://i.imgur.com/b4ayA.jpg

[sillysod]

Unbelievable.

Prosecution believes that kid was cloroformed and then her mouth and nose was taped up so she suffocated. Then she was burried in the swamp.

Defense said little girl accidently drowned in tub and mom freaked out and burried her in the swamp.

What we know:
- She left her parents with her daughter and didn't return for 31 days.
- Parents requested to see grandaughter, but Casey kept saying she was too busy - or with a Nanny named Zeniada - who turned out to not exist.
- Month later Caseys car gets towed to parents house and there is a really strong odor of rotting flesh in the trunk.
- Police investigate but can't prove dead body was in trunk, but are very suspicious.
- They questoin her and at this point she says that the Nanny stole the kid.

- Police do more investigating, find out no nanny and that she was out partying and getting wasted the entire week after her kid went missing.

- Police find body.

- Casey says she drowned in tub and she freaked out, burried the body.
- Cops found pics of her clubbing the day after she went missing and she admited that yeah, she went partying to get her mind off of things.

...yeah.... to everyones shock, she got off on reasonable doubt. I was expecting the death sentence.

http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/110608fusian/1/imgLg/48-2008-CF-015606-O_CASEY_ANTHONY_PG._1925-1990_Page_21.jpg

[sh0ko]

Originally posted by sillysod

What we know:
- She left her parents with her daughter and didn't return for 31 days.
-


during that 31 days casey anthony knew she was missing but didnt report it...dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnn

[J-D]

I really do think the media played a detrimental role in this case... How do you expect to select a relatively educated, impartial jury when it was plastered over the media for such a long time? I think like half of the jurors had criminal records, even. :guns:

[sillysod]

better timeline of events.

http://boards.library.trutv.com/showthread.php?291265-Timeline-of-Events-Caylee-Casey-Anthony-No-Discussion

[Guillermo]

to be fair, all of the evidence is consistent with the defense's story, too. :dunno:

[Toilet_D]

Originally posted by treehouse
When she is all done up, she is smoking hot. Good for her.




Roflmao!

[sillysod]

The jurors couldn't be 100% convinced that she killed her daughter - that's all it takes. I am sure if the Prosecutors went for life instead of death penalty there would have been a convition.

I've been following the case and there was so many weak arguments by the defence lawyer it was almost comical.

[sillysod]

Originally posted by Toilet_D





Roflmao!

http://pibillwarner.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/casey-anthony-making-out-woman-4bh.jpg

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Too much of the evidence was circumstantial, and nothing directly tied her to the death of the child. The prosecution failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she killed the child, hence the Not Guilty verdict.

Keep in mind that "Not Guilty" does not mean the same thing as "Innocent", but the justice system worked as designed here, especially since the prosecutors (perhaps unwisely) sought the death penalty.

[sillysod]

Scott Peterson (http://crime.about.com/od/current/a/scott040718.htm) is sitting on death row right now on even more circumstantial evidence....

Casey Anthony = O.J. with bewbs

[Guillermo]

Originally posted by sillysod
Scott Peterson (http://crime.about.com/od/current/a/scott040718.htm) is sitting on death row right now on even more circumstantial evidence....

Casey Anthony = O.J. with bewbs

i'm willing to bet this kind of thing happens a lot more often than we realize, but these cases stand out because they were turned into soap operas by CNN and other tabloid media.

[ZenOps]

"If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." Million dollar defense!

[RY213]

Haha this is like the white OJ case!

[leftwing]

Watched a documentary on TV on this case a few nights ago, There was A LOT of evidence pointing to murder, but none of the evidence pointed directly at Casey. Not surprised she was found not guilty, but still kind of shocking.

Not everyday someone gets away with murder......In Canada at least.

edit- Agreee that shit is pretty hot. Child was really cute too RIP.

[SJW]

I actually called it that she would get off.

[gerrycurl21]

lol, didnt they find "chloroform" cached in her google?

[1barA4]

Originally posted by gerrycurl21
lol, didnt they find "chloroform" cached in her google?

If they could sentence you based on what you google, I have the feeling a lot of people from Beyond would be in jail.

[1barA4]

Originally posted by SJW
I actually called it that she would get off.

If she showed up to my place done up all hot...well, you know :poosie:

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by 1barA4


If they could sentence you based on what you google, I have the feeling a lot of people from Beyond would be in jail.

Only if I get CAUGHT doing the things I googled.

:rofl:

So the babysitter (the person) is totally fictional?

EDIT:


Investigators said they spoke with the Zenaida Gonzalez who filled out the apartment application and she told them she never actually lived at the apartment complex, never spoke before to Casey Anthony and never babysat Caylee. Investigators also said the apartment Casey said she dropped Caylee off at had been vacant since February.

Investigators also said they showed pictures of the Kissimmee Zenaida Gonzalez to Casey and pictures of Casey and Caylee to Zenaida and neither recognized the other. Eyewitness News found there are 400 Zenaida Gonzalez’s in the state of Florida and that’s just the ones who have driver’s licenses.

What a retarded liar.

[frizzlefry]

I see those dateline shows about murder cases on tv and am often shocked on how juries will convict people will little to no evidence. So many cases go to trial without adequate evidence and the lawyers pin their hopes on how the jury views the person. That’s the biggest factor in most cases. Prosecutors hope the jury will think the person is a slut and bad mom and convict them because of that. Backfired in this case, for once a jury actually acted impartially and viewed the evidence. Those dateline shows are scary, saw one where a guy was convicted of killing his wife with no evidence at all. They interviewed the jurors and they basically said they believed he did it because there were no evidence pointing to anyone else (no evidence pointing to the guy they convicted either) and because the prosecution DID prove that he was a cheater and wanted sole custody they figured he killed her too. The jurors admitted that. I would never choose trial by jury. Juries are people are people are idiots. At least a judge’s reputation is on the line if they convict without evidence. A Jury can walk away, anonymously, and be happy they put a loser who must have done it behind bars.

[mazdavirgin]

:facepalm: Guaranteed if this had been a guy he would be in jail on death row.

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by frizzlefry
Those dateline shows are scary, saw one where a guy was convicted of killing his wife with no evidence at all. They interviewed the jurors and they basically said they believed he did it because there were no evidence pointing to anyone else (no evidence pointing to the guy they convicted either)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514VJP0EEHL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

[statick]

Originally posted by Neil4Speed


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514VJP0EEHL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

:thumbsup:

[calgary403]

Here's another winner:

Guy stabbed his 3 and 5 year old kids to death. ADMITTED to it. He has been found "not criminally responsible"

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Turcotte+found+criminally+responsible/5051662/story.html

Oh BTW the piece of shit who "could not understand" what was going on when he was stabbing his children to death in their beds was a fucking CARDIOLOGIST.

[MyMan23]

At best she's guilty of the worst mother of the year award. At worst she's a child murderer.

In either case I'd like to think she would get whats comming to her, but I know that probably won't happen. In this world anyway.

[01RedDX]

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[Zephyr]

http://i.imgur.com/Ad4z4.png

[BrknFngrs]

I actually watched the daily live feeds of the trial since the opening arguments and it was interesting to watch it unfold.

The lead defence attorney was almost entirely useless, but the prosecution just didn't have enough evidence to get the death penalty in my opinion. Even though I support the death penalty, I couldn't have found some one guilty of murder based on the evidence provided.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by frizzlefry
I would never choose trial by jury. Juries are people are people are idiots. At least a judge’s reputation is on the line if they convict without evidence. A Jury can walk away, anonymously, and be happy they put a loser who must have done it behind bars.

x2

All a jury is is the 12 people in the pool too stupid to get out of jury duty. If they actually want to be there, there is a good chance they simply want to send someone up the river based on their own opinions and bias.

[clem24]

I hear she's going to make a killing..........
















From movie deals and interviews.

[gerrycurl21]

she cant live her life anymore. Who in their right mind would hire her for a job? Atleast OJ was rich before.

Take the job offer from Vivid Entertainment Casey....it'll take too long to write a book.

[403Gemini]

I'd she wasn't a young white female , she would have been found guilty.

[oupzwrongthread]

Who fucking cares? Yet another bullshit distraction for all the fox news watchers out there. Seriously, this has ZERO effect on you. /rant

[adam c]

Originally posted by oupzwrongthread
I'm a cocksucker


Most people with a decent head on their shoulders do care, especially those with children

[oupzwrongthread]

Originally posted by adam c



I'm fucking stupid and think that the american justice system somehow effects me

Sorry, what?

[gruster]

That was fast...


Vivid adult entertainment in discussions with Casey Anthony to have her star in porn


http://www.tmz.com/2011/07/06/casey-anthony-porn-movie-vivid-entertainment-xxx-movie-lawyer-offer/

[Tik-Tok]

I hope they use condoms.

[adam c]

Originally posted by oupzwrongthread


Sorry, I'm a self centred immature prick who hasn't has his balls drop yet and don't care about anyone else but myself

yea np

[clem24]

Originally posted by sillysod


http://pibillwarner.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/casey-anthony-making-out-woman-4bh.jpg

more

http://12uspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/casey-anthony.jpg

[oupzwrongthread]

Originally posted by adam c


yea np

Yah, my attention elsewhere is childish - you, kim kardashian and nancy grace can go nuts over this all you like.

http://i.imgur.com/UFKzY.jpg

[403Gemini]

^^^Nobody is saying there aren't tragedy's everyday all day in other places in the world. The thing is though, those countries aren't as developed as North America, so when North America's "refined" justice system fails, it makes us realize how we aren't as far advanced as the countries you are highlighting. She got away with it, so what's stopping other people from committing the same crime and putting us back down to the "standards" of those other countries?

[oupzwrongthread]

^^That is a totally different discussion and WAY more valid.

I believe in "due process" and "innocent until proven guilty". The jury was privy to more information than us. I can only assume the information WE got was filtered. Unless proven beyond a reasonable doubt, how COULD they convict her?

[frizzlefry]

The jury could not convict her. I mentioned before, those dateline shows about guys who are found guilty of their wife's murder with no forensic evidence and sometimes no body. Cases like Scott Peterson. People are comparing those cases to this and are saying "those men were convicted so why not her?" At least in those cases there was a motive. Testimony or evidence that those men did not like their wives or that they were cheating or trying hide money from them. In general, they had something to gain from their deaths. In this case, cause of death could not be proven AND there was no evidence that she would want to kill her kid either. Witnesses testified that she loved her kid and had no reason to want the kid dead. She was not trying to lure another man like Susan Smith. She has not been diagnosed with any mental disorder like Andrea Yates. The jury simply did not want to put someone to death for being a crappy mom or a slut or a liar. Those were not the charges. The system worked in that it’s better to have an innocent person free than a guilty person in prison, hence, beyond a reasonable doubt.

[403Gemini]

How old is she again? Being young and having a kid is reason enough to some immature, unprepared parents to not want a kid anymore. She felt like she was missing out on her youth, which was clearly evident in the first 31 days after her child went missing. I mean if my kid went missing, I think the last fucking place I would go is to parties and be a bar star... :rolleyes:

Doesn't sound like a loving mother to me. :dunno: Dunno how whorish your mom was though.

[Guillermo]

Originally posted by 403Gemini
when North America's "refined" justice system fails

:facepalm:

actually, this case is a good example of how well our justice system works. just because you and the angry internet mob thinks she is guilty based on what you read in the Sun or CNN doesn't mean you can lock her up and throw away the key - or better yet execute her, as many have been calling for.

you weren't there when the kid died, you weren't there for the trial... you're basing your conclusion on a bunch of circumstantial evidence that was half-fictionalized and dramatized by the tabloid media. there isn't enough evidence to prove she did it, can't you understand and appreciate that? this isn't Iran or North Korea, or even CHina for that matter. if you don't like the north american justice system, why don't you move somewhere where the law agrees with your witch-trial mentality?

[403Gemini]

Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly saying they should have pulled out the rope and just lynched her, but if more evidence comes forth, she can't be re-tried. It's also a shame how our freedoms protect people like this (police couldn't inspect the trunk of the car when it was emitting a strong odor of decomposition).

Do you actually think she was innocent, or are you just wanting to play devils advocate because you have nothing else better to do?

[Guillermo]

Originally posted by 403Gemini

Do you actually think she was innocent, or are you just wanting to play devils advocate because you have nothing else better to do?

i don't know if she was innocent - how would I know that? however, my opinion doesn't matter anyhow since it's only based on hearsay from the news outlets, and I strongly beleive that people shouldn't pass judgment based on what they read in tabloid soap operas. i trust that a unanimous decision by a jury of 12 peers reflects the weight of evidence presented during the trial.

EDIT: and, even from what i've heard in the media, the defense's story is just as consistent with the prosecution's story. sure I think it's crazy that she would act like she did after the daughter died, but at the same time I think it's pretty crazy for a mother to kill her daughter for no apparent reason. :dunno: without having evidence one way or the other, I don't think you can say what happened, which is exactly why the jury returned the decision they did.

[Majestic12]

Originally posted by 403Gemini
Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly saying they should have pulled out the rope and just lynched her, but if more evidence comes forth, she can't be re-tried. It's also a shame how our freedoms protect people like this (police couldn't inspect the trunk of the car when it was emitting a strong odor of decomposition).

Do you actually think she was innocent, or are you just wanting to play devils advocate because you have nothing else better to do?

"innocent" isn't the same as "not guilty".
And it isn't whether or not the jury thinks she killed her kid. They might have even thought that it was more likely than not that she did. But the whole reason the standard of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt instead of the balance of probabilities is to, in theory, remove all chance that anything else could have happened.

Even if they think there's a 95% chance that she killed her kid, they SHOULD return a verdict of not guilty.

[mazdavirgin]

Originally posted by oupzwrongthread
^^That is a totally different discussion and WAY more valid.

I believe in "due process" and "innocent until proven guilty". The jury was privy to more information than us. I can only assume the information WE got was filtered. Unless proven beyond a reasonable doubt, how COULD they convict her?

OJ got off too... Do you really think he was innocent? No... He was found not guilty due to lack of evidence it sure as hell doesn't mean he didn't do it. Same thing with Casey Anthony. She is guilty as sin but there is no sufficient physical evidence since she left her kid to rot in the ground for 6 months. Just because we can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt doesn't mean she isn't scum.

She lied to the police, lied to her parents, invented a nanny who was taking care of her kid for months, went our partying and couldn't even keep her own story straight. Hence why she is being charged with obstruction etc... Make no mistake she most certainly killed her daughter either by accident or on purpose then let her rot in her trunk and then buried her in a field. A real poster mother...

I still stand by the fact that if this had been a man there would have been sufficient evidence to convict. The only reason she got off is because of the mistaken belief that women are too maternal to kill their own kids. Never mind children are ten times more likely to be killed by their mothers than their fathers.

[403Gemini]

^^Don't forget that she accused her father and brother of both molesting her as a child... why she even said that makes me :dunno:

[Guillermo]

Originally posted by 403Gemini
^^Don't forget that she accused her father and brother of both molesting her as a child... why she even said that makes me :dunno:

she's clearly a very messed up person, but that doesn't necessarily make her a murderer.


Originally posted by mazdavirgin

She is guilty as sin.



Originally posted by mazdavirgin

Make no mistake she most certainly killed her daughter

this opinion is just as stupid as saying she's absolutely innocent. the point is that you don't have any idea what really happened, so maybe it's time to stop playing internet vigilante. :dunno:

[TheRealTimHorton]

lots of mad people in this thread.

[frizzlefry]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin


OJ got off too... Do you really think he was innocent? No... He was found not guilty due to lack of evidence it sure as hell doesn't mean he didn't do it.

Incorrect. There was tonns of evidence against OJ. Blood on him, blood in the bronco, body, cause of death, clear motive etc. OJ got off because the defence stacked the jury and played the race card. No comparison to the Casey Anthony trial at all.

[mazdavirgin]

Originally posted by Guillermo
this opinion is just as stupid as saying she's absolutely innocent. the point is that you don't have any idea what really happened, so maybe it's time to stop playing internet vigilante. :dunno:

Occam's razor is pretty clear on what happened. She killed her child either on purpose or by accident. Put her in the trunk of her car, let her rot there for a couple weeks. Then buried her in a field all the while telling her parents the nanny was taking care of the child and she kept on living her life going partying etc...

Doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to sort through her story.

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin


Doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to sort through her story.

Exactly, if she didn't do it, why lie? Or at least, why the hell would you lie like she did :nut: She is hiding something, whether she directly or indirectly did it is the biggest question.

[CMW403]

Anybody else hear about that Hersh porn mogul offering her 5 million to do a film?

[bignerd]

Vivid withdrew their offer due to the extreme emotional response people are having to the case...

[Majestic12]

An article discussing why the system worked:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429783247016492.html?mod=WSJ_hps_RIGHTTopCarousel_1#articleTabs%3Darticle

[Kloubek]

Originally posted by HiTempguy1
Exactly, if she didn't do it, why lie?

Exactly. Nobody has their kid missing for 30 days without reporting it to police.

I think it is pretty clear that she did it. But there was obviously reasonable doubt... ie: no 100% hard proof. No jury wants to let a murder go if they can help it - so clearly the defense did their job and presented that reasonable doubt.

Too bad. It is really infuriating to see murders walk; especially when the victim is so young and innocent.

[403Gemini]

I honestly think if the term was life in prison, the jury would have said guilty. Without concrete, 100% proof/evidence, it's difficult to live with the thought you and 11 other people just put somebody to death.

[sexualbanana]

I've watched some of the interviews of the Alternate Juror and Juror #3, and the thing I found a couple things interesting....

1) The jurors, for whatever reason, didn't believe George Anthony. Not only that, they thought that he had a bigger role in the situation than was let on. The problem is that that was never brought into question by either side of the case, so where did that come from? Not only that, but if that was an influencing factor, than the jury as a whole did a very poor job because they can only take into consideration the evidence that was presented.

2) Despite the mountain of circumstancial evidence that seemed to point pretty directly at some sort of foul play, the jury was looking for the prosecution to move them past the point of ABSOLUTE doubt rather than reasonable doubt. Unfortunately, short of being an actual witness to the event, that would never happen.

I don't necessarily think that the jury made the right/wrong verdict, but I'm questioning the manner in which they came about it. If they felt that George Anthony wasn't a credible enough witness, or that the prosecution didn't move them to believe beyond a reasonable doubt that Casey Anthony did murder Caylee, then that's fine.

I would take exception though if they - and by the sounds of it they may have - allowed some external information/theory that was never formally introduced to them by either side of the case; Or, if they were looking for absolute proof that she was guilty. In which case, that would be a miscarriage of the system.

[Canmorite]

I PVR'd that nutbag's show, Nancy Grace, just to watch her head explode after the verdict. Worst tv personality ever.

[Guillermo]

Originally posted by Canmorite
I PVR'd that nutbag's show, Nancy Grace, just to watch her head explode after the verdict. Worst tv personality ever.

LOLOLOLOL NO SHIT :rofl: i absolutely hate that bitch

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by Canmorite
I PVR'd that nutbag's show, Nancy Grace, just to watch her head explode after the verdict. Worst tv personality ever.

x2.

Can't believe anybody is worse than Bill O'Reilly, but she sure is

[BigMass]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin


Occam's razor is pretty clear on what happened. She killed her child either on purpose or by accident. Put her in the trunk of her car, let her rot there for a couple weeks. Then buried her in a field all the while telling her parents the nanny was taking care of the child and she kept on living her life going partying etc...

Doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to sort through her story.

I’m trying to figure out how duct tape and chloroform play into the theory of an “accident”. Oh my kid drowned and I’m panicked. First thing I do is wrap duct tape around their airways??…. I mean wtf. It was clearly a murder. The only lack of evidence was the direct concrete proof that she physically murdered her kid. I would personally have a tough time condemning someone to death based on circumstantial evidence alone. If the charge was “criminally responsible” and life in prison I could probably go with that based on evidence presented. IMO this case was the failure of the prosecution not the jury.

[captain134]

x3!!!!!

[Canmorite]

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