Dismay is not quite the strongest word I can express with the recent verdict in the Anthony trial. I must confess, I'm not at all surprised. I have felt all along that the evidence was not strong enough to convict. I also believe that the behavior of the prosecuting attorney impacted the jurors. His behavior during closing arguments was inexcusable. Let's look at this realistically....
Our justice system, whether right or wrong was set up to protect the rights of the accused....not the rights of the victims.
History lesson 101: During the years when the United States was a mere colony, the colonists were taxed and taken advantage of. The English could quarter their soldiers at will in any colonist's house or farm. This meant that the English soldiers could go up to a anyone and say, "Hey, you, mister colonists, you will provide food and lodging to these troops. If you don't, it doesn't really matter, we'll take what we want. Doesn't matter that it is your pig, your cow or your grain. We need it and it is ours. If you refuse, we'll just burn your house, your crops and probably shoot you and your family." In another injustice, the British government in the colonies could accuse anyone of any crime and many times, not even have a trial and forget about a jury of your peers. The governors of the territories were the judge and jury.
When the Constitution was written, the founding fathers felt that it was very important to protect the rights of the citizens. They drew upon the experience with the English to draw up the Constitution. I'm sure that many of the founding fathers either experienced first hand for themselves the hand of the English judicial way or had friends and family who had.
So now back to today. In an effort to try to be fair and impartial, we try to uphold the belief that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Theoretically, all accused persons entering a courtroom is innocent. We may feel that they are guilty as sin and may even have the smoking gun in their hand but they are still to be treated as though they are innocent. Like it or not, this lessens the chance of someone who is really innocent from being wrongfully convicted.
If anyone has failed in the Anthony trial it is the state of Florida. They had a job to PROVE without a shadow of a doubt that Casey Anthony killed her daughter. They failed to prove that.
Do I blame the jurors...heck NO. They did their job. They could not convict her beyond a reasonable doubt. Doubt is a horrible thing.
What's next? This is the part that really bothers me. I believe that Casey Anthony will profit from her trial and the murder of her child. I believe that she will get interviews, book deals and movie deals. I have a huge problem with this. The only way WE can prevent this is not to pay her any attention. Don't buy her book, don't watch her movies or interviews. Don't buy into the frenzy associated with her.
I support our legal system even when we know things are not right because I believe in the principles of the establishment of our courts by the founding fathers. Do I believe there are problems with our judicial system? Heck yeah! But I honestly can't think of any fair way to change it.
Support Caylee...don't buy her mother's books or watch any movie about the case. Don't let her profit from this.
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