CASEY ANTHONY: what do you think will happen.

[CaptainStoner]

The only good thing about this is Nancy Grace's head will probably explode.

I'm not sure what to think about guilt or innocence, though. I think the jury did its job - the case wasn't there beyond a reasonable doubt.
I remember that after my father died, I showed no emotion at all. I literally sat in the wake and drew his casket, I went and bought a dark suit with my brother and played video games, laughing (it was some basketball game where you can pull down the trunks and punch opposing players).
So maybe she is a total sociopath, but showing little or no emotion after a trauma is quite common AFAIK. Not processing it at all is quite common. I went back to school the following week, and matter-of-factly told my math teacher there had been a death in the family, my father. No one else ever knew, because no one asked. Except one other teacher that read the obits.
It doesn't seem at all unlikely to me that this woman hasn't even begun to grieve.
For my 2 cents, I don't think she killed her daughter. I think something else happened, and it spiraled into a crazy mess of lies and coverups. The latter just seems more plausible overall.

 

[Spot's Meow]

Sadly this is what I expected to happen. I think I mentioned in the beginning of the thread that she would likely pull an OJ - won't hear much from her for a few years but will eventually out herself through a book, movie, or future criminal behavior.

I agree that there was too much circumstancial evidence, but I have to disagree that the prosecution team themselves did a poor job. Ashton, in particular, I thought, did awesome, especially when it came to the forensic evidence. I don't think that the evidence proving there was a dead body in the trunk of the car was all that flimsy. I feel like, regardless of what else was proven, that fact that was proven to me through the testimony and evidence at the trial. To me, the explanation that the prosecution provided for why that body was there was the only plausible one. I think that in the end the jury's decision probably came down to how they each defined reasonable doubt. Unfortunately the missing link in both sides of the case is exactly how that child lost her life, and how the body ended up at its final resting place. There's just so many details missing from the story that we will sadly never know.

It is so sad how one person does not seem to realize or care how much her lies, from then and the ones that continue now, have affected her family. They have also affected all of the attorneys, witnesses, search parties, jurors, the taxpayers of Florida, and everyone else who expended time, energy, and effort into this case. Whether or not she is a murderer, this woman's words and actions have caused so much heartache and trouble in many lives. And I'm not sure that prison time would even help her to learn that lesson.

The big question now is what she will do once she walks free. She has completely thrown her family under the bus, as well as lied to them about the truth. Her family probably still feels like they want answers that they will never get. I can't imagine their relationships with Casey ever returning to something "normal." And its not like Casey has great job prospects ahead of her or a place to stay. She better hope that her family are really damn forgiving.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

The only good thing about this is Nancy Grace's head will probably explode.

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We can only hope.

 

[DarthTom]

And its not like Casey has great job prospects ahead of her or a place to stay. She better hope that her family are really damn forgiving.

Casey will make a fortune on selling the rights to this to Hollywood and a book publisher. I doubt she'll ever have to work any type of normal job.

Regarding her 'name,' - if I were her I'd get married, move elsewhere and change my name to my middle and new married last one - to start over and hope that people didn't recognize her or play dumb about any resemblance.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

This is the best reaction I've seen to the verdict.

Thank you! I needed that!

who is that

 

[BillJ]

The only good thing about this is Nancy Grace's head will probably explode.

This is something I'd pay money to see.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I think she did it, if for no other reason than she looks like a psychopath.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

To the best of my (possibly flawed knowledge), the jury can only return "guilty" or "not guilty" based on the actual charge being prosecuted.

The charges were first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, aside from the counts of lying to police. The jury could only find her guilty or not guilty of those charges.

Exactly.

The prosecutors didn't have the evidence to convict someone on first degree murder - nowhere near. They screwed up by bringing that charge.

Ashton, in particular, I thought, did awesome, especially when it came to the forensic evidence. I don't think that the evidence proving there was a dead body in the trunk of the car was all that flimsy. I feel like, regardless of what else was proven, that fact that was proven to me through the testimony and evidence at the trial.

To you, perhaps. Not to me, and certainly not to the jury - and now that it's all over, there aren't many legal experts other than Nancy Grace coming forward who think the prosecution did much of a job.

A lack of evidence pointing to a time of death and a cause of death for Casey's daughter Caylee was key to the acquittal, according to Toobin.

"There was never even a theory of when or how or even why Casey Anthony killed her daughter," he said. "There is certainly a lot of evidence that she behaved terribly, that she lied about all sorts of things. But in terms of murder, much less first-degree murder – intentional murder - there really was a big gap in the evidence, and I certainly expect that when these jurors come to explain their verdict, the failure to prove a time of death or cause of death will be a major, major factor.

"You can’t fault the prosecution for the absence of evidence. The evidence is what it is. But certainly those are the key facts in this acquittal."

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By theory, Toobin doesn't mean "NBC's Law & Order-type speculation and a storyline based on putative motive." He means a coherent theory supported by evidence. And the evidence was paltry for this kind of charge. There's no need to look any further for an explanation of why a jury of twelve people quickly found the woman not guilty.

The jury apparently didn't ask to review any of the evidence. That, added to eleven hours of deliberation at most, suggests that they were unimpressed by the state's presentation and that there wasn't a tremendous amount of disagreement about Anthony's legal guilt where first degree murder was concerned. They may have discussed whether to convict on the lesser charges for a while.

 

[Thestral]

^ Agreed.

This really is a sad day.

The sad day was a few years ago when a little kid died, very possibly killed by her own mother.

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I agree with you. And today is yet another sad day. This was a massive miscarriage of justice.

No. You obviously don't agree. Because the two parts of my statement are quite linked. This was exactly what should have happened based on what the prosection presented - blame them for putting their own glory ahead of justice.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Well, the state's circling the wagons right now and congratulating themselves publicly on what a great case they presented - which is to say, this is a huge humiliation and repudiation of their work and they know they're going to have to answer for screwing the pooch.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Regarding her 'name,' - if I were her I'd get married, move elsewhere and change my name to my middle and new married last one - to start over and hope that people didn't recognize her or play dumb about any resemblance.

Who the hell would marry a psycho like that?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Oh, you'd be surprised. I expect that if she wants to marry, she will.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Any poor sonofabitch who gets snared by her, better make it DAMN clear he doesn't want kids....

The only good thing about this is Nancy Grace's head will probably explode.

This is something I'd pay money to see.

Her next guest would go, "We're gonna do this the Scanner way. I'm gonna suck your brain dr...oh wait a minute, never mind, I'd die of thirst."

 

[{ Emilia }]

^ Any poor sonofabitch who gets snared by her, better make it DAMN clear he doesn't want kids....

Plenty of stupid people around. Murderers get married, too.


Also: What if she's... you know... innocent?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Nancy Grace probably did as much to create this prosecutorial fiasco as anyone. Who, with a law degree they didn't find in a Crackerjack box, would have gone for murder one on this kind of evidence - if not for the fact that this case was a national cause celebre, month after month, hyped up beyond reason by HLN's blonde vampire?

Plenty of stupid people around. Murderers get married, too.

True - murderers who are serving time get married - people who will never be released from prison are proposed to.

Also: What if she's... you know... innocent?

Welcome to the lion's den.

That said, Casey's lies don't make any sense unless she was involved in the child's death to such a degree that she feared and hated what she was being put through on a daily basis less than she feared and hated what she reasonably expected would happen if she told the truth.

Which still doesn't add up to premeditated murder, of course. It does strongly indicate a high level of criminal involvement.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

I think some guys will be into her just because she's a "celebrity" now. After all, there are women who fall in love with (and marry!) murderers in prison. Don't underestimate the psychological pull of that "danger" factor.

It sure isn't something I would do but I have no doubt there are people who would.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Also: What if she's... you know... innocent?

What if indeed. What guy with any ounce of sense would want to take that kind of risk? Even if he didn't want kids?

 

[{ Emilia }]

Also: What if she's... you know... innocent?

What if indeed. What guy with any ounce of sense would want to take that kind of risk? Even if he didn't want kids?

Like I said there's plenty of guys who have less than 28.3495231* grams of sense.



* = 1 ounce. You guys and your silly measurements.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Also: What if she's... you know... innocent?

What if indeed. What guy with any ounce of sense would want to take that kind of risk? Even if he didn't want kids?

I wouldn't start panicking unless she starts sending you love letters.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Also: What if she's... you know... innocent?

What if indeed. What guy with any ounce of sense would want to take that kind of risk? Even if he didn't want kids?

I wouldn't start panicking unless she starts sending you love letters.

What if her lawyer sends me one from Nigeria asking me to help her move a large sum of money?