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July 20th, 2011 
Geno 
By Geno McGahee
We’ve had some time to digest the verdict of not guilty in the Casey Anthony murder trial. Casey, 25, was accused of killing her two year old daughter, Caylee, and hiding her body. The contention was that she missed her partying lifestyle, saw Caylee as the reason why she was no longer having the fun she used to have, and eliminated her. From the media reports, namely Nancy Grace, this seemed like an open and shut case, but Casey walked, and now we’re beginning to see why.
There is a persistent rumor that a computer expert did not give accurate testimony when speaking of the chloroform searches on the Anthony computer. There is evidence that there were not 84 searches for the word, which is an incredible claim, and one that could get all involved in the Prosecution of Casey into a world of trouble.
Nancy Grace has been taking some lumps lately with her coverage of the Anthony trial. She is a very opinionated “journalist” that presents the facts in a way that supports her case, and that is the problem. Many of the photos of Casey partying mixed with the video and photos of Caylee painted the picture that we had a party girl that killed an innocent. Very few images of the loving Casey were shown because the villain was created and the bad guys always sell better.
As a parent, I am like the majority of the population that wants justice for Caylee. It’s sickening when somebody so young dies, especially when it is murder, but that is a question. Caylee drowning and George Anthony covering it up seems incredibly far-fetched, but the Prosecution seemed to push it too far themselves. I think their approach was too strong.
Casey’s behavior when her daughter was missing was incredibly suspicious. Her continual lying is very troublesome, and when you just look at the 31 days that Caylee was missing and wasn’t reported, along with what Casey was doing and her lies, it looks incredibly bad. I was in the majority that looked at these facts and thought guilty. OJ Simpson’s behavior prior to being arrested was terrible and painted a terrible picture, but in the end, as in the Anthony trial, if they cannot prove it 100%, if there is some reasonable doubt, then you can’t convict.
Casey Anthony is currently in hiding, away from her family, away from the public, and currently regrouping. She faces multiple lawsuits and death threats, and will have a rough go of it for some time to come. She may also financially benefit from it, which may increase her chances of a crazed stalker attacking her or trying to hurt her. No matter what, and no matter if you like this or not, she is NOT GUILTY. It is our system and we have to live with it. We weren’t in the courtroom and we didn’t hear everything. With the shady prosecution witnesses coming forward now, perhaps the jury smelled a rat and that pushed the verdict.
The Casey Anthony story continues….
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What a silly article. You need to understand the difference between 100% certainty and beyond a reasonable doubt. Take a philosophy class and until then keep your ignorance to yourself
You seem a good example of why it’s hard to select a jury for a case like this. When we hear bits and pieces of a story through the media we tend to fill in the blanks with our hunches from our own experience. But we can’t punish people based on our hunches and what we “think” might be the truth.
In this example there was no discernible cause of death for Caylee. That means her death was not traumatic, i.e., no blow to the head, strangulation, or stabbing etc. And the forensic defense expert found no evidence of asphyxiation.
Really now, how can you prove that someone willfully murdered the child if you can’t show how it was done? Only in you imagination can that be done.
Somehow Caylee died and that is tragic. But nothing will bring her back. You say you would like “justice for Caylee” but if her death was accidental, and it can’t be proven it was not, what would justice be. Punishing a woman that lost her child?
Long story short, the State of Florida could not convince a jury of peers that had no previously conceived ideas based on media hearsay. Frankly, I put the thoughtful opinion of twelve unbiased people above my own because, like everybody in the world, I don’t know what really happened. For all we know perhaps Casey herself doesn’t know all of what really happened. In a world that seems as out of control as hers, it’s possible.
Finally, I’d rather see guilty go free than innocent put to death, and I hope that most people agree.
You are a prime example of why you shouldn’t be on a jury. The state does not have to prove cause of death. I don’t have to respect the opinion of this jury nor will I ever. I didn’t respect the OJ verdict nor will I respect this one, but I will accept it. You are confused on basic issues of philosophy (epistemology) and the basic rule of law.
Have a good night
Sophia
Well, I must disagree, Sophia. Citizens don’t need to be well versed in law to be jurors. That’s why the judge instructs them along the way about a host of issues as they arise. Nor am I confused about gestalt psychology as it relates to the natural act of filling in blanks to make sense out of an incomplete set of points.
One of the basic rules of law in this country is that a person is innocent until PROVEN guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
And, I didn’t mean to infer that the state needed to prove cause of death. But when you don’t have a cause of death, no method of accomplishing it, no motive, and no history to support any of it this is what you end up with. Not Guilty.
I do have respect for the members of the jury. I believe they were diligent, thoughtful, and generally did the best job they could. To harbor contempt for them because they didn’t come up with what you “think” is the “right answer” is a shame.
I’m glad things seem so black and white for you although it seems to make you somewhat angry as it causes you to verbally assault both me and the author of this article by demeaning our comments. Also your opinion about this case or the 15 year old case you bring up for no good reason, except perhaps that you still harbor ill feelings about it, are just like my own and millions of other opinions. Meaningless.
Vince
The problem with the citizens of the United States is they have grown up in a mentally challenged society. Most people are addicted to video games, pornography and the like. The classics are no longer read and most people think Harry Potter is a classic like The Brothers Karamazov, War and Peace or Anna Karenina.
The jury system works in a society that has a sense of justice. I am not sure the jury system would work in Sodom and Gomorrah, Rwanda or Tehran…
I listened to the jury speak and I was appalled of their ignorance. It was painful to listen to Juror Ford and the Jury Foreman. DNA and all the science put together can never arrive at certainty. The question is “What is not a reasonable doubt?”
For the American people to have closure, we need to bring George up on charges, prosecute him for molestation, and bring perjury charges against Cindy. If Casey didn’t do it then lets find justice for Caylee
What say you?
Sophia
I’m sure I don’t know what “justice” is for Caylee. Putting someone in jail because she is gone? Killing someone? Not knowing if her death was purposeful or accidental mitigates any wild thought I might have.
I’m afraid today’s youth have little grounding in moral foundation, a lack of respect and/or understanding of how we have arrived where we are. Little respect for what “came before”.
I think perjury charges against Cindy are more likely to succeed than molestation charges are against George but neither really sheds much light on the circumstances of Caylee’s death. I’m afraid that we’ll just have to live with this one, the same way we did with Lizzie Borden, who took an axe. It’s just a sad terrible truth that we have to live with. Shit!
Shit is a good word to wrap up our discussion…Btw you have an interesting site…whatever happened to the good old days of boxing?
Sophia
The good old days in boxing (and everything else too).
In a most sweeping generalization I say “the media” is responsible for degradation in all sports and also in our society. Television provided for huge audiences and advertising that brought huge amounts of money into sports. That provided for huge salaries and contracts, the amounts of money that corrupt many people who would otherwise be “normal”.
In our society media’s access and exposure to “everything in the world” have delivered us a couple of generations of people whose knowledge of the world is a mile wide but only and inch deep. Most of whom have never examined anything more closely than a version of Cliffs Notes or Wikipedia. Many are not grounded in any philosophy and actually reject the depth of concentration required to develop deeply held convictions of any kind. There is no central belief system. To my thinking that’s why crazy things like Tyson biting off Holyfield’s ear happen. To be sure, crazy things have always popped up from time to time. I just think we’re seeing more of them that are more random, more odd than ever.
I’m hoping a live to see it turn around a little.
Sorry to ramble
Sorry for the rant. :o)