Hero's Soapbox

Lol Nancy Grace was mad as hell when the verdict was announced.

they never explicitly proved she killed her kid, only that she's a liar.

Damn right. I hope that Casey Anthony sues Nancy Grace for libel or slander... I'm no legal expert but I just hate Nancy Grace.

Slander of a woman who went partying and lied to the police to hide the fact her child was missing for a month? I don't see it happening.

And yes, what a victory. A baby killer walks free. Rejoice!

Sure the system worked but why would you want to celebrate someone getting off because they hid the body long enough and didn't confess. O/ O.J right?

Agreed opinion about Nancy Grace though.. she's a real piece of work xD

Wabooz, it's not up to you to determine guilt, it's up to the jury. And the jury saw a much different story than the Media presented, that much is clear.

Regardless of her actual innocence or guilt, there was a lack of evidence. You absolutely cannot, under any circumstance, convict someone without evidence. It isn't how our country is supposed to operate.

I've seen a lot of people remark how sad it is that "Caylee's death wasn't avenged." The trial system is about serving justice, not vengeance. The latter is extremely dangerous, and is the sort of thing that causes angry mobs to lynch the innocent.

The Justice System prevailed in stopping the Tyranny of the Masses, and came to it's own conclusion when presented with an unbiased view of the case. Again, that's how it's supposed to work.

It's not about one possibly guilty person walk free. It's about the reassurance that, if you should ever stand accused of a crime you didn't commit, you won't be subjected to the whims of a sensational media, and that the case will be viewed by a jury in an unbiased light.

Nobody "knows" that she did it, because, as we can see by the verdict, it was not even close to being proven. What you have is speculation and suspicion, that's it. I am glad that we don't execute people on such a weak basis. I'm glad the system is set up to prevent that.

What you have is speculation and suspicion, that's it. I am glad that we don't execute people on such a weak basis. I'm glad the system is set up to prevent that.

This is so true. There are so many instances when people are charged on a whim, and when there isn't any evidence everyone gets angry because the media squeezed the story dry.

HoT I agree with you on the fact that the justice system done what it was suppose to but I can't help but feel she did get away with it. They can always trial her down the road if new information becomes available right?

Nancy Grace is a !@#$%*.

Also, before I saw this I had just written my own blog entry. I'll post it in a minute to get my share of the attention.

HoT, that's all fine but we'll have to agree to disagree that this is a case to be celebrated. There's been a two year old child thrown in the brush like trash and nobody to be held accountable. Innocent men head to death row sometimes, and sometimes the guilty walk free on technicalities or insufficient proof. I'll not celebrate either.

But since Casee didnt do it. Either the family did it, or a stranger, which went unreported. Not only that, the mother fabricated stories during the time she was missing to make it appear she was OK.

That or the two year old girl grabbed a roll of duct tape, walked a half mile into the brush and committed suicide. Every scenario is a tragedy so I hope you can see why people are frustrated and emotional over this case.. its alot more than the justice system working, or not.

Anyways, I won't sit here and fist pump because the system worked. It's been working for hundreds of years, for the most part, and will continue to do so. I'll just sit here disappointed because a poor little girl is dead without any sort of justice.

yeah i agree fully that the media just needs to stfu. Although I highly dislike the American legal system, personally i think its a joke on account of my friend getting sued by an armed robber in the vicinity of his home when he broke the robber's jaw (armed robber won). But back on topic, you have to be proven guilty, you can't just assume that she is, and therefore hate her guts. On another note, I second MP's opinion of Nancy Grace being a !@#$%*

Wabooz, I understand the emotions. It was a tragic loss. But it's important to not base the decision of someone's life on emotions. Logic and rationality must prevail.

If she was convicted because people felt that she "probably" did it, then justice would not have been served. That would have been the opposite of justice.

And she was convicted of 4 counts of lying to law enforcement, as she should have been.

Well, at least we can all agree that Grace is a !@#$%* heh. But then again, that's her thing.. she has the drama queen niche locked down.

She was definitely guilty of more than just lying. I can't help but feel that the prosecution could have added more charges, but I suppose they thought they had enough circumstantial evidence to get her.

HoT I agree with you on the fact that the justice system done what it was suppose to but I can't help but feel she did get away with it. They can always trial her down the road if new information becomes available right?

Actually no. Not unless it is for a different crime.

HoT I agree with you on the fact that the justice system done what it was suppose to but I can't help but feel she did get away with it. They can always trial her down the road if new information becomes available right?

Actually no. Not unless it is for a different crime.

Yep the American justice system is so messed up that she could actually admit she did it now and there would be nothing they could do about it.

Yea, she can never be tried for the murder of her child ever again.

EDIT: all the same, I agree with the OP. There wasn't evidence to convict, so she got off almost free. I do kinda hope that she gets the harshest punishment for the 4 counts of lying to law enforcement, though.