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I'm new here, a refugee from another board. This thread renews my faith in message boards like this. Who What When - I entirely agree with everything you said. That others here recognize that things aren't always so black and white and there are valid psychological reasons for Cindy Anthony's...

It's "magna *advertiser censored* laude." I would never strike a child. It doesn't teach them anything but fear. True discipline guides and provides structure and better alternatives for choices. To get back on topic, I don't think that "beating" would have kept Casey from becoming the person she is, but I...

I don't think that either of those are reasons for beating a child. I've never once had to lift my hand to my child and she is incredibly well-behaved, empathetic and kind. There are other consequences one can impose besides beatings. A belt is beyond over the line. If you're consistent with...

Do you remember George being quoted as saying "If our granddaughter is dead, we've lost our daughter too." They know. They didn't want it to be true, but they knew that if Caylee was dead, that Casey did it. That's why they clung so desperately.

OK, just read the Routier case on Wikipedia. Want to cry now. Maybe I just can't fathom how a mother could kill her child if not for mental illness.

I'm not familiar with the Routier case. In the Smith case I thought they were saying postpartum, no?

Earlier this week they were condemned for sending their lawyer to the civil hearing, but it's their homeowner's policy that will be collected against as Casey was living under their roof. Zenaida can't collect against Casey as there's nothing there. She's going for the insurance. And I'm not...

I actually disagree on this. I think that it's probably eating them up inside to think that they may have contributed in some environmental way to creating the person who did this. I think that may have been one of the self-protection factors that led them to deny the possibility that Caylee was...

Can anyone think of a case where a mother killed a child out of spite rather than mental illness? Offhand, I cannot.

That's just not true. If you're beating your child, then CPS should be called. If you feel a need to hit your child as discipline, you need to take a step back and wonder why as it says more about the parent's failings than the child.

Ah, let the Anthony bashing begin. How sad. Why would they show up for such a court date - just to do the "walk of shame" in front of everyone and have it played and analyzed for millions? Let them grieve. They have to come to terms with more than anyone should ever have to. And regarding the...