Sorry, if you thought that was meant for you, for some unknown reason AK's name appears in bolded red in some posts, and it draws my attention to them, as I am sure it does others, that is slightly influential if I may be so bold. I'm not sure why it happens. Then they get duplicated. It wasn't meant for you, my apologies.:blushing:
I am very clear that the police arrested Mr Lumumba, based on what evidence?
The same investigation that convicted RG, is now 'imagination', 'wonky science' and conducted by 'inappropriate/irresponsible police', pretty good grounds for an appeal for RG, I would have thought.
But I think he is fairly poor.
I've never seen Amanda's name in red letters. It might be something unique to your browser or forum settings. ??
I think you misunderstood what was being said about the wonky science.
Guede was arrested and convicted based on solid DNA evidence, footprints, fingerprints, the works. He was there. He also agrees that he was there and that he committed the crime.
Amanda, Raffaele and Patrick were all arrested based on speculation. There was never ANY evidence at the crime scene (Meredith's bedroom) tying them to the crime in any way.
Patrick was released because he had a solid, verifiable alibi. It was a bad arrest and the investigators knew that.
Amanda and Raffaele were tried based on a fantastical, bizarre theory of the crime that had NO accompanying evidence at all. The theory changed as well. From a cult sacrifice to a demonic orgy to a "sex and drug game gone wrong". Their involvement was attributed to the idea that a single person couldn't possibly have done the crime without help.
Alot of people on this forum are following the Jodi Arias trial. Can you imagine if the prosecutor just decided that there was no way she could have committed such a violent murder alone? Her victim was, after all, stabbed 27 times, shot in the head, and had his throat sliced open - all in under 2 minutes and Arias didn't have more than a few scratches and cuts.
Lets say the prosecutor was in charge of the investigation and decide that all his previous girlfriends were in on it? And that this was an ultimate revenge kill? And that everyone but Arias managed to completely remove all their DNA from the locked bedroom - leaving poor little Jodi to take the fall all on her own?
And lets say he dragged former girlfriends into an interrogation room and yelled at them in French for hours, forcing them to sign a confession - even though none of them spoke more than a few words of French?
Would a US jury find that compelling? Even if the press found it titillating?
Would it be a travesty of justice? Would it be a crime against innocent people?
I think so - and I'm pretty sure that a jury of 12 peers (in a proper jury system) would feel the same.
Yet, it seems there are a few people who believe that Amanda and Raffaele don't deserve the dignity of truth or justice. If they can be blamed - regardless of the logic - they must have done it.
Meanwhile, Meredith's murderer was allowed to appeal his sentence and have it knocked down to a length that will put him back on the streets - still young and still able to do whatever he wants with his own life.
This isn't a case of "if the glove doesn't fit - you must acquit" - it's a case of "if nothing fits, no matter how hard you try to twist it in - you must still find them guilty - along with the guy for whom everything fits".