When I began reading this thread I was initially feeling somewhat pleased that justice was protected from being subverted, yet again. Pleased that the Law, tempered with common sense, prevailed over the spinning and deceit that passes for a defense, these days. Pleased that those who employ these tactics were not pleased. As I read on, though, I found myself deeply saddened on the verge of tears, - it took me a few moments to realize just why. It has to do with what is passing as a definition of "justice". The mentality has been that justice will be served by the death or mortal incarceration of Casey Anthony. I, too, felt this way. Now, I do not. While, in the absence of justice, either of the above cases must suffice, neither of them are "justice", - they are retribution and punishment. Justice would come by way of her mother's confession. A life's incarceration isn't adequate punishment for the harm she inflicted upon her own child, therefore, no actual justice. Her life taken cannot begin to equal the life she took, - again, no justice. Hopefully, she will confess. If not, as a society, we will have to settle for retribution and punishment without justice. I truly hope and pray for justice first because, of all things Caylee deserves, I think she deserves this most of all.
I seldom comment, being satisfied to watch others puzzle the pieces together, and gleen the gems from within the debates of which I could offer little. But, in this, I felt moved to do so. My sons and I have had to endure nearly a decade on our own without their mother, my wife. Suffice it that many of the "traits" of Casey could have been attributed to their mother, - and were. I had enough foresight and time to gather enough evidence to protect them and keep them safe all this time. She died a couple of months ago, a victim of her choices and personal demons at 35. But, the immense harm she continually caused everyone around her to endure was not assuaged by her death. It was simply an end, a punishment for her chosen way to live and her personal progression toward destruction, -there was no justice found in it.
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