respectfully snipped by me!
this stuff is what makes me feel sickest of all. i wasn't sure they had enough evidence to convince the jury of murder in any degree beyond a reasonable doubt. but manslaughter at the very least. and that these jurors just caved makes me feel ill.
this is not because i hate casey anthony or think she's a ho or anything like that. it's because i think too often, we just turn the other way when people do horrible things to their children. maybe we don't want to believe people can be like this, maybe we feel we should mind our own business, maybe we just don't even know what to do. and because of that, the person left having to figure out how to deal with the situation - without ANY knowledge of what resources truly exist that could help - is the child. it breaks my heart that in this publicized case, this happened yet again, only loudly and clearly. what does this say to the other casey anthonys of the world? that we'll accept this kind of behavior. what if it had been someone else's child? she'd be frying right now. but it's hers, and that afforded her the ability to get the time she needed for the evidence to dissipate, and that's being rewarded.not. even. manslaughter. i was horrified enough by the verdict, but i'm MORE horrified now that i'm hearing the jurors' reactions, tbh.
i am glad to hear strickland's reaction. i am trying not to pay too much attention to the media interviews themselves and am glad this thread exists to read about it!
