I was saying to put yourself in the shoes of the convicted. How would you feel per say if someone accused you of something that you did not do and you were found guilty with no hard evidence? I am sorry to hear about your sister, but I am glad you had the chance for closure.
There's no such thing as closure. Even if they catch whoever killed my sister and execute him, there will never be closure. I love the way people throw that word around.
As for the system, I was always told and taught that the people were innocent until found guilty. In my opinion, no one is truly guilty unless they have hard evidence. I just do not think that they should convict some one on hearsay and speculation of what happened. As for the jury, at least two of them have said that they based their decision on one comment or the other, not hard facts or evidence. To me, that says that they could be wrong on their decision.
The guy was "found guilty." If you have a problem with the way the system is, I suggest you write to someone who can change it.
As for being an eyewitness, no I was not and I wasn’t trying to get you to stop talking about it, I was just questioning your hatred for someone that you can not be 100% sure that he is guilty because you weren’t there. I guess I just don’t understand why people can pass judgment on those people unless you actually saw it or hard evidence that they did it. I guess I would not make a great jury person; I would probably make a better defense attorney. Maybe I am too trusting in the greater good of the human race and all of this hatred that is out there in this world is heart breaking.
What makes you think I have any hatred for this murderer or his family? What I have a problem with is that they feel they have the right to come here to this forum and not only do they NOT answer any questions put to them by the membership, but they attack our posters. Also, you may be interested to know that eyewitnesses to crimes are not as reliable as you may think they are. There are many many cases where there is no hard evidence and a conviction is obtained. The Peterson case, for example, is entirely circumstantial. All prosecutors wish for their cases to be wrapped up in a neat little bow, but things just don't work that way. I'm not privy to all of the information from this case nor have I read the transcripts, but I have enough faith in our system to believe that it works well in the majority of the cases and if I had a dime for everyone in prison who said they're innocent, I may be richer than Bill Gates.
I am not posting to start any kind of debate on who is right or wrong; I was just trying to get people to stop hating and think about things objectively and logically, then if you still feel the same way that is your prerogative. I just feel that people should not attack one another. You may find yourself in need one day and need that persons help for some reason or another.
I hope that someday soon, the Culberson family will get to have peace and bring Carrie, as well as her spirit to rest.