My head has been whirling as I read each post on this thread to see if I might have missed some valid points made by those who agree with the jury.
I guess I am just too old and stubborn (I'm 74) to change my ideas about right and wrong. The word "law" used to lead to the word "legal" to me. In a court of law with a judge and jury, people were supposed to tell the truth, not be able to make obscene accusations and get away with it. I guess that is why I am so very outraged with this jury verdict.
JB made some outrageous and despicable excuses for what he stated really happened to Caylee Marie, and he wasn't required to substantiate any of it. He wove a disjointed and evil tale, painting GA as a molester and FCA as a silent victim. He deliberately shifted the focus of this trial from FCA to GA. Of course GA looked shamed, hung his head. Wouldn't you, if you had done those things JB spoke of. But JB got away with making those accusations in his opening statement.
I am angry that after three years this is the defense from the DT. It was dirty with sexual molestation in graphic detail, which shocked most of the courtroom. This was unproven, but it caught the bored jury's attention it stuck better than thinking about that darn duct tape which had been wrapped around Caylee Maries nose and mouth. And, how did that DT doc that broke little Caylee Maries skull when he sawed it apart explain the duct tape? Do people really believe that someone took Caylee Maries skull from where it was dumped and reattached the mandible. What about all that plant growth that had grown through Caylee Maries skull, was embedded in her hair, her blanket and the bags she had been dumped in. The Forensic Botanist that the DT brought on board was clearly not capable of expert testimony in this case. Did you catch that part where she said in her deposition that she had only seen plant growth growing through bone when she was young, and that was from some chicken bones she saw in her mothers garden. Chicken bones. Did the jury pay any attention to these depositions from the so-called defense experts. They never read them. They only heard what the DT wanted these experts to say.
Like they say, you can't un-ring the bell. JB threw out this crap, knew this, it was his only chance, and he dared to go ahead with it. Why this isn't illegal is beyond my comprehension. He didnt have to even back up any of those accusations. How can that be allowed. This trial became a trial by perjury, not a trial by jury. Caylee Marie deserved justice, and this was a farce. It proved that you really can get away with murder, and make money from it too.
IMO (Sorry for my lack of writing skills. I am aware of it, cant think in paragraphs and my OCD just wont let go of this ugly event.)