Oh, I don't think anyone thinks it gives her a free pass, Tulessa. I've wondered myself, though, just because I would like to understand what makes her the way she is. Part of why I would like to understand her is I would like to know what she's going to do next -- not that it matters now, since she'll be in jail for the rest of her life.
There was a very insightful post yesterday by someone whose name I can't remember. Anyway, they said they think Jodi has killed before because this person had done research on serial killers and murderers and said they get
relief from killing and so she had probably done it before, which is how come she knew she would get
relief after killing Travis. (I hope I haven't misunderstood the poster's meaning!). I have been thinking about this, and I believe like that poster that she has definately killed an animal before.
Note how a few times during her testimony she said "I haven't killed anything before." Well, we all know she lies, you have to take the opposite of what she says...so what she really meant is,
"I have killed before" (besides poor Travis, I mean). Also during interview with Flores she mentioned she could never even
hurt an animal. She mentioned how much affection she has for animals, exxagerated about how much Napolean liked her, and also during the trial she always "cries" on cue when the subject of animals comes up...like I think a few times with Laviolette. It's the
same as when she fake-cries for Travis...like she doesn't actually have the feeling, but she knows she's
supposed to feel some kind of emotion there, so she fakes it. But really in her head she's remembering with glee what she did to that animal.
Also remember she said
"I can't stand the sight of blood" or something along those lines (which I still can't believe she said on the stand). We know that's not true or she would have never been able to go through with Travis' murder after the first stab. Also, the opposite of that is that she
likes the sight of blood....so...
I am sure she has tortured an animal before.