July 5, 2011
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…america, the land of baby killers…
so…i just posted that i didn’t know when i’d be back around here…but i forgot that i needed to whine about the casey anthony trial! actually, i don’t need to whine about the trial itself, because i thought that the jury came to the correct conclusion, based on the legal system that we have in place. and i would know, because i’m a learned legal assistant
the thing that i want to whine about is all the people who are whining about the verdict. the comments that i have been seeing are ridiculous. i mean, seriously. we’re talking uber-under-educated and short-sighted and small-minded. and it’s killing me, because i tend to have such violent opinions about things, but i try to be a good person (which generally means just keeping those opinions entirely to myself). but this is one that i need to blather about, so give me a minute.
first of all, let me give some examples of the comments that i’ve been seeing: people have blamed the entire state of florida for not bringing justice about for caylee anthony; they have said that the jurors should be ashamed of themselves; i have seen statements that the lawyers and jurors will be judged in heaven for bringing this case to the wrong conclusion; but i think i most enjoy the people on facebook who have just posted a link to an article about the case, preceded by a “gasp”, “omg”, >.< or
now, what i really wish i could find out is just how many of those who are complaining and “shocked” actually followed the trial. and do i really need to point out that every one of them would be crying equally as loud if a finger of guilt were pointed in their directions, and how much they would hope to heaven that they might be found innocent?
everyone seems so convinced that casey anthony did it. perhaps all of these people should grow up to be prosecutors.
and i bet they could totally prove it with their amazing brain powers and super-skills!do i think she did it? maybe. maybe not. it wasn’t my job to think those deep thoughts. if i’d been on the jury, having seen those closing arguments, i wouldn’t have been able to find her guilty. and i’m guessing there weren’t too many people who needed to be convinced that there was reasonable doubt, since the deliberations lasted all of 3.5 seconds (or 10 hours, but who’s counting?) to reach a unanimous decision. and besides, you have to remember that casey anthony was found guilty for lying and providing false information. so, you know, everyone who’s griping about how that lying b*tch should have gotten what she deserved, you’re right on that front…and she did…so, you know, chill out.
i could list off the duties of the prosecution, defense, judge, and jury. i could point out that the jury members had the unbelievably difficult task of ignoring any prejudices they might have formed about casey anthony herself, to clear the air and only consider her in light of the charges that were held against her. obviously, the people who are in such an uproar could not have done so. and in that, i feel that they have sort of missed the point of the justice system.
in the end, what gets me is the people who are squealing about how this poor little girl has not been given justice.
but i have to ask: what sort of justice is found in convicting someone—anyone—simply for justice’s sake?
