For those who do not receive justice in this lifetime, according to my beliefs, they most certainly will in the next one
She may have gotten off within the legal system, but the effects of her causes will eventually manifest and she will indeed pay

 

It seems to me that sometimes juries are confused about reasonable doubt vs. any doubt. While it was a circumstantial case the circumstances sure seemed to point in one direction. Perhaps the judge's instructions aren't always clear.

 

Judging from many of the comments I've heard about the case, many people seem to think that the crime fantasy shows - like the silly crap that's shown on CSI - is reflective of reality.

 

It's being reported that she is going to live at her parents home once she's released. If true, that's one terminally dysfunctional and insane family. Whether she moves in with them or not, I'm betting the family will have to move within the year.

 

Kinda makes one wonder now if the whole family thought of the child as an inconvenience. They certainly didn't act that way initially but if the parents let her back in the home now...

 

With the exception of Casey, I doubt it. I think the parents are deeply in denial about the entire matter. I have no idea how I would react under such horrific circumstances - my daughter killing my grandchild.

 

I expect that Dean was subjected to more media coverage than we in South Florida were, because of proximity, but he probably doesn't watch as much TV news as I do (that there is supposed to be a sort of compliment, dude). In any case, down hereabouts, we've been inundated with it since the beginning of the trial over a month ago. I feel bad for those poor sequestered jurors.

In all that TV coverage, I didn't hear one whit of credible forensic evidence directly linking the defendant to the death. Lots of circumstances, sure. And her behavior during that missing month certainly seemed, well, unconcerned; and her convictions for providing false statements speak volumes. On the other hand, a couple of widely distributed, candid photos and bits and pieces of hearsay don't necessarily reflect her true state of mind.

The point is, you don't convict in a capital case because of circumstances and attitude. We'll probably never know what really happened in this tragedy, which puts it in the category of the JonBenet Ramsey mystery and some other such things.

At the least, after Thursday's sentencing, the media vultures will have to find something else to fill air time with. HPH

 

No, the point is someone killed that little girl. And now the likely perpetrator has been found not guilty. The prosecution probably erred by not taking the death penalty off the table. But that's the system we have.

I've read all your novels and none ever turned out like this. Maybe you should write one. It would be an interesting read.

 

I've followed the case since being on vacation in Daytona Beach the summer that Caylee went missing. There is only one person who killed that little girl and that is her Mother plain and perfectly clear IMO. But I do agree that family is very dysfunctional, no two ways around it.

Looks like the defense lawyer got what he wanted from the case by working pro-bono all those years, lots of media attention, now every deadbeat murderer will be looking for him to defend them.

 

Good points, Harry.