Casey Anthony - guilty, or not?

suebee · 07-06-2011, 09:49 AM

I haven't been following this case. After my years in child protection I deliberately don't follow cases like this. But - from what is being posted here my thoughts are as follows: 1) The jury only had what was presented to them to work with, and that, within the confines of the law. I can only assume they did the best they could with what they had. 2) I have got to say that as imperfect as the system is I'd rather see a guilty person go free than an innocent one spend their life in jail or worse. I try to keep in mind that there are OTHER ways that the unconvicted guilty ones pay for their crimes. 3) I can only hope that the prosecution went to trial having presented the best case possible rather than rushing to trial with a weak case because of public pressure. Sometimes the evidence needed to convict just isn't there. Let's hope that's the case here. 4) This leaves me wondering if there was/is any other way to make the mother accountable for her actions or to prevent further tragedies involving this woman. While the criminal justice system has a "beyond reasonable doubt" burden of proof, child protection laws usually have a lesser standard - usually more like if there IS reasonable doubt that the safety of the child is at risk.

I can only hope that if Kaylee ever has another earthly life to live, that she will be loved and doted on beyond her wildest imagination. I'm sorry for what happened to you little princess.

Sue

07-06-2011, 09:49 AM	#11
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