Yesterday Casey Anthony was acquitted of killing her daughter and will probably serve no more than 4 years in prison. I have still not heard or read anyone saying they agree with the decision, which means that if anyone ever reads this, I ll have a lot of people arguing against me, but I am actually sort of glad she was not found guilty.
Do I think Casey Anthony killed her daughter? yes, but I do not know for sure and I am certainly glad the jurors kept in mind that their decision was potentially a life or death decision for another human being.
What I think people need to keep in mind is that steaks were really high for this case with a guilty verdict potentially ending up in death penalty, and no real tangible evidence that demonstrated guilt. If we try to get rid of emotion and look at the evidence, it is all circumstantial. Reports of a smell coming from a car, traces of chloroform in said car and multiple internet searches for chloroform (but no proof that chloroform was used in the murder) a brand of duck tape and garbage bags that match the brands used by the family and certainly very strange behavior for a person with a missing child. All of these make you wonder, but none of it proves guilt. There were also confusing reports that, even for some of us who believe that Casey killed Caylee, cast a shadow of doubt. Why did the lady who claims to have been Casey's father's mistress testify that he mentioned it being an accident? What would her reasons be for lying? I understand the dad's reasons for denying the relationship existed, and I even understand his reasons for denying his part in a body cover up if the girl did indeed accidentally drown. All these questions that will probably never be answer make it hard for anyone to decide that Casey was guilty with a hundred percent certainty, and with even a 1% of doubt you can not take anyone to the chair.
