Nobody
Gangster
First Italian trial in a while with no jury members getting horse heads
Trial of Amanda Knox
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Mise
isle of lucy
It's amazing how people will defend a convicted murderer if she's a pretty American girl.
Being a democratic country doesn't mean its justice system doesn't send people unfairly up the river. We've done plenty of that here in Canada, and I don't think we're alone among OECD countries in that respect.
I know very little about this case so I won't comment on her guilt myself, but the being a democratic country doesn't mean the criminal justice system is without its corruption or unfair biases, especially when the accused is a foreigner.
And let's face it, if the accused was British, do you honestly think that the British media would have reported the story in the same manner?
J-man
Deity
The trail didn't get any (or very little) media attentions in the Netherlands.
What I've read about it is that the only piece of physical evidence is a knife with DNA of miss Kercher on the blade and DNA of miss Knox on the handle.
From what I understand the other evidence is this:
Knox did a cart wheel just before she was interrogated by the police
Her nickname was foxy knoxy
she had smiled in court
She has 'cold' eyes
She posted a strange story on her myspace page.
Did Knox murder Kercher? I really don't know.
Is this evidence enough to determine guild beyond reasonable doubt? I think not.
What I've read about it is that the only piece of physical evidence is a knife with DNA of miss Kercher on the blade and DNA of miss Knox on the handle.
From what I understand the other evidence is this:
Knox did a cart wheel just before she was interrogated by the police
Her nickname was foxy knoxy
she had smiled in court
She has 'cold' eyes
She posted a strange story on her myspace page.
Did Knox murder Kercher? I really don't know.
Is this evidence enough to determine guild beyond reasonable doubt? I think not.
bathsheba666
Fast 'n Bulbous
Someone in the flat tried to fake a window broken from the outside.
She and the co-defendant changed their story several times.
She named some individual as being responsible who turned out to have a solid alibi.
Few of her actions or statements appear congruent with her innocence.
holy king
Deity
this. the guardian article is ridiculous. it spends half of its letters to describe how shaken up the murderer was upon being convicted.
She should have confessed her crimes and begged for mercy, claim she did that horrible only because of the influence of drugs and that she is thruly sorry for what happened. That could easily reduced the sentence by half if not 2/3.
Instead she tried to deceive and lie her way out, hoping to get away with murder. They don't let bad, unrepentant people off easy.
Instead she tried to deceive and lie her way out, hoping to get away with murder. They don't let bad, unrepentant people off easy.
Dida
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The thing that really ticked me off was she falsely accused an innocent man of murder. Murder is a serious accusation and could have ruined the man's life if he happened to not have an alibi.
The US media was so wildly pro-Knox that they blamed it on the Italian police's 30-hour interrogation, saying that a person undergoing such stressful interrogation could have dreamed up something like this and it wasn't Knox' fault. It seems that Knox does not quite fit the "little angel" image that CNN was trying so hard to promote.
The US media was so wildly pro-Knox that they blamed it on the Italian police's 30-hour interrogation, saying that a person undergoing such stressful interrogation could have dreamed up something like this and it wasn't Knox' fault. It seems that Knox does not quite fit the "little angel" image that CNN was trying so hard to promote.
Good thing that some Afghan warlord didn't turn the little angel over to the U.S. for a bounty then.
Dida
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In appears that after realizing her false accusation of the bar owner would not work, she's prepared to blame her ex-lover:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8391199.stm
Wow, she's unbelievable.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8391199.stm
Wow, she's unbelievable.
Agent Cooper
Lynch's Creation
Yeah, the knife is mentioned in the articles I've read about the case. The murderweapon had been cleaned but apparently not thoroughly. Her fingerprints were found on it along with traces of the victims blood.
I have no speciel love for the Italian justice system, but this time it appears they got the right individuals.
Doesn't she have the alibi that she was missing in Aruba at the time of the murder?
woody60707
Deity
umm guys, didn't they live in the same house. Hell i beat you can find my roommates DNA on a blade with mine on the handle.
bathsheba666
Fast 'n Bulbous
Actually the knife is not that compelling as, I gather, there is no solid evidence to link it to the murder.
Funny that.
Funny that.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
Whats even more amazing is the amount of Italian media that will occur if the person involved is a pretty American Girl.
I mean with all that media hype can you really say with a straight face that she got a fair trial?
My prediction: she will appeal, the hype will die down, cooler heads will prevail and she will probably get released.
There's a defense lawyer in you yet.
Hope the poor girl isn't aware of your 2006-2008 track record.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
There's a defense lawyer in you yet.
Heh.
As in all things, I was right on a few issues too, except you dont seem to remember those.
Perhaps this next couple of election cycles I will redeem myself. We shall see.
Stick to the House in '10/'12 & the Senate in '12 and you just might.
