Can Casey Anthoney get additional charges?

Me | 7/5/11 | self

[RIghtwardHo]

The King case was a civil rights violation because it was the State (via actions of the Police) that acted which triggers the Civil Rights Act. Had it been, say, me hitting King, unless I was acting on behalf of the government, it would likely not be a Civil Rights violation unless I was the member of, oh say, the Klan. A private individual can also trigger it but it’s a bit more complicated. Had the King case “just” been a private citizen “beating” King, the Feds likely wouldn’t have had jurisdiction.

Criminal Civil Rights claims are a bit rare. And there are specific requirements to trigger it.

The biggest problem is that the words used in the law as terms of art (”civil rights” for instance) don’t always mean what they mean in normal conversation.

So, in short, not feeding your kids isn’t a civil rights violation though it could evolve into a state action.

It all can, indeed, be a bit confusing. =)

[archy]

As much as I hate to say it, Casey is having the last laugh. I think after she is released she will gloat about this, especially with her tattoo, seemingly coming true for her now...

It gets worse: in a jail house letter, Casey wrote "the first thing I'm going to do when I get out is get pregnant and have a baby."

[GOPPachyderm]

Her lawyer said Caylee was not missing, she was dead, and that accounted for why she was not concerned that she was missing. She had drowned accidentally, he said, and gave a date. I think a date was given of June 16.