[Clintonfatigued]

The prosecution proved that Casey Anthony was a bad mother and a whore, but that doens’t prove that she’s a murderess. Perhaps the prosecution spent too much time proving Casey’s bad character and not enough connecting the dots. They claimed that she killed her daughter so that she could be a party girl. But she was already partying it up while Caylee was still alive, she didn’t have to commit murder to do that. The worst thing that could happen would be to convict a person of a crime he or she didn’t commit, even if the defendant is scum.

[Liz]

The worst thing that could happen would be to convict a person of a crime he or she didn’t commit, even if the defendant is scum.

I disagree. The worst thing that could happen is to let a guilty person go free. All of the data points to the fact that they usually kill again.

The jury said they thought Casey was a "good mother"-----the defense successfully countered the prosecution by showing videos of Casey playing with Caylee.

[Sans-Culotte]

The prosecution proved that Casey Anthony was a bad mother and a whore, but that doens’t prove that she’s a murderess.

There's the CSI Effect in action. Cases are seldom "proven" by the prosecution. It's up to a jury to make a decision based on the evidence. Today's jurors expect 100% proof of guilt.

[MizSterious]

"Perhaps the prosecution spent too much time proving Casey’s bad character and not enough connecting the dots."

Were we watching the same trial? They found items from the household WITH the body, including a laundry bag, a blanket, and some clothing. They found duct tape from the house (it was a unique brand, made by a company that had gone out of business since George bought the tape) and much more. There really was quite a bit of physical evidence, but everyone keeps saying, Oh it was all circumstantial. There was also circumstantial evidence, but there was plenty of dots that were connected, that is, IF the jurors weren't making goo-goo eyes at Baez. (Who is a creep anyway, but a couple of them seemed to have a crush on him.)

[central_va]

Here is what I think happened.

Aliens from the planet Zanny abducted Caylee. The alien Zannies are actually hideous looking creatures but fortunately for them they have advanced cloaking devices that enable them look like heavyset Hispanic women. The crime was commited by Interplanetary Medical Exploration Unit 12B, whose job was to kidnap a small earthing child and poor Caylee happened to fit the requirement. They performed medical studies on her, especially in the area of duct tape and chloroform effects on children, then framed the mother for murder to divert all attention. Nanny Grace works for them.