Casey Anthony Found Not Guilty of 1st-Degree Murder, Acquitted of Manslaughter in Daughter's Death

FOX ^ | July 5, 2011 | Staff

[freebird5850]

Morning all, didn't see a thread for today so I created one.

[truthkeeper]

Good morning freebird. I didn't start one today as I did not know if there would be news until the verdict came down. Thank you for putting one up, if people want to discuss there will be a place.

I will go and get my pinglist and hit it.

[truthkeeper]

Freebird was kind enough to start a thread this morning. I really MUST get some work done so I have to leave, but I will listen for the verdict. I’m sure we all will.

[ken5050]

The ONLY thing worse than the weeks of the trial is hours/days/weeks??? to come of talking heads filling airtime with absolutely nothing to say..

FYI..on FOX this morning, happened to catch a jury consultant who has been in the courtroom everyday. Female..Big black rims..don't recall her name...she said that by observing them, she felt there were 7 for conviction, 4 for aquittal....she felt that the IT guy would most likely be the jury foreperson..

If they're that divided..we're looking at at least a week of deliberation, and if they come back deadlocked..the judge will send them out again for another few days..

MAKE IT STOP!!!

[freebird5850]

Thanks truthkeeper.

[freebird5850]

to come of talking heads filling airtime with absolutely nothing to say..

Almost as bad as listening to Baezs' closing argument!

[samtheman]

I just started paying attention to this story this weekend, on the live thread of the trial summations. Thanks for posting this thread.

[Sacajaweau]

I don't think there are a lot of heavy thinkers on that jury. Bat they're done by noon....and she is convicted...

Forget the death penalty...Life without parole.

[FrdmLvr]

AQUITTAL?????!!!!!!!!

[freebird5850]

Me and the wife here too. Been interesting the last few days for sure.

[sodpoodle]

**MAKE IT STOP!!!***

This train has no brakes;)

[wideawake]

There are two issues that will lengthen this nonsense:

(1) CSI factor

(2) defense exaggeration of reasonable doubt standard.

[FrdmLvr]

Baez’ OR Mason’s. I think they did more damage to her than helped.

[MindBender26]

You will need to explain the “CSI factor” to most here.

[wideawake]

See post 12.

[ken5050]

That’s what I heard her say...maybe she meant of FIRST degree murder..

[freebird5850]

Baez’ OR Mason’s. I think they did more damage to her than helped.

Oh, Mason! I listened to him for a few minutes then...ugh, had to walk away.

[Miss Didi]

Susan Constantine, the jury consultant/body language expert.

[wideawake]

The CSI factor is the unfortunate fact that about 75% of TV dramas/procedurals have followed the CSI TV show trend: in almost every fictional criminal case on these shows, there is some irrefutable, probative smoking gun - a clear piece of forensic evidence that can point to only one person.

This filters into the culture - all these TV dramas make the average person on the street think that unless there is precise and unambiguous forensic evidence then the prosecution should not get a conviction.

[ngat]

For those of us who don’t have time to follow the TV TRIAL SOAPS, but have heard enough on the regular news about it to be curious about the whole thing, could you please summarize with respect to the following perception of what it seems must have happened: Woman wants to go out partying, can’t get anybody to babysit, goes out anyway, places baby in trunk, ties baby up and duct tapes baby’s mouth shut so nobody hears the ruckus in the trunk while Mom is inside the Club partying, baby dies in trunk, Mom tries a coverup. Do I have it about right? Or not? (I would really like to know so I don’t have to waste time trying to figure it out from the entertainment and mainstream media’s convoluted reporting after a verdict is announced)