gut;827712 wrote:LMFAO,. are you kidding me? Studying that jury decision, when more than a few are now on record as basically saying they would not convict on circumstantial evidence (CSI Effect anyone?) isn't a way to learn about the justice system. That was the point I was making earlier that, surprisingly, went over your head. They suspended rational logic to determine if the alternative made sense to create reasonable doubt, as some here have done (even while saying they believe she did it). As I've said several times, there's nothing here to give someone REASONABLE doubt (which, again, does not mean asbolutely unequivocally no doubt, which you would know if you understood the justice system) when plenty of circumstantial evidence points to no one but here. Even if you want to entertain the little green men bull**** proffered, it still points back to her.
With regard to the body, they basically chose an affirmative defense (why don't you look that one up, justice system expert) which makes the fingerprints/gloves a moot point. Now, the claim is she covered it up because of an abusive father, but there is NOTHING to support that 11th hour hail mary. And that a retired POLICE OFFICER would feel a need to cover-up an accidental death or help her do so is, again, wholly unbelievable when there is nothing to suggest he did or would do that.
Nothing went over my head, your argument is just stupid. There was no evidence to convict her of the charges she was facing which was MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE. To charge and convict someone with that you need evidence, which they did not have. Yes, they had a dead body and it is obvious that someone tried to cover something up, but that doesn't lead to Casey with the evidence presented.
I am not saying Casey did or did not do it, but to convict of MURDER ONE, you need a lot more. Also, it has nothing to do with the "CSI" effect, that is a lame argument that people are using because they do not understand how the justice system works. I think she could have been convicted had they charged her with a lesser crime, but they went for the homerun and struckout.
Con_Alma;827731 wrote:Which they did not according to the unanimous verdict.
Reasonable doubt is not required to choose to not convict.
Evidence pointing to someone, even over and over again, is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt to me. When the death penalty is on the table I need more than evidence pointing towards someone.
Precisely. It's easy for all these viewers to say they would have convicted, but actually being in the jury box and listening to the case would be totally different.
enigmaax;827735 wrote:I'm still curious as to how much of the trial you actually watched. I mean, it's cool you stole the "little green men" comment from Nancy Grace and all, but is that the only source for your opinion?
As am I. Gut continually brings up things that are not relevant. I am beginning to wonder if Gut was on the prosecution team.
WebFire;827744 wrote:And with gut's legal advice, why weren't the little green men convicted?
LOL, no kidding.