Casey Anthony found not guilty of murder, guilty of lying to police

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Jul 5, 2011 2:48pm
senorwinces Señor Winces
Reminds me of the time your dad helped OJ get away with murder. RT @KimKardashian WHAT!!??! CASEY ANTHONY FOUND NOT GUILTY! I am speechless!
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rydawg5
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Jul 5, 2011 2:50pm
ithought she was guilty, but understand why shes found not guilty.. However the posters hoping she burns in hell or is murdered herself are the ones that enable a society of hatred. the hatred is what is wrong with this country, over and above crimes comitted. this is not Iran. If someone murders her, they should be put in jail for their lives. What you should do is hope she changes her ways and contibutes to society in a positive way. this verdict is out..its time to move on.
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Jul 5, 2011 2:50pm
I was more surprised the not guilty on the child abuse/neglect charges than I was the death charges.
Same here. They didn't prove murder beyond a reasonable doubt, but can anyone say there wasn't some sort of neglect/child abuse going on they could have at least hit her with.
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Jul 5, 2011 2:50pm
Fab1b;821652 wrote:The prosecution failed to prove cause of death or who killed the girl, I can't say I disagree. I was more surprised the not guilty on the child abuse/neglect charges than I was the death charges.

Agree on child neglect. Im not sure they had any proof on abuse either. But I think neglect could have been proven, based on the kid being , ya know, dead. But I bet they decided to stay away from that and go for the "kill" on the murder charges and didnt even spend much time on the child abuse/neglect charges.
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Jul 5, 2011 2:51pm
sherm03;821648 wrote:I think the father is dead. Probably killed by Casey.

Aren't you a comedian?
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Jul 5, 2011 2:51pm
karen lotz;821655 wrote:senorwinces Señor Winces

That's awesome!!
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Jul 5, 2011 2:55pm
I wanna see what her parents have to say.
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Jul 5, 2011 2:57pm
I am absolutely STUNNED!
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Jul 5, 2011 3:00pm
Midstate01;821668 wrote:I wanna see what her parents have to say.

TMZ is reporting that her parents were stunned when the first verdict was read and then got up and walked out of the courtroom.
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Jul 5, 2011 3:00pm
That tattoo Casey got proved to be awful prophetic, as she really will be living the beautiful life now. She is free, will be able to cash in on the case, doesn't have the kid to impede on her lifestyle anymore. She has gotten everything she ever wanted in exchange for about 3 years of her freedom.
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thavoice
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Jul 5, 2011 3:01pm
Classic case of the defense throwing out so many other BS options that the jury starts to question even the most obvious of things.

I can see maybe not giving her the death penalty but to rule the way they did?

Ya gotta be kiddin gme.
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Jul 5, 2011 3:04pm
kellyoxford kelly oxford
RT @CASEYANTHONY MIGHT GET OUT ON THuRSDaY! BODY SHOTS & sTUff. SO HoRNY!! no MeN in HERrRRR!!! Book out 'how I would have done it' in 2012!
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Jul 5, 2011 3:08pm
Ty Webb;821683 wrote:TMZ is reporting that her parents were stunned when the first verdict was read and then got up and walked out of the courtroom.

Unless they showed them leaving at a different time then they really did, I thought they left while the judge went over the verdicts.
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enigmaax
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Jul 5, 2011 3:08pm
thavoice;821686 wrote:Classic case of the defense throwing out so many other BS options that the jury starts to question even the most obvious of things.

That is funny because that throwing-shit-at-the-wall philosophy is exactly what the defense said (in closing) the prosecution was doing. It struck me as odd when Ashton (one of the prosecutors) said it in his closing argument and Baez pointed it out - the claim by prosecution for most of the trial was that she used chloroform to kill the kid and then all of a sudden it was the duct tape that suffocated her. The prosecution didn't even know how she died, so it wasn't "the most obvious of things" that she was even murdered.
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Jul 5, 2011 3:11pm
IggyPride00;821685 wrote:That tattoo Casey got proved to be awful prophetic, as she really will be living the beautiful life now. She is free, will be able to cash in on the case, doesn't have the kid to impede on her lifestyle anymore. She has gotten everything she ever wanted in exchange for about 3 years of her freedom.
I don't think it will be quite that easy. The court of public opinion did find her guilty. She will be wearing that Albatross around her neck.
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Jul 5, 2011 3:12pm
Ty Webb;821608 wrote:They are going to have to Protect to the hilt because someone will beat her to death and I wouldn't blame the person for doing it
Who is going to protect her??
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Sonofanump
Jul 5, 2011 3:16pm
Fab1b;821634 wrote:So now she was found innocent of murder, those of you that said you wouldn't hit it based on her being a killer change your mind now? :)

Being found innocent in a court of law and her not being a killer are not the same thing. I'd stay away from that crazy bitch.
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Jul 5, 2011 3:19pm
majorspark;821703 wrote:I don't think it will be quite that easy. The court of public opinion did find her guilty. She will be wearing that Albatross around her neck.

I agree, but she will make money off this for sure. She doesn't have to deal with her kid (which clearly impeded her lifestyle), and she doesn't strike me as the type that will much care that she is a pariah to the general public. All things being equal this will end up being a big win for her as she hated the kid, and didn't want to work as evidence by the fact she kept stealing checkbooks from her parents and friends. Now she will have money and freedom, and there are certainly enough desperate guys in this world that she should be able to keep whoring around as she did before she went to jail.
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Jul 5, 2011 3:21pm
california and florida botched 2 of the easiest (open and shut) murder cases ever. this is where you need to murder people.
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vball10set
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Jul 5, 2011 3:22pm
I changed my mind--upon further review, I think EP would be a better choice to play Casey in the movie

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Jul 5, 2011 3:26pm
Exact same case, exact same circumstantial evidence, exact same trial except Casey Anthony and child are black, still found not guilty? Thought I'd stir up some racial tension. :D
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Jul 5, 2011 3:29pm
The jury won't even meet with the media to explain themselves. I hope the 12 of them are ready to become public enemy #2 when their identities are eventually let out and they are skewered by the national media for letting Casey walk. It might not be fair, but we all have to live with the consequences of our decisions, and they had to know that letting her walk free without so much as even the child abuse conviction was going to bring outrage.
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Jul 5, 2011 3:30pm
IggyPride00;821718 wrote:The jury won't even meet with the media to explain themselves. I hope the 12 of them are ready to become public enemy #2 when their identities are eventually let out and they are skewered by the national media for letting Casey walk. It might not be fair, but we all have to live with the consequences of our decisions, and they had to know that letting her walk free without so much as even the child abuse conviction was going to bring outrage.
The jury did the right thing based on the prosecution's case and if I was on that jury that is exactly what I'd say!
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Jul 5, 2011 3:31pm
I didn't watch the trial, so does anyone know the makeup of the jury? How many men/women?
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Jul 5, 2011 3:32pm
tk421;821720 wrote:I didn't watch the trial, so does anyone know the makeup of the jury? How many men/women?

I believe 7-5 womem