It's the newest OJ Simpson trial. Controversial, and complete with stunning accusations, Casey Anthony's murder trial filled the gap for many people who get a rush from following sensational trials like this.
Not since Michael Jackson or Robert Blake has public opinion been so divided on the outcome of a criminal trial. Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her 2 year old daughter Caylee Anthony, but was convicted on four misdemeanor counts of lying to the police.
Nancy Grace has already aired her disgust over the verdict (Nancy Grace is still relevant?) as have many other media personalities. However, the simple truth is there is no evidence to suggest that Ms. Anthony did in fact commit this crime. The medical examiner (none other than Doctor Jan Garavaglia aka Dr. G of television fame) was not able to make a definitive determination as to Caylee's cause of death thus putting the theory that she was murdered in doubt. At this point some of you might be yelling, "but she was partying while her daughter was missing and didn't seem to care about her until someone else found out."
True, Anthony didn't file a missing person's report until her parents raised suspicions about their granddaughter, but this does not mean that Casey is a child killer. For all we know she could have some kind of mental condition that prevented her from worrying too much about her daughter. The truth is, we may never know, and to universally condemn Casey Anthony because there are too many unknowns for us to be comfortable with is simply unfair.
There was no miscarriage of justice here as the illustrious Nancy Grace would have you believe, there was simply a lack of evidence. We do not know if Caylee was murdered or suffered an unfortunate accident as the defense team claimed during the trail. All we know for sure is that a little girl has died and no matter how much we want to have answers to this mystery, we cannot allow ourselves to be manipulated by people such as Nancy Grace. There is a reason our legal system is the way it is, to prevent such things as manipulation to dictate the course of a trial, especially one where a person's life is on the line (remember Casey faced the death penalty). How would we as a public feel if Casey had been convicted, given the death penalty then it was discovered that she was innocent? I am more than certain that innocent people have died in prison or in the electric chair and more will face the same fate in the future. Sometimes our justice system doesn't get it right, but I contend that this is not one of those times.
I am waiting for Nancy Grace to publicly call me the messenger of the devil.
