(redacted user)
the above statement came from a friend.
now while i call this person a friend, the above statement leads me to question how i could when clearly his statement is beyond ignorant.
i am so disgusted by the outcome of this trial to even begin to rationalize with the jurors on how they came to their decision. seriously, did they call up OJ’s jurors to come and sit at Casey Anthony’s trial?!
is your friend aware that abortions aren’t illegal? but murder is? they’re comparing apples to oranges and frankly, the wording of that sentence implies that if she DID murder her child, it’s okay that she got acquitted - because “hookers have no problems getting abortions.”
while on the subject, here are my two-cents on the matter: although i haven’t been following the case closely - from the articles i have read, yes, i’m shocked in regards to her being acquitted; however - none of us were there. we don’t know what exactly went down during the trial — we only know, what the media wants us to know.
let’s say that she did murder her own kid and then proceeded to party and lie through her teeth in the days to follow… and then gets off with four misdemeanors, no amount of bitching about it on various social networking sites will change the verdict. let this be a lesson for life… if you’re ever in any serious legal trouble - hire a fucking kick-ass lawyer. the justice system has NEVER been about whether or not a person is innocent/guilty — it’s ALWAYS been about whether or not either can be proven.
remember, presumption of innocence - the accused have rights — and within those rights, “innocent… until proven guilty.” it’s the prosecutor’s job to gather every and any evidence to make sure justice is served. instead of being upset with the jurors, we might have to ask, where were the prosecutors?
