Not easily, anyhow. It raises reasonable doubt in a juror’s mind, which usually leads to acquittal. And so, as Bernie (who paid some attention to the trial while I paid none) neatly predicted a few days before the jury acquitted her, Casey Anthony walked. Well, by August, probably.
The news and entertainment media will now proceed to destroy her, one headline at a time, probably for the rest of her life. But comparing her to O.J. Simpson, as some talking-head nincompoops have, is just stupid. The cops had him cold, but they screwed up their evidence, also creating reasonable doubt.
The doubt was there from the get-go with Casey because the inept cops and the abusive prosecutor never had anything except innuendo and name-calling. And for that they kept her in jail for three years. Suspicion ain’t supposed to be enough, folks, and (whether she’s guilty or not) it’s a good thing, too, or the mob would rule us all.
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