Americans are some sick folk. I could be more blunt* with this but perhaps it wouldn't get the point across correctly. We are the disciples of Hammurabi, believers in ultimate justice despite a legal system set up to establish guilt rather than imply it. So when I see Nancy Grace, the Grand Succubi of HLN, run a witch hunt against a woman (even one who is so obviously guilty that I really feel nothing for her), I cringe a bit for the American people who watch this drivel.
*Several f-bombs are probably deserving here.
Currently, there are three countries where our troops are involved in active military operations. Even more countries in the Middle East are going through political upheaval that has consequences for both the aforementioned troops and average citizens paying out their ass for gasoline. The Republican Presidential campaigns are underway, and for the lack of quality, they certainly don't lack for topics of discussion. Hell, baseball is more important than one effing murder trial. Instead, the HLN (This at one time stood for Headline News) caption demands justice. But then, they got none. Now, the moral outrage begins.
There have been many people who have gotten away with murder. Is this right? Certainly not. But in a age of television, Internet, cell phones, and even tabloid bullshit, is there ever an innocent person? Does being declared not guilty of a high profile crime matter anymore? Look at the Trial of Last Century.
Sure, I cheered when OJ got off. I was young; he was Nordberg, the Hertz guy, a football analyst, and he was the Juice. Did I think he was guilty? Hell yes, and so did everyone else. All it took was an incredibly mishandled prosecution and he walked free, but still as a guilty man. So, OJ found himself in a civil court where he was found liable for the deaths of two people he did not by law kill.* He was broke, so he wrote a book about how he would have killed the victims. That was taken from him, thankfully, by the Goldmans. Other men wrote about it, and others grew rich selling his auctioned merchandise. So, OJ Simpson, hall of fame running back, quite possibly the most well-liked football player in the country up until his arrest, found himself in a hotel room robbing a man at gunpoint for his own stuff. OJ Simpson's life was over as soon as a camera entered that courtroom, as soon as he stabbed those people, and that is cosmic justice for a man we, the people, found innocent in court.
*This is still in my mind double jeopardy, and completely ridiculous. It's like saying, "Dr. Richard Kimble, I know you're innocent of killing your wife, but your assets which frozen upon your conviction of murder and condemnation to death are still gone. Sorry. You are one broke ass doctor. Shouldn't have even been in the position to be found guilty, dumbass." Innocent is innocent. You can't be innocent of murder/manslaughter and still responsible for someone's death, unless it was an accident. I'm pretty sure stabbings do not follow under an accident. God, our legal system is messed up.
So, those people are all up in arms about Casey Anthony getting off: don't worry, her life is over. People say she deserves jail time or death. There are worse things in this world than jail or death. She is a pariah. Whether or not she feels remorse for her actions, whether it is murder or just incompetence, she has nothing left to live for. Imagine interviewing for a job when Nancy Grace has attempted (and mostly succeeded) in making you the public enemy. Imagine trying to ever have a meaningful relationship when you are a child murderer. She can't do these things, and that is justice. But is it fair? Should technically innocent people be required to suffer for whatever they did in the minds of others. Sure, it is just a logical progression from batshit crazy to suicidal that she forgot to take after committing the murder.
Even better, if it was a closed trial and nobody had access, do you think the jury would have scrutinized the moment as much as they did? Every one of those jurors knew they were going to be on the spot, and when you are publicly condemning someone reasonable doubt becomes increasingly more apparent to your eyes. Would we now have a condemned woman, that no one gave two shits about? The world would be better if she were found guilty in a vacuum, without the glare and the intense hatred. Now, we have a dilemma, do we believe in our justice system, or burn the bitch's house down?*
*Hopefully, by now you realize, this is said in jest. Some idiots might not think this is unreasonable, grounds enough to imprison her until this shit-show blows over. Also, burning a prison down is a major crime, despite the casualties being slightly more morally acceptable. Lastly, I need to apologize to my mother here for the use of the word bitch, she hates that, but it is not my words.
As for the justice for the child: if you believe in God, she is in a better place. If you don't, there is no justice. Life balances out. Killers die. Lovers hate. The evil find evil done to them. The good find the grace of others. You lighting a fucking candle will not bring justice nor fix the ineptitude of a system controlled by human whimsy and incompetence. You cannot change what has already happened in this world, whether through bitching, moral outrage, or the goodness of your heart. The child is dead, the mother is (essentially) dead, the trial is over.
Maybe you should channel your rage into something worthwhile, like searching for another outrageous over-the-top murder trial to follow. You are lucky (I guess) that people do stuff like this everyday, because humans are capable of unimaginable cruelty and stupidity. However, the chances that a photogenic white girl kills her cute baby, are slim. Let's just hope a pretty white girl gets kidnapped soon, because Nancy Grace and the sick fucks who watch her are still seemingly outraged, but in actuality completely bored.
Disclosure: I did not follow this trial, if you cannot tell. This post is full of other people's thoughts. I have no opinion upon or desire to know the facts of the case. I only care about the verdict and the reaction of people to the verdict. If you care to comment on the ineptitude of the prosecution, I don't care. If you think I am unfair in saying that she is guilty in lieu of an actual guilty verdict, that is only the view being expressed by everyone not involved in defending her. If you would ask me if I find what occurred in this circumstance abhorrent, I would reply to the affirmative. But remember that things like this occur everyday, so I deem this abhorrence to be static disapproval of the sickness in human beings, not a condemnation of a single action. If she were my close relative, I would have distanced myself from this case just as much as I have now, which goes to my point that her future is now a blank page but she has nothing to write with. Like most of my serious posts, this is a plea for reason, nothing more, nothing less.
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