tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753445412451911109.post1910951444926528005..comments2013-03-13T19:14:02.387-07:00Comments on Roger's Corner: Justice for Caylee?Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444444875911731249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753445412451911109.post-17175213366144463272011-07-08T00:03:04.769-07:002011-07-08T00:03:04.769-07:00Thanks, Roger. I agree we have a good, though hig...Thanks, Roger. I agree we have a good, though highly imperfect system. It was interesting to hear prosecutors talk about the "CSI Effect" on juries, how juries now expect absolute high tech proof. What is considered reasonable doubt now would have been considered unreasonable just 10 or 15 years ago. No doubt this played a large role in the outcome.<br /><br />One positive is that the outrage so many feel is linked to our God-given desire for justice. Few of us have any direct stake in the outcome, after all. In fact, as taxpayers we should cheer for the ruling since it means we don't have to pay $25,000 a year to incarcerate Casey. Even if Casey got away with murder, it is very unlikely that she will try to kill us or our kin, right?<br /><br />But our outraged sense of injustice trumps our apparent self-interest. That reflects the image of a holy God, one who admonished us that it would be better to have a millstone tied around one's neck & be tossed into the sea than harm a child.<br /><br />Casey escaped jail. But I doubt she will escape the scorn and disgust of decent people, even as she cashes in on her notoriety. As for her final Judge, there will be no way to pull the wool over His eyes.franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753445412451911109.post-10760758446920819352011-07-06T07:50:14.062-07:002011-07-06T07:50:14.062-07:00Thanks, Frank
I don't know what was said in t...Thanks, Frank<br /><br />I don't know what was said in the deliberation room, but it was the entire jury - not a hung jury - that made the decision. It really doesn;t matter what the TV viewers thought. And maybe a different jury would make a different decision. But I assume, as a whole, that juries are, in fact, made up of "reasonable folk" (after all, I've been on a jury and called several times to jury duty!!!). Our system isn't perfect; but I'll take it over just about anything else in the world.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753445412451911109.post-39956729551617714382011-07-05T23:07:14.260-07:002011-07-05T23:07:14.260-07:00The reason people are upset is that justice was al...The reason people are upset is that justice was almost certainly NOT done, and that there was not any real basis for reasonable doubt.<br /><br />The 30 days of partying after Caylee disappeared, the lies to Casey's parents about Caylee's whereabouts during this time, the lies to investigators trying to find Caylee, the stench of rotting human flesh in the back of Casey's car: to a reasonable person, these facts pointed to, at the very least, knowing collusion & coverup in Caylee's demise.<br /><br />Some jurors demand eyewitness testimony, or a DNA match, because they've watched CSI and that's the way it works on TV. But in real life, sometimes all we have is circumstantial evidence. In this case, most reasonable folks would say it was strong enough to convict.<br /><br />And sometimes the jury ignores even the strongest evidence, making a mockery of the "justice" system. O.J. Simpson, anyone?franknoreply@blogger.com