[crime]Is the Amanda Knox trial a parody of justice?

I think so, yes. The Italian police at first, and now the prosecutors seems to have been very selective about the evidence, focused early on her and her boyfriend ignoring other suspects including the man now in jail for the crime.

They also have developed bizarre theories about the crime and about her character that do not see4m to be supported by any evidence whatsoever.

I think part of it is that she is a whipping boy for Italian resentment of US actions elding their justice system (involving the military).

I think she is in the uncaring hands of a vicious prosecutorial system, and I shudder to think what will happen to her. She may not be the sharpest knife in the box, she probably could have behaved better, but there is no way on earth she participated in the murder of that poor woman, and I believe the State of Italy knows this.

I think allowing the prosecutor to “tell a story” where he presupposes what he thinks she might have said, etc. is ridiculous. Furthermore, the fact that the judge and jury aren’t sequestered is stupid too, especially given the nature of everything surrounding this case.

frankly, i think part of it is that it’s multinational (the dead woman is from the UK, know is from the US, etc), and everyone wants their 15minutes, much the OJ trial 15 years ago. They know they’re on stage, and their going to make every use of it.

that said, if amanda knox wants to do some zealous prosecution with me afterwards, im all for it…meow.

I think she absolutely was involved in the murder, but the police made such a cock up of the case that I would not be surprised to see her get away with it and walk free.

P.S. Anybody else notice that she looks really well since losing a little bit of weight?

@beautifulbobby193 I have never seen or read anything that made me think she was involved. Can you explain why you think she was?

@Marina Thanks, I was wondering the same thing. She is being framed for a murder clearly committed by Rudy Guede, and there is no credible evidence to support any other conclusion.

Perhaps that’s because you’ve only been exposed to the American media which has rallied around her in support.

Did you not find all of her lies a little odd? Initially she blamed another guy whom was arrested but turned out to have an alibi. What about her saying she wasn’t at the flat and then taking that statement back? What about when she was seen purchasing cleaning products at 7:45am the morning after the murder?

As I said above, there is plenty of proof that she is not too bright, and that she probably misbehaved in some fashion. I have seen no proof that she murdered anyone, and can’t imagine why she would have done so. When it doesn’t make sense, it’s probably not true.

Well somebody is dead and there are three suspects, one of whom has already been convicted. These things rarely make sense but that doesn’t mean she probably wasn’t involved. To me her behaviour implies that she was involved in some way. I believe that if she did not take part in the murder herself she most likely played some part as an accomplice.

@beautifulbobby193 The interrogation of her without representation for hours on end (even after she asked for a lawyer), depriving her of sleep and food makes anything she said totally unreliable.

As for the International press, it was the British tabloids (which make the National Enquirer look saintly) that gave her an offensive nickname and jumped on her as guilty immediately. I don’t think much of what they have printed is accurate.

Foxy Knoxy? I think she came up with that herself. That may have implied she was a minx, but not a murderer.

Reading the accounts, it certainly seems impossible to determine what really happened. Sounds pretty much like someone’s kinky evening gone bad. I think there may be a certain amount of resentment in Italy of the swarms of American students who come to study there – my son was among the hordes in Florence some years ago – and they are eager to jump on Amanda Knox. Which of course is not to say that justice should not be attempted, just that I agree this is probably a kangaroo court.

@beautifulbobby193 “Contributing to the characterizations are misconstrued ideas of Knox’s social networking sites, and specifically the origin of Knox’s nickname, “Foxy Knoxy.”

”[Foxy Knoxy] came from when she played soccer, just the way she kind of crouched around the field. They said she looked like a fox, so it became Foxy Knoxy,” said Andrew.

“When she was 12. She didn’t make this up herself,” Madison added. ”

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This has become more about the Italian government saving face and keeping to their story than the actual murder (for which the actual culprit is already serving time). They are doing everything in their power to demonize this girl and turn her into a sex crazed maniac in order to win in the court of public opinion (which considering the jury is not sequestered can translate into the courtroom). This trial is BS and someone should put a stop to it.

So there you have it guys, justice has been handed out and Foxy Knoxy has been found guilty and jailed for 26 years for murder and sexual assault.

The trial was not BS, I think there has been some real American bias shown on here. Faith must be put in the courts.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8394750.stm

I’ll repeat what I said in another similar post. The press is going to differ depending on where you are in the world but I imagine what we are reading here in the UK is very different to what you are reading the the States because both are bias. A British girl was murdered so the British press are looking to name and shame someone. The American press are, more than likely, going to support one of their own. They are probably more interested in clearing the name of an American regardless of whether she was guilty or not. For these reasons I am taking everything I read about this case, American or British, with a pinch of salt.

This article, also from the BBC, casts rather a bit of doubt. I wonder if it will be enough to shake @beautifulbobby193‘s faith.