tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post8622792364568877050..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: A tale of two citiesOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28261203148118148032011-07-08T03:31:33.921-04:002011-07-08T03:31:33.921-04:00So much of what ills our (US) society is raised by...So much of what ills our (US) society is raised by this piece. Pro-Life/Pro-Choice political rhetoric without care beyond the slogans, a media driven by market share fever in search of the next O.J. Simpson phenomenon. <br /><br />But there is also something to be very proud of as an American in this story: a jury of the vilified woman's peers judged her based on the best the State of Florida and the worst the world media could muster against her, and found her not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. <br /><br />--JeffJeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-6139366058428262652011-07-07T15:00:13.377-04:002011-07-07T15:00:13.377-04:00Thank you for an interesting and nuanced post (I w...Thank you for an interesting and nuanced post (I wonder if there is some material for a unique Sigurdardottir story here?) <br /><br />And though I am against killing babies, born as well as unborn, I do not condone cruelty to weak and disturbed mothers either! <br /><br />Dorte H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77078151041730731252011-07-07T11:44:31.116-04:002011-07-07T11:44:31.116-04:00The Casey Anthony trial was a gift from the gods f...The Casey Anthony trial was a gift from the gods for cable news. I didn't watch any of the trial but I did see many stories about Casey Anthony in the newspapers and on television.<br /><br />It has been explained by a number of legal professionals that the state did not have a good case before they went to trial. The little girl was missing for 31 days and Casey didn't report it. Did you ever loose sight of your daughter for even a few seconds before you panicked? Her baby is missing and she gets a tattoo indicating that her life is really good? Everyone convicted her for those two actions.<br /><br />I think she killed her daughter and she did so without reason. The big question that didn't get answered is why was the child's death necessary.<br /><br />This morning the judge sentenced her to a year on each of the counts of lying to the police. She will likely get out in a few months because she has been in jail for the three years leading up to the trial.<br /><br />I am opposed to capital punishment. Aside from the moral isssues, there have been people on death row for years who have been exonerated with DNA tests that are more sophisticated than were available when they were arrested. On the other hand, sometimes I think it isn't a bad idea. A couple of years ago, a woman was murdered and her daughter was left for dead. The police arrested two teenagers from the neighborhood. When asked why these two people were the victims they responded that their house was the first one they had approached that had people in it. Not for the first time, the motive was a desire to know what it felt like to take a life. I doubt rehabilitation would be effective. New Hampshire has the death penalty. I don't think there will be a huge group of people protesting the sentencing.<br /><br />I am pro-life but I can understand when a woman/girl thinks she has no alternative. It infuriates me that more than a few Republican candidates wrap themselves in the pro-life banner but have never submitted any programs in Congress that would help women support the children they keep. The United States is still a Puritan nation when it comes to anything to do with reproduction. As in Iceland, not so long ago contraception was only available to married women, probably not the demographic that needed it the most. Children conceived out of wedlock are looked upon as the product of wanton activity. Women who give birth to babies without putting a father's name on the birth certificate are thought of as morally corrupt and no one ever forgives and forgets. The pro-life mantra doesn't cover the period after the baby and mother leave the delivery room.<br /><br />Casey Anthony has not revealed the name of the Caylee's father. She doesn't fall into the category of pregnant women who have nowhere to turn for help. Her parents were likely not happy when told that Casey was pregnant; her lifestyle didn't qualify as a good maternal prospect. But they didn't throw her out of their home and they welcomed her and the baby into it.<br /><br />There is, seemingly, no reason why that baby had to die and that is what has fueled the fury.<br /><br />The cable network that did Casey Anthony around the clock is owned by Rupert Murdoch who has never seen a tragedy he can't use to make himself richer.<br /><br />EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES is a great book to have on hand when a laugh is necessary.Bethhttp://www.murderbytype.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com