[redwitch]

I'm glad Casey didn't get the death penalty or a life sentence. From what I had seen pre-trial (I followed the trial as little as possible), there just wasn't enough evidence to prove murder, let alone pre-meditated murder. This is NOT the OJ case all over again. OJ won because of who he was, a phenomenal legal team and some horrid mistakes by law enforcement officers (evidence didn't need to be planted but was).

With Casey, there really wasn't a case. Yes, there was a tragic death of a beautiful little girl but no real clues of how Caylee died. Circumstantial evidence leaves too much room for doubt. Would you want to send someone to their death or life in prison without having some hard facts even if you didn't like the individual on trial? Regardless, Casey will have to live the rest of her life with the knowledge that almost everyone is convinced she did in fact kill her own child. Odds are she'll never live at home again and I do believe her father has literally washed his hands of her. And I do believe that karma will ultimately take care of Casey.

JimJoe, thank you for such a well-explained and thought out post on justice.