SapphireLover|1317672152|3032262 said:I feel very sad for Meredith Kercher's family. The way the Italian police processed the evidence means that nobody will ever be convicted of their daughter's murder.
The case was totally flawed and denied them any justice. Amanda Knox's behaviour at the time was unusual, but that does not mean she was innocent or guilty. We will never know the truth and nor will Meredith's parents.
Everybody talks about Knox, never about Kercher.
SapphireLover|1317672152|3032262 said:I
The case was totally flawed and denied them any justice. Amanda Knox's behaviour at the time was unusual, but that does not mean she was innocent or guilty. We will never know the truth and nor will Meredith's parents.
Everybody talks about Knox, never about Kercher.
SapphireLover|1317672152|3032262 said:I feel very sad for Meredith Kercher's family. The way the Italian police processed the evidence means that nobody will ever be convicted of their daughter's murder.
The case was totally flawed and denied them any justice. Amanda Knox's behaviour at the time was unusual, but that does not mean she was innocent or guilty. We will never know the truth and nor will Meredith's parents.
Everybody talks about Knox, never about Kercher.
He has appealed twice and lost both times.SapphireLover|1317673574|3032287 said:The likelihood is though that Guede will get to appeal and have his conviction overturned based on the flaws in the forensic collection.
missy|1317679574|3032367 said:I am glad Amanda is finally free. What a horrible 4 years for her and her family. I do feel for Meredith's family. Hopefully the Italian justice system can be improved. I hope that prosecutor goes to jail. He is as crooked as they come.
Very well said. I was going to make the same points myself. Sadly, Amanda will always have a black cloud hanging over her head bc of this. Just reading the few responses in this thread confirms it. The killer IS in jail and justice was served for the victim. Heck, the prosecuter could come out and admit his faults in the case and people will still believe Amanda got away with murder. Sad.JewelFreak|1317687606|3032494 said:They found Guede's handprint in Kercher's blood. That should back up any conviction.
There is NO evidence A. Knox or her bf had anything to do with this. None. The prosecutor was convicted & sentenced to 16 months in prison for overstepping prosecutorial powers a few yrs ago. He has also accused something like 15 others of doing Satanic rites -- that was his first explanation for this crime. Until his superiors told him he was making an a$$ of himself & he changed it to a drug-fueled orgy. No evidence of any orgy.
After he had committed himself to his ridiculous theory, they found Guede & the handprint. To save face & not admit he was wrong, he charged Guede as an accomplice -- got only 16 yrs. This was a vile nasty murder. It's pretty clear Guede broke in -- the window was broken from the outside: why would Amanda do that when she had a key? -- and raped & killed Kercher, then searched for stuff to steal.
I'm very glad to see the court do the right thing finally. Heard this a.m. there is an outcry in Italy to investigate the handling of this case -- I only hope the prosecutor goes down in flames.
--- Laurie
Addy|1317682852|3032421 said:I had the luck of getting to read both the British press and US press on-and-off during the trial. The media seemed to present the women very differently in both countries. It made me a bit uneasy about the entire case.
I wish it were a bit more clear cut. I have a feeling that the trio knew way more than they ever let on to anyone else.
mayerling|1317716193|3032742 said:Addy|1317682852|3032421 said:I had the luck of getting to read both the British press and US press on-and-off during the trial. The media seemed to present the women very differently in both countries. It made me a bit uneasy about the entire case.
I wish it were a bit more clear cut. I have a feeling that the trio knew way more than they ever let on to anyone else.
You make a fair point, Addy. As I'm based in the UK, I had no idea regarding how Amanda had been portrayed in US media. Over here, papers seemed to suggest she was some kind of enchantress who could have possibly committed murder; the media also don't seem to emphasise flaws in the interrogation procedure, etc. After reading the comments on this thread, with the overwhelming support for her, I went and read from US sources and discovered that over there she seems to be portrayed as completely innocent and as the victim of a clear-cut miscarriage of justice.
centralsquare|1317695966|3032607 said:To be honest, up until a few weeks ago I thought she was guilty. Her inability to give details about the night was just very suspicious to me. That said, it doesn't seem that she was interrogated correctly. But, I was a bit perplexed at how there was stronger forensic evidence against the 3rd guy and I never an attempt to connect Knox and her BF to the third guy. Seemed like they were pursuing two different theories of the case and could convict on both. Interesting legal system.
I'm glad she's free, but -- to me -- she needs to explain where she was that night for me to 100% think of her as innocent. She shouldn't be in jail given the prosecutor's misconduct, but I still -- for some inexplicable reason -- can't think of her as innocent.