tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post1053090528623029769..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: By request – my thoughts on the Casey Anthony verdict…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-15021723268215061622011-07-09T12:28:19.836-05:002011-07-09T12:28:19.836-05:00I submit that if she had been Keisha and a woman o...I submit that if she had been Keisha and a woman of color, not only would she be in jail, but the trial would not have been any sort of media feeding frenzy at all. If she were Keisha and she lived in north St. Louis, her trial would be buried on page 3 of her local paper and that'd be that and everyone would say that it was a shame, but you know...that sort of thing happens in those sorts of neighborhoods, dontcha know. But this, THIS is "news" because after all, we don't expect a young, attractive, middle class white woman to carry out this sort of horror, now do we. These sorts of things don't happen in these sorts of places.<br /><br />Bleah.<br /><br />I'm white, I live south of Delmar (ABB knows what I mean) and I'm sick of it all.bevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-45279488345639263422011-07-07T15:48:38.419-05:002011-07-07T15:48:38.419-05:00I spoke with a friend who works with women in a DV...I spoke with a friend who works with women in a DV shelter who are also in substance abuse recovery. These are women fighting every day to regain custody of their children - they live for their children. Yet my friend said that almost universally the women in shelter responded to this case by asking "Where was CPS? Why didn't that woman get services before things got so bad?"<br /><br />As much as these women are fiercely protective of their own children and horrified by the death of Caylee (and the one way or another neglegent actions of her mother) - they recognized the short distance between women in horrific situations who get support services to become better parents and women who do not.<br /><br />Thought this was an interesting perspective on the case.Sarah Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003673076911927090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-41526809976407181082011-07-07T02:02:01.847-05:002011-07-07T02:02:01.847-05:00You're right. Last time I checked mob think w...You're right. Last time I checked mob think wasn't the way verdicts are reached. Having noted that, race & class were certainly factors in the case. You can bet your sweet Afro that, if she'd been Keisha Brown-Jefferson, her ass would be under the jail -- stat, damn it.<br /><br />No news . . .Joan Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561517638278317304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-35891875564378196802011-07-06T14:26:48.429-05:002011-07-06T14:26:48.429-05:00As soon as I saw that the defendants were white I ...As soon as I saw that the defendants were white I knew they would get off. For exactly the reasons you state. Race and class does matter in the US. Yikes.<br />I am sorry for all the kids who dye each day, the ones abused, the ones used as prey. I don't really know how you can look into a child's eyes and still harm it anyway.<br />You've made me realize that the verdict of guilty is not justice. Justice is making amends somehow and really having to understand the pain your actions cause.<br /><br />ANON-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-16621860362081633132011-07-06T14:25:18.675-05:002011-07-06T14:25:18.675-05:00I couldn't agree more. I just received a jury...I couldn't agree more. I just received a jury summons yesterday and unfortunately had to postpone it due to prior commitments. But I am eager to receive my new summons in 6 months. I have the luxury of getting paid by my employer for at least 2 weeks of jury duty. I find it a bit difficult to fault those that are paid hourly, though.<br /><br />On the verdict, I remind myself of this quote from "A Few Good Men": "It doesn't matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove!" That is the blessing and the curse in our legal system. We may read about evidence or events in the paper that are later disallowed by the judge or simply not used as evidence by the prosecution or the defense. All that matters is what the prosecution can prove happened, against any reasonable doubt. In this case, the circumstantial evidence only makes you believe what PROBABLY happened. And that's not the same as "no reasonable doubt".catnmusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-65349058648270228752011-07-06T12:20:02.147-05:002011-07-06T12:20:02.147-05:00Well Done! Spot on! I cannot add anything because ...Well Done! Spot on! I cannot add anything because you have expertly summed up exactly what I was thinking!<br /><br />Love your blog, by the by ...The Cookiehttp://lifeisacookie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-12221430430741213362011-07-06T11:48:08.346-05:002011-07-06T11:48:08.346-05:00Kudos. Well said. Thanks for articulating great th...Kudos. Well said. Thanks for articulating great thoughts clearly.Pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-78822005180090294642011-07-06T11:21:43.260-05:002011-07-06T11:21:43.260-05:00You are so right on so many counts! Unless someone...You are so right on so many counts! Unless someone has sat on that jury, they have no idea of what went on in the jury room. I think, and said from the outset, that the prosecution's case was slim. We do not have an infallible justice system, but it is what we have and truthfully, if I am on trial for something I would want to be tried by a jury of my peers. Unfortunately for most folks, their peers are those same folks trying to get out of jury duty.<br /><br />Nice, blog by the way. Came here from Redneck Liberal (I like to let people know where their traffic comes from as I like to know it on my own blog)<br /><br />Thanks.<br />JenWander Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116034455377685940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-60464456263339852302011-07-06T10:54:06.433-05:002011-07-06T10:54:06.433-05:00Thank you for this beautiful, thoughtful post. I&#...Thank you for this beautiful, thoughtful post. I'm afraid I've gotten too cynical but want to hold out the hope that you had: that this case may inspire advocacy for this nation's children. 25% are currently living in poverty... sigh.reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671590641489884956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-21430434119771000222011-07-06T08:50:22.194-05:002011-07-06T08:50:22.194-05:00The verdict was not a huge surprise for me. Do I a...The verdict was not a huge surprise for me. Do I agree with it? Nope. Do I think they will ever find out the real story of Caylee? Nope. I can tell you what I do think: every day little boys and girls of all races go missing, are sexually, emotionally, verbally, and physically abused, and are killed or at the very least put in harm's way by adults who are mean, selfish, psychotic, ignorant, or evil. But most have not garnered the attention this little girl did, to detriment of the case.<br /><br />Nancy Grace and her ilk were roadblocks in the investigation with innuendo, opinion, and gossip-mongering trying to influence the outcome of the case. I think the outcome would have been different if the case wasn't so sensationalized.Roz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310531460868070471noreply@blogger.com