I did not follow the Anthony case- I heard things off and on and read bits here and there but I did not by any means "follow the case". That being said, if you had asked me what I thought, I likely would have said the mom probably did it. Maybe she did, maybe she didn't but the fact is she has been tried and found not guilty. The job of returning the verdict lied with the jury, not us, and we have to respect and believe in our justice system for without it where would we be?
I will not make comments about the jury and some that I have read truly bother me. Regardless of whether or not I think the mother was guilty, that was not my burden to determine, it was that of the jury. If the general public is angry at the not guilty verdict then that anger or frustration should be directed at the State, if the State had proven their case then the jury would have found the mother guilty.
We are all human, to serve on a jury is to hear the case, evaluate the facts and evidence and determine guilt or innocence. All the jury had to deal with is what was presented to them, when the mother was found not guilty it was because the State failed to prove their case. Be frustrated with the state, the prosecutors or the lack of evidence, the jurors should be thanked for their service and left alone.
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