And the Verdict is In...

Casey Anthony is probably the most hated woman in America right now. We are all shocked by the results of the trial as she is only convicted of lying to the police and will face a maximum of 4 years behind bars (please correct me if I'm wrong). Now the American people are furious, calling this trial rigged, saying she got off to easily, bemoaning the state of the justice system in our country today.

So go ahead, get mad. Yell, rant of facebook, twitter, your own blog, just go get the angry out. when you feel better come back and we'll talk.

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Alright. First off, I am not very happy with this convection either. It doesn't feel right that this woman was so flippant about her daughters disappearance will serve so very brief a time behind bars. I don't like that this female was able to have a beautiful child and then didn't seem to care at all for her once she was gone.

But remember, this is still America. Our justice system work on the premise that the the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. To gain a convection, evidence for or against has to be airtight and beyond reasonable doubt. The defendant is entitled to a trial by a jury of their peers, in the hopes that the verdict will be as unbiased as possible.

So lets see, there was evidence at the trial....and as much as I would love to say it was clear and decisive evidence, it simply wasn't. The evidence they had was good, but so very circumstantial. So very....unclear. The jury recognized that. The jury of twelve randomly selected strangers who have been sequestered away for about a month now could not, in good conscience, present a convection beyond reasonable doubt. And I, for one, don't blame them. They will have to carry this burden for the rest of their lives.

Personally, I don't know if Casey Anthony murdered her daughter, or if it was the father, or if it was the mysterious nanny, or if it was simply an unfortunate accident that got too big to handle. We might never really and truly have a good answer to what happened to Caylee. The true tragedy of the whole story is just that, this little girl is gone. We don't know who or why this thing happened, but it did. This has spun so far out of control, thanks to the media and tabloids that we have forgotten about the little girl as we bay for the mothers blood. And no matter what her fate will be, she will regret the loss of her daughter. Maybe not for a long time, but if she doesn't yet, she will one day know the full weight of grief that comes when your child is gone.