# Casey Anthony . Guilty or not ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745 "2011-07-03T20:04:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/121 "2011-07-05T18:48:42Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > She deserves the death penalty. Yes misleading the police is a terrible crime. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/122 "2011-07-05T18:49:30Z")
> [@jtgain](#): > > Like who? The murderer just got acquitted. Should we try an innocent person to see if we can win? Agree with you … just grasping at straws. I also agree with what \*\*Hampshire \*\*wrote above. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/123 "2011-07-05T18:51:04Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Yes misleading the police is a terrible crime. You don’t believe she murdered her child? ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/124 "2011-07-05T18:52:15Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > If it’s any condolence her life is going to be a living hell from here on out. She won’t have the luxury of hiding from the world in a cell with 3 decent meals a day. > She’ll never get a job, she won’t be able to party any more, she won’t be able to show her face in public without getting harassed and spit upon. The media is going to hound her for years. > She’d be better off confessing and getting a nice quiet cell away from the world. I don’t know, she could make a bundle of money with a book deal and talk show appearances, then move off somewhere private. The benefit of being a psychopath would be being able to start over somewhere remote with a clear conscience. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/125 "2011-07-05T18:54:01Z")
How can they not convict of the aggravated child neglect? Your kids is missing for a whole fucking month and you don’t report it? That should have been a dunk as well. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/126 "2011-07-05T18:54:59Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > You don’t believe she murdered her child? **Gonzomax** may not fit the following categories. That said, there are a number of people who: a) think Casey Anthony is completely innocent, and/or b) have authority issues, and like seeing high-profile defendants get off. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/127 "2011-07-05T18:58:20Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > **Gonzomax** may not fit the following categories. That said, there are a number of people who: > > a) think Casey Anthony is completely innocent, and/or > > b) have authority issues, and like seeing high-profile defendants get off. Based on what do people think she is innocent? Honestly, I’ve come across no one who think she is innocent. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/128 "2011-07-05T18:58:58Z")
This case has definitely taught me one thing from talking to people and reading posts on here. The American public needs a primer on what “reasonable doubt” is. It is not “Can I make up an alternate, convoluted story that fits all of the details?” It is careful reflection to see if the alternative makes sense given the EVIDENCE (not wild accusations) that has been admitted. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/129 "2011-07-05T19:01:52Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Based on what do people think she is innocent? Honestly, I’ve come across no one who think she is innocent. I’ve only come across one in real life. That person is an undiagnosed psychopath (inveterate klepto, constant liar), and actually identifies with Casey personally. **Susanann** , on this board, is one who I think believes Casey had no role in Caylee’s death. Not sure what **gonzo** thinks. I think I have detected traces of anti-authority in both of their posts, but I really don’t know for sure. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/130 "2011-07-05T19:02:37Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Based on what do people think she is innocent? Honestly, I’ve come across no one who think she is innocent. It’s certainly a minority, but some people really buy the story that the kid drowned and George Anthony forced her to cover it up, being the evil molester that he is. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/131 "2011-07-05T19:04:40Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Based on what do people think she is innocent? Honestly, I’ve come across no one who think she is innocent. 12 peers just said she was ‘not guilty’ - no longer matters what anyone else ‘thinks’ on the matter. Really curious as to what swayed the jury overall - they had more evidence here than they did for Scott Peterson - and very similar defendant personalities (liers, cheaters, etc) - and yet Scotts faces death and Casey walks - the dynamic is amazing. IMHO - Baez did a wonderful job of confusing the jury - and the state bungled the aspect of focusing too much on “how” and not enough on “who” - and that allowed the defense to do its job. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/132 "2011-07-05T19:05:33Z")
> [@jtgain](#): > > This case has definitely taught me one thing from talking to people and reading posts on here. The American public needs a primer on what “reasonable doubt” is. Great posting. Cheney Mason’s [“burden of proof” chart](http://www.cfnews13.com/static/articles/images/news2011/Cheney-Mason-Burden-of-Proof-0703_rdax_432x480.jpg) was BS. If that’s actually the way jurors are instructed, how does anyone ever get convicted without full confession, 100 witnesses, videotape, leaving ID and SS card at the scene, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/133 "2011-07-05T19:05:49Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > It’s certainly a minority, but some people really buy the story that the kid drowned and George Anthony forced her to cover it up, being the evil molester that he is. Wow, ok. Since the beginning I’ve thought there was a chance greater of OJ’s innocence than Casey’s. If I came across someone who honestly was happy Casey was found not guilty, I think I’d be a little scared of that person. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/134 "2011-07-05T19:06:52Z")
> [@simster](#): > > 12 peers just said she was ‘not guilty’ - no longer matters what anyone else ‘thinks’ on the matter. > > Really curious as to what swayed the jury overall - they had more evidence here than they did for Scott Peterson - and very similar defendant personalities (liers, cheaters, etc) - and yet Scotts faces death and Casey walks - the dynamic is amazing. > > IMHO - Baez did a wonderful job of confusing the jury - and the state bungled the aspect of focusing too much on “how” and not enough on “who” - and that allowed the defense to do its job. A big part of it is the simple fact she is a woman. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/135 "2011-07-05T19:07:02Z")
She wasn’t found innocent, she was found not guilty. There’s a big difference. ---
**Author:** ![Susanann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/136 "2011-07-05T19:07:40Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > I wonder, do you guys actually think that Jose Baez genuinely thinks Casey didn’t murder Cayley, as he just said on the press conference? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/137 "2011-07-05T19:09:48Z")
So **Susanann** … there was no crime here? No one else going to trial? Covered-up accidental death, no harm, no foul? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/138 "2011-07-05T19:10:11Z")
Sheesh. I’m anxious to hear what the jurors say. Could they have believed the drowning/cover-up story? ---
**Author:** ![Susanann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/139 "2011-07-05T19:10:18Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > I wonder, in general, if someone else will ever stand trial for Caylee’s death? I think\*\* George Anthony\*\* is a very unhappy and a very worried man right now. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745/140 "2011-07-05T19:10:26Z")
> [@Susanann](#): > > Yes. Of course he doesn’t. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745.md?page=8)