Welcome to THG Asks, a feature in which two of our celebrity gossip experts debate topical issues in the entertainment world and you decide who wrote the winning argument! Today, THG Asks : Did the jury in the Casey Anthony case get it right? YES by Hilton Hater I firmly believe Casey Anthony is guilty. But I don’t know this for a fact. I wouldn’t bet my life on it. Would you? That’s the decision jurors were faced with in this case; heck, in any court case. A strong suspicion isn’t enough, a hatred for the defendant doesn’t suffice, a number of lies and conflicting stories don’t add up to the one key element missing here: EVIDENCE. Can you tell me how Caylee died? Is there DNA that links Casey to the scene? Is there anything beyond (admittedly grotesque) stories of how Casey partied soon after her daughter disappeared and her searches for terms such as “chloroform” online? Our court system places an extreme burden of proof on the prosecution because the last thing anyone wants is for an innocent person to be convicted. Jury members are instructed to take the words “beyond a reasonable doubt” very seriously. A killer has almost definitely walked free. Nancy Grace has been given opportunities to rant like an attention-starved lunatic. Both results are regrettable. But, given a lack of hard evidence, I’m not sure what we could do to change them.
