I get it. Casey Anthony is a horrible human being. She deserves to be skewed with large spoons ('cause it'll hurt more) and her head should reside on the spire of the courthouse, as a warning to other would-be 2-year-old killers... and sluts in general. That being said, the jury thought otherwise.
Juries are not always right. With surprising frequency, they're wrong in one or more ways. O.J. got off. McDonalds was fined $2.9 million for spilled coffee. And now we can add Casey Anthony to the list. She's probably guilty, but I guess we'll never know. I honestly don't want anything bad to happen to her, but also I don't want her to be allowed to forget or ever catch another break in her life.
That said, where's the outrage for other similar situations? Take for example a man arrested for rape and murder. Despite his pleas of innocence, he's convicted and sentenced to death. He appeals. He appeals again. He asks the governor for help. He continues to appeal and tell anyone who will listen he's innocent. His imminent death is approaching. Some snot-faced, perky law student finally gives the case a look-see and, lo and behold, the DNA evidence sets him free. He was being truthful all along.
Where's the outrage for putting a man in a 10'x10' cell for 17 years? He might get a few hundred thousand dollars as pay for his time in prison, but I guarantee he'd give it all back and more for even a few months of his life back. Some innocents on death row aren't so lucky - some have been exonerated after they're past this world.
I don't mean to downplay the life and unfortunate death of Caylee Anthony. No child should ever have to suffer that and have her life extinguished before truly living. She could have cured cancer and hangovers. My point is that if even half the outrage over Casey Anthony is directed at the Innocence Project, we could ensure innocent men and women suffer no more.
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