Knox Appeal

[Crazed Rabbit]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7920N620111003

American student Amanda Knox made a tearful plea on Monday to be acquitted of murdering her British roommate during a brutal erotic game, saying she was paying with her life for a crime she did not commit.

"I am the same person I was four years ago," said Knox, visibly shaking and fighting to hold back tears. "I am not what they say I am," she said, seeking to rebut prosecution suggestions that she was a manipulative, sex-mad "she-devil."

"I lost a friend, in the most brutal and inexplicable way possible. My absolute faith in the police authorities was betrayed, I've had to face absolutely unfair ... and baseless accusations. I am paying with my life for things I did not commit."

The Seattle native and her Italian boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito, are fighting a 2009 verdict that found them guilty of stabbing Leeds University exchange student Meredith Kercher to death during a drug-fueled sexual assault.

The panel of two professional and six lay judges retired to consider a verdict immediately after Knox's final plea. Their decision is expected after 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Monday.

Seems like there's way more than just reasonable doubt, especially when the prosecution is essentially reduced to name calling.

CR

[Templar Knight]

Foxy Knoxy eh, sex mad, she devil? Sounds like my kinda girl

In all seriousness there is alot that went on that night - apart from sex - that raises doubts, amongst other things...

Didnt she change her statements as much as she changed boyfriends? The window was shashed from inside out, they went to a 24 hour garage to buy cleaning stuff to clean the flat, she then tried to slander the police by claiming at a later date she was beaten by them. Was on the phone at 3am or whatever time trying to establish an alibi? There is lots of questions.

One thing that cannot and should not be forgotten is that an innocent girl was raped and murdered.

[Fragony]

I'm no judge and I know nothing about the law, but I can read people she did it

[Adrian II]

I guess this is why we have judges. I couldn't for the life of me decide - based on a couple of news clippings - what part she must have had in the whole affair. And I think none of us can.

AII

[Lemur]

Started to read a little bit about the case, then stopped when my head hurt too much. "Confusing" doesn't begin to cover it.

My only question would be this: do Ms. Knox or her Italian boyfriend have any prior history? Psychiatric, criminal? 'Cause stabby rape-murders don't normally come out of nowhere.

[Beskar]

I don't get why America paints her as a innocent trap girl who just happened to be in a drug-fueled sex orgy with a female who ended up brutually stabbed and raped by her and her boyfriend, it made no sense what so ever. There are some serious questions and they need to be addressed and I don't think both of them simply getting off the hook because of the American PR machine would be the best solution. There needs to be a serious and considered case to try to accurately determine their guilt or not.

However, with the recent changes in the evidence, the courts have decided to release and clear the both of them. Just hope that the ones responsible are found and tried because some one ended up losing their life and no one should end up like that.

[Fragony]

I guess this is why we have judges. I couldn't for the life of me decide - based on a couple of news clippings - what part she must have had in the whole affair. And I think none of us can.

AII

Of course we can, you can sense it when something isn't quite right just like know when someone is eying you. Judges must ignore that of course but that chick's a psycho

[Husar]

just like know when someone is eying you.

I don't think you can. In fact they have tested it and found that you can't. I've also been told that a lot of soldiers think they can but I still doubt it.

Judges must ignore that of course but that chick's a psycho

Wouldn't you think some kind of expert sat down with here to find out about that? Although given the many errors of the prosecution, maybe that never happened.
I absolutely don't trust your witch hunt sense however. It's hard to come up with a verdict and it seems she was at least in the house etc. and would be at least guilty of not helping the girl, however, in a way it's a game and if one side doesn't play well (in this case police and prosecution) then the other side wins, it's unfortunate if she did murder the girl but in the large scheme of things it's quite necessary to ensure that the good guys don't become sloppy and do their job right. Else we get these cases where it's always the guy noone likes anyway because he looks a little strange/scary.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Of course we can, you can sense it when something isn't quite right just like know when someone is eying you. Judges must ignore that of course but that chick's a psycho

Wow I'm glad you're not a judge. That whole statement is completely wrong and what leads to innocent people spending decades in jail.

CR

[CrossLOPER]

Of course we can, you can sense it when something isn't quite right just like know when someone is eying you. Judges must ignore that of course but that chick's a psycho

Can you sense what I feel about this statement you made?

[TheLastDays]

Of course we can, you can sense it when something isn't quite right just like know when someone is eying you. Judges must ignore that of course but that chick's a psycho

Why? If it's really as infallible as you claim, why would judges have to ignore this? But maybe it isn't as infallible as you think it is. Then your statement makes sense. Well, the latter part of it.