Anyone watching it today?
Some good cross examination going on right now.
On Headline News.
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Anyone watching it today?
Some good cross examination going on right now.
On Headline News.
It's nearly impossible not to watch anything about, especially here in Florida.
The assholes waiting in line to watch the show got into a fist fight today.
The biggest problem I have with the defense claims of Caylee accidentally drowning is the duct tape. The duct tape on the face and the garbage bags she was found in really makes it look like murder to me. And to not report your child missing for over a month smells of a cover up. If the grandmother hadn't started asking questions, would that little girl have ever been reported missing? It's a bunch of bullshit.
Can't believe anything that comes out of that slut Casey's mouth either, she's proven she's a pathological liar.
May she get the chamber for it.
I don't watch a lot of TV news, but can I take a wild guess that it involves a dead white child?
EDIT: Nailed it.
EDIT 2: This is a terrible story for sure, but the fact that it's always the white girl/woman who gets the heavy press I really do get a little jaded. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing...woman_syndrome
Fuck this media circus of a trial.
It's all my mother watches when I visit my parents. I can't stand the spectacle it has become.
How can you care about Caylee Anthony when it is Day 1409XX of the Natalie Holloway disappearance! You assholes!
We need a more efficient justice system. Duct tape her mouth shut, put her in a garbage bag and dump her over a bridge. Fitting punishment.
Shit, I thought this really was about japhei for a second.
No idea what it is now.
I'm surprised that there's no Casey Anthony Sex Tape yet. Shocked, really.
LOL I was wondering why this shit was getting so much coverage and that is dead on. Seriously, Waseem has a much more interesting story about DNA evidence from 15 years ago, he's arguing for himself, and there's even a child who survived the attack. How is that shit not news but this crazy white chick is?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brobarian
There is a lot of shit being being spewed by the media and they have that bitch all but hung at this point. As it turns out Casey Anthony was a great mother. In fact she spoiled Caylee rotten.
Rotten....like a corpse, perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Bogard 1
I saw your name and expected a dumb comment: you didn't dissapoint.
You know you'd all fuck Casey Anthony.
He should have kidnapped a strawberry blonde girl, then he would've had a fairer day in court.Quote:
Originally Posted by ookitarepanda
Again, my point still stands. Larry Flynt should be interviewing every one night stand she ever had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
I'm sorry there are infinitely more important things going on in this world right now. I have barely idea of what is going on aside from some dead white kid.
I'd watch the sex tape.Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Max
The only reason I watched some video clip on msnbc was because I wanted to "bang that girl on the front page who looks like she's in court".Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
Otherwise, I wouldn't even know who she is right now haha.
That would be the Joke, thanks for understanding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoon
100% This is a circus.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrochiEddie
/shakes head disapprovingly at news outlet editors.
it reminded me of this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brobarian
because it's true.
It is true.
Look at the Iranian Hostage situation. The let all the brothers go first.
Dood, I want to direct your attention to this link. It's customary to feel jaded because the media likes seeing white women in trouble. Read the "real life" tab to see how bad it REALLY is. Crying shame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brobarian
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Originally Posted by John Terry
I'd like to direct your attention to this as well. :)
Both are hilarious videos. That entire Chappelle stand up is one of the funniest ones I have EVER seen.
You guys gotta put this on.
I live only about 10 mins from the courthouse where this trainwreck of a case is being held. Also, lived I'd say about 5-10 mins from the street Casey Anthony was living at a few years back. I expect when it is all over, I wouldn't be surprised if all of them were dead within the next 5 years (the father already tried to commit suicide). The Defense is pathetic, basically turning each and every family member against each other. The father raped Casey Anthony, the Mother used the choloroform to kill Caylee, the brother fondled and sexually molested Casey, the father cheated on the mother with some nut who uses an alias and is a consistent liar = reason Casey Anthony is the way she is....really?
I agree the whole family is mentally sick but Casey Anthony is like that because....that's what she is...a sociopath....She doesnt feel anything for anyone unless it's about her and only her. Defense can't show proof any of it happened to her and she is a pathelogical liar 10 times over. She invents lies to suit any circumstance she's in, including a made-up nanny that nobody can find. Even the dad basically said she did it even if he didn't actually say it. Casey will be convicted, whether 1st degree not sure, and this "family" who probably can't stand the sight of one another and has been torn apart completely will never be the same since they'll have to live with it every second of every day.
Sounds like Florida to meQuote:
Originally Posted by Earthquake24
Second Chance State.
The defense is doing what they do best, trying to create doubt.
Really, if they cops had done everything right, this case would have gone a lot better.
In the end though, it all goes back to a couple of things for me.
1. The duct tape.
2. The pictures of her slutting it up while her kid is missing. Her lies to family and friends about the child's whereabouts. The lies to police.
This bitch is a pathological liar, and the truth ain't in her.
Her father used to be a Youngstown cop.
and then suddenly it all made senseQuote:
Originally Posted by TonK
Bump, since deliberation is about to begin.
I was bored and researched all the evidence for and against her.
Do I personally think she killed her kid ? yes.
If I was on the jury though, I'd have to say not guilty though. I strongly believe in the phrase "guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt" and the prosection simply lacks concrete evidence of any kind. It's all circumstantial evidence.
It sucks when a guilty person gets to go free, but sadly that can and does happen at the cost of keeping our legal system fair. If the police are unable to gather or screw up gathering evidence, if the person simply doesn't leave any evidence behind..etc, then they very well could walk free.
Terrible, but it's to ensure the legal system doesn't become some "convinct on gut reaction, not evidence" vigilante justice.
I can really foresee her getting a hung jury though. Then it'll probably be media circus round two since the DA would no doubt push for another trial.
Try round 3 or 4.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abasuto
Otherwise I agree wholeheartedly.
Well? What do you guys think?
Haha, this is my fave quote from you in a long time. Couldn't agree with this sentiment more.
Was this chick raped by her dad and brother? The fuck.
She claims.Quote:
Originally Posted by LoneSage
I doubt it.
Verdict is in.
2:15 announcement,
I actually expected the verdict to take longer than that... probably not a good thing.
perhaps CNN can now go back covering....news
It's the OJ trial all over again.
acquitted of 1st degree murder and aggravated manslaughter....
How much jailtime do you think she'll get for lying to the police and being found guilty on all four counts?
Not much for giving false statement(s) to the police.
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Originally Posted by SetaSouji
it doesn't matter. Her is life completely ruined. Circumstantial or not, America is pretty convinced she killed her child and therefore she'll be hated anywhere she goes.
Oh by the way guys Libya is still a fucking mess
THIS JUST IN:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/aff...he-blues,1511/
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Affluent White Man Enjoys, Causes The Blues
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HIGHLAND PARK, IL–Steve Smalls, a senior vice-president at Chicago's Alliance Manufacturing, the world's largest producer of industrial refrigeration systems, is a self-described "blues nut."
Steve Smalls enjoys a Kenny Wayne Shepherd CD with his wife June.
With his regular table at Dan Aykroyd's House Of Blues, vast CD collection featuring the likes of B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, and Jonny Lang, and framed photo of himself with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Smalls has been "a huge fan" of the music for more than 20 years
But the 43-year-old Smalls is not merely a blues lover: With his May 1999 relocation of Alliance's main assembly plant from Cicero, IL, to Hermosillo, Mexico, Smalls put 2,700 mostly black employees out of work, making him one of Chicago's greatest blues causers.
"The best show I've ever seen had to be Clapton at the Rosemont Horizon back in '94," Smalls declared over a $5.50 Sam Adams draft at the Bulldog Brew Pub. "He did a version of 'Before You Accuse Me' that absolutely smoked. Unbelievable."
Pausing to enter a favorite Buddy Guy song on the jukebox, Smalls explained why the music resonates so strongly with him. "In 1996, when Alliance was indicted for illegally burying dozens of 200-gallon drums of deadly freon near Chicago's South Side, I was losing a lot of sleep. There was even talk of some of the top brass getting fired. We got out of it, of course, paying a token fine, but that was a rough experience. At that point, I really felt like I knew what it's like to have the blues."
Smalls is so committed to causing the blues that in the early '90s, he used illegal price-fixing tactics to drive smaller refrigeration-systems companies out of business, causing additional unemployment and poverty among the nation's blacks.
"Running a major corporation isn't easy. You sometimes have to make tough decisions to preserve your competitiveness in the marketplace," Smalls said. "But when you do have to make the painful decision to order layoffs, a good Robert Cray record goes a long way toward soothing your soul."
Enlarge ImageSome of the thousands of laid-off Alliance employees who have the blues, courtesy of Smalls.
While the average corporate vice-president would rather attend a golf tournament than listen to Susan Tedeschi, Smalls is happiest at one the countless blues shows he attends each year.
"Kenny Wayne Shepherd was just in town," Smalls said. "I got front-row seats and talked to him for a while at a $500 cocktail meet-and-greet backstage. That was a big thrill. He's one of the best young axes around."
"Have you seen The Blues Brothers?" Smalls asked. "I just ordered it on DVD. It's one of my all-time favorite movies. Jake and Elwood sure know how to play them blues."
A longtime fan of Blues Brothers star Aykroyd, Smalls can often be found at the comedian's famed club.
"Dan really did [House Of Blues] right," Smalls said. "The way he modeled it after an old Mississippi shotgun shack was a great touch. It looks just like those old tin-roof shanties I used to drive past near Alliance's South Side factory–only with much better drink specials."
Smalls says he has no plans ever to stop loving the music.
"The blues certainly isn't the only music I listen to–the new Santana hasn't left my car's CD player for months–but it's what I always come back to," Smalls said. "Other kinds of music may come and go, but the blues are forever."
"Blues music is all about pain: It's about losing your job, your dog dying, and your woman leaving you for another man," he continued. "Listening to the blues, I can almost imagine what it would be like to experience one of those things
the bbc did a very interesting write up about what made this such a popular event
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13986356
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The most talked-about trial in the US in years features a single mother from Florida accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter. Why has it received so much media coverage?
It's the trial that's impossible to avoid.
At the gym, the hairdressers and even the doctor's waiting room, pictures from the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, have become the backdrop of daily life.
They remind you of a young life lost and another hanging in the balance.
For months, the face of a single mother who could soon be on death row has been ever-present on American TV screens.
The prosecution contends that Casey Anthony, 25, killed her toddler Caylee in June 2008 by covering her mouth with duct tape and dumping her body in the woods near her parents' home, where she also lived. Caylee's remains were found six months after she went missing.
Following 33 days of testimony, another two days of closing arguments, 400 pieces of evidence and 100 people testifying, the jury are now deliberating.
Possible sentences
1st degree murder (premeditated) - death by lethal injection or life in prison
2nd degree murder (not premeditated) - between 17 years and life in prison, possibility of parole
aggravated manslaughter of a child - 30 years
manslaughter - 15 years in prison
aggravated child abuse - 30 years
false information to law enforcement - one year for each count
After being holed up in a hotel for weeks on end, the seven men and five women have started considering their verdicts, as crowds gather outside.
The jury are shielded from the media, which has gone into overdrive. Some stations cleared everything to broadcast non-stop coverage of the trial, be it live action from inside the courtroom or endless analysis of every twist and turn.
Magazines have paid five-figure sums to witnesses to make them cover stars, and even ex-wives of witnesses have been thrust into the spotlight.
News broadcasters have gained access to the Anthony home and to home videos, while others have taken viewers to the prison holding Ms Anthony to inform them she had bought a comb and an eyebrow pencil while behind bars.
Long queues have formed outside the Orlando court for public gallery tickets. On one occasion, fights broke out as spectators argued over who was at the front of the line.
It's the biggest news event to have happened in Orlando in years, said Mike Boslet, editor of Orlando monthly magazine.
"Life is going on as usual but people are glued to it in some fashion or another. Lots of people are watching it in their lunch hours. When you're going to get your car fixed or doctors' office, the Casey Anthony trial is on. Everybody is talking about it. It's good dinner-party conversation."
Ms Anthony has become a hate figure, especially on the internet, ever since details emerged about her behaviour during a 31-day period between the last time Caylee was seen alive and the time she was reported missing by her grandmother.
Friends reported that Casey was partying and shopping, and never mentioned her daughter was missing. When asked, she told them Caylee was with a fictional nanny. She also got a tattoo of the words Bella Vita on her left shoulder while Caylee was still missing.
Prosecutors say the baby had become a burden that prevented Ms Anthony from enjoying her party lifestyle.
And she persistently told lies to police and to her parents to cover her tracks, they say. There was a fake nanny, a fake job and even a fake father for Caylee.
But her defence team maintains the toddler drowned in Casey's parents' swimming pool and the accident was covered up by her and her father, George, and made to look like a random killing. He denies this.
Ms Anthony's lawyers explained Ms Anthony's lies and erratic behaviour by saying that she was grieving her daughter's death by drowning, and that her father had sexually abused her. But George Anthony denied that allegation and the judge said no evidence has been presented to support it.
Her defence lawyer Jose Baez also questioned forensic evidence presented by prosecutors linking Ms Anthony's car to the body.
Casey Anthony in court Ms Anthony chose not to testify
So why has this case, above other child deaths, grabbed such attention?
Given the ingredients of the case, the question is not why is it so big but why wouldn't it be so big, says Robert Thompson, professor of popular culture at Syracuse University in New York.
"You've got this incredibly tragic story of a dead child and it doesn't get any more dramatic than that.
"Then the details - those mysterious [31] days, those imagined jobs and imagined friends. The pretty mother telling stories that don't seem to stack up. If you were writing it as a fictional crime story, no-one would believe it."
As well as the genuine interest, there is also "cultural equity" generated by the media coverage, he says. Once the decision is made that this story is worth investing in, then there is no going back.
"It starts as a local story then the networks send satellite trucks and start spending money to build up equity of the story and it becomes like a TV show - the more details people get, the more they want. Viewers get sucked in like a soap opera."
In terms of its scale, the Casey Anthony trial follows in the footsteps of Michael Jackson, OJ Simpson and the Menendez brothers, he says, but this time the web has played a huge part.
A webcam streams the court action to view online, message boards stoke up the debate and Facebook groups rally followers to their cause. There are even paid iPhone apps to stay in touch with developments.
"In an era of multi-channels, of fragmented culture, there's not that much we share and so when it gets so big, you feel an obligation to be up on it," says Mr Thompson.
There are many Americans who are not that interested, despite the hype, says Eric Deggans of the St Petersburg Times in Florida, but for those that are engaged, the trial has had them transfixed.
"It's a real life soap opera, all the thrills you might expect to get from an episode of LA Law or Law and Order are happening in real life.
Caylee Anthony This photo has become symbolic of the case
"A beautiful woman accused of killing her sweet child and then accused of lying and her father has to take the stand and he's accused of having an affair."
The fact it's a woman on trial has heightened interest, says Robin Simon, a professor of sociology at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, because the allegation breaks the maternal bond society expects women to have with their children.
"The media attention this has generated would not be as significant if it was a father murdering a child."
But the way this tragic case has become a "show" like any other is a sad reflection on modern America, she adds.
"A journalist was interviewing people in the line waiting to get into court. One woman said 'I can't wait to see it. This is the ultimate reality show.'
"And then she giggled. She didn't even perceive this as a real case with real people. It was sick.
"It's a spectacle, just something to watch like reality television."
But as big as these things are, they do have an expiration date, says Mr Thompson.
"It goes away and we wait for the next one. The daily news on cable television needs this stuff. So we look forward to the next trial of the century in 13 months time."
In a twisted way, this is definitely the worse punishment. She has nothing else left to do in this world but die.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrochiEddie
The question is will it be by suicide or homicide?Quote:
Originally Posted by Soilwork