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This week we ask our Moms Council...
Q: "In case you haven't heard, Casey Anthony was found not guilty of child abuse or murder this week, but she was convicted of four misdemeanor charges for lying to police. How did you feel about this much-watched and talked about case? What does the outcome do to your faith in our justice system?"
A: "I think the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial surprised everyone! I watched the coverage back in 2008 when this whole tragedy began and continued to watch much of the trial coverage (thanks to my DVR). I thought I had an 'educated' idea of what the verdict would be, should be. I was banking on at least something more than guilty of lying to police four times. I was absolutely shocked, dumbfounded and quite upset by the jury's verdict. A beautiful little girl is dead. I have my theory of what happened, but who doesn't? I guess this is our legal system and it works most of the time. I respect our system, but I certainly don't always agree with it. I wish most everyone involved the best and God speed to little Caylee." - Tianna Klein-Albritton, mother of two
"Thanks to modern communication, I - as well as a lot of people I suppose - felt I knew enough about the Casey Anthony trial to pronounce her guilty for murder. I was shocked and horrified when the verdict was announced. After my initial reaction of disbelief passed, I tried to think logically: 'There must be another explanation that will be provided to the public.' Well, that has obviously not been the case. Does this shake my faith in our judicial system? No. If I set aside the notion that not all persons act on good faith, I do actually have faith in our judicial system. That said, I think we as a nation need to be continually checking ourselves and ensuring that our laws are kept current. As with anything else in life, once we acknowledge the bad - or injustice - we need to see how to ensure it doesn’t happen again. A few of the jurors have spoken out that they didn’t like their verdict, but there simply weren’t the facts needed to find Casey guilty. So maybe we need to look at how we handle false/inaccurate statements to the police. Perhaps people should be held more accountable. And lying to the police should come with consequences more equal to the crime involved. In my opinion, withholding information or providing inaccurate information in a murder trial is equal to aiding the murderer and should be treated as such." - Christine Holt, mother of two
