Although the Italian public wasn’t quite happy about the verdict that set Amanda Knox free, I would venture to say that the majority of American public was overjoyed. I wouldn’t use the word overjoyed to describe my feelings but I was glad that her conviction was overturned. After reading the last article regarding this issue, I couldn’t help but think that her release was inevitable. With the poor handling of the crime scene and evidence, a missed detail would soon surface. It was a court ordered review of DNA evidence that was her saving grace. After this review, serious doubts were cast about the DNA evidence that linked Knox and Sollecito to the crime. What’s frustrating to me, and I can’t even imagine how much more frustrating it must have been for Knox and her family, is the amount of time it took to get this court mandated review. If proper investigative measures were practiced in the first place, this whole mess could have been prevented… that’s just my opinion. Needless to say, thank goodness for forensics. I’m glad to see that Amanda Knox can finally come home and begin to reclaim her life.
Personally, I am happy about the overturned conviction of Amanda Knox. From what I know about the case I think she was innocent, and I am glad that, “the DNA evidence cast serious doubts,” when linking her to the scene of the crime. And if the only conviction left on her record is a charge of slander, then it seems fair, that her release came immediately, taking into consideration she was in prison since late 2007. All in all, I feel and agree with S. Rodriguez, in that the Italian crime inspectors involved with this particular case, did a poor job at handling the crime scene and evidence, and had that not been the case, then, most likely, the original conviction would not have happened. Now, I can only imagine the PTSD involved, afterwards, in her life. Originally being sentenced and convicted for a crime she did not commit, in a foreign land, etc. has to be one of the worst feelings ever.
I read the last article posted about this case with intentions of blogging about it but I had no reply, only questions. Just like the previous article, this article was unorganized and left me confused but it hits close to home so I couldn’t help but to blog about Knox’s freedom. It’s obvious that something went wrong the night that Knox, Sollecito, and Kercher had a planned study group. Like I said, I am not too clear on the details of the case due to the ill-constructed articles but I don’t understand how the couple could be set free on the fact that the evidence may or may not be tampered with. The group was allegedly together that night and DNA proved Sollecito’s involvement. If Sollecito wasn’t involved with the murder and his DNA was on Kercher’s bra claps because of his infidelity to Knox, there’s your motive. My mind could be running while, but I just have a hard time being on board with her freedom when I am extremely confused about the case and when the police constructed a terrible investigation.
I am not surprised that this conviction was overturned. I was never thoroughly convinced that she was guilty based on the evidence. The DNA was contaminated and the search of apartment was flawed from the beginning. The Italian government obtained lots of public attention from this case and they had a lot to lose if she was found not guilty the first time around. I feel incredibly sorry for the victim’s family especially because they are having to relive this event with the release and possible retrial of Amanda Knox. Hopefully this case will show the Italian criminal justice system how essential obtaining and preserving evidence is to proving guilt in a court of law. Whether she was guilty or not of murder will not be known because this case has tainted any potential jurors and the likelihood that she will be extradited back to Italy is very slim.
In my opinion, the story of Amanda Knox was full of loops and holes since the crime was discovered. The evidence acquired during the investigation was not handled properly which lead to the unjustified incarceration of Amanda and Raffaele. i believed corruption was most defenetly involved especially by prosecutor Guiliano Mignini, who in his ambition to maintain a status of power and arrogance lead the courts to believe that Amanda and Raffaele were indeed the main killers. His creative stories was what lead everyone, even me at one point, to believe him. Now I’m glad that Amanda and Raffaele’s conviction has been overturned and are free make up for lost time. These types of convictions are not uncommon, but just the thought of putting innocent people in jail and manipulating evidence to work in favor of the prosecution and maintain status is just immoral. And on top moving the sentence to life is just evil. People still have doubts and as for the real story, we may never know.
I am happy about Amanda Knox’s murder conviction being overturned, despite Italian officials that wanted her to be convicted of murder. I don’t know much about the trial, but what I have seen so far is that the prosecution did not have very good evidence on Amanda Knox or her boyfriend Raffaele. The evidence collected was tampered with and should not have been allowed. In my opinion, I think that the prosecutor’s or some of the Italian officials wanted a conviction so badly, it came to a point that they did not care if Amanda and Raffaele were truly innocent. I also believe that these two individual did not commit this crime. My heart goes out to the family members of Meredith Kercher, and hopefully the police eventually find the real killer. Although Amanda has experienced a horrific ordeal, I hope she is also able to regain confidence and live a happy life.
Talk about getting all the weight off her, her lawyers, her family and her loved ones that supporter shoulders. The past 4 years must have been hell for her not only was she in prion but she was in prison in a foreign country. So I am happy to hear that the DNA evidence was casting serious doubts. I did not know much about the case but obviously something had gone wrong that night of her roommate dieing and if it was not for a terrible investigation by the police things could have gone differently. But in the end she was declared innocent and now she can move on with her life. Only she knows the truth of what actually happened that night.
I am glad that the conviction was over turned. It is obvious that the prosecution did ont have enough sufficient evidence to convict Amanda. I really feel as if the Italian government wanted to convict the two Americans. And they tried what ever they could to use against the two, Amanda and her boyfriend Raffaele. What really bothers me is that they took four years of this poor girls life. She was behind bars for no reason. I try and put my self in that position and I do not know if I would be able to keep my sanity, the very little that I have :D....But I am glad Amanda was set free of this ridiculous charge. I wonder if she knows who did it? My heart does go out for Meredith however, and her family, the Italian Government has really done them a diservice with this trial and the weak evidence they brought into trial. It bothers me that we have people on the prosecution side that try to present tampered evidence/false evidence into a murder trial. Why not bust your ass until you really find the person who commited a crime, instead of taking years away from someone who did not commit the crime? If it were me, as the prosecutor, and I knew we had a insufficient evidence, I would try and find better evidence to lead us to person who commited the crime, not try and pin it on someone. That does no good for anyone.
I was very happy to see that Amanda Knox was not convicted. I don't think that there was enough evidence to prove that Amanda Knox was guilty. Because of the contamination of the crime scene and the poor investigation, it's hard to know who really was responsible. Somebody is responsible for this and somebody know what happened and it's sad to see that Meredith Kercher and her family never saw true justice because the police didn't handle their jobs the way they should have. Unfortunately this happens all the time, whether the intentions of the police are malicious or not. I think some involved in investigations need to realize how important their jobs are to society and to the victim's families and take extra precaution during cases such as this one.
It amazed me that the conviction was overturned and made me very glad. It is good to see that people that are innocent are being set free. I believe that she did not kill her roommate and that the crime was investigated wuite poorly. Luckily she will not be in jail like many other innocent people who are charged falsely...
Although the Italian public wasn’t quite happy about the verdict that set Amanda Knox free, I would venture to say that the majority of American public was overjoyed. I wouldn’t use the word overjoyed to describe my feelings but I was glad that her conviction was overturned. After reading the last article regarding this issue, I couldn’t help but think that her release was inevitable. With the poor handling of the crime scene and evidence, a missed detail would soon surface. It was a court ordered review of DNA evidence that was her saving grace. After this review, serious doubts were cast about the DNA evidence that linked Knox and Sollecito to the crime. What’s frustrating to me, and I can’t even imagine how much more frustrating it must have been for Knox and her family, is the amount of time it took to get this court mandated review. If proper investigative measures were practiced in the first place, this whole mess could have been prevented… that’s just my opinion. Needless to say, thank goodness for forensics. I’m glad to see that Amanda Knox can finally come home and begin to reclaim her life.
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ReplyDeletePersonally, I am happy about the overturned conviction of Amanda Knox. From what I know about the case I think she was innocent, and I am glad that, “the DNA evidence cast serious doubts,” when linking her to the scene of the crime. And if the only conviction left on her record is a charge of slander, then it seems fair, that her release came immediately, taking into consideration she was in prison since late 2007. All in all, I feel and agree with S. Rodriguez, in that the Italian crime inspectors involved with this particular case, did a poor job at handling the crime scene and evidence, and had that not been the case, then, most likely, the original conviction would not have happened. Now, I can only imagine the PTSD involved, afterwards, in her life. Originally being sentenced and convicted for a crime she did not commit, in a foreign land, etc. has to be one of the worst feelings ever.
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ReplyDeleteI read the last article posted about this case with intentions of blogging about it but I had no reply, only questions. Just like the previous article, this article was unorganized and left me confused but it hits close to home so I couldn’t help but to blog about Knox’s freedom. It’s obvious that something went wrong the night that Knox, Sollecito, and Kercher had a planned study group. Like I said, I am not too clear on the details of the case due to the ill-constructed articles but I don’t understand how the couple could be set free on the fact that the evidence may or may not be tampered with. The group was allegedly together that night and DNA proved Sollecito’s involvement. If Sollecito wasn’t involved with the murder and his DNA was on Kercher’s bra claps because of his infidelity to Knox, there’s your motive. My mind could be running while, but I just have a hard time being on board with her freedom when I am extremely confused about the case and when the police constructed a terrible investigation.
ReplyDeleteI am not surprised that this conviction was overturned. I was never thoroughly convinced that she was guilty based on the evidence. The DNA was contaminated and the search of apartment was flawed from the beginning. The Italian government obtained lots of public attention from this case and they had a lot to lose if she was found not guilty the first time around. I feel incredibly sorry for the victim’s family especially because they are having to relive this event with the release and possible retrial of Amanda Knox. Hopefully this case will show the Italian criminal justice system how essential obtaining and preserving evidence is to proving guilt in a court of law. Whether she was guilty or not of murder will not be known because this case has tainted any potential jurors and the likelihood that she will be extradited back to Italy is very slim.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the story of Amanda Knox was full of loops and holes since the crime was discovered. The evidence acquired during the investigation was not handled properly which lead to the unjustified incarceration of Amanda and Raffaele. i believed corruption was most defenetly involved especially by prosecutor Guiliano Mignini, who in his ambition to maintain a status of power and arrogance lead the courts to believe that Amanda and Raffaele were indeed the main killers. His creative stories was what lead everyone, even me at one point, to believe him. Now I’m glad that Amanda and Raffaele’s conviction has been overturned and are free make up for lost time. These types of convictions are not uncommon, but just the thought of putting innocent people in jail and manipulating evidence to work in favor of the prosecution and maintain status is just immoral. And on top moving the sentence to life is just evil. People still have doubts and as for the real story, we may never know.
ReplyDeleteI am happy about Amanda Knox’s murder conviction being overturned, despite Italian officials that wanted her to be convicted of murder. I don’t know much about the trial, but what I have seen so far is that the prosecution did not have very good evidence on Amanda Knox or her boyfriend Raffaele. The evidence collected was tampered with and should not have been allowed. In my opinion, I think that the prosecutor’s or some of the Italian officials wanted a conviction so badly, it came to a point that they did not care if Amanda and Raffaele were truly innocent. I also believe that these two individual did not commit this crime. My heart goes out to the family members of Meredith Kercher, and hopefully the police eventually find the real killer. Although Amanda has experienced a horrific ordeal, I hope she is also able to regain confidence and live a happy life.
ReplyDeleteTalk about getting all the weight off her, her lawyers, her family and her loved ones that supporter shoulders. The past 4 years must have been hell for her not only was she in prion but she was in prison in a foreign country. So I am happy to hear that the DNA evidence was casting serious doubts. I did not know much about the case but obviously something had gone wrong that night of her roommate dieing and if it was not for a terrible investigation by the police things could have gone differently. But in the end she was declared innocent and now she can move on with her life. Only she knows the truth of what actually happened that night.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that the conviction was over turned. It is obvious that the prosecution did ont have enough sufficient evidence to convict Amanda. I really feel as if the Italian government wanted to convict the two Americans. And they tried what ever they could to use against the two, Amanda and her boyfriend Raffaele. What really bothers me is that they took four years of this poor girls life. She was behind bars for no reason. I try and put my self in that position and I do not know if I would be able to keep my sanity, the very little that I have :D....But I am glad Amanda was set free of this ridiculous charge. I wonder if she knows who did it? My heart does go out for Meredith however, and her family, the Italian Government has really done them a diservice with this trial and the weak evidence they brought into trial. It bothers me that we have people on the prosecution side that try to present tampered evidence/false evidence into a murder trial. Why not bust your ass until you really find the person who commited a crime, instead of taking years away from someone who did not commit the crime? If it were me, as the prosecutor, and I knew we had a insufficient evidence, I would try and find better evidence to lead us to person who commited the crime, not try and pin it on someone. That does no good for anyone.
ReplyDeleteI was very happy to see that Amanda Knox was not convicted. I don't think that there was enough evidence to prove that Amanda Knox was guilty. Because of the contamination of the crime scene and the poor investigation, it's hard to know who really was responsible. Somebody is responsible for this and somebody know what happened and it's sad to see that Meredith Kercher and her family never saw true justice because the police didn't handle their jobs the way they should have. Unfortunately this happens all the time, whether the intentions of the police are malicious or not. I think some involved in investigations need to realize how important their jobs are to society and to the victim's families and take extra precaution during cases such as this one.
ReplyDeleteIt amazed me that the conviction was overturned and made me very glad. It is good to see that people that are innocent are being set free. I believe that she did not kill her roommate and that the crime was investigated wuite poorly. Luckily she will not be in jail like many other innocent people who are charged falsely...
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