royallypwned Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Does anyone know how many children are murdered each year? The only number I could find was one on Wiki that said there were almost 1500 child homicides in 2008.Just wondering where all the outrage is for the rest of them...that being said, Casey wasn't convicted of murder, but I'm sure she'll rot in hell. Exactly. Plenty of parents abuse or otherwise harm their children. This is just another case, and one that is getting far too much attention. Murderers and rapists, and especially serial killers are who I am interested in. People who you know will do it again if given the chance. I don't see her as someone who is going to find someone else's child and kill it too. I could break Casey Anthony over my knee. That is why I couldn't care less about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam@section118 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 What was he charged with? I don't think it was "believing that they were innocent". From Wikipedia: On April 12, 2007, the attorney general, in declaring Evans, Finnerty, and Seligmann innocent, also called Nifong a "rogue prosecutor". Nifong was ordered disbarred on June 16, 2007 after the bar's three-member disciplinary panel unanimously found him guilty of fraud, dishonesty, deceit or misrepresentation; of making false statements of material fact before a judge; of making false statements of material fact before bar investigators, and of lying about withholding exculpatory DNA evidence. On August 31, 2007, Nifong was convicted of criminal contempt for knowingly making false statements during the criminal proceedings. Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III sentenced Nifong to a single day in jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 http://twitter.com/OpieRadio/statuses/88330327105343488 RT @KimKardashian: WHAT!? CASEY ANTHONY FOUND NOT GUILTY! I am speechless! ME: your dad helped get OJ off! HOW R U SPEECHLESS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointyfootball Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 What would they be charged with? I don't know! To me that is deliberately framing someone for a crime they didn't commit. Fraud? no. I don't know. Just was saying it's part of a defense lawyer's job to defend the defendant, even if they're guilty, but a prosecutor is not expected to prosecute the innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So Casey Anthony accused her father of negligently letting his beloved granddaughter Cayley Anthony drown in his swimming pool and then for some bizarre, unexplainable reason, duct taped the dead girl's mouth and dumped the body in a swamp to make it look like a murder. (This same man who lovingly buried family pets would dump his granddaughter in a swamp?!?) Then she claims that her father AND her brother sexually abused her. Imagine the next Anthony Thanksgiving dinner. Casey Anthony, through bizarre, pathological lying and continuing narcissic manipulation of her family, managed to get away with murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointyfootball Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 http://twitter.com/OpieRadio/statuses/88330327105343488 Now THAT is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 What was he charged with? Ethics charges by the state bar associaiton for witholding DNA evidence and making misleading statements to the court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondRedskin88 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 If you're looking to convict the innocent, you've got the wrong man. Sweet I got a guilty person. Now I just need to make sure you can't make the case take place in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 From Wikipedia: sentenced Nifong to a single day in jail. And that shows you how seriously 'the system' takes it when a prosecutor behaves both unprofessionally and illegally on multiple matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Wow, so the kid who flipped the bird at Jeff Ashton in court will end up doing more time than than the murderer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointyfootball Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 And that shows you how seriously 'the system' takes it when a prosecutor behaves both unprofessionally and illegally on multiple matters. Disbarred is a pretty stiff penalty as well. Especially if he is unable to practice in other states, which probably won't be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondRedskin88 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Now THAT is funny. looks like she deleted it from her twitter wall.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So who plays Casey Anthony in the made-for-TV-movie that's sure to follow? Christine Ricci might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 This is why I don't plan to go into Law School. I'd have to live with helping a murderer get off. Because that's the only kind of legal work there is, I guess. Defense work is not for everyone. I don't think I could do it full time. But I clerked at a legal defense firm and it was fun. Granted, I was not dealing with a child murderer, but your job becomes "Beat the government," which I think is a noble task. ---------- Post added July-5th-2011 at 02:51 PM ---------- Or you could convict innocent people and ruin their lives. :evilg: Or you could, I don't know, do title searches..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So who plays Casey Anthony in the made-for-TV-movie that's sure to follow? Christine Ricci might work. Alyssa Milano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Because that's the only kind of legal work there is' date=' I guess.[/b'] ---------- Post added July-5th-2011 at 02:51 PM ---------- Or you could, I don't know, do title searches..... See the earlier part of your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 And that shows you how seriously 'the system' takes it when a prosecutor behaves both unprofessionally and illegally on multiple matters. He was disbarred which is an unbelievably stiff punishment. He was sentenced to jail for a contempt of court charge. The Nifong case is an extreme example though. I don't think its typical for prosecutors to go that far off that rails. I certainly don't think that every innocent person in jail is there because of an unethical prosecutor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 He was disbarred which is an unbelievably stiff punishment. Why is it a stiff punishment? He had no interest in ethical behavior. Why should he be allowed to practice? I don't think its typical for prosecutors to go that far off that rails. I certainly don't think that every innocent person in jail is there because of an unethical prosecutor. Certainly not, but there are plenty who will look at a case, throw some **** at the jury and try their luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Alyssa Milano Can she play cool sociopath? Ricci sure can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 He was disbarred which is an unbelievably stiff punishment.He was sentenced to jail for a contempt of court charge. The Nifong case is an extreme example though. I don't think its typical for prosecutors to go that far off that rails. I certainly don't think that every innocent person in jail is there because of an unethical prosecutor. Tell that to the defendants. The system should have intervened in that case because of Nifong and his criminality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 sigh it's proof beyond reasonable doubt, not proof based on sound bytes you heard on the news I bet y'all would feel differently if you were sitting on the jury and actually took your responsibility seriously. Regardless, can't wait till I become a crim defense attorney... what an awesome job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I agree. As much as I think the prosecutors didn't do a good enough job, I give them credit for being on the right side. I know everyone deserves a defense, I just don't know how people can do it, especially when they know whether their client is innocent/guilty. Obviously fighting for an innocent client is easy, but how do you work so hard and fight so passionately for someone, who at best, was a pathological liar and partied days after her daughter "drowned"? Here is something I heard from Alan Dershowitz years ago: If you only want to defend innocent people, do not become a defense attorney. Police and prosecutors are actually pretty good at their jobs. That means that when someone is charged with a crime, the odds are that they did it. However, the Constitution states that every person deserves a defense. And fulfilling that obligation is important. Here are the ways to do it and sleep well at night: 1. Never ask, did you do it? That's not a question you want or need answered. 2. View your job as not being Perry Mason and helping to free the innocent. View your job as making the government prove that it should be allowed to take away a citizen's liberty. 3. See yourself as an important piece of the judicial machinery. I don't like the flashy high profile defense attorneys, but - in all honesty - there is not that many of them because there is not that many defendants who can afford them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondRedskin88 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Because that's the only kind of legal work there is' date=' I guess.Defense work is not for everyone. I don't think I could do it full time. But I clerked at a legal defense firm and it was fun. Granted, I was not dealing with a child murderer, but your job becomes "Beat the government," which I think is a noble task.[/quote'] Beating the govt but at what cost? At the end of day rather than happy you won the case you have to look in the mirror and shake your head knowing you allowed a killer to go right back on the street. That's a no win situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 sighit's proof beyond reasonable doubt, not proof based on sound bytes you heard on the news I bet y'all would feel differently if you were sitting on the jury and actually took your responsibility seriously. Regardless, can't wait till I become a crim defense attorney... what an awesome job yeah, was there no reasonable doubt on the abuse charge? i dont understand how there was no reasonable doubt for that charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Well, hopefully the only job this girl can get is bagging groceries at the local Safeway. However, I can see some dumb-ass publication giving her money to pose, like playboy. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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