My "Take-away" from the Anthony Trial
Along with most of America, I watched a great deal of the televised trial of Casey Anthony, accused of killing her two year old daughter. I came away with several realizations. Mankind, apart from God, is capable of incredible evil. Given a platform from which to promote oneself, ego can cause a person to lose sight of the initial goal. The observations of professional pundits are no better than mine. The law can be skewed in such a way as to tie the hands of a jury. American's will reward a self-professed liar with great riches and notoriety. Justice is only administered by the hand of God. There is little doubt in anyone's mind that Casey Anthony at the very least knows what happened to her daughter. The zeal of the prosecution to gain a sensational victory led them to over-step logic in seeking the death penalty and dug a hole from which they could not recover. The instructions given by the judge put the jury in a difficult position. They seemed to have done the best the...