Amanda Knox

Tayla

Mazeire wrote: »

Just talking about people at the moment I think.

I just mentioned that in reference to what nagirrac said which was that his only involvement seemed to be that he was Amanda's boyfriend.....that was the other so called 'evidence' that they used.

Giblet

Mazeire wrote: »

Will do promise. The next time you come on here waffling on your soap box, I'll be up to speed.

"Read the citations" = waffling on soap box, you heard it here folks!

Next you'll be saying I'm hysterical!

Giblet

Tayla wrote: »

Interesting...I really can't see them appealing it then, they will have to deal with the embarrassment now of the whole world dissecting their justice system and also their terrible handling of Dna evidence.

Wouldn't they rather it all went away now rather than dragging it all back up in a year or so and then deal with all the criticism and embarrassment once again when the U.S refuse to extradite her?

I think they would rather that, but the media won't let this go for a while yet.

Wait Michael Jackson, I forgot.

Mazeire

Giblet wrote: »

"Read the citations" = waffling on soap box, you heard it here folks!

Next you'll be saying I'm hysterical!

You're back so soon! But my nose isn't ready! Agreed Waffling was a poor choice of term. Pontificating would have been better.

Mazeire

Tayla wrote: »

I just mentioned that in reference to what nagirrac said which was that his only involvement seemed to be that he was Amanda's boyfriend.....that was the other so called 'evidence' that they used.

Sorry, I got that after I hit post. Apologies.

x in the city

A Primal Nut wrote: »

The Italians will appeal to the Supreme Court. Obviously she isnt going to come back to Italy for that. I wonder if she will still get the 500,000 if she refuses to return?

so she will be a celb now and right a book soon. :rolleyes:

seems murder is the way to go these days.

nagirrac

Tayla wrote: »

Interesting...I really can't see them appealing it then, they will have to deal with the embarrassment now of the whole world dissecting their justice system and also their terrible handling of Dna evidence.

Wouldn't they rather it all went away now rather than dragging it all back up in a year or so and then deal with all the criticism and embarrassment once again when the U.S refuse to extradite her?

The prosection will likely wait for the judge's report which will be issued in about 3 months.

It is extremely unlikely this verdict would be overturned by the Supreme court. This final court does not consider the evidence, only the technical aspects of the trial. There would need to have been some technical problem with how the trial was conducted for them to overturn.

A more likely outcome here is that Magnini will be disbarred and police / prosection heads will roll in Perugia.

dr.bollocko

x in the city wrote: »

so she will be a celb now and right a book soon. :rolleyes:

seems murder is the way to go these days.

Umm....

Did you not hear the verdict or something?

Alternatively... Can you build a case which conclusively proves the guilt of this person?

Can you also speak Italian?

A Primal Nut

x in the city wrote: »

so she will be a celb now and right a book soon. :rolleyes:

seems murder is the way to go these days.

How do you know she will write a book? Right now I imagine she just wants to go home and enjoy their freedom.

LaFlammeRouge

x in the city wrote: »

so she will be a celb now and right a book soon. :rolleyes:

seems murder is the way to go these days.

She didn't murder anyone :rolleyes:

steve9859

x in the city wrote: »

so she will be a celb now and right a book soon. :rolleyes:

seems murder is the way to go these days.

I bet she makes a fortune. She'll tour the chat shows, sell her story and write a book. Make a fortune. I find that sickening enough, so God knows how Meredith Kircher's family will feel when she starts making money off of it.

Wasn't mentioned in the news, and probably wont happen due to cost and cross border issues, but could Meredith's family take a civil suit against Knox? I remember from the OJ Simpson case that the burden of proof is much lower

Mazeire

A Primal Nut wrote: »

How do you know she will write a book? Right now I imagine she just wants to go home and enjoy their freedom.

People do odd things though. I agree, initially she will go home but her opportunities to make a normal living are seriously diminished for the next 10 years at least anyway. So are those of her family. She needs to have some sort of financial security, I wouldn't blame her if she chose to do it.

enfant terrible

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

How is that unusual may I ask? Guilty or not and human nature being what it is, people do point fingers. Now putting it in context, we have a young girl imprisoned in a foreign country. Facing incessant police questioning and pressure. Perhaps one could then see how she and many before her, have pointed accusing fingers at others.

Are you saying it common for an innocent person to accuse another person of murder when questioned?

A Primal Nut

steve9859 wrote: »

I bet she makes a fortune. She'll tour the chat shows, sell her story and write a book. Make a fortune. I find that sickening enough, so God knows how Meredith Kircher's family will feel when she starts making money off of it.

Wasn't mentioned in the news, and probably wont happen due to cost and cross border issues, but could Meredith's family take a civil suit against Knox? I remember from the OJ Simpson case that the burden of proof is much lower

You still need some evidence. There is none in this case, other than that she kissed her boyfriend in the aftermath of the murder.:rolleyes: Not enough for a civil suit I'm afraid.

I think she deserves to make as much money as she can, as she spent 4 years in jail and had one of the best parts of her young life taken away.

LaFlammeRouge

steve9859 wrote: »

I bet she makes a fortune. She'll tour the chat shows, sell her story and write a book. Make a fortune. I find that sickening enough, so God knows how Meredith Kircher's family will feel when she starts making money off of it.

Why wouldn't she write a book about it? She was wrongly convicted. She is a victim as much as Meredith.

Tayla

steve9859 wrote: »

I bet she makes a fortune. She'll tour the chat shows, sell her story and write a book. Make a fortune. I find that sickening enough, so God knows how Meredith Kircher's family will feel when she starts making money off of it.

She's innocent so why shouldn't she tell her story? She has had so many fabricated stories written about her, a lot of people have made money from those stories and they haven't had to spend time in jail!

steve9859 wrote: »

Wasn't mentioned in the news, and probably wont happen due to cost and cross border issues, but could Meredith's family take a civil suit against Knox? I remember from the OJ Simpson case that the burden of proof is much lower

I don't think Merediths family would do that anyway, they are very dignified and I think in time they will accept the verdict that has been reached.

x in the city

this pales in comparison to the guilford 'bombers'

tigger123

A few questions, if any of my learned legal friends here can answer ...

1) I'm assuming that Knox is free to return to the US, pending any possible appeal to the not guilty decision?

2) If the prosecution do appeal the decision, must she return to Italy and be present for the hearing of this case?

I cant see any situation whereby the US authorities agree to extradite one of their own citizens to face that circus again.

I personally think she was innocent, delighted to see her and her ex boyfriends lives saved. Still feel horrible for the murdered girls family though.

Mazeire

x in the city wrote: »

this pales in comparison to the guilford 'bombers'

True that.

A Primal Nut

tigger123 wrote: »

A few questions, if any of my learned legal friends here can answer ...

1) I'm assuming that Knox is free to return to the US, pending any possible appeal to the not guilty decision?

She will board a plane within a few hours and be home in the morning.

2) If the prosecution do appeal the decision, must she return to Italy and be present for the hearing of this case?

I cant see any situation whereby the US authorities agree to extradite one of their own citizens to face that circus again.

The US would have to extradite her but nobody expects this to happen. (according to CNN and BBC there is no chance for various reasons).

Mazeire

LaFlammeRouge wrote: »

Why wouldn't she write a book about it? She was wrongly convicted. She is a victim as much as Meredith.

The movie is already in production. Seriously.

ColeTrain

A Primal Nut wrote: »

You still need some evidence. There is none in this case, other than that she kissed her boyfriend in the aftermath of the murder.:rolleyes: Not enough for a civil suit I'm afraid.

I think she deserves to make as much money as she can, as she spent 4 years in jail and had one of the best parts of her young life taken away.

There was no evidence yet she was originally found guilty

x in the city

Mazeire wrote: »

The movie is already in production. Seriously.

moguls in hollywood are creaming themselves already with story lines.

FWIW has murdoch hacked into her phone... surprised it hasnt been brought up. :mad:

wouldnt be surprised to see a headline in the next two weeks from a rag.

"Murdoch hacked into Knoxes phone while she was in jail shocker"


...


"and into the phone of her accomplice..."

A Primal Nut

ColeTrain wrote: »

There was no evidence yet she was originally found guilty

Yep. There was one item of DNA evidence which was discredited.

Everything else was allegations about her personality, character; nothing to do with the original crime.

Mazeire

ColeTrain wrote: »

There was no evidence yet she was originally found guilty

Read back over the thread. There were some very interesting points made. It has been an interesting if somewhat exhausting night and way too much to cover it again. Well worth missing my weekly snot fest over the secret millionaire for.:D

Mazeire

x in the city wrote: »

moguls in hollywood are creaming themselves already with story lines.

FWIW has murdoch hacked into her phone... surprised it hasnt been brought up. :mad:

wouldnt be surprised to see a headline in the next two weeks from a rag.

"Murdoch hacked into Knoxes phone while she was in jail shocker"


...


"and into the phone of her accomplice..."

Hayden Pantierre (cheeleader from Heros) is playing Knox. There was uproar as they were filming just before their appeal. Seemingly the script is a bit...salacious....

BornToKill

There are definite echoes in this case of The Monster of Florence investigation; an obsession with satanism and a stubborn inability to admit of other possibilities. The same prosecutor too. Coincidence?

A Primal Nut

Mazeire wrote: »

Hayden Pantierre (cheeleader from Heros) is playing Knox. There was uproar as they were filming just before their appeal. Seemingly the script is a bit...salacious....

Was that film planned to show Knox committing the murder? Presumably they will have to completely re-write the film now?

NickDrake

tigger123 wrote: »

A few questions, if any of my learned legal friends here can answer ...

1) I'm assuming that Knox is free to return to the US, pending any possible appeal to the not guilty decision?

2) If the prosecution do appeal the decision, must she return to Italy and be present for the hearing of this case?

I cant see any situation whereby the US authorities agree to extradite one of their own citizens to face that circus again.

I personally think she was innocent, delighted to see her and her ex boyfriends lives saved. Still feel horrible for the murdered girls family though.

You cannot appeal an appeal - She is free and the correct decision has been made. The right man is in jail and he even admitted to the murder in jail.

Mazeire

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Was that film planned to show Knox committing the murder? Presumably they will have to completely re-write the film now?

I'm not sure about that, as far as I'm aware though the script did very much portray her to be quite promiscuous and very much focused on her being a party girl.