So did Casey Anthony kill her daughter Caylee?

[Taverner]

Yeah I know - dead horse - sensationalistic story - etc

BUT - do you think she did it?

[flvegan]

1. This story is a circus, since it's so local.

Everything the news has stated points to yes, most likely, and now I think it comes down to if she intended to or if it was an accident.

[Taverner]

2. The duct tape around Caylees mouth seems to indicate that it was intentional

But I don't know...

[flvegan]

12. Right, I guess by intentional I mean

did she duct tape her mouth shut to stop her from crying or something and she suffocated or did she intentionally do it to suffocate her. Or did she do it so nobody would hear her as she was taken to be buried? The ME report was a total waste of time as they released it.

[suninvited]

26. I think we will never know

such a beautiful baby.

Sad story.

[mvd]

3. I'm withholding judgment

it appears that way, but we have innocent until proven guilty.

[rcrush]

4. who?

[cherish44]

5. It's so hard for most of us who are parents to imagine anyone could harm their child

I'm sure most of us would die for our kids if we had to. I think Casey is absolutely bat shit crazy. (That's just my non-professional opinion, I'm not a trained psychiatrist.) And yeah I think she did it.

[Texasgal]

6. I honestly believe she did it

and I think the granparents are whack jobs as well.

Whatever the case, I hope that the baby gets justice. :cry:

[ornotna]

7. Of course I'd do her!

All wrapped up in the flag and shit. She's hot.

[cwydro]

8. She's a sociopath.

[Taverner]

9. Having been with Sociopathic Girls before, let me say its not worth it

Sure, they're hot and go wild in bed, but that whole "pull a loaded gun on you" thing gets old after a while

[johnnie]

10. At first I wasn't sure

But now, yeah...she is whacked

[FloridaJudy]

11. Officially, she's still innocent

Until proved guilty. But personally I think she's guilty as OJ and Susan Smith. So I guess I won't be asked to serve on that jury. But then, I never am: as soon as the prosecution figures out my political and religious beliefs they challenge real fast...

[mvd]

13. I thought Susan was guilty right away, but didn't cast..

judgment on OJ until during the trial. I similarly am not convinced about Casey. Guess I'm just far removed from Nancy Grace "guilty right away" thinking.

[FloridaJudy]

16. I voted "other" as well

Since it's not my job to determine that - it's up to the jury. But it's hard to avoid coverage of the case since it's local, and the woman has told so many lies and behaved so inconsistently that it's difficult to believe she's just an innocent victim.

Just because I'm a Buddhist with left-wing tendencies does not mean I don't think people who do Really Horrible Things shouldn't be locked up for the safety of all of us. But most DAs want me out of there - at least they have the last few times I was called for jury duty.

On the other hand, I honestly think poor Andrea Yates was locked up in the wrong sort of facility entirely. The woman wasn't evil: just medically and legally insane. Doesn't mean I think she should be left at large, just that she's more in need of treatment than punishment. But then she called the police as soon as she'd drowned her kids - not the behavior of a cold-blooded psychopath like Smith. Sad as it is, there are some women who value male attention more than the welfare of their children. For the sake of society, if not of the gene pool, they need to be taken out of circulation as quickly as possible.

[mvd]

19. Yes, I agree

There are plenty of mentally ill people who I'm sure go to jail both due to bad legal counsel and the weakening of the social safety net giving them treatment.

[peekaloo]

14. The real question is what does the DA have to prove she did it.

but to answer your question, yes, I think she killed that child. It's obvious she won't confess or bargain, and with the ME report being inconclusive on how the child actually died there's a good chance she could be acquitted.

[Heidi]

18. Agree. It's the DA's job to prove it.

This is one of the reasons I don't get all wound up about the OJ Simpson murder trial verdict. The DA didn't prove it.

[Moondog]

15. Hell yes.

[Heidi]

17. My opinion would depend on her intent, which hasn't been proven one way or the other.

So I'll go with, "I dunno."

[SoxFan]

20. Nancy Grace did it

That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

[Iggo]

21. Who?

[Cass]

22. I voted other because I'm not sure of the intent. I do think the baby died as a result of

her mother's actions, just not sure if it was intentional or accidental. The babysitter that was supposedly watching the baby all the time turned out to be nonexistant...so where WAS this baby when everyone thought she was with the babysitter? Leads me to think maybe the baby was drugged to keep her quiet and sleeping but was accidentally overdosed.

Really though, any scenario with this case just sucks big time.

[FloridaJudy]

23. Or she may have lost her temper

And shaken the kid to death - it's easier to kill a child that way than most people think. Again, I think that should be up to a jury to decide, but I have the feeling she's not going to be out socializing in bars anytime soon. More like behind them.

[arcadian]

24. This is the first I've heard of this story.

Link to a news item please.

[rebecca_herman]

25. Here you go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caylee_Anthony lots of links here

I think she probably did it.