Something about the O.J. Trial

Every once in a while during the Anthony trial discussions, somebody brings up the O.J. murder trial.  Of course, The O.J. trial was totally different from the Casey Anthony trial in that the O.J. trial had all kinds of hard evidence.   But, what has always puzzled me, about the O.J. trial, is how O.J. seemed to have gotten off, because: “If the glove doesn’t fit, –than you must acquit”  Then they show on TV O.J. trying to put on the glove, seemingly unable to, because the glove didn’t fit, and smiling.  I will never forget that image in my mind.  Has anyone ever tried to put on a glove with their fingers wide apart?  Of course, the glove didn’t fit, because O.J. was trying to put on the glove with his fingers wide apart, showing everyone that the glove didn’t fit.

Casey Anthony Trial. Is Everyone Blind?

Well, the verdict just came in.  I have been following the trial, the media and listening to all the talking heads on TV.  Is everyone blind?  The picture is clear to me, but I have not heard a peep from anyone else about it, in all the vast amounts of commentary. 

To me, the only thing that makes simple, logical and total sense of all the input in this trial, where all the pieces of this puzzle actually do fit together, from beginning to end, in a rational way, is such:  I see the defense presentation as being accurate, although it went only as far as to best show the jury that there was reasonable doubt abound in the story presented by the prosecution.  

The story of the defense was that the child’s death was an accident gone bad, out of control, and that Casey’s father, George Anthony, proceded to help cover it up.   So, why didn’t Casey just tell the truth?  Obviousely, because Casey must have done something very stupid, such as using a little chloroform to prompt her daughter Caley to sleep.  In so doing, Casey caused her daughter’s death, which would be considered murder by the authorities and the courts.  Obviously, Casey’s father, George Anthony, loved his grandchild very very much, and must have been furious with Casey over this.  Then he proceded to help Casey cover it up.  Obviously, it was not Casey who disposed of the body, –but George!  All the evidence points to George as being the one who ‘took care’ of the body.  Why was the body disposed of, with George’s duct tape, in the same way that George disposed of his disceased pets?  Why was George, after the fact, contemplating suicide?

The clincher came when George Anthony, along with his wife,  Casey’s mother,  got up and walked out of the court room right after  the innocent verdict was read.  George Anthony wanted the verdict to be a guilty one.

Of course, now that the trial is over; people will surely be taking a closer look at George Anthony, and his part in all of this.  Yes; it truly was an accident gone bad!  And yes; it truly is a disfunctional family.  And, as Walter Crinkite used to sign off each night: ‘And that’s the way it is;  Tuesday, July 5, 2011. –dc