I noticed on Facebook there is a lot of angst over the verdict. First let me say that I did not watch any of the trial coverage and when I was working I refused to do murder trials when the victim was a child whenever possible. And I would remind all of you that a murder trial is not entertainment or a new reality TV show.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. In Canada and I believe England the same verdict would be read as not proved. A not guilty verdict does not mean the jury determined the defendant was innocent. It means that based on the evidence they heard they did not find proof beyond a reasonable doubt. And it is only based on the evidence they heard. The same thing happened with the OJ trial. Based on the evidence the jury heard I had to agree with that verdict, and that one I did watch the trial because I could not believe the sloppy way the crime scene techs and the cops handled the evidence. Polk County did a much better job than that. So based on the evidence presented to the jurors I had to agree with them. That doesn't mean that either one of these defendants is innocent. It means that jurors have to follow the law and they take their job seriously. And based on the evidence the jurors heard is not what you hear on TV. Sometimes what you hear the jury is not in the courtroom. And what the talking idiots say on TV is for ratings, not for the truth of what they say.
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