The Knox trial is in the news again and I can't help but wonder if Italy actually expects the rest of the world to believe they have an actual legal system. In a place where civil complaints can be added to criminal cases even in the appeal process and if one chooses to appeal you can not only lose the appeal but actually have your sentence increased by the appeals court I can't help but ask "what kind of system do they think they have there"? From just news accounts it sounds to me like the entire case against Knox is flawed and the evidence was so mishandled that it will be impossible to know for sure who actually committed the crime.
After learning that the police and prosecutors can file civil libel claims against anyone who calls their competency into question all the while being able to publicly say things that are so outrageous you wonder if they are professionals or tabloid writers and have nothing done to them. It is painfully obvious to me one would be more likely to get a fair trial in Iran or Cuba than Italy.
That a prosecutor is allowed to handle a case while at the same time He is being charged in another court and having to go from court to court as a prosecutor in one and a defendant in another is beyond belief. Especially as the second case had direct bearing on his actions as a prosecutor in a previous case where He is being charged with misconduct. It sounds more like an old Marx Brothers or Three Stooges script than an actual court case.
It seems to me those three idiot hikers who "accidentally" wandered into Iran from Iraq got a much more fair hearing than Amanda Knox. This is really odd as Italy is supposed to be a modern country with protections against human rights violations. At least that's what the EU would have us believe. I guess being an American in Italy is a little lower than human as the trial against Amanda Knox had all the fairness that permeates professional wrestling.
The police work in this case makes the LA police in the OJ Simpson case look absolutely professional and top of the line conduct. ( and everyone knows the police totally dropped the ball on OJ it doesnt matter whether you think OJ did it or not it was obvious the LA police dept completely messed up the investigation which left all the questions we still have about that case unanswered) Finally LA can say " at least were not as bad as them" and be taken seriously.
Hopefully this sad affair will be ended soon. Unfortunately with all the errors committed in this case no one will be able to know who is really responsible for killing a young woman in cold blood. That is the worst part of all of this mess. No matter what the outcome the concept of justice in Italy was completely destroyed and I doubt if it will be restored for a long time.
Well I guess thats all I have to say...except I dont think I will be heading to Italy any time soon as it seems to be more likely one would get a fair trial in Islamabad than Rome. And thats a pretty sad state of affairs if you ask me. Talk to you all later
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