It's all over the news about Amanda Knox and her appeal for freedom. On 20/20 tonight we got to hear the story about the incident(I know a girl was murdered, but I don't like how that sounds even though that is what happened) and by the reports of the defense attorneys there is no reason for her to be in jail, there is no evidence that says that her or her boyfriend did anything, why do we not hear about her boyfriend anyway, is it because he isn't appealing and just accepted things and that's it or what. The man that they found all the evidence against, they let go and now he has fled the country, what kind of justice system do they have?
While watching 20/20 we find out that the prosecutor has been found guilty of a crime and he is free because in Italy you are not guilty until a Supreme Court finds you guilty and yet Amanda Knox has been in jail for four years and this man (prosecutor) is fighting to get a jury to convict her and lengthen her sentence from 25 years to life and says she should be grateful that Italy doesn't recognize the death penalty or he would ask for that but the Supreme Court did not find her guilty.
How does a man like that get to even prosecute the case when he was found of wrong doing in a previous case after trying to convict two innocent people and lost. I really feel bad for her and her family. I honestly do not think that she or her boyfriend had anything to do with it, but since the police department screwed up and let the real killer go and can't find him, they have to save face and they have to hold someone responsible for the killing and there sits Amanda Knox.
The Knox family has been through hell not to mention what their daughter is going through, which made me ask myself and wonder why anyone from the United States would want to go and study abroad or travel abroad, like the hikers in Iran. It seems obvious that other countries will find a reason to make examples out of us at no expense and really don't want US citizens there, so why not just stay home. There are 50 states that can be studied from, surely they haven't been to them all.
The verdict won't be in till this weekend and I fell asleep at the last part, so I don't even know how the story ended or when the verdict is to be isssued, but there is going to be a special on the Today Show on Monday morning regardless. I hope that Amanda gets to go home. Can you only imagine what the United States could do to people here since we have so many nationalities? I know when 9/11 happened some people were not very nice to the Muslim people and that alot of people out there that think if you are not originally from this country you need to leave, which is the impression I get from Italy, but then what does that make us?
I know this is not the last of this story and there will be alot more to talk about and I also feel for Meridith, the girl who was killed and her family. They feel that she has been overshadowed and forgotten during all this but it is the prosecutor that is trying to redeem himself that is making this bigger than it ever had to be.
I feel for both families, they have both suffered great losses at which there will never be a way to undo what has been done or replace their loved one who is no longer here and I hope the best for Amanda and that she will get to go home and that Meridith's family can find forgiveness for Amanda and turn their anger to the ones who deserve it and make sure that the true killer is caught.
It is a tragic story and sad loss of life and for what..to study abroad in a foriegn country, why can't we just be happy where we are, life would be less complicated.
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