You Gotta Have Faith

Justice for Someone, Eventually

In light of the verdict of the Casey Anthony trial, I’ve been inspired to write a bit on the idea of “justice” as it relates to the trial.

Within minutes of the first “Not Guilty”, my Facebook feed and Twitter feed were flooded with comments regarding the trial: “SERIOUSLY!?!?!?!?!?”, “Can’t believe that verdict!”, and “She’s innocent?!”. Several people said things as articulate as “OMG! SHE IS NOT INNOCENT!!!!!!!! A HIGHER POWER WILL JUDGE HER!!!!! SHE WILL BURN IN HELL!!!!!” First, I’d like to point out something to the segment of the population saying things similar to the last comment; you cannot say that a higher power will judge her and proceed to judge her yourself.

For so many people (particularly talking heads and people totally unrelated to the case), the idea of justice has become one of an unmerciful slaughter machine (reminiscent of a Saw movie contraption) with only one setting—GUILTY. They’ve been trying to feed Casey into the machine for the last three years, and now that the jury has found her NOT GUILTY, these people cannot move on because they have dedicated so much time to trying to send her to the slaughter.

Do not mishear me, Caylee Anthony died long before her time, and no one has admitted to knowing what truly happened to the girl. This is not the justice—it is an injustice to Caylee and the US judicial system. The justice was seen in this trial when 12 people of varying backgrounds came together to hear evidence and decide on Casey’s guilt or innocence. These twelve decided that based on the evidence presented to them by the prosecution that it was not enough to fulfill the first three charges, but it was enough for the four charges of lying to law enforcement. The jury weighed the evidence against a suspect, decided where it matched up and where there just was not enough evidence, and made the appropriate decisions.

People who are unrelated to the case and still up in arms about the verdict need to cool their heels for a minute. They need to take down their signs that read “Baby Killer” and “Go Ahead and Party”. They need to remember that in the end a higher power will judge us all and might not take too kindly to the current comments from the peanut gallery.

And to whoever contributed to the death of Caylee Anthony, take heed of the Man in Black:

You can run on for a long time, run on for a long time, run on for a long time. Sooner or later God will cut you down. Sooner or later God will cut you down.

Fall Break X

Fall Break has certainly lived up to its potential so far…

I got home last night and ate dinner with my parents and nephew (who just so happened to have his fall break this week). This morning (technically afternoon), I woke up after 12 hours of wonderful sleep and played around on ESPNU’s College Town. Shortly thereafter, Mom came home from work, and we made pizza (delicious!, if I do say so myself). Quite a good start to a short break!

Coming Soon: “What Am I Going to Do with My Life?”

Motivated?

All right. I’ve decided that I’m going to write a story/screenplay.

I find that I have too much material in my life to ignore.

Hyperbole And A Half

I’m celebrating Mothers Day by perusing the pages of hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com.

I’ve been inspired to try Microsoft Paint to tell stories on my blog.

The only results so far: extreme sadness and depression in my abilities to use Microsoft Paint and a picture, but I’m still debating whether or not to post it.

No matter…just go to the blog and be prepared to giggle; it is hilarious—particularly the one about the goose…my suitemates were incredibly upset this morning when they woke up because they could hear my laughter/laughter-caused coughing fits.

I’ve found an online channel which streams Mystery Science Theater 3000!

http://www.justin.tv/synthnine9#r=z7IDsu4~

If you’re in the mood for silly commentary on B-Grade movies reminiscent of an evening out at the dollar theater, this is the show for you!