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In reply to the discussion: Amanda Knox should surrender to Italian authorities, The EVIDENCE Is Clear Enough- SHE DID IT. [View all]pnwmom
(110,251 posts)and the Massei report.
There is simply no evidence that puts Amanda in the room with Meredith, or physically links her to Meredith, so she couldn't have been involved in that violent murder. Everything else put forth by the prosecution is just smoke and mirrors.
I am among those losing patience with the Kerchers. I think at least one of them should have attended the first appeals trial so they would understand that verdict. Instead, they continued to listen to their self-serving attorney -- the one who will receive a large chunk of any civil monetary award -- and so they continue to contribute to the pile-on against the two innocent students.
I looked for the other comments you mentioned and couldn't find them. But there were dozens of comments from the haters, who Amanda for some reason allows to post there. And there was Amanda's own statement, explaining why she had linked to a donation button in Meredith's memory on the Kercher's site, and why she had taken it down.
As a friend who did NOT kill Meredith, but who had been hurt in the aftermath, Amanda had every moral right to link to the Kercher's site. But she removed the link upon their request, through their attorney.
Amanda's statement:
"I hope that everyone can understand that this is an issue of perspective, and from mine and those who know my innocence, its clear that my actions are an attempt to show compassion and solidarity.
"However, I have to accept that the Kerchers believe Im guilty and my attempts to honor her memory can cause them pain. I do not wish to antagonize their grief, even with my best intentions.
"It is with a broken heart that I acquiesce with the Kercher familys attorneys request to remove from my site the link to the Kercher familys fund raising page and the page I have dedicated in memory of my friend, Meredith.
"I feel trapped in a position where any attempts I make to respect their grief from a distance are perceived as indifference, and any attempts to make a connection are perceived as antagonism and arrogance.
Thank you to all who have supported me in wanting to keep Merediths memory as a friend alive in my heart."