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In reply to the discussion: Amanda Knox will again go before an Italian court [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)Not a lot of fun. And based on my experiences, when I first heard about this case, I was fully prepared to believe that this was just an Italian legal farce.
But the more I read about it, the less I believed that.
I'm not informed enough to debate the details of the DNA evidence. I don't know about DNA contamination, I have to trust experts on that, and suffice it to say that there are experts saying different things. It's not a simple case. It's a complicated one, made more complicated by the fact that the police messed some things up.
We do know that Amanda and her boyfriend changed their stories numerous times, including implicating a totally innocent man. To this day they don't have a credible alibi, and I personally don't believe anything they say. That doesn't mean they killed anyone, but it means that they're not telling the whole truth.
What I find most interesting is the parallel press narratives. In Italy and the UK, this is all about Amanda the evil seductress. In the US, it's all about the evil rogue prosecutor and the backwards Italian justice system. And on both sides of the pond, the public is so utterly convinced of the version they've been told.
Anyway, if she is found guilty, and Italy presses for extradition, the US will be in a tough spot. There's really no grounds for denying extradition -- "we don't like your legal system" is not an excuse for violating treaty obligations. On the other hand, it's gonna be really unpopular if they do extradite her. Adding to the complications is the fact that the victim's family is going to be pushing for extradition, so the UK government might get involved. So that's gonna be a mess.
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