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In reply to the discussion: Amanda Knox will again go before an Italian court [View all]TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)Like the defendant not being able to face the accused in an unrelated trial that ends up leading to your conviction. "Judicial truths." Scary.
Furthermore, Italy has the worst track record in the whole of the European Union for cases being overturned in the European Supreme Court. I do think that their reputation is going to come into play, as well, if an extradition request goes to our state department. I'm quite confident that there will be no extradition until after the European Court hears the case. Perhaps you share my opinion about that?
I also believe that Amanda lied, but not because she killed anyone. She was young and very naive having arrived in a strange country just a few weeks prior. I have lived in another country, and I try to imagine what it would be like to find myself caught up in a murder case. You don't know anyone who can help you. You're scared. I also think she was smoking pot and scared she was going to be caught and sent back to the U.S. Cannibis has been "decriminalized in Italy, but it's still not legal. Whatever that means....
And I would imagine that you do know "how" and "why" Amanda implicated the bar owner, Patrick Lumbada? (sp?) She was not the one who brought up his name. "See you later" on her cell phone became "So, you were going to meet with him later that evening? Why? Did he kill Meredith?" And so on.
Besides, there is no logical reason why she wouldn't have implicated Rudy Guede as the lone killer if she knew he was there.
This is definitely one of the most unusual cases I've ever followed. No taped interviews with Amanda although they were supposed to be taped. The cops accidentally fried Sollecito's computer. The inept evidence collectors. You have to admit that as fiction, it would seem far fetched. LOL
Nice talking to you. I appreciate civility.