No Justice for Caylee

I have been following the Casey Anthony case since the night the story broke. I have read and seen more information about this case then I probably should have. To say I was disappointed in the verdict is an understatement. Now a day later after the verdict was read I continue to feel emotionally drained. Here are my thoughts on this case.


The Prosecution. I think Linda Drane Verdick, Jeff Ashton and Frank George did a brilliant job presenting their case. Sure they only had circumstantial evidence but it was good evidence. I hope they do not feel like they didn’t do enough because that would be untrue. I think they represented little Caylee very well.

The Jury. I have mixed feelings about the jury. They didn’t know Casey Anthony like we did. They didn’t get to read or see all the information that we did. They didn’t know Casey Anthony acted one way when they were in the court room and was all smiles and giggles when they were not in there. I know it is their right to not speak publically about their decision but it has left a great deal of us American’s saying “Huh?” Did they really think this decision through in 10 hours or less? Some say there was no motive but I don’t see it that way. Casey wanted to have “the good life” without a child. Then there was the charge of not guilty on child neglect. How can a mother not report her child “missing” for 31 days and that not be child neglect? Although we all know she wasn’t missing but thrown on the side of the road like garbage but that is not neglect either. HUH???

Then there is George. I think the entire Anthony family is dysfunctional but in my humble honest opinion George is the one with the most sense. I may be entirely wrong but that is how I feel. I think he is totally controlled by his wife, Cindy. Perhaps his weakest link is that he cannot be a strong man and run his family like he should. I do not believe George sexually abused Casey nor do I believe he had anything to do with the murder or cover up. Although I do believe the Anthony’s know more about what actually happened but they are not saying in order to protect Casey.

Which brings me to Cindy. I have never been a Cindy fan. There was a part in the trial where I felt like she was starting to be honest but then she went back to lying. I have never been in a situation like Cindy has but I told my daughter long before this trial was even in existence that I would never lie for her. And I meant that. Honesty is very important to me and it is something I will not tolerate. But with Cindy being a liar herself she not only trained Casey to lie but she accepted Casey’s lies when she told them.

Brother Lee. I go back and forth on Lee. I think the G & A overindulged in Casey and Lee got left out of the picture many times as they grew up. I believe by the time Casey was a teen she was a handful and Lee was left on his own. I believe he spend quite a lot of time by himself or with his friends. At times I have seen him distance himself from this case and others he, too, lied for Casey.

Where do we go from here? I believe Cindy will allow Casey to go back to the family home once she is released from jail. I think that decision will be totally disrespectful to her husband after Casey threw him under the bus in the trial. Casey will not be able to work unless Jose hires her. But that would be kind of weird for him to pay her after he was her attorney for three years for free!! Casey will continue to free load off of G & A and they will allow it. But maybe that is what they deserve after lying for her under oath. I believe the Anthony’s will live in hell on earth once Casey gets back into their home.

Casey. Although I do not think the jury made the correct verdict we all know people like this will flub up again. Casey will pay the price if not on this Earth but one day she will meet God and have to redeem her sins.

Trust. I have to have trust that the Lord knows what He is doing. He would never let this little girl’s death be in vain. With the female role models Caylee had maybe it was best for her to go live with Him. This case is so much bigger than Casey Anthony. Sure she will be strutting around like she is hot poo poo that she got away with it but it isn’t about her. Sure she is going to get book deals and appear on every TV show that will toss money at her. She is an Anthony. That is what they do. But that will all go away one day and the world will forget about them. But we all can always hold Caylee’s memory in our hearts. We can all smile when we hear Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star being sang. We can all be better mother’s holding our children tighter each day AND teaching them the lessons in life like how to not be a liar. We can flip on our porch light every night at 9PM and let them shine for Caylee.

We don’t have to like the verdict nor the Anthony family but we do need to pray for them.