<p>thanks, BC. I feel very sorry for that young man who has gotten caught up in what I think is some sort of ego thing on the part of the prosecutor and media story about this American woman.</p>
<p>Knox’s Italian lawyer was quoted as saying that the US prohibition against double jeopardy wouldn’t apply in this case because there was no final decision. And apparently the way it would work is that extradition would not be sought for the new trial–if she doesn’t show up voluntarily, it will proceed without her, and she’d only be extradited if convicted. I find it hard to think that a US court would allow extradition under such circumstances, but I don’t know exactly on what theory they’d deny it.</p>
<p>This happens in the US too - overzealous prosecutors or prosecutors with something to gain from winning a high-profile case.</p>
<p>At least we have the Innocence Project here.</p>
<p>I heard we don’t extradite US citizens to foreign countries, “as a rule.” Just send them back their own citizens? But, I heard it on the radio and do not consider it to be based in fact.</p>
<p>Oh, yeah, I know this BC. The ego driven prosecutor is a danger in every system, as is the poorly compensated and poorly prepared defense attorney.</p>
<p>I still feel badly for this guy.</p>
<p>I feel worse for the Italian defendant, who is still in Italy–he could end up in prison for 25 years while Knox doesn’t get extradited.</p>
<p>It’s a somewhat murky case, but I don’t think the evidence presented at the first trial was anywhere near enough to procure a prosecution under US law–so I wouldn’t be happy if she were extradited.</p>
<p>Someone said that this prosecutor has a history of accusing the defendants of satanism. Anyone know if this is true? I didn’t follow the thread the first time around so sorry if it’s been addressed.</p>
<p>This prosecutor would be considered a complete nutjob in the US, imho. And, yes, he comes up with bizarre theories. Its back in this thread somewhere, though I don’t recall the exact details.</p>
<p>Thanks, poet. I’ll scroll through later.</p>
<p>Whether someone actually did the deed is not the issue in an acquital but whether there is enough evidence to convict that person. I despise OJ and have my own opinions about what happened, but when he was acquitted, that was the judgment of the court, and to second guess other than as a pasttime is not right. </p>
<p>This whole thing with Amanda Knox is disturbing, since to respect the Italian judicial system, she should return for the retrial. Would I do it if if I were her, or advocate it if I had a say? I don’t know. As Americans, we would be outraged if a country would not make someone we wanted to retry return here, because under their system, they would be under different rules. But extradition also has its rules, and she is here and covered under our rules. This will be interesting as to how it will play out. My sympathies are with Amanda’s family, parents. I can just imagine the stress they are feeling, only an iota and it is overwhelmingly painful.</p>
<p>cpt, countries that do not have the death penalty do not extradite in DP cases to the US.</p>
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<p>The US can exert considerable financial and military pressure or can just go in and get someone if we really want to. Russia can do some of this to. We’ve seen this past weekend how much power the Troika has in coercing countries to bend to their will. Law is one thing. Power is another.</p>
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If she’s actually guilty, she wouldn’t. If she’s innocent, should she risk 25 (or more) years in prison to clear her name? I certainly wouldn’t advise her to do so. Especially since even if she is acquitted in a new trial, it won’t change the opinions of anybody who thinks she’s guilty.</p>
<p>I will be beyond shocked if Amanda Knox returns to Italy for a retrial. My expectation is she will respectfully decline to attend.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d be surprised if she EVER returns to Italy even to have pasta in Rome.</p>
<p>I suspect she won’t go to the UK, either.</p>
<p>This is a “disturbing” case and while I do feel for the Knox family, I have much more sympathy for the Kercher family who have lost their daughter forever. It is clear that the Italian authorities used tactics that would never be tolerated here, but their system is what it is. Quite honestly, I have never been convinced that Amanda Knox is innocent. Do I think she will be extradited? No I don’t. Would I voluntarily go to Italy for the second trial if I were her? I definitely would not go, whether I was guilty or innocent. I think she feels she has sufficient support and sympathy here in the U.S., so clearing her name should not be an issue for Amanda.</p>
<p>HarvestMoon1, if they hold a new trial (presumably without Knox), and acquit her, will that persuade you she is innocent? If it wouldn’t, what would?</p>
<p>I ask this not to put you on the spot, but to point out again that she can’t “clear her name,” at least unless and until somebody else is identified as having committed the crime along with Guede.</p>
<p>Hunt, not sure that I could be convinced. There are just too many things that make no sense to me whatsoever. Perhaps the biggest of those concerns are the blaming of Patrick Lumumba and the original story she told (I don’t buy into the whole “duress” thing). I try to keep an open mind but can’t ignore my own instincts.</p>
<p>I can say with 100% certainty that Amanda Knox is innocent. It is no more and no less than it appears on the surface - Guede commits the crime, is eventually caught, then offered a sweetheart deal to testify to the prosecutor’s nutjob imagination.</p>
<p>I feel the worst for the Kercher’s who still believe that there was some great conspiracy in their daughter’s murder. There wasn’t.</p>
<p>I’ve never seen or heard of a shred of evidence that indicated her involvement. Nut job prosecutors, demonization in the press, and an unfair system. </p>
<p>I feel bad for the victim’s family. They will never have closure and that is squarely on the shoulders of the religiously obsessed prosecutor.</p>