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What is funny about this is that I pointed out over and over again in the Berlusconi thread that our justice system, our courts and our judges are beyond screwy. Luca mentioned the same. But we were derided. We even had Midtown posting articles by no-nothing American journalists claiming that the judiciary is the most trusted branch of government in Italy.

I tried to explain otherwise.

The above article also does not mention the importance of the press here in influencing outcomes and our activist journalists.

I also think the article too readily pushes aside anti-Americanism. Our courts (again I mentioned a million times in the Berlusconi thread) are highly politicized. And the Italian left despices the US... so I can just imagine the thrill of being able to send an American to jail.

And in Italy, if you are charged with something, you are guilty until proven innocent.

BUT: I also don't want to give the impression that our courts are particularly harsh... actually in most cases they are probably the most lenient in the world. (Luca also mentioned this).

Be that as it may: IMHO Amanda Fox is guilty. She may not have been the one who actually killed the girl, but IMHO she was involved in the murder. The evidence in the case points to that without a doubt.

And while our system is disfunctional and we have Americans pointing fingers and calling ours “Kafka-esque”, let's remember that just last week a retarded man with an IQ of 68 was executed by the State of Texas. But since it is unlawful to execute a retarded person, the Texas court decided to revert to a childhood IQ score of 86 as a basis to reject an appeal. A scandal. And the man was executed by lethal injection.

But while all Americans know of the trial of this pretty white girl in Italy, there is ZERO interest in this Texas story.

Why is that?

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