Criminal Minds Comment on Casey Anthony
"The dean of FSU's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is weighing in on the Casey Anthony verdict and sentence.
Tom Blomberg fears the not guilty verdicts for murder, manslaughter and child abuse will mistakenly lead people to believe that the system doesn't work.
"Who is the likely culprit? Many people felt it was the mother and she got off. And what this does is undermine the moral authority of our legal system because many citizens will conclude that it doesn't work," Blomberg said.
"When we see the pictures of little Caylee, it's emotional and so it's logical that we're troubled by that," Blomberg said. "Not that we are revenge seeking or anything else, but are there not consequences for behavior? And I think what the public is saying is there were not enough consequences in this particular case," the dean said.
"If you look at all the circumstantial evidence, you add it together, it paints a picture. Does it paint a picture beyond all reasonable doubt? Apparently not."
FSU Criminology professor Dan Mears says the Anthony case clearly taps into the protectiveness the public feels about children and the anger they feel towards irresponsible parents."
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