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Amanda Knox guilty: .01
Raffaele Sollecito guilty: .01
Rudy Guede guilty: .99
I've become highly familiar with this case since the verdict came down. Over the last 2 years, I've heard bits and pieces about it and all along had assumed Amanda and Raffaele were guilty. I'm a little embarrassed to admit how much time I've spent reading up on the case recently - I think I'm motivated to learn more because I'm perfectly appalled at the amount of misogyny (not necessarily anti-Americanism) I see from the prosecution and the European media with regards to Amanda Knox. I'm also appalled at how much rumor is reported as fact.
I consider myself to be highly familiar with both sides' arguments, but did as you suggested and also spent some time looking over both sites you recommended - my opinion did not change.
I'm pretty confident our opinions are shared.
Looking forward to your thoughts on this experiment of yours.
I, too, find myself oddly fascinated by the case. I assumed Sollecito and Knox were guilty until just before the verdict came in, when the story was gaining more traction here in the U.S. I can't recall what it was that I read that made me question their guilt, but it set me off on a quest to learn as much as I could about it. I've basically taken details reported in the media, blogs, etc., that disturbed me and looked for the defense's OR prosecution's take on that detail. Here are the main points, and what I understand to be the truth behind the "evidence" - listed in no particular order:... (read 755 more words →)