Did you believe Amanda Knox was guilty?

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Anonymous wrote:Why was Amanda acting so strangely though? I've never understood that.

Knox has Asperger's syndrome or something similar. She's an odd duck. That doesn't make her guilty.

I also heard she had been smoking pot the night before she discovered Meredith's body.

I don't see what that has to do with anything. Pot doesn't usually result in "a hangover" and the effects would be long gone by the morning. She looked like she was in shock to me. People respond to trauma in all kinds of ways, some of which may seem inappropriate to outsiders.

I also think that while it's SAD that her roommate died and HORRIBLE that she was murdered, they were not best friends. They hadn't known each other for very long. I think that people who expect her to react as though her best friend had been murdered are, to an extent, falling into the traps laid by the journalists and the prosecution. These women were friendly, but not super close, and I think that Amanda reacted pretty much the same way I'd react if I came home, found my house open, and then later discovered that my roommate was dead.

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Anonymous wrote:If she is not guilty:

Why was Sollecito's DNA on Meredith's bra straight?

Why was Amanda and Meredith's DNA on a knife at Sollecito's home?

You need to watch the Netflix documentary. Sollecito's DNA was found in such a minuscule amount on the bra clasp, it would be the equivalent of you walking into a room, sneezing or coughing and some of your DNA ends up on a piece of clothing on the floor. He was in the room briefly. Had he actually been involved in the murder, his and Knox's DNA would've been all over that room, and it wasn't. Rudy Guede's DNA was everywhere in that room.

Knox's DNA was found on the handle of a kitchen knife in the kitchen, because she had used it to cut food at some point. Automatically that becomes the murder weapon in the police's mind. Meredith's DNA was found in such a tiny amount on the blade of that knife that it mostly likely got there from transfer DNA. The police laid out all these pieces of evidence next to each other so most likely one object with blood touched another. Had she actually been murdered with that knife, Meredith's DNA would be all over the blade. It wasn't.

Yeah, American forensic experts said that the most likely explanation was contamination by police/lab techs at the scene or during testing. And the amplification techniques they used to do the testing were beyond what any reputable American lab would do.

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Anonymous wrote:I found out a horrifying detail yesterday. Merideth's throat was cut right before she was sexually assaulted. I can't believe Italy is going to let that man go free in a few years.

He is already eligible for work release, and in the spring was released for 36 hours for good behavior. His original 30 year sentence was reduced to 16 years and he will be eligible for full parole in 2018.

That is terrible.

And it is all because the shoddy investigator and prosecutors were more fixated on getting the American 'floozy' convicted than the actual killer. Guede will be a real threat to society once he's out. I'm sure he'll strike again.

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Anonymous wrote:I found out a horrifying detail yesterday. Merideth's throat was cut right before she was sexually assaulted. I can't believe Italy is going to let that man go free in a few years.

He is already eligible for work release, and in the spring was released for 36 hours for good behavior. His original 30 year sentence was reduced to 16 years and he will be eligible for full parole in 2018.

That is terrible.

And it is all because the shoddy investigator and prosecutors were more fixated on getting the American 'floozy' convicted than the actual killer. Guede will be a real threat to society once he's out. I'm sure he'll strike again.

I remember hearing after the final acquittals that Guede's conviction was for being one of 3 people involved in the murder, and if it could be "proven" (whatever that means in the Italian judicial system) that there were not 3 people involved, not only could Guede have his conviction overturned but he could sue for wrongful imprisonment.

Also, the records of that trial were sealed. There is speculation that they were sealed because there was evidence that would have been favorable to Knox and Sollecito.

I'm curious about what came of all of this, and what has happened with Knox's case regarding calumny that went to the international court. When I get a chance I'll chase all of that down.

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Anonymous wrote:Did she act weird?
I don't know. If someone had been murdered that I had only known a couple weeks, I wouldn't be super upset. I'd be upset, but I doubt I'd cry about it.

Wow.

Wow what? You get worked over people you barely know? I had a co worker pass really unexpectedly a few years ago. Some people really went over the deep end about it. These were people with I was sad for her and her family. She was robbed of a lot of life and it really made me take stock. I didn't get all weepy about it. It wasn't about me, and I didn't make it about me.
My guess is that she didn't really wrap her brain around the violent nature of what happened. Not sure I would have either.

Meredith was brutally murdered. And she wasn't a random stranger whose death was reported on the news. This was her roommate and the murder occurred in her home. Most normal people would be very upset over that. You don't need to be BFF with someone to find that scenario horrifying and for it to be very upsetting.

So yea, Wow. Something is definitely off with you that you wouldn't view that as super upsetting. But your responses speak volumes.

I agree with the PP who said she wouldn't be freaking out. Amanda knew Meredith for what? Two weeks? And who's to say in that two weeks they'd even spent much time together? I'm sure she was upset in the holy shit this is awful! sense but it would be weird to me if she tore her hair out and bellowed over someone she barely knew.

Honestly I think people who get super worked up over people they barely know are just attention seekers. Amanda's reaction much more honest.

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Anonymous wrote:Why was Amanda acting so strangely though? I've never understood that.

Knox has Asperger's syndrome or something similar. She's an odd duck. That doesn't make her guilty.

Has this actually been diagnosed? I feel like everyone thinks anyone with a strange or eccentric personality these days must have Aspergers. That Burke Ramsey, he's weird, he's definitely on the spectrum. That Amanda Knox, something's off, she must have Aspergers...

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the documentary. The prosecuter is so biased and idiotic. He actually says he got his training from reading Sherlock Holmes. He should be ashamed. It was like a fun game to him. And yeah, Amanda acted in a strange way, but that doesn't make her a murderer. Add to that the total botching of the processing of DNA evidence and I am convinced they were on a witch hunt. All I can think now is about meredith's poor family who have no idea what really happened.

I think people have a pretty good idea what happened, perhaps Meredith's parents don't believe it but it's pretty clear. Guede broke into the house, he sexually assaulted and murdered Meredith. He left his DNA everywhere. Knox and her boyfriend go into the house the next day, find blood and other things amiss, call police. They think she is acting strange so start to suspect her. Media is loving the story, its huge sensation, police and prosecutors don't want to be wrong so they stick with going after Knox despite lack of evidence. Knox cracks under duress and gives false confession. Guede realizes he can get lighter sentence if he says Knox and boyfriend were involved. That works and he only gets sentenced to 16 years despite overwhelming forensic evidence against him.

I followed the case pretty closely and this is absolutely what happened. Amanda is strange but she did not murder that girl.

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Anonymous wrote:Did she act weird?
I don't know. If someone had been murdered that I had only known a couple weeks, I wouldn't be super upset. I'd be upset, but I doubt I'd cry about it.

Wow.

Wow what? You get worked over people you barely know? I had a co worker pass really unexpectedly a few years ago. Some people really went over the deep end about it. These were people with I was sad for her and her family. She was robbed of a lot of life and it really made me take stock. I didn't get all weepy about it. It wasn't about me, and I didn't make it about me.
My guess is that she didn't really wrap her brain around the violent nature of what happened. Not sure I would have either.

Meredith was brutally murdered. And she wasn't a random stranger whose death was reported on the news. This was her roommate and the murder occurred in her home. Most normal people would be very upset over that. You don't need to be BFF with someone to find that scenario horrifying and for it to be very upsetting.

So yea, Wow. Something is definitely off with you that you wouldn't view that as super upsetting. But your responses speak volumes.

I agree with the PP who said she wouldn't be freaking out. Amanda knew Meredith for what? Two weeks? And who's to say in that two weeks they'd even spent much time together? I'm sure she was upset in the holy shit this is awful! sense but it would be weird to me if she tore her hair out and bellowed over someone she barely knew.

Honestly I think people who get super worked up over people they barely know are just attention seekers. Amanda's reaction much more honest.

I disagree. I agree that she would not probably been that torn up over Meredith, who she barely knew, but as she said in the documentary it absolutely could've been her. Her roommate was murdered in the room next to hers by an intruder. ! How could you not be distraught over that?

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Anonymous wrote:Why was Amanda acting so strangely though? I've never understood that.

Knox has Asperger's syndrome or something similar. She's an odd duck. That doesn't make her guilty.

Has this actually been diagnosed? I feel like everyone thinks anyone with a strange or eccentric personality these days must have Aspergers. That Burke Ramsey, he's weird, he's definitely on the spectrum. That Amanda Knox, something's off, she must have Aspergers...

I don't know, but have you watched the documentary? She's unbelievably odd. And she was before this happened as well, by many accounts.

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I didn't think she was odd in the documentary. Please explain.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't think she was odd in the documentary. Please explain.

I don't know how to explain it other than that she is just creepy. Compare her to Sollecito, who had the same experience as she did and was also interviewed. He seems relaxed, normal, smiling and interactive. She's like a robot. Of course you could say, she's been through a lot, she's uncomfortable with this situation, etc. etc. There have been many many many examples documented of her acting bizarrely. I don't think she's guilty but I think she's a truly bizarre individual. Producers knew it also.

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She's obviously got some psychological issues - just based on the books she said she was reading to pass the time.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't think she was odd in the documentary. Please explain.

I don't know how to explain it other than that she is just creepy. Compare her to Sollecito, who had the same experience as she did and was also interviewed. He seems relaxed, normal, smiling and interactive. She's like a robot. Of course you could say, she's been through a lot, she's uncomfortable with this situation, etc. etc. There have been many many many examples documented of her acting bizarrely. I don't think she's guilty but I think she's a truly bizarre individual. Producers knew it also.

This woman has every move, every word, every micro expression analyzed ad nauseum to this very day. If I were brave enough to go in front of a camera in her position I'd be lucky if I could manage a coherent statement. I would be thrilled if I managed to pull off "robot."

I don't think it's fair to call an individual that you don't know, who has been falsely accused of horrific crimes and unjustly imprisoned, "bizarre" and "creepy" because of tabloid rumor and how she comes across on camera. It surely must be diffictult to act natural knowing that millions of people are scrutinizing what you look like, what you say and how you act.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't think she was odd in the documentary. Please explain.

I don't know how to explain it other than that she is just creepy. Compare her to Sollecito, who had the same experience as she did and was also interviewed. He seems relaxed, normal, smiling and interactive. She's like a robot. Of course you could say, she's been through a lot, she's uncomfortable with this situation, etc. etc. There have been many many many examples documented of her acting bizarrely. I don't think she's guilty but I think she's a truly bizarre individual. Producers knew it also.

This woman has every move, every word, every micro expression analyzed ad nauseum to this very day. If I were brave enough to go in front of a camera in her position I'd be lucky if I could manage a coherent statement. I would be thrilled if I managed to pull off "robot."

I don't think it's fair to call an individual that you don't know, who has been falsely accused of horrific crimes and unjustly imprisoned, "bizarre" and "creepy" because of tabloid rumor and how she comes across on camera. It surely must be diffictult to act natural knowing that millions of people are scrutinizing what you look like, what you say and how you act.

It is been heavily reported that she has been an odd individual from the get go. Yes she has been through a lot and of course I feel horribly sorry for her. That said, she's very odd. So what?

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Anonymous wrote:Why was Amanda acting so strangely though? I've never understood that.

Knox has Asperger's syndrome or something similar. She's an odd duck. That doesn't make her guilty.

Has this actually been diagnosed? I feel like everyone thinks anyone with a strange or eccentric personality these days must have Aspergers. That Burke Ramsey, he's weird, he's definitely on the spectrum. That Amanda Knox, something's off, she must have Aspergers...

http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/30/could-amanda-knox-have-an-autism-spectrum-disorder/