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    Zira: One other bit of information which hasn't been as widely disseminated as it ought to be is that at some point during her two year incarceration the It... more »
    SarahHeartburn: Railroaded. more »
    Apple Tartlet: This has been a horrible and convoluted case all along. I think much of it has been handled incorrectly, but couldn't give a definite opinion as to wh... more »
    Sarah Sommeliera: I notice that my perceptions of this case and the people involved differ depending on where I'm reading about the "facts". It also seems from this dis... more »
    Jetgirly: I spent two years living and working in Turin / Torino. I had an amazing time, I learned a lot, I had great experiences and I met incredible people. ... more »
    nyc-caribbean-ragazza: American living in Italy here. I don't know if she was involved or not but reading through these comments I just want to remind people that her very ... more »
    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: I think that one of the most important social developments in the last few hundred years in the idea of the Rule of Law. That is to say that everyone ... more »
    SuicaLove: While I haven't been following the trial too closely but as an American currently studying abroad in Japan, this kinda freaks me out. If something we... more »
    Zira: As a lawyer who has practiced for over 20 years this trial and verdict shocked me in ways I have never been shocked before: I have witnessed firsthan... more »
    glammyme: I don't know if Amanda Knox is guilty or innocent, but I'm sure this wasn't a fair trial. more »
    JakGuy: The number of people who have an opinion about this case without any sense of the evidence is shameful. The number of people who have an opinion abou... more »
    The Lonely Tourist: I said this below in a response to another comment, but this just truly saddens me to the core. Obviously there are countless cases all over the world... more »
    modest_expectations: I'm so relieved that Knox and Sollecito have been found guilty. At times the attempts by their defense teams and the PR firm hired by Knox's family t... more »
    CherriSpryte: I am more than a little shocked she was found guilty. Clearly, I don't know what happened, but based on the evidence, and the fact that someone else h... more »
    bluewine: Ugh, I just...I knew she would be convicted, she didn't have a shot. She was railroaded from the beginning and was slutshamed every step of the way. I... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I have no idea whether Amanda Knox is guilty or innocent, but this all so sad. So many lives have been destroyed. more »
    syneblue: I am really tired of any comment or criticism of the Italian justice system being met with the sentiment of "American justice sucks worse!" Either a ... more »
    belltolls: Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. more »
    RiloKilo: Just out of curiosity, is it normal (or I guess maybe I mean common) for a victim's relatives to file a civil suit for murder? more »
    PilgrimSoul: I'm not particularly interested in defending the Italian system in particular (mostly because all I can do is trade anecdotes there), but there's some... more »
  • #crimeandpunishment

    Breaking: Amanda Knox Found Guilty On All Counts, Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison

    Roughly two years after Meredith Kercher's body was discovered in their shared Italian cottage, and nearly a year after her trial began, American exchange student Amanda Knox (and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito), has been found guilty of murder. More »
  • #guilty

    Chris Brown Reaches Plea Deal, Avoids Jail Time

    Chris Brown has plead guilty to felony assault in exchange for a deal in which he will serve no jail time, but is required to complete 180 days of hard labor, and enroll in a domestic violence counseling program. More »
  • #madwomen

    The Retro Women Of Mad Men Are The Most Interesting On TV