Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her little child, sits in jail while her attorneys posture to the public about various defenses and unfair treatment of his client. There is more media attention than needs to be when the trial has not taken place. So the public is listening and is caught up in the why's and wherefore's of the case.
A former defense attorney, who left the case in disagreement with Anthony's main attorney, gave the reason last night in an interview of what he recommended for the defense of Casey Anthony. He put forth a plan that was basically a mental health defense. If you view the tapes on TV of Casey's behavior, you can see the obsessive behavior, and hear the constant lies, and twisting statements that indicate serious mental health problems. We who have some familiarity with these behaviors, can see the holes being made in the truth of the case. Only a mentally ill person could weave such a story and get so stuck in cluttered information that condems Casey's actions.
The defense attorney did a big favor by publically suggesting a mental health defense because apparently there is nothing else to go on. It may not gain Casey an not guilty verdict, but it may lessen the death penalty charge.
Nothing else her attorneys put forth have much substance and only divert attention to other people. It is a ploy.
I am learning much from the psychiatrists who speak in generalities about the case and define the behavior of people who lie because they really don't know how to do anything else in their lives. It all makes sense to me.
The Drew Peterson case is going to be similar in fact as to the psychological issues and I don't think I will spend as much time listening to learn. The facts are consistent. That is what we are learning in our shared experiences.
We can have confidence that we are not alone and that our experiences, while devastating to us and our families, are predictable, given the facts and behaviors leading up to the crimes. Years ago I said "if you have this, this, and this, you will get that, that, and that as a result." Or something to that effect. I am beginning to trust that I am correct in my perceptions. It gives me strength to meet the challenges of the future.
Somewhere out there, I know that I can be a help to other suffering, wondering victims. It makes the bad experiences of my past sufferable and somewhat scceptable, in a way. I looked after a man for 50 years who couldn't be helped, and I kept him off the streets, fed, and out of jail. I learned a lot. There is value in that.
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