Foxy Noxy

[Dee Sa]

do you think justice has been done ? I have my doubts, and now she is to make megabucks, its the famliy of the murdered girl I feel sorry for.
How do you feel about this ?

[elgreco]

I seem to remember something about Foxy putting some other chap in the frame, a bar owner or something. He was arrested and later released? Did she do that? Is this man now a suspect again?

[emmie]

According to the news she did do that, and is now being sued by the chap.
Not sure if the money will be a lot, but the idea that has been put forward is that she was persuaded to do so by the police.

[emmie]

No he was ruled out of the case after evidence showed that he wasn't anywhere near.

[carolegif]

The club owner was not in the country at the time so had an alibi and is innocent.
Whether Amanda Knox did it or not, it will live with her forever. if she thinks that she can forget it when she gets home then she is mistaken. Only psychopaths can justify it. If you look at other murders it catches up with the perpetrator in the end.
The boyfriend obviously still has feelings for her and I wonder how he will feel when she goes back to the US and forgets him!

[Old_Geezer]

I consider myself fortunate not to have been called on so far to take these sorts of decisions. No one has perfect knowledge and there will be many cases where a miscarriage of justice occurs. If one is imprisoned unjustly then it is natural to want to have some balance for the experience. I'm unsure one can reasonably wish to prevent that. But on the other hand the guilty parties must be fairly dealt with. We naturally feel sorry for the murdered girl and her family/friends, but that can not be undone. One can only proceed on the present situation as it appears to be. One can not refuse justified compensation for years spent unfairly in captivity simply becuase the crime is so painful. I'm unsure I have any suggestions for a solution, just wish I had.

As for putting others in the frame, in those sort of circumstances I think I'd try to suggest others when being asked if I didn't do it then who did? If there was no evidence then any accusations/suggestions should not have been made public anyway.

[emmie]

OG, from what i have read she named the man specifically, and knew him as she had worked at his establishment, and now has to pay him 22,000 euros damages for slander. The 3 year sentence she received was for that accusation, and as she has already served 4 years then that has now been resolved.

[daffy654]

Can anybody with legal knowledge please answer my question on the previous page.


I wonder if I have become invisible again........ :-/

[jno]

you're right there plain as day, daffy, but I have no idea of the provisions of Italian law so I can't help.

[emmie]

All members of the Council of Europe (which includes nearly all European countries, and every member of the European Union) have signed the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects against double jeopardy. The optional Seventh Protocol to the Convention, Article Four, says:

No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again in criminal proceedings under the jurisdiction of the same State for an offence for which he or she has already been finally acquitted or convicted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of that State.

[emmie]

Daffy, not sure that answers your question, but it's the closest i can get

[NoMercy]

I still think she's guilty as sin.

[Old_Geezer]

I'm no legal expert but it seems to me that this double jeopardy thing is a major crock. No one wants the usual EU trick of asking the same question again and again (with bribes if need be) until the desired answer is given: but if sufficient new evidence is found for a case then of course the situation should be reconsidered. I don't see that preventing this is justifiable as a human right. Indeed it seems to be the denial of a human right to the rest of society.

[lylabellablueyes]

Hi people. Hope everyone I well :/)

Just a moan really.

Got a quote from my daughters nursery this morning and it's gona cost me £550 a month to put my 2 in nursery when I've had the baby and return to work :/(. I only earn £490. I currently pay £280 for my daughter to attend a day and half a week. This is so expensive don't you think.

I really want to go back too :-(

Sucks or what! What would you do? X

[lylabellablueyes]

Sorry that was supposed to be a question lol

[joggerjayne]

Bella ... that is expensive.

I think nursery fees are notoriously expensive, aren't they.