You probably figured I would have an opinion on this, so here goes....

I don't know.

A group of people are chosen for a jury; it can't be easy in this case, because it's a very high profile case, involving the disappearance and death of a child, and had become the chief ratings-grabber for a certain perpetually incensed former prosecutor on a certain three-lettered news network.

The defense was very good; but in America, the burden of proof of guilt is on the prosecution.  And, I believe, the prosecution was rushed into action by the media, and was unprepared.  The jury, after rendering the verdict, admitted to being sickened by the verdict, but there was nothing they could do; there wasn't enough solid evidence to prove the cause of death, let alone the people responsible for it.

Recently, I read of a case from the 1950's, where a child disappeared in a small town, and was found some miles away.  Horrible.  No suspects.  No real clues.  Two months ago, a clue showed up; an unused train ticket in the belongings of a former member of the law enforcement community, and a 71 year old suspect was taken into custody. 

There should never be a rush to judgement.  And you should never trust the information you get from the television.

The Mother in this case is a reprehensible individual, and I can think of a lot of punishments that would suit my sense of justice.  But she may be a drug abusing, alcoholic, narcissistic slut who danced and drank and sang and f**ked her way through life while her child's disappearance went unreported.  We have evidence that she is, in fact, completely unfit for anything resembling parenthood, but self-love and self-delusion are not punishable offenses under the law.

There are, at present, 276 missing children in the state of Florida alone.

St. Jude, pray for us.