Carrying the burden of the burden of proof

i guess i just figured out that i cannot post blogs here from my new ipad. it will not let you in the field where the actual content is typed.

anyway, i feel like i should comment on the casey anthony case and verdict, not because i know a lot about it specifically, but because everyone in the world seems outraged by the outcome of the trial. casey anthony was accused of murdering her daughter, caylee, and recently on trial for a litany of charges. there was a guilty verdict rendered on only 3 charges of lying to authorities, but she was not found guilty of murder.

i'm not really sure why this was surprising. in our courts system, innocence is presumed and the burden of proof lies with the prosecution. the defense only has to cast reasonable doubt on the prosecution's presentation of the facts or scenarios. the defense is not responsible for proving innocence.

i am also amused at how many people are convinced that she did it based on media reports. if the prosecution couldn't prove that she did it with a barrage of evidence and a parade of expert witnesses, maybe they should have just done a 10-minute newscast in front of the jury, since that is all it took to convince most of the country. seriously, people, there is a lot of information we were not privy to, and beyond a reasonable doubt is a pretty high bar.