Amanda Knox said to have plane on standby if appeal is upheld

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

Amanda Knox was said to have a plane standing by to whisk her out of Italy if her appeal was upheld, whereas the family of her alleged victim, the British student, Meredith Kercher, were having difficulty getting air tickets to be in court for the decision, their lawyer said on Friday.

Francesco Maresca was speaking as the appeal by the 24-year-old Knox and her former Italian boyfriend built towards a much-anticipated climax. In line with Italian court practice, each of the parties to the case was given a last chance to sway the two professional and six lay judges.

According to unconfirmed reports in the Italian media, a US television network has put a private jet at the disposal of the Knox family. "Well now," said Maresca when his turn came to speak. "The Kercher family has problems finding the tickets to come here to hear the outcome on Monday morning."

Money, class and race were all deployed on the penultimate day of an appeal that has also been rich in allusions to sex, religion and even the occult.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/30/knox-plane-standby-appeal

[maddezmom]

1. you need to fix your link

:hi:

[MADem]

2. The plane belongs to a US TV network. The proper llink is as follows

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/30/knox-plane-standby-appeal?newsfeed=true


I don't blame her--I'd beat feet too. She was railroaded, IMO.

[get the red out]

3. +1

Yep

[sharp_stick]

4. If it was me I'd be gone so damned fast

if the appeal is upheld you could see a vapor trail.

[Hosnon]

5. I'd do the same thing were I her. nt.

[itsrobert]

6. I hope the murderer doesn't fly the coop.

She is one twisted and sick person.

[maxsolomon]

7. so you're saying...

that if she's set free, she should stay in italy? because if the appeal is upheld, she's not a murderer.

the knox-did-it DUers never offer anything but invective.

[itsrobert]

12. She was found guilty

n/t

[maxsolomon]

14. and courts are infallable.

n/t

[MADem]

15. So were the Scottsboro Boys. nt

[whathehell]

17. System was very fucked up.

On top of the fact that they did NO voir dire, and no sequestering while the Italian tabloids

were going crazy about "Foxy Knoxy"....The Prosecutor was already under investigation (later found guilty)

for illegal activities in yet ANOTHER murder case.

[24601]

23. And the court-appointed experts pointed out the "evidence" was

ca-ca. Shitty evidence = tainted verdict.

But that's what the appeal is about, isn't it.

[tcaudilllg]

13. Extreme much? *IGNORED*

[maxsolomon]

16. i take that as a badge of honor

because you sure didn't refute a thing i wrote.

[tcaudilllg]

25. I know better than to try.

The problem is not one of information, but emotional blockade.

[24601]

22. Yep, she is - and should be punished not only for the murder but

also for framing Knox.

But as for flying the coup - the Italians aren't even holding her since Knox took the fall. So the murderer isn't even in a coup, is she?

[naaman fletcher]

29. agreed

she is guilty at hell. this is another case where DU'ers have only read one side of the argument.

[Renew Deal]

8. She can't get out of there fast enough

which is understandable.

[tammywammy]

26. If I was her, I'd have a plane on stand-by too. n/t

[maxsolomon]

9. the plane's existence is irrelevant

kercher's family's travel arrangements are irrelevant. why is it part of the state's case? it's predjudicial. the prosecution has only ginned-up facts, no rational theory of the crime, & no motive to offer.

[saras]

11. You got it exactly, and it's interesting to note which American prefer that process to justice.

[liskddksil]

10. Obama should have Seal Team 6 on stand-by ready to get her and her family out of Italy

if this is up-held.

[Anto Giampietro]

18. That would be disastrous.

For Obama, Amanda Knox & her family, every American in this country, and the Seals. Shouldn't one use their head and a little diplomacy before running off to get people killed?

[frylock]

19. and then maybe the italian authorities could target her with a drone

[RebelOne]

20. That is a totally ridiculous statement. n/t

[maxsolomon]

21. and it was likely a joke

no one is seriously suggesting that.

i have seriously suggested that we bribe the Italian government to secure Knox & Sollecito's freedom, but our government doesn't do that unless you're a Cal grad captured hiking in Iran.

[liskddksil]

27. or next time Italy needs our financial help...they're on their own.

Sorry for the hyperbole, but at a certain point with virtually zero DNA linking her to this crime, and only laughable theories being put forth by a corrupt prosecutor, somebody needs to intervene.

[alcibiades_mystery]

28. Yes, the US is going to break their diplomatic relations with Italy

For Ms. Knox, a murderer.

Good call.

:rofl:

[liskddksil]

30. watch 20/20 right now

there's absolutely no reputable evidence.

[alcibiades_mystery]

31. Cell phone records

Tell the whole story pretty clearly.

The US chauvinism here is remarkable and quite laughable.

Ms. Knox and Mr. Sollecito are about on par with Atif Rafay and Sebastian Burns.

She's lucky that she was sentenced in Italy, and will be out of prison in 10 years or so.

[whathehell]

32. Um, no.

The Italian justice system, in this case, is what is "remarkable and quite laughable".

Read "The Monster of Florence" for more on Prosecutor Mignini.

[bluestateguy]

24. I find the evidence in this case to be flimsy

They should just let her go on the condition that she never return to Italy.