The Oakland Press Blogs: Frye on the News: Reader comments on Foxy Knoxy

I'll always know her as Foxy Knoxy, though the name can no longer apply as she is no longer a convicted murderer but now a freed political prisoner. OK, perhaps not directly a political prison, but politics certainly played a role in the case. If she is innocent, I'm happy Amanda Fox is freed.

Could she be guilty? Certainly. Lots of gruesome crimes occur without evidence left, but I believe in our system,which requires evidence, real evidence - whether DNA or eyewitness testimony - for a conviction to stand.

We asked a good question today on Facebook, and I'm impressed with the answers, looking at age and beauty (and hence, background) in how courts and jurors perceive defendants.

Here it is:

Casey Anthony, Amanda Knox - two attractive women. Do you think this helped them in their court cases?

- Gerry Thomas it makes the news easier to watch thats for sure.
  4 hours ago ·
- Michael Abbott It certainly gets them more media coverage.
  4 hours ago ·
- L.t. Strickland it sure didnt hurt em!
  4 hours ago ·
- Pam Laidlaw Bischoff we had a White school teacher run over a Hispanic Child in a cross walk and kill her last week out here in Ca.. The driver was NOT cited and released at the scene. Later police reports that the driver had been previously cited for 'Driving while distracted' and a second charge of 'Excessive speed', I wonder if it was a Hispanic driver, and a white child what would have been the action at the scene...So, YES, I believe it DOES matter, and I am ashamed for it.
  4 hours ago ·
- Linda Whitehead no. one was guilty, the other not.
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- David Lally Sr Is this the best the Oakland Press can some up with as news today?
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- Heather Eagling ha! If attractiveness mattered, OJ would be in prison.... just sayin
  4 hours ago ·
- Jennifer Jones Kienutske Eww... Who ever said Casey Anthony was attractive?
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- Ralph Chambers ‎"two attractive women"? How? in what way? To whom?
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- Neil Parsons Neither are attractive, one is a whore the other is just ugly.
  4 hours ago ·
- Brigitte Cremer Wow , Neil yah for Amanda but Casey should be punished for keeping the death of her child a secret
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- Neil Parsons Yes, yah for Amanda, down with Casey however neither are attractive. God only knows why Casey walked, it's definately not cause she looks good! Same goes for Amanda, doesn't look good and is home now, great. That's like saying OJ got off cause he's good looking. Haha! (this all coming from a fellow ugly person by the way)
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- Brigitte Cremer Looks are inside and out , we are all created by god ,
  3 hours ago ·
- Laura Eisenhardt Do you people not feel compelled to actually have FACTS to base your opinions on???? LOL Amanda Knox didn't "walk" because she was attractive. READ something people... opinion without facts is just ignorant.
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- Michael Abbott Laura, the question didn't ask if they walked because they were pretty, it asked it their looks were influential in the decision. Posting without actually reading is just....
  about an hour ago ·