MrPragmatic's Comments (761)

“That's nonsense. Hollywood is about money and if her films don't make money she wont be hired. By your logic Mel Gibsn will never work because he insulted Jews and there are many more Jewish movie execs than there are Scientologists. Mel has 3 movies coming out in 2010”

“agree”

“Mr Pragmatic
I think your focus on the facts is a good thing. What do you think about Knox being unable to explain the fact that she knew about kercher's throat being cut too early to be innocent?”

“I'm not impressed with Amanda Knox's defense and that's all I have to say to YOU about this.”

“You don't seem very open-minded that she's guilty...”

“I think Amanda Knox is guilty.”

“Back at ya”

“Yeah that's right, CBS News, oracle of all truth and wisdom, never to be questioned or contradicted.”

“Very biased version of the facts.”

“fanned, we need stand up consistently on our principles. We need to maintain a healthy amount of distrust towards the police and the court system in order to keep them honest --- it is Republicans who are unquestionable friends of DA's --- we believe defendants should have due process, unlike them”

“That site has so many lies it'd take all night to list them all.

They're well known for it - and for repeating blatant and acknowledged lies.”

“Or why not read the judge's summing up... in Italian... obviously...

http://www.penale.it/page.asp?mode=1&IDPag=750”

“Sorry, some pro-Amanda site is not going to report facts.”

“Insulting the intelligence of those who disagree with you doesn't amount to a point. She was convicted, she still has appeals. The girl who was raped and murdered is dead and has only a family and friends who will never have her in their lives again. One telling thing I've noticed about those who are absolutely convinced of Knox's innocence is virtually no mention - much less concern - that a young woman was raped and murdered. It's as though it was all some thing that happened to deliberately railroad some special little girl. Perhaps Amanda Knox ought to be released so that she can find the "real killers", kind of like OJ did.

See, I refrain from insulting your intelligence, just your human decency.”

“If she didn't kill anyone then why was she found guilty of murder?”

“That sounds like absolute rubbish to me. I'm no forensic scientist, but I've done my fair share of tiling. It's not easy to remove a floor tile without breaking it.

What the Italians did sounds totally reasonable. Take a photo with a ruler next to it, then mop up the evidence and put it in a bag for DNA testing. I see absolutely no advantage in lifting the tile, especially as the footprints most likely spanned more than one tile.

Those footprints were all Meredith's blood. All the ones with bare feet belonged to Knox and her boyfriend.”

“"The bloody foot prints did not match Knox or the boyfriend."

Says who?”

“My goodness, no.

He has only and opinion, based entirely on the defense team's position.

And the jury didn't buy it.

I don't either.”

“I respect the fact that people are presenting their opinions on the case. But, Mr Pragmatic, in my opinion, you were telling us that we should be more careful to consider facts and evidence and then selected another writers opinion about the verdict. I liked the piece you linked. Like i just said, in fact, as good a opinion as any? Perhaps.”

“So what if the opinions are that of a New York Times reporter? This is the same publication that told us that Saddam Hussein possessed "Weapons of Mass Destruction" when he didn't.

Opinions don't determine the outcome of a trial. Facts do. Amanda Knox was found guilty based on the facts presented.”

“How much did this guy cover the case versus get fed stuff from her defense?”

“There are many inaccuracies in this report...

a) "The one bit of physical evidence from the scene that ties Sollecito — not Knox — to the crime is a bra clasp from Kercher. "

Not true. There are also the bloody footprints.

b) "But numerous forensic experts have said the blade size of that knife did not match the wounds, and the DNA on it was such a trace amount that it could not be accurately tested."

Not true. Meredith's DNA was such a small amount that it could not be accurately tested. This is because the blade had been scrubbed with bleach. Knox's DNA was present on the handle in quantities that could be accurately tested.

c) "Knox went to the police voluntarily, without an attorney."

Not True. The police turned up unexpectedly at the house because someone had found both of Meredith's cell phones discarded in their garden some distance away and contacted the police about it. The police arrived to find Knox and her boyfriend standing outside the house carrying a mop and bucket. Entering the house they found what they immediately suspicious was a staged burglary, and Meredith's door locked.

Knox told the police that it was nothing unusual because Meredith always locked her door. Meredith's other room mate arrived and told the police that Meredith NEVER locked her door. Since they had no warrant, the door was finally broken down by Meredith's room mate's boyfriend and Meredith was found dead inside.”

“Thanks for that voice of REASON. Look here, even the British tabloid The Daily Mail, is having second thoughts; they echo the NY Times article.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1234298/Amanda-Knox-The-troubling-doubts-Foxy-Knoxys-role-Meredith-Kerchers-murder.html”

“The clue's in the title, Mr Pragmatic..."opinionator.blogs"...As good an opinion as any? Perhaps. You were correcting posters that they weren't following court proceedings, facts, evidence, unlike you, a member of the legal community. If you really do have some information that is closer to that which the jury heard than that which has been covered by the media it would be really interesting.”

“Amanda is guilty: http://truejustice.org/ee/index.php”

“rimshot”

“seriously? I thought the ad was funny and too the point.....americans need to lighten up already....it told me about dangerous chemicals in a comedic way..I got it.”

“No... They were thinking of what is BEST for their city!”

“Are you sure about that nom de plume? Maybe... Mr. Obvious?”

“what are you high on?”

“TVLand?”