The latest strange, convoluted development involved Casey Anthony probation issues.
The image of the Florida justice system is on trial in the court of public opinion as the Casey Anthony saga continues to play out, a crisis management PR expert warns. The latest strange, convoluted development involved Casey Anthony’s probation. And it played out in front of a national and international audience.
“First it was the not guilty verdict of Casey Anthony and now it’s an issue involving Casey Anthony probation that’s getting national and international attention,” says Glenn Selig, founder of the crisis management PR firm, The Publicity Agency (www.thepublicityagency.com). “The public is watching this and is concerned that if this type of mess up can happen in high-profile cases, what might be happening when a case receives no attention. In a sentence: It doesn’t make the judicial system look good.”
At a hearing today, Judge Belvin Perry deferred his decision in the Casey Anthony probation issue and said he needed to do more examination before deciding whether Casey Anthony will need to serve probation.
Because law and order is a foundation of our democracy, the Casey Anthony probation issue will once again force people to question whether Florida justice has its act together and whether they should still have faith in the system, says Selig.
“The Warren Jeffs conviction in Texas will provide some comfort to the American public that there is justice,” says Selig. “But the Casey Anthony case continues to make the public question the justice system.”
In New Mexico earlier this year authorities accidentally freed an accused killer. Family members of the murder victim were the ones who notified authorities that Toby Gonzales, 22, was free after friends spotted the suspect walking around Espanola, New Mexico.
And last summer in Delaware, suspected killer Taaqi Brown, 21, who initially was believed to have escaped from Delaware County Prison in Thornton, actually was released in a paperwork mistake and became the focus of an intense manhunt.
Regarding the Casey Anthony probation saga, back in January, 2010, Judge Stan Strickland sentenced Anthony to probation after she pleaded guilty to using checks stolen from a friend. In sentencing her, Strickland made it clear that he wanted the probation served after she is released. But the Dept. of Corrections interpreted the sentence to mean that Casey Anthony would serve probation while in jail. So did the Dept. of Corrections make a mistake?
“The public already feels like there was a mistake in the verdict. Is this yet another mistake and if so you have to wonder how much the public can tolerate,” says Selig.
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I am speechless over what is going on. This Casey Anthony is the worst nightmare since OJ Simpson!
Please sign the below petition to stop Casey Anthony from profiting off the death of her little girl.
http://www.change.org/petitions/dont-profit-off-the-death-of-caylee
Broadcasting every hearing in this case surely only adds to the circus. Judge Perry was still conducting a drug court when the cameras started to roll. For these cases the cameras were forced to focus on the courtroom clock but audio still went out, Then as soon as the clerk read out Anthony’s name, pictures and live streaming began.
This probation issue makes the whole judicial system look incompetent.
Please let this killer fade away, the shameful verdict cannot be changed. Lets face it.
This being said: “The public already feels like there was a mistake in the verdict. Is this yet another mistake and if so you have to wonder how much the public can tolerate,” says Selig.
Response
We the public cannot tolerate what’s going on in this case. Everyone knows that Casey got away with murder and we are outraged at the not guilty verdict, but to let her get away from probation also is just too much. The Judge knows that you DON’T serve probation in jail, how is that possible? You go to jail to serve “JAIL TIME” and after that time comes probation. You don’t have to be a lawyer or a judge to know that. This poor excuse for a human being needs to be on probation and one year isn’t really enough for her crimes. Also if they are so afraid of her safety, then why did they video tape her in a store window pretending to be shopping? Why was she out on the streets if she didn’t feel safe, tell me that? The Judge needs to take that into consideration also. Baez claims he’s afraid for her safety, and that is a bunch of malarky. She sure wouldn’t be out shopping ummm “alone?” Do they really think that we the people are stupid enough to believe that?
That was just my opinion of what the public can tolerate. We are just looking for the right thing to be done in that case.
I tell you they need to let this ruling stand and let her do the probation .Anyone else would have to do the probation end of story…