12-05-2009, 12:20 AM
ztirffritz, Knox is being crucified for the sins of the party-girl traveling college students that trample on traditional Catholic values in these little communities in rustic Italy. It feels like an operatic medieval morality play. The case was awful. The prosecution's narrative was pure fantasy. Amanda's flakey, erratic behavior and unfortunate proximity to the victim made her a convenient target for this anti-American resentment and old Testament fervor. I can't believe they actually convicted her. It's like a bad episode of "The Exorcist". I feel terrible for her parents.