Casey Anthony's murder trial

[cassiesmom]

From the Chicago Tribune:

Chief Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Casey Anthony this morning for lying to police, giving her four years in jail and credit for the time she's already served since 2008.

Considering how much time she's already served and other factors, court officials said Anthony will be released from the Orange County Jail on July 13.

She was fined $4,000, or $1,000 for each conviction. She also must pay $618 in other costs.

These fines are separate from the investigation and prosecution costs state prosecutors want Anthony to pay.

The four-year sentence imposed by Perry is the maximum the judge could set under the jury's decision.

I got the impression that the prosecution was not only trying to prove Anthony's guilt but also to suggest to the jury the possible sentence, and it doesn't seem like they achieved either.

Lizbud- I apologize in advance if this comment is rude or snarky, because I don't mean it that way. (Mean isn't something I do) But I think that if Casey Anthony didn't want a child, but her mother wanted a grandchild- it's still Casey Anthony's body. She was the one who needed to take steps to prevent pregnancy, and she didn't. No matter how much her mother wanted a grandchild, if she knew that she definitely didn't want a child, she didn't go far enough to keep from becoming pregnant.

Having said that, though-- I'm not a parent or a grandparent. My mom isn't this way, but I have a friend a little younger than me whose mom wants grandkids in the worst way, and she reminds her daughter (my friend) of that at every possible opportunity. My friend does too, but not right now. She and her husband have bigger problems to solve like getting their financial situation more in order and possibly moving from an apartment to a house, that they want to take care of before they have children. It's hard to watch my friend's mom keep sticking it to her about grandchildren, and she does it really often and really well. Edited to add: when the subject comes up I either bite my tongue hard, or just walk away. I asked my friend if her mom would consider helping with children at their church, or reading to kindergarten kids at the library, or some other activity that she could be around children and at the same time give my friend a bit of a break. It's very tough to watch.