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Posted by Joss Weatherby on Feb-15-2011 21:49:

Angry Italy... Its getting pathetic guys...

Italian Judge Indicts Amanda Knox's Parents

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ROME�A judge on Tuesday indicted the parents of American student Amanda Knox on a charge of slander, the latest chapter in a murder trial that has become an international sensation.

In a court hearing, Judge Carla Giangamboni ordered Curt Knox, father of Amanda Knox, and Edda Mellas, her mother, to stand trial in a Perugia court for alleging in a 2008 newspaper interview that Italian police abused their daughter, according to a copy of the indictment published by Italian news agency ANSA. The indictment was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter.

Luciano Ghirga, a lawyer for the Knox family, didn't respond to phone calls seeking comment on the matter.

Ms. Knox, who is from Seattle, and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, are appealing a 2009 conviction for murdering British student Meredith Kercher during a drug-induced sexual assault in November 2007. Ms. Knox is serving a 26-year sentence and Mr. Sollecito is serving 25 years. Both Ms. Knox and Mr. Sollecito have repeatedly denied killing Ms. Kercher. Ms. Kercher and Ms. Knox had roomed together while attending courses at the University of Perugia.

Judge Giangamboni scheduled the trial to begin July 4. Slander is a criminal charge under Italian law, and it carries a sentence of up to three years in prison

In the indictment of Ms. Knox's parents, Judge Giangamboni said the slander charge stemmed from allegations Mr. Knox and Mrs. Mellas made in an interview with The Sunday Times of London, according to ANSA.

In that interview, the parents were quoted saying their daughter was subjected to physical and verbal abuse during a police interrogation in 2007, following the murder of Ms. Kercher, her roommate. Police have repeatedly denied the abuse allegations and later filed a complaint against the parents.


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...eTabs%3Darticle


REALLY? REALLY? Fucking hell, this country is a fucking joke. Hopefully the people there are not too stupid and maybe will rise up against their corrupt and evil government like they are doing in the middle east.


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-15-2011 21:55:

naw they love themselves, its you guys they hate.


Posted by Joss Weatherby on Feb-15-2011 22:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
naw they love themselves, its you guys they hate.



So you agree that Italians are stupid then. You being Italian, I assume you are, because you are stupid enough to call yourself stupid.


Posted by Moongoose on Feb-15-2011 22:11:

You just know, that with a name like Curt Knox, that father is guilty of something. The slander charges are jsut temporary until something more serious sticks.


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-15-2011 22:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
So you agree that Italians are stupid then. You being Italian, I assume you are, because you are stupid enough to call yourself stupid.


naw, just you.


Posted by itsamemario on Feb-15-2011 22:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
So you agree that Italians are stupid then. You being Italian, I assume you are, because you are stupid enough to call yourself stupid.


Posted by chlola on Feb-16-2011 04:04:

I'm still trying to figure out 'drug induced sexual assault'.
Like what was the rationality of the murder?
This case is strange to me.


Posted by Ian on Feb-16-2011 08:29:

I find it ironic that a person from a country where frivolous or pathetic lawsuits are common place has the nerve to moan about another country doing the same thing


Posted by Joss Weatherby on Feb-16-2011 09:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I find it ironic that a person from a country where frivolous or pathetic lawsuits are common place has the nerve to moan about another country doing the same thing


Actually there is something to be said about this.

In the US frivolous and pathetic lawsuits are almost ALWAYS brought in civil court by persons against other persons (including companies, etc).

This is a case of a state brining insane charges against people, something, while often occurring in the US, has a pretty good track record of coming back to bite the prosecuting attorney in the ass (see the rape case of the Duke Lacrosse team).

The mere fact that slander is a CRIMINAL charge in Italy is bat-shit insane, even more so when the state can bring it down on other people. That just opens the doors for censorship and quelling dissent.


Posted by Ian on Feb-16-2011 09:48:

Italy has always been as corrupt as any major western nation. The prime minister is a sleazebag, and the people are still 20 years behind in many other things, racism being their most guilty one. These are people who will make monkey noises and boo one of their own people, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Balotelli


Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Feb-16-2011 11:15:

an australian state recently put some dickhead in the slammer for 3 years, for being an anti semetic tosser.

a few american forumites then said australia was an uncivilized hell hole. haha. i love how indignant they get, especially in cases like this when another nation buttfucks one of their precious citizens.


Posted by jupiterone on Feb-16-2011 11:41:

quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
an australian state recently put some dickhead in the slammer for 3 years, for being an anti semetic tosser.



Posted by Fledz on Feb-16-2011 11:56:

Americans preaching about pretty much anything is fucking hilarious, especially since they are generally so shit at most social things.


Posted by Trance Nutter on Feb-16-2011 12:32:

yeah how pathetic of the Italians, suing someone. They should totally take a leaf out of the US's book and never sue anyone.


Posted by Trance Nutter on Feb-16-2011 12:33:

no wait, I think I may have that wrong.


Posted by infiniteJEST on Feb-16-2011 16:47:

Italy 1
Nou 0


Posted by tubularbills on Feb-16-2011 18:46:

quote:
Originally posted by infiniteJEST
Italy 1
Nou 0


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-16-2011 19:00:

nou is just upset that it wasn't called the pacific northwest shore.


Posted by montana on Feb-16-2011 20:32:

no, actually, nou wouldn't have given two shits about this if it wasn't for the fact that he has a raging hard on for amanda knox


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-16-2011 20:50:

was she good at SOCOM or something?


Posted by Lira on Feb-16-2011 20:59:

Oi, Nou, what's this thing about calling Italians idiots, huh?

Come on, you gotta love the day they picked for the trial to begin


Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Feb-16-2011 22:00:

Guys. It's getting pathetic.

quote:
Originally posted by Fledz
Americans preaching about pretty much anything is fucking hilarious, especially since they are generally so shit at most social things.


At least they know how to use their phones!


Posted by Joss Weatherby on Feb-16-2011 22:21:

Fine guys, accept failures of justice, especially in "first world" countries like Italy.

As fucked as the US Justice System is, it sadly is better than most other countries, especially Italy.


And seriously, idiots saying Americans sue all the time, learn the difference between civil and criminal courts, you are making yourself look like fucking retards otherwise.


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-16-2011 22:23:

lol @ nou commenting on how people look.


Posted by Moongoose on Feb-16-2011 23:01:

So the parents gave an public apparently bs statement that the authorities had abused their daughter, and the italians seem to have an issue with that. Who knew that could happen.

Well what can you do, crazy daughter, crazy parents.


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