Death in Perugia

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My thoughts and prayers are with the victim and her family!!! Whoever was involved in this heinous crime should suffer as the victim suffered. They do not deserve to be treated humane (they are not human) to commit such an act on an innocent life!

People's comments and viewpoints on here are very disturbing. What does race have to do with this? Even if Knox just "blamed" Lumumba to have a scapegoat, why does this have to generalize that white American women are racist? If she is involved (which it's pretty clear she is) then she obviously is a psychopath with no conscience. Do you really think she is considering politically correct race relations when blaming someone else? I would like to that people aren't basing their views of American race relations on the actions of a person that can callously slit her roomate's throat. Can people just THINK a little?

My thoughts and prayers are with the victim and her family!!! Whoever was involved in this heinous crime should suffer as the victim suffered. They do not deserve to be treated humane (they are not human) to commit such an act on an innocent life!

Not a problem!! You try all of them and then convict all of them. After their guilty verdicts have been reached, you simply parade them through the streets for a couple of days, with ropes tied around their necks. After they've been totally and thoroughly humiliated, you march them up to the gallows, with a height of no less than forty (40) feet, and promptly hang each of them. END OF STORY!!!!!

Take a pain pill and call me in the morning. That was suggested after I had a bad hangover. What is the real root of the problem? Too much drink. Then the next question, why too much drink? There are various issues in each of us that make us do things in or out of our own knowing. Deep down inside of a person there can be a trauma, an instance in the past that affects that person's behavior in any given action.

Do you really know yourself? Your history? Why you do things the way you do? Behaviour can be expected if various things fall into place, but to know exactly when it will take place is another issue. My point is when people make racists comments, over drink, kill, or what ever, it is for a reason. Something started the process and it all falls into place (dad's brainwashing...).

I truly believe there has to be something "amiss" in the beginning to have someone influenced by the "media" to this extent. Quit blaming it on the media and parents not being there. There are alot of kids who turn out just fine with a single parent, playing video games and watching TV and movies. That's the problem these days, no one take responsibility for their own actions anymore. It's too easy to blame someone or something else.

All of these comments are so completely absurd that it actually baffles me that people function in society. What does race have to do with any of this? If Knox is really just "blaming" Lumumba for this crime, does that have to generalize that all white American women are racist? Obviously she is a psychopath with no conscience so it is ridiculous to analyze her actions regarding race relations. Come on, people, she is a killer.

The issue here is not the girl's upbring, race or nationalism. The issue is the girl slaughered another human being. Where is the accountability here? You have to remember this girl killed another person outside her country and to boot, killed a person who is not the same citizenship as her. Should we as a society tolerate this? What, boohoo because she's a girl, she's white? she's an American citizen? she think better than everyone else? Get over the Paris Hilton Symptom. She took another life, just stick a needle in her arm and call it a day.

The issue here is not the girl's upbring, race or nationalism. The issue is the girl slaughered another human being. Where is the accountability here?

That poor girl that died. The thoughts of physical mutilation and loss of your life crosses the mind of many sexual assault victims during the act. Why is there no empathy for her here?

The Knox girl went away from home, and look at what she became. How can you claim to hear your roommate screaming, and do nothing? The Knox girl is plain evil, not mentally ill. Mentally ill people cannot orchestrate and plan a crime like this, and don't compulsively lie. It appears claer the Knox girl was involved. A bedroom with that much blood was not any part of a sex game.
We have a twisted legal system in America. Hopefully the Italian legal system will get to the truth.

what is race got to do with this horrific crime, a girl got murdered for what, SEX, what in the world is happening to our children of tomorrow. I feel bad for this children's family because even they did not participate in this horrific crime they will be blame for it no matter, because they will say it is in their genes.
smartkiduwey, washington

Why does this writer find it necessary to cite that this suspect is "blond and blue-eyed?" Tell me how it is relelvant. It isn't. But of course, another media attempt to MAKE it relevant, to show that this person is somehow worthy of this compassion, ergo media coverage, and to hell with all others.

Also, why does this writer use the term "gleeful" when referring to the Italian and British press? Could it be that this is the info that was conveyed by the authorities, and the Italian and British press are merely reporting this? I am by no means naive about a certain amount of disdain that others MAY have for U.S. cititzens -- but this news report would read more professionally, more truthfully if it reported on the facts.

Now if you want to see "gleeful," you need only look to the U.S. media coverage of O.J. Simpson's latest run-in. That whole case -- and coverage -- reeks. But they're gonna get the man, come hook or crook.