Amanda Knox defends decision not to return to Italy for re-trial

[davidn3600]

Amanda Knox on Friday justified staying away from her upcoming murder retrial in Italy, calling the decision to do so an "admission of innocence."

But the American also said that everything was at stake and that she does think about what would happen if she were found guilty.

Knox served four years of a 26-year sentence in an Italian prison for the 2007 murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher, whose half-naked body was found in a pool of blood in the house the two shared as students in the town of Perugia.

After an appeal, Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted in 2011 of the crime prosecutors attributed to a sex game gone wrong.

However, Italy's highest appeals court overturned the acquittal and a retrial is set to start in Florence on September 30.

http://news.yahoo.com/knox-justifies-staying-away-italy-retrial-142257808.html

I think it's common sense...no way in hell would I go back. But if she's found guilty in this 2nd trial, it's going to put the US and Italy at odds.

[gopiscrap]

1. I agree with her and the US should not honor an extradition request.

[geek tragedy]

2. Shorter defense: "I'm not an idiot." nt

[DURHAM D]

3. Seems to me that the only thing that should be on trial

is the Italian justice (?) system.

She is smart to stay home.

[KamaAina]

7. "overturned the acquittal"?!

You're right.

Then again, it'd sure be nice if someone could overturn Zimmerman's acquittal.

[furious]

4. A wise decision.

Why take the chance?

[Sheldon Cooper]

5. I can't imagine why anyone would go back to that kangaroo court.

She's smart to stay here.

[joeybee12]

6. She'd be an idiot to go back...

Anyone would, considering how that first trial went.