Amanda Knox’s trial for murder and sexual assault charges in Perugia, Italy, has finally come to a head. Amanda Knox, 22, and her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, 25, were found guilty of the murder of the 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher, who was stabbed to death two years ago. Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison while Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years. Knox, a native of Seattle, was studying abroad at Perugia University.

Speaking in near-perfect Italian, Knox told the jurors,

"I am scared of being branded what I am not..."

I don’t know what to think or how to feel about the situation because one, it didn’t happen in the States so I don’t really know what happened; two, the case against Knox was supported by enough evidence; and three, I don’t know how exactly the justice system works in Italy. I mean, come on now, Knox is an American, and to my knowledge most foreign countries don’t like America. So if she is innocent, she is still guilty of being an American. It's hard to separate fact from drama and politics in this case. Complicating matters, is the press. When I read an article from a British publication, it seems like Knox is guilty, but when I read an article from an American paper, it seems like she is the victim.

 

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