Amanda Knox

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I see there is another Amanda Knox series out on Hulu/Disney. I've always followed the case closely. But I have mixed feelings. At first I thought Amanda was involved in the murder but as time has gone on, there isn't a shred of proof (from a DNA pov) against her. But should she continue to make money from the case? I feel deeply sorry for Meredith's family. As her sister Stephanie said, Meredith is the 'forgotten victim' in this. I understand she did spend 4 years behind bars and wants to be vindicated - and she does help other innocent victims who have been jailed - but I feel it's too much now and that Meredith is being lost in it all. What do you think?

It's all very sad. A tragedy for Meredith's family and friends.
Imagine if your DD was imprisoned for a crime she did not commit for 4 years. Even if vindicated she has lots some important years if her life behind bars. Due to the nature of the crime there will always be people suggesting her involvement. She would be unlikely to be able to work with vulnerable adults or children. I think she has been pretty reasonable in the circumstances. She has been punished very hard for being in the wrong place and a bit young and foolish.

I think she has every right to make as much as she can from it. There was never a shred of evidence against her. her life and reputation were ruined, she spent years in jail for a crime she did not commit. Millions of strangers hated her online. I can't believe what a trauma that must have been. Meredith is not the forgotten victim. No one has forgotten her. But Knox is still alive and has to process what happened to her. If she wants to game the system and use her unchosen fame to make a living and spread the word about unlawful prosecutions, let her.

No, I don't think that she should continue to make money from such a tragedy. Meredith was a really loved daughter/sister and it must hurt the family to see Amanda constantly bringing it to the fore.
I think there's something sexualised about Amanda Knox, which sells. Probably the circumstances of that strange evening created the image.

Very interesting article in Telegraph but I don't know how to post without paywall

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/twisted-tale-amanda-knox-disney-review/?recomm_id=71bdc48b-0a65-436c-9ec3-547f0ccf195e

Comments very interesting.
I admit I find her incredibly unsympathetic and one of the comments said that she came across as a narcissist and a psychopath.
She showed no empathy at all and her behaviour was definitely bizarre in the aftermath.

I think this whole thing is in incredibly bad taste and feel for Meredith's family having to relive it from Amanda's perspective yet again.

Knox is also a victim in this. She just didn’t present in the correct way when faced with the terrible murder of her housemate.

of course she should be free to talk about her experiences. She was treated incredibly badly by police, courts & was incarcerated for years. Not only did she not commit this dreadful crime, but all evidence pointed elsewhere.

There’s no evidence against her. She went to prison for a crime she didn’t commit, due to misogyny and poor policing. And she’s not going to find it easy to get a run of the mill job. So I hope she gets a decent chunk of cash tbh.

What - one comment following a newspaper article says she 'comes across as a narcissist and psychopath'? That is the interpretation of her character by someone who has never met her? Who has no concept of how people might not behave at their best when found guilty of a crime they did not commit? No experience of being in the public eye? No understanding of how much the media skews the truth in pursuit of an angle?

Oh well, if some random thinks she 'comes over' as a psycho narc and you find her 'incredibly unsympathetic' @MrsMitford3 I think she deserves to be slung back in jail or live the rest of her life under self-imposed house arrest and penury. We can't have people we don't know but don't like wandering the world freely, living their lives as they choose. I mean, where would it end?

I should imagine that experience will completely screw you up. I don't think her behaviour is completely rational, but expecting that of her would be a bit much.

Meredith is not a forgotten victim and Amanda has the right to get some money after years and years of people hating her and her being in jail for something she never did. I also hope Lucy Letby will write a book too or make a netflix tv show when (hopefully soon) she will be out of jail and get money after being in jail for something she didn't do it.

I follow her on X. She has paid tribute to Meredith before.

I think she should do whatever brings her peace and enables her to provide for her loved ones.

I think it's absolutely fine for her to make money from this, her life has been altered forever. She was a victim too. She still is, because people still believe she is a murderer even though she's been exonerated. Her family were also left in a lot of debt afterwards due to the legal fees and living costs etc going back and forward to Italy.

Meredith isn’t forgotten - Wholst Amanda tells her story it’s clear there hasn’t been another arrest and simone is still free.

There has been no other arrest because Rudy Guede acted alone, and got a reduced sentence because they tried to pin it on Amanda.

He's out of jail now but facing a new trial for sexually assaulting and being violent towards a new girlfriend.

Can't think of anything more misogynistic than a man murdering a woman, getting convicted of it and we're still blaming the innocent bystander and treating it as an unsolved crime.

NB: John Hooper's book The Italians has a very good chapter on the Knox trial in the context of the Italian justice system.

I think justice was served when she was found guilty and then not served when she was released.

This just triggered a memory - I’m sure the Italian courts made a formal declaration of Knox’s innocence didn’t they? So they didn’t simply say “not guilty “ but declared her to be completely exonerated. Unusual step to take but necessary in this case.

hopefully that will be covered in the series.

I've never been able to settle on a view of this but I do think it is something that deeply impacted on Amanda Knox and she has every right in the world to talk about it as much as she wants and profit from it if she can. It changed the entire course of her life.

I think she possibly knew more than she let on at the time, regardless
her behaviour was bizarre and disrespectful ,i think she was very aware of her 'sexuality' and played up to the media and she gave me a strong impression that she wasn't particularly upset at the horrific death of Meredith.
I think its abhorrent that she has done and continues to profit from this story and it absolutely makes me cringe if i am unfortunate enough to see or hear her 'humble simpering poor little old me living this simple earth mother' type of life -i think she's awful.

"She showed no empathy at all".

Lots of people go into shock and denial after something traumatic happens. Their brain cant hope.

When my dad died in extremely traumatic circumstances, i acted like it didnt hapen at first. It was too traumatic for me to process

I’d like to know what is the acceptable required response for a 20 year old falsely accused of the brutal murder of her roommate in a foreign country far from friends & family?

I would also like to know what is the prescribed acceptable response to your roommate being murdered in the home you shared?

if those in charge can let me know - I’ll be sure to inform my teen daughters before they venture out into the world.

In what way was justice served? There was absolutely no evidence that she killed Meredith or had anything to do with her murder.

Given she spent quite a while in prison, I don't mind her making money out of it.

Well doing cartwheels is not the thing, but that's irrelevant anyway as she was cleared of everything in the end.

She was cleared in the end. But only after spending years in prison- convicted not on evidence but for not reacting in the “proper or expected way”.

Not straddling and kissing your boyfriend in the interview room, or doing cartwheels, just moments after you find out about the horrific murder of your friend, would be a good start.