Interesting article, but my only concern is that it’s ever so easy to publish an analysis like that after Knox is found innocent.
There were plenty of similar articles published well before this week’s decision—including a number in the immediate aftermath of the guilty verdict two years ago. The dubious nature of the investigation—and in particular the focus on behavioral “evidence”—was never any secret.
And the Italian investigators may not have been sufficiently skilled to interpret nonverbal signs properly, even if they hadn’t been irrational in numerous other ways
Indeed, they seem to have completely misunderstood Amanda’s nonverbal signs. Their error is ironic, in that nonverbal signs (of both Amanda and those close to her) played a significant role in shaping my own view—since they contributed significantly to my surprise at the accusation, leading me to investigate the case in detail.
Evidently I was much more familiar with Amanda’s “personality type” than the investigators were.
There were plenty of similar articles published well before this week’s decision—including a number in the immediate aftermath of the guilty verdict two years ago. The dubious nature of the investigation—and in particular the focus on behavioral “evidence”—was never any secret.
Indeed, they seem to have completely misunderstood Amanda’s nonverbal signs. Their error is ironic, in that nonverbal signs (of both Amanda and those close to her) played a significant role in shaping my own view—since they contributed significantly to my surprise at the accusation, leading me to investigate the case in detail.
Evidently I was much more familiar with Amanda’s “personality type” than the investigators were.