Don’t get accused of crimes in Italy

The truth is, Italians have long since recognized the unreliability and compromised nature of their courts. At the moment, the Italian public’s trust in the justice system is at an all-time low. According to a November poll by Euromedia research group, only 16 percent of Italians fully trust it; just two years ago, the figure was 28 percent. And Italian civil rights groups are intense in their criticism of what they view as kangaroo courts.

From Can Anyone Get a Fair Trial in Italy? by Anna Momigliano at Foreign Policy.

Based on the little bit I have seen and heard, the evidence presented against Amanda Knox seems particularly flimsy — like reasonable doubt flimsy. But “reasonable doubt” is an American legal standard. It’s not an Italian one.