tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post7775611234210193382..comments2024-03-29T05:58:54.033-05:00Comments on All The Book Blog Names Are Taken: Review Bomb: The Murder of Meredith KercherSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-25891190237641336382019-07-26T15:33:52.284-05:002019-07-26T15:33:52.284-05:00Actually, there have been various studies and arti...Actually, there have been various studies and articles medical and psychological sources , and a number of experts in these and similar who have claimed long term cannabis use can lead to paranoia, psychosis and ultimately violence. The ancient Chinese believed it caused men to see demons. <br /><br /><br />Its also been linked to various violent crimes, including several murders. Just because it only makes some people hungry and sleepy does not mean it does that to everyone. People are different. Some people can drink 10 units of alcohol with almost no ill effect. Some people it goes straight to their heads. Many drunk drivers would probably say they're perfectly safe behind the wheel after a drink or two: until a tragedy happens. <br /><br />I know, its people's favourite drug, and they just luv to smoke it, but honestly, people swore cigarettes were harmless once too. There has not been enough openness in studies of the drug, and there is far too much emotional attachment involved. <br /><br />I can well believe Knox was involved in a horrific murder whilst high on weed, and people who are strung out don't need logical things like motives. <br /><br />English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-49023561024887405212019-07-09T18:41:30.714-05:002019-07-09T18:41:30.714-05:00It's truly such a sad story. I remember being ...It's truly such a sad story. I remember being quite angry about all the coverage portraying Amanda as this victim who was railroaded - this I think is true. It is not exactly good for a college town to have college students murdered in their homes, especially so close to the universities. They had to solve it quickly and the trial really was kind of a joke. But through it all, Meredith was lost and the US coverage was especially keen to play up this stranded American who was beautiful and thus could not possibly be a murderer. Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-23462100045328091662019-07-09T18:39:28.214-05:002019-07-09T18:39:28.214-05:00This is something I kind of go back and forth on d...This is something I kind of go back and forth on daily! And Rafaelle is also a big question mark. Sometimes he is portrayed as this quiet nerdy kid who smoked some weed, others say he is a coke-fiend mania who wields his knife collection all the time. These extremes help no one. It is my understanding from most of the books and such that Meredith's friends from the UK believe Amanda and Rafaelle to be guilty. Maybe there are things they picked up on that we simply can't, not having lived it, or seen Amanda being a complete freaking weirdo all the time.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-13712082375286299982019-07-09T11:58:48.718-05:002019-07-09T11:58:48.718-05:00I am humbled. I never even heard about this case. ...I am humbled. I never even heard about this case. I like how you have dug so deeply into the subject though.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-25707161218445613962019-07-09T06:04:02.477-05:002019-07-09T06:04:02.477-05:00Amanda Knox is not a woman that is easy to like bu...Amanda Knox is not a woman that is easy to like but the trials were a total farce. We saw a lot of it televised in the UK and I'm not any wiser on what really happened that night. The media certainly played up the weird crap Amanda did but I've never been sure of her guilt.chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-79942896233254322072019-07-08T23:07:02.994-05:002019-07-08T23:07:02.994-05:00Not especially, but Aquitaine once comprised 3/4 o...Not especially, but Aquitaine once comprised 3/4 of the land that France now occupies, so we will have to go to Poitiers and Paris. The only surviving object known to belong to Eleanor is at the Louvre, the rock crystal vase. She inherited it from her father and grandfather, and gave it to her first husband Luis VII as a wedding gift. He in turn gave it to Abbot Suger to place in St Denis, and now it rests in the Louvre.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-6490117057781111562019-07-08T22:23:04.372-05:002019-07-08T22:23:04.372-05:00That sounds like a great idea. Eleanor is a beaut...That sounds like a great idea. Eleanor is a beautiful name. You don't like France?Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-44726094168230772742019-07-08T21:21:01.328-05:002019-07-08T21:21:01.328-05:00I've been to Scotland, Ireland, England, and t...I've been to Scotland, Ireland, England, and the Netherlands. I love Europe and can't wait to go back. I just want Eleanor to be old enough to appreciate it, but young enough to not complain so much about the differences between the US and European countries. I would love to go to Iceland, and Italy. The big trip I am planning for now though will involve stops of all the remaining sites connected in any way to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who my daughter is named for. Unfortunately this means having to go to France, but I guess I can suffer for a few days if it gets me closer to my idol.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-21051350579740618642019-07-08T20:38:06.047-05:002019-07-08T20:38:06.047-05:00No worries, I knew what you meant!No worries, I knew what you meant!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-82414109742287223732019-07-08T18:46:41.871-05:002019-07-08T18:46:41.871-05:00I should have said tickets for museums.I should have said tickets for museums.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-43631474453382549282019-07-08T18:46:01.375-05:002019-07-08T18:46:01.375-05:00HI Sarah. That particular trip was when I was a s...HI Sarah. That particular trip was when I was a single mom. My son had just graduated from high school and it was his graduation gift. I had a friend who taught in China and was also a single mom. We met in Rome and, with our sons, embarked on a 21 day trip across Europe: Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain, England, Iceland and even a 24 hour layover in Boston, so we toured around there also.<br /><br />I recommend the places I visited, but summer is hot and crowded. Try another season. Also, if you buy your tickets online or get city passes, you don't have to wait in line. If you want to see Da Vinci's Last Supper, but your ticket a couple months in advance.<br /><br />Also, if you go with a friend, make REAL sure you want the same things out of the trip. My friend and I were hardly speaking to each other by the end. We still love each other, but we found out things about ourselves that we did not have in common at all.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-87652216494811216522019-07-08T15:01:06.911-05:002019-07-08T15:01:06.911-05:00I have honestly entertained the thought that she i...I have honestly entertained the thought that she is high functioning on the autism spectrum, because she seriously lacks the pick-up on any social cues, small OR big. I watched the Netflix documentary a while back, last year sometime, and I don't know. I mean, I love Seattle and Seattle is quirky and weird, but she is on a whole other level. At least, she was when she was in Italy.<br /><br />Where did you travel to?? I've not been to too many places yet, but have several trips already planned in my head for now, when my daughter is a little bit older.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-72848892439136368442019-07-08T13:27:00.112-05:002019-07-08T13:27:00.112-05:00I see we have another thing in common. When we get...I see we have another thing in common. When we get hooked on a subject, we read everything we can get our hands on about it. Right now, that's me with Punk Rock.<br /><br />I never really got into this tragedy with Amanda Knox, although I would like to know more, if it's possible to really know anything. I think you're right, she's a narcissistic weirdo whatever happened.<br /><br />I traveled across Europe a few years back and stayed in hostels. I was older, but most of the people there were English speaking and college-aged. I was a little appalled at how some of them acted.<br /><br />Not all of them, mind you. Not even most of them. But some of them really felt that social boundaries had been removed and it was painful to watch. Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-11133211415690626792019-07-08T12:53:16.201-05:002019-07-08T12:53:16.201-05:00Hopefully they don't considering how awful and...Hopefully they don't considering how awful and tragic Meredith's murder is.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-44528878995951390052019-07-08T12:19:18.641-05:002019-07-08T12:19:18.641-05:00i see you shared a book college kids can use for a...i see you shared a book college kids can use for a drinking game. LOL<br />sherry @ <a href="http://www.fundinmental.com/" rel="nofollow"> fundinmental</a> sherry fundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932865856795338562noreply@blogger.com