TV watch: Amanda Knox found guilty — again!

Amanda Knox has been convicted for the second time for the murder of her former roommate, Meredith Kercher. Her ex-boyfriend, Rafaele Sollecito, was also re-convicted.

For those of you who haven’t been following the case, the pair were convicted in 2009 of the 2007 murder and those convictions were quashed in 2011.

Knox immediately flew home to Washington state and Sollecito stayed in Italy. The prosecution lodged an appeal for a retrial following the ruling.

In the US, one cannot be tried twice for the same crime — they call it double jeopardy. In the UK and Bermuda, a defendant can be retried but only if new and compelling evidence comes to light.

In Italian law, double jeopardy does not exist, meaning Knox and Sollecito can be tried and retried possibly for as long as they live. So the question is, will the US extradite Knox?

In an interview with Good Morning America on Friday, Knox spoke about the conviction and said it “hit me like a train”.

She also said she would never willingly go back to Italy: “I’m going to fight this to the very end. It’s not right and it’s not fair,” she added.

In the interview, Knox also revealed she had sent a letter to the Kercher family through her lawyer. Some have described her demeanour during the interview as icy while others claim she looks traumatized.

For what it’s worth, I don’t believe Knox is guilty of murdering Kercher, but I do suspect she knows more than she’s telling, possibly because she was high that night and bought drugs from Rudy Geude, who is serving a 16-year sentence for Kercher’s murder.

I think it’s impossible for us, the public, to judge Knox based on her demeanour during interviews.

If she shows too much remorse, we will say she is guilty. If she shows no remorse, we will say she is guilty.

It’s a lose-lose situation for her. The majority of us have never been accused of murdering someone and spent four years in a foreign prison trying to fight for our innocence.

In this interview, I saw a young woman who was upset, trying to keep her cool while on national television. I honestly believe that this whole situation was harrowing for her and none of us are in a position to say how she should and shouldn’t behave in an interview setting.

The extradition angle could be very interesting. I’ll keep my eye out.