newbuzz...I am watching the news report about Amanda Knox, the American girl living in Italy who has now been convicted, along with her boyfriend of murdering her female roommate in a mysterious sex crime. She and her parents claim that there is no evidence linking her to the crime. Amanda says that the police abused and disrespected her as soon as she was arrested. That may be true. She may be innocent. She may have connected with a bad guy and ignorantly followed him into trouble. The fact is: she has been convicted. American citizens who leave the United States should be especially careful of who they spend time with and what they are doing. Why test the judicial system of any foreign country? If there is such a thing as being too cynical, then there is just as surely a state of foolish trust. There is good and bad all over the world, and people should listen to their instincts to tell the difference. When instinct fails, common sense and critical thinking must take over to avoid trouble. Whether or not Amanda conspired to commit murder is something only she and her boyfriend know for sure. If she is innocent of murder, she remains guilty of stupidity,complacency, and befriending a young man of questionable character.