Victim of the U.S. “justice” system

I'D LIKE to express my utter disgust with U.S. media, lawmakers and citizens currently criticizing the recent verdict in the Amanda Knox trial in Italy. What audacity! Their own system is undeniably one of corruption and profiteering.

My brother, a British citizen, has sat in a U.S. prison for nearly four years following a circus of a trial. He was found guilty of premeditated murder in the first degree in 45 minutes after a weeklong trial in 2006--for the death of a man following a bar fight that involved, at the very least, dozens of other people.

Not one single piece of physical evidence was presented at trial. His conviction (for one single kick to the head) is entirely unprecedented.

Of the four eyewitnesses brought forward, one admitted to lying on the stand (while on the stand); another admitted he could not be sure my brother had delivered the fatal kick because he was fighting with my brother seconds before the police arrived; one described my brother in a plaid shirt and black shorts, another in a white shirt and blue jeans; one said he had watched the fight from start to finish--until the body of the deceased was removed by rescue workers--and that he had never saw my brother deliver a kick to the victim!

Expert witnesses such as coroners and police officers seem to have been ignored entirely. A medical examiner clearly stated that the victim died of multiple blunt-force trauma to the head.

So I ask you, how can a country that delivers such "justice" criticize the system of another country? I dare any international or national media to investigate the U.S. justice system further. I assure you the world will be dumbfounded!

How does the world's greatest country dare to call such a farce justice? My brother has no previous criminal history. He is the father of a 4-year-old boy. At the time of his conviction, he was working as a self-trained electrician--a hard-working young man with his life ahead of him. Now, he sits in a maximum-security prison serving a life sentence for a crime he could not have committed.

My brother's name is Manuel Teixeira. He is incarcerated in the state of Rhode Island, and is presently appealing his case. The transcript of his trial is readily available. If you dare, please shine your light on his case. I've highlighted only a few of the ludicrous contradictions and inconsistencies. There are far more.
Maria Teixeira, from the Internet