CBS News/ June 17, 2011, 8:30 AM

Fight among spectators at Casey Anthony Trial

Punches were thrown early Friday morning as people scrambled to get in line for highly-coveted tickets to watch the Casey Anthony murder trial in the courtroom.

Photos: Casey and Caylee Anthony, Personal Photos

According to CBS affiliate WKMG-TV in Orlando, Fla., police were called to the courthouse around 5:45 a.m.

Apparently, two men cut the line, and when approached by others standing in line, a fight broke out.

No arrests had been made at last word, though two men were questioned by police.

There have been crowd stampedes for the court seats on other days, because only 50 spots are open to the public.

Friday is day 21 of the trial, and the second day of the defense presenting its case.

Anthony, 25, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of her young daughter, Caylee.

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skeezix06 says:
Here's a thought. A murder trail is not entertainment and not only should tickets not be sold but in this case, considering the media hype, no one but the participants (family, witnesses) should be allowed in the courtroom.
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wdrobarts says:
They don't act much different than the person on trial if u ask me. Drama is as drama does momma used to say.
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doeriver says:
The courts should start issuing rules applying to the public distribution of tickets to limited seating of court events, such as

one event ticket per person appearing to assembly within an orderly line on the hour and day of the scheduled distribution of tickets;

law enforcement officers and/or court marshals should enforce the line for such events and also remove and arrest opportunity cutters attempting to cause disorder by advancing ahead of prior assembled members of the line.
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HikerDan says:
Idiots.
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Jojo_Pumpkin says:
Wow! Are these people aware that we're sitting on the cusp of financial ruin and a VERY large war? This whole Anthony trial has me sick to my stomach and I'm not even following it outside of a glance at a headline. It seems like we get a "Trial of the Century" about every 8-10 years. Distract and feed the animals.

Weiner is another gross distraction. The Anthony trial starts, Weiner goes weirdo, Libya is beginning to look like another long "war", we're launching drones into Yemen, and Pakistan and the Media is painting Syria as they did Iraq right before we moved in. Greece is in ruins and we're being told that the IMF and the US has to help them (BILLIONS folks, BILLIONS. Our food an energy prices are about to go through the roof. Yet we choose to watch a criminal court case to play judge, jury and executioner to someone the media has taken and propped up like some monolith. There are crimes like this all the time, why this one? Why now? Keep your eyes on the ball kids these sideshows are nothing but poison.
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AlFranken says:
When are the police going to let men punch any b*tch that thinks she can start whaling on a man?

I guess I would have to stand firm and take their abuse till I got enough evidence on tape to sue the sh*t out of them. Then after I collected the money, then I guess I would have to terrorize them as a stalker till she got a restraining order --- that should cure them.

Where does it stop? Some of these women are pretty strong and I've had my share of run ins with some ***** on construction projects as well and some of them are cowardly enough to turn into a pathetic "little victim of a woman threatened by a man" when you go nose to nose with them.

How about elderly men? Can these punk b*tch's act that way towards them as well?

I had a big fat black b*tch threaten me on the subway and I brought her to tears with my quite aggressive logic. She stayed on the other side of the cab weeping like little baby after that.

Another time I had the same situation with a big fat black b*tch that ran over my kid trying to cut through a parade and a man across the way tripped her and she went crashing down --- I loved it! I wish I bought him a beer.

b*tch's that act that way are not women and should be fair game just like stupid rude men.

And for you people that think I'm not a man for saying this -- well, F U too! -- everyone has their advantages and disadvantages.
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doeriver replies:
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At one base level, I imagine that most people within the United States would love to see all line- cutting sociopaths (of either sex) jumping in line ahead of them to get the crap beat out the line-cutters by those people (of any sex) actually forming an orderly line at a public venture or business opened to the public, yet the bigger question is why didn't responding law enforcement charge these alleged line cutting men with disorderly conduct and/or creating a riot?

These "line-cutting" men, and others like them, are actually "opportunity-cutting" as by their actions they are stealing opportunities (such as in this case, the cutting out the opportunity of other rightfully and orderly assembled people to acquire a ticket to a limited number of seats at a public court event, or more generally, cutting out the opportunity of other rightfully and orderly assembled people to make their purchases within a reasonable amount of time).
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doeriver,

I hear ya, and maybe these men deserved getting whaled on in this case but this story, along with many other CBS stories, is subjective --- so we really don't know what exactly happened and maybe these men were in line and had someone hold their place to go the bathroom or something and these white trash b*tch's had a problem with that --- who really knows.

It seems to me that the black gentleman in the back ground was trying to explain something and make peace.

But I'm talking about the good possibility and a ongoing trend in the United States of trailer trash *****'s attacking men without giving men any recourse to defend themselves physically or their self respect in front of the family and friends. We fear of being dragged to jail by bias cops and judges that weren't there to witness it, will take the group of trailer trash's word over ours, and be convicted by a judge/jury that always think there is no excuse for pounding on a b*tch.

I had a trailer trash women literally "run" to the "all you can eat buffet" in Las Vegas so that she can beat me to the roast beef. (there was plenty of roast beef for the both of us and I was the only one walking to the buffet -- I wasn't even interested in the roast beef, I wanted a salad).

So I couldn't help myself by making a "tiss" sound.

Well she heard it and started yelling and staring down at me and I did nothing that time and ignored her.

Bottom line, I had to be in Colorado for a project and I didn't have anytime to get in trouble.

But that is the case in most situations when dealing with little punk gangsters and trailer trash, most men have too much to lose with their jobs and family in order to save face and self respect in those situations.

It needs to change but it has gotten a lot better when things like that happen between men. Little p*ssy men who throw sucker punch's don't automatically get the cops on their side anymore and it sure feels go to crack their head on a corner of a wall every once in a while -- just don't make a habit of it in the same county.

But that is what I'm talking about and these women are obviously cut from that cloth especially knowing that they are fighting to get into some tabloid Jerry Springer murder trial.
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samXXkiley says:
coucou,

ce genre de comportement est honteux

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such behavior is shameful
"au revoir"
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unclebernies says:
Are people in Florida really this pathetic. Go to disney world or something.
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goffredo29 replies:
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Well it is the state whose motto is: "Stupid is as stupid does."
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ddog88 says:
JERRY-JERRY-JERRY!!! Society hasn't even fallen yet and we already behave like starving animals fighting over bones.
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hiway280z says:
The mob mentality says all you need to know about these weird sick minds. They seem as bad as the killer in this trial. What ? They want to tell people they saw her ? Tell people they saw the remains of a dead baby ? also what is with the political comments ? that has nothing to do with this trial or murder. Dumb uneducated sicko's
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