The wounds are still fresh and the insult to the beautiful little girl, Caylee are still wide open and painful. And no one is more saddened and distraught for the little baby who may never get justice than I am.
The other night, however, I was at ‘girls night’ at my neighbor’s house and I posed the question: Would you be interested in watching an interview with Casey Anthony?
A resounding, disgusted NO arose from the group! An answer I agreed with.
What about 5 years from now?
A pause.
And then the discussion was born about when human curiosity overtakes emotion.
I used the OJ Simpson case as an example. When he was first acquitted of murdering Nicole and Ron, the public out cry was immense. No one wanted to see the man, much less watch him tell his story on TV. In fact, everyone thought someone in society would “take care of him” before too long. And certainly NO ONE wanted him to profit from his crimes!
Years later, he released a book, “If I Did It” detailing his “supposed” role in the murders. The public went nuts and eventually, the book was yanked off of shelves and the woman who published it was fired for allowing it to be published.
Behind the scenes, however, the book’s presales were through the roof and the copies that were released sold in no time. In fact, one of the women at girls night HAS the book! She found it at a garage sale a month ago and paid a quarter for it. But the person selling it had to have gotten it from somewhere. And there was a time when – even if handed out free – no one claimed they would ever own it. Me included!
But now I want to borrow it from her and read it.
Thus begging the question: When does human curiosity win out over raw emotion? How much time has to pass?
Now, the Casey Anthony case is a little different. We are talking about a beautiful, innocent, baby thrown away like trash. And every parent out there can not imagine the pure evil that did this to this little girl.
But 5 years from now, with the mother and parents are out of the spotlight, other horrific crimes against children and adults have captivated the public, and the memories of this time has faded, would you watch her on TV? Would you buy her book?
Would your curiosity kill the anger? We all agreed that if the interview were pay per view or a book cost us in any way, we would not buy it. But what if Diane Sawyer interviewed her on World News? Or if she were interviewed on Dateline? If it cost us nothing but she still got paid? How many of us would tune in and watch her fumble through her lies?
I think it is an interesting discussion and I am curious to see what you all think. Can these two crimes and scenarios even be compared? Is there enough time that can pass that would ever make anyone want to see her at all?
I look forward to your thoughts!
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a) when your done with the book can I borrow it?
b) I honestly believe the jury did a good job- before I get smacked out of mommy blogger land here’s why:
as a former legal professional
I look at what was proven, sure- I *think* she is responsible. But *thinking* isn’t proof. The prosecution put forth a good case. But there was no solid proof. Who was watching Caylee?How did she die? The prosecution simply did not meet their burden of proof
Lots of people then argue that the defense never answered questions either, they don’t have to. They just have to cast reasonable doubt on the prosecution’s story.
Many defense attorney’s say that the truth has no place in a courtroom. the defense simply has to say “this is how else it could have happened”
a) Sure
b) I think the Jury had no choice but to acquit, I do. But in reality, we all think she did it or had something to do with it. And I think the fact that they had no other choice angers us just that much more!
Thank you for reading and commenting! :)
This is what i said the minute I heard the verdict please don’t buy the magazines, or books that will flood the market with her face on the covers. Don’t watch the interviews of anyone involved. No one should make money off the death of this child. Our justice system worked the way it was supposed to most of us feel she was responsible but unfortunately we cannot commit on feelings and thoughts. I wish the world was a fair place and babies never got hurt by their caretakers lets not let them profit even 5 years later!
AGREE AGREE AGREE! Unfortunately, just as OJ got rich… I am afraid she might too :(
I would watch it and if it was pay per view i would download it lol!! I couldn’t imagine how she would manage to talk her way out of her b.s. and I think watching her squirm would be satisfying. BUT main reason i would watch it, cause i would be out of the loop in the blogging world.
LOL! All good reasons to be curious! :) It seems an interview has to be on the horizon so we’ll have to see how they do it
Great points Lori! Although I despise this woman, I’m still curious! I think we all our, it’s human nature!
Yes… me too…. I am sure if she were on dateline, we’d all watch… sick a little, but we would…