And now another trip back into the confessional.
This is going to sound odd coming from someone who does what I do for a living, but what am I missing in the Casey Anthony trial?
Other than the overwhelming sadness of this 2-year-old girl’s life.
In case you missed it, a jury in Florida yesterday found Casey Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder and all the serious charges involving the death of her 2-year-old daughter. She was convicted on several minor counts.
Make no mistake. The jury found her not guilty, an acquittal. I would not necessarily say that makes her “innocent.”
The whole cable TV talk show circus that surrounded this case left me cold. When a furor erupted yesterday as news of the verdict spread like a wildfire across Twitter and Facebook, I thought of nothing other than the sadness of the horrific life and death of that 2-year-old girl.
Really, other than that, I have no feelings for anyone else in this circus. I am not sure why. Actually I am in fact exactly sure. The death of this little girl and the charges against her mother, leading to a sensational trial, mean one thing: Ratings.
And sales of newspapers, lest I come off as a hypocrite.
It’s just that none of that is going to change what happened that little girl.
Or the overwhelming sadness that surrounds this case.
And the knowledge that it is merely a matter of time before the cable TV talking heads move on to the next topic.
Feel free to offer your own thoughts on the trial. I'll pick them up and use them in tomorrow's blog.
This is going to sound odd coming from someone who does what I do for a living, but what am I missing in the Casey Anthony trial?
Other than the overwhelming sadness of this 2-year-old girl’s life.
In case you missed it, a jury in Florida yesterday found Casey Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder and all the serious charges involving the death of her 2-year-old daughter. She was convicted on several minor counts.
Make no mistake. The jury found her not guilty, an acquittal. I would not necessarily say that makes her “innocent.”
The whole cable TV talk show circus that surrounded this case left me cold. When a furor erupted yesterday as news of the verdict spread like a wildfire across Twitter and Facebook, I thought of nothing other than the sadness of the horrific life and death of that 2-year-old girl.
Really, other than that, I have no feelings for anyone else in this circus. I am not sure why. Actually I am in fact exactly sure. The death of this little girl and the charges against her mother, leading to a sensational trial, mean one thing: Ratings.
And sales of newspapers, lest I come off as a hypocrite.
It’s just that none of that is going to change what happened that little girl.
Or the overwhelming sadness that surrounds this case.
And the knowledge that it is merely a matter of time before the cable TV talking heads move on to the next topic.
Feel free to offer your own thoughts on the trial. I'll pick them up and use them in tomorrow's blog.
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Also, I firmly believe that family knows exactly what went on with the kid. It's something they're all gonna have to live with.