Why Casey Anthony?

[MaryAnnDVC]

it has no impact on my daily life except when I see that ungodawful thread floating back to the top of the DISBoards.

As for the ungodawful (long) thread that keeps floating up here from time to time, no....that really doesn't impact me all that much. I note that it's there and move on to another thread. I never even open it. I don't know Casey Anthony or anyone else involved in this case, the outcome will not change my life one iota, therefore it is foolish to invest any of my time or emotion into it other than as some kind of entertainment.

Since I prefer my entertainment to be a bit more positive than a child-murder case, I'll rely on those who are professionally paid to produce entertainment that's more uplifting to me as opposed to 24 News outlets who are only trying to drum up advertising dollars with the most negative story they can find.

Ah, I see. I guess I misinterpreted the "no impact...except" when you see that thread.

There are very few threads on the DIS that impact my life at all. I'm glad you find ones that do. And that you focus on the positive and uplifting in life.

 

[SandrA9810]

I think mostly because national attention was brought to finding the child, that it hit national level a week or so after local news.

A lot of news is now given based on google searches, tweets, and youtube views of a video. The more people do these things, the more the national news stations are likely to cover the story. Now that Caylee has been found. Casey should not be in the lime light anymore.

I also agree with the fact that white/female/middle class family will have more lime light than any other group of missing children.
One example that I know of, Natalee Ann Holloway. There were several other cases very similar in nature, but never received national attention the way she did. I only heard about the other cases when a show like Nightline or 20/20 did a segment on other missing person's cases that were similar to ones in national headlines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome

It's an interesting read.

 

[torinsmom]

LOL, I had a response all typed out, but I am serious that I don't want to get points. I wanted to respond a particular person's post, but my response could have been considered a personal attack. It is impossible for a person to delete their own post on here.

Oh, and CarlyRoach, the response I had written wasn't aimed at you at all. I turn the channel when this comes on now as well. It is just ridiculous the way this case has been on tv for so long.

 

[Carly_Roach]

Ah, I see. I guess I misinterpreted the "no impact...except" when you see that thread.

There are very few threads on the DIS that impact my life at all. I'm glad you find ones that do. And that you focus on the positive and uplifting in life.

Meh....I guess it's all in how you look at it. The things that are impacting my life at this moment are:

- Two loads down, one in the dryer, final load in the washer. Thank God that's almost done for the week.
- Getting up in 15 minute to check on the ham in the oven.
- Silently praying that DH and his buddy don't spill salsa and/or beer on the creme-colored carpet in the other room - especially when I hear an loud outburst when someone makes a "score" or a "hit" whatever it is they're doing on TV. (Ugh. )
- Reading the DIS.
- Making the grocery list. (Hey! Pop's on sale at Meijer! Sweet!)
- Deciding if I really want to climb up on a step-ladder later on and clean the ceiling fan blades or if I can talk DH into doing that. Or maybe waiting another week.
- Mentally figuring out how many quarters I'm going to need to wash the blankets at the laundromat (that I probably should have done in May).
- Catching up on some of the blogs I don't have time to read during the week.
- Catching up on local news.

So the DIS is in there somewhere impacting my life. At least for the moment. But in the grander scheme of life, it's not that much of an impact. Just like you.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Well, I guess we have some options:

• We could just ignore everything and hope that injustice goes away;
• We could protest the media bias in focusing on crime when the victim fits a 'desirable' (read: ratings-raising) demographic;
• We could support efforts to stop this type of crime from happening, and little kids becoming victims because, maybe, they interfere with mom's social plans.

Or we could sit here and discuss whether real life is better than movies

 

[Feralpeg]

I've been wondering the same thing from the beginning and I live in the heart of the action. I'll just be glad when it is over.

 

[jocon]

Anyone who thinks this is not a big national story because she is (in order of importance) attractive, white, and not poor has spent too much time in Fantasyland. Roll your eyes all you want...

 

[Carly_Roach]

Well, I guess we have some options:

• We could just ignore everything and hope that injustice goes away;
• We could protest the media bias in focusing on crime when the victim fits a 'desirable' (read: ratings-raising) demographic;
• We could support efforts to stop this type of crime from happening, and little kids becoming victims because, maybe, they interfere with mom's social plans.

Or we could sit here and discuss whether real life is better than movies

Our attention to a crime doesn't change the police department's actions on solving that crime whatsoever. If/when a murder, theft or misdemeanor happens, the police are there to handle it. They've been doing that for a hell of a lot longer than the TV has been around and they handle a hell of a lot more cases than just those that make the media.

Ditto to our attention to ANY court case. Our attention or lack of attention does not affect the outcome of justice. If that were the case then we'd each have to take turns sitting in a courtroom to monitor justice and most of us can't be there because we have to earn a living.

Except when we get a jury summons. THEN it becomes our business to see that justice is done. And you'd be amazed at how many people try to get out of this one time when they can be a part of justice. But, to my point, our business in justice on a private murder case isn't until we're in that situation.

So while I vote for ignoring things that we have no business being a part of, I will not agree that by ignoring them justice will not be done. Justice will be done by those people who are directly involved in the situation. The only impact that having everything blasting across the news 24/7 has on justice is that it decreases the amount of unbiased people available for the jury pool and taints the American ideal of innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. (Not on a news show)

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

"For a missing child to attract widespread publicity and improve the odds of being found, it helps if the child is white, wealthy, cute and under 12.

That to me is as tragic as the crimes themselves.

Well, I guess we have some options:

• We could just ignore everything and hope that injustice goes away;
• We could protest the media bias in focusing on crime when the victim fits a 'desirable' (read: ratings-raising) demographic;
• We could support efforts to stop this type of crime from happening, and little kids becoming victims because, maybe, they interfere with mom's social plans.

Or we could sit here and discuss whether real life is better than movies

The delivery could have been better, but I do kind of get what she's saying. I think for some people, this IS entertainment. I mentioned that in my first post here... that it's hard for me not to turn something so fascinating (for lack of a better word) into something that it's not.

While I'd like to think that the majority of the people who are focused on the trial coverage are doing so strictly out of justice for Caylee, I have a hard time actually believing that to be true. The story is so convoluted and messed up that, intentionally or not, it turns into an edge-of-your-seat I-wonder-what's-going-to-happen-next type thing.

And while I'd also like to believe that the people sitting on the jury are there for purely altruistic reasons, I'm cynical enough not to believe that.

A little girl's life has been reduced to a media circus.

 

[torinsmom]

Anyone who thinks this is not a big national story because she is (in order of importance) attractive, white, and not poor has spent too much time in Fantasyland. Roll your eyes all you want...

ITA! And you said it in a way that can not be seen as a personal attack.

 

[NikitaZee]

Anyone who thinks this is not a big national story because she is (in order of importance) attractive, white, and not poor has spent too much time in Fantasyland. Roll your eyes all you want...

 

[undertheradar]

I think mostly because national attention was brought to finding the child, that it hit national level a week or so after local news.

A lot of news is now given based on google searches, tweets, and youtube views of a video. The more people do these things, the more the national news stations are likely to cover the story. Now that Caylee has been found. Casey should not be in the lime light anymore.

I also agree with the fact that white/female/middle class family will have more lime light than any other group of missing children.
One example that I know of, Natalee Ann Holloway. There were several other cases very similar in nature, but never received national attention the way she did. I only heard about the other cases when a show like Nightline or 20/20 did a segment on other missing person's cases that were similar to ones in national headlines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome

It's an interesting read.

Oddly enough, except for involving white or caucasion families, the only other common thread between them is poor parenting. The Anthony case proves it in multiple levels of parenting.

 

[hereyago]

Anyone who thinks this is not a big national story because she is (in order of importance) attractive, white, and not poor has spent too much time in Fantasyland. Roll your eyes all you want...

Exactly!!!!!!!!!

Where I live just recently in another city: a couple have been charged with a variety of bad things. One of them: having their 6 year old dd live in a crib with a cage aparatus over it. in her own feces, malnourished. her legs aren't strong because she has been in this cage.she's never been to school. not to mention another small child's body that was buried near the house.

the husband was accused of stealing, so cops had a warrant to search his house for said stolen goods and that' s how everything was discovered. and no one, friends' family members claim they never knew these kids existed.

I doubt this will make the same media frenzy: they are white, but live in a trailer and obviously not middle class.

I was watching a news story about the Casey case and they said they doubt if she is found guilty she would get death. Why? because no one-meaning the public-really wants to see a young, attractive "mother "put to death.

 

[Muushka]

people that throw race and financial standing into the argument I just gotta roll my eyes.

I usually agree with this statement, but in this case, (and throw in that Casey is a very attractive woman and her child was adorable)
I believe that it does come into play.

While I have not watched any of the trial, I don't exactly change the channel when the news covers it for 5 minutes.

 

[Family Fun Mom]

I tune in because I think the case is interesting and I want to see how it turns out. I believe the mother is guilty and I want to see if that can be proven and then I want to see her brought to justice!

Plus, Casey Anthony is white and pretty and her daughter was under 12 and really cute.

 

[moon]

I really believe if Casey were a minority from a poor community- we never would have heard of her or Cayley.

I agree.

And those who say that this would get the same degree of attention regardless of race, please point out a case involoving a minority child that received similar coverage?

I can't think of a single case. Not one.

 

[richmond282]

I was watching a news story about the Casey case and they said they doubt if she is found guilty she would get death. Why? because no one-meaning the public-really wants to see a young, attractive "mother "put to death.

I do! Not because I'm so sadist or anything, but because I thnk she deserves it.

 

[happygirl]

I don't think for one second that race,money or cute kids come into play at all.

Susan Smith, not a pretty person at all in my opinion, She wasn't well off.
Andrea Yates once again not a pretty women in my opinon she was well off.

It all about what sells on TV sadly enough, if the story is crazy enough like Casey is. People will buy it hook line and sinker. The more outlandish the better

 

[ols386]

I agree.

And those who say that this would get the same degree of attention regardless of race, please point out a case involoving a minority child that received similar coverage?

I can't think of a single case. Not one.

That's what I was thinking. I honestly cannot recall a case involving a minority child, that received as much media and public attention.

 

[happygirl]

That's what I was thinking. I honestly cannot recall a case involving a minority child, that received as much media and public attention.

Are you talking about homicides or just kids media stories in general