It was recently announced the the acquitted ( suspected babykiller) Casey Anthony would be writing a book and receiving a large amount of money for it. “Why would anyone offer her that?” you may be asking yourself. The answer: Because it will be profitable. And you let it happen.
"Wait just a minute!" you might be saying to yourself. "I would never give someone like that a book deal! I dont have that kind of power, sir!" You may follow up with.
Well, did you post anything on your facebook about the verdict outcome? Your fault. Did you watch any of the trial, or listen to it on the radio? Your fault. Did you have discussions about it with your friends? Your fault. Now, I am not in any way commenting here on her guilt or innocence. She was found innocent in a court of law. Let it be, leave her alone. Had the media not latched onto this like a ratings vampire, you never would have even known about her. There are trials like this happening all over the world more often than anyone would ever like to admit. Yes, by being a (even a small) part of the sideshow that the trial became you essentially voted to pay her a large sum of money to write some books. And maybe even reap the benefits from a movie deal. You made her rich. You yourself may not go out and buy her books… but I promise you there are at least a couple million people who will. Meaning the venture will be a profitable one for the publisher. In the end, they don’t care about the trial, or the baby, Casey Anthony, or even whether or not she is guilty or innocent. They care about the fact that you (The American public) showed to them they could make money by expoiting the situation. And that is what they will be doing. Myself; I wasn’t really even aware there was a trial going on, or what it was about until the day my facebook exploded with outrage at its outcome. One hundred full pages of nothing but thoughts and flash rage about her and the events. I decided at that point to look up who the fuck she was and what she had just been acquitted of. I also decided I could not care any less at that point, than I did before learning of it.
So congratulate yourself. You just paid someone you hate a lot of money to tell her story by simply taking part in its telling. As for Casey Anthony, well she is now the embodiment of the American Dream. Well done Casey Anthony. You just won the game.
