Casey Anthony Trial

[Schneed10]

I understood OJ because he was a HOF football player. But I don't understand why so many people were so captivated by this case. It's just another murder trial, one of thousands all over the US each year. Yet somehow the media and so many folks latched onto this and couldn't pull away from it.

Why is this case so special?

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by schneed10

i understood oj because he was a hof football player. But i don't understand why so many people were so captivated by this case. It's just another murder trial, one of thousands all over the us each year. Yet somehow the media and so many folks latched onto this and couldn't pull away from it.

Why is this case so special?

agree

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I understood OJ because he was a HOF football player. But I don't understand why so many people were so captivated by this case. It's just another murder trial, one of thousands all over the US each year. Yet somehow the media and so many folks latched onto this and couldn't pull away from it.

Why is this case so special?

I saw this post on another site and it seemed to kind of make sense.

I have avoided pretty much 100% of this case, but what you just mentioned has been somewhat fascinating to me as well. I think this case just kind of *happened* to be the perfect storm of hooks that draw people into becoming emotionally attached to a story.

Like that little baby that fell in the well 20 or so years ago.

Sometimes, the elements are just there and with the right fanning of flames by the media - it just catches on like wildfire :shrug:

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I saw this post on another site and it seemed to kind of make sense.

I have avoided pretty much 100% of this case, but what you just mentioned has been somewhat fascinating to me as well. I think this case just kind of *happened* to be the perfect storm of hooks that draw people into becoming emotionally attached to a story.

Like that little baby that fell in the well 20 or so years ago.

Sometimes, the elements are just there and with the right fanning of flames by the media - it just catches on like wildfire :shrug:

Recognizing that you're quoting someone else and may not be equipped to answer this, but what exactly are the elements that make people care about this case more than others? I just can't see it, myself.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Recognizing that you're quoting someone else and may not be equipped to answer this, but what exactly are the elements that make people care about this case more than others? I just can't see it, myself.

Agreed, and I think the fascination with this case is a gigantic waste of time and media resources.

I don't know the facts of the case other than a child was killed and Anthony was accused, so I really can't have an opinion on the not guilty verdict.

The coverage of it all baffles me however.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Recognizing that you're quoting someone else and may not be equipped to answer this, but what exactly are the elements that make people care about this case more than others? I just can't see it, myself.

I can speak for myself as far as why I was drawn in. I think I got drawn in becasue I have a 3 year old now it is impossible for me to think someone could do this to a child.

Now by drawn in I have watched it out of the corner of my eye. there are folks or should I say moms in my office that have hung on every word of it. I think they are drawn for the same reason I was but more so because they are moms.

I say the same thing about missing children, if you went by the media you think just a handful of kids are taken each year but then you go to the post office and there are a ton of missing kid photo's, why are some blasted on the big screen while others are not even mentioned.

I think in order for it to be wide spread the victims and or the criminals need to be close to your typical American family. The closer they are too the typical American family the more drawn in folks become becasue it becomes a "this could easily happen to me " thing.

As far as OJ he is celebrate so that was easily the draw.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Recognizing that you're quoting someone else and may not be equipped to answer this, but what exactly are the elements that make people care about this case more than others? I just can't see it, myself.

This has always fascinated me.

One thing I heard a while back is this: you almost never hear about stories like this that center around anything but young white females.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Recognizing that you're quoting someone else and may not be equipped to answer this, but what exactly are the elements that make people care about this case more than others? I just can't see it, myself.

Several moving parts to this answer...first the story is actually 3 parts...missing child, childs death and mother's arrest, and the trial. It plays like a book, each section with its perfect creshendo of drama. Second are the players...the innocence of a beautiful child, the all-american-suburbean girl-next-door, and the disfunctional family. All these players can be easily related to most americans. Lastly, our tabloid, explotive culture which is media driven in ratings and advertsing. Information and opinion is presented 24/7/365 in multi access vehicles...tv, internet, phone, radio blah blah blah.

I havent followed the story, but good lord I cant avoid it either.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Several moving parts to this answer...first the story is actually 3 parts...missing child, childs death and mother's arrest, and the trial. It plays like a book, each section with its perfect creshendo of drama. Second are the players...the innocence of a beautiful child, the all-american-suburbean girl-next-door, and the disfunctional family. All these players can be easily related to most americans. Lastly, our tabloid, explotive culture which is media driven in ratings and advertsing. Information and opinion is presented 24/7/365 in multi access vehicles...tv, internet, phone, radio blah blah blah.

I havent followed the story, but good lord I cant avoid it either.

Well said.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Several moving parts to this answer...first the story is actually 3 parts...missing child, childs death and mother's arrest, and the trial. It plays like a book, each section with its perfect creshendo of drama. Second are the players...the innocence of a beautiful child, the all-american-suburbean girl-next-door, and the disfunctional family. All these players can be easily related to most americans. Lastly, our tabloid, explotive culture which is media driven in ratings and advertsing. Information and opinion is presented 24/7/365 in multi access vehicles...tv, internet, phone, radio blah blah blah.

I havent followed the story, but good lord I cant avoid it either.

Good answer, that makes some sense. I still don't get it, but I guess the sequential revealing of parts of the information would hook some folks like a Lifetime movie.

On the media point though, do you think the media can actually influence what people are interested in? Or do you think people dictate what the media shows? I think it's the latter. If Nancy Grace is on at the mechanic's while I'm getting my car fixed, even if I'm exposed to her I don't find myself the least bit interested in what she's saying. All I'm doing is looking around the room with pleading eyes begging for the channel to be changed to Sports Center.

Clearly there are people that are interested in the Casey Anthony story, that's why the media covers it. I guess it's like a real life whodunit to some people.

I could just never credit a blowhard like Nancy Grace with ever making a single soul care about something.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

On the media point though, do you think the media can actually influence what people are interested in? Or do you think people dictate what the media shows? I think it's the latter. If Nancy Grace is on at the mechanic's while I'm getting my car fixed, even if I'm exposed to her I don't find myself the least bit interested in what she's saying. All I'm doing is looking around the room with pleading eyes begging for the channel to be changed to Sports Center.

Clearly there are people that are interested in the Casey Anthony story, that's why the media covers it. I guess it's like a real life whodunit to some people.

I could just never credit a blowhard like Nancy Grace with ever making a single soul care about something.

I think you're an exception. I generally think people are gossipy and nosey and want "in on the info" about stories like this. What the media does is somehow pick and choose which stories become the big ones. It's not like this woman killing her kid is unique in much of any way. And I don't buy that he story played out in a way that made it more "TV friendly". I think it happened and the local station did a good initial job getting it out and because it is about a mom maybe killing her young white female child the national media looks at it and throws it against the wall to see if it sticks. And of course it stick because our immobile laszy populace loves this crap.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I think you're an exception. I generally think people are gossipy and nosey and want "in on the info" about stories like this. What the media does is somehow pick and choose which stories become the big ones. It's not like this woman killing her kid is unique in much of any way. And I don't buy that he story played out in a way that made it more "TV friendly". I think it happened and the local station did a good initial job getting it out and because it is about a mom maybe killing her young white female child the national media looks at it and throws it against the wall to see if it sticks. And of course it stick because our immobile laszy populace loves this crap.

Signature-worthy, and so true.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Several moving parts to this answer...first the story is actually 3 parts...missing child, childs death and mother's arrest, and the trial. It plays like a book, each section with its perfect creshendo of drama. Second are the players...the innocence of a beautiful child, the all-american-suburbean girl-next-door, and the disfunctional family. All these players can be easily related to most americans. Lastly, our tabloid, explotive culture which is media driven in ratings and advertsing. Information and opinion is presented 24/7/365 in multi access vehicles...tv, internet, phone, radio blah blah blah.

I havent followed the story, but good lord I cant avoid it either.

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