I don't like Nancy Grace. It's not as if I have anything personal against her, I just don't care for the way she treats and discusses people. Instead of judging people for their behavior, she takes personal shots at them. Her guests are treated rudely and and beneath her if they don't agree with every word that she says. But this isn't a general discussion of Grace, it's about her handling of the Casey Anythony trial, and its aftermath.
As much as i dislike Grace, I found myself watching(and still do) her since the Anthony trial began. I like it when people stir the pot, and she certainly does so. But as I watched Monday night, I found myself not just a watcher, but invested in what she had to say. Just not in a good way. As a former prosecutor who lost her fiancee in 1979, I understand her desire for justice to be served. The problem is, justice was served in the Anthony case. Justice is defined by Webster as:
Rightfulness or lawfulness, justness of ground or reason.
Casey Anthony was found not guilty because the prosecutors failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. According to the law, this was the just decision. But don't tell Grace that. Her was her reaction immediately following the verdict:
The purpose of the law is not about vengeance, it's about justice. She was emotional, I understand that. But to criticize the defense team for being happy that their client was found not guilty? Would you rather they bow their heads in shame, and request the jury reconsider finding their client guilty? Grace should be mad at the prosecution, not the jury. Despite this "never seen before" physical evidence and a pattern of behavior, they couldn't prove Anthony had committed any of the crimes she was charged with. Insulting the jurors, many of which have stated that it was "heartbreaking", but the burden of proof simply hadn't been met, is low.But in Grace's mind, her opinion is the highest "court" that really matters. It doesn't not matter that the justice system found Anthony not guilty. If she says you are guilty then you are guilty. There's an old saying of "People try to prove thngs in the court of public opinion when they can't prove them in the court of law. To me, Grace saw that "her idea" of justice wasn't served, and as such, she takes to the court of public opinion to berate, degrade, and dehumanize Anthony.
I watched Grace on Monday before Raw, and heard her refer to Anthony as "Tot Mom" at least 100 times. When her guests appeared on a show to discuss "Where in the World is Casey Anthony?", one of her guests referred to "Tot Mom" as Anthony. Said guest then saw the look on Grace's face and corrected herself by saying "Errrrr...I mean Tot Mom", to which Grace smiled and said "Exactly, Tot Mom. Continue." I don't understand the idea of giving someone a nickname and intimidating one's guests when they refer to someone by their real name. Grace has already determined her guilty so she's doing her best to duhaminize Anthony, and force her colleagues to do the same. It's her show, so technically, it's within her rights. It just disgusts me that this "Christian" woman would dehumanize someone she believes to be guilty. Maybe she was guilty of the crimes charged, and maybe she wasn't. Nancy doesn't know what happened to Caylee, and neither do you or I. To dehumanize someone in this way when they could possibly be just a grieving mother who lost her daughter isn't justice, its persecution. This is the same woman who served as judge, jury, and executioner in the "alledged" rapes of the Duke Lacrosse team, and we know how that played out.
I was unaware of the reason Grace labeled her as "Tot Mom", so I found an interview with Bill O'Reilly in which she explains the reason she gave her the nickname. Here are the excerpts:
I would be inclined to believe this, except after watching Grace's show on Monday. Her disgust--her look of insistence--her response when her guest corrected herself---told me it's much more then that. I admire Grace's motives, I truly believe she wants justice to be served. But Grace isn't a trained journalist, she's a lawyer, and that's the attitude she reflects on the show. The prosecutor mindset of "If someone is accused of a crime, they're guilty, so lock them up now." The problem that arises is that you see someone as influential as Grace spewing venom towards Anthony, and Anthony is forced to be kept in hiding and guarded 24 hours a day. Im not saying she's solely responsible for it, but it's entirely possible that she was partially the catalyst for the countrys hate towards Anthony. There are many factors that play into that hate, but Grace was/is a part of it.
The major topics of Grace's show on Monday were about Anthony's whereabouts, with rumors flying that she's living in Ohio, Texas or California, and in the lap of luxury. The most discussed was that she was living in a 5.2 million dollar home in Sante Fe, California owned by a former member of Anthony's legal team(before she was ordered back to Florida to finish her probation). The other topic was the offer confirmed by Larry Flint himself that he wants Anthony to appear in Hustler nude for $500,000, on Grace's show. To these items, Grace responded:
I think it's a damn shame that Anthony would benefit in any way from becoming a celebrity due to her daughter's death. Even if not guilty, to make money off of her child's death is exploitative and wrong. But once again, Grace paints Anthony out to be the only one in the wrong here. We live in a society where media dominates the world. Between the hundreds of news staions out there, the internet, print media, magazines, and the paparazzi, Anthony has become a big deal to many people, albeit for all the wrong reasons. And being that Anthony was found not guilty, the only reasonable conclusion we can come to is that it's media like Nancy Grace who is still discussing her disdain for Anthony far after the verdict came in that truly make Anthony "marketable", per se. Regarding Flint, it's a good business opportunity, and nothing more. For him not to try to strike while the iron is hot would be missing an opportunitythe to sell a magazine that many people would buy, simply because Anthony is such a polarizing figure. But none of that matters to Grace. Her problems begin and end with the jury, the defense team, and mostly, Anthony herself.
I had a sense of disgust when Anthony was found not guilty. But I rationally looked at the facts and begrudgingly admitted that the right call was made. Grace is unable to do that. She comes up with far-fetched conclusions that the jurors were "blinded by Anthony's lies", because the prosecution "went 200%". Since then, shes essentially painted a target on Anthony's back by stating last month; "Vengeance still needs to be served in Kaylee's death." How do you expect people to respond to that? Anthony can't be tried again due to double jeopardy laws, so even if evidence appeared tomorrow showing her to be guilty, there's nothing that can be done. As a former prosecutor, she knows that as well as anyone. It sounds as if she's encouraging vigilante justice, people taking action against Anthony on their own because the law can't touch her here. She's persecuted others before, such as the aforementioned Duke Lacrosse team, and they were shown to be not guilty of anything. Both for the sake of justice, and to see the smug smile wiped off of Grace's face, I hope evidence appears that proves that someone other then Anthony was guilty of the crime. Would we see a mea culpa from Grace? Don't waste your time waiting for that one.
As much as i dislike Grace, I found myself watching(and still do) her since the Anthony trial began. I like it when people stir the pot, and she certainly does so. But as I watched Monday night, I found myself not just a watcher, but invested in what she had to say. Just not in a good way. As a former prosecutor who lost her fiancee in 1979, I understand her desire for justice to be served. The problem is, justice was served in the Anthony case. Justice is defined by Webster as:
Rightfulness or lawfulness, justness of ground or reason.
Casey Anthony was found not guilty because the prosecutors failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. According to the law, this was the just decision. But don't tell Grace that. Her was her reaction immediately following the verdict:
The purpose of the law is not about vengeance, it's about justice. She was emotional, I understand that. But to criticize the defense team for being happy that their client was found not guilty? Would you rather they bow their heads in shame, and request the jury reconsider finding their client guilty? Grace should be mad at the prosecution, not the jury. Despite this "never seen before" physical evidence and a pattern of behavior, they couldn't prove Anthony had committed any of the crimes she was charged with. Insulting the jurors, many of which have stated that it was "heartbreaking", but the burden of proof simply hadn't been met, is low.But in Grace's mind, her opinion is the highest "court" that really matters. It doesn't not matter that the justice system found Anthony not guilty. If she says you are guilty then you are guilty. There's an old saying of "People try to prove thngs in the court of public opinion when they can't prove them in the court of law. To me, Grace saw that "her idea" of justice wasn't served, and as such, she takes to the court of public opinion to berate, degrade, and dehumanize Anthony.
I watched Grace on Monday before Raw, and heard her refer to Anthony as "Tot Mom" at least 100 times. When her guests appeared on a show to discuss "Where in the World is Casey Anthony?", one of her guests referred to "Tot Mom" as Anthony. Said guest then saw the look on Grace's face and corrected herself by saying "Errrrr...I mean Tot Mom", to which Grace smiled and said "Exactly, Tot Mom. Continue." I don't understand the idea of giving someone a nickname and intimidating one's guests when they refer to someone by their real name. Grace has already determined her guilty so she's doing her best to duhaminize Anthony, and force her colleagues to do the same. It's her show, so technically, it's within her rights. It just disgusts me that this "Christian" woman would dehumanize someone she believes to be guilty. Maybe she was guilty of the crimes charged, and maybe she wasn't. Nancy doesn't know what happened to Caylee, and neither do you or I. To dehumanize someone in this way when they could possibly be just a grieving mother who lost her daughter isn't justice, its persecution. This is the same woman who served as judge, jury, and executioner in the "alledged" rapes of the Duke Lacrosse team, and we know how that played out.
I was unaware of the reason Grace labeled her as "Tot Mom", so I found an interview with Bill O'Reilly in which she explains the reason she gave her the nickname. Here are the excerpts:
I would be inclined to believe this, except after watching Grace's show on Monday. Her disgust--her look of insistence--her response when her guest corrected herself---told me it's much more then that. I admire Grace's motives, I truly believe she wants justice to be served. But Grace isn't a trained journalist, she's a lawyer, and that's the attitude she reflects on the show. The prosecutor mindset of "If someone is accused of a crime, they're guilty, so lock them up now." The problem that arises is that you see someone as influential as Grace spewing venom towards Anthony, and Anthony is forced to be kept in hiding and guarded 24 hours a day. Im not saying she's solely responsible for it, but it's entirely possible that she was partially the catalyst for the countrys hate towards Anthony. There are many factors that play into that hate, but Grace was/is a part of it.
The major topics of Grace's show on Monday were about Anthony's whereabouts, with rumors flying that she's living in Ohio, Texas or California, and in the lap of luxury. The most discussed was that she was living in a 5.2 million dollar home in Sante Fe, California owned by a former member of Anthony's legal team(before she was ordered back to Florida to finish her probation). The other topic was the offer confirmed by Larry Flint himself that he wants Anthony to appear in Hustler nude for $500,000, on Grace's show. To these items, Grace responded:
I think it's a damn shame that Anthony would benefit in any way from becoming a celebrity due to her daughter's death. Even if not guilty, to make money off of her child's death is exploitative and wrong. But once again, Grace paints Anthony out to be the only one in the wrong here. We live in a society where media dominates the world. Between the hundreds of news staions out there, the internet, print media, magazines, and the paparazzi, Anthony has become a big deal to many people, albeit for all the wrong reasons. And being that Anthony was found not guilty, the only reasonable conclusion we can come to is that it's media like Nancy Grace who is still discussing her disdain for Anthony far after the verdict came in that truly make Anthony "marketable", per se. Regarding Flint, it's a good business opportunity, and nothing more. For him not to try to strike while the iron is hot would be missing an opportunitythe to sell a magazine that many people would buy, simply because Anthony is such a polarizing figure. But none of that matters to Grace. Her problems begin and end with the jury, the defense team, and mostly, Anthony herself.
I had a sense of disgust when Anthony was found not guilty. But I rationally looked at the facts and begrudgingly admitted that the right call was made. Grace is unable to do that. She comes up with far-fetched conclusions that the jurors were "blinded by Anthony's lies", because the prosecution "went 200%". Since then, shes essentially painted a target on Anthony's back by stating last month; "Vengeance still needs to be served in Kaylee's death." How do you expect people to respond to that? Anthony can't be tried again due to double jeopardy laws, so even if evidence appeared tomorrow showing her to be guilty, there's nothing that can be done. As a former prosecutor, she knows that as well as anyone. It sounds as if she's encouraging vigilante justice, people taking action against Anthony on their own because the law can't touch her here. She's persecuted others before, such as the aforementioned Duke Lacrosse team, and they were shown to be not guilty of anything. Both for the sake of justice, and to see the smug smile wiped off of Grace's face, I hope evidence appears that proves that someone other then Anthony was guilty of the crime. Would we see a mea culpa from Grace? Don't waste your time waiting for that one.
