More than one month has passed since infamous tot-mom Casey Anthony was released from jail after being acquitted from all charges relating to the death of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. Audiences worldwide quickly became infatuated with this case after much media speculation and public scrutiny, making the Casey Anthony murder trial one of the most rampant and focal criminal cases of the decade.
Many people are curious as to why the public drew such personal and political interest in this case. Most hypothesize that it was the angelic innocence of Caylee Anthony or the eerie eccentricity of Casey Anthony that tugged at communal emotion.
Regardless of your standpoint and personal verdicts, Anthony is now a free woman. But hell hath no fury like the American people. The seemingly unpopular jury verdict left millions of viewers outraged, crowning her the title of “Most Hated Woman in America.”
Even after her release, anti-Anthony activists are relentlessly seeking justice for baby Caylee, beginning with a boycott of any and all things that would profit Casey Anthony.
Since the breach of this phenomenon, there have been rumors of Anthony tell-all book deals, interviews, movies and public appearances. Although most major television networks have denied negotiating a paid interview with Anthony, sources do claim that she will be writing a memoir with a ghost writer.
The much anticipated and projected seven-figured offers set Anthony’s enemies a rage, and they boldly vocalized their plans of boycott by means of petition, protest, and social networking. The basis of these boycott efforts is to ensure that no person, including Casey Anthony, receive financial gain of any kind as a result of the death of Caylee Anthony.
The boycott initiators hope to spread the message that people will not be purchasing anything related to Casey Anthony in hopes that publishers will think twice before offering her large sums of money.
How effective these efforts will be — I’m not sure.
Regardless of your own personal opinions and sentiments, and regardless of any monetary gain or notoriety that Anthony may receive, she likely will negotiate deals and make enough money to accommodate her now reclusive lifestyle. While I whole-heartedly understand the pure motives behind the boycott initiative, money will not buy Anthony happiness nor will it undo the past.
Once the American people realize that Anthony never has, nor will she ever have, anything of substance to say, they will become disinterested in this case and write it off as a terrible tragedy. So, whether or not you choose to purchase the, “If I did it,” sequel, remember that in all likelihood this projected memoir will be a meaningless, inconsequential piece of fiction.
It is important that we not fixate on the amount of money that Casey Anthony may or may not receive as a result of this tragedy, but focus our efforts on awareness and prevention so that Caylee’s legacy can stand for something honorable, respectable, and influential.