Casey Anthony: Who exploited the victim in this case? - Hal

by mom_in_il Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:29 pm

Casey Anthony: Who exploited the victim in this case?
posted by halboedeker on August, 2 2012 8:36 AM

The most curious mailer arrived this week. It’s election season, and we see a lot of those.

But this one is decorated with former prosecutor Jeff Ashton’s pictures. He is shown on “The View,” HLN, “Dr. Phil” and Fox News Channel. The mailer also has the cover of his book, “Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony.”

The mailer, from a group called Keeping Central Florida Safe, blasts Ashton for book and movie deals in the Anthony case. Ashton is challenging former boss Lawson Lamar for Orange-Osceola state attorney, a race to be decided Aug. 14. And the Anthony case has emerged as a top election issue.

The mailer blasts Ashton for “exploiting the tragedy of the victims of crime” and asks, “Do we really want to elect someone who has a history of personally profiting from the tragedy of others?”

If we’re talking about the Anthony case, there was only one victim: Caylee Anthony. Ashton dedicated his book to the dead 2-year-old. The prosecution may have lost the Anthony case, but Ashton provided a public service by explaining its side of a very baffling story.

The charge “exploiting the tragedy of the victims of crime” rings false, especially in the Anthony saga. These so-called “victims” have exploited the tragedy.

Casey Anthony took $200,000 from ABC News and didn’t let people know her child was missing for 31 days. George and Cindy Anthony collected $600,000 from the “Dr. Phil” show and haven’t commented on defense attorney Jose Baez’s shocking charges in his book, “Presumed Guilty.” I presume they’re looking for more money to talk.

But the Anthonys aren’t too interested in the truth in this story.

There was only one victim, and Ashton paid tribute to her. He didn’t exploit her. The rest of the Anthonys can’t be exploited; they’re too busy doing it to themselves.

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