Jan 26 2009
George Anthony and Caylee
Reporters are known for following every story so closely, they leave no stone unturned. For those who live their lives by reading about everybody else, they are a blessing. For the families, friends and co-workers, they can become a nightmare that plunges in a knife and then turns it over and over again. Such seems to be the plight of George Anthony during the investigation of the disappearance of his granddaughter, Caylee and after the discovery of her body.
As reporters rush to find out how people feel, one must wonder, don’t they already know? Let’s see, a man’s granddaughter disappears and his own daughter is the main suspect. Does it take a question to figure out how he feels? Her innocent little body is found and again, does the body need to fill out a questionnaire for us to know? I haven’t experienced any of those things and yet, I know. They are devastated, heartbroken and they just want to be left alone!
Not being able to bury Caylee has added further stress. Now that George has become so despondent that he has considered suicide, will the reporters feel the need to press further until he completely breaks? When will our right to know be a little less important than the rights of people like the Anthony’s?
