Unless you lived under a rock this summer you knew about the Casey Anthony trial. Anthony was on trial for the murder of her three year old daughter Caylee, and the entire hearing was broadcasted for the world to watch. And man did they watch. People were literally glued to their television sets for the entire summer, hanging on every word from the prosecutor and defense attorney and the multiple witnesses presented during the proceedings. Not only was their an entire network dedicated to every second of the trial but there was not a day that went by that I didn't see multiple Facebook statuses and Tweets about what was going on during the trial. I wasn't even really following the trial and I knew when their was a shocking new piece of evidence presented and how much of a "jerk" the defense attorney was. I feel as though this case was an amazing display of how technology has allowed "normal" citizens to get involved in court room cases unlike ever before. If I wanted to I could literally get minute by minute Tweets that would tell me exactly what was going on in the trial if I had to step away from my Television. It is crazy to think that I don't even know this woman, yet by signing on to my Facebook and Twitter I was able to learn all about her life and follow her trial. Not only was the media extremely prevalent throughout the trial, but when the verdict was finally reached there was a riot outside of the courtroom within minutes. The use of technology has changed the way we are able to interact with our judicial system, and the Casey Anthony trial, was a great example of this.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Casey Anthony On T.V. Trial
Unless you lived under a rock this summer you knew about the Casey Anthony trial. Anthony was on trial for the murder of her three year old daughter Caylee, and the entire hearing was broadcasted for the world to watch. And man did they watch. People were literally glued to their television sets for the entire summer, hanging on every word from the prosecutor and defense attorney and the multiple witnesses presented during the proceedings. Not only was their an entire network dedicated to every second of the trial but there was not a day that went by that I didn't see multiple Facebook statuses and Tweets about what was going on during the trial. I wasn't even really following the trial and I knew when their was a shocking new piece of evidence presented and how much of a "jerk" the defense attorney was. I feel as though this case was an amazing display of how technology has allowed "normal" citizens to get involved in court room cases unlike ever before. If I wanted to I could literally get minute by minute Tweets that would tell me exactly what was going on in the trial if I had to step away from my Television. It is crazy to think that I don't even know this woman, yet by signing on to my Facebook and Twitter I was able to learn all about her life and follow her trial. Not only was the media extremely prevalent throughout the trial, but when the verdict was finally reached there was a riot outside of the courtroom within minutes. The use of technology has changed the way we are able to interact with our judicial system, and the Casey Anthony trial, was a great example of this.
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Kelsey! i love your blog!! I think your layout is dynamic and your execution of content has been really successful! You related your topic back to technology in a really interesting and relatable way. My friends and family and I all followed the Casey Anthony trial this summer and although we all definitely thought she was guilty and were shocked when we heard the verdict, I think we all knew that it was too much of a media circus to know if the watching public had really seen an accurate portrayal of the courtroom, or even the case in general. I think one of the biggest problems was definitely that the public saw way more than the jurors did. They heard more stories and facts that were impermissible in court and based our opinions on a cumulation of every lie combined with every truth we heard. I guess the fact was that although the defense team could not prove Casey's innocence, the prosecution could not prove her guilt without any traces of doubt, either! It's also funny you mention the Twitter aspect, because I know that as soon as I hear the verdict, that's where I shared my thoughts and read other's also ;)
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