Vlog 4: Casey Anthony

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Casey Anthony

• As mentioned in the previous Vlog, this Vlog selects a topic in the news to discuss about in relation to the Human Experience.
• This Vlog is NOT about my personal beliefs on the case
  • The Vlog focuses specifically on the multitude of reactions to the case
  • How our reactions to something so emotionally powerful reflect our basic human nature
  • Positive and Negative reactions that result from our response
• The Casey Anthony case brings up a rise of emotions from a heavily instinctual part of ourselves
  • We are fierce in our belief of protecting children
  • Children bear both the quality of being innocent and representing our future
  • We expect, on a fundamental level, for parenthood to change an individual to someone who entirely motivated over their children
    • Not every parent is affected in the same way
    • Not everyone is ready to be a parent
    • Some people become parents before they should
  • The fact is that our society provides no barrier to becoming a parent, as a free society should, but it also means that terrible parents can come about.
    • Terrible parents are ostracized, often and labeled as monsters
  • The passions evoked in the defense of children are admirable, it reflects a genuine caring over the children of the world. It reflects a true moment in the human race.
    • We must channel this passion towards positives:
      • “I don't want children to have to go through that, so...”
      • I will make sure I don't have children before I'm ready
      • I will passionately teach my children about the responsibilities of parenthood
      • If my children become parents before they're ready, I'll be watching constantly
    • Some of these things might be considered annoying, but they may be necessary.
    • The alternative is negative passion:
      • A woman in OK running another off the road because she thought the woman was Casey Anthony (despite Casey Anthony being in jail)
      • Countless death threats lobbed at Casey Anthony – Death threats won't bring Caylee back, and they do not guarantee justice. People are far too hell bent on murder.
      • Ranting, raving, and otherwise becoming stressed in spite of a lack of information from which one can come to a true conclusion.
• The case brings up a number of interesting examples of human emotion, but it's dangerous as well. As creatures, we live off of instinct and being able to react quickly, but we are also self-aware, that's part of what being human is.
• Our self-awareness MUST necessitate that we consider our passion and direct it to a positive influence our society will falter and we'll never make progress.
  • Passions guiding us without reason or thought has led us to war and bloodshed, racism and prejudice. It does not make the world better unless it is used for art.