ABC producer paid for George, Cindy Anthony to stay at the Ritz

[meta]

I'm not sure I completely understand the moral/ethical issue here.

On the one hand, you have a family that's been completely destroyed over the apparent murder of their child/grandchild. But despite that, the bills and other obligations don't away.

On the other hand, you have a "public" who watches the new... ne...nu.. tabloid TV-pseudo "news" and demands of these tabloids to provide interviews, videos, pictures, comments and web-cam shots of this family.

But once we hear that the owners/sponsors of the tabloid psuedo-news programs are compensating the family for their time... we blame the family?

From where do you think these tabloids and networks get their money to pay families like the A's for their time in the spotlight?

 

[BellaPhia]

I don't know, they may have been wondering the exact same thing.

I would tend to think that ABC just didnt pop out of no where and offer to put them up at a hotel. IMO, the A.'s probably had a meeting set up with the producer prior to getting the news of the remains.....that meeting probably was going to take place where the producer was staying, the Ritz, and in light of the terrible news they extended the offer for them to remain at the hotel. I highly doubt the A's had no idea.

 

[Chilly Willy]

At least they didn't stay in the room and order over-priced room service.

I don't think anyone knows what they would really do if they found their selves in the A's shoes. And steak... we are not talking caviar and bottles of vintage wine with a 3 to 4 figure price tag... just steak.

Places like the Ritz have restaurants connected to them that are not of the fast food variety... the A's would have had to leave the establishment to eat at, say McDonalds/Popeyes/BurgerKing. And if hey had done so, people would have have been all up in their business and screaming about how "omg, their granddaughter was just found dead and they are out eating Big Macs!". This family is in a no-win situation...

Boy is that the truth. If they'd eaten dinner in their rooms they'd have been accused of being ashamed to go out in public. If they eat in public they are unfeeling and should have stayed in their room. If they have steak they should have had McDonalds. If they stay at the Ritz, they should have stayed at Red Roof Inn. If they stayed at the Red Roof Inn they should have stayed in a tent. It's just unreal.

 

[Jolynna]

IMO, it's not where they stayed, but the fact that a major media outlet paid for them to stay there.

And that deals were being made that might end up paying for Casey's defense.

The likes of Dr. Lee and LKB don't need exposure. They don't work for free either.

IMO

 

[Chilly Willy]

I'm not sure I completely understand the moral/ethical issue here.

On the one hand, you have a family that's been completely destroyed over the apparent murder of their child/grandchild. But despite that, the bills and other obligations don't away.

On the other hand, you have a "public" who watches the new... ne...nu.. tabloid TV-pseudo "news" and demands of these tabloids to provide interviews, videos, pictures, comments and web-cam shots of this family.

But once we hear that the owners/sponsors of the tabloid psuedo-news programs are compensating the family for their time... we blame the family?

From where do you think these tabloids and networks get their money to pay families like the A's for their time in the spotlight?

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[Imajica]

At least they didn't stay in the room and order over-priced room service.

I don't think anyone knows what they would really do if they found their selves in the A's shoes. And steak... we are not talking caviar and bottles of vintage wine with a 3 to 4 figure price tag... just steak.

Places like the Ritz have restaurants connected to them that are not of the fast food variety... the A's would have had to leave the establishment to eat at, say McDonalds/Popeyes/BurgerKing. And if hey had done so, people would have have been all up in their business and screaming about how "omg, their granddaughter was just found dead and they are out eating Big Macs!".

This family is in a no-win situation...

*bolded and enlarged by moi*

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You said it way better than I could have.

They are dammed if they do, and dammed if they don't..

:bang:

And as far as Mr Cummings goes, I don't believe that any of them would be staying in a tent if they had the funds to stay in a hotel.

 

[elementary]

The A's were not allowed to go to there home while the search was being conducted. That's why they stayed at the hotel.

They had other options. What are they, helpless babies? They chose the path of least resistance and the greatest opportunity because evidently they have no boundaries and few scruples.

 

[Chilly Willy]

They had other options. What are they, helpless babies? They chose the path of least resistance and the greatest opportunity because they have no boundaries and few scruples.

I see nothing wrong with the option they went with, however I believe that if they'd done anything differently they still would have been criticized.

 

[LinasK]

At least they didn't stay in the room and order over-priced room service.

I don't think anyone knows what they would really do if they found their selves in the A's shoes. And steak... we are not talking caviar and bottles of vintage wine with a 3 to 4 figure price tag... just steak.

Places like the Ritz have restaurants connected to them that are not of the fast food variety... the A's would have had to leave the establishment to eat at, say McDonalds/Popeyes/BurgerKing. And if hey had done so, people would have have been all up in their business and screaming about how "omg, their granddaughter was just found dead and they are out eating Big Macs!". This family is in a no-win situation...

I do know what I would do, and it would be nothing like how the A's act. I wouldn't have faulted them for going to Burger King, you do need to eat- I had to force myself to eat the day she died, which is why I got a salad, so that devasted as I was, I'd get something healthy into me.

 

[EmMomma]

*bolded and enlarged by moi*

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You said it way better than I could have.

They are dammed if they do, and dammed if they don't..

:bang:

Bold is mine.
This is EXACTLY what I was about to post.

 

[Tichad3]

They are not in a no win situation.

Once they demand that the person responsible for murdering a child they all supposedly love is held accountable they will be winning.

Instead they stand by the murderer and profit from the act.

 

[Chilly Willy]

I do know what I would do, and it would be nothing like how the A's act. I wouldn't have faulted them for going to Burger King, you do need to eat- I had to force myself to eat the day she died, which is why I got a salad, so that devasted as I was, I'd get something healthy into me.

Maybe George and Cindy ate salads.

 

[elementary]

At least they didn't stay in the room and order over-priced room service.

I don't think anyone knows what they would really do if they found their selves in the A's shoes. And steak... we are not talking caviar and bottles of vintage wine with a 3 to 4 figure price tag... just steak.

Places like the Ritz have restaurants connected to them that are not of the fast food variety... the A's would have had to leave the establishment to eat at, say McDonalds/Popeyes/BurgerKing. And if hey had done so, people would have have been all up in their business and screaming about how "omg, their granddaughter was just found dead and they are out eating Big Macs!". This family is in a no-win situation...

I don't think it's about winning; it's about character.

Their grief does not excuse their bad and suspect behaviour. There is a difference between mourning and character. I and a lot of mature people would know how we would act given the As' situation because we know our own characters- character tends to stay consistent over events and challenges. Only arrested adolescents might have no idea how they would react, IMO. The As' situation just highlights their character, as they were before and as they are now; character in which they are sorely lacking.

 

[whiteangora]

They are not in a no win situation.

Once they demand that the person responsible for murdering a child they all supposedly love is held accountable they will be winning.

Instead they stand by the murderer and profit from the act.

It's not the public's fault they are so disliked. They have been sneaky from the get go, they made demands from the media and belittled people who tried to help find Caylee. Their public persona could have been entirely different if they weren't so self centered and difficult to deal with.

 

[secretsquirrel]

ABC probably just handled it - made the reservations and let the Anthony's know it was handled. I really can't believe that people are judging them like this. Again, there but for the grace of g*d could be any one of us. How would you like the door opened on your own dysfunctional families. And yes, every family has some degree of dysfunction in it.

 

[ThoughtElf]

I'm trying to play nice here, but if the A's need money all they need to do is have a gigantic garage sale with all of the JUNK they have in each of those bedrooms and they could pay their mortgage for months without hand-outs or payments from the media.

No one sane could possibly be restful in those rooms. It is such a petty thing, but I genuinely feel very sorry for Caylee that she didn't have an environment that was less over-stimulating.

Buy less, spend less, sell more and make your own way in this world - especially now.

 

[BellaPhia]

ABC probably just handled it - made the reservations and let the Anthony's know it was handled. I really can't believe that people are judging them like this. Again, there but for the grace of g*d could be any one of us. How would you like the door opened on your own dysfunctional families. And yes, every family has some degree of dysfunction in it.

Unfortunately the A.'s were the one's that opened that door. If they never had, there wouldnt be a forum dedicated to this case on WS.

 

[Oldsoul2]

George and Cindy dined with Lee Anthony, his girlfriend Mallory Parker, private investigators Dominic Casey and James Hoover and the ABC producer.

At one point, Casey Anthony's attorney Baez joined the group, according to the private investigator's statement. It's unclear who paid for the meal.

Lee Anthony ordered a steak for Baez, who joined them for about a half-hour, the document said. He had just visited Casey Anthony in jail and wanted to speak with the family, Dominic Casey said. The dinner was somber, he said.

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Glad to see they all had great appetites and dined in fine style while Caylee's remains were being collected. I would be so sick at my stomach I couldn't eat a thing, much less leaving my high dollar suite.

That's so disturbingly humourous! I agree with 100%

 

[LinasK]

ABC probably just handled it - made the reservations and let the Anthony's know it was handled. I really can't believe that people are judging them like this. Again, there but for the grace of g*d could be any one of us. How would you like the door opened on your own dysfunctional families. And yes, every family has some degree of dysfunction in it.

Michelle Bart- their own spokesperson handled the reservations, so no they did NOT need to stay at the finest hotel money can buy.

 

[sumbunny]

I'm trying to play nice here, but if the A's need money all they need to do is have a gigantic garage sale with all of the JUNK they have in each of those bedrooms and they could pay their mortgage for months without hand-outs or payments from the media.

No one sane could possibly be restful in those rooms. It is such a petty thing, but I genuinely feel very sorry for Caylee that she didn't have an environment that was less over-stimulating.

Buy less, spend less, sell more and make your own way in this world - especially now.

Agreed, less is more