I am not as upset about my safety or personal contact info being publicly disseminated as I am about the fact that my contribution is being manipulated by the defense team.
I wanted to help find Caylee. My efforts were for her. Now Casey's attorneys are using this effort to defend Caylee's murderer. They are, in effect, saying that since we searched and didn't find her, her body must have been placed by someone other than Casey where it was found.
I knew, when we signed up, that there was a small, small chance that there may be some publicity involved. I decided that this remote possibility was far outweighed by the benefits it might bring in hastening Caylee's homecoming. It never occurred to me that our efforts would
ever be used to defend her murderer. I am crushed to see the good intent of so many generous people be turned against them and their cause.
I will never volunteer on a formal basis again. If I feel strongly enough about another missing person or child I believe I would just have to try to search on my own. But even that doesn't work out too well ~ because look what it got RK.
So, yes ~ This does (IMHO) have an effect on volunteerism ~ as much as I hate to admit it!!!