If??? That's what I have a problem with. I highly doubt Jaycee really wants to sell the intimate details of what that sicko did to her for public consumption.
She may not decide to sell her story, and personally, I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't. As I've said in this very thread, I am glad she won't have to do that to make ends meet. At the same time, speculation that she may write a book in the future isn't new or out of left field. In fact, there are several posts on this board discussing the possibility. The
People story even went so far as to say that Jaycee may collaborate on a book with her mom. So while I tend to agree with you on this, I don't think any of us can say what Jaycee may choose to do in the future.
Anna Nicole Smith was the textbook definition of a golddigger- a far cry from Jaycee!
No one here is saying or suggesting that about Jaycee. I certainly don't think that about her.
I live in the state of California, and I have no idea how my state will pay for it, but believe me, Jaycee deserves every penny of it!:twocents:
Your state will pay for it out of the General Fund, which is funded by the taxpayers, of course. But like I've said, it's not so much the idea that Jaycee is being compensated that bothers people; it's the amount, which is seen as excessive amid the number of people getting laid off due to budget cuts and the number of people struggling to put food on the table. Teachers, firefighters, and police officers are getting laid off. As a matter of fact, CA is in such dire financial straits that Arnold Schwarzenegger
has recently cut state workers' wages down to the federal minimum wage. CA is expensive, and I'd imagine that it would be very difficult to support a family on that.
Another thing is that police departments are struggling with funding. Like I said before, how can you properly fight crime and prevent something like this from happening again if you don't have enough resources to do so? What about the resources needed to find other missing kids? If the police department is struggling, this could take a hit as well.
Of course, none of this is Jaycee's fault, and of course, she
deserves $20 million and more, just as federal workers who have families to support
deserve to be able to feed their families, just as Amber Dubois' family
deserves $20 million or more for CA's mistakes, just as police departments
deserve funding to look for other missing kids, etc., etc. If there was a magical money tree growing in CA, I would wholeheartedly support picking that puppy bare to give everyone everything they need and deserve. Unfortunately, that tree doesn't exist, and unfortunately, you can't give such a large amount to one family without countless others suffering the consequences. Had Jaycee been given $5 million instead, how many teachers' salaries would have $15 million funded, and how many children would have benefited from that? So no, I don't oppose the taxpayers providing for people in need; I just think that more than one family should be able to benefit from such a large sum of money.