Yes, I understand the reasoning of many of the posters who seem to offer no quarter to the Anthony family. I will admit that the actions of the family, especially CA and LA, have infurirated me on several occasions. Their behavior is so odd and the nonsense they spewed was so unbelievable as to be insulting to the public's intelligence.
Nevertheless, I see why they have done the things they have done. They are dysfunctional. They do not know how to act as most people do. So, the normal feelings of unconditional love for a child get warped into abnormal protection of a killer. But, I see their thought processes and although immensely frustrating and aggravating, I think they have done more good for the case with thier statements to LE, calls to 911, etc., than they have done harm with their dysfunctional wgaon-circling of their "princess". And, I feel that they themselves lack the clarity to understand what they are doing in catering to their daughter. They would likely be very surprised if they knew how most of us feel or that they are wrong in defending her at all costs.
I have empathy for them because they have reaped what they have sown, they have to live with the guilt of helping to create a monster (although casey ultimately is the ONLY one responsible for killing baby Caylee - we all have free will and the Anthony's did not drive her to it), and again, they lost the true light of their lives. I too have lost loved ones very dear to me and would never wish that pain on anyone. I simply think that our frustration is misplaced here. Our real anger should be directed at the baby killer sitting safely in jail, not at poor, messed up people who do not know what they have done. (Forgive them Lord for they know not what they do).
Finally, there are others who have acted similarly, or even worse, like SP's parents and the mother of Neil Entwhistle who actually stated in her zeal to defend her creepy son, that his wife killed her own baby before killing herself. Sick. (The Anthony's actually were active in the investigation against their daughter, nor matter how reluctant, through their statements and calls, so they are not as bad). This behavior is not unknown but the flip side of it is not to disown or wish harm on the family member who committed the crime, as many posters seem to think the Anthony's should. I look at Mark Hacking's family or the Unibomber's brother as the model of what to do - The former expressed their deep love and support of their son while quietly urging him to do the right thing and turn himself in. The latter also expressed his deep love and devotion to his brother and his horror at having to do the right thing and turn his brother in. These families did what was right but neither disowned or shunned their criminal family members.
Bottom line is, the Anthony's are not functional enough to handle the situation properly. But when it really counted, they did do what was necessary to getting justice for Caylee by calling the cops, making statments to LE that deeply incriminated their daughter/sister and in GA's case, actually testifying against her at the grandjury, something that tore him up to do. So, I try to understand and have a bit of Christian charity in my hearts for them. After all, they knew and loved and tried in the only ways they knew how, to protect Caylee. She was their angel and will remain so.
Nothing is taboo anymore.
