*REVISIT* Does Anyone Feel Sad for Casey? Or Family Members?

[PaperDoll]

Yes, I too feel sad for her. I feel sad because she is missing out on one the greatest gifts... the love of your child. There is NO other love like it... and that helps me understand why her parnets go to the extreme for her as they do. She is their child and always will be.

I feel worse for her parents.... they not only lost their granddaughter, however their daughter too.

Well said. I don't have kids but I have a family and I would stick by them no matter what. They are my family. I also feel for Cindy and George and I don't care how they are acting right now.. I don't care if they are in denial, going before the public etc.. None of this would be happening if it weren't for one person and one person alone, CASEY. I hold her responsible for this whole mess. I still feel bad for her because she wasted her life away by making one foolish decision, and that decision was a MAJOR costly one. One that took a little girls life. It's sad no matter how you look at it..

 

[txsvicki]

I feel sad that criminals start out as innocent little kids then turn into something else usually by choice. Every time I've seen Casey's eyes and that cold emotionless stare that is common in psychopaths I feel a chill and not sorry for her. It's hard to feel sorry for someone charged with premeditation and killing a child.

 

[Feistyoldbroad]

I'm a cold hearted judgmental Bitc# because I don't feel one bit of sadness for her. At this point I only feel for Caylee.

 

[MaedchenX]

It shouldn't matter if she chose to do this, it doesn't make her any less sick and mentally ill. I don't think she was "born this way" (although that would make me think she deserves our compassion even more) I believe that we are as science has proven, the result of nature and nurture, the sum of all our experiences, which is why some people who have horrible childhoods and survive them don't commit crimes - they have other experiences both naturally and nurturing which makes them respond differently.

Until we stop looking at these people as "monsters" which is really the ultimate excuse for them, and start recognizing that these people are human beings and all human beings are capable of the most terrible behavior, we will never break this cycle of abusing and hurting each other.

The sentiments contained in your post are very beautiful, and I can appreciate the humanity and compassion you and others are returning to someone who has not shown any of her own.

My concern is that people will look no further at Casey than her artifice, female, attractive, young, white, middle class, and come to the conclusion that she is incapable of being as cold and calculating as other criminals. I can show no more compassion for Casey than the troubled young men who have wrought unspeakable violence on high school and college campuses, or those who are so disturbed that they are compelled to hurt and abuse children for their own gratification. I do not hate any of these people, nor do I condemn them or wish them pain or ill will. I am filled with regret for their actions, and am in full support of mental health care access for those that need it, but I can not feel badly for the consequences that befall those who knowingly chose to hurt others.

 

[Lexington]

Do I feel sorry for Casey? Not on your life. Initially, I did feel sorry for Cindy, George and Lee, but after their outrageous self-serving behavior I no longer have any compassion for them either. I only feel sorry for Caylee and I will always.

 

[DollyPardonMe]

Do I feel sorry for Casey? Not on your life. Initially, I did feel sorry for Cindy, George and Lee, but after their outrageous self-serving behavior I no longer have any compassion for them either. I only feel sorry for Caylee and I will always.

I do feel sorry for George. Cindy has anger and hate written all over her face, Lee is a no-show and probably hiding out with no support for anyone but himself aka Male Casey but George has love for Caylee in his eyes. His face shows long suffering and when I see him on the news I just want to cry and hug him and tell him everything will be ok. Yes, hug George Anthony! And I will continue to pray for him every morning at 11:00 and every night at 11:00 just as he asked.

 

[irishbosoxfan]

I do not feel sorry for Casey.

It is up to each of us to work within our own set of circumstances to create the greatest good.

It angers me to no end to hear people say "I'm this way because my parents beat me" or because "I grew up in poverty". My response...SO FREAKIN WHAT!!!

We all have had something bad happen to us at one time or another but we didn't chose to murder someone because of it.Much less murder an innocent child who in no way can defend themselves.

And people making excuses for the behavior doesn't excuse the behavior. And that is the biggest problem of kids today--parents who make up an excuse for their kids no matter the situation--you aren't teaching your kids to be responsible for themselves by handling any problem they may have

Every kid who joins a team doesn't deserve a trophy for doing so--this is the stupidest thing anyone ever came up with... your kid wants a trophy- teach them that hard work,practice and perserverance will eventually get them one

Johnny didn't steal a pencil because you didn't love him enough and coddling him because he did doesn't teach him that stealing is wrong--it actually teaches him that it's the right thing to do...Instead march his butt back to the store and make him return it with an apology and punish him for it

We all choose the kind of person we will be by our actions and every action has a reaction
A negative reaction teaches us to change our future actions while constantly receiving positive reactions teaches us nothing

I have worked hard to be the person I am today--Doing the right thing isn't always easy and I have made mistakes along the way but the choices made have always been my own

We all have choices to make and it's up to each person to pick the one that will create the greatest good
KC's choices were hers and no good can be found in them--she chose to do what she did and must suffer every consequence of them

I have no pity for stupidity regardless of where it comes from because theres's no reason for it

The A's continue to make bad choices so no pity for them from me either--they're getting what they deserve at this point

The only person I feel sorry for is Caylee...
for being born into such a dysfunctional mess
for never learning about the tooth fairy
for never having a first day of school
or a first crush
for not being able to feel the butterflies that come with a first kiss
or having her first slow dance with a boy

My sorrow is for those that deserve it and there is no way Casey will ever deserve it

 

[LCoastMom]

I can't say that I feel sympathy for Casey but I will not allow myself to feel hatred either. Hate is such a crippling emotion, it keeps a person from thinking rationally and it takes away a person's ability to feel joy and compassion. A heart consumed with hate has no room for anything else. Feeling hatred for Casey would make me another of her victims, I will not give her that power.

I do hate what Casey has done, I hate that she took little Caylee's life, I hate that she has robbed the parents that love her and Caylee both of ever knowing another moment of real happiness or peace. I hate that she has thrown away her own life for no reason other than pure selfishness. But I don't hate her.

If I were her mother or father, it would hurt me terribly to see her in prison, even knowing that it's where she deserves to be and that her own actions put her there. I would hold out hope that the entire tragedy was a mistake. That, just like in the movies, Caylee would be found alive in the end and everyone would live happily ever after.

I respect those that have it in themselves to feel sympathy and compassion for any of the Anthony family, including Casey. I'd much rather feel compassion for someone who may not deserve it than to not feel it for someone who does.

Very well said!

 

[JustanotherJane]

I don't feel sorry for Casey. She knows right from wrong and she chose the wrong path. She made her decision based on what she wanted, freedom.

She had other choices and did not have to murder Caylee. I'll save my sympathy for her.

 

[Sassynic]

I do feel sorry for George. Cindy has anger and hate written all over her face, Lee is a no-show and probably hiding out with no support for anyone but himself aka Male Casey but George has love for Caylee in his eyes. His face shows long suffering and when I see him on the news I just want to cry and hug him and tell him everything will be ok. Yes, hug George Anthony! And I will continue to pray for him every morning at 11:00 and every night at 11:00 just as he asked.

I agree about GA. I was pretty angry with how he handled the protesters but he has shown more emotion about Caylee than anyone else in the family. Cindy has shown a lot of emotion too but it's more in the wrong direction.

GA has redeemed himself in my eyes since the Grand Jury. While I don't wish divorce on anyone, I do think he needs to take a breather from Cindy for a while to collect himself and grieve properly for Caylee and even his daughter. I may dispise KC but she is his daughter and he needs to mourn for the loss of her free life because I don't think she'll be out anytime soon.

 

[Bev]

Maedchen, I pity those school shooters as well. Pity and compassion for others, though, doesn't preclude societal retribution and justice. The reason we have laws and rules in society is so we can all live together in relative peace. If someone breaks their societal covenant, then depending on their crime, they must be removed from society for a length of time comeasurate with their crime. Until we find a way to "fix" broken people, for the sake of all, they cannot be trusted to live peacefully in society and must be removed from the freedoms that we all enjoy.

 

[armywife210]

i only joined this site because of the casey anthony case and my obsession with it. i have read every document dump, watched every video, read AND heard the transcripts from all involved, and I KNOW that kc is guilty of killing her child.

i, like 99% of you, have been condemning her. she's wrong.

but right now, even after the gj hearing, the picture of her in the unbuttoned blue shirt and white glasses, the flippancy at the press conference and the crocodile tear, i actually feel bad for her.

even though she killed her child, even though she stole, lied, and cheated friends and family... even though she failed her parents and dropped out of school and lied to her grandmother, and even though she was promiscuous and had a child without a husband... is she undeserving of our compassion? because of all these actions we can safely say that at some point she was a victim too. of something BAD.

you might all think that she is evil. but right now, i don't. i feel that she is incredibly lost and scared and ripped off... don't know by who, but someone affected her... right now i honestly feel very sad for her.

this does not mean in any way that i understand or support her actions. i just think that if anyone could get to the point that she did in her behavior, then that in itself, is very tragic. she is not okay with it... no way.

okay... it's late, i'll read this when i wake up, i had a long day. but i really feel this way right now. i'm probably just being insane.

peace in the middle east,
david.

I have a lot of compassion for a lot of people. I have been told that I can have TOO much compassion. But no, I don't feel sorry for her at all. Why? Because kids are my passion. I thank God every day for my girls. I can't tell you how much I love kids, working with kids, interacting with kids, listening to them, and just watching them.
Those crocadile tears were for CASEY, not for Caylee. Casey doesn't cry for anyone but herself, not even that sweet innocent child that she brought into this world, and then snuffed out.
She doesn't even have the decency to bring her babys body home for a proper burial.
I don't HATE her, because hate does nothing but hurt the person doing the hating. But there are so many people in this world who cry every day, every night, because they can't have children. People spend huge amounts of money, and wait huge amounts of time for their chance at parenthood. I have been blessed with two gorgeous girls. I would do anything to have more children, but I can't. Then there are the Casey Anthony's who snuff their precious children out... it pains me to no end. Parenthood is a gift from God, and this is what Casey did with that gift. It breaks my heart. Caylee was a living, breathing, sweet little bundle of innocence...

 

[ArtichokeHeart]

I understand where you're coming from. You're coming from the mind and heart and soul and conscience and feelings of a normal, average person.

We humans tend to think that other people think and feel the way we do. It's instinct or something. But when we're looking at people like sociopaths (Casey for example) or people with personality disorders (Cindy for example), it's really important to step back and look at them objectively and remember that they *don't* think or feel the way we do.

An example would be that sociopaths don't feel anything except anger. God is that ever hard to get my mind around. I'm a really emotional person lol.

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Anger is not a feeling neither is fear. All people are human beings no matter what.

Objectively anyone behaving subhumanly is worthy of compassion for their pain and suffering. That being said I am not big enough to have compassion for a Hitler or Charles Manson but Casey is a young woman I can somewhat identify with. Nor do I know if she really did kill her child other than negligence so I am not making her out to be a monster in my mind. She is just one f------ up woman who needs to be made accountable...by non violent means.

Because a person does something horribly wrong does not make it right to hurt them

 

[Cassata11]

For me, my heart is always trying to balance my thoughts. I know I carry much compassion for the victims of any crime. But crimes against children will always be torture for me. I don't feel sad for Casey, or Darlie, or Andrea... I do wish I knew the why behind the madness. It's only sad that mothers who kill feel there isn't other options.

 

[LaLaw2000]

David, while I respect your opinion, I just cannot feel sorry for anyone other than little Caylee.
How does a murderer look? Like Susan Smith, Scott Peterson, Eileen Wournos, Bobby Cutts, or any of the thousands of others? You cannot look at a person and see the evil inside them. You can, however, look at little Caylee and see the innocence.
Casey could have had a decent life had she wanted it. She chose to work harder at the wrong things than just doing the right things.
A little child is no longer alive because of her mother. So feel sorry for the mother? No, I cannot.

 

[njustice]

I think that justice will be served if she is made to pay for her crime. I am definitely angry at the injustice of a child who has lost her life to a parent who never should have been one - at least not at that time in her life.

And in a way, I do feel bad for all of the Anthony's. I can't really feel bad for Casey because she has not once owned up to anything. But I will certainly not trash her or say things like "I hope she rots" etc. because that kind of judement is between her and her maker.

There certainly has been a lot of evil spewed at the Anthonys, Casey included during this case (I'm not talking about the WS folks, more the people in front of her house, some of the horrible youtube videos, etc.) I believe in Heaven and I certainly don't want to hang out with folks like that when it's my time.

 

[JB Fletcher]

Most definitely no!

 

[simonsmom]

Feeling sorry for Casey..............A huge waste.:boohoo:

 

[Dolphinmomcca]

I dont know how I feel about Casey......I feel she will get what she deserves in the end, and I think the situation as a whole is sad, but I am not sad for her......I am sad (ok outraged) for her little girl who never go to grow up.

 

[karenc333]

i only joined this site because of the casey anthony case and my obsession with it. i have read every document dump, watched every video, read AND heard the transcripts from all involved, and I KNOW that kc is guilty of killing her child.

i, like 99% of you, have been condemning her. she's wrong.

but right now, even after the gj hearing, the picture of her in the unbuttoned blue shirt and white glasses, the flippancy at the press conference and the crocodile tear, i actually feel bad for her.

even though she killed her child, even though she stole, lied, and cheated friends and family... even though she failed her parents and dropped out of school and lied to her grandmother, and even though she was promiscuous and had a child without a husband... is she undeserving of our compassion? because of all these actions we can safely say that at some point she was a victim too. of something BAD.

you might all think that she is evil. but right now, i don't. i feel that she is incredibly lost and scared and ripped off... don't know by who, but someone affected her... right now i honestly feel very sad for her.

this does not mean in any way that i understand or support her actions. i just think that if anyone could get to the point that she did in her behavior, then that in itself, is very tragic. she is not okay with it... no way.

okay... it's late, i'll read this when i wake up, i had a long day. but i really feel this way right now. i'm probably just being insane.

peace in the middle east,
david.

Yes...I do feel very sad for her and her family and for Caylee. Whatever has happened....it's tragic.