JonBenet
Apparently, they've caught the hideous humanoform monster that killed 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. I wasn't going to write about this, but then I started wondering: why did I read all those stories over the years? Why did I read the story this morning? Why is the picture of this murderous animal on the front page of the NYT website?
I mean, if I'm too good to write about this, why isn't anyone else?
There are a few reasons that this story has been compelling over the decade that it's been in and out of the news. First is the wacky name they gave the kid. "JonBenet?" Please. Next is the child's life as a 'beauty queen.' Right. You've seen the bizarro video of the poor kid dancing like a trained bear. It's pathetic. It shined the spotlight on all those parents who force their kids to be sideshow acts.
It was also over-the-top sick to think that the parents were involved in the child's death. Especially since there was evidence of sexual assault. Those allegations chased the mother, Patsy Ramsey, to her death last June.
At the time of her death CNN showed some of their old coverage of the story, including a joint appearance of the prosecutor and the Ramsey couple on Larry King. They went back and forth, with the clear onus on the Ramsey's to make a case for their innocence.
A new DA took over the case in the past few years and the result we see today: the murdering pedophile has been caught - in Thailand. Early reports said he was under some sort of accusation of sexual misconduct in that country. Think about it - how bad an Orc do you have to be for the world's brothel state to want to arrest you for sexual misconduct?
Apparently, Patsy know before her death that they were close to an arrest, which is comforting to think. Now that we know the truth - and apparently there is a clear confession of guilt in the case - we must look back and wonder at the Costco-sized bag of hell the authorities and national media opened for this family.
The other angle of this case is the disturbing 'cute white person' angle of the coverage. You don't see any of the missing or murdered children of colour on the national news. There are no 'runaway brides' of Indian or African descent leading the CNN headlines.
I'll be very glad to see the end of this case. The only good that can possibly come of this is if it helps increase the penalties and controls on child rapists (I don't think the word 'pedophile' really captures the crime). They should get mandatory life sentences without parole.
I mean, if I'm too good to write about this, why isn't anyone else?
There are a few reasons that this story has been compelling over the decade that it's been in and out of the news. First is the wacky name they gave the kid. "JonBenet?" Please. Next is the child's life as a 'beauty queen.' Right. You've seen the bizarro video of the poor kid dancing like a trained bear. It's pathetic. It shined the spotlight on all those parents who force their kids to be sideshow acts.
It was also over-the-top sick to think that the parents were involved in the child's death. Especially since there was evidence of sexual assault. Those allegations chased the mother, Patsy Ramsey, to her death last June.
At the time of her death CNN showed some of their old coverage of the story, including a joint appearance of the prosecutor and the Ramsey couple on Larry King. They went back and forth, with the clear onus on the Ramsey's to make a case for their innocence.
A new DA took over the case in the past few years and the result we see today: the murdering pedophile has been caught - in Thailand. Early reports said he was under some sort of accusation of sexual misconduct in that country. Think about it - how bad an Orc do you have to be for the world's brothel state to want to arrest you for sexual misconduct?
Apparently, Patsy know before her death that they were close to an arrest, which is comforting to think. Now that we know the truth - and apparently there is a clear confession of guilt in the case - we must look back and wonder at the Costco-sized bag of hell the authorities and national media opened for this family.
The other angle of this case is the disturbing 'cute white person' angle of the coverage. You don't see any of the missing or murdered children of colour on the national news. There are no 'runaway brides' of Indian or African descent leading the CNN headlines.
I'll be very glad to see the end of this case. The only good that can possibly come of this is if it helps increase the penalties and controls on child rapists (I don't think the word 'pedophile' really captures the crime). They should get mandatory life sentences without parole.
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