It is hysterical how people get sucked into stories like Laci Petersen

[propagandafreegal]

Just because the media has it on blast 24/7. I had to turn off the news tonight because I just couldn't bear it...

[Maddy McCall]

1. What's even more hilarious is that people who say they don't care about it

can't resist posting about their disdain for it on DU.

:shrug:

[propagandafreegal]

18. I posted because of the phenomena of blowing up stories to distract from

more important issues.... not the case itself.

[propagandafreegal]

19. In NY it is the Pelosi trial....nm

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. Kind of makes me think of all those posters who say they hated "Titanic".

:hi:

[Cadence]

2. I hope now it will finally go away...

why do I think that's probably not going to happen?

[mark414]

3. because

now we have the michael jackson trial to look forward to

[Cadence]

8. OMG. Kill me....kill me now..

[Endangered Specie]

6. $5 says someone will record the execution and put it on the net.

[autorank]

4. They have no life OR its women with wack-job husbands/boyfriends.

The later group is transfixed by public trials or events involving this type of relationship-based violence. Their involvement is understandable. The rest of the crowd expresses the same prurient fascination with death and violence echoed throughout the prime time schedule. Or I could be completely wrong. Maybe it's really important to focus on one murder for months at a time.

[mslux]

5. I remember

someone coming into my home and saying that Simpson was on television in a car chase with police. With a truely puzzled expression I asked if Bart could drive.

Ah, those innocent days when I wasn't so enrapt with the media, such as it is.

[BigMcLargehuge]

20. I remember watching the low speed chase

with my friend and spending an hour cracking Naked Gun jokes and eating pizza.

"Nordberg! Stop that Bronco right now!"

[Skittles]

7. see, I don't know ANYONE who cares

that's the truth

[knowbody0]

9. once you understand psy-op

their pathetic attempts to fill your thoughts become amusing.
was there even protocol for this extensive coverage? OJ was a celebrity. why scott peterson? the fetus methinks, part of rw agenda.

[ragin_acadian]

10. bread and circuses,

bread and circuses.

hey, isn't that?........

i'm sorry, what was i talking about?

[CanuckAmok]

11. You people are too easily distracted. When will JonBennnet have HER day?!

N/T

[c0lin]

12. exactly

this whole time I've thought:

around christmas: check
young lady/cute child/pregnant/some type of hook: check
creepy husband/parent: check
bad investigating: check


"well boys, let's run with it!"

[ragin_acadian]

13. sorry, my paxil is screwing with my concentration.

i wanted to be the life of the party, but now i can't concentrate because i'm out of ritalin. on top of that, i'm depressed because prozac is affecting my male performance. so i got some enzyte - hey aren't those commercials just so funny? i had to stop taking viagra because my acid reflux acted up, blew the medication back into my esophagus, and it gave me a stiff neck.

where was i? oh yea, so now i'm taking prescription strength dexatrim, but it ate out the lining of my stomach, but nexium allows me to get through a meal without vomiting, though it does give me diahreeaaaa.....fuck, i can't spell anymore. i need to ask my doctor about increasing the strength of my ritalin dosage, i can't remember if i took it today or not. voices in my head.....

the good news is, wellbutrin helped me quit smoking after i got addicted to nicorrette, but the combo gave me tourrettes. shit shit shit shit shit.

[barackmyworld]

14. laci is the new jonbenet!

and light blue is totally the new light pink

[T Bone]

15. I'd join this discussion but

the juror's press conference is on MSNBC in 4 minutes !!!

They are paying a Sarah McLachlan song as a lead-in to it !!
I Will Remember You.


heh

[KurtNYC]

23. I can completely believe that

because they do that all the time -- turn pop tragedy into a music video. It would go something like this...

Stone Phillips: "I'm Stone Phillips. Let's take a look back at the life and trial that was Laci Peterson.

-Cut to Roll In Video-
(music: Sarah McLaughlan's "I Will Remember You.") montage of zooms and pans of still photos of Laci P. Slow mo of Mark Geragos, etc, etc.

I just made myself ill.

[donheld]

16. I just finished watching CourtTV's special on that case.

Believe it or not this is the only report i have seen on it. It's not that i don't care, but since i avoid the MSM i skipped all the hoopla.

[propagandafreegal]

17. Wow! You're an anomaly ! Good for you! nm

[Z_I_Peevey]

22. I've successfully avoided it too

and my only knowledge comes through threads like this.

I don't know how we've managed to function in society without all the critical information about important current events. (/sarcasm)

[propagandafreegal]

24. LOL!