Most people talking, twittering, or complaining about the Casey Anthony case do not personally know the victim, Caylee Anthony, or her family. Yet it seems that a significant part of the nation has not only an opinion about the case but a “need for closure” to the tragedy. When Casey Anthony was found not guilty, there were those who said they felt robbed from finally having closure. Perhaps they had anticipated that a verdict of guilty would provide the closure they thought they needed after following this tragedy and trial.
The family members’ attorney released an official statement: “While the family may never know what has happened to Caylee Marie Anthony, they now have closure for this chapter of their life.” It is hard to know what type of closure the Anthony family feels, if any. Or is it closure to the world watching their family that they want? As I explain in Closure, there are six types of closure talk and people often misinterpret what others mean by that word.
Interestingly, it is the curious onlookers and those outraged by the verdict who are more likely to say there is no closure to this case. What is it that people mean when they say they were robbed from having “closure” because of a not guilty verdict? What do you think?
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