Gifthorse Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Does anyone give a shit about this trial? I am SOO sick of hearing about it. You would think it was the trial of Osama Bin Laden. So many people get killed and abducted in this country, why has this trial been so documented? It is a slap in the face of all the people who have lost loved ones where the trial went unnoticed. It isn't like this asshole is a star. I mean at least O.J. had an excuse to be in the spotlight. I don't get it. What is the media fixation with THIS case? My buddy's sister's boyfriend killed her best friend and her Mom to get even with her and it was BARELY covered in the media---thank GOD. It is like they decided to make Peterson a STAR. WHY? It is pathetic. http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Eldon Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 this case was big in the media because he killed an unborn baby. simple as that. http://www.purevolume.com/seaneldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Originally posted by Sean Eldon: this case was big in the media because he killed an unborn baby. simple as that.Sad commentary on the news media It is pathetic. Even more so considering the reason above Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlesbad Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 The case made front pages here in Canada too. I can't say I cared much about the case myself, but speaking as an ink-stained wretch, I have no problem deducing why the trial received the coverage it did. Apart from the timeless editorial judgment "If it bleeds, it leads", I seem to recall their was some cackle when the case began that the murderer might face charges for killing not only the mother but the unborn child, which launched a brief debate about a possible future impact on the legal debate over abortion ... (I don't think anything came of it though). There was the mystery around Laci Peterson's original disappearance as well, which piqued people's curiosity, particularly since it seemed she had either fled a loving marriage or been kidnapped. Many people have an ongoing interest with other people's private lives - and the greater the dichotomy between the pleasant surface (happily married, wife pregnant with child) and the sordid underbelly (actually has a mistress on the side, marriage ends in murder ...), the greater the interest. There's also pecuniary concerns. I wouldn't say the media decided to make Peterson a star, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know the case would sell newspapers by the bucketload. November is also one of the four months where Neilsen ratings are tabulated; the resulting calculations determine how much TV stations charge for advertising, and murder trials grab viewership -- as does fictional crime drama; witness CSI and its spinoffs. (It doesn't hurt that trials are cheap - you don't have to pay the actors, the special effects budget is pretty small ... heck, you don't even have to hire a scriptwriter, though with the state of television being what it is I'm not sure they do that anyway.) National Capital Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 It is sad that people are dead. It is also sad that they are going to kill another, most likely, when they sentance him. I do not judge the situation ether way. I am just sad that people kill each other at all. Of course, it is hard not to watch a train wreck when it is right in front of you. Not many would look away. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted November 14, 2004 Author Share Posted November 14, 2004 Why is the Scott Peterson case so media worthy? I Like if there was the worst band in the world the media could decide whether you liked it by giving mass esposure to it. I believe you could record seagulls with farts and if you marketed it right, it could be a hit. OK, not really but what about a band like Godsmack? http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Just to let you know, over here in the UK, we've never heard of him!! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Originally posted by geoffbyrne: Just to let you know, over here in the UK, we've never heard of him!!Good All 'ya all are better off for it Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 yup, never heard of the fellow. I think here in the uk, If a murder has taken place, it will be reported on the news. They are hardly ever glossed over by the media.. sure they handle different stories in different ways.. but generally things are reported , rather than sensationalised. when it comes to child killers/rapists, give them the exposure.. then someone might sort out what the system can't. (we don't have death penalty) I don't think i really mean that, but i don't think iv'e ever felt sorry if i've heard one's been killed by their inmate in jail. this OT is heavy. http://www.faceoffriendship.org/fof_banner_468.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I heard a reporter one of the network news programs yesterday that said an anti-crime group with big media connections (One of those two-name affairs, "Something-Compton" or "Compton-Something") promoted all the network attention, and when they got into it, they saw it had the potential to be a big story, big as the OJ trial. And the one thing the media can't ignore is a big story; too much money to be made, too much chance of making a career out of it. What I think is sad is that Peterson was found guilty on circumstantial evidence, rather than hard evidence that he commited the murder. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Originally posted by flagshipmile: ...I believe you could record seagulls with farts and if you marketed it right, it could be a hit. OK, not really...You never heard of Flock Of Seagulls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanner Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 i read something somewhere that said: the reason this story got such huge media saturation was that when the story broke there was like a 3min. window where nothing newsworthy broke nationally and so *everybody* in the media just reported it and it took off...nothing to do w/ notoriety or heinousness or anything else, it just happened while nothing else in that nanosecond was being reported. s AMPSSOUNDBETTERLOUDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 People love a train wreck. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Originally posted by stanner: i read something somewhere that said: the reason this story got such huge media saturation was that when the story broke there was like a 3min. window where nothing newsworthy broke nationally and so *everybody* in the media just reported it and it took off...nothing to do w/ notoriety or heinousness or anything else, it just happened while nothing else in that nanosecond was being reported. sI believe this was part of it, coupled with the fact that they were a very attractive white couple, she was pregnant and he was philandering on her. It didn't hurt that they were also from southern Cal which seems to be the tabloind news capital of the US. Sad story. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Originally posted by Noodlesbad: ...There was the mystery around Laci Peterson's original disappearance as well, which piqued people's curiosity, particularly since it seemed she had either fled a loving marriage or been kidnapped...This was the catalyst for everything that followed. Remember, this began as a missing person case. Then, Scott Peterson's behavior, inconsistant with a husband worried about his missing wife and unborn baby, prompted a closer look by the authorities. (He changed his whole look including hair color and shaving his moustache off and tried to sell his home, IIRC.) As far as criminals go, Scott Peterson wasn't particularly intelligent. So a simple, yet compelling piece on a missing pregnant woman blossomed into a tale of infidelity, murder, a really odd attempt by Peterson to hide his involvement, and the obligatory, prolonged prosectution. That's why it made headlines, but I just wish court cases would stay out of the press until after the case has been decided. Talk about a pipe dream. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 So have they started filming the mini-series yet? Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoz65 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 I mean at least O.J. had an excuse to be in the spotlight Oj who did what now?? So this isn't the same Scott Peterson who used to moderate on the old PRS forum is it? Surely not, he was a decent guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Originally posted by snoz65: So this isn't the same Scott Peterson who used to moderate on the old PRS forum is it? Surely not, he was a decent guy.I hope not. i'll have to change my avatar if thats the case. http://www.faceoffriendship.org/fof_banner_468.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Chris C, ... but generally things are reported , rather than sensationalised. What a novel concept To bad our news media can't do the same Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldil Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Originally posted by Guitar Geezer: So have they started filming the mini-series yet? Sorry, but they already did this in February of this year. Do a search for "Dean Cain as Scott Peterson". He's the guy who played Superman on the "Lois & Clark" series. It seems pretty pathetic. Here's one link: http://www.courttv.com/people/2003/1031/deancain_ap.html Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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