tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post112114447726725655..comments2023-10-20T05:03:10.942-04:00Comments on Indefensible: The Value of CelebrityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post-1121176341955242692005-07-12T09:52:00.000-04:002005-07-12T09:52:00.000-04:00"The Value of Celebrity" in this case is that it d..."The Value of Celebrity" in this case is that it directed a bright light into the dark corners of a draconian law. It it also helped balanced the scales that were heavily tipped against Lisl Auman by the fact a police officer was murdered and the person directly responsible killed himself. That made her the killer by proxy, which of course carries its own celebrity status.<BR/><BR/>We should all be thankful that the stars did in fact like her, because it kept the focus on justice rather than vengeance. The problem isn't that celebrities drew attention to this case, but that too many other cases don't get celebrity (and therefore media) attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com