[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Sorry, I don't see why that effects the reasoning I have for caring. She was uncommonly nice and pretty selfless for a teenager. (Not that I went to high school with a bunch of assholes, but they were generally about as self centered as I was, and I simply remember that she was nicer to others than the majority of us were). Of course, I also knew and know some of the people who were most effected by all of this (her friends, not her family) and I can't imagine how it was to watch the news for information and see the things that they did on CNN, Nancy Grace, etc. Which is another reason I still follow the case.

There's nothing wrong with following a story because you identify with the family, are sympathetic to the victim, etc. A lot of people follow the case because she reminds them of their own daughter, or they were in a similar situation and made it out alive, or just because she seems like someone they could be friends with, things like that. It's why the story is sellable, but it doesn't mean she doesn't deserve the sympathy (or that her family/friends don't).

I don't know what your post has to do with mine. You think I am typing specifically to and about you. I am talking about victimology and simply used your post as a foundation.

Did anyone say she doesn't deserve the sympathy? Do you know what victimology is?