Caylee Anthony

I was still on the other side of the world in Korea when this story initially broke so I've just learned the details recently. I am shocked and appalled; I am infuriated and saddened.

I'm sure most of you are already aware of the situation, so I won't attempt to explain everything.

I've watched Caylee's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony in a few interviews now, and each time I've just wanted to jump through the TV screen and shake them. "Are you kidding me?!" I'd yell at them if I could, "why are you placating your daughter; accepting her lies like sugar-candy?" I mean, it's their daughter. I understand the depth of that connection. Yet, you'd think that right now they'd be more concerned with Caylee, or even Casey's sanity for that matter.

Let's see I've got this straight:
-Searches of "chloroform," "neck-breaking," and "homemade weapons" found on Casey's computer.
-2 year old Caylee was missing for a month and Casey didn't bother to report her daughter's disappearance because she was going to "conduct her own investigation." 'Cause every good mother would want the least amount of help possible in finding a lost child; and especially would not want the help of professionals.
-During the time that Caylee was missing, Casey was out partying, getting tattoos, and just generally living life as if Caylee had never existed.
-She led the police on countless wild goose chases. At one point she even led them to her supposed office at Universal Studios, Orlando, only to get to the end of a hallway and finally admit that she had been lying all along and didn't work there.
-She claimed that Caylee had been kidnapped by a babysitter who ended up not existing. Casey led the police to various different apartments and buildings, the majority of which had been vacant for quite some time.
-Evidence of human decomposition found in the trunk of Casey's car.
-Casey's own father initially said that Casey's car smelled unmistakingly like a decomposing body. He later changed his story to say that the smell was pizza.
-A bag of bones from a small child were found not far from Cindy and George's house. Those bones are believed to be Caylee's.

Here comes the obvious question, but what else is there to ask: how can a mother do something like that to her own child? Any child? Any human being? I know how it feels to have a loved one ripped out of your life. How can you not care about someone to the point where you are the one who intentionally rips them out of your life? Don't we hold onto our loved ones with everything in us? Something had to snap. This girl killed her 2 year old little girl and then put her in a garbage bag as if she was trash. Caylee never had a chance to go to school, to figure out her favourite subject. She never had the chance to go on a first date, to graduate, to choose a career path or get married. She was brought into the world and then cut out with such futlity.

I hope they close this case soon and that Casey gets exposed for what she's done. I hope Cindy and George realize what they've allowed their daughter to become by propitiating her to such a high degree. Most of all, I hope little Caylee rests in peace.