If I recall correctly, the media will not pay "for a story" to appear on a newscast, it is news and the person is either newsworthy(like a criminal) or says: I don't want my face shown on TV(they are not consenting) or says: Hey, no problem, or the news media is there by invitation(consent)
It is not like a news cast needs to pay people to increase their ratings......news is in the public domain........
But then again, I don't know about Texas..........
If I further recall correctly, Darlie invited the media to the "party" segment and then gave an interview......she had and still has no idea how the general public saw this, but we do............
I think that Darlie would have wanted the party segment taped and broadcast, as it was what she intended as a "proud" grieving mother who was having a "party" for her two dead kids........this was Darlie, narcassist, self-absorbed, center of attention at her "best"
The media does not record whole events, they only record what is necessary for broadcast, maybe a bit more, but not like 30 minutes, especially if that is not the purpose of them being at the cemetary.......their purpose at the cemetary was by invitation to be a "witness" to this party....
It might be as simple as: The Judge ruling that this portion of the tape was consented to by Darlie because she gave an interview, invited the media, and participated in the "media" event, so now she cannot say: You can't show this, as it has already been in the public eye........
If the Defence could have included the "other" emotional ceremony legally, don't you think they may have done that, just to play the "grieving" mother angle, especially when the Crown (Prosecution) were playing the "happy" mother of two dead boys angle..........
Me thinks they would, especially in a DP case.........but then again I don't know the judicial ruling in this case, nor the rules of evidence in Texas, nor whom had what, or why the Defense choose not to show the "grieving"
mother tape if it was available and could have been legally entered by say a third party who was at the ceremony.
The purpose was a "party",was not an emotional ceremony, certainly not in cut off jeans, chomping on gum, smiling and happy.......for an emotional ceremony I would expect that one would dress for the occassion, in dark colours or a dark dress.
Just like a mother who is accussed of killing her 4 year old child. She went out, drinking, dancing and singing the evening of his funeral.........people have testified to this "odd behaviour" and she is on trial accussed of his death.....being happy after your child dies or the day of his funeral, or a week after their death is just not a normal reaction for a parents who is NOT responsible for the death of their child or children.....