Hi guys,
I'm curious to get your take on something.
How do you feel about jurors writing books?
Here's my own personal thought.. I think if somebody feels that they have compelling subject matter that they want to talk about, they should be able to do that without people assuming that they are only doing it for the money. They may have a very legitimate reason for why they want that story told.
I just read that one of the jurors from the case that ended this weekend (I will not break rules and say the name here) is going to write a book.
So this is more of a general discussion that I'm throwing out there, it's not geared toward this one specific juror. We see it happen in many cases.
I think that anybody who has experienced something in life whether it be tragedy, triumph, amusement, struggles... generally wants to talk about it.
When our beloved Arias juror, Tara, began to talk via interviews and Twitter, most of us embraced it. We couldn't wait to hear what she had to say. And speaking for myself, I really enjoyed her commentary. I wish her well, appreciate her service, and hope that it helped her heal from the experience.
But when the dirty word "book" is mentioned, it seems that people automatically assume that the person writing is disingenous because they will get paid for it. Shouldn't we give them the benefit of the doubt first and see if perhaps they really just want to share their experience?
All of us write on this board, many write blogs, many post on social media. Is it really all that different?
I'm sure some will say yes it is different because there's money involved. But we all get paid for various contributions throughout life... whether it be work, hobbies, writing or whatever. Why is getting paid for something instantly a bad thing? Not trying to be critical, really just trying to understand this judgement.
Thanks for your input.
IMO
