This is something I could not imagine. Where was here people? No moms? No brother? No sister? No father? No friend? No nothing? Where was here help? I may be reading this wrong, but it sounds to me she had no backup. No one to truly support her outside of the lawyers representing her. Like I said, I may be reading this wrong, but I still could not imagine having no true support system in a time of crisis.

In Mrs. Knox case, she had no options whatsoever. She was forced into the spotlight through tragedy, which caused the world to judge her in a way that she did not want. But what about those that CHOOSE the spotlight? When you're on social media and posting, what do you want the world to say? Do you want their approval? Do you want them to see you as a rebel or shock to the system? I know this story is not based on this, but I just felt that from reading this, don't put yourself out there. I'm not saying don't be social or meet people. That's silly. What I'm saying is, why put yourself out for the world if all you know they're going to do is judge, harass, and take advantage of you?

In all honesty, this is the first time I have heard of this woman. That being said, I can understand what she is talking about. The pain she is going through we put others and ourselves through all the time. Through social media, rumors, etc. We put these stories about ourselves or others for the world to judge. Problem is, the world is not impartial. They will judge based off false accusations. That is why there is only one judge that can judge us as people. GOD.

Why do we do this to each other? I feel sometimes that we often place each other under oppression. Then, when we are done inflecting pain onto someone, we lead them to self-inflection. This is seen often through cyber and in-person bullying. It's a hijacking of the human psych that causes pain that can only be heard through the actions of a person in severe trauma.

Why do we as people crave the attention of drama? Is it some sick desire that we have to scratch in order to get our fix for dirt? I know all week we have heard the will smith drama and continue to add oil to a fire that is already blazing. Why does media do things to continue a situation going that is actually tragic in actuality? A woman was raped and murdered, but instead of focusing on the loss of life, they tend to focus on how to squeeze some more "juice" out of this tragic story.

• Just off of face value, the beginning of this story kind of reminds me of *Henrietta Lacks*. Scientists and society have profited off of researching using her blood cells. It was from her cell's that scientist were able to create the polio vaccine. However. she was never credited and died before ever having legal documentation crediting her cells. Why do we as society love to profit off the misfortune of other people? Is it natural human behavior or an everyday choice?