More than two weeks after Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison after serving eight years of a ten-year sentence, Amanda Knox publicly shared her thoughts on Blanchard’s case.
Knox is known for being wrongly convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher, while studying in Italy in 2007. She recently wrote an article for The Free Press about her own experience adjusting to normal life. She was released in 2011 and completely exonerated of the crime.
Knox explained how it took him more than a decade to finally feel like he was in control of his life. That she is no longer trapped by her own story. “I have learned that I am more than the worst thing that has ever happened to me,” she continued. “But if there is value in sharing my story with others, I have the right to do so. The same thing happens with gypsies.”
Amanda Knox noted that there is more to Blanchard than the horrible abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother. She is also more than a conspirator in the murder of her mother. “And now that she has admitted what she did and served her time, she doesn’t owe anyone anything.”
Knox also justified the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard. “Gyspy may not realize that many people admire her, not because she admits that what she did was wrong,” she wrote. “Or even because she survived and escaped horrible abuse, but because deep down, they feel that Dee Dee deserved to be killed.”
Knox then wrote, “If you know anything about the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case… you know that 48-year-old Clauddine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard deserved it.”
Amanda Knox says Gypsy Rose Blanchard story is “perfect fodder” for a “twisted” media environment
Meanwhile, Amanda Knox wrote about why the media is so obsessed with Gyspy Rose Blanchard and her mother’s death.
“Gypsy’s story is perfect fodder for our twisted media environment that almost pornographically caters to our voyeuristic and judgmental tendencies,” Knox said. “Especially when women are victims or perpetrators of violence. I know from experience”.
Amanda Knox also advised Gypsy Rose Blanchard to continue sharing her case publicly, but keep her personal life private. “It will take time for Gypsy to know who she is on the other side of the tragedy that became a household name. She can find freedom in keeping that growth and healing private.”
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn