This cartoon by political cartoonist Daryl Cagle pokes fun at the Casey Anthony trial that recently ended in a Not Guilty verdict. The cartoon shows the jury giving the Not Guilty verdict, but it also shows the jury finding the media Guilty of "Wasting time and resources and cheapening justice," while the media is shrugging it off. The author is pointing out how the media made Casey seem so guilty although they did not give the facts of the case. The presentation by the media skewed viewers opinions which led to great opposition to the verdict by the public. After the trial ended, many talk shows began scrutinizing the verdict. I feel like Mr. Cagle is wanting us to see the truth behind the case and not the media's input because they are misleading.He comically expresses how he views media, talking-heads, and trash tv viewers by the way they look in the cartoon. In the picture, the media has a microphone, satellite, camera, and also a hat with a money sign representing how the media brings in so much money by misleading the people. Cagle shows the talking-heads as a bobble head that doesn't know much. He shows the trash tv viewers as a scowling woman wanting to watch reruns of the OJ trial that was similar to this case. Daryl tries to make us see the truth behind the case and dig deeper than what we see on top.
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