Are We Serious?

Okay, I just can't keep quiet anymore. I saw this internet safety program on the internet. I HAVE to tell my opinion about it since I was DIRECTLY impacted by it. Not by the person that altered the picture, but by the people who claim to be victims. We are talking about the first part of the clip, with Lainie talking about what was done to Liam's picture.

Here is the clip for those of you that missed it.

The first thing I have to say is that I COMPLETELY agree with internet safety. I do not include enough information on my blog for anyone to find me. However, I do not protect my pictures because I want people to enjoy them. I have not heard of anyone being hurt by this and I will not live in fear. I do not cyber bully, nor does anyone else I know. (referring to the second part of the clip) I would love for more people to view my blog, right now I don't have very many followers, but I guess my point is that I don't care who views my pictures. (or "steals" them off of my site)

The second thing I have to say is this.... The blog that picture was posted on was viewed LESS THAN twenty times the ENTIRE time the picture was up. Liam was not referred to (implied or directly) as a Neo Nazi. The post was not about Neo Nazi's. I am tired of it being portrayed as an act of Hate when it CLEARLY wasn't. I love how the news is so quick to air something that isn't true. Okay, that being said, Lainie...... Why in the world is it better for you to broadcast that picture to millions of people that watch KSL than it was for it to be on a blog for less than a week and less than 20 views? Hmmmm? And Andrea, how is it better that you took it off of the site and showed Lainie than it was for Daniel to take the picture off of the internet when he realized that it was causing a problem? I am not saying that Daniel or I were right in what happened but please.... how can you not see you are causing the harm you are afraid of?

The third thing I have to say is I have had police call me, TV stations show up at my house, harrassing phone calls, my family treating me different, and I have done NOTHING! It really lets me know who my friends are. If someone can tell me how I deserved any of this..... there is a news story I want to hear. I gave Lainie the chance to talk to Daniel when she told me that she wanted to. She did not choose to. In fact NO ONE has talked to him to this day. A lot of people have created negative opinions about him without knowing what really happened. That makes me sad. He is so amazing. He is a wonderful and loving person and would defend and be there for anyone in our family. I will not say that my entire family have acted inappropriately. There are several of you that love Daniel and I unconditionally. For those of you that don't.... I really don't know what to say. It breaks my heart. I love my family. I am starting to realize that I can't trust some of them, and that is hard for me. I guess everyone's family has issues right? lol

I am more worried about the people that have handled this situation the way it has been handled than anyone on the internet. I have not been hurt on the internet. I have been hurt deeply by people that have claimed to love me.

Okay, I have said my peice.