From The Denver Post:  By Anita Busch Guest Commentary

Denver’s local media want cameras allowed in the courtroom during the trial of the Aurora theater shooting suspect.

I’ve been been in journalism for more than two decades and, given my firsthand experience as a victim of crime, I can say unequivocally that cameras should not be allowed.

In 2002, my life was threatened, my phones illegally wiretapped, my computer hacked, my career destroyed, my health compromised. The Anthony Pellicano case, as it was known, captured international media attention and played out in federal court, where, incidentally, cameras are not allowed.

Did I want cameras in the courtroom, had they been allowed? No. It was bad enough with reporters knocking on my windows and doors. I absolutely did not want the attention escalated.

Prior to becoming a victim of crime and as a member of the media, I would have also argued the public’s right to know in allowing cameras into the courts. But that argument came from my own ignorance of how it impacts the victim. Until you stand in the shoes of the victim, you will never understand how hard it is to shoulder international media scrutiny.

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