Maybe one of the positives to come out of this will be people feel more able to talk about mental health, depression, suicide, domestic violence more openly.
I worry that by making this all about the media and social media, and airbrushing out the very real issues Caroline had going on in her private life, that it will just drive domestic abuse and mental illness further under ground, something to be hidden.
So many people are ashamed of any violence they suffer in the home. They don't speak out. This is particularly true of men. If a high profile woman is accused of a violent assault and it is white washed out of her history, that it should never have been brought to trial, then it is very damaging.
The same for mental health issues. The impacts of depression. What it means or can mean for the person who suffers as well as their families. These things cannot be glossed over like they are irrelevant. It is too damaging.
There will be men who are being abused, women who are being violently assaulted, by a partner who suffers from depression, who may be suicidal or expresses they are, who read all these out pourings and all they will think is "I can't tell"
Hopefully as this settles down, people can feel more open to talk about these issues, to not hide them away, to broaden understanding.