[The Louiswu]

"I guess the moral of the story is to not go to trial with a family of grifters and con-artists as your main witnesses."

You hit that right on the nose!

[Mamzelle]

re: "I guess the moral of the story is to not go to trial with a family of grifters and con-artists as your main witnesses.")))

What other kind of parent would allow Jacko access to their kids? A sane, credible mom?

MJ has built in insurance...no parent in their right mind would have anything to do with him, so he can prey on the children of nutcases...with impunity, it appears.

[highball]

"I guess the moral of the story is to not go to trial with a family of grifters and con-artists as your main witnesses."

True enough. This was the best case they could put together? I don't expect victims and their families to be lily-white but this was a suspicious lot at best.