[thoughtomator]

He's a pederast, not a pedophile. The targets of his molestation are exclusively boys, so the more general term is inaccurate here.

[Vigilanteman]

La Toya Jackson is the most sensible member of the clan. I've always respected her for trying to get her brother help.

I am afraid he is beyond redemption at this point with the gay rights crowd trying to normalize this behavior. Michael is one sick puppy.

[birg]

Two California laws enacted since the 1993 probe give prosecutors a better chance of making the latest charges stick.

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Were the laws enacted 'cos of Jacko?

Must be an important fella...

[capt. norm]

In light of all this the "diversity Police' at United Way thinks we should allow people like Michael to become scoutmatsters of Boy Scout troops and take our sons camping.

[SamAdams76]

This article clearly states the case that Michael Jackson is a serial pedophile and clearly a danger to society. Why then, was he allowed out on bail so that in the meantime, he can continue to abuse others? How do we know he doesn't have a young boy in bed with him at this very moment?

Bail is usually revoked in cases such as this. If it was some average Joe who lived down the street who shared his bed with dozens of young boys (and even proudly proclaimed the fact for the TV cameras), he'd be locked away until his trial. No doubt about it.

[putupjob]

The sick celebrity culture that has emerged has complete tolerance for all the perversions by these icons of idolatry. Incest, molestations, rapes, murders, all are to be condoned as there will always be the massive support group of sycophants whose only notariety is their attachment to these perverted idols. No matter what happens the support group will always come forward to attest to the angelic personna of these common criminals. Any who stand in their way are destroyed.

[metalboy]

I love all these freggin` wordwide vigils these morons are holding for this freak. What is their explanation for this guy claiming he watched the movie ET "over 500 times"? That he loved the space alien? Call me crazy, but just maybe he just couldn`t get enough of the boy playing the lead? What`s their explanation that after he watched the movie Home Alone, he relentlessly persued Macauly Caulkin, sending him gifts, calling him up to 100 times a day until Macauly agreed to meet him? Is this "child like" to these people? I don`t know about them, but I can`t say I know many "kids" who would do that. Maybe they should think of that old saying "If it looks like a duck, if it swims like a duck..."

[TheMole]

Michael ain't the only wacko in the Jacko family. Here's what Jermaine looks like these days.

(Yahoo caption) Jermaine Jackson, one of the Jackson Five, defended his superstar brother Michael against child molestation charges. Jermaine Jackson converted to Islam in 1989(AFP/File/Adam Jan)

[Central Scrutiniser]

Like they said on South Park, "dude, you like screwing little boys!""

Not much else to say...

[Helms]

Profile Of A Pedophile
By Tammy L. Ruggles, BSW, MA

Mental Health Professional
Social Worker
Tammy's Website


Tammy Ruggles writes for a local newspaper, "The Lewis County Herald" (publisher Dennis Brown), and has a column called TR's Topics. Her first non-fiction book, tentatively titled The Ultimate Teen Help Guide, has been picked up for publication by Rowman & Littlefield/Scarecrow Press, and should be available in late 2003 or early 2004. Visti Tammy's Website.




Pedophiles don't have signs on their backs or neon arrows pointing over their heads.

It's easier to believe that the "dirty old man in the park", rather than the clean-cut bus driver down the street, is a pedophile.

Pedophiles aren't confined to our Catholic churches. They are in Protestant churches, synagogues, and mosques. Some of them are teachers, counselors, scout leaders, truck drivers, factory workers, and youth ministers. In fact, they are wherever children can be found, irrespective of age, race, education, occupation, class, social standing, or income.

Celibacy isn't the reason priests prey on children. Sexual attraction to children, and sexual gratification from children, are the reasons.

Though there is no hard and fast profile of a pedophile, here are some general characteristics:

Popular with both children and adults.
Appears to be trustworthy and respectable. Has good standing in the community.
Prefers the company of children. Feels more comfortable with children than adults. Is mainly attracted to prepubescent boys and girls. Can be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
"Grooms" children with quality time, video games, parties, candy, toys, gifts, money.
Singles out children who seem troubled and in need of attention or affection.
Often dates or marries women with children that are the age of his preferred victims.
Rarely forces or coerces a child into sexual contact. Usually through trust and friendship. Physical contact is gradual, from touching, to picking up, to holding on lap, to kissing, etc.
Derives gratification in a number of ways. For some, looking is enough. For others, taking pictures or watching children undress is enough. Still others require more contact.
Finds different ways and places to be alone with children.
Are primarily (but not always) male, masculine, better-educated, more religious than average, in their thirties, and choose jobs allowing them greater access to children.
Are usually family men, have no criminal record, and deny that they abuse children, even after caught, convicted, incarcerated, and court-ordered into a sex offender program. The marriage is often troubled by sexual dysfunction, and serves as a smokescreen for the pedophile's true preferences and practices.
Are often, but not always, themselves victims of some form of childhood sexual abuse.
Even if the pedophile has no children, his home is usually child-friendly, with toys, books, video games, computers, bikes, swing sets, skateboards, rec room, pool, snacks - things to attract children to his home and keep them coming back. Usually the items reflect the preferred age of his victims.
A female pedophile usually abuses a child when partnered with an adult male pedophile, and is often herself a victim of chronic sexual abuse.
A pedophile can act independently, or be involved in an organized ring, including the Internet, NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association), and other pro-pedophilia groups. Some pedophiles recognize that their behavior is criminal, immoral, and unacceptable by society, and operate in secrecy. Some are quite open and militant about their practices and advocate the normalization of pedophilia under the guise of freedom of speech and press, and uses innocuous language like "intergenerational intimacy."
Pedo means "child" in Greek. Phile is a derivative of Greek, Latin, and French, meaning "love."

The Exclusive type of pedophile is attracted to children only. The Non-Exclusive is attracted to both children and adults.

A pedophile will not stop on his own, and will not turn himself in, because he does not take responsibility for his behavior and denies that he's doing anything harmful. He will abuse until he's caught.

A child not always recognizes when he or she is being abused, manipulated, or groomed by a pedophile. Unless the pedophile is a sexual sadist, he does not have to threaten a child into silence. The trust, gifts, secrecy, and "relationship" are enough. In some cases, the abuser will coerce the child into silence by saying that if anyone finds out, he would go to jail, or the child would, and maybe the child's parents. In other cases, threats to harm the child, pets, and family are used.

Pedophiles can be "treated" but never cured, because their sexual preference has always been, and always will be, children. Their urges will always be present. Therefore, treatment focuses on changing, curbing, or re-directing the acting-out behaviors of pedophiles.

Knowing the profile of a pedophile, does this mean that the little league coach who has a great rapport with kids and treats them to pizza at his house is suspect? Or that the teacher who throws pool parties is? Of course not. The majority of people who like and work with children are not pedophiles. It does mean that we should be observant of all the adults in our children's lives, whether they wear a white collar, a blue collar, or a clerical collar.

If a child tells us he or she has been sexually abused by someone, be it family, friend, or trusted adult, we are obligated by law to report it to a child abuse hotline, police, or local children's services agency.

[krb]

...after the 13-year-old accuser settled a civil suit for as much as $24 million.

Does that mean that the parents of that child, in effect, pimped their kid out?

[Bubba_Leroy]

Lewis' mother seemed fine with Jackson's growing obsession with her 12-year-old son until 1985, when they registered at a Beverly Hills hotel as father and son.

Andersen also wrote that the mother of one male visitor lived for a time in a cottage on the Neverland grounds and was not allowed near the main house. Her son, 7, slept each night with Jackson in his bed, Andersen wrote.

Every one of these parents who were pimping their children to Jackson should get an even longer prison term than Jackson.

Jackson is a vile and loathsome excuse for a human being. The parents who give him access to their children are even worse.

[blake6900]

"Why can't you share your bed? The most loving thing you can do is share your bed with someone."

Yeah, right Michael...hopefully you'll get your chance to do it again...with some big guy named "Bubba".