Jury reaches a verdict in the Jackson case. (Update - Not Guilty ALL Counts)

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[Dog]

Just breaking...

[Howlin]

I can put aside my personal beliefs.

It's the INTELLIGENCE part that this jury put away.

[hershey]

Some of the books they found in Jackson's home, coffee table books of young boys, naked, swimming, jumping into mountain pools, etc. This is homosexual porn. The other, racy magazines with nude women -- heterosexual, and Jackson's hitting on these kids before adolescence. (Hitting all the bases.)

[garbanzo]

Combine that with a lot of evidence that circumstancially leans towards guilt,

Based on the evidence presented to the jury in court and the nature of the charges, none of it was reasonably convincing. The case revolved almost entirely around the claims of the accuser and if the jury didn't believe him, there was virtually nothing to hang their hats on.

In any criminal case, there will always some evidence of guilt - after all you don't get to trial without having some good reason to believe in the defendant's guilt. There simply wasn't enough evidence here to get a conviction.

[txradioguy]

"It's the INTELLIGENCE part that this jury put away."



*sigh*

[Conservative til I die]

Did any reporter ask any of the jurors if they would allow MJ to have a sleep over with their children?

Jackson wasn't on trial for having sleepovers or whether sleepovers are "appropriate". He was on trial for child molestation and whethher his behavior was felonious. Huge difference.

Maybe the reporters should ask the District Attorney's office if they've ever actually tried a case before. Just a pathetic, worthless performance by the DA.

[Dante3]

Thanks for the correction.

[marajade]

You're right. Its unfair for us to sit here and criticize their decision.

But when juror after juror comes out and says they were ticked off by the victim's mother... and it influenced their not guilty verdict.

We are just human too.

[Checkers]

"But he did not molest them"

You do not know this.

[San Jacinto]

Seems like you could have bonded quite well with the Jackson jury. Same mindset, apparently.

[Howlin]

Jesse says Michael might come out with a new persona; kind of a "Pedophilliac Rocker."

[tomkat]

! FOFLMAO !

[Howlin]

LOL!

[xsmommy]

But he did not molest them... And that is the only point that was in play during this trial.

that statement is totally inaccurate. the only thing one can say is that the prosecution FAILED TO PROVE that he molested them. the mere fact that it was not proven doesn't mean that it didn't happen.

[txradioguy]

I agree mara....but IMHO the anger is being directed at the wrong person.

Get po'd at the DA for taking what should have been a slam dunk case and botching it severly.

[marajade]

Yeah... MJ has no fear now.

[kcvl]

OMG!

[Conservative til I die]

That's not it at all. The mother was in-credible and made them not believe the charges were proved.

Next time the DA may want to find a family that aren't grifters the next time they try a case.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

And people think Texans sound stupid........ ;^)

[marajade]

I cannot fault the DA. The DA bought a case to trial because that minor was victimized. That's what the State is supposed to do.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

"Sneddon botched this one. The guy should be fired.:

Yes, Sneddon botched it. What I don't know, though is did he botch it by trying to prosecute without a good case, or is he really incompetent. From the bits and pieces I heard from the trial, I think the jury reached a correct decision based on what was given to them. I don't know about MJ's guilt or innocence as a result of all this. I vote Sneddon guilty.