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Michael Jackson Verdict Watch (Live Thread-[Update-Not Guilty ALL Counts])
Court TV; MSNBC; Fox ^ | June 3, 2005

Posted on 06/03/2005 12:26:19 PM PDT by Howlin

Bayliffs being sworn in, alternatives have been sent home!

This circus is about to be in the hands of the jury!

Bets? Predictions?


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
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To: the Deejay

Those books never went anywhere. But we're a more coarsened society today and the MJ books might do well.


3,941 posted on 06/13/2005 3:16:02 PM PDT by Peach
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To: the Deejay

All jurors, including alternates (20 in all), now assembling in the courtroom for a 10 minute press conference.


3,942 posted on 06/13/2005 3:16:12 PM PDT by Carolinamom
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To: Carolinamom
CTV showing cars stopped alongside of the highway to permit Jackson caravan passage.......just like we in the South act when a funeral cortege goes by. MJ does not deserve this courtesy.

And I can just imagine Tom Sneddon grimacing about the use of the police escorts out of the courthouse area.

3,943 posted on 06/13/2005 3:16:13 PM PDT by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: Amore

I hear ya. I did manage to
keep things done around the
house during all the weeks
of this trial.....although,
I don't know how I did it! LOL!


3,944 posted on 06/13/2005 3:17:21 PM PDT by the Deejay
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To: the Deejay
#3928...Scott Peterson was 'star handsome' but no star...(and also guilty as heck)....so no get out of jail pass for him.

Race aside....(but I have thoughts on that too)...if you're a celeb, you walk!!!!

I hope this jury realizes the outrage they've produced and will not have any feelgood moments from this!!!!

I truly hope they will find 'shame' again......I truly hope they realize what they've done when they look in the eyes of their children!!!!

3,945 posted on 06/13/2005 3:17:41 PM PDT by Guenevere
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To: Peach

Just got in and saw the news. While I think he's guilty as sin, I had a strong feeling that he would be found not guilty. As a lawyer, I thought there was more than enough evidence to establish reasonable doubt. From hereon in, any mother that lets her children near Michael Jackson should be brought up on child endangerment charges.


3,946 posted on 06/13/2005 3:18:13 PM PDT by piperpilot
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To: demkicker
I hope for those children's sake this is all just a huge misunderstanding.

Clearly tho, Michael Jackson is not a fit father for those children-because even if he is not guility- he is letting their lives be ruined along with his... and all because he demands to sleep in the same bed with young boys AND even after being dragged thru the mud time and time again for it?

If a parent can not give up sleeping in the same bed with young boys for the peace of his family... then I doubt they will be very effective in setting boundaries for their children.

3,947 posted on 06/13/2005 3:18:14 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross (Code pink stinks!)
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To: Carolinamom

gee, is the judge gonna allow
cameras in the court room now?
(/sarcasm.)


3,948 posted on 06/13/2005 3:18:32 PM PDT by the Deejay
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To: veronica
Welfare cheats can't help a prosecutor win a case.

I hear ya. Not to mention her rip-off of a department store.

3,949 posted on 06/13/2005 3:19:13 PM PDT by Saundra Duffy (Terri Schindler was murdered - IMPEACH JUDGE GREER!!!)
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To: Carolinamom

"Uhm, yeah, well, we all .... found MJ guilty ... actually... but, errr.... his offer was simply too generous to refuse... so, we, the jury, decided to find him not guilty on all charges. Everyone benefits: the state of California who saves money for imprisonment, Micha-el, his attorney, and of course we too. And, don´t forget the children who´ll have a great time in Ever-again-Land errr Neverland. Thank you for your attention."


3,950 posted on 06/13/2005 3:19:13 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (Deutschland kommt wieder!)
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To: the Deejay

You know who I feel really sorry for? The boy at the center of the case.

How does he go forward? Other boys know what happened and his life will be miserable.


3,951 posted on 06/13/2005 3:19:45 PM PDT by Peach
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To: mrs tiggywinkle; MILO 82

He wasn't including Jim or any Ca Freepers, he was caught up in the moment and is disgusted like the rest of us....


3,952 posted on 06/13/2005 3:20:13 PM PDT by mystery-ak
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To: AppyPappy

...and here I've been toasting the bread first. How do you keep the cinnamon from falling into the toaster? Aha, maybe a toaster oven--we don't have one of those.


3,953 posted on 06/13/2005 3:20:32 PM PDT by GoldwaterChick
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To: Guenevere

Several of the jurors have
children &/or grandchildren,
one of them may encounter
a child molester one day.
A few of them have already
had encounters or close
in their families.


3,954 posted on 06/13/2005 3:20:36 PM PDT by the Deejay
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To: CFC__VRWC
Wonderful - let the pimping begin.

I don't see Americans, serving on juries, per the United States Constitution, as whores.

Sorry that you do.

3,955 posted on 06/13/2005 3:20:44 PM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: TexKat; Spunky

Yes, you're right. We should just give celebrities a pass. Saves time and money. Seriously though, those who have pointed out on this thread how difficult these cases are, are right. Child molestors are experts at "grooming" children, and they do so with families who are not exactly straight out of "Father Knows Best." Unfortunate but true. One time I was talking to one of the judges here, and I said something about how neither side in a divorce case seemed to be too great, and he said something like, well, what do you expect, since they chose each other?

Same thing in criminal cases. Your witnesses generally aren't the cream of the community. E.g., can you testify as to burglaries you've seen or known about? I can't. But there's lots of sleazy people out there who can.

If the boy was from an upstanding family, he never would have gotten near Jackson.


3,956 posted on 06/13/2005 3:20:55 PM PDT by Amore (First, let's kill all the lawyers!)
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To: All

Jurors on FNC right now.


3,957 posted on 06/13/2005 3:21:07 PM PDT by Peach
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To: Peach

I hope that boy sues mj now.
And I believe he will win.


3,958 posted on 06/13/2005 3:22:05 PM PDT by the Deejay
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To: Smogger

I was not there and did not follow the minutia of the testimony and facts in evidence. Therefore I cannot answer that question. I quibble with the notion that if the family of accusers lacked credibility, that by law you MUST find the defendent not guilty. You have stated that they would need a lot of corroberation to overcome the family's lack of credibility. I don't think you balance one off from the other like that. If you found a snippet of accepted truth that nailed Jackson in your mind, I mean nailed him, even though a snippet, I believe that would be all you would need, even if you disregarded the family's testimony. Whether they searched for those snippets is something I question, for my impression is that they did not want to convict Jackson of anything. As I said, just my impression...


3,959 posted on 06/13/2005 3:22:28 PM PDT by txrangerette
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To: Carolinamom

How can they spare the time?
10 minutes? Must not have
much to say.


3,960 posted on 06/13/2005 3:23:04 PM PDT by the Deejay
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