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

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[Carolinamom]

Regardless of whether you think him guilty of child molestation or not, you must surely agree that he is a miserable excuse for a human being who destroyed the innocence of other people's sons.

[hershey]

Naughty, naughty....and funny. I fell asleep and woke to find the jury nattering on about how they'd made 19 new friends, and wasn't that grand. Ugh.

[snarkytart]

I think this jury was so proud and giggly because of all the cheering the Wacko Jacko fans did everyday outside the court. I guess the jury thinks that they impressed quite a few people with their verdict.
Wait until they see the polls that are being done by the cable news shows and realize most of the country thinks they are as stupid as the OJ jury.

My local news did a man on the street interview downtown after the NG verdict. The majority could not believe it and thought it was a bad verdict.
It was live so it was a fair representation of the publics opinion.

This jury will not sell any books, just like the OJ jurors who wrote books...they were flops, because the public was against their decision.

JMO.

[truthkeeper]

You don't think there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to convict Jackson? Did not one of the jurors say "there was a closetful of evidence but it wasn't enough?" (You'll have to go back through the postings to find it, but I heard it too.)

BTW, do you think a 40-something man who admits to taking little boys to bed regularly to serve them "some cookies...a little hot milk...." is actually being truthful?

[null and void]

Well, she could sue my roommate, the owner of the dog, as she had no money, so she sued me.

Justice? What does the law care for justice?

[NautiNurse]

The tone of the passage is morally neutral. It is not wrong to lie beside someone in bed and sleep!

I don't suppose there was anything in that Bible passage about paying $ millions in hush money and giving booze in cola cans to kids.

[Conservative til I die]

As have most FReepers. Who in their right mind lets a kid face the kind of risk this mother did?

A grifter looking to run a bigtime con?

[Conservative til I die]

As have most FReepers. Who in their right mind lets a kid face the kind of risk this mother did?

A grifter looking to run a bigtime con?

[hershey]

Another day off work and they looked at the evidence after they voted...and said the food was good, too.

[null and void]

It's a good thing I keep my nose clean, because I've lost a lot of faith in the system.

I'm glad to hear you're immune to being falsely accused. What's your secret?

[tomkat]

Your #2501 may well be THE most moronic post I've seen in seven+ years on this site - and we've had some doozies.

[Lawgvr1955]

I haven't lost faith in the system. Of course, I have the advantage of seeing it in practice everyday while many others don't.

For 14 years I prosecuted murder, dope, theft and sex cases. I never lost a jury sex crime, either a violent act of rape or a child molestation case. So I am confident they can be won before a jury if the evidence is there.

While I do defense work now, I do not take any sex crime cases. Having spent most of my professional life prosecuting cases on behalf of raped women and molested children, I don't have the emotional energy left to represent a person accused of a sex crime. I wouldn't care if it was my brother and I knew he was innocent, I just don't have it in me.

In this case, I can believe that Jackson was guilty. Did the government prove he was guilty? Apparently not. (From what I heard of the evidence, the case sounded weak to me). But I still believe that juries find the right answer, "Did the State prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt?".

If the DA has other cases, I can't understand why he didn't bring one of them instead. Admitted perjurors DO NOT make believable witnesses.

[marajade]

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

That is morally wrong and should never be a factor. That would create a class system in this Country and in my opinion, unAmerican.

[True Republican Patriot]

Ltes remember that Presidential Candidate that said he didn't want to be Judgmental on Saddams' Guilt or Innocence!
Incredible, he hates Republicans, but wants to hear the Evidence on Saddam. Would have been a great candidate for this Jury. Oh Well????????

[StarFan]

Most TH on CTV are just as shocked as we are (except motor mouth Jamie Floyd who bores the hell out of me talking about ALL her previous jobs and successes).

Were any of the jurors asked their reaction to the video tape of the accuser talking to police? I was watching Dimond interview Sneddon and missed the first few questions asked of jurors and frankly what I did catch was more than enough.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

"If it's not Scottish..."

I like Scotland. Been there numerous times. I've seen much of Scotland. I have only fond memories from each of my visits.

[Dick Vomer]

I listened to as much of the evidence as I could through the public means, the mother was a con artist and sociopath. Jackson may have molested boys... she may have known about it and thought of "entrapping" him by throwing some bait (her son) in front of a child molester.... either way she is a sick b#tch if she did this.

Would I let my son sleep at Jackson's bed... H#ll NO !!...

The DA brought a weak case, and basically thought he could convict a freak. If I were Jackson, I'd get the hell out of Neverland, and never have a single "visitor" without digitally secured video recording of all encounters.

[hineybona]

I'm very surprised at how many people on FR don't know how the judicial system works in this country nor understand personal feelings VS reasonable doubt.

[gopwinsin04]

I think 'Cowbell' for impending decisions has officially entered FR big trial lore.

[rockabyebaby]

I am disgusted by the jurors decision and even more disgusted with people in Times Square cheering at the verdict, reminded me of the OJ case.