Posted on 06/13/2005 4:29:30 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
I have said since day 1 that he was gonna walk. The case was weak and nobody that I know personally thought the same. Did he molest the kid in the early 90s? Yeah..I believe he did.
Did he molest this one? No way.
Both...I believe both made comments and rumored offers. Trump was quoted as saying something to the effect "michael needs to get past this, and when he does it would be the best thing for him to do."
I was never sure the charges for molesting would stick, however. I am not sure wacko jacko did molest those boys. But, I believe he is a Voyeur and that is pretty serious and could have been more easily charged. There are many people with that perversion. They are too cowardly and too ego-centric to actually involve themselves in molesting, worried about getting caught, etc. Instead, however, they go far enough and like to show little boys pictures, talk about sex and "being a man, " having them in bed and close to them, making them dependent on them,etc. - it is a typical pattern. Then they just watch them get aroused or listen when they ask questions about sex or have sex talks. That's how they get their kicks. I believe that is Jacko's MO. The DA should have pressed the perversion of voyeurism....that could have (IMHO) been more believable and MJ wouldn't be out tonite.
What a sick world we live in. Thank goodness MJ will have one final judgement day and there won't be any high priced defense attorney or flock of fans at his side.
That all look alike.
That says it all about the jury and their decision. Some O'Juicestice!
thanks for the clarification. Looks like Jacko will make out better than OJ. This just revives MJ's career. Both of them. :-}
I think the wording of the charge gave the jury an out. It was that MJ provided alcohol in order to seduce the boy.
Prosecutors could not prove MJ did indeed seduce the child....though a couple of the earlier prosecution witnesses gave testimony to seeing incidents of molestation.
thanks for the ping to the other thread -- here's his post-verdict photo.
The legal standard is "beyond a reasonable doubt," not shadow of a doubt. The jurors get this pounded in their heads pretty well in the instructions from the judge.
He might wind up like Elvis, an early demise due to abuse of prescription drugs. And despite all the "Michael is innocent!" fans outside the courtroom, most people don't want to buy his albums or see him in concert. But if he does go the concert route (maybe in Europe), expect his back problems to suddenly clear up as he moonwalks all over the stage...
Or the Diceman version.
Little Boy Blue
He needed the money.
play Las Vegas for three years. An offer that would pay the singer in excess of $200 million dollars just for the performance rights alone.
He'll be coming to local boys' clubs all over the area. He'll even throw in a nightcap for free.
Michael Jackson moonwalks out of the court... So, did this cure his back injures?
lol. You mean that "Play It Again Sam" strategy? LA has some interesting "new" Dem Players in office. And the brawl between black/latino caucauses isn't quite resolved, from what I hear. Good call, virgil! :)
That's what I meant, of course. And all jururs at every trial get it pounded into their heads and take their jobs very seriously. It just seeemed too hard to take the world of this grifter family. That's all it comes down too, whether the jurors say it or not.
As for how the Michael Jackson jury feels, if he did it again - they probably would hope he will get off again.
I wonder if the prosecution asked potential jurors of they are a member of, or have ever supported, NAMBLA and the ACLU (which has come out strong for select pedophiles). And also their opinions about pedophiles.
Interesting that Rev. Jesse Jackson came out in support of Michael. After Clinton pardoned a Chicago pedophile, the man was hired by Rev. JJ.
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