Not Guilty Verdict.
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Innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt that's right. I was not surprised at all. The family of the boy (his mom in particular) seem to be all about the money (which MJ doesn't have a lot left of --not like he used to in the 80s anyway--). Michael Jackson is not normal, everybody knows that. I think his mind is still in his childhood days (leave that to a psychiatrist or psychologist to analize), but the fact that he loves children and wants to be around children doesn't make him a pedophile. Is it normal? No, but it doesn't make him a pedophile either.
Elaine Keller
Cathlete
Michael Jackson was not cleared on charges of pedophilia. He was found not guilty of molesting one particular boy. You can be sure I'd NEVER let him get close to my boy. And it seems that it is just boys that he likes to sleep with....
Same here. I don't know if Michael Jackson is a child molester. He has never been convicted of it, but he is weird and his behavior no matter what his fans say, is not normal. Even if he doesn't molest children I wouldn't let any minors around him without supervision. I wouldn't want my kids to think having friends his age is normal because it is not. I won't believe he is a pedophile until he goes to jail for it, but like I said he's abnormal and he needs help he's a little too old to live in the fantasy world that he lives in.
Timber99
Cathlete
First of all, none of us truly know what the jury heard in that courtroom. We heard a synopsis of each day and perhaps even a recount of some testimony but the jury sat there day in and day out adn it was their job to listen and consider the weight of the evidence, the credibility of the witnesses and the findings. It's not the court of public opinion that rules. Thse people sacrificed weeks of their lives to listen to the facts and tsestimony adn made a decision. I think we should respect that. Just some food for thought, I guess.
Christine
Christine
My feeling in this case is that "not guilty" doesn't necessarily mean "innocent". It just means that the defense was good enough to plant "reasonable doubt" in the minds of the jurors. In other words, the prosecution couldn't prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. I still feel that his money, his celebrity and pity (he makes himself look as pitiful as possible) got him off. He has people convinced that he's just a nice man who loves children. A 46 year old man who lets little boys sleep in his bed is not a nice man. How would you feel if your young son had sleepovers with a 46 year old friend????
--Lois
"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning" - Mahatma Ghandi
--Lois
"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning" - Mahatma Ghandi
I would never have allowed my son to have slept over at his house or any other adult mans house. Whether he is guilty or not I do not know. I do however think that the boys mom in this case should also have her head examined for letting him near a man who has issues. It was no secret he was accused before so why would any parent let their child go to his home?Just my opinion.
Terri
Terri
libra01971
Cathlete
Whether or not he was guilty, I wonder how many of the jurors would allow their children near MJ. I'm guessing none of them would.
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. He is still a whacko in my opinion. He has pornography in his home, befriends little boys and sleeps with them, (one boy for an entire year), boys have seen his genitalia. What do you think is going on? He is obviously gay AND a pedophile. And if he isn't having sex with boys, who IS he having sex with?? Human beings usually want and need sex.
What about the other witnesses that have been molested by him? Are they making it up? Are several boys just making this up for the fun of it? Is MJ really a victim?? I don't think so.
MJ is a very talented individual, and I am glad that the jury did their job in the courtroom if the evidence wasn't compelling enough. BUT he is still a pedophile in my opinion.
The fans are enough to creep me out, the lady releasing the doves, my God, people have a sick attatchment to celebrities. It's frightening.
And if another parent offers their child to this sicko they need to be locked up themselves.
Lori
What about the other witnesses that have been molested by him? Are they making it up? Are several boys just making this up for the fun of it? Is MJ really a victim?? I don't think so.
MJ is a very talented individual, and I am glad that the jury did their job in the courtroom if the evidence wasn't compelling enough. BUT he is still a pedophile in my opinion.
The fans are enough to creep me out, the lady releasing the doves, my God, people have a sick attatchment to celebrities. It's frightening.
And if another parent offers their child to this sicko they need to be locked up themselves.
Lori
>I just wonder how many parents will continue to allow their
>children to be his "friend". I bet more than we would like to
>think which is even more sad than the verdict.
I hear ya! You know, I honestly never really believed he was guilty. Guilty of being gullible, yes, stupid even, but I never felt confident, at least from my limited vantage point, that he was guilty of child molestation. He may be, don't get me wrong. I think the whole story was so twisted, we'll never hear all of it --from either side. And it may be another one of those O.J. things, but I was never really convinced.
However, guilty verdict or not, whether I believe he was guilty or not, I would never, EVER have allowed my child to be alone with him (or anyone else accused of this crime). In fact, I would never have allowed my child to be alone with anyone except his daddy or me under those circumstances. I certainly would never have allowed him to spend the night in a grown man's bed, alone, after especially not after the initial allegation by that other family. Just one-tenth of the behavior that the mother admits to knowing and witnessing were enough to make any reasonable and rational person suspicious. I truly believe that mother should be investigated for child abuse and/or child endangerment herself! If it were me, what she has already admitted to amounts to putting the child in danger.
Sadly, that boy, whether he was molested or not, has been scarred for life. Who will he ever be able to trust? Who will ever be able to trust him? The whole situation is just heartbreaking.
Shari
>children to be his "friend". I bet more than we would like to
>think which is even more sad than the verdict.
I hear ya! You know, I honestly never really believed he was guilty. Guilty of being gullible, yes, stupid even, but I never felt confident, at least from my limited vantage point, that he was guilty of child molestation. He may be, don't get me wrong. I think the whole story was so twisted, we'll never hear all of it --from either side. And it may be another one of those O.J. things, but I was never really convinced.
However, guilty verdict or not, whether I believe he was guilty or not, I would never, EVER have allowed my child to be alone with him (or anyone else accused of this crime). In fact, I would never have allowed my child to be alone with anyone except his daddy or me under those circumstances. I certainly would never have allowed him to spend the night in a grown man's bed, alone, after especially not after the initial allegation by that other family. Just one-tenth of the behavior that the mother admits to knowing and witnessing were enough to make any reasonable and rational person suspicious. I truly believe that mother should be investigated for child abuse and/or child endangerment herself! If it were me, what she has already admitted to amounts to putting the child in danger.
Sadly, that boy, whether he was molested or not, has been scarred for life. Who will he ever be able to trust? Who will ever be able to trust him? The whole situation is just heartbreaking.
Shari