This goes back to my original point about celebrity worship. Why do you give more credence to Michael Jackson's denials than the words of his many accusers?
Ahhh ..... lemme see ..... how about this:
Because under our system of jurisprudence, a person is to be considered
innocent, until
proven guilty ....
There is a reason why that principal came about, and became part of our legal heritage - largely because it was deemed, that in a free society, where honest folks have rights (or ought to), that erring on the side of protecting the truly innocent by not convicting them of crimes they did not commit, vastly outweighs the benefits of convicting the truly guilty, at the expense of the innocent:
What damage is done to a man, who, having done nothing wrong, has his life taken away ?
In case anyone misses the point above, I am not speaking of ones physical life, but the Life one creates themselves. And you can be absolutely be certain that Michael Jackson, had his life, taken away .... his first life as a child, by his father, at a young age .... and then the one he managed to create for himself, by a couple of sick, degraded individuals that would apparently stoop to any level for money.
I'm curious aristotle about a couple of things .... No. 1 - are you an ex-LEO ? .... and No. 2 - did you even bother to read the article (one which was apparently done by someone who still has an inkling what the words
investigative journalism mean) that Inks's nana linked ? ...... a blatant conspiracy if ever there was one .... to extort money from someone .... whose only real crime may have been that although a little eccentric, he probably was a nice guy, and never really grew up.
No credible evidence whatsoever:
"And what became of the massive investigation of Jackson? After millions of dollars were spent by prosecutors and police departments in two jurisdictions, and after two grand juries questioned close to 200 witnesses, including 30 children who knew Jackson, not a single corroborating witness could be found."
"The sole allegations leveled against Jackson, then, remain those made by one youth, and only after the boy had been give a potent hypnotic drug, leaving him susceptible to the power of suggestion."
Just the accusations from a single kid who, in addition to the above, was under the influence of a father who was apparently repeatedly tape-recorded stating that he was out to "get" Jackson (for money of course) and ruin him, represented by a lawyer who gives new meaning to the words "
scum-sucking bottom-dweller" .....
Those two jokers oughta fry ..... if not in the here and now, then certainly in the hereafter.
If you want an actual "something" to be all incensed, upset, and revolted by, then try the fact that neither of those two scum ever had charges leveled at them .... where's your sense of moral outrage on that one ? Both at the individuals themselves who perpetrated the act, and the individuals who are part of the criminal-justice system (and at times, it is truly "criminal") that failed to obtain justice.
There is a tremendous amount of circumstantial evidence suggesting MJ abused young boys.
Bull****.
Please, please, please tell us all what exactly that evidence is .... illuminate for us some of this "evidence" (circumstantial or otherwise) .... and show us it isn't just mere accusations (apparently almost all of which apparently come from folks who have, or potentially have, something to gain, in a financial sense)
In case the fact has escaped you, a mere accusation isn't proof of anything. If it were, our prisons would likely be over-crowded by the
recently divorced.
Please tell me you weren't waiting for him to admit to molesting children. He would never admit to such crimes because doing so would have sent him to prison.
And please tell me you don't stand ready and willing to convict someone on a single accusation, with no supporting evidence or corroboration - simply because you find the crime being accused so horrific ... (the old
"better-to-lock-'em-up-cause-we-know-that-everybody-is-guilty-of-something" cop mentality ...)
Truth is Michael Jackson was a very sick and troubled man.
Truth is, Michael Jackson is a very dead man.
Given his ability to lie, manipulate the public and spend tens of million$$$, he avoided criminal liability.
I'll have to admit, I wasn't particularly a fan, nor a follower of Michael Jackson, although I did admire some of his work .... I'm not familiar with his ability to lie (apparently you are - perhaps you will enlighten us all ?)
I know enough of him to know one thing for sure, and one thing only: He was an incredibly talented individual. I know that by personal observation .... anything beyond that would be mere speculation.
As in the case with many artists and other talented individuals, the guy was perhaps a bit eccentric .....
Possibly the most ironic thing about this conversation so far, is the way that a number of people on here have commented against Michael Jackson - indeed with utter disgust and revulsion - none of them with any close personal observation, or actual knowledge of the facts - I'd guess that their "knowledge" is largely derived from the news media (which, in another breath, they would tell you isn't to be trusted) ..... or what they have "heard" .....
In reviewing the who's who of the above commenters it appears that these are the usual suspects .... the very same people who claim to be for
freedom and
rights of the individual .... and probably believe in
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, as enumerated in the Constitution .... as well as claiming to be moral and God-fearing (even to the point for some of regularly invoking the name of the Deity, to spice up their posts - a rather trivial use of one's religion to be sure)
But let one individual just be a little too far out of "the norm" and you have this utter disgust - indeed, an almost insane reaction - jumping to conclusions about his conduct based no doubt, largely on what is reported in the media ... and rest assured - accepting
that as truth is a form of celebrity worship (or just very poor judgement) .... whether they might be willing to admit it or not.
I wouldn't be too surprised if numerous people step forward now to expose his transgressions. Hush money dies with the devil.
Well, you just keep all us updated on this ..... tell about all the numerous people who "step forward" now that he's passed ..... no doubt all of these folks who do so, will be motivated by the most sterling of motives, and there will be no trolling for book or movie deals, no "tell-all's", or lawsuits against the Jackson estate involved ....
