Do you personally think Michael Jackson is guilty?

[diamondsnake]

What is your personal opinion? Do you think he was guilty of any of these crimes?

[amber]

Yep. The whole thing will be in the next issue of Der Magazine...

[jannieC]

Yes, guilty. But why we bother even trying to prosecute celebrities is beyond me.

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by jannieC

Yes, guilty. But why we bother even trying to prosecute celebrities is beyond me.

All I know is that even if he didn't do it... he is still a freak! Maybe he doesn't belong in jail but he does belong in a straight jacket and a padded cell. The man has said on national tv that he sleeps with little kids (who are not his family) and it is a beautiful thing? Ick!

[dissention]

Do bears bear and bees be?

[gldstwmn]

Yes. Jackson is a pedophile. Two of the jurors just admitted on live, national television that they think he is a pedophile, however they didn't have evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
Scott Peterson wishes he had Jackos jury.

[mondaymornin1]

Originally Posted by dissention

Do bears bear and bees be?

My dad says that! Love it!

Anyhooo, I think MJ is guilty. It's like 2 local DJ's said this morning---Martha Stewart was convicted and spent some time in "the cage"---but MJ is found not guilty. Just goes to show you that in America, you can mess with our kids, but don't f*#$ with our money!!

[catinthedark]

Originally Posted by jannieC

Yes, guilty. But why we bother even trying to prosecute celebrities is beyond me.

My thoughts exactly. But I agree, the defence did succeed at raising reasonable doubt.

Now, more importantly: The topic we SHOULD have for the next poll, Christopher? Do we:

A) LOVE your new avatar

B) Secretly covet your new avatar

C) Feel a new and inexplicable bond with you

D) Have a sudden and undeniable craving for store-bought chocolate chip cookies


Love it.

[GODDESS6]

guilty as sin, but got off becuz of 1 word...CELEBRITY ~

[irishgrl]

I personally think MJ is a child molester/sexual predator who thumbs his nose at the rest of us. Can you imagine the GLEE now? He's beyond any further prosecution, this case will give him the green light to do what he wants with impugnity. He is now untouchable. If on the other hand any other male off the street did the same things they'd be measured for their new prison duds pronto.

by the way, any mother who lets their child spend the night at his house should have her kids taken away from her for child endangerment. The first blame is HERS. its one thing to have MJ grant a wish for a dying kid, its another to let your kids spend the night at his house (in his bed) ALONE.....

I wish he would become a pariah like OJ did, but I dont know if that will happen...

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

I personally think MJ is a child molester/sexual predator who thumbs his nose at the rest of us. Can you imagine the GLEE now? He's beyond any further prosecution, this case will give him the green light to do what he wants with impugnity. He is now untouchable. If on the other hand any other male off the street did the same things they'd be measured for their new prison duds pronto.

What if it happens with another child and some other family chooses to charge him with the same crimes? He could have to go through all of this again, hypothetically, right? As long as it's not the same family with the accusations?

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

I wish he would become a pariah like OJ did, but I dont know if that will happen...

I think he will. I don't see any sort of comeback for him because he is just painful to look at. He is the ugliest man alive (if I do say so myself), he is just plain a freak. People appreciate the Michael Jackson of old but the people that currently respect the man are few and far between.

Someone like Martha Stewart can make this big comeback because people can relate and she is still the same person and I think people respect that fact that she did serve her time, held her head up high and is ready to start a new chapter in her life.

Michael Jackson is going to be the new OJ. I don't see him being a guest on Oprah anytime soon!

[strandinthewind]

As if on cue:

Attorney: Jackson will be more careful



Programming Note: Michael Jackson's lead defense attorney, Tom Mesereau, discusses the acquittal and how Jackson is doing, Larry King Live, tonight at 9 ET.

SANTA MARIA, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's lead defense attorney said Tuesday that he believes his client's behavior will change now that Jackson has been acquitted of charges including child molestation.

Thomas Mesereau Jr. says Jackson needs to be "tougher with who he lets into his life."

"He's allowed families to come into his life, not just young boys. Their parents were allowed to stay over, they did stay over, everything was done with the parents' permission," Mesereau said. "They were allowed to come in and out of his room. The prosecution tried to misinterpret and misconstrue what Michael Jackson did, and they failed, as they should have."

Mesereau bristled when asked if he believed Jackson would cease sleeping in the same bed with young boys.

"You've misinterpreted what he's said in the past," Mesereau told CNN's Soledad O'Brien, who asked whether the not-guilty verdict meant the sleepovers would stop.

Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy two years ago when they were sleeping alone together in his bed at Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County.

The jury acquitted Jackson on all 10 counts. (Verdict list)

One of the jurors, however, said Tuesday he hopes the trial served as a "wake-up call" for Jackson and that his behavior would change.

"I don't have a problem with the decision that I made in this case," Raymond Hultman told CNN's "American Morning."

"I have a problem with Michael Jackson's behavior. And all I can say at this point is that I hope he recognizes that this is a serious problem and that his behavior is going to be affected in some way by it. I've learned a lot from this case, and I hope he does as well," Hultman said.

The jury foreman, Paul Rodriguez, said jurors were "very troubled" that Jackson, by his own admission, had overnight sleepovers with children in his bed.

But Rodriguez, a 63-year-old retired high school counselor from Santa Maria, said jurors were instructed by the judge to base their verdicts on the facts of the case, not "our beliefs or our own personal thoughts." (Full story)

Hultman said Monday he thought that Jackson had previously molested boys, although he said there was reasonable doubt as to whether he committed the crimes he was charged with.

"Michael Jackson has not molested anyone," Mesereau said.

"As far as Neverland and his home, he's been too nice to too many people. You know, people get to Michael with a sad story about their life, and he's so generous, he's so kindhearted, he takes people in and does nice things for them, and they suddenly decide they want to get rich off of Michael Jackson, and that has to change. He has to be a lot tougher with who he lets into his life, and who he allows to run around his home, and that will happen."

Asked specifically about the sleepovers with boys, Mesereau said, "I don't know what you mean by 'sleepover,' because he's allowed to have his own children into his room, he's allowed to have friends come into his room if he chooses, but he's not going to allow people like the ones who accused him of this to enter his life."

Mesereau said, "Michael Jackson will do what he is allowed to do in his own home, but he'll be very careful who he allows into his home."

Jackson made no comment, and didn't even smile, as he left the Santa Maria courthouse after the verdict Monday, surrounded by his parents and siblings.

He did wave and blow kisses to hundreds of supporters, who screamed, hugged one another and threw confetti when they heard the news. Some were overcome with tears of joy. (Fans react)

Jackson's brother, Jermaine, told CNN's "Larry King Live" his family was "very, very happy."

"Like we always felt from the very beginning and knew, he was one thousand percent innocent," he said. "It takes one person to tell the truth, but it takes many to concoct a lie."

Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/ja...ain/index.html

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What a stupid stupid man to allow any child whatsoever to step foot on the grounds of his estate I hope he videotapes everything they do because he is getting ready for another suit(s).