Do you personally think Michael Jackson is guilty?

[dudden22]

Originally Posted by littlecricket2

Not that I can stand And furthermore, I think it's irresponsible to be spouting off about one's personal opinion on his guilt if one is not a) an alleged victim, or b) in the courtroom hearing all the evidence.[/

I will judge anybody who is over 40, thinks it is normal to invite other people's children into his bed for a sleep over, and has a book filled with naked boys. Irresponsible or not!

Originally Posted by littlecricket2

Or maybe Jacko's just very childlike and innocent and socially maladjusted and doesn't know the difference between what's appropriate and what isn't.:

Please

Originally Posted by littlecricket2

In any case, the only people who are getting molested from this point forward are kids whose parents or caregivers don't mind them being molested.

That is how I felt after the first allegation. Any parents who send their children to a sleep over at Michael Jackson's house should be reported to child services.

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by littlecricket2

Not that I can stand Michael Jackson or anything, but these polls are silly because I don't think anyone who wasn't there as the alleged incidents were taking place or in the court room has the right to even their own personal opinion, because no one who wasn't there (in his bedroom or in the courtroom) has enough information to form an accurate personal opinion. So my personal opinion on his guilt is that I don't have one since I wasn't there. And furthermore, I think it's irresponsible to be spouting off about one's personal opinion on his guilt if one is not a) an alleged victim, or b) in the courtroom hearing all the evidence.

Calm down! This is just a silly internet poll I made up. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks at this point because he got off scot free. But, that doesn't mean it is "irresponsible" to ask people their gut feeling on the case.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by littlecricket2

Not that I can stand Michael Jackson or anything, but these polls are silly because I don't think anyone who wasn't there as the alleged incidents were taking place or in the court room has the right to even their own personal opinion, because no one who wasn't there (in his bedroom or in the courtroom) has enough information to form an accurate personal opinion. So my personal opinion on his guilt is that I don't have one since I wasn't there. And furthermore, I think it's irresponsible to be spouting off about one's personal opinion on his guilt if one is not a) an alleged victim, or b) in the courtroom hearing all the evidence.

I have opinions about many historical events for which I was not alive to be present. Many people have opinions about the Kennedy assassionation, for example, and they were not present for the murder or the trial.

I'm not saying anything groundbreaking here, but...just saying.

[littlecricket2]

Ok, maybe irresponsible was the wrong choice of words, since expressing our opinions one way or the other doesn't really change the verdict. I was only thinking of how popular opinion (which is often misinformed) can sometimes sway outcomes. Maybe futile is a better word in this case? Either way, I don't really think my opinion on Michael's guilt matters. My gut feeling is that he's very strange, but beyond that there are soooo many possibilities that I don't even feel like typing them all out.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by littlecricket2

Ok, maybe irresponsible was the wrong choice of words, since expressing our opinions one way or the other doesn't really change the verdict. I was only thinking of how popular opinion (which is often misinformed) can sometimes sway outcomes. Maybe futile is a better word in this case? Either way, I don't really think my opinion on Michael's guilt matters. My gut feeling is that he's very strange, but beyond that there are soooo many possibilities that I don't even feel like typing them all out.

Yeah, I think you're right--it is basically futile. But lots of the things we get all up in arms about on this board are futile to discuss, really. (I'm definitely guilty of that).

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Yeah, I think you're right--it is basically futile. But lots of the things we get all up in arms about on this board are futile to discuss, really. (I'm definitely guilty of that).

IMO - that is the cool thing about this board