Jackson Jurrors have reached Verdict

[BurnSide]

Jackson is ruined financially. He couldn't pass the jury 5 bucks if he wanted too.

DOesn't really matter what his verdit is anyway. As we can see from some, obviously uneducated people on the matter, the public view of Jackson is tarnished forever. His best bet now is to sell the Rach for the pennies it is worth and slip off to some cool non media-hounded country for a few years, dissapear from public view.

It's sad. Everyone involved in this ordeal knows the man is innocent, and have claimed it so and set him free. But that is not enough for some people who just want to see a washed up celebrity burn. Of course theres no question Jackson needs some psychological help, i don't deny that.

In the end, what i find most disturbing about all of this, is that this whole circus started, because one man happens to love children. And no, for you immature members, not sexually. Grown men and women can love children, it's not an unnatural thing. I love children, i think they're great and i'd love to have the money to build a massive park for them or something, to make kids happy. That's all Jackson ever wanted to do.

And on that note however, you have to be pretty stupid to sleep in the same bed with them. But that is a flaw of stupidity and not understanding social views. Jackson didn't think that was wrong, and in my opinion, i think the parenting of the child should be called into question moreso for letting the situation arise in the first place.

Not guilty, damn right.

[Deception]

Jackson is ruined financially. He couldn't pass the jury 5 bucks if he wanted too.

I'd have to disagree with you. Jackson owns the beatles, so if he wanted to he could sell them and make 50-60 million dollars right there.

and i saw some reports that said in 2003 jackson sold nearly 5 million cds internationally.

Plus everyone is forgetting he has a rich sister named Janet Jackson(boob lady at the super bowl). And she could have gave him money to do anything.

[Boff]

I wouldnt be surprised if he made a come back. Infact I would like to see that.

[TheOriginalF]

I've been listening to the news while I have been working all evening and of course all I'm hearing about is Michael Jackson, so I can't help but to have his name floating around in the back of my head. Now I have never cared for MJ's music, but I can't help feeling that he has gotten a bum rap from the public over the last fifteen years. To my knowledge there has never been any concrete evidence to prove that he has ever molested a child, yet the public has always just assumed that he has. It's common knowledge in pop culture, we've all heard the jokes about him seen countless skits and parodies of him on television, all of which always assumed the worst about MJ.

I will be the first to admit that MJ is in dire need of psychological help anybody can see that just by watching the way he's mutilated himself over the years. But have we become so depraved and jaded as a society that we have to assume that anybody who loves children must be a child molester? Why do we always assume that just because a grown man has a fondness and love of children that he must be doing the worst possible thing imaginable to them?

I honestly hope that we as a society can learn from this, maybe we won't be so quick to point the finger the next time somebody makes such a horrendous accusation. He's a free man now and I'm happy that at least twelve people weren't so jaded as to make the same assumption the media and pop culture has been making for the last fifteen years.

[LucidElement]

lol innocent... hmmm interesting.. you know, there were 4 hispanics, 1 asian, and the rest caucasions i believe they said... but its weird because they walked into the court room the jury did and stared at the judge everyone thought he was guilty!

[Saru]

Merged all the new Michael Jackson verdict threads into one.

[warden]

Thank goodness the freek is free,praise the lord(who ever he or she is)that means he can babysit for me on saturday,yipee ill get left over *spam filter* mags,this is getting better all the time,huray for justice

[Commander CMG]

Next we will see Stevie Wonder getting off on driving offences?

[warden]

Next we will see Stevie Wonder getting off on driving offences?

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i SEE what you mean

[Guest]

I'm happy he's been found innocent, I never thought for a second he was guilty.

I do hope though that he smartens up from all of this, but I do doubt it. I don't think he understands the compromising situations he puts himself in.

[nick_fury]

i think he was guilty, but i suppose there was reasonable doubt, his defence teasm did a very good job and the prosecution, quite frankly did a rather shabby one, but hey thats justice for ya

[Stixxman]

I can barely believe this is an actual post with this many replies, let alone Jackson being found not guilty?

[Babs]

There were people on the jury that have no doubt that Jacko has molested children, they just didn't think the facts were present here at this case to send him away, 'without any doubt'.

Hey, they'll get gramps, yet. I have faith something will happen to Jacko.

[Conspiracy]

There were people on the jury that have no doubt that Jacko has molested children, they just didn't think the facts were present here at this case to send him away, 'without any doubt'.

Hey, they'll get gramps, yet.   I have faith something will happen to Jacko.

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hopefully he gets put away, i wanna spit on him cuz he makes me p***ed and sick

[girty1600]

I'm happy he's been found innocent, I never thought for a second he was guilty.

I do hope though that he smartens up from all of this, but I do doubt it. I don't think he understands the compromising situations he puts himself in.

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I don't think he understands much of anything; he had lived in 'MJ World' for so long that he does not function on the same plain of existence as the rest of the planet.

I hope he can wake up a bit and realize there are some things you just should not do.

I also hope in the future parents will be a little more mindful of what they allow their children to do.

[warden]

I heard that when the judge asked the boy ,do you reconise the man who abused you in this court room,the boy replied NO ,it was a black man

[girty1600]

^ not funny!

[Guest]

I also hope in the future parents will be a little more mindful of what they allow their children to do.

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I don't know why this hasn't been more of an issue. I can't understand why a parent would let their kids spend the night in the same bed with an adult stranger.

[warden]

^ not funny!

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Really ,i thought he was going down without a chance in hell,but as they say,money can buy you anything these days,even a protector for your backside

[girty1600]

^no doubt!

[Pyxis]

I had to start drinking after I heard the verdict. I was ticked. But Kentucky Bourbon calmed me down a bit. Not much though.

[HowdyDoo]

An adult male or female should in no way lie in bed with other's minor children. That's how I feel.

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Are you forgetting--most molestation takes place among family members? Sometimes your children may be safer with a stranger than Uncle Joe. But after saying that, I would never let my boys stay with a suspected pedophile. And no amount of money would satisfy me if one of my boys were molested. I would want justice.

I've read through this entire darn thread. I've appreciated Michael Jackson as a performer, but I was never much of a fan. However, the bottom line is this: the jury, using the evidence given them and the constraints of the law, had no other choice than to find him not-guilty (even though the judge was definitely slanted against Mr. Jackson--he should have never allowed that past case in--it was never proven or substantiated). I trust those 12 people. I have been on a jury for manslaughter--and I know how things work. They can't just lock him up because of personal feelings, which is what most of this thread is about. They could only consider the evidence at hand.

Personally, I think the prosecution did a rotten job. Also, their plaintiff was a plaintiff from hell. Saying that they both (mother and son) lacked credibility is an understatement. This case would never have gone to prosecution if this had been someone else besides Jackson being charged with this offense by the Arvizo's. In the prosecution's eagerness to finally nail Jackson, they prosecuted too soon and without adequate evidence. Now, a possible offender goes scot-free because they had stars in their eyes.

I haven't totally given in to the belief that Jackson is guilty. There are too many people taking advantage of the Jackson cash cow. And if Michael is innocent, can you imagine what he's been through?

Jackson has led a life few of us can comprehend. He's had challenges and opportunities most of us never dreamed of. This may excuse some of his eccentricities. At the same time, his hedonistic lifestyle has to stop. With money and fame, be believed he didn't have to follow rules like the rest of us. Like it has been said before, I believe he lives in a world made from his own design. It's time for Mr. Jackson to join the rest of us in reality. If guilty, he needs to admit it and take his punishment, or, if innocent, realize his mistakes and grow from that knowledge.

Edited June 14, 2005 by HowdyDoo

[Michelle]

^Very insightful and open-minded, HowdyDoo...

[Hans Dolbrook]

the only thing that really p***ed me off about what the jury said is the fact that everyone of them said they did'nt like the kid's mother snapping her fingers!

who cares what they liked,or did'nt?they were there to try the case,and look at the evidence,and i really do'nt think they did!porno mags with the kid's and jacko's fingerprints on them,the fact that he hadneverhad a sleepover with a little girl,he gave them alcohol and told them it was jesus juice,and the biggest thing that told me he was guilty,he paid another kid 24 million dollars to not bring charges.the evidence never lies,but these 12 idiots failed to notice that!

when jackson starts sleeping with 10 year old kids again,and he will eventually,

and when they catch him doing it again,i hope these 12 people can live with it!

Edited June 14, 2005 by Kismit

[Talon]

Jackson 'to change his lifestyle'

Michael Jackson's lawyer said the singer will no longer share his bed with young boys, after the star was cleared of 10 child abuse charges.

"He's not going to do that any more," lawyer Thomas Mesereau told US network NBC. "He's not going to make himself vulnerable to this any more."

Michael Jackson has remained silent at his Neverland ranch since the verdict.

"He's going to take it one day at a time. It's been a terrible, terrible process for him," Mr Mesereau said.

'Excruciating' process

In a separate interview, the lawyer told US network ABC that he became "very worried" about Mr Jackson's condition during the four-month trial.

"He lost a lot of weight, he could not sleep, we would talk sometimes at three in the morning, four in the morning," Mr Mesereau said.

"He took it very hard, it was a very very excruciating and difficult process for him and his family."

He described what happened when Michael Jackson, his family and his lawyers returned to the California ranch after last night's verdict.

"We basically had a very relaxed time. We said some prayers, it was a very light, nice gathering," he said.

"It was not overly jubilant, it was not artificial, it was a real gathering of family members all of whom are grateful to God for the result."

Next career move

Friends and fans voiced support for the star after the Santa Barbara Superior Court trial.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor said: "Thank God Michael is vindicated for all time. Now maybe people will leave him alone."

Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, who appeared as a prosecution witness in the trial, welcomed the jury's verdict.

"I would never have married a paedophile," Ms Rowe said, adding: "And the system works."

The singer was thought to be considering his next career move at his California ranch.

Live 8 promoter Harvey Goldsmith said he would "obviously" consider adding Jackson to the bill of one of the 2 July anti-poverty concerts if the singer volunteered.

"Whether it's appropriate or not is another issue, whether he's in a fit state to work is another issue, whether he can work is another issue and whether he can work live is another issue," Mr Goldsmith told London-based radio station Capital FM.

The 46-year-old singer co-wrote We Are The World, the US charity single released ahead of the 1985 Live Aid charity concerts to which Live 8 is the successor.

However, Mr Jackson appeared increasingly frail at his California trial and a swift return to the stage seemed unlikely.

London-based publicist Max Clifford said testimonies presented during Mr Jackson's child abuse trial would make it difficult for him to resume his career, despite his acquittal.

"Although he still has a huge fan base a lot of people are not happy with what emerged from the trial," Mr Clifford said.

"It's going to be an uphill struggle for him to get back to anything like the popularity he enjoyed in the past."

Simon Dornan, of the UK's Virgin Megastore retail chain, said there had been no notable reduction or increase in sales of Jackson's albums since his arrest in 2003.

"His back catalogue has been consistently popular, but he will need a brand new release to really boost sales," he added.

Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson said the singer had been "tried and convicted in the newsroom".

But Rev Jackson added: "Michael must assess the implications of the conduct that got him into trouble."

Fellow campaigner Reverend Al Sharpton said: "Children have been dragged into court, Michael's reputation has been damaged severely. I think that there are no winners here.

"I don't think there's a reason for Michael or those opposed to Michael to gloat. There's a lot of pain, a lot of hurt here."

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/ente...sic/4091990.stm