Jackson is found innocent
Jackson is found innocent
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Was anyone following the trial? Anyway he was found not guilty. So what do you all think?
Was anyone following the trial? Anyway he was found not guilty. So what do you all think?
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He should of been guilty, I don't know what is wrong with that jury.
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I second that
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Actually, no wait...

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There shouldn't be a thread on this, because people are going to make comments that are downright horrible. I believe the last time this was brought up on the cm, there were posts along the lines of "Somebody should have shot that sick bastard pedophile long ago."
I was happy with the verdict. And am about to listen to a mixed cd in celebration.
I was happy with the verdict. And am about to listen to a mixed cd in celebration.
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Why there shouldn't be a thread on this... Because who cares? There are more important things in this world than whether Jackson touched some kid. I know people find it interesting. Hell, my mom knows more about this case than she does about what's going on in Iraq. The amount of time and effort the media and the public have put into this could have been spent on real news. It's a distraction from reality just like all other trials that are in the public spotlight.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
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Well, the thing is, Michael Jackson is quite the public icon. You'd be hard pressed to find a person that doesn't know his name, and there are a lot of fans that care about him (as fanatics tend to do).
If it was someone like Rufus Sewell or Michael des Barres on trial, no one would care.
If it was someone like Rufus Sewell or Michael des Barres on trial, no one would care.
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eh. Neither side had a good case.
There were some good moments from the trial though. Like how it took 3 days for the term "crackwhore" to come up.
I can't say I'm surprised though. If he had been convicted of anything he would have had a great case for an appeal.
Nonetheless, his reputation is shot and the truth is, it doesn't matter what the courts said, he is always going to be guilty to the general public.
There were some good moments from the trial though. Like how it took 3 days for the term "crackwhore" to come up.
I can't say I'm surprised though. If he had been convicted of anything he would have had a great case for an appeal.
Nonetheless, his reputation is shot and the truth is, it doesn't matter what the courts said, he is always going to be guilty to the general public.
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Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
(and I wish I could inspire)
Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
Why?
Trials aren't important. The only reason why they're news is because Jackson is a celebrity. I can list 1000 things that are more important in this world, all of which will never be reported to the degree Jackson's trial was reported because it doesn't give the stations ratings.
Trials aren't important. The only reason why they're news is because Jackson is a celebrity. I can list 1000 things that are more important in this world, all of which will never be reported to the degree Jackson's trial was reported because it doesn't give the stations ratings.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
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It may not be important, but people care. I know people who shed a lot of tears over this case. And I think most of us saw the footage of people screaming, throwing confetti, hugging each other, and being carried away on stretchers from fainting after the verdict was announced.
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But it hasn't been about the kids. I could see using this as a platform against sexual molestation in America, but I haven't seen anything even resembling that in the media.
If only people cared so much about other issues in the world in stead of throwing some confetti and dancing the night away because some washed up pop star was acquitted of charges.
If only people cared so much about other issues in the world in stead of throwing some confetti and dancing the night away because some washed up pop star was acquitted of charges.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
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I didn't follow the trial at all so I'm not going to make any judgements. I agree with Jim on the comment that there are a hell of a lot more important things happening in the world that could have and should have been reported. The only reason this trial was on the news was because it involved a celebrity, and be damned if people in North America can't live without knowing when a celebrity squirts a drop of piss. If it were any other human being out there on the same charges, it wouldn't make any higher than local news. Michael Jackson's crime charges get more attention than anyone else because he's a celebrity? That's disgusting. The media could be informing the rest of the world on things that should deserve immediate attention, or educating the population. Instead we're watching the court verdict of some celebrity who committed a crime that people get tried for every day.
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I agree with Matt and Jim.
But I just wanted to throw in there that there's a big difference between not guilty and not proven. I think it's in Scotland that there are these 2 different verdicts and if you're not guilty it means you're not guilty and if you're not proven that means there wasn't enuogh evidence to decide either guilty or not guilty. From the sounds of things, this was really a not proven verdict rather than a not guilty one. But at least it's over and people can hopefully forget about it and concentrate on more important things.
But I just wanted to throw in there that there's a big difference between not guilty and not proven. I think it's in Scotland that there are these 2 different verdicts and if you're not guilty it means you're not guilty and if you're not proven that means there wasn't enuogh evidence to decide either guilty or not guilty. From the sounds of things, this was really a not proven verdict rather than a not guilty one. But at least it's over and people can hopefully forget about it and concentrate on more important things.
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and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
The USA had it's 1700th casualty in Iraq two days ago, and there wasn't a mention of it on CNN or NBC news. Instead there was 20 minutes of Jackson talk and an interview with Ronald Mcdonald (if anyone saw the Daily show last night, John talked a bit about this).
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
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