Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Wacko Jacko
Michael Jackson was found "not guilty" on all counts on Monday. The key phrase is "not guilty." I noticed some of the media outlets were using that term rather than innocent , but not all of them. It's good to see that they recognize the difference. I just wonder if they would say innocent if the person involved wasn't so strange.
I personally expected that he would be found guilty on some of the charges, maybe the furnishing intoxicants to a minor or the conspiracy, but never really expected him to be found guilty on the abuse charges. I know how hard it is to get a conviction on that type of charge when the victim doesn't have credibility issues and there's forensic evidence. This case didn't have either of those making it even harder to reach the burden of proof. I would have been surprised if he was found guilty on the molestation charges.
The good news is that he will now slip back into that fog where once hot celebrities go when they aren't popular anymore. We won't hear too much about him until he dangles a baby or lets another boy into his bedroom at neverland. Hopefully that won't be for a long time.
I personally expected that he would be found guilty on some of the charges, maybe the furnishing intoxicants to a minor or the conspiracy, but never really expected him to be found guilty on the abuse charges. I know how hard it is to get a conviction on that type of charge when the victim doesn't have credibility issues and there's forensic evidence. This case didn't have either of those making it even harder to reach the burden of proof. I would have been surprised if he was found guilty on the molestation charges.
The good news is that he will now slip back into that fog where once hot celebrities go when they aren't popular anymore. We won't hear too much about him until he dangles a baby or lets another boy into his bedroom at neverland. Hopefully that won't be for a long time.
