[Uturn2001]

IMHO the news should not be allowed to report the names of the people charged and any details of a case until after a verdict is handed down. It does not matter what a person is charged with, be it speeding or 24 counts of first degree murder, all this coverage does is prevent the person from getting a truly fair trial.

For those of you who are ready to send Jacko to the gallows, or were convinced that Scott Peterson was guilty 4 days after his wife was reported missing let me ask you this.

If you were charged with a crime how would you like for every second of the preliminary investigation to be reported on before you were charged and then have the media "weigh" the "evidence" against you before a jury was even selected? Would you feel that you recieved a truly fair trial or would you wonder if it was a formality as everyone in that jury box has already made up their minds as to your guilt or innocence.

[Twilight Flyer]

To be completely honest, if I was guilty, I'd be pretty upset about all the news coverage. But if I didn't do it, I wouldn't have any problems with it. As a matter of fact, I would probably welcome the opportunity to showcase my innocence. Maybe that's a pie-in-the-sky view of things, but I think most people would be the same way. If you're guilty, you want things hush-hush...if you're not, you're probably singing the loudest for everyone to hear.

[PAB]

Originally Posted by Uturn2001

If nothing else who would leave their 5 year old to be baby sat by a 6 year old. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Thats exactly what I was going to say.

[Rob_0126]

Originally Posted by dodgeman

Here's this guy, 43 years old at the time, who admits to sleeping in the same bed with a 13 year old boy and recalls that it was "a beautiful thing". I don't care whatever else he may say or what a judge or a jury may say - there is something fundamentally wrong with him.

I think Michaels childhood might have twisted his look on reality. I liked his music in the 80's. I think he's a great music artist, but something might be wrong.

[Lady18wheels]

It's over now. Not guilty on all counts.

[yoopr]

and the Legal definition of "Not Guilty" doesn't necessarily mean Not Innocent.

[Useless]

Do I believe that MJ is an innocent victim who has been wrongfully branded as a child molester??

Sorry, but HELL NO!!

At the same time, I do not think for one moment that the prosecutors met their burden of proof. Had I been sitting on that jury, I would have had no choice but to vote for an acquittal.

As far as I'm concerned, any parent who brings their child over to have a sleep-over with him, or any other man, should be prosecuted for endangering the safety of a child!!

Not long ago, Michael Jackson appeared on the "Geraldo Springer Show". When asked about his favorite college football team he said that he was a big fan of "Bring'um Young University".
:P

[Dmitri_Lithuania]

Excuse and pardon for many ignorances of culture, but who is Mikhail Jacksons plaese?

[-FlyByNight-]

I heard he's rerecording an old Elton John tune, but renaming it "Don't Let Your Son Go Down On Me." :shock:

[wot i life]

Originally Posted by -FlyByNight-

I heard he's rerecording an old Elton John tune, but renaming it "Don't Let Your Son Go Down On Me." :shock:

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