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The verdict is coming shortly. Any predictions?
I say guilty on a couple of minor counts. Not guilty on the big one. I’ll be shocked if he winds up in the joint.
Hahahahahaha ! Perfect! 2 mins to go.
Random PW commenter thought, Monday, June 13, 2:44 MDT:
Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty…
So that’s not you, Jeff, in the crowd in Santa Maria shouting, “Michael is Innocent!” at the top of your lungs?
The Jackson entourage is walking into the court building. They keep showing his sister LaToilet Jackson.
Isn’t that what this is all about?
Guilty on all counts. Bye-bye. . .
I offer the following prediction:
If Jackson is found guilty, Jeralyn over at TalkLeft will fault the prosecution for ordering a ‘political hit’, despite the fact that 12 dispassionate jurors returned the verdict and that Jackson routinely and admittedly sleeps with underage boys.
Will there be riots in South Central LA tonight?
Only if the jury verdict requires all Californians to wear one glove and put a lot of product in their hair.
I cannot stand that Nancy Grace at Court TV.. That has nothing to do with MJ.. I just felt like saying it.
I’m with Daniel on this. Although I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about.
Don’t worry – neither do I
If he goes to the joint, he’ll have to re-write Billie Jean. Let’s see:
Billy Bob is not my lover…he’s just a gal…
Nah, not the same ring to it…
damn, so far, he’s getting off … (poor wording, sorry)
Jackson, 5:15 EST: “Fuel the jet, would you? And find me some little boy tail. Only this time, make sure he’s a fucking mute , understand…?”
This jury didn’t even convict Jackson of admistering alcohol to children.
That, my friends, is unbelievable.
The system doesn’t work.
And the sad part is that there are parents who will STILL send their kids over to Neverland Ranch.
Which should be evidence enough to remove their parental rights.
Un-freakin-believable….. Not Guilty on all counts.. Michael, take your little boys and chimpanzee and sin no more…
NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS.
Proving once again that it is nearly impossible to convict a celebrity in a high profile case in the US.
Worst part? The accuser’s life is over. And we’ll have to listen to a bunch of preening defense attorneys lecture us about how justice was done here, and that little cancer boy and his crazy mom tried to use the justice system to sully the reputation of a blameless manchild (who once paid $20 million to make accusations go away)—forgetting to mention that those are precisely the kinds of marks pedophiles go after when they troll for prey.
The problem? Jurors in these types of cases take the “beyond a reasonable doubt” mandate to ridiculous extremes when it comes to the prospect of being responsible for taking a celebrity out of circulation—and high-priced defense attorneys have become quite adroit at concentrating on nothing other than raising that doubt.
Well, you can pretty much count on there being a part III to this drama…
Lock your little boys away, folks.
Has a celebrity ever been nailed in a big case? Other than rappers?
Damn that Henry Fonda. He can be so persuasive.
Well, at least all those fans waiting outside to hear the verdict can go back to catblogging.
Q: Is NAMBLA going to use this as precedent?
The system doesn’t work.
Oh, the system works.
It’s Southern California that is off it’s rocker.
Really loved the woman in the mob outside the courthouse who released a white dove for every “not guilty” and then clasped her hands to her chest in ecstasy. The very picture of overwrought groupie.
The fact that she was a ringer for Martha Stewart added a nice otherworldly touch.
Son of a bitch.
I’m reminded of the old SNL skit with Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton, after Clinton got off with just a censure instead of removal from office:
“Ahm… am… bulletproof. Next time y’all come after me, y’all better have some kryptonite.”
Spambuster word: “System” – the jokes write themselves…
My random MJ thoughts:
Now maybe he will have himself neutered or go ahead with the sex-change operation—AND DISAPPEAR.
They should have gotten him in ‘93.
MJ is facing several civil cases is he not? As far as mainstream America is concerned, I’d say he’s through, verdict or no verdict.
fwiw – If the trial took place in Canada, Michael Jackson would be sitting his child-molesting ass on an ice floe out in the Bering Sea for the next 12 years, eating seal meat and hoping to avoid Polar bears — though that’s 12 years, Canadian, so figure 10 years US.
There was another idiot in the crowd that had a big French flag with “FRANCE LOVES YOU MICHAEL” written across it.
TW – “felt”. Yep…
Much like Jerry Lewis, he’s apparently a friggin’ GENIUS in France…
Reminds me of an old greeting card:
Front: Jesus Loves You!
Inside: Everybody else thinks you’re an asshole.
Spambuster: next
That’s it. I’m leaving this world. Bunch of fucking idiots.
As far as mainstream America is concerned, I’d say he’s through, verdict or no verdict.
Well yeah, but what about the ‘starstruck nutcase single-mom of one or more 9-12 year old boys’ demographic?
Just to point out, in the realm of celebrity prosecutions, Martha Stewart had a rather eventful time in prison, albeit for a minor offense that she plea-bargained for. In retrospect, I have to give Martha points for taking her lumps and moving on.
Other than that, mainstream celebrities (which rappers don’t qualify as) have an easier time manipulating the system.
Brenden, fear not. In southern california, there is no shortage of people who’ll sell their children to Michael for the thrill of celebrity.
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