so the Michael Jackson verdict was on TV just now and can you believe it he was found not guilty on every charge.

He had 5 counts of child molestation 1 count of conspiracy and 4 counts of giving alcohol to a minor

I can\'t believe he was found not guilty. I always knew that if he was found not guilty of one charge, the same would go for the others. And the same would go for a guilty verdict on a charge. But personally I don\'t understand why people get so worked up over things just because a celebrity is involved. It\'s just ridiculous.

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Jacko gives hope to all the aspiring-pedofiles
Score one for the hometeam!
*FBI crashes in windows*

I thought he was guilty...I mean, at least of the alcohol charges.

Actually I suppose I\'m one of the few who thinks the jury reached the \'correct\' verdict.

Does NOT matter whether he actually commited the crime. The evidence did NOT prove him guilty. So I\'m glad the jury reached that verdict.

Lets put it this way, when I found out he was found not-guilty on all 10 charges, I actually threw my remote at my tv, screamed, stormed out the room, and drew up plans on how to get my revenge on that sick guy who targets my people.

I wasn\'t surprised with him being found not-guilty for the abduction planning thing, but I thought at least the giving alcoholic beverages to kids and molesting them would\'\'ve made it through!

How ironic that, of all things, this is what we agree on.

I definitely think the evidence was poorly presented, so that\'s the reason the case went the way it did...

... I find myself wondering what kind of family sends kids to stay at a ranch with MJ, though. :rolleyes:

Several of you are right about the evidence not being presented correctly and what was presented was shown in such a poor fashion that it makes it hard to convict him for THIS crime. The main points the prosecution brought up were prior cases that involved the same type of situation, and just because someone did something in the past does not mean they did it THIS time, it makes it more likely they did it but proves nothing.

Now I am also shocked that they didn\'t even give him a slap on the wrist for the alcohol thing that\'s a misdemeanor and has about a $1000 fine...but whatever

Later when reporters asked Jackson to reveal his deeper feelings about the entire scandal, he responded by saying:

\"Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin\' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn\'t matter who\'s wrong or right \"

I can imagine him pointing to the air and going \"WOO!\" right after that.

I was shocked. Not at the verdict: anyone who\'s knee high in benjamins always gets off (I know he\'s in debt, but he\'s a celebrity).

I was shocked that one of the jurers SAID that she voted \"Not Guilty\" because she didn\'t like the way Janet Alviso was talking to her and it made her feel superior to do not help her.

If Janet Alviso wanted money, why wouldn\'t she settle out of court? And if Michael Jackson was so innocent, what was he afraid of? What did he have to hide?

And since when is admitting (and I quote) \"What\'s a more loving thing to do than share your bed with someone?\" considered normalm, unsuspicious and completely credible of an innocent man? And that\'s not even to mention the \"Jesus Juice\"!

Let me tell you what he was afraid of, even if you didn\'t do anything wrong at all but then cops come and arrest you and you go to court you\'re going to be freaked out, even more so if you didn\'t do anything at all because you\'re thinking \"hey what if they make a mistake and I go to jail for something I didn\'t do?\" and it tends to make you a little worried but that\'s just what I think.

I would think being in the court is a little bit intimidating whether you\'re innocent or guilty.

I\'d like to see the trial for the parents who sent their children to sleep at his house...

Money is a powerful tool. Give them lots of money, and they will go to great lengths to defend. Mike had the money, and the lawyers wanted it. Tada!

Its still a load of shit in my eyes.....

Now he\'s in a really deep debt. It\'s uncertain what\'s going to happen to him in the future.

He was high in the scheme of things and the higher you are, the lower you fall. But, seriously, a 46 year old man having 10 year olds in his bed is just wrong. They\'re not even related to him.

Also on a programme I saw, it said that when the boys reached a certain age (around 14/15), he stopped talking to them and went and found a new \"friend\".

Peter Pan my ass...

P.S He has money. Jury like money. Jury get money. Jacko goes free.

Just want to remind everyone to check their sources when watching or reading about these kinds of things.

BBC1. Ten O\'clock news

You trying to say I\'m not a reliable source!? oh well everybody and their mamma know about this now.

I don\'t think Jackson is paying them off at all...I think it has more to do with the fact the evidence was not there.

I didn\'t really care about the case. I don\'t care anymore now. I really do\'t care what he really did and what happened. I don\'t care about the virdict or how it was reached.

I think it\'s bullshit that alot of people are judging him by what they see on television.

He\'s obviously got some sort of mental problem, caused by his traumatic childhood. But that doesn\'t mean he\'s molesting children.

The court found him innocent, I think we should all abide to it and shut up.

Agreed on all counts, though he wasn\'t found Innocent. He was found Not Guilty, which is legally very different.

Not guilty, yes.. *smacks forehead*

The brain is not with this one.

Damn Match, you totally went there.

I have to agree with the bugger, his trial, and him as a celebrity doesn\'t affect my life in the slightest. There wasn\'t enough evidence to incriminate Michael Jackson so then, the man goes free. It\'s a bit of a seemingly obvious concept, but people still seem to argue about it. Damn son; let\'s move on with our lives. Thriller was a cool video, but I\'ve got other things I need to be doing rather than handling Michael Jackson affairs.

The only reason I don\'t like Michael Jackson is because he creeps me out. *hides in the corner* And plus last week my dad said, \"Just end this damn trial, one way or another he will suffer. Either he\'ll go to jail, or someone will probably end up killing him if he is proven innocent.\"

creeps me out too. *runs and hides under bed* and i fully agree with your dad.

Hollow\'s right. We should just accept what the Jury chose.

It\'s bit annoying to hear \"HE PAID THEM OFF\" when this guy\'s in debt. Hi, use your brains for a change. I\'m surprised he even had enough money for lawyers to begin with.

The media also sucks for over-exposure.

The guy\'s had his day in court. I don\'t think we\'ll ever see him anymore after this. Probably too scared to leave the house anymore.