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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
So, Michael Jackson is not guilty. At last, there will be something to talk about other than OJ.
Jackson strikes me as a very messed up person. Considering that he went from the bubble of the Jehovah's Witnesses to the bubble of childhood fame to a bubble of fame, wealth and privilege carefully guarded by those assistants who earn their living maintaining it, it's not surprising that he'd turn out a bit odd.
Given Jackson's, er, eccentricities, I wouldn't let my kid stay overnight with him. I have serious questions about those who have. If we "know" all the things we supposedly "know" about Jackson, the parents should have faced charges for reckless endangerment at the same time he faced his own trial.
I don't personally know whether Jackson is just a messed up man child, or whether he has and acts upon more sinister impulses. But a jury of his peers that listened to far more information about the matter than I ever want to hear judged him not guilty. I'm not second-guessing them.
posted by gbarto at 8:36 AM
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