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Mon Jun-13-05 04:31 PM
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Edited on Mon Jun-13-05 04:32 PM by Andy_Stephenson
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A jury acquitted Michael Jackson on Monday of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch, vindicating the pop star who insisted he was the victim of mother-and-son con artists and a prosecutor with a vendetta.
Jurors also acquitted him of conspiring to imprison his accuser and the boy's family at the storybook estate — a total legal victory but one that may do little to improve his bizarre image.
The verdict — reached after about 30 hours of deliberations over seven days — ended a star-studded, four-month trial that offered a global audience a lurid look into the weird world of Michael Jackson and presented jurors with vastly different portraits of him: a creepy pervert who preyed on little boys, or the victim of a frame-up by mother-and-son shakedown artists.
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:32 PM
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:32 PM
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3. Forget about that... how are YOU? |
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:34 PM
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:32 PM
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4. See, Andy. Miracles DO happen. Get well. |
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:33 PM
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5. I don't know that I would call it a |
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miracle.
Frankly...IMHO he was guilty.
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:35 PM
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7. IMHO he was NOT guilty |
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but enough about the strange one. Andy, how are you doing?
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:36 PM
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8. just out of my own ignorance, what does IMO or IMHO stand for? |
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:36 PM
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10. In my opinion, In my humble opinion |
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:37 PM
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12. in my (humble) opinion NT |
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:36 PM
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9. Too bad the victim had such a crazy ass mother |
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I agree with you Andy, and it's good to see you here.
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:47 PM
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15. Not really the problem |
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It's too bad the prosecution had witnesses testify to abuse when the supposed victims denied it. How do you believe anything these witnesses had to say?
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:36 PM
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11. Andy, you know I think the world of you, and... |
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I wish I had 1% of your courage, but don't you think that the jurors may just have had a little better sense of the truth and details of this case?
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:43 PM
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13. The mom was just as guilty |
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Edited on Mon Jun-13-05 04:46 PM by 8_year_nightmare
& should have been sitting at the defense table alongside Jackson.
I think Jackson has arrested development & is trying to live out the childhood he never had. As famous as he is, he should stay away from children because that makes him an ideal target for those who see dollar signs.
Edited to add a :hi: Andy. Take care. :)
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Mon Jun-13-05 04:44 PM
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in the F*ck cares!
It's over. Let's move along.
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