Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

residentEvil · Jun 13, 2005, 02:42 PM

Details soon, pick your favorit news source.

d4nth3m4n · Jun 13, 2005, 02:43 PM

*sigh* innocent.

just a guess. who's in?

residentEvil · Jun 13, 2005, 02:45 PM

I'm hoping guilty, but the wheels of justice have failed with other celebrities so, well, I won't get my hopes up.

His Dudeness · Jun 13, 2005, 02:45 PM

Jacko might be wacko, but I think the jury will say innocent on most of the charges.

residentEvil · Jun 13, 2005, 02:46 PM

Yeah, maybe that is a better way to say it. There are 10 counts, he may be guilty on a few, but not all 10.

ironknee · Jun 13, 2005, 02:46 PM

i want to see jacko without his wig

residentEvil · Jun 13, 2005, 02:49 PM

Why are they showing coverage of his ranch? Waiting for him to leave to get to the court house? He has to be in court when the verdict is read, doesn't he?

dav · Jun 13, 2005, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

He has to be in court when the verdict is read, doesn't he?

no, i don't think he has to be in court for the verdict.

ironknee · Jun 13, 2005, 02:59 PM

yes he has to be in court...but i bet he's not showing up

residentEvil · Jun 13, 2005, 03:00 PM

Well, if he was found guilty for any of the counts, he would then be processed and put in jail. At least that is how non celebrities are handled. So if he isn't there, then what? I'm guessing he already left on his private jet; since nobody has seen him for a couple days.

Super Mario · Jun 13, 2005, 03:01 PM

He's on a plane to Indonesia where he can live with Gary Glitter and Pete Townsend.

residentEvil · Jun 13, 2005, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Super Mario

He's on a plane to Indonesia where he can live with Gary Glitter and Pete Townsend.

HA!

residentEvil · Jun 13, 2005, 03:03 PM

Well, the SUV caravan is getting ready to leave the ranch. Probably him.

CollinG3G4 · Jun 13, 2005, 03:04 PM

The suspense is killing me!

Super Mario · Jun 13, 2005, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by CollinG3G4

The suspense is killing me!

A special moment in our amazing lives.

Ghoser777 · Jun 13, 2005, 03:08 PM

A plane just crashed in Ft. Lauderdale too. The end is nigh!

Super Mario · Jun 13, 2005, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by Ghoser777

A plane just crashed in Ft. Lauderdale too. The end is nigh!

It's true! Jarvis Cocker was wrong! Michael Jackson is the messiah!

His Dudeness · Jun 13, 2005, 03:09 PM

Dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!!!

Super Mario · Jun 13, 2005, 03:12 PM

The lion will lie with sheep!

wowway1 · Jun 13, 2005, 03:24 PM

wouldn't be surprised if he's found guilty on some counts. Any of them will likely carry prison time.

Apple Pro Underwear · Jun 13, 2005, 03:29 PM

i made a poll!

ARGH! Not my fault because i did a seacrh for "Michael jackson" and this thread did not come up at the time i was assembling my post.

ironknee · Jun 13, 2005, 03:29 PM

i had a poll couldn't find it

Millennium · Jun 13, 2005, 03:32 PM

My guess is either Not Guilty or a hung jury. Although the evidence that he's done this stuff in the past is awfully compelling, there is plenty of reasonable doubt in this particular case (owing largely to the prosecution's mistakes, and there have been many).

They might find him guilty of a few counts, I suppose, but I will be very surprised if they find him guilty on all counts.

lavar78 · Jun 13, 2005, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Millennium

My guess is either Not Guilty or a hung jury. Although the evidence that he's done this stuff in the past is awfully compelling, there is plenty of reasonable doubt in this particular case (owing largely to the prosecution's mistakes, and there have been many).

...which sounds exactly like another high-profile case.

Millennium · Jun 13, 2005, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

...which sounds exactly like another high-profile case.

If you're thinking of OJ, there was no reasonable doubt there; the evidence against him was way too overwhelming, with nothing resembling a credible alibi. OJ got off when Cochran played the race card and confused people by claiming that a shrunken glove which wouldn't fit over latex was proof of OJ's innocence. That was the prosecution's fatal mistake, but it was their only big one, and truth be told I'm not sure I wouldn't have handled it the way they did.

Jackson, on the other hand, not only managed a very solid defense but also systematically and unarguably discredited every piece of evidence against him. He did not play the race card even though he could have done so, and although the media tried their damndest to turn this into a circus they got nowhere near the kind of crap they pulled with OJ. Not only that, but the when the prosecution is putting known perjurers on the stand, you know something is screwed up.

You'll have a hard time finding someone more convinced than me that Michael Jackson is a pedophile, and that he has molested children in the past. The evidence of this is almost as compelling as the evidence of OJ's guilt. But this time, this one time, I'm not sure he did it, and when there's reasonable doubt then there is no choice but to acquit. That concept is one of the most important legal safeguards in existence.

Super Mario · Jun 13, 2005, 05:57 PM

Tyson loses to McBride. Jacko beats Hispanic family. White guys win both matches!

MacMan4000 · Jun 13, 2005, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Millennium

If you're thinking of OJ, there was no reasonable doubt there; the evidence against him was way too overwhelming, with nothing resembling a credible alibi. OJ got off when Cochran played the race card and confused people by claiming that a shrunken glove which wouldn't fit over latex was proof of OJ's innocence. That was the prosecution's fatal mistake, but it was their only big one, and truth be told I'm not sure I wouldn't have handled it the way they did.

Jackson, on the other hand, not only managed a very solid defense but also systematically and unarguably discredited every piece of evidence against him. He did not play the race card even though he could have done so, and although the media tried their damndest to turn this into a circus they got nowhere near the kind of crap they pulled with OJ. Not only that, but the when the prosecution is putting known perjurers on the stand, you know something is screwed up.

You'll have a hard time finding someone more convinced than me that Michael Jackson is a pedophile, and that he has molested children in the past. The evidence of this is almost as compelling as the evidence of OJ's guilt. But this time, this one time, I'm not sure he did it, and when there's reasonable doubt then there is no choice but to acquit. That concept is one of the most important legal safeguards in existence.

What race would that be? Grey? He's not black anymore... but he's not really caucasian.... just really pale.

Stogieman · Jun 13, 2005, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Super Mario

Tyson loses to McBride. Jacko beats Hispanic family. White guys win both matches!