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Giving Michael Jackson the Benefit of a Doubt
Monday, August 3, 2009 at 12:19PM
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I have wanted to avoid this subject. I thought that it had no affect on me.
When I saw the breaking news on the television, that Michael Jackson was in a coma, I said , “Good, I hope he dies.”
Then they reported that he had died.
I said , “Good, another pedophile gone.”
Wow, Sometimes I surprise myself by my heartlessness. I am such a black and white person. You are either right or wrong in my eyes, and if I deem you wrong, then may whomever you believe in have mercy on you because I certainly will not.
I watch American Idol. It’s one of my favorite television shows. Last season when they did the Michael Jackson music tribute, I did not watch. I made a point of not watching. I hated to miss an episode, but still couldn’t believe that they would showcase a “known” pedophiles music.
I have made a point as well, to not listen to his music, since the charges were made.
That was difficult, especially during Halloween. Thriller has always been my favorite. I use to set my computer speakers on the porch and play Thriller over and over again. One year a group of parents all started doing the Thriller dance in front of my house. That was the best Halloween ever!! Can you imagine a group of people some in costume, some not in front of your house doing the Thriller dance? It was great!
But then when all of the allegations hit, then I personally boycotted Michael Jackson, as I have a son and found the whole mess apprehensible.
Since his death I have watched all of the interviews, and specials about Michael Jackson and his life.
It has finally dawned on me, that I don’t know for a fact that he was guilty. I will never know. More than likely no one will read this who KNOWS for a fact if he was guilty.
Of course he was found not guilty by a jury. But we all went through the OJ trial and we know that our system is not foolproof. There again, we Don’t know, but he wrote a book….
I read a lot of Blogs, and comments about Michael Jackson, and it’s such a hot topic. Everyone seems to be locked into their opinion.
I was locked into mine. But in death, it seems as though I am able to give Michael Jackson the benefit of a doubt that I couldn’t give while he was living.
It almost seems as though a family member has died. I did grow up with his music. I never knew how strongly I felt before, and I , myself, find it very odd. The human brain and how it works is itself very odd.
If we could give people the benefit of a doubt in life that we do in death, wouldn’t that be a beautiful thing?
The one and only person I have found that can do this is my Mother. She has such a beautiful soul. She emphasizes the good in everyone. And when she recognizes a persons bad traits, she prays that the good will prevail, and only focuses only on that. I am so lucky to have her as a Mother! Some may think of her as naive, but I truly believe that she is more astute than ALL who judge her !
I have to go to ADSAP classes, for a DUI from 2 years ago. No,sorry to disappoint , I am NOT perfect! There is a woman who goes to the classes I do. She is so honest with herself and all of us, I cringe. There are some secrets that you should take to the grave. However, she does share hers and she said how the memories haunt her at night, when she lays down for sleep. So she takes a sleeping medication.
I also, take a sleeping pill. If not, then every bad decision I have made in my life haunts me at night, and I toss and turn.
I started connecting the dots this morning and thought that Michael Jackson, must have some really bad demons if he had to take a anesthesia to help him sleep.
The reports have been that he was in a lot of pain.
I don’t know, the Pepsi commercial was a long time ago. How much pain could he be in?
Maybe he did do wrong to those children and couldn’t live with himself when it was time to lay down.
Maybe he endured so much wrong that those memories hindered his sleep.
Point is , We don’t know. He lived such a different life than all of us.
I don’t even think that most of us could comprehend what his “normal” was.
He was odd to us.
He was different.
But what did he have to compare his life to?
If he was indeed a pedophile then he is in the dirt where he belongs.
But if he wasn’t, could you imagine living in a WORLD, not just a Nation, where everyone thought that he was?
I have very mixed feelings.
I love the video I have posted. I love the beginning where he’s going through a sea of paparazzi,( I know it was green screened) looking very solemn and beaten, and then performs to an empty theatre. And the title “You are not Alone.”
But he was alone wasn’t he. And I think the video shows this. The irony is mind-blowing.
It shows that irregardless of how much money and fame you have, you are still in this world alone.
A world full of fans loved this man. But at the end of the day, he was still one man, alone.
I think that , as I have said before I give him the benefit of a doubt now.
And I may go so far as to say that I am in mourning.
I suppose my question is :
did anyone else have a change of heart with Michael Jacksons death?
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My opinion about him didn't change.
I loved Michael's music and he was such a talented dancer.
You have to take a look at his life. He was in the spotlight at such a young age, and he didn't have a very good home life. His father was abusive, and it showed that that had a lifelong impact on him. For example, his dad always told him he had a big nose, and look at him before he died. He barely had a nose. I've also heard stories that his brothers would bring girls home at night, and Michael would hear them because he shared a room with them...that's gotta mess a kid up.
I don't think he was a pedophile. I think that the whole Neverland/Peter Pan/hanging out with kids thing was because he was trying to live out the childhood he never had. There's no proof that he did anything bad to those boys. Sure the whole "share your bed" thing was really weird, but I really think that that was all it was to him.
I watched his funeral and I think it was Brooke Shields who said that when she was with Michael they were like two kids, always laughing and having fun. That shows that 'normal' to Michael was acting like a kid.
I think he really wanted to be a normal guy. Yes, he was a musician, but he was also a father, a brother, and a son. He was a musical icon and legend. So many artists today have been influenced and inspired by his work and I think it really is a shame that he died. He left behind three kids and an unbelievable legacy.
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Did I have a change of heart? Not really.
I never really liked him much. Sure, I liked Thriller and Beat It, but those were like the only songs of his I actually liked or even ever really listened to. I never had an interest in listening to his music, not because of his trials and whatnot, but because I just didn't really ever like him much.
Don't get me wrong, I find it really saddening when people pass on, and I wasn't HAPPY he was gone. But, I didn't feel like a family member died. And I probably won't ever feel like that unless an actual family member of mine dies. Ok, sure, I do have a few celebrities that I might shed a tear for when they go, but I won't sob uncontrollably.
But, just because I don't cry doesn't mean I don't care. I mean, I'm relieved that he's out of his misery [because, I agree that he must have been in a lot], and that his soul is finally at rest.
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I absolutely more than defended Michael Jackson after he passed. I respect people's opinions about not liking him, but most people were slandering him (even in death, which is absolutely rude in my opinion) and saying things that were not true.
In my opinion, and based on how things went with the whole case and whatnot, I don't think he was guilty. While it was wrong and inappropriate for him to "sleep" with children whom were not his own, nobody knows what really happened. More than half of those children were lying about what happened. It's proven fact. If someone is accusing someone of something, others will jump on the bandwagon because they know if the person is found guilty, they will get money, and that is what those parents told their children to do. They told their children to lie to the judge, and the jury about MJ because they knew if he was found guilty, they would be given lots of money. It's also said that he paid the people off as well. Now, that I can understand. If someone was going around accusing me of something so horrible and it was ruining my good name and my rep, I'd pay them to shut up too. I don't blame him. But, again, whatever happened behind closed doors is nothing we know of. But, I don't think he was guilty.
Everyone is going to have their opinion on Michael Jackson, and that's fine. But to judge a man whom they know nothing about, and to judge him when he has been through so much is cruel. I've been in a position where people have judged me and talked about me before knowing me. I don't know him, so I have no right to judge him and that's that. Besides, what he did within his personal life is just that - personal & none of anyone's business.
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You're pointing at the wrong court case for you judgment of Michael Jackson.
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Quite honestly, I do believe that you dont have a right to judge someone. I for one do not believe that he is or was a pediphile because he did love children. From his childhood he was beat, his father took his innocence, and he had almost an obsession with protecting children. Many find it strange, yes, but many have also not been in his situation. One of you quotes you mention him being alone. YOu know its sad that those people(celebs) seem to have everything money, looks, everything. The thing is you can have everything at your feet and still feel so alone and ungrateful because the truth is it was given to you to the point where you didnt think of the good that could come from the money, see some celebritites just get so used to having everything right there and then, they lose sight of whats important. One last thing, im sure many people had a change of heart when they saw MJ he was wrongly judged in the eyes of so many. But even more sad than that, is that he was so alone well never know went on in his life, because so many people didnt care when he was alive to just simply ask. So let it be a lesson no matter how harsh you try to be, I know you have a heart, and when you feel like judging someone next time, just take five minutes to try and understand them before you say the first accusing thing that pops into your head. That simple act, could change your life and others for the better, trust me.
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definently.
i cried my eyes out.
he had a very rough childhood and just wanted all the kids in the world to be happy, like he wasn't.
his father beat him when he did a wrong dance move and all sorts of things.
he was very lonley, just like how all of us feel at some point in our life.
but he was lonley for his whole life..
this is not something a child should go through.
this makes me very very very sad.
he should've had a better life.
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