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| Michael Jackson - "The King Of Tots" | ||||||
| Michael Jackson, everybody's favorite fake-nosed freak, is in the news once again because of another child molestation charge.� Michael, isn't it time to stay away from children already?� I mean, after shelling out millions in an out-of-court settlement in 1994, one would think he would know better.� Obviously, it takes more than that to tame Jackson and his pederast urges.� Whatever the case may be, there are some things that I've wanted to get off my chest about this philanderer of pre-teens and the people who have come to his defense ever since the news broke last week, things I am sure many of you reading this have also wondered about. | ||||||
| Let us first discuss Michael's brother, Jermaine Jackson, and the idiotic statements he made to CNN last Thursday.� "This is nothing but a modern-day lynching," Jermaine told CNN, implying that there are some kind of racist undertones affecting brother Michael's current ordeal and proceedings.� Lynching was a sickening practice notoriously used by racists in the 1800s to hang black people from trees, yet it cannot be used to apply to Michael either figuratively or literally, because of one small detail - Michael Jackson is clearly not a black man.� Jermaine continued by saying that the American people just want to see Michael in handcuffs and that he is "sick and tired" of the finger pointing toward his brother.� Americans are sick and tired of things too, Jermaine, mostly that your brother can't keep his hands off the children. | ||||||
| Another person that came out in public support of Jackson was musical one-hit-wonder Rick James, who told CNN Friday, "As soon as they get famous and black, they go after you."� When will people drop the race card and take responsibility for their own actions?� This has nothing to do with Michael's race or celebrity; it has to do with Michael being again accused of sexually abusing a minor, something he was alleged to have done to another boy a mere 10-years ago!� If Michael did sexually abuse this kid, which I believe he did do, then he should serve his jail time like any other person, regardless of his race.� This is about a dangerous character flaw, not skin pigmentation. | ||||||
| Even as late as Sunday, people were still coming to Jackson's defense, including long time Michael supporter Elizabeth Taylor. In her public statement, Taylor said of the press, "I thought the law was 'innocent until proven guilty'," and, "I know he is innocent and I hope they all eat crow."� Well, I guess eating crow is better than some things Jackson would prefer.� Honestly, though, I really don't understand why anybody would support Jackson.� He has been in this situation before and settled out-of-court with the alleged victim's family (the exact sum of this settlement is still undisclosed, but http://www.thesmokinggun.com speaks of reports that have "estimated that Jackson paid between $15 and $40 million"), an action that practically proved guilt without court proceedings.� After all, why pay millions if you are innocent?� Furthermore, the boy in the original case would not testify, yet did provide a declaration alleging multiple sexual encounters with the "King of Pop," a document that can also be found at http://www.thesmokinggun.com. | ||||||
| Perhaps the most pertinent thing about the allegations this time is that should charges be filed against Jackson, an event that is likely to happen, prosecutors can force the accuser, 12-year-old Gavin Arvizo, to testify.� Please note that this is the same child who was seen holding hands with Michael and resting on Jackson's shoulder in Martin Bashir's documentary that aired on television earlier this year.� The child also admitted on that same documentary that he had slept in the same bed as Michael Jackson.� According to a CNN report, if convicted, "Jackson could face a minimum of three years and a maximum of eight years in prison on each count."� It is my opinion that he should get an additional minimum of 10-years on top of that, just for being so damned weird. | ||||||
| Only time will tell what will happen to Jackson and if he will serve jail time for the current allegations, yet one thing remains for sure throughout all of this: if you happen to be in the Santa Barbara area and see a tricycle parked in the driveway at Neverland Ranch, Michael most likely has company over, something that usually spells "trouble." | ||||||
| Copyright Gerry Wachovsky, 2003, and Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. | ||||||
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