"Michael Didn't Get Off!"

When I first heard that Michael Jackson was found innocent I was glad. But didn’t he get away with pedophilia? Not really. He is not a slippery sociopath who manipulates his way out of being responsible for his actions. He is clearly a tortured soul. The ordeal of public shame, humiliation, facing criminal charges and going through this long painful trial didn’t kill him but took years off his life.

Michael Jackson will never again be a super star loved by all. He will always be looked at with different eyes and will always feel he’s being judged if not scorned by many. The evidence for him being a pedophile is too strong to be ignored. But he seems so immature. His sexual interests are probably much more voyeuristic and possibly tactile – I bet any kind of penetration to him would be disgusting.

I don’t feel that he will be a danger to society – those around him will help keep him paranoid enough about aberrant behavior – "sharing his bed" with young boys.

I am also relieved we don’t have to hear every day about how he’s coping with prison. The shower was cold, the towel was rough and gray, his jammies were scratchy, his eggs were staring at him and on and on and on.

The prosecution chose the wrong case and presented it poorly. Money buys the best attorneys. The best attorneys usually win. What else is new?

Thank God it’s over!