Comments on: Innocent until proven guilty.

By: IllegitimateAngel

IllegitimateAngel — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:11:01 +0000

I have been banned from responded to people’s comments on here, but I couldn’t let this one go (I guess you’ll have to delete me, M. sorry.). I just want to clarify facts: it is NOT a fact that victims of child abuse (sexual or otherwise) are always or even usually averse to spending time with their abuser. That sounds logical to an adult, especially one who has not been abused, but it’s simply not fact. the FACT of the matter is that pedophiles are notoriously expert at endearing themselves to their victims and convincing them that they are not even victims at all. they most often choose victims who are already neglected or abused. the purpose for this is two fold: these children are more hungry for attention from an adult and they are less likely to be believed (by people like yourself, who think that their desire to hold on to the only person whom they believe cares about them, indicates that they are liars.). the psychological factors that expose and keep people (children and adults) in abusive relationships are not “logical”; a layperson may not be able to see the “reason” to a victim’s behavior, but that does not mean that the abuse did not occur.
Now, whether or not MJ was a pedophile is all merely a matter of speculation and that is all it will ever be. you are welcome to your opinion on the matter, as are we all. however, to include such statements as fact that perpetuate stereotypes that damage victims……..is deplorable. in your zeal to defend one man, your misinformation shames and silences other victims………and that is something I cannot abide by. I could go on about the topic until I bore you to tears, if I haven’t already. but I’ll just say that I can’t imagine that you are a person who seeks to harm victims of child abuse. that being said, please think about the things that you put out there and reinforce, because fallacies like that DO harm sexual abuse victims.

for more info on myths:
http://www.childvictimsvoicemaryland.org/Facts_and_Myths.html

http://www.forgetaboutdiets.com/trauma/sexualabusemythsandfacts.htm

and if you’re feeling like seeking a little more knowledge on this myth in particular, you could read some journals:
http://www.kidsindistress.org.au/files/The%20Child%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Accomodation%20Syndrome.pdf

peace :)

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:11:38 +0000

I couldn’t agree more! I was totally turned off by him when he was arrested the second time. But since his death I have spent days/hours reading books and researching on the internet regarding his life and the details of the 2 court cases and feel he was innocent. Why did these boys continue to be eager to stay with him and spend time with him? Victims of pedophiles do not look forward to spending time with their offenders and these kids were more than eager to be around him. Also, the details regarding Jackson’s genitalia that were described by the accused were incorrect upon examination by authorities. The accuser stated Jackson was circumcised when in actually he was not. There was a taped conversation b/w the father, Jackson, and his attorney in which the father demands money when he first confronts Jackson about his suspicions. Why not Just go to the authorities? The father was in the midst of a custody battle and owed more than 70,000 in back child support.

This is just to say that I truly believe he is/was innocent and I hope the accusers are feeling the intense guilt of ruining a good man’s life for money.

RIP Michael!

By: Janna

Janna — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:05:44 +0000

With as many children as Michael Jackson was around over the years, why only two charges?

How could any parent accept payment to let someone they really believed to be a child molester go free – free to molest other children?

He was innocent.
He was exploited for money.

By: patrick

patrick — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:34:51 +0000

O.J. was also found not guilty in criminal court, but I believe he killed Nicole. I don’t know about Mr. Jackson but he admitted to giving wine to children and sleeping (I’ll go with the benefit of the doubt and I’ll say that maybe there was no sexual contact) with them. The priests who molested children in the Catholic church were often involved in youth ministry and were surrounded with the mysticism of the church, so I’m not buying the Neverland story I was raised Catholic. I also agree that the star struck parents who let their children stay at Neverland knowing they were going to sleep in the same bed as Jackson showed poor judgement especially after the priest story. I am the same age as Mr. Jackson (50) and lived through that time that he and his brothers started being played on the radio. I remember M-TV and Thriller and am a fan of his artistry. I agree he was a hard working showman and didn’t like to disappoint the fans so I understand the reaction of fans and the wish to memorialize him. I though won’t mourn him, I believe that he did some shady things with children. I also agree it was sad that his family never intervened and helped him with his drug habit that probably ended up killing him, so I guess I won’t feel sorry for his Dr’s if they are prosecuted. Sorry to agree to disagree with you on this post, I don’t comment often but love your Blog.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:32 +0000

I completely agree with you. I think the only “inappropriate relationships” he had with children were because he had a bad childhood and identified and felt comfortable being around kids. I don’t believe that he would have had his kids for his whole life if the legal system gave one lick of truth to those stories. Thanks for posting this.