Monday, June 13, 2005

The Verdict is In though it is not clear what it is..

The verdict in the Michael Jackson case is expected in around 50 minutes from the time of this writing. Right now on Fox News they're talking about riots should the verdict turn out ot be "guilty".

Regardless of the verdict, one thing is clear: The parents of the child in this case need to be brought up on cases of negligence. Jackson's proclivities had been clearly known at the time of the abuse, yet their parents chose to place their child in that situation. Given that, the parents are clearly as much the opportunists as Mr. Jackson is considered to be a pedophile.

*****UPDATE*****

The verdict is indeed in--not guilty on all counts.

My take is the same. Although he may have indeed done all the things of which he was accused, the parents need to be held accountable for neglect. To say that a 40+ year old man who sleeps with 10-14 year old boys is in the realm of being unhealthy, to say the least, is an understatement that bears being placed above many other understatements made in this or the last century.