Riot??

[Running Arrow Bill]

Hopefully he will have spent a few million $$ on his defense, etc., putting him even further in debt and some mental anguish over past year or so. Might even be some USA citizens out there that might...???

If our "good ole" justice/juror system can't convict him on at least ONE count of something...well, think the Court system is going to H+++ in a Handbag...one more time.

He is allegedly extremely deep in debt according to NBC reports, etc. Maybe his popularity as an "idol" will drop and force him into financial ruin... and perhaps force him to sell his "lair".

 

[Ryder]

The late Johnny Cochran, 'champion' of the OJ trial, said, "The color of justice is green."

 

[cowgirl580]

you'd better believe it. and here i was planning on taking my kid on vacation. not to neverland of course, but who knows about all those weirdo's elsewhere.

 

[cul8r]

Did you people really believe that he was going to be convicted? I mean come on. Get real. After all he is in California.

I may have missed it because I've been out of town, but, did any of you have comments on the fact that medicare was paying for Viagra for sex offenders?

 

[cowgirl580]

oh yeah. i'd heard that. i didn't really believe he would be convicted, but it sure was a nice thought.

 

[dun]

I obviously wasn;t privy to all of the day to day testimony that you folks were that make you certain he was quilty. The burden of proof is beyond a reasonalbe doubt. If he was quality and not convicted then maybe the prosecutor screwed up, or just possibly, he is actaully innocent.

dun

 

[greenwillowherefords]

It's another sad day in the history of America.
Greenwillows Wife

 

[Caustic Burno]

Why would you say it's a sad day. No matter what you think it is still the greatest system in the world, he was found innocent by a 12 man jury of his peers. Right wrong or indifferent it is our system.

When I here some of these statements makes me wonder how many serve.

 

[Chuck]

Whether we think he was actually guilty or actually innocent doesn't matter now, the jury has spoken their piece and there's not a darn thing more to be done about it. Hopefully, they DO know something we don't. I just hope he and the 3 ring media circus that follows him goes away quietly(Yeah, I know- good luck on that one) and if he did do it, that no one else is stupid enough to let him have access to their child.

 

[Bama]

I couldn't help but to think about all of those fans holding signs saying he was inocent without even hearing all of the testimony. I can't judge either way either, I have to put faith in those folks that were on the jury. They heard all the evidence.

 

[TheBullLady]

Even if he isn't guilty as dun suggested, how stupid is he to continue to let young children visit without proper supervision, spend the night in the house with him, and be surprised when he gets this result?

I would imagine this will pretty much ruin his career, whatever was left of it. Maybe a lesson learned in that anyway.

 

[eric]

My problem is finding him not guilty on all 10 counts! You mean to tell me that everyone who testified against him was making up the accusations and none of it really happened? I just find that hard to believe. Maybe he didnt molest the kids, but he was giving them alcohol and showing them dirty magazines. Both of which have to be illegal, even in California.

And by the way, as for the jury, what kind of folks have 6-8 weeks to just put their life on hold and serve on a jury for that long? I know we are guaranteed a trial by a jury of our peers, but I am leaning more and more nowadays towards going to a fulltime jury system, similiar to a grand jury. I believe it would knock out some of the inproprieties that sometimes go on with juries. And I would ban any juror from ever profiting from serving on a celebrity trial. There are a couple of the MJ jurors who are planning on book deals out of this.

 

[msscamp]

Why would you say it's a sad day. No matter what you think it is still the greatest system in the world, he was found innocent by a 12 man jury of his peers. Right wrong or indifferent it is our system.

When I here some of these statements makes me wonder how many serve.

I've only been called up for jury duty once, but the case was an assault with a deadly weapon, and it was one of the most informative, interesting, and rewarding things I have ever been a part of.

 

[Beefy]

this is just my opinion.

The only thing more overrated than Michael Jackson is Janet Jackson.

 

[msscamp]

And by the way, as for the jury, what kind of folks have 6-8 weeks to just put their life on hold and serve on a jury for that long? quote]


Don't have much choice. If you are called for jury duty, you are required by law to serve unless you have a good reason and are relieved by the system. I know that Georgia requires employers to pay any employee called for jury duty the difference between what the state pays for jury duty and their regular hourly/daily wage. I would assume the rest of the states are the same. Obviously, that doesn't apply to self-employed people, but one has to be relieved before he/she can get out of jury duty.

 

[Vicky the vet]

Certain professions are exempt from serving on a jury. Veterinarians happen to be one...

 

[ctlbaron]

There was a case settled just last week with a man that comitted murder about 12 years ago. They took him to trial and he was found guilty of man slaughter. The jury gave their findings and the judge said, "your free to go." It seems that there is no statue of limitations on murder but man slaughter convictions must be handed out within 5 years of the act or the statue of limitations kicks in. The jury was sick of the decision they had made. They had turned a killer loose on their community.

 

[flaboy]

Certain professions are exempt from serving on a jury. Veterinarians happen to be one...

So when are you coming down to FLA? We need some LA vets. :lol:

 

[cowgirl580]

so was he found innocent or not guilty :?: seems to me there is a difference.

it does make you wonder about how a jury could decide not guilty with all of the evidence to the contrary. but i guess there's no law that says you can't be stupid or crazy.

 

[eric]

You assume wrong then! I didnt know of any state that required the employer to make up the difference in pay between what the state pays and your normal salary. Why should the employer be forced to pay the difference? Hell, we pay enough in taxes, now we have to fund the judicial system also? While some folks have all the time in the world to sit on a long, drawn out jury trial, most folks have lives to lead and can't just abandon their responsibilities and families for weeks / months at the drop of a hat. The majority of people you get on those trials are either gonna be unemployed or students. If you're lucky, you can get a retired person or a person who works for a large company and will be reimbursed for the salary they lost while serving.