Jacko Blasts Media Leaks on Eve of Trial

[Conservativesux]

Jackson Blasts Media Leaks on Eve of Trial

January 30, 2005 7:58 PM EST

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The child molestation case against Michael Jackson is finally ready for a trial that promises to be like no other. Jury selection begins Monday, with Jackson expected to appear, in a case that has become a symbol of the American obsession with celebrity.

Early Sunday, Jackson issued a court-approved video statement on his Web site, calling recent media leaks in the case "disgusting and false" and predicting he would be acquitted.

"Please keep an open mind and let me have my day in court," Jackson said, looking directly into the camera. "I deserve a fair trial like every other American citizen. I will be acquitted and vindicated when the truth is told."

The uphill task of finding jurors who haven't prejudged the case is a mere prelude to a courtroom contest that will include testimony from the boy who accuses the pop icon of molesting him.

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[sonicx]

1. say hi, michael...

[sarcasmo]

2. Get ready, this week it's all wacko all the time.

Wish we still had bubbles.

[Zuni]

3. If apes are man's ancestors...

is Michael a slavemaster for owning Bubbles?---Some fundie parody I read somewhere

[rocktivity]

4. I wouldn't be surprised if the Jackson camp aided the leak

in an attempt at pre-trial jury tampering.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Zuni]

5. Lets face it: Michael jackson is a complete ass

[Maat]

6. You know, as a social worker, I made sure these guys understood..

their rights (as to THEIR children) and talked to them quite a bit. The ironic thing is that many times, in THEIR mind, what they did was not wrong. The lame explanations/excuses/reports I heard from them really were outrageous. There are a couple of things virtually all of them had in common: 1) a history of serious abuse in the family (human life was devalued, especially female or non-macho life), and 2) a narcissistic personality (totally self-involved/self-centered). So, this talk is pretty typical (e.g. 'they are making a mountain out of a molehill - what I did was innocent,' blah, blah, blah).

[TroubleMan]

7. Fun with punctuation: Jacko Blasts - Media Leaks on Eve of Trial

Punctuation is fun!