Michael Jackson -- Was Justice Served?

Michael Jackson has been acquitted of all charges.  Let’s see, O.J. Simpson, Robert Blake and now Michael Jackson — California really is different from the rest of the country.

Was justice served?  Who knows. 

But all this fluff about the jurors saying that they couldn’t find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt is just a smoke screen — or else they’re trying to convince themselves that they made the right decision by cloaking their vote in legal terminology.

What is comes down to in these cases is credibility.  The accuser simply wasn’t credible on the witness stand in the eyes of the jury. 

I’m reminded of the excellent book I previously reviewed on the left side bar called “Preparing Witnesses” by Daniel Small.  It discusses how easily cases can be won or lost based upon the testimony of witnesses.  It points out how difficult it is to testify in a case and how much preparation needs to go into testimony for it to be effective.

I won’t pretend to second guess the prosecution in this case — but I wonder how much testimony preparation was given to the accuser and his mother?

Was Jackson guilty — who knows?  It’s a moot point now, the jury has spoken.

Will Jackson be able to resume his career or will he be a pariah like O.J.?  Jackson has been living in bizarre land for some time now, so truthfully, who cares?

Comments

[Trina Bailey]

Al -

I saw an interview this morning on Good Morning America w/ 6 of the jurors from the MJ case. Sadly, 3 of those jurors believe MJ has molested boys in the past. Apparently, the testimony of some of the witnesses who claimed to have been molested by MJ was more credible than the victim's testimony in this case. Also, the jury couldn't stand the victim's mother.

I think your comments are directly on point.

Trina