Jackson
on the loose once again
Gerry
Wachovsky
Michael
Jackson, everybody's favorite fake-nosed
freak, is in the news once again because
of another child molestation charge. Michael,
isn't it time to stay away from children
already? I mean, after shelling out millions
in an out-of-court settlement in 1994, one
would think he would know better. Obviously,
it takes more than that to tame Jackson
and his pederast urges. Whatever the case
may be, there are some things that I've
wanted to get off my chest about this philanderer
of pre-teens and the people who have come
to his defense ever since the news broke
last week, things I am sure many of you
reading this have also wondered about.
Let
us first discuss Michael's brother, Jermaine
Jackson, and the idiotic statements he made
to CNN Thursday. "This is nothing but
a modern-day lynching," Jermaine told
CNN, implying that there are some kind of
racist undertones affecting brother Michael's
current ordeal and proceedings. Lynching
was a sickening practice notoriously used
by racists in the 1800s to hang black people
from trees, yet it cannot be used to apply
to Michael either figuratively or literally,
because of one small detail – Michael
Jackson is clearly not a black man. Jermaine
continued by saying that the American people
just want to see Michael in handcuffs and
that he is "sick and tired" of
the finger pointing toward his brother.
Americans are sick and tired of things too,
Jermaine, mostly that your brother can't
keep his hands off children.
Another
person that came out in public support of
Jackson was musical one-hit-wonder Rick
James, who told CNN Friday, "As soon
as they get famous and black, they go after
you." When will people drop the race
card and take responsibility for their own
actions? This has nothing to do with Michael's
race or celebrity; it has to do with Michael
being again accused of sexually abusing
a minor, something he was alleged to have
done to another boy only 10-years ago! If
Michael did sexually abuse this kid, which
I believe he did do, then he should serve
his jail time like any other person, regardless
of his race. This is about a dangerous character
flaw, not skin pigmentation.
Even
as late as Sunday, people were still coming
to Jackson's defense, including long time
Michael supporter Elizabeth Taylor. In her
public statement, Taylor said of the press,
"I thought the law was 'innocent until
proven guilty'," and, "I know
he is innocent and I hope they all eat crow."
Well, I guess eating crow is better than
some things Jackson would prefer. Honestly,
though, I really don't understand why anybody
would support Jackson. He has been in this
situation before and settled out-of-court
with the alleged victim's family (the exact
sum of this settlement is still undisclosed,
but www.thesmokinggun.com speaks of reports
that have "estimated that Jackson paid
between $15 and $40 million"), an action
that practically proved guilt without court
proceedings. After all, why pay millions
if you are innocent? Furthermore, the boy
in the original case would not testify,
yet did provide a declaration alleging multiple
sexual encounters with the "King of
Pop," a document that can also be found
at www.thesmokinggun.com.
Perhaps
the most pertinent thing about the allegations
this time is that should charges be filed
against Jackson, an event that is likely
to happen, prosecutors can force the accuser,
12-year-old Gavin Arvizo, to testify.
Please
note that this is the same child who was
seen holding hands with Michael and resting
on Jackson's shoulder in Martin Bashir's
documentary that aired on television earlier
this year. The child also admitted on that
same documentary that he had slept in the
same bed as Michael Jackson. According to
a CNN report, if convicted, "Jackson
could face a minimum of three years and
a maximum of eight years in prison on each
count." It is my opinion that he should
get an additional minimum of 10-years on
top of that, just for being so damned weird.
Gerry
Wachovsky is a broadcast journalism major
at Cal State Long Beach and can be reached
at SenorBucho@aol.com.
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