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JACKSON

     So now we will be treated with months of legal and judicial wrangling over the conduct (misconduct) of pop star Michael Jackson. Fortunately, we will be spared the lurid details since the court proceedings will not be televized. The charges are pretty serious and if found guilty Mr Jackson could spend serious time behind bars.

     When viewing Mr. Jackson' appearance or observing his behavior, the first word that comes to mind is not “normal”. He looks like a weirdo and simply  listening to him gives one the impression that there might be only 10 eggs in his dozen. If you want to view him as a great entertainer, be my guest; but from any other standpoint he is a sorry case indeed. Yet  when it comes to a court proceeding, he has one big thing going for him  — he is a black celebrity. It should be clear nowadays that society does not convict black celebrities   — regardless of the crime. OJ Simpson (murder); Jesse Jackson (tax evasion). Kobe Bryant (rape), Jamal Lewis (drugs)  — the list goes on. Maybe the white guilt associated with slavery is too much to overcome, but the plain fact is that justice system lets  black celebrities get away with most anything. So why should it be different with Michael Jackson??

     Is Jackson guilty of the charges?  I think he is. But thru legal manuevering, the defense will methodically destroy the main prosecution witnesses, and the black hero will go free. Maybe I am wrong. We''ll  see. But if Las Vegas offers odds on conviction, I know which way I will bet.