Bad example, if you ask me. The thing with Laden is he's actually hurting or killing others, while with Jackson's case he simply changed his skin color from black to white, which didn't exactly hurt anyone or anything. That was his choice, it couldn't be helped because of his skin condition anyway. It was his decision, as long as he isn't hurting anyone let the man do as he pleases.

Jaffa, you make me laugh, honestly you do.
I'll have to agree with Shinobi, though. He may have hurt his parents emotionally when he decided to change his skin colour, but he only did it for himself so that he could feel better. That doesn't mean I'm respecting every opinion in the world.
And no, I don't don't respect Bin anymore than you would.

I am black, and no matter how much I didn't like my family I would never change my skin colour.
with Jackson's case he simply changed his skin color from black to white
He may have hurt his parents emotionally when he decided to change his skin colour, but he only did it for himself so that he could feel better.
For f--k's sake. I'm only saying this one more time:

Michael Jackson has a skin condition. His being white is not a choice he made.

OMG CYKE YOU SAID HE CHANGED HIS COLORS?! OMFGZZZZ!!! ROFLCOPTER

Anyway, not guilty. Did ANYONE here screaming bloody murder even follow it?

The mother and the kid kept changing their stories. When someone said "HE GAVE THE KIDS ALCOHOL!", one of MJ's maids said "uh, no, he stepped out of the room and one of the kids reached for his glass." When asked about keeping the mother and the kids hostage in his house, a BAJILLION people that worked for Mike, know Mike, and parents that were picking up their kids from Mike's, were like "Uh, no? They weren't there 24/7". When the mother was asked about her previous RECORDS about LYING under oath, and committing PERJURY, she tried to LIE to get out of it but then later she said yes.

The mother tried getting Jay Leno to testify AGAINST Michael. Jay Leno refused (what relationship she had to him though I had no idea).

So let's see, mother and child change their stories, everyone is completely testifying to cancel out their testimonies, mother has a huge past of lying in a courtroom and of purjury, hmmmmmmmmmmm.

HELLO!? People, this was a F@#%$!ING SCAM! Yes, he looks like a freak! YES, he acts like a little kid! Can't people accept that he's a grown male deprived of his childhood so bad that he just practically wants to be a kid? Yes, it sounds abnormal. So what? Just because he "sleeps with children", it does not MEAN he's doing the horizontal monkey dance with 4 to 12 year olds. Anybody ever have sleepovers when they were younger? I did. Did you? You did? Wow, you all must have had crazy rape sex, then. Parents must've gone in on the fun, too, then! :"> ,

Don't like getting falsely accused, right? Then shut the hell up.

F@%!@%ing mind of this country sickens the CRAP out of me sometimes. >.>

Jesus Christ,calm down.

I think Michael Jackson is guilty.

I mean, Jackson would have made a big deal if he wasn't guilty, you know.

He used to be black.

The prosecution was a complete joke when it came down to it, the mother a clear liar. o_O It was a money scam, they've happened before and will no doubt happen again.

I may be wrong, but for now I'm pretty certain I'm right for thinking this way.

He used to be black.

Chaos, after reading Cyc's large message I think you should know he had a skin condition that made him white? I dunno, something like that.

Personally, I blame the parents more than Jackson himself.

What were these parents thinking leaving their child alone with a man who was rumored to be a pedophile? I know for a fact that I would not leave my child alone with a grown man that was a suspected pedophile.

But then again, this is the same man who dangled his baby over a balcony. That right there is pretty screwed up IMO.