perfidy

My summary of the Michael Jackson verdict, dittoed from an email I just sent to a friend in PA who insisted that she had to know what I thought of the matter:

Well, I don't blame the jury; I think they did a fine job. The prosecutor screwed up by bringing a weak case, and then by trying it in the newspapers. He should be ashamed.

Richard Jeni, one of my favorite standup comedians, did a show in January or February on HBO (called "A Big Steaming Pile of Me"), in which his opening bit was about Michael Jackson. Sample bits (paraphrased): "Easiest job in the world? Michael Jackson's lawyer - think about it: you have to create reasonable doubt in the jury's mind. (Pretends to point toward Jackson) Ladies & gentlemen of the jury - there's your reasonable doubt. I mean, look at the guy!"

Another part was about needing a jury of your peers. His point was something like "You could troll the entire human gene pool, 24/7, for a month and not come up with one bit of whatever THAT is." So how did they find a jury of his peers, I wonder? They didn't, which is a relief, because he's utterly unique in a damp and clammy sort of way.

He's an easy target, and could well be innocent of all pedophilia. I don't doubt that he was innocent of this pedophilia, primarily because his accusers were so skeezy, even while I have my questions about his proclivities in that area.

And he's a total wack-job, which reinforces the "easy target". But good for him - he got off, and if he could just take a couple years to get his feces together, maybe we'll never have to see or hear from him again.

I'd be OK with that.

Yup - that about sums it up for me, not that I care.

Oh, and happy Birthday, B - Do I get any retro-points for having edited the childish street profanity out of my continuation play to your only-peripherally-about-the-King-of-Pop post?

[wik] It could just be me, but does MJ's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, look like he could be someone's grandma?