Michael Jackson.. sigh!

[BigV]

Oy!

I leave my keyboard for 28 stinkin minutes and youse guys blaze through another 20 posts. Asleep at the switch am I.[/yoda]

Stunning verdict (Dan Abrams)
MSNBC - 28 minutes ago

It was a stunning verdict in the Jackson trial.

Most people following the case thought that this case was tough for the prosecution, but the majority believed that Michael Jackson would be convicted of something.

This was not the case. He was not only acquitted of all the felony counts, but also of the lesser offenses. There were opportunities for the jury to compromise, like citing Jackson for a misdemeanor on serving alcohol to the minor (like a bartender would be), but the jury said “no.”

It’s an all-out vindication for Michael Jackson. Some would say that this does not mean that there was never any molestation, only that the burden of proof— of proof beyond reasonable doubt— was not met. The prosecutors did not survive this burden.