Michael Jackson Trial

For months and months, I have been trying to figure out what I think about Michael Jackson. I even considered that I might be the ideal juror for his trial, because I just could not figure out what I thought. For years, accusations of illicit relationships with young boys have dogged Michael; yet a most unlikely person such as Donald Trump takes his side. Tom Snedden certainly seemed to be out to get Michael, and it sounded personal. The mother and the accuser in the trial have been made out to be very controversial and worthy of suspicion. So I just could not figure this all out! Finally, I decided to really try to come to a decision about what I thought. The decision I came to said more about me than it did about Michael! I concluded that I thought they were all a pack of liars. Michael was lying about molesting boys; Snedden was lying about his intentions toward Michael; the accuser’s family is lying. When I realized what I thought about this trial, I got to thinking about myself. Am I just a very cynical person who doesn’t believe or trust anyone? I went deeper into this. If you’ve read anything else on my blog, you will know that I have done many terrible things, I am a sinner, and I have a lot to repent for. We are all sinners. And we are all human. All of us have skeletons in our closet. So it’s natural for me to look at Michael, Snedden, and the accusers as imperfect human beings with skeletons in their closets. I will have to admit that Michael, Snedden, and the accusers all seem sleazier than the average person to me. But my basic belief that we all have a dark side and we all have something to hide has found fertile soil in this trial where every party involved arouses suspicion.