Yes, but none of us know for sure whether MJ was guilty of child molestation, do we? We merely have our opinions. Those opinions are based on what we've heard through the mass media and by word of mouth. The information we've heard may be tainted, it may be misleading, and it may be wrong.

Once we've formed an opinion (the vast majority of us, I mean) we cling to it with the tenacity of a barnacle clinging to a ship or a lamprey clinging to a fish he's devouring. That's because of how our pride works. Our ego will not admit to having made an error. That's what drives threads around here to hundreds and hundreds of posts. Silly human pride.

And yet....we STILL might be wrong.

So don't imagine that YOU are in any position to make some kind of final judgement on the character of Michael Jackson or anyone else like him. You're not. You're just another person clinging to your favorite opinions.

* disclaimer: I am not directing the above post toward any specific individual on this forum, but merely as a cautionary statement toward all the people who might read it. Be not too hasty to judge others. Someone may judge you in a similar fashion one day, and you won't like it. It could even ruin your life. And you might STILL be innocent.