So. Michael Jackson died today. Sad stuff.
This post is about two things
1. The nature of sadness
2. Accusations and their consequences.
Okay, on the nature of sadness. I think sadness about the death of someone you don't know is... not bad, but not good. It's stupid. You didn't know the person, why should you be sad? A lot of people I know were sad of his death, and I wonder why. You didn't know him. I suppose it's not even sadness at his death, it's sadness at the loss of a good singer, the fact that he won't be making any more songs, etc.
Now for accusations. The thing I have to say about this is that accusations can be a very bad thing, even if they are false. I've heard two or three stories where boys were accused of rape, and their lives were destroyed, even though they were innocent. I think that is disgusting. I remember one about lacrosse players that were just accused of rape, and I find that disgusting. I remember reading in one SI, how they were kicked of the team because of the accusation. Is there no faith? Trial by jury? Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law/
Now, I have made my share of Michael Jackson child molestation jokes, but I do believe he was innocent. Verdict not guilty, right?
yeah, i believe that everyone made their share of the child molester jokes, but now looking back at it, were we really making fun of him, or were we making fun of the idea of a child molester? i don't think that Michael himself was such a bad guy, and i greatly enjoyed some of his songs. so here's a toast to the loss of a great singer, who was marred in his later years. we'll miss your music MJ
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